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Herman Miller Consortium Collection

Herman Miller Consortium Collection

This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman Miller Inc. over the years by famous designers like George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames.... Read More or Visit Site

Beer Tray Information Site

Beer Tray Information Site

A treasure trove of beer trays for the breweriana enthusiast! Divided up by brewery, geography, and theme, it's easy to navigate through the 100s of high-quality images of beer trays. Ranging from a circular... Read More or Visit Site

Classic-Computers.org.nz

Classic-Computers.org.nz

Terry Stewart's deep dive on vintage computers features an exhaustive tribute to the Dick Smith System 80, a TRS-80 Model 1 clone that was popular in Australia and New Zealand (also known as the Video Genie... Read More or Visit Site

Yesterland.com

Yesterland.com

This comprehensive guide to discontinued Disneyland attractions also includes a meaty section (at the bottom) on Disneyland ephemera. From old aerial photos to internal memos to early advertising for... Read More or Visit Site

Papa Teds Place

Papa Teds Place

The late Theodore H. Althof, Jr's beautiful collection of vintage dimestore cardboard Christmas 'putz' village houses. Start with the categories/history page and read about the evolution of cardboard Christmas... Read More or Visit Site

Typewriters by Will Davis

Typewriters by Will Davis

Will Davis' impressive collection of microsites on antique typewriters includes in-depth information on portables, 1890s-1930s typewriters, European models, and collectors who actually use their vintage... Read More or Visit Site

Old-Computers.com

Old-Computers.com

This gallery of over 900 vintage computers is notable for its comprehensiveness. Each model includes a text description, photo, and detailed technical information. The site also includes active message boards... Read More or Visit Site

The Classic Typewriter Page

The Classic Typewriter Page

Richard Polt's celebration of the typewriter. Clean as a white sheet of bond paper, with stunning images, the site offers 'Typewriter Facts,' 'Typewriter Collecting and Care' and 'Typewriter Fun.' Scroll... Read More or Visit Site

Ephemera Society of America

Ephemera Society of America

Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special exhibits, in-depth articles on ephemera collecting, and an events calendar. or Visit Site

Airline Bag Lounge

Airline Bag Lounge

It would be hard to pick just one of these carry-ons for your next flight: Troy Litten's Airline Bag Lounge is a visual feast of vintage hand lugguge. Organized by continent: North and South America, Europe,... Read More or Visit Site

Costume Collection, National Museum of American History

Costume Collection, National Museum of American History

Women’s dresses are the most requested objects in the Smithsonian’s 30,000-piece Costume Collection, so the institution has made roughly 70 of it best dresses available online. Examples include... Read More or Visit Site

Thepotteries.org

Thepotteries.org

Steve Birks' super deep site is a tribute to a bygone era, chronicling how a pottery center of excellence (they didn't call it that at the time) developed over the centuries in the six English towns of... Read More or Visit Site