A general discussion of collecting cool things.
A Collection a Day #52 – Cereal mascots from the 1970′s, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Who didn’t love having these guys join them at the breakfast table? (Some of us still do!) They recently did a study that found that kids think cereal tastes better when it comes out of a box with [...]
A Collection a Day #51 – Advertising icons, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Advertising Age magazine put together a list of the top ten advertising icons of all time. The Green Giant clocked in at number three and the Pillsbury Doughboy earned the number six slot. I really don’t think the Marlboro Man deserves [...]
A Collection a Day #50 – Petroliana and cars, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Try saying that five times fast – Petroliana. According to Wikipedia, “Petroliana is a category of Collectibles that is related to Gas Stations or the Petroleum Industry. Petroliana memorabilia include items such as old Gas Pumps, Fuel Advertisements, and Road [...]
After a couple of reruns, American Pickers returns with a new episode. This week, Mike and Frank are picking Missouri. The show starts with the guys on their way to a property with plenty of dilapidated structures — their favorite kind of pick — when Danielle calls to tell them about a chance to buy [...]
I visited the DC Big Flea yesterday and was thrilled to see the number of vendors with pop culture collectibles in their booths was bigger than ever. I’ve been to this show many times and it just gets better and better for people like me who aren’t too interested in antique furniture but can’t get [...]
A Collection a Day #49 – Mexican lobby cards, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Have you ever tried to get a movie poster or lobby card at an auction or from a reseller only to find that it was way out of your budget? After that happened to me too many times to count, [...]
Anyone who reads my blog knows that I’m a huge fan of the History Channel’s “American Pickers.” One thing that always aggravates me about the show is the lack of pop culture finds. Every now and then, Mike and Frank stumble across an antique toy or a vintage movie poster, but for the most part [...]
A Collection a Day #48 – X-Men Comic Books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I wouldn’t be much of a pop culture collector if I didn’t have a few comics lying around. Twenty years ago, I went to my favorite local comic book shop with four long boxes filled with pulpy gold, sure to [...]
In the first post I wrote about the Space Toys auction put on by Old Town Auctions, I showed you plenty of great stuff, but now I’m going to show you some really great stuff. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking, but I also have to say that this is just a [...]
A Collection a Day #47 – Superman and Batman, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Here’s another “unintended” collection of mine. I’ve been collecting vintage Batman and Superman items and many of the items were produced for both characters. I’m pretty sure I could make a similar collection for Spiderman, but a guy has to [...]
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