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We specialize in Limoges China, Nippon and Noritake, Lefton, Occupied Japan, Blue Willow, Flow Blue and many others. -
The earliest collectibles were included as incentives with other products, such as cigarette cards in packs of cigarettes. Popular items developed a secondary market and sometimes became the subject of "collectible crazes". Eventually many collectible items came to be sold separately, instead of being used as marketing tools to increase the appeal of other products.
To encourage collecting, manufacturers often create an entire series of a given collectible, with each item differentiated in some fashion. Examples include sports cards depicting individual players, or different designs. Enthusiasts will often try to assemble a complete set of the available variations.
The early versions of a product, manufactured in smaller quantities before its popularity as a collectible developed, sometimes command exorbitant premiums on the secondary market. Dolls and other toys made during an adult collector's childhood can command such premiums.
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We specialize in Art Deco, Fine Oak, and mahogany, Country Primitive and Waterfall, American to English.
Even an amateur can add instant charm to any room with a classic piece of furniture or accessories! We offer complete room groupings to quaint little pieces perfect for sparking interest in a little corner of your house.
Capture the alluring style and grace of a bygone era with antique furniture. Check out Market Square Antiques and you too, will be captivated by the creativity and ingenuity of furniture designers of yesteryear.
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Vintage & Estate Jewelry
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Watches
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Vintage Tools
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An antique radio is a radio receiving set that is collectible because of its age and uniqueness. Although collectors may differ on the cutoff dates, most would use 50 years old, or the pre-World War II Era, for vacuum tube sets and the first five years of transistor sets.
The early history of radio is the history of technology that produced radio instruments that use radio waves. Within the timeline of radio, many people contributed theory and inventions in what became radio. Radio development began as "wireless telegraphy". Later radio history increasingly involves matters of programming and content.
Various scientists proposed that electricity and magnetism, both capable of causing attraction and repulsion of objects, were linked. In 1802 Gian Domenico Romagnosi suggested the relationship between electric current and magnetism, but his reports went unnoticed. In 1820 Hans Christian Ørsted performed a widely known experiment on man-made electric current and magnetism. He demonstrated that a wire carrying a current could deflect a magnetized compass needle. Ørsted's experiments discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism in a very simple experiment. Ørsted's work influenced André-Marie Ampère to produce a theory of electromagnetism. During its early development and long after wide use of the technology, disputes persisted as to who could claim sole credit for this obvious boon to mankind. Closely related, radio was developed along with two other key inventions, the telegraph and the telephone.
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We specialize in Limoges China, Nippon and Noritake, Lefton, Occupied Japan, Blue Willow, Flow Blue and many others.
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Modern Collectibles
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Milk Glass
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Wall Pockets
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We offer Cambridge, Fostoria, Heisey, Imperial, Tiffin, U.S. Glass and others
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Kitchen Glassware
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Cookie Jars
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In the early 1800’s oyster plates were sold on the streets, in hotels, and oyster rooms. So popular were oysters during the civil war period that Southerner’s created ”mock oysters” from flour, eggs, butter and corn fried in oil. During the WW I period oyster beds became depleted, availability decreased and prices rose dampening people’s enthusiasm for the product.
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Carnival Glass by definition is glass that is pressed and iridized, manufactured between 1905 and 1930. It was made by companies in the United States, England, France, Germany, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Finland.
Carnival Glass was achieved by a spray process on the surface of the glass before firing, producing a very beautiful product.
Carnival Glass was the last hand shaped glass mass produced in United States. And remains a beautiful reminder of the glassmaker’s skills.
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Kitchen Tools
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We have a very large selection of Blue Ridge Pottery. If you do not see your pattern please call or email us and we will gladly check our stock..
Listed are some of the patterns we have in stock: Daffodil, Yellow Dogwood, Ivy, Spray, Green Brair, Gold Daisy, Sunshine, Spiderwort and many others....
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