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Plateshack.com

Plateshack.com

This massive site (14,000-plus plates) is a great starting point for seeing a wide range of license plates from many states, countries and decades. Start at the master index, which is divided geographically... Read More or Visit Site

Pattern Glass School

Pattern Glass School

If you need schooling on Victorian-era pressed glass tableware aka EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass) aka Pattern Glass, this is the place. Tuition-free and taught by 'granny', this online curriculum includes... Read More or Visit Site

Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors

Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors

Home to the Society of U.S. Pattern collectors, this well-organized site provides in-depth information on pattern coinage (prototypes for coins that were never approved for circulation). The U.S. Mint produced... Read More or Visit Site

Combat Helmets of the World

Combat Helmets of the World

Peter Suciu offers a comprehensive collection of military headgear from around the world. He showcases a big collection of helmets from the late 1800s up to the present from countries such as Thailand,... Read More or Visit Site

Vintage Dolls of the 50s

Vintage Dolls of the 50s

Rhonda Wilson's collection of 1950s dolls, organized by name (Ginny and friends, Littlest Angel and friends, etc.) and genre (hard plastic dolls, high heel fashion dolls, ballet dolls, storybook and dress-me... Read More or Visit Site

U. Texas Map Collection

U. Texas Map Collection

This comprehensive map archive includes maps of the world, individual continents, and the U.S., as well as specialized series such as army topographic maps and historic atlases. The maps span several... Read More or Visit Site

The Lamps of H. G. McFaddin

The Lamps of H. G. McFaddin

Bruce Bleier's tribute to the Emeralite and Bellova lampshades made from Czech glass and popularized and distributed by the H. G. McFaddin Co. in the early 1900s. Includes numerous examples of both Emeralite... Read More or Visit Site

Gotheborg.com

Gotheborg.com

Jan-Erik Nilsson's extensive reference on antique Chinese porcelain. Jam-packed with information (e.g. on porcelain marks from different eras), an exhaustive glossary, and even information on Chinese history... Read More or Visit Site

All About Shoes

All About Shoes

From Canada's Bata Shoe Museum comes a visually impressive exhibit focusing on the history of the shoe from traditional Great Plains moccasins to the high heel. Select a story from the pull down menu and dive... Read More or Visit Site

Baldwin Library of Childrens Literature

Baldwin Library of Childrens Literature

If you’re interested in collectible children's books, check out this special digital collection from the University of Florida, which includes magnificent, high resolution scans of early classics like Alice... Read More or Visit Site

PorcelainPlates.net

PorcelainPlates.net

Porcelain plates are a small but important part of the vintage license plate collecting hobby, and Eric Taylor has put together a wonderful history-rich site organized both by state and by decade. One... Read More or Visit Site

TackleCollecting.com

TackleCollecting.com

Larry Nicholson's site dedicated to vintage fishing lures. Features beautiful images of lures and boxes from Fred Arbogast, Creek Chub, Paw Paw, Pflueger, Shakespeare, and South Bend - as well as contact... Read More or Visit Site