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1. Antiques
If you want to keep up-to-date in the field, by all means subscribe to the monthly periodical Antiques, which is published in Westfield, New York, by the Guide Publications Company.
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2. Art
Art collecting is unquestionably one of the most fascinating of all hobbies, but the fabulous prices of paintings by the masters make it beyond the reach of all but a very few—the Fricks, the Guggen-heims, the Billy Roses, and the Edward G.
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3. Books
Naturally then, those that survive are the rarest of all books and the most costly. In addition to the work of Gutenberg, books of the incunabula period inclule milestones in print produced by Nicolas Jenson, William Caxton, and Aldus Manutius.
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4. Buttons
Among the favorite categories are: the old pewter and brass buttons of the early American manufacturers (hard to find, but also fun to find and rewarding to trade); buttons from uniforms of all kinds; metal buttons; buttons covered in various fabrics; porcelain buttons; buttons made from unusual materials such as nuts, horn, hoof, and vegetable ivory; buttons of interesting shape, and even campaign buttons.
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5. Clocks
The clock that gives the gift of time is one of the most popular of all collector's items. The sundial, man's earliest timepiece, seems to have been first made by the Chaldean astronomer, Berosus, about 300 B.
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6. Dolls
Having them in a case will lessen the danger of an accident, keep them out of the hands of children—who, after all, have their own—and keep them clean.
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7. Matchbook Covers
There are matches identified with all of our fifty states and practically every other country in the world. Watch the matchbooks you get from day to day, and you will probably find that you get: a hundred different ones during the course of a year.
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8. Menus
Collectors who want to make collecting tough for themselves spurn all contemporary menus and search for the old ones that remind you that a full-course dinner at a good restaurant once cost less than one dollar.
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9. Miniatures
In a way, miniatures* take up no space at all, for they become a part of your decor and occupy space that would ordinarily be taken by larger decorative pieces.
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10. Photographs
The catalogue, which costs 25 cents a copy plus postage, is an absolute must for all collectors of motion picture stills.
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