Arts and Antiques Resources
Aladdin Kerosene Lamps
http://www.aladdincollector.com/
Aladdin Lamps: Aladdin Knights
http://www.aladdinknights.org/lamps.htm
International Society of Appraisers
http://www.isa-appraisers.org/
Conservation & Restoration Supplies
http://talasonline.com/
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
AskArt - Artists' Bluebook
http://www.askart.com/
Artist Signature Search
http://www.signaturehelp.com/
ArtNet
http://www.artnet.com/
Antique & Collectors Reproduction News
http://www.repronews.com
Monthly newsletter dealing with fakes, reproductions and the tools and test to detect
them. Website has nicely illustrated explanations of black lights, loupes
(magnifiers), more
Automatic Musical Instruments Collectors' Association
http://www.amica.org/
Zangobob's Blow Torch Heaven
http://members.aol.com/blotorches/
Antique Boxes
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~boxes/boxweb/
Antique Clock Price Guide
http://www.antiqueclockspriceguide.com/
Antique SpotLight
http://www.antiquespotlight.com
Antiques and Collectibles
Directory
Biddington’s
http://www.biddingtons.com
"Pedigree & Provenance" (art terms and definitions), transcripts of expert
and collector interviews, tips for "restoring and conserving art and fine
objects".
Care & Preservation of Historical Brass and Bronze
http://www.thehenryford.org/explore/artifacts/brass.asp
Chubb’s Antiques Roadshow
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow
Resources, glossary, tips of the trade.
Cycleback
http://www.cycleback.com
"Print and photograph examination and research" (including trading cards).
Articles on identification, dating, detecting forgeries, etc.
Collector's Guide to Civil War Antiques
http://www.valuetrac.com/
Cleaning Tips & Stain Removal
http://doityourself.com/clean/
Fine Estate Sales News and Information
http://fineestateliquidation.com/
Horology Web Site
http://www.horology.com/
Identifying Original Currier & Ives Prints
http://www.geocities.com/scurrier/identify.htm
R.E. Dietz Compendium
http://www.lanternnet.com/compendium.htm
Edged Weapons Resource Page
http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/
Costumes through History
http://www.costumes.org/
Fraternal Organizations
http://www.exonumia.com/art/society.htm
Furniture Glossary
http://www.robbstucky.com/furnglossary.htm
Furniture Timeline
http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/hoft/text.html
Identifying Hood Ornaments
http://www.geocities.com/hood_ornaments/
Hummel Collectors' Reference
http://www.mihummel.com/index_reference.html
Hummel Figurines & Collectibles
http://www.hummelexchange.com/index.html
Hummel Figurines & History
http://www.hummelsatadiscount.com/hummel-figurines-history.html
Image Maps of Printmaking Techniques
http://www.ukans.edu/~sma/techmap/techmap.htm
The Original Hobo Nickel Society
http://www.hobonickels.org
Newsletter (BoTales), history, links.
"Is it Ivory?" Checklist
http://www.sloperama.com/mjfaq/ivory.html
Ivory: Is it Fake?
http://www.asian-arts.net/oriental-treats/fake.htm
Ivory Restoration
http://www.ivoryrepair.com/
Knives and Cutlery Information
http://cutlerscove.com/links/collectinginformation.html
What is a Print?
http://www.moma.org/whatisaprint/flash.html
Marks on Chinese Porcelain
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/index_marks.htm
List of Military Orders and Decorations Links
http://www.exonumia.com/links3.htm
Brass National Cash Registers
http://members.aol.com/ErgoFred/NCRPage.html
United States Patent Dates
http://www.kiva.net/~rjbrown/w5/
contributors/patent.html
US Patent & Trademark Database
http://164.195.100.11/netahtml/srchnum.htm
Piano World
http://www.pianoworld.com/
Pocket and Wristwatches Info
http://www.oldwatch.com/
Antique & Vintage Radios
http://www.antiqueradio.com/radiolinks.html
Dating English Registry Marks
http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum
/Dating_English_Registry_Marks.htm
International Society of Antique Scale Collectors
http://www.isasc.org/home.htm
International Sewing Machine Collectors Society
http://www.ismacs.net/
Souvenir Spoons Museum
http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/6232/
Stain Removal Chart
http://www.dilmaghani.com/care/
stains/removalchart.html
Stein Collectors International
http://www.steincollectors.org/
German Beer Stein Translations
http://www.deutscheshaus.cc/html/library_beer_steins/
german_beer_stein_translations.html
Antique Stoves & Ranges
http://www.antiquestoves.net/
Surgical Antiques - Civil War
http://www.braceface.com/medical
Thimbles and Sewing Accessories
http://www.antiquetreasures.com/
Antique Tools
http://www.mjdtools.com/
Typewriter Related Links
http://xavier.xu.edu/~polt/tw-links.html
United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
Wooden Nickels
http://www.wooden-nickel.com/
Vacuum Cleaners Collectors' Club
http://www.vaccc.com/links.html
Antique Phonographs Resource
http://www.garlic.com/~tgracyk/ |
