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Why You Should Turn Your Attention to Car Collectibles
It’s obvious; cars have come to occupy an exalted position in American culture. Gone are the days when a car was a status symbol, an object for the snobs to show off around the neighborhood. Since the 1900s, cars have come to gradually invade the consciousness of the American consumer. Today, it is nearly inconceivable for the average family, not to have a mode of transportation other than public transport.
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Why You Should Own Collectible Mantel Clocks
Since man came into being, keeping track of time has become a crucial part of society and culture. Even before man’s movements and achievements were formally documented, man has taken note of time through rudimentary methods, from the passing of the seasons to the movements of the heavenly bodies. Looking up at the skies, our primitive ancestors could tell time by looking at the position of the sun or the phase of the moon.
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Stocking Up on History with World War I Military Collectibles
The years 1914-1918 are probably best associated with infamy for the unequalled carnage and brutality that took place. These were the years of the First World War, a war that is also fittingly known as the Great War, for having involved, affected and transfixed most of the world. For years to come, it will be remembered as a time when millions perished in the initial pretext of standing up for principles, and later upholding alliances.
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Spotting the Value of a Coca Cola Collectible
For more than one hundred years now, one carbonated drink has dominated the market with its distinct flavor— Coca Cola. Today, it is appreciated not only for its wonderful taste but for its artistry best seen in any Coca Cola collectible. Thousands of people around the world have become collectors not only because of their love for the drink but because of either the classic or modern beauty of a Coca Cola collectible.
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Reliving the Memories with Your 1950s Antique Collection Memorabilia
The 1950s was the definitive post-war era that brought about what can only be described as a tremendous boom in American social consciousness. Opportunities and choices that were not available during the war were all of a sudden open for the taking. Nonetheless, life was simple then and wholesome. People were happy with simple freedoms.
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Cases loaded with clues - Philadelphia Inquirer
George Clayton Ayres had been an officer with the Moorestown Police Department for just over a year when he died in 1958 after his patrol car slammed into a tree one January night. Today, the light that once perched on the front of Ayres' cruiser
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Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis Memorabilia Sold - ABC News
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,557 to a collector from the United States. A gallery worker holds Jimmy Hendrix's 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar during a presentation in
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Political passions: Collecting memoribilia gets this delegate's vote - The Daily Advertiser
Tom Angers just got back from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. The owner of a local publishing company was there in an official capacity as a full delegate, but for Angers, it's an not only an opportunity to represent the state at
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All Events Today - Las Vegas Sun
Events listed below do not include ongoing events such as church services. Click here for a list that includes those events. Banda at Club Tequila: Club Tequila at Fiesta Rancho , 9 p.m. Imperial Palace Karaoke: at Imperial Palace , 9 p.m. Toby Keith
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Secretariat wannabes get their day - Courier-Journal
If you notice an extraordinary number of chestnut thoroughbreds gazing at their reflections in watering pools during the next few days, it's probably just because there is a Secretariat Look-Alike contest on tap at Bourbon County's Secretariat
