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.
The final auction of memorabilia from the official Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum collection, including numerous personal mementos will be held in New Braunfels, Texas on Saturday, April 9th. The sale will be conducted by Robb Burley of the Burley Auction Gallery, an auction house renowned for high profile western auctions. The final collection auction [...]
Dear Internet, help me convince my wife that hanging this in our living room would be a good idea: This vintage French poster for the Ray Harryhausen classic, Valley of Gwangi, features two of my favorite things: cowboys and dinosaurs (yes, I am actually 6 years old). I think it would look amazing on the [...]
One of my favorite things to collect are vintage movie posters. You are probably familiar with the iconic images seen on the American posters for movies such as Star Wars and the Terminator, but when films are released in other countries, they also typically get a poster that is more in tune with that country’s [...]
I was making the rounds at local antique shops the other day, and had a pretty good hunt searching for some vintage pop culture items to add to my collection. I found some cool things for the display shelf, but then at the Pink House Antiques shop in Manassas, I found this bad boy that will [...]
Just once, I want to find an original Houdini poster in my basement. Whenever I hear a story about someone finding rare treasures in their attic and basement it makes me want to buy an old house where I can take a sledgehammer to the walls. Of course, in this case, the woman “found” her [...]
For your viewing enjoyment today, here are some more images from the batch of Mexican lobby cards I received earlier this week. There are thousands of lobby cards out there, so when I choose the ones for my collection, I try to select posters and lobby cards that would look amazing framed on the wall [...]
Jerry Greene is what you would call a “completist.” For 50 years, he collected toy trains and all their acompanying buildings, people, and vehicles, until he had over 40,000 items and there was nothing left to collect. His collection is worth tens of millions of dollars, and will be auctioned soon to a SINGLE bidder. [...]
I’ve been getting a steady stream of these packages in the mail lately. They’re large manila envelopes wrapped in string and covered with Mexican handwriting and rubber stamps. I am convinced my mailman thinks I’m smuggling drugs, but I assure you that’s not it at all — it’s even better! I just can’t stop buying [...]
That’s right, I survived the D.C. Big Flea. I’ve been to this show plenty of times, but this past weekend’s was the busiest I’ve ever seen it. The show is held at the Dulles Expo Center, which is a massive place with two large buildings. Despite the Expo Center’s huge parking lot, I drove around [...]
Karen brown recently started selling vintage books on Etsy, where her shop is named “RetroFirsts.” Her main focus is something near and dear to my heart, vintage first editions. Over a span of three months, her shop has evolved from selling somewhat ordinary first editions – with a few select gems interspersed – to some [...]
