The Weltron 2001 Radio and Weltron 2003 Speakers
The Weltron 2001 “Space Ball” radio/8‑track and its companion Weltron 2003 speakers are classic examples of early‑1970s space‑age industrial design,…
2019 Topps Alliance of American Football AAF Cards
There was a time when collecting sports cards felt simple, accessible, and genuinely fun. Packs could be found almost anywhere….
Ballantine Books Star Trek Blueprints Variations
For many years, little attention has been given to the subtle variations found in the Star Trek blueprint sets produced…
DC Comics Super Heroes
The DC Comics Super Heroes line was released in 1989 by ToyBiz and began as Batman series based on the…
Mego Star Trek Phaser Battle Game #51220
The Mego Star Trek Phaser Battle Game was introduced in 1976. It didn’t last very long on the market. There…
Galaxy Home Syrups for Soft Drinks
This set represents a case of twelve Galaxy Home Syrups for Soft Drinks, a short-lived and now quite obscure mid-century…
Mego 2-XL
2-XL was designed by Dr. Michael J. Freeman, Ph.D and produced by Mego Toys. 2-XL is short for “to excel”….
Matchbox Fighting Furies Ghost of Cap’n Kidd
In the 1970s, Matchbox produced an action figure line called Fighting Furies. One of the more unusual figures in the…
DGC-24425 Nirvana Nevermind
While researching the purchase of a true first USA pressing of Nirvana’s Nevermind released in 1991, there really didn’t seem…
Fabulous Photo Offer
A 1960, Fabulous Photo Offer. NOW AVAILABLE … BEAUTIFUL NEW PHOTOS OF YOUR FAVORITE RECORD STARS ONLY 25c EACH. START…
Cinderella Watch with Slipper
I had been researching what was described to me as a 1950s Disney Cinderella wrist watch in shoe or slipper….
Mego Star Trek Enterprise Action Gift Set
Here is an example of the Mego Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Action Gift Set that was the standard enterprise that…
The Monkees Publicity Photos Gallery
The Monkees were a marketing juggernaut. Their likeness was used on just about everything imaginable. Here is a gallery of…
Mego World’s Greatest Super Heroes!
Here is a gallery of Mego World’s Greatest Super Heroes! on cards. Although this is an exhaustive presentation of card…
1990 Pro Set Dexter Manley variation
Pro Set is well known for its early ability to correct, change, or modify cards as desired. This final series…
Index of Victor Records
A remarkably clean and apparently unused Index of Victor Records has recently surfaced, created to help catalog a personal collection…
Galoob Star Trek Action Figures and Accessories (1988-1989)
In 1988, Galoob Toys initiated an aggressive toy campaign for the Star Trek: The Next Generation toy line. Early dealer…
Rare America Online for Windows (Version 1.0a) Diskette Sold in Auction
Diskette collecting may seem unusual at first glance, but like many areas of technology history, these once-common items have quietly…
A Loose Mego Humanoid Sells for $911!
It has been quite a wait since the last Humanoid appeared on eBay. This is a 1980 Mego Black Hole…
RCA Records 45 RPM Holder and Card
This is something interesting. Never having ever seen one of these before and can’t find another of any similarity on…
The Beatles Yesterday and Today
This is a metamorphous of the Beatles, Yesterday and Today album, from the original “Butcher Cover” to the “Trunk Cover”….
RCA Gold Standard Series (orange label) 45s
There is little documentation on the Gold Standard series 45s released by RCA in 1968 with the orange label. In…
RCA Compact 33s Gallery
I have written several articles on the RCA Compact 33. Please refer to those articles for additional information on this…
RCA Living Stereo 45s
RCA Records released as a counterpart to their standard release 45s, which were monaural, a stereo release with “LIVING STEREO”…
Mego Thing MOC
One of the rarest Mego action figures to get on card is the Thing from Fantastic Four, which was…
Mego The Greatest American Hero Convertible Bug MIB
The Greatest American Hero (GAH) Convertible bug with Ralph and Bill action figures was one of the final production runs…
The Rise and Fall of the Compact 33 Record
After a little research, I have found several articles and advertisements that give a general indication as to the introduction…
RCA Discography of Monaural Releases from LPM-3900 through LPM-3999
By the Late 1960’s record labels were making the transition from monaural to stereo releases. RCA began phasing out the…
Elvis Presley – RCA LP Orange Label Gallery
The focus of this gallery is on the RCA LP Elvis Presley catalog of records that were re-released between 1968…
1976 Topps Star Trek card set
Topps released this Star Trek set of cards and stickers in 1976, depicting the original television series, seven years after…
The Washington Post – Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Variations
At times, collecting is more than a hobby, it becomes an addiction. Over the years, I have collected many things,…
The Story of the Playmates 16044 Barclay from Projections
In the early to mid-1990s, Playmates Toys dominated the action figure aisles with their ever-expanding line of Star Trek collectibles….
Mego Planet of the Apes cardbacks
The Mego Planet of the Apes action figure line was first introduced in 1974 as a result of a series…
RCA LSP-2697 It Happened At The World’s Fair (Elvis) Orange Label
Elvis Presley orange label, rigid vinyl pressing of It Happened At The World’s Fair! In 1968, RCA Victor Records deleted…
RCA SPA 7-37 Elvis Presley Perfect for Parties Highlight Album
“I’m crazy about these albums. They’re really Perfect for Parties.” says RCA Victor’s Elvis Presley. Among the other songs and…
OKEH 1007 – The World’s Rarest Record Discovered!
The World’s Rarest Record – No Known Copy Until Now? An excursion in 2008 led to the discovery of a…