In the world of antiques, some items defy expectations by continually increasing in value. These unusual collectibles range from vintage medical instruments to antique marbles, each with a unique ...

On April 7, in our Antiques Market piece, we featured the pending auction of a jar of more than 2,000 vintage and antique marbles. Now we know how much someone was willing to pay for it... Have a ...

Did you know that marbles are considered one of today's top collectibles? Many people around the globe have come back to collecting glass marbles, the most common of marbles, in huge jars. Then clay, ...

Peggy’s recent discovery of a valuable stuffed Beanie Baby inspired me to rummage through my personal belongings in search of my own personal pay day. The thought of raking in some green stuff sounded ...

Many of our ancestors arrived from overseas with little more than the clothes on their backs and a dream under their hat. The immigrants arrived from across the ocean carrying their worldly ...

Question: Some years ago, I bought a box of old marbles at a yard sale. You listed a pair of collectible "sulphide" marbles in a recent column. I would appreciate information about them as well as ...

Some of life’s greatest pleasures come to us as children and never really leave. A fresh box of 64 crayons would still have the power to draw smiles from adults of a certain stripe, as would this jar ...