Antiques & Vintage Collectibles

Anyone else remember these vintage fairy tale books with the fancy "winky" cover inserts? If you are of a certain age, they are iconic as well as nostalgic. Often called 3-D books, the iconic image...

A charming vintage painted children’s growth chart “stick” we have available in our space at Exit 55 Antiques (Fergus Falls, MN). So sweet! If interested, we will ship — contact us or call the store at (218) 998-3088. Thanks!

How could they part with proof of how Keith, Greg, Mark & Kevin grew?!

There’s a lot of discussion, sometimes couched as a “panic,” about how there are not enough kids interested in collecting. Whether you are concerned about the collecting industry or not, there are valid reasons to get kids interested in the hobby.

Collecting teaches children how to manage money, how to negotiate, how to value objects, how to organize, and, if you (and they) are lucky, they can also learn to appreciate craftsmanship, love history, and a whole lot more.

Involving the younger generations in family history is not magic. Let's take my answer apart and look at its three features to create our next generation of family history fans!

Saggy Baggy Elephant Well, I thought I had seen everything there was to see in collectibles. Having been "in the biz" for over 40 years, I have seen a

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Rootie Kazootie Baseball Star: A Little Golden Book by Steve Carlin. Pictures by Mel Crawford. Published in 1954 by Simon and Schuster: New York. Condition: Good. ; inside clean with no writing.