The Gibson Girl is considered to be the fore runner to the collectible vintage pin up posters girl and the best representation of the feminine ideal. The foundation for the vintage pin up posters girl began as portrayal in the humorous pen and ink illustrations and stories penned by Charles Dana Gibson.
Gibson is responsible for the twenty year period of the Gibson Girl popularity, a period...
Veronica Lake is known for her peekaboo coif and mysterious allure in black and white film, but in the 1941 comedy Sullian's Travels, Lake shows that not only is she beautiful and worthy of vintage pin up posters fame, but can be satirical as well. Even the title, Sullivan's Travels, is a satire, playing on the title of the satirical self-examination journey Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan...
Shopping for toys online comes around Christmas time, although there are plenty of other times when you check out what sales are online because you are pressed for time or have limited access to an actual store. The great thing about shopping online is that you do not have to take your children to the store with you when you go.
I have roughly 25 nieces and nephews; yes I come from a huge...
In the world of collectibles, fantasy items such as daggers and knives always are a popular hit with many different people. Go to a knife show and you will see plenty of people surrounding the fantasy knives and daggers collection. What is it about these designs that strike us as fascinating? It is the design or the function?
Either way, collecting these wonderful pieces is sure to make you...
When shopping around for a tough outdoor daypack that you can use to go hiking, hunting, fishing, camping or whatever your needs are, you should focus on a few features of the bag to help you narrow down exactly to what it is you are looking for.
All outdoor daypack type bags should be very durable. The best way to verify this is to check out a few items on the bag to ensure toughness and...
Keeping your action figures in good condition is of huge importance when it comes to action figure collecting. Years and years of storage can wreak havoc on your collection should you not heed to certain pointers.
The storage of action figures can slowly degrade the value of your collection if you are not very careful. It is amazing what time and the continuous burden of certain forces in...
Collecting knives is one of the most exciting hobbies that I have been fortunate to be a part of for quite some time. I guess I was inspired by great manufacturers like Case Knives, Buck Knives, Gerber Knives and so many more. But, one of the coolest survival type knives to ever hit the market, in my humble opinion, has got to be the original Rambo knife.
The original Rambo knife was...
A big question in the pocket knife collecting hobby is whether they appreciate and grow in value. Do the knives that you purchase and save in that sock drawer actually become more valuable in the future than they are now?
I want you to rest assured that your pocket knife collection will absolutely grow in value if you are wise about the pocket knives that you purchase. I am not going to...
Shopping online or over the Internet can be very intimidating for someone who has never done it before or has a hang up or two when it comes to putting all of that personal information into a website like your credit card number or address.
There are a slew of ways to protect your information online and find great deals and bargains at the same time. If you are not shopping online, you are...
The world of action figure collecting is exploding. I do not know what to think of this besides thank you nostalgia lovers. Being an avid action figure collector, this is ideal and beyond perfect for me and can be for you too as well if you play your cards right.
What do I mean by that? Well, you must do your research or you will absolutely end up with a closet full of plastic junk not worth...
