Library Services
Antiques and Collectibles
The following list contains information about Internet sites, mailing lists, books, and magazines that can be found at the Central Library. The sources contained in this list are only a starting point. By searching the Online Catalog you will find more information about antiques and collectibles.
Internet Sources
- About Antiques
- About Collectibles
- American Society of Appraisers
- Antiques and Collectibles Guide
- Antiques Roadshow Online
- Appraisers Association of America
- Kovels
Print Sources
All Reference materials (Call numbers 000-999) and Circulating materials with call numbers between 000 and 699 can be found on the 2nd floor of Central Library. Circulating materials with call numbers between 700 and 999 can be found on the 4th floor Central Library.(R) = The Library has both a reference copy and one or more copies that may be checked out. An "R" without parentheses means that the book is a Reference book and is for Library use only.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
- Antiquespeak : a guide to the styles, techniques, and materials of the decorative arts, from the Renaissance to art deco 745.103 H633
- Miller's antiques encyclopedia R745.1 M652
Directories
- Kovels' yellow pages : a collector's directory of names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, email, and Internet addresses to make selling, fixing, and pricing your antiques and collectibles easy R745.1 K88ky Information about price guides; clubs; publications; repairs, parts, and supplies; museums; archives; reference books; and appraisal groups.
- Maloney's antiques & collectibles resource directory R745.1025 M257 Contact information for appraisers, auction services, clubs and associations, dealers, experts, museums, libraries, periodicals, and reproduction services.
Identification
- Antique collector's directory of period detail: how to identify the key characteristics, shapes, and forms of period styles 749.1 D253
- Is it antique yet? 745.1 L863
Magazines
- The Antique trader weekly PERIODICAL 1 year + current
- Antiques and auction news PERIODICAL 1 year + current
- Antiques & collecting hobbies PERIODICAL Current Year. MICROFILM Mar 1985 +
- Coin world PERIODICAL 1 year + current
- Kovels= on antiques and collectibles PERIODICAL 1 year + current
- The magazine antiques PERIODICAL March 1971 +
- Mekeel's and stamps magazine PERIODICAL 2 years + current
-
The Numismatist
(coins, paper money, medals)
PERIODICAL Jul 1986 +
Online Collecting
- The ABCs of Collecting Online 025.063811 B679
- Collecting in Cyberspace: a Guide to Finding Antiques & Collectibles On-line 745.1075 B829
DVD's
- Introduction to Antiques DVD 745.1 I61
Price Guides
- Antique Trader Antiques and Collectibles 745.1075 A633
- The Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price List 745.1 K882
- The Lyle Official Antiques Review 745.1 L985
- Official price guide to antiques and collectibles 745.1 O32
Repair & Restoration
- The antiques clinic 745.10288 A633
- Caring for your family treasures: heritage preservation 745.10288 L848
Call Numbers for Specific Types of Collectibles and Antiques
- Baseball cards 769.497
- Clocks and watches 681.113
- Coins 737.4
- Dolls 688.7221, 745.5922
- Glass 748.2
- Pottery and porcelain 738
- Silver and Silver Plate 739.23
- Stamps 383, 769.56