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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 […]

The younger sibling of the army and navy, the air force was still in its infancy when World War II began. Britain was the first country in the world to […]

WW2 saw the creation of a number of clubs that no airman would have chosen to join, but given a certain set of circumstances they’d be glad they did gain […]

These ornate little trumpets are bouquetiers, also known as tussie-mussies or quite simply, posy holders. In the 1800s flowers were a popular gift and fashion accessory among the upper classes […]

Back in September 2020, in issue 101 of The Collector’s Companion magazine, DJ/designer Rose Daly was interviewed about her 7” vinyl collection with 20 of their labels showcased in a […]

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 […]

– Pablo Picasso, 1955. Earthenware pitcher. JUGS for serving ale or cider at special occasions. Globe shaped, often in red earthenware with white-slip sgraffito decoration of nature motifs and rhymes. […]

The question is, does she wake back up again after you have gone to sleep? Perhaps it isn’t that ridiculous a question, apart from the fact we’ve always known stories […]

I don’t see the problem with it. The animal died so long ago, it would be a waste to throw it away. No. Absolutely not. It maintains the worth of […]

Here we present a selection of well-worn 1940s – 1950s British-made toy cars. Their individual patinas not only the result of many hours of exuberant play, but of the gradual […]