A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, and for some reason, it got me thinking about wrestling a pot of gold away from an annoying little leprechaun. Of course, I’d have to spend my new fortune quickly before it all faded away, as Leprechaun gold is known to do. Lucky for me, there are still a few [...]
What an incredible surprise it was finding these vintage spacemen figures on my doorstep this afternoon! My pal Todd, over at Hake’s Americana, sent me these guys, knowing my fondness for them. I think they’ll be in good company. Like just about everything Hake’s sells, these figures are in pristine condition–way better than any I [...]
I am really fortunate to have the fantastic Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Annex just a few miles from away in Chantilly, Virginia. The other day, I took the kids to see the Space Shuttle Discovery, which arrived with much fanfare back in April, replacing the Enterprise, which had been there since the museum [...]
I got this neat old Hopalong Cassidy target game board off eBay a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d share it here today. I love these old tin target games because the graphics are so vibrant, and they hold up really well for a 50+ year-old toy. These games pre-date me by about 20-30 [...]
A Collection a Day #64 – Space Men, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I can’t get enough of these bubble-headed astronauts. There’s a lesson to be learned here — the next time you are abducted by a UFO, just plop a fishbowl over your cranium and you are ready to take on any alien [...]
I’m somewhat of an auction veteran, having attended toy auctions, farm auctions, estate auctions, book auctions, and even storage lien auctions, but I have never been to a space toy auction. Let’s just say that yesterday, my mind was blown. I woke up bright and early and drove to Buckeystown, MD, a tiny town outside [...]
A Collection a Day #35 – Vintage space toys and games, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Space themed toys are something I am always on the lookout for in my travels. Finding them is a rare event, but every now and then I get lucky. If something has a bubble-headed astronaut on it, you [...]
I wish I could read Spanish. Check out this amazing site dedicated to vintage robots and space toys. It’s written in Spanish but the awesome photos speak thousands of words in any language. Robot Mania is an eclectic Flash-based site that presents photos of vintage toys in a book format complete with a kickin’ soundtrack. You [...]
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