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Antiques and Collectibles

Antiques and Collectibles (General)

Kovel’s Online
http://kovels.com: Online price guide as well as articles on antiques, tips, current news on online buying and fakes, and an online question and answer page.
World Collectors Net
http://www.worldcollectorsnet.com/: Resource for finding club web sites and brief histories of various collectible items from Autographs to Wedgewood. It also has Collectible News that you can get for current or for previous months and years. Also, there are links to other sites and a ‘Price Trends’ page to see how the value of the collectibles are doing
Warman’s Todays Collector
http://www.krause.com/collectibles/tc/: Monthly magazine containing current articles and information on collectibles. Full access is by subscription, but sample articles, links, and Q&A sections are available for free.
Maine Antique Digest
http://www.maineantiquedigest.com: Web supplement to the popular magazine. Contains news and articles about the art and antiques market, a dealer directory, prices database, appraisers database and a list of stolen art. Searchable list of antique links and auction sites are also included.
Maloney’s Online
http://www.maloneysonline.com: A searchable antiques and collectibles database. It contains over 18,000 listings of dealers, collectors, and experts. Periodicals, clubs/associations, and some Internet resources are also listed.
eBay
http://ebay.com/: The largest online trading community. Used to buy, sell, and identify all types of items including antiques and collectibles.

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Books

Antiquarian Booksellers of America
http://abaa.org: Has sections for finding books, booksellers, and book fairs sponsored by the ABAA. The Collectors’ Corner includes artcles, FAQ’s, and links to other book collecting sites.
Books and Book Collecting
http://www.trussel.com/books2.htm#Links: Multipurpose bibliophile page. Links to over thirty bookseller lists and associations. Includes scanned author signatures, pseudonyms, a glossary of terms, links, and book related newsgroups. Seventeen free specialty search services and several for fee out of print search services also listed.
Book Collecting at About.com
http://collectbooks.about.com/hobbies/collectbooks/: Sections on book appraisal, first editions, book searching, and a beginners guide.

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Clocks and watches

Horology – The Index
www.horology.com: A searchable antiques and collectibles database. It contains over 18,000 listings of dealers, collectors, and experts. Periodicals, clubs/associations, and some Internet resources are also listed.
The British Horological Institute Website
http://www.bhi.co.uk/other.htm: The institutes’ list of recommended websites. The list is divided into associations and groups, commercial, non-commercial sites, and discussion groups. Clock and watch repair, dealers, history, and some price information may be found through this page.

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Coins and Paper Money

Coin World
http://www.coinworld.com/: Contains some current news, used primarily to determine dealers’ selling price of a particular coin.
About Coin Collecting
http://coins.about.com/hobbies/coins/: Excellent site for coin links and information. Coin articles from getting started to caring for your collection. Clubs, associations, paper currency, and dealers are also listed.
Chuck D’Ambra Coins
http://www.telesphere.com: Contains frequently asked questions about coin collecting section.

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Comics

Comic Books at About.com
http://comicbooks.about.com/hobbies/comicbooks/: Subject list links to several titles and characters. For general collecting information there is a "How to" section that provides instructions for preserving, storing, reading and grading your comics.
Collector Times.com
http://www.collectortimes.com/comics.html: Includes a brief and informal introduction into comics collecting. There are links to comics/collecting sites. The value verses the cost of buying an Overstreet Price Guide is discussed. Please remember that Overstreet and other price guides may be used for free at the library.

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Country Antiques

Country Collectibles
http://www.countrycollector.com/: Primarily an advertisement for the magazine. However, the Collecting and Archive sections both contain articles on a variety of country antique topics.

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Cowboy

Read the West.com
www.readthewest.com: Monthly magazine of the American west. Articles on collecting memorabilia and a memorabilia question and answer page.

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Disney

Disneyana at About.com
http://toycollecting.about.com/hobbies/toycollecting/cs/disneyana/: Links relating to Disneyana, Disney toys and memorabilia.

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Dolls and Stuffed Animals

About.com Doll Collecting
http://www.collectdolls.about.com/hobbies/collectdolls/: Includes articles on doll collecting and links to sites for specific doll types. Even has price listings for some dolls.

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Figurines

M.I. Hummel
http://www.mihummel.com/: Search or browse color photographs, descriptions, and prices of M.I. Hummel figurines. Site includes a biography of Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel, whose drawings inspired the figurines. A collector's reference includes marks of authenticity, a glossary, and tips on appraising.

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Furniture

Furniture at About.com
http://antiques.about.com/hobbies/antiques/cs/furniture/: Periods, styles and other resources on antique furniture.
FM4
http://www.iserv.net/~plucas/styles.htm: An overview of furniture styles from the 16^th to 20^th century. Includes in depth essays and links.

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Radio

Antique Radio Page
http://members.aol.com/djadamson/arp.html: Over 100 images and information relating to antique radios from the 920s to the 1960. Includes resource links, some radio articles, and a bibliography of price guides and repair.
Antique Radio Classified
http://www.antiqueradio.com/: A subscription site, but the free links section lists antique radio clubs and museums. Members of the radio clubs often have their own antique radio pages linked here.

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Repair and Preservation

Association of Restorers
http://www.assoc-restorers.com/: The official site to find a restorer, restoration supplies, and a schools to learn the art of restoration. There are some articles on how to restore and products to use, etc.
Antique Restorers.com
http://antiquerestorers.com/: Good site for your questions to be answered. You can find an appraiser or restorer near you, log onto a discussion board or search an archive on restoration, find a book that meets your needs or ad articles on any restoration subject.

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Sports Collectibles

Sports Collectors Universe
http://www.psacard.com/: Price guides, "How to" guides, links, extensive sports collectible library (over 400 articles), list of dealers, bulletin boards, and more.
Diamondbacks Fan Club
http://diamondbacksfanclub.com/collecting.htm: Makes it easy to send letters to baseball teams asking for free promotional items. Downloadable letters to thirty major teams.

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Stamps

Stamp Collecting at About.com
http://stamps.about.com/hobbies/stamps/: Price guides, "How to" guides, links, extensive sports collectible library (over 400 articles), list of dealers, bulletin boards, and more.
Linn’s Stamp News
http://www.linns.com/: Online version of Lynn’s Stamp monthly. Includes articles, reference, stamp programs, and a search engine.

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Toys

Toy Collecting at About.com
http://toycollecting.about.com/hobbies/toycollecting/: Includes subject guides for different types of toys and a look at some of the basics of buying, selling, and trading toys, both online and off. Includes a quick review of previous articles.

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