Maytag Autographs And Memorabilia Maytag autographs and memorabilia are widely collected. The founder of the Maytag company, Frederick Louis Maytag, was the son of German immigrants. Maytag began his first significant foray in business in 1893 when he co-founded a company for making farm implements. Maytag expanded his manufacturing operations to include washing machines. Early […]
Model train track BASICS Makin’ Tracks & Getting Wired You’ve got your benchwork up and your topographical foundation set. Are you ready to get down to the nitty-gritty of deciding on your train route? It’s time to lay some track and wire ‘er up! Wow! Just where do I begin? For the first year or […]
Retaining the Value of Antique Stock Certificates Scripophily is the collecting of antique bonds and stock certificates. Enthusiasts vary widely in how they take care of their documents. Some actually just stack them together in a folder or drawer (cringe). Others treat them like the irreplaceable historical artifacts and works of art they really are. […]
How To Preserve Your Memorabilia Collection Anything worth collecting is worth protecting and organizing. You have invested time, money and resources in building your political memorabilia collection. Spending a little time learning how to store your items correctly, will help you maintain the value of your collection and help provide you with many years of […]
We Are a Sick Lot Our modern lifestyles are sedentary compared to those of our ancestors whose lives were full of hard physical activity just to meet the daily demands of living. These physical demands where replaced by automation and our lifestyles now are mostly devoid of anything that resembles physical labor or ‘work’. It […]
