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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Collection a Day #47 – Modern Library Books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. In 1917, the Modern Library series was introduced, and over 750 titles have been printed since then. The goal of the series was to reprint the world’s best books. They are an affordable way for the masses to read and [...]
A Collection a Day #45 – “Mars” books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I’ve been doing a lot of books lately. I guess I may be reaching the limit of my collections, but I probably have enough books to bore you for weeks! Here is another idea for a collection — books with a [...]
A Collection a Day #44 – Conan the Barbarian, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Robert E. Howard introduced us to the land of Cimmeria and its hero, Conan the Barbarian in 1932. Since then, there have been countless books, magazines, comic books, movies, and toys based on the brute. Conan is one of those [...]
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