Diving Danger for Sale
Rare 'Widow Maker' diving helmet that helped daring divers survive rescue missions in incredible ocean depths comes to auction at Nation's Attic.
Divers Discover Enigma Machine
The World War II encryption device was recovered from the Baltic Sea.
Enigma Machines
The German encryption devices are rare and sell for thousands at auction.
Third Reich Heists
Rare Nazi uniforms and other items worth millions stolen in a series of robberies at war museums in Denmark and the Netherlands stump authorities.
How to Sell Your Collection
Advice from a lifelong collector on steps to take to sell your collection, make some money and live to collect another day.
Waving The Flagg
Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg's recruiting poster featuring Uncle Sam exhorting “I Want You for U.S. Army” so resonated with the public that it became one of the most enduring images of the 20th century.
Buried Treasure
A long-lost diving helmet, a U.S. Navy Mark V, surfaces after decades buried in a hoarders' northern Wisconsin home. The 1916 helmet could be the most historically important helmet in the world – and the most valuable when it comes to auction in July.
Patriotic milk bottles - They did America proud
When America entered World War II, the ad industry took immediate action by forming the War Advertising Council that focused on public service campaigns, including the patriotic slogans that would be included on glass milk bottles.
D-Day flag soars to $162,500
The first American flag planted on Omaha Beach in northern France on World War II’s infamous D-Day soared to $162,500 at Heritage Auctions.
Collecting Civil War ID Tags
Facing the prospect of impending death, Civil War soldiers fashioned their own ID tags from coins and tokens. These Civil War ID tags are collectible today.
Appraisal: Confederate anthem may be by two different composers
Independent antiques appraiser and dealer Susan Mullikin, who is a graduate of the Asheford Institute, appraises the value of a Confederate anthem.
Militaria books are valued additions to the bookshelf
This trio of new books explore the relics, military badges and uniforms of World War I and World War II.
Illinois firearms auction offers Soviet MiG-21 fighter jet
Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) has been hinting since late last year that 2019 promised to be a special year. A glance at the special items in the firm’s May 2019 Premiere Firearms Auction confirms it.
Oskar Schindler possessions sell for $46,303
A collection of Oskar Schindler’s personal possessions sold for $46,303 according to RR Auction. Schindler is credited with saving nearly 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.
Finding art and antiques in New Orleans
New Orleans' French Quarter, bound by the Mississippi River and boasting architecture from the Spanish era, hosts many of the city’s finest antique stores.
York Antiques Show & Sale Upon Us
Premiere antiquing event in Mid-Atlantic region kicks off end of January in Pennsylvania.
