The invention of a cheap and easy colour printing process, along with the Victorian tendency for sentimentality and the introduction of the Penny Post, all worked together to create a […]

Skip to: Prices (Decimalisation)Places (Postcodes) Prices: Decimalisation BRITONS GET 100-CENT HEADACHEA STORM of controversy was blowing up last night over plans published earlier for switching Britain to a Continental-style decimal […]

In the 100+ years of the telephone there’s been a number of changes to phone numbers and the way we dial them. These changes have enabled direct calling, increased capacity […]

You'll find our latest issue at dozens of antiques & collectables shops, fairs and auctions. But you can also view it online, or request a printed copy be sent to you.

Skip to: Timeline / Fibre info / Burn test / Finishing treatments / Sources The biggest revolution to take place in fashion was not one of style, but of fibre. […]

Do you remember the elaborate charity collection tubs that would stand near the checkouts in most supermarkets? What fun it was to watch mum’s change zig-zag or spiral away. So […]

As The Collector’s Companion enters its thirtieth year, we thought we’d mark our pearl anniversary by taking a look at some. Such is the history and beauty of pearls, they […]

Utagawa Hiroshige was a prolific travel blogger who was also a success in the world of fast-fashion, with somewhere between 600 and 1000 designs for disposable hand-held fans. That’s to […]

You may be familiar with artist Ai Weiwei from the sea of 100 million hand-painted porcelain sunflower seed husks in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, his Lego portraits or perhaps from […]

I know of a person who would amuse himself by piercing a hole in someone’s can of Coke, causing an annoying dribble when they tipped it up to drink. You […]