Want to do one quick search and pull up the mother lode of vintage books? Try Google Book Search, a database filled… [read review or visit site]
Jan-Erik Nilsson's extensive reference on antique Chinese porcelain. Jam-packed with information (e.g. on porcelain… [read review or visit site]
Stuart Lonsdale and Kim Lindley's excellent tribute to and reference on Gouda Dutch Art Pottery and Delftware. The … [read review or visit site]
Wish you'd kept your stubs from when you followed The Dead around? Check out this collection of over 3,000 Grateful… [read review or visit site]
Alan Hewer's comprehensive site is devoted to World War I books and dust jackets from 1914 to 1939. Most of the boo… [read review or visit site]
Paul Schliesser's elegant site offers a comprehensive history of the Gruen Watch Company of Ohio. The easy-to-navig… [read review or visit site]
The Field Museum houses an informative, permanent exhibition dedicated to Jade. Browse the highlights of the exhibi… [read review or visit site]
A detailed tribute to masters of artistic metalwork during the Arts and Crafts period. In addition to information o… [read review or visit site]
This portal site highlights Harvard's many web accessible collections, featuring everything from photographs to mus… [read review or visit site]
Shaun Kotlarsky's tribute to the Hemingray Glass Company. While known for its insulators, this site also showcases … [read review or visit site]
Christian Willis' well-organized database of Hemingray insulators. Browse over 300 photos by CD number, style, or s… [read review or visit site]
This great (and frequently updated) blog from the folks at Hemmings Motor News is a visual feast of old and new pho… [read review or visit site]
This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [read review or visit site]
PeterD’s Historia goes deep on ancient Roman coins (there are about 400 of them), but he also gives Greek coins t… [read review or visit site]
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [read review or visit site]
If you're the type who pulls over when you see a 'historic marker ahead' sign, you'll love this site. Orchestrated … [read review or visit site]
Scott Petterson’s personal collection of vintage ice hockey memorabilia focuses on the history of the Portland Bu… [read review or visit site]
This site is a treasure trove of HO scale model railroad manufacturer catalogs and other reference information, inv… [read review or visit site]
A treasure trove of information about cigars and cigar ephemera, this site is a must-see for any tobacciana collect… [read review or visit site]
An extensive collection of computer-related artifacts and reference information, plus a detailed history of IBM. St… [read review or visit site]
Ernie Albanese's Imperial Art Glass site features more than 500 photographs of vases, baskets, candlesticks, and bo… [read review or visit site]
This companion site to Marilynn Gelfman Karp's book of the same name is a tease of beautiful images for obscure col… [read review or visit site]
This site is a great showcase for hundreds of beautifully detailed inside painted snuff bottles - featuring artwork… [read review or visit site]
This Smithsonian exhibit lets you view or download PDFs of entire manufacturers catalogs for early scientific instr… [read review or visit site]
Bill Meier's reference site by and for insulator collectors includes event listings, reference information, photo g… [read review or visit site]
This site boasts more than 13,000 pages of educational content on arcade and coin-op collecting, including innumera… [read review or visit site]
This simple site features a beautiful collection of antique Chinese snuff bottles. Start on the categories page, wh… [read review or visit site]
This University of Nebraska-Lincoln affiliated site showcases a spectacular collection of more than 3,500 quilts fr… [read review or visit site]
For an in-depth look at thousands of different pinball machines, head over to the Internet Pinball Database, where … [read review or visit site]
The Force is strong in this website, which is an amazingly comprehensive guide to “Star Wars” action figures, v… [read review or visit site]
Sam Baker's excellent collection of vintage Ford porcelain and neon signs and related memorabilia from the 1920s an… [read review or visit site]
For a great virtual walk-through of the best John F. Kennedy memorabilia collection on the planet, click on the Vir… [read review or visit site]
Founded by David Pilgrim, a former sociology professor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, the Jim … [read review or visit site]
Jim Moini's license plate site showcases a great collection of plates from the early 1900s to the present, with ext… [read review or visit site]
Jim Tripp's showcase of radios from the 1920s to late 1950s, organized by style and theme (wood, console, plastic, … [read review or visit site]
Jim Snell’s tribute to the 1959 Chevy Impala and other Chevrolets (Bel Air, Two-Ten Wagon, etc.) from the 1950s a… [read review or visit site]
Joe Yates' website is a great showcase for hundreds of old fishing lures, providing high resolution photos and in m… [read review or visit site]
This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But … [read review or visit site]
Jef Beck's definitive reference site on Ken dolls, from Malibu Ken to Talking Ken to Spanish Ken. Includes the earl… [read review or visit site]
Don Wearmouth and his wife showcase the 230 beautiful silk designs that were distributed free with Kensitas cigaret… [read review or visit site]