Step right up and celebrate Circus Day! May 19 marks the anniversary of the first Ringling Brothers circus show. This tin wind-up circus truck toy sold for $360 at a Morphy ... Read More
Happy Mother’s Day! Add this to the list of things NOT to get your mother for Mother’s Day. It’s an electric “utility” iron, made about 1911 by Hotpoint. Tip: Don’t give your mother anything with a plug on Mother’s ... Read More
Collectors who search Kovels.com are always motivated by wanting to know more—about descriptions, marks and prices. Kovels.com and “Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide” list thousands of prices in hundreds of categories that are carefully selected, edited and current.
In April 2012 searches on Kovels.com, these were the Top 15:
1. Doll
2. Bottle
3. Toy
4. Clocks
5. Occupied Japan
6. Stoves
7. Lamps
8. Royal ... Read More
The occupation of Japan by the United States and Allied Powers ended on April 28, 1952 — that’s 60 years ago this weekend. This painted tin motorcycle is typical of toys made in Occupied Japan. It sold for $10.80 at a Richard Opfer ... Read More
The huge collection of furniture, toys, cars and more amassed by the Milhous brothers, Bob and Paul, was auctioned in February for a total of nearly $40 million. ... Read More
A collector hooked on rugs was floored by this late 19th-century hooked rug picturing a dog—and bid $1,185 for it at a Boston auction. We weave more yarns about hooked ru... Read More
Say Kids! This 12 1/2-inch Howdy Doody jointed wooden figure by Ideal is an ideal toy to help you remember the early TV show. It sold for $1,800 at a ... Read More
A collector thinking “outside the mold” bid $938 for this 1920s Mary Yancey Iowa State University vase at a Rago auction. We unearth more information about American studio potters you ... Read More
We spotted these chests of drawers at recent Cowan’s and Northeast auctions. The chests represented styles from William and Mary to Federal and sold for prices from under $500 ... Read More
Spring is a big season for selling baseball memorabilia, and hundreds of collectibles related to the national pastime—from programs and baseball cards to bats and uniforms—were offered at a ... Read More
