Show your Americana / Non-Sports Memorabilia

[Oldtix]

Great stuff as always, folks! We are the new museums. Brock, there was a special air show here in Columbus a couple of years ago at which 100 P-51 Mustangs gathered for a "final" reunion. It was pretty impressive to see and hear that airborne armada flying in formation.

As a big band and old radio fan, I was thrilled to buy this "Chesterfield Advertising Sign" as it was posted on ebay six years ago. I was even more thrilled to discover after research that it was part of the actual bandstand set on Glenn Miller's Chesterfield radio program from 1939-1942.

[GrayGhost]

Despite me being a sports guy mainly, I LOVE stuff like this!!!!!!!!! Great item Oldtix. Anyone got any Civil war stuff to show?

[base_ball]

This mechanical bank, known as "Tammany Bank" is a cast iron representation of the infamous corrupt New York City pol Boss Tweed. He takes your money, puts it in his pocket, and nods his head in "thanks."

[slidekellyslide]

Steve, my grandpa was a crew member on a B-29 Superfortress. 29th Bomber Group, 6th Squadron.

[FUBAR]

Beautiful items... its like the Antiques roadshow Net54 style!

[GrayGhost]

Yeah, but this stuff isnt rigged, like a lot of that show is.

[theantiquetiger]

I buy and sell as a hobby to fund my LSU collecting.

I made an easy $700+ this week off a near mint 1930's Lionel train set and a couple late 1800's fly fishing reels.

I paid $400 for the train set and $10 for the reels.

The reels sold for $80 and the train for $1100!!!

Here is the only picture I have left from the set(deleted them as I listed them):



People ask me all the time how do I know what to buy at these estate sales. All I can tell them is that I don't know what to buy, but I know what to risk my money on. I have made 10's of 1000's of dollars over the last 10 years are so.

(keeps the wife from complaining when I spend $1000 on one LSU item )

here is my ebay page if you want to see the rest of the train (completed items, so you need to be logged in):

Theantiquetiger eBay page

[TheBig6]

What time is it kids?

[thekingofclout]

Original TYPE I Photograph. Date Stamp Oct. 12, 1969 and Caption on the Back.

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And a pair of signed cuts. Half way there.

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[Ladder7]

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." Admiral Yamamoto IJN

May 8, 1941

[Exhibitman]

I collect Academy Awards tickets and related memorabilia. Here is a collage of some tickets and a few close-ups:

[milkit1]

Great Lennon pictures. Sad knowing he would be dead in a few hours. John didn't die from stupidity like Hendrix and joplin and so many other rocker stars. Those pictures really show how alive and ready to work he was.
Nice academy tix. I got to pick up tix for a producer one time and it was really cool hearing who the other people in line were picking up for. The person in front of me was getting Owen wilsons ticket for example

[BBSD]

Original proposed drawing of the Golden Gate Bride. Thank goodness they decided to tweak the design.