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A Closer Look at a Basketball Card
Baseball was a much less important sport in the late 1940s and 1950s than it is today. This meant that when sets were printed at all, they were printed in much smaller quantities than baseball cards and many of famous players...
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| | 10th March 2010 |
George Davidson & Co.'s Cloud Glass
Due to the random nature of the trailing process, each piece is unique, and consequently cloud glass is appreciated as an inexpensive type of art glass. It was introduced in 1923 by George Davidson & Co. (founded in 1867 in Gateshead, UK). The idea was never patented, and so...
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| | 8th March 2010 |
SylvaC
The most popular SylvaC pieces are from their famous animal range, particularly rabbits and dogs (of which the most collected is the ‘Terrier’). The first rabbits were made in the early 1930s, after one of the partners, Richard Hull saw a similar model in France and immediately...
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| | 5th March 2010 |
The Fair Ladies of Royal Doulton
The "fair ladies" really took off under Leslie Harradine. From 1920 he produced beautiful models (many of which were modeled on his wives and mistresses) and dominated production in the 1930s. His most popular lady, ‘Top o’ the Hill’...
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| | 5th March 2010 |
Miller's Makes You Money - Poole Pottery
Read how a Poole Pottery plate bought for £1 in a charity shop was sold for over £1,700....
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| | 3rd March 2010 |
Seaside Railway Posters
The 1920s and 30s saw an upsurge in English seaside holidays. Rail was the most cost effective way to travel and the leading railway companies made the most of this, placing all efforts on attracting customers to their seaside and country routes...
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| | 2nd March 2010 |
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