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Delivery Service Sign; Porc. M.C.A. Cigar Sign; Porc. Peter Schuyler Cigar Sign; Edgar Arthur Builder Porc. Sign; Tin Dixie Sign; Tin Henry Noord Plumbing Sign; Dbl Sided Antique Sign; etc Soda Advertising: Tin Canada Dry Sport Cola Sign; Tin “Enjoy Coca Cola" Sq. Sign; Tin We Use Dar Kool Bulk Coolers Sign; Tin Nehi Sign; Porc Hoffman Quality Beverage Sign; Tin “Enjoy Coca Cola" Sign; 1935 Coca Cola Dbl Sided Sign; 1955 48" Coca Cola Button; 1920's Coca Cola Glasscok Cooler; Dr. Pepper Sign; 1960's Coca Cola Sign w/Bottle; Enjoy Coca Cola Sign; 1940's Coca Cola Cardboard; 1950's Coca Cola Santa Cardboard Display; Coca Cola Dispenser; 1950s Coca Cola Soda Machine; Squirt Light Up Clock Sign; 7 Up Menu Board; Tin ‘Lyons Magnus Root Beer Sign; 1949 Tin “Pause, Drink Coca Cola"; Tin Drink Mission Beverage Sign; 1940's Coca Cola Sign; Tin Pepsi Die Cut; Coca Cola Picnic Cooler; Nehi Advertising Light; Coca Cola General Store Light Up Sign; Tin Lg Budweiser Sign; Molson Neon Sign; Pabst Blue Ribbon Sign; Pilsner Lite Beer Pool Table Light; Budweiser Tin Sign; “Cott To Be Good" Tin Sign; Porc Hoffman's Beverage Sign; etc Thermometers to include: Pepsi Thermometer; Pyro Anti Freeze Thermometer; Coca Cola Round Thermometer; Robertson Coke Bottle Thermometer; Gehl Farm Equipment Thermometer; Case Thermometer; Gehl Tractor VT Thermometer; 1965 Say Pepsi Please Thermometer; etc Toys: Buddy L Texaco Tanker; Buddy L Coca Cola Truck; Nylint Magnetic Crane; Marx 1949 Friction Dick Tracy Squad Car; Toy Monitor Top Refrigerator; Wind Up Dogs; Lead Soldiers & Cowboys; Wooden Fisher Price Cow Pull Toy; Tin Friction Army Truck; Big Bang Cannon; Texaco Tanker Boat in Box; Wooden Fire Truck; Wooden Ladder Truck; Erector Set; 1950s Schwinn Boys Bike w/Carrier; Murray's Boys Bike w/Balloon Tires; Structo Hook & Ladder Truck; Tonka Hydraulic Hook & Ladder Truck; Marx Pinball Game; Marx Shooting Gallery; Sear's Dragster Peddle Car; AMF Hook & Ladder Peddle Car; Unopened Case of 1998 Hess Miniature Tanker Trucks; Unopened Case of 1999 Hess Miniature Trucks; 250 Watt Lionel Transformer; Lionel Trains & Accessories; etc Clocks to include: Hallmark Cards Clock; Trico Wiper Blades Clock; Ford V8 Clock; Coca Cola Clock; Philip Morris Clock; Wisconsin Heavy Duty Engine Clock w/Horse; etc Misc items: National #333 Brass Cash Register; 4 Gum Ball Machines; Old Spark Plugs; NOS Mazda Lamp In Box; Early 1950's Lebanon Valley Speedway Posters; 100 Drwr Metal Parts Cabinet; Life Saver Display; 3 Pommel Barber Shop Mirrors; Child's Barbershop Booster Seat; Dewey Cob Pipe Display; 10 Porc Green & White Gas Station Shades; Weed Tire Chain Display;Vic Country Store Tape Dispenser; Plastic Jeep Sign; Cans to include: Gargoyle Mobile Oil E Can; Brattleboro Jelly Co.
An English tale
This is the opening of a story about the destruction of parking meters that appeared recently in the Independent, a British tabloid.The respectable-looking lady at the tea shop in the Sussex market town of Lewes was an unlikely advocate of urban terrorism. "Everyone I know is secretly pleased about the attacks. No one would mind if every last one was blown to pieces," she confided in a hushed tone. "If I knew who was carrying out the explosions I wouldn't tell the police. Good luck to them, I say," she added.So what is the object of such passion and hatred in a town usually associated with literature, music, antiques and good taste? It is the parking meter.Read the rest at www. startribune.com/a2220. .
Collectors Universe Reports Metrics for Second Quarter and First ...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT) , a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles and diamonds and colored gemstones, today reported its unit performance metrics for the second fiscal quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company reports the number of units which it authenticates, grades and ships, on a quarterly basis, for coins, sports cards, autographs, stamps, currency, diamonds and colored gemstones, which comprise its principal authentication and grading markets. The Company's brands in those markets include: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) for coins, Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) for sports cards, PSA/DNA Authentication Services (PSA/DNA) for autographs, Professional Stamp Experts (PSE) for stamps, PCGS Currency for paper money, Gem Certification & Appraisal Lab (GCAL) for diamonds, and American Gemological Laboratories (AGL) for colored gemstones.
Online Antiques Mall Tias.com: Let's Make a Deal
Tias.com, the Internet's oldest antiques & collectibles mall, announced it has begun testing a new "Make An Offer" feature. The new option displays in the site-wide search results, giving shoppers the option to either purchase an item immediately or "Make An Offer" to sellers that offer this option. According to Phillip Davies, President of Tias.com, the antiques and collectibles market has shown rapid change over the past few years." It has become more and more difficult for sellers to keep up with market trends and the ever changing values of antiques and collectibles." In an effort to help its merchants address these rapid pricing changes, Tias is expanding the visibility of the dynamic pricing offered by their "Make An Offer" purchase option, by integrating it into their inventory search results.
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