Back in the Victorian Era, silver plated household goods had enormous value and were extremely expensive in the marketplace. Not everyone could afford items that were plated with any amount of pure silver in them, so they had to settle for items made from pewter. Pewter was known as the “poor man’s silver” and was […]

Teapots are one of the most popular collected items. I found that most people that have teapot collections, started them way back when they were children. If you want to start a collection, where do you begin? With so many styles, shapes and sizes of teapots, it can become very overwhelming! There are novelty teapots […]

If you haven’t tried a blooming tea blossom, you don’t know what your missing – not only in the beauty of the tea but also the aromatic flavor! I have been collecting teapots for years. I love tea, every kind of tea. It wasn’t until recently that I tried a blooming tea blossom. It was […]

There are many different hobbies with which one can find enjoyment, but one of the most popular is coin collecting. People have collected and hoarded coins for as long as mankind has been using them. It was not until the modern age, however, that collector coins become common enough for the hobby to reach its […]

Nothing beats the comfort of cotton when it comes to undergarments. The fabric is as old as the hills and one of the first to be used for apparel designing. Good underwear is still an indulgence and has come a long way. You can now shop for the wardrobe add-ons online as well as offline. […]

For those that are in antique collecting, antique hallmarks are a form of authentication of purity, age and can offer other information that makes it easier to trace the heritage of precious metalwork made from gold and silver. They originated in England Brand Levitra around 1300 AD and maker’s marks are part of some antique […]