Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Want to know what I really like? “Bubble-headed” spacemen from the 50′s… Check out this vintage Buck Rogers frame tray inlaid puzzle I recently acquired on eBay. The puzzle was produced by Milton Bradley and the John F. Dille Company in 1952. Dille owned the rights to the Buck Rogers franchise (and some say he [...]
This past weekend I went to the Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show. That’s a pretty lofty name for this show, since it was held in a local fire station and had maybe 20 vendors. The show is held a couple of times a year but this was the first time I have ever been [...]
The DC Big Flea rolled into town again this weekend and it was crowded with people searching for vintage treasures, but I wonder if any of the other attendees was as happy to see this guy as I was… I remember having one of these large Rom figures as a kid. I wonder what happened [...]
Here are some pictures of the Aurora model kits boxes I added to the collection last weekend. Most of these are in amazing condition, especially when you consider they are around 50 years old. King Kong and Godzilla Dr Jekyll as Mr. Hyde, Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors Guillotine, and the Vampire Dracula, Frankenstein, and [...]
There are thousands of incredible pop culture collectibles up for bid at Hake’s right now, but I thought I would post a few of my favorites, starting with this amazing Batmobile display… “BATMAN” HUGE AND IMPRESSIVE 1966 “BURRY’S COOKIES” VACU-FORM DISPLAY W/ BATMOBILE KIT OFFER. THE LONE RANGER 1957 LARGE & IMPRESSIVE GENERAL MILLS STORE [...]
At long last, the DC Big Flea returned to the Virginia ‘burbs. It’s been a while since the last show and I couldn’t wait to visit it again this weekend. The Big Flea is a massive antique show held at the Dulles Expo Center. Most of the items for sale are furniture, jewelry, and decorative [...]
Zica Toys released this amazingly detailed Buck Rogers figure a while back and I knew that I would get one someday. Well, last week I got off the fence and broke out the credit card. Gil Gerard, Mr. Rogers himself, launched his personal web site recently and offers signed figures for sale, which sealed the [...]
Last week, I showed you some of the amazing vintage Batman items that were up for bid at Hake’s, and today I thought I would show some great items based on another one of my favorite pop culture icons — Buck Rogers. So sit back and enjoy these amazing artifacts from the 25th century, but [...]
There weren’t many yard sales this weekend, as the summer heat drains away the desire for people to drag out all there junk and sit around all day in the hot sun. We went out around 8:00 and were home by 10:30. I did manage to find a few collectible toys, but not too many. I [...]
My mail man truly is Santa Claus, but instead of prettily wrapped boxes with bows, he brings me crushed, wet cardboard boxes with an inch of packing tape. I don’t mind though. Like my momma always said… it’s what’s on the inside that counts. See, mom, I was listening! Today this beautiful Jumbo Shogun Warrior [...]
