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Dolls and Miniatures

Miniature Gallery
Miniatures from around the world, specializing in dollhouse miniature art, miniature furniture, miniature accessories, miniature collectables, dollhouses and miniature dolls.

Rebecca's Dolls and Miniatures
Dolls, Miniatures, Bears, and other collectibles.

Miscellany

ALPCA Online - Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
Dedicated to the promotion of license plate collecting and research, and all the benefits of sharing a common hobby interest with others.

Your Old Books
Rare Book and Manuscripts Section of the American Library Association. Discusses how to identify rare books and scarce book values.

MapForum.Com - An On-line Antique Map Magazine
Monthly on-line antique map magazine with articles for beginners, collectors & academics.

OysterPlates.com
A reference for antique oyster plates collectors and antique dealers . A virtual museum with more than 200 rated antique oyster plates and many useful information about manufacturers. A Gallery with a large range of beautiful antique majolica and porcelain.

CollectingBuzz.com - Information, news, articles and forums for the antique collecting community - Home
The newsletter keeps subscribers informed and up-to-date on general news/tidbits regarding the antiques/collecting hobby, reviews, articles of interest to collectors, "what's hot", special guest columns, tips on buying/selling/trading online.

Paperweight Collectors Association
The Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to appreciating and collecting glass paperweights. Members include artists/makers, dealers, collectors, museums and galleries, and libraries. The site includes information about notable paperweight references, and links to PCS registered dealers and artists.

American Political Items Collectors
Founded in 1945, APIC is a non-profit membership organization, dedicated to promoting the collection, preservation and study of materials relating to political campaigns and the U.S. presidency.

Treasure Maps
Maps for gold prospecting, treasure hunting, rockhounding, and metal detecting.

Devil's Rope Barbed Wire Museum
Designed for students, teachers, historians and collectors who need information about barbed wire history and collecting.

Swords and Knives

Medieval, Samurai & Fantasy Swords | Katanas | Daggers | Fantasy Knives | Unique Groomsmens Gifts
Dealer -- Everything For The Sword & Knife Enthusiast, Medieval Re-enactor and Ren Faire Go-er.

All About Pocket Knives
Pocket knife resource center for buying, selling, researching, and discussing all things knives. forum, research, discussion boards, Case Classics, Case, W.R., WR Case, XX, Remington, Queen, Cattaraugus.

Richard Stein's Japanese Sword Guide
A very large and detailed reference for the collector of Japanese swords. Included are graphical glossaries of the parts of Japanese sword blades and types of sword mounts including katana and tachi; tables of Kanji characters used in Japanese swordsmith signatures; introduction to tsuba, shapes, periods of major schools of tsuba artists, elegant iron tsuba; lists of Japanese swordsmiths with detailed information and examples of signatures of Ichihara Nagamitsu and Chounsai Emura - and much more.

Medieval and Renaissance Swords and Daggers Terminology
List of Medieval and Renaissance Types of Swords and Daggers. From Arming Sword, Backsword, Basilard, to Falchion, Longsword, and Rapier - important and unique resource for collectors of historical weapons.

Watches and Timepieces

A Matter Of Time - Collecting Antique Pocket Watches
The beauty, craftsmanship and history of pocket watches make them great collectibles.

Vintage Wrist and Pocket Watch Information - Repair Collecting Supply Cleaning Company History Book Kit School Tools
Vintage Wrist and Pocket Watch Information, including how-to repair, company history of, collecting info, watch supplies, watch restoration services, repair shop info, refurbishing tips, and recommended books and tools.

Postcards From The Road...
Laurel Kane shares her passions for Route 66, old motels, and vintage postcards.

Ephemera

Ephemera Society of America
A non-profit organization formed in 1980 to encourage the preservation and study of paper ephemera.

John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera
Assembled by John de Monins Johnson between c.1923 and 1956 and was housed at the Oxford University Press (where it was called The Constance Meade Collection of Ephemeral Printing) until its transfer to the Bodleian Library in 1968.

Evolution of the Crime Magazine
Covers of various magazines starting in the 1920's on through to 1990's.

Parlor Songs
Collecting popular sheet music from the 1800s to the 1920s.

Reminiscene
Collection of vintage postcard views of the United Kingdom and from around the world; Cartes de Visite and Cabinet Portraits. Reminiscene aims to return photographs of people to proven descendants.

Movie Posters.com
Original and vintage movie posters and memorabilia.

Little Golden Books

Collecting Little Golden Books
For collectors of Little Golden Books and similar Children's picture books.

Little Golden Book Collector - Little Golden Books - Collecting Little Golden Books is fun!

Rock / Mineral Collecting

The Australian Mineral Collector
Mineral Collecting Information, News, Club Addresses, Show Dates, Mineral Dealer and Mineral Collector Contacts within Australia.

Mineralogy Database - Mineral Collecting, Localities, Mineral Photos and Data
Worldwide data on minerals, mineral collecting, mineral localities and other mineralogical information.



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