Forum: The Display Case

Anyone else collect, restore and use vintage tools? I started out with an old wood working plane that I inherited and since I'm a woodworker it...

In April of 1945, my grandfather was in the hospital in Germany. A USO artist, apparently named Mimi Forach, came by and sketched him. This was the...

Where would I go to get an appraisel (and some honest info) about a massive coin collection? they consist largely of Eisenhower silver dollars and...

My grandma has always been a very generous person. Recently her aunt died, and before giving a pile of both their stuff to the church rummage sale...

I found this 1940s reverse-paint frame who knows how long ago. It's in pretty bad shape and measures only 2 3/4 x 3 1/2. Don't know who young Romeo...

I posted my vintage English 1930's Armoire/Wardrobe and was wondering who else has one? I use it as a hall closet. It holds jackets, hats and...

I have an old Underwood typewriter that's been around the house since I was a child (and who knows how long before that). It's in good shape, and...

I bought these old photos from a yardsale. Are they tin type? Anyone have any idea how old they are? There are three of them. I think I paid $5 for...

I actually saw this the at the second hand store a month ago, but it was out of my price range so I didn't think about it again. Today there is 20...

There are so many things I love about early 20th Century, in particular the libraries: desks, bookcases, fountain pens, lamps, etc. I know the pen...

This is too much of a cheat to show it in the "Show Us Your Radios" thread but, since a proper vintage radio hasn't shown itself to me at a price I...

My sister has a vase that belonged to, I believe our great Grandmother. I plan on putting up pictures as soon as I'm able to upload them. I seen her...

A friend of mine found this Snow White decal for iPads and I just had to have it, but I don't have an iPad. I've got an iPhone 4 that's too new for...

I'm an active hat collector, a vintage clothing enthusiast, a hobby musician, and at heart I'm a shutterbug (without a good camera, the knowledge, or...

I've had this for about 18 years and I do not know what decade it is from. I replaced the cord a decade or so ago (that is, the black cord is not...

I came across this letter while looking at old pictures at my Mom's. It was dated March 1, 1948 and sent to the Department of Justice Immigration...

Our oldest put the bug in his dad's head..."I'm gonna put a copper strip on my helmet". The Mister hummed and hawed and then put a copper strip on...

I really don't know if this is the correct place, or the Golden Era forum. My idea is to show part of an whole system of photography, the Leitz...

What a shame. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnzombie/4357020886/in/pool-93628034@N00/?addedcomment=1#comment72157623323598441

Bought them all for $145. Don't know if these would all classify as "treasures".

Picked up a nice wash bag and holdall from Marks and Sparks yesterday. Good deal on the price as well, thanks to the post-Christmas sale. I...

I'd forgotten about this link a former work colleague sent me a couple of years ago. This gentleman collects old cameras and, often finding film...

I just purchased a late-‘40s or early-‘50s Caloric range like the one in the ad (not identical, but very close): It’s in beautiful condition...