| If you are a born collector with a penchant for vintage | | | | unlikeliest of places! |
| items, you might be looking for a new investment. | | | | Cuckoo Clocks - These exciting hand-crafted |
| Perhaps you are not ready to splurge on high-priced | | | | time-keepers have finally made it to the top. Cuckoo |
| antiques, or maybe you simply do not have the | | | | clocks have been named as the number one vintage |
| physical space to make antique furniture collecting a | | | | collectible by several of the largest auction sites in the |
| viable hobby. | | | | world. The most highly coveted clock for collectors is |
| Vintage collectibles can be found at the most unlikely | | | | the Black Forest Cuckoo Clock, which was first |
| of locations. If you are a yard sale aficionado, or love | | | | crafted almost three centuries ago by German |
| the thrill of raising your hand at a vintage auction, you | | | | maestro Franz Kettler. Hand-carved reproductions with |
| might already be half way towards finding a valuable | | | | vibrant chimes and weights fetch the highest prices. |
| bargain. | | | | Designer Clothing - Designer clothing is one of the |
| Here is an overview of five of the most collectible | | | | most quickly growing and sought after vintage |
| vintage items that are already gaining in value, or are | | | | collectibles on the market today. Of course, couture |
| predicted to do so in the near future. | | | | from more prestigious and better established designers |
| Vintage Soda Collectibles - Since its conception in 1916, | | | | commands a much higher price tag than their more |
| the term "Coca Cola" has been synonymous with soft | | | | modern counterparts, but this too is changing. If you |
| drinks. There have been many changes in bottle, cap, | | | | visit your local bookstore, you will notice a growing |
| and can design in the past 92 years, which many of us | | | | number of paperback guides to help you find vintage |
| have simply failed to notice. Surprisingly, authentic soda | | | | clothing, designers, and prices. |
| cans, bottles, clocks, bottle caps, and machines bearing | | | | Vintage Knives - Pocket knives with blades in |
| a soda logo are amongst the hottest collectible items | | | | excellent, rust-free condition are becoming increasingly |
| of the moment. Older coke bottles were easy to | | | | popular amongst collectors. The majority of the major |
| locate and purchase several years ago, but the | | | | knife manufacturing company's use a simple numbering |
| competition amongst die-hard collectors has | | | | system which identifies what the handle should be |
| considerably turned up the heat. Vintage soda | | | | made of, and how many blades that specific knife |
| collectibles can be purchased in stores or online at | | | | should have. This system helps protect the trained eye |
| dedicated e-stores. | | | | against counterfeiting and altering. Rust, evidence of |
| Pre-1960 Mechanical Toys - If you are one of the | | | | sharpening, and blade damage cause substantial |
| many people who thought the toy collecting craze all | | | | reductions in value. |
| began with Barbie and G.I Joe, you might be surprised | | | | Collecting vintage items that are rapidly gaining in value |
| to know that collectible pre-1960 mechanical toys are | | | | and popularity can be both fun and exciting. However, |
| rapidly increasing in value. In fact, a used (and mass | | | | the saying "just because it's old doesn't mean it's |
| produced) military-style friction drive police car will set | | | | valuable" definitely applies here, so take care to use |
| you back around $250. Collecting vintage toys is a fun | | | | good judgment when making your purchases. |
| endeavor, and you will find bargains turning up in the | | | | |