How to Buy or Sell — Phonographs & Records, Radios, Television Sets & Computers

Phonographs, phonograph records, radios, and even television sets are popular collectibles. Early phonographs are stocked in some shops; later models are now important because they are needed to play the music. The item must be in good working condition to be of value. “Crossover” examples, those wanted by collectors of another type of antique, are […]

How to Buy or Sell — Musical Instruments, Player Pianos and Music Boxes

Everyone has heard of the Stradivarius violin that sold for over $16 million. Unfortunately, very few people know that 99.99 percent of the violins labeled Stradivarius are nineteenth- or twentieth-century versions and are worth very little even if labeled inside. Some old musical instruments have great value, but most of them should be priced as […]