Victory tricks
Exciting new discoveries have recently emerged which provide tangible evidence that skateboarding was indeed introduced to Europe by American soldiers during World War II. A collection of old photographs and […]
First issued
The Collector’s Companion was launched by Terry Smith in summer 1995 with 12 pages of adverts and articles. How we’ve grown! Impressively, a quarter of the advertisers in this issue […]
Rules of acquisition
Star Trek’s Ferengi, who are often thought of as a reflection of present-day humans, live by the Rules of Acquisition – a collection of 285 sacred proverbs. 1 Once you […]
Guess the auction price (Winter 2021)
Featured below are a selection of lots sold at Bainbridges of Ruislip sales held this year. Purely for amusement, try to guess the hammer price (pre-27% commission & VAT) at […]
Speed antiquing
Our thought, here at The Collector’s Companion, on how fairs may run in the Covid era…