Figurines and prints were the "photographs" and "news" of past centuries before the invention of the camera. Famous people, especially royalty, religious leaders, actors and actresses, criminals, ...

Tin toys, especially those that picture everyday life, are popular with today's collectors. Political, social, women's work and other themes inspired toy makers. Many early toys were made of very thin ...

Butternut wood was used to make this pie safe in about 1830. The star designs in the punched tin give it added value. It sold this year at Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, N.Y., for ,955. Go to an antique ...

This cast-iron “I can not tell a lie” clock is 8 inches high. A hatchet-shaped clock is not easy to sell, even if it is rare, so this was an auction bargain at 13. Sometimes it is impossible to find ...

Ralph M. Kovel, a pioneer of price guides for antiques and collectibles who wrote 97 books on the subject and helped create the modern mania for family heirlooms and flea-market finds on “Antiques ...