Q: I collect small action figures, including G.I. Joe and Star Wars characters. I've been on the hunt for one line of figures and I'm having a hard time. They're 'Sgt. Rock' figures made by a company called Remco. Can…
The Jim Beam animal and fish decanters made to hold Jim Beam bourbon in the 1970s went out of favor with collectors in the early 1990s. The 10-bottle fish-decanter set was made to raise money for the Fishing Hall of…
Dear Lee, The 20th-Century Roadshow was inevitable. It is now showing on television in England. The show was produced, of course, by the same people who created the original Antiques Roadshow that has been running in England for nearly 30…
An auction term that's new to us is "first seen." Hake's Americana & Collectibles auction offers a number of items described that way-things it has never seen before in its 38 years in business. One is a 1930s felt pennant…
It's lawn-care season. Ever wonder when the first lawn mower or lawn sprinkler was invented? The first mower was invented about 1830 in England. In the United States, lawn mowers were improved and patented frequently after the first horse-drawn mowers…
Obi Wan Kenobi's cloak, missing for 30 years, was found a few years ago. The cloak, from the first Star Wars film, was auctioned at Bonham's, London this week. It sold for £54,000 pounds, or about US$103,923.