A Collection a Day #37 – Frame tray puzzles, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Frame tray puzzles are another great thing to collect because they are inexpensive and don’t take up much room. These are the size of a comic book or magazine and can be stored flat or vertically. The graphics on these […]
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A Collection a Day #36 – Vintage Batman and Robin pinbacks
A Collection a Day #36 – Vintage Batman and Robin pinbacks, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Collecting pinbacks, buttons and badges has been a popular hobby for quite a while. Political collectors are probably the biggest fans of buttons, but I’ll take Batman over Nixon any day. Pinbacks are a great item to collect […]
American Pickers: “Getting the Boot” Episode Recap and Review
Last night’s episode was my favorite show of the season so far, all because of a guy named Morris. We’ll get to him in a minute… This week’s inside scoop on the personal lives of our intrepid pickers has us learn that they are fans of Saved by the Bell, 90210, The OC, and The […]
A Collection a Day #35 – Vintage space toys and games
A Collection a Day #35 – Vintage space toys and games, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Space themed toys are something I am always on the lookout for in my travels. Finding them is a rare event, but every now and then I get lucky. If something has a bubble-headed astronaut on it, you […]
Collecting Pet Peeve: Locked cases in antique malls
I visit a lot of antique malls and indoor flea markets and it seems like the ONE item I want to see a little closer is always locked up in a glass cabinet. These places don’t have the shop owner in the booths so if you want to see something, or even just know the […]