Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]
This resource for historic arms and armour collectors provides exhaustive information on modern reproductions (cust… [read review or visit site]
The ultimate guide to vintage soda vending machines, from Coca-Cola to Pepsi to Royal Crown to Dr. Pepper. Start at… [read review or visit site]
Donald Bull's definitive corkscrew site, featuring over 13,000 photos of collectible corkscrews. Browse the top-lev… [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]
Testing 1, 2, 3. Stan Coutant's tribute to the vintage mic is clear and vibrant. Start at the table of contents fo… [read review or visit site]
Prepare to enter the strange world of Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board game, which captured imaginations en masse… [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]
If vintage guitars could talk... they'd be digging this site. With its many themed collections and exhibitions, it'… [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 stunning gallery of 138 Tiffany lamps and lampshades, part of the Dr. Egon Neustadt Collection presented by th… [read review or visit site]
This world banknote and currency image-sharing database is notable for its breadth of contributors and content (abo… [read review or visit site]
This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [read review or visit site]
David Rumsey has put over 15,800 maps online, with a special focus on North and South American images from the 18th… [read review or visit site]
Cliff Muskiet's incredible collection of 600 vintage stewardess uniforms from over 250 airlines since the 1950's, i… [read review or visit site]
Richard Rose's tribute to the Ericofon, a colorful, stylish concept phone introduced in Europe in the 1950's and th… [read review or visit site]
Get a taste of how homes were lit in the 50s, 60s, and 70s with the Danish retro-style lighting designs featured on… [read review or visit site]
Steve Erenberg's extremely wacky and well-done collection of vintage mad-scientist devices and contraptions. Writte… [read review or visit site]
If you're into postal history or collectibles, check out the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. This extensive s… [read review or visit site]
Jens Veerbeck's homage to toaster collecting is the best thing since sliced bread (which was invented in 1933, by t… [read review or visit site]
Gutenberg would be jealous of this incredible collection of over 200 vintage letterpresses. Classified by type but … [read review or visit site]
This incredible collection of airline timetables by Perry Sloan includes hundreds of vintage and modern airline tim… [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]
The New York Public Library's impressive Digital Gallery offers free access to over 500,000 historical images inclu… [read review or visit site]
James Lileks' excellent collection of 20th Century visuals, ephemera and social commentary. Includes motel postcard… [read review or visit site]
If you've ever wondered how to tell real from fake railroad china, or how brass baggage tags originated, this extre… [read review or visit site]
This website is the virtual companion to the entirely functional, outdoor museum of vintage streetcars serving ride… [read review or visit site]
If you're into old phones, check out this 600-page repository of images and historical information. Includes an ext… [read review or visit site]
Dr. David Fleishman's comprehensive spectacles site (over 3500 images), in collaboration with museums around the wo… [read review or visit site]
Who knew there was so much to hatpin collecting? This site is all about great hatpin images - from recent hatpin co… [read review or visit site]
Tom Grill's site dedicated to the 'art of the machine' - specifically vintage scientific instruments he claims exhi… [read review or visit site]
This scary-impressive site showcases medical antiques with photographs and historical descriptions. We were too squ… [read review or visit site]
Collect computers? This California-based museum's website has several excellent online exhibits, including an exten… [read review or visit site]
This great reference site features detailed sections on vintage guitar makers, including Gibson, Fender, Martin, Gr… [read review or visit site]
Curious about early mechanical TV sets from the 20s and 30s? Prewar electronic sets? Or postwar American and Britis… [read review or visit site]
Philip Haselton's guide to watchmen's time recording equipment. Includes 19th century German portables, 20th centur… [read review or visit site]
Mike Konshak's amazing antique slide rule reference site 'dedicated to students and engineers of the past and prese… [read review or visit site]
This amazing Library of Congress site includes about a hundred photo and document collections (see complete list) o… [read review or visit site]
David Hicks' celebration of Hewlett Packard calculators from 1968-1986. Photos and detailed descriptions of each mo… [read review or visit site]
This gallery of over 900 vintage computers is notable for its comprehensiveness. Each model includes a text descrip… [read review or visit site]