This price guide is the premiere source for information on what to look for, how to make sure it's real, and up-to-date values for a wide range of collectibles that are still available at markets, antique shows, garage sales, estate auctions, and Internet auctions. Covering a little bit of everything and housing more than 1,000 color photos, the book contains information on Depression glass, John Deere collectibles, Boy Scouts memorabilia, advertising, Halloween collectibles, toys, sugar buckets, golf clubs, fishing lures, baseball collectibles, jewelry, postcards, game boards, and hundreds more categories of Americana. This guide is part history lesson and part price guide, and includes a DVD featuring professional dealers who share their insights and secrets on collecting a wide variety of Americana. The Raycrafts have sold more than a quarter of a million books on subjects ranging from country antiques to sports memorabilia. Eighteen years ago, they started an antique market in Bloomington, Illinois, that is held each May through October and has been dubbed one of the nation's best. Dealers and customers from all over the Midwest gather in anticipation of finding rare antiques and collectibles. The Raycrafts bring years of antiques and collectibles experience to the pages of this handy, must-have collector's resource.
This book includes the everyday fun type of collectible, the kind that is readily available and can be seen almost daily, not museum-type furniture. Items included are cupboards, chests, rocking chairs, cradles, beds and many more. Illustrated.
In the premiere edition of Raycrafts' Auction Field Guide, father & son team Don and R.C. Raycraft share their experience, advice, and humor on American antiques and collectibles sold at auction. With informative text, hundreds of color pictures, and a research companion DVD, they take you out to survey hidden treasures at the auction. Everything from vintage Indy race cars to old spice tins is included, along with chapters on country store collectibles, coffee and tobacco tins, soda pop memorabilia, antique advertising signs, and all that crosses the auction block. Criteria and protocol for buying at the auction are explained in depth; collectibles are evaluated; and there is a special section on the must-know vocabulary needed to succeed at the auction. The Raycrafts' final examination strips away your self-assured veneer to teach you what you really know about the value of collectibles and antiques. Raycrafts' Auction Field Guide is an essential addition to the beginning and seasoned collector's library and a priceless hands-on source of information when out at the marketplace.
This unique guide from two expert authors pictures and prices just about anything available in a country store--tins, bins, seed packets, advertising art, glass, pottery, textiles, tools, and more. Hundreds of black-and-white photos, a dozen color photos, and captions help readers identify and price these ever-popular items.
Interest continues to grow in baseball memorabilia ranging from autographs and copies of Sports Illustrated to "game used" equipment and bats. Numerous guides have been produced that categorize and evaluate baseball cards, but until now there have been few sources for detailed and current information on related memorabilia.
Money-making and money-saving insight on collecting baseball uniforms, equipment, autographs, Hartland statues, Ethan Allen All-Star Baseball, and much more. Featured are contributions from many collectors who share their love of the game not only through their diverse collections, but also with memories, anecdotes, and humor that appeal to any baseball lover.
This guide contains more than 700 all-new black/white photos with descriptions and current values, plus a gallery of color photos of country collectibles, including baskets, furniture, graniteware, kitchen tools, stoneware, textiles, etc.
The Raycrafts again share their advice and expertise on American Country antiques in a new edition of this exceptional annual guide. With informative text, photographs, and a valuable price guide, the book leads readers on a personal tour of treasures such as baskets, chairs, churns, cupboards, rockers, stoneware, tall chests, and trivets. 600 photographs.
Discusses collecting the autographs of baseball players, including card shows, paying for autographs, autographs by mail, and values, and provides examples of autographs by a variety of players
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