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87The Art of the Yixing Teapot
by Marye Audet
The history of the Yixing teapot is fascinating. During the Sung Dynasty (960-1279) the unique purple clay was discovered, and mined, around Lake Taihu. The beautiful tones of the fired pots became more distinctive with age and increased in popularity for the next four hundred years! published 9 months ago
82Collecting Vintage Cookie Cutters
by Marye Audet
Collecting vintage cookie cutters is an enjoyable, as well as affordable hobby for many people. published 3 weeks ago
81Collecting Black Americana
by Marye Audet
Black Americana is a term used to refer to any collectible that has an African- American theme. Most of these items were produced between the late 1800s and the 1950's, and most are not particularly complimentary towards African Americans...Do not let the offensive nature of these items keep you from collecting. These things need to be remembered. published 10 months ago
81Buying Celebrity Autographs at Auction - How to Ensure Your Autograph is Authentic
by Hovalis
Ebay, and other auction sites, have been clamping down as best they can on auctions containing fake autographs. Still it can be notoriously hard to tell a fake from the real deal. published 9 months ago
79Disney Pin Collecting
by getitdone
Disney Pins are a hot collectible that offer a big advantage over types of Disney collectibles - they are small and do not take up too much room (unless of course you have thousands!). While many Disney pin... published 18 months ago
79History of coins-Silver dollars
by Froggy213
I love Silver dollars.They are so fun to collect.I will go through the history of Silver dollars with pictures.If you haven't seen the other hubs in this series,the links are below. Half-cents and cents Two... published 10 months ago
78A Brief History of Onoto Pens
by Onotomatic
In the autumn of 1905 Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd of 110 Bunhill Row, London EC1 launched the first self filling fountain pen guaranteed not to leak - the Onoto Patent Self-Filling Pen. It was unique. .A new... published 9 months ago
75The history of coins half-pennies and pennies
by Froggy213
I am an avid coin collector,so I have decided to do some studying and do a series on the history of coins. I will start with small denominations,half pennies and pennies.Of course I will include pictures of... published 11 months ago
75The history of coins-2 cent thru the nickel
by Froggy213
Do to the great response I have received from The history of pennies,I have decided to keep installments coming. All the coins I am listing are from the United States.There are many collectable,"foreign"... published 11 months ago
74Collecting Silver Spoons
by firefly07
Collecting silver spoons falls into two categories - you can collect decorative spoons, purely for display, or you can collect some of the many Georgian, Victorian and later silver spoons and use them. They... published 3 months ago
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