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Antique Silver
- Provides information on spoon collecting, types of spoons and makers of canteens.
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The Association of Art and Antique Dealers
- Trade association for professional dealers, provides directory of members and an art and antiques finder database.
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AW Antiques & Collectibles
- Restorer of antique furniture shows before and after pictures and offers tips on restoration. Includes pages on collecting various items with links to further resources.
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Bayko Building Site
- Home of the Bayko Collectors Club for enthusiasts of this construction toy, marketed from 1934 to 1967 and built at Plimpton Engineering, Liverpool.
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The BAYKO Man
- An enthusiast for the world's first plastic construction toy, produced in Liverpool between 1934 and 1964, maintains an extensive library of resources about Bayko for collectors.
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Bird Pin Badges
- Ian Mennell's photo guide to a collection of bird pin badges, including those produced by the RSPB.
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The British Antique Dealers' Association
- Trade association for antique dealers in Britain, includes dealers, art and antiques search.
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British Compact Collectors' Society
- Society for those who enjoy collecting makeup compacts and other vintage glamour items. Includes a taster of the pages available to members.
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British Shell Collectors' Club
- Offering advice and information on shell collecting and good practice, plus details of club membership.
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British Vintage Wireless Society
- A group interested in preserving technical and historical data, and the conserving and restoring vintage radio and related equipment. Includes details of membership, auctions and events, and publications.
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Buttonhook Society
- Explores members' buttonhook collections and provides news, feature articles and details of exhibitions.
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Collectors Club of Great Britain
- Collectors' portal, providing details of a number of magazines as well as lively forums, articles, advice, trade directory and listings of clubs and events.
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The Cotswold Antique Dealers Association
- The largest concentration art and antique dealers outside London. Details of exhibitions held and a directory of dealers.
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e Stamp Auctions
- Online auction site which brings together collectors of, and dealers in, stamps, postcards, phonecards, coins and banknotes.
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Golly Corner
- Dedicated to the Robertson jam golly brooches, issued from the 1920s until 2002. Includes a gallery of the site owner's 300 items, plus news, history, club information and articles.
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Greyhound Derby
- Offers swaps and postal auctions of memorabilia from greyhound racing, speedway clubs, horse racing, and football league.
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International Antique Science, Medical & Technology Fair
- Fair held twice yearly, in London, for collectors and dealers in antique scientific and medical instruments. Includes exhibitor list.
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International Perfume Bottle Association UK Chapter
- Perfume bottle collecting site provides an archive of its conventions, plus photo galleries and membership information.
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Lady Typewriter
- Showcases a gallery of antique British typewriters with a timeline.
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Lakeland Bears
- The story of the Lakeland Bears created by John and Wendy Phillips in Windermere from 1986 until their retirement in 2002; includes a history, photo galleries, and other resources for collectors.
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Matchbox Club
- Club for Matchbox toy car and model collectors. Contains historical articles, newsletters, auctions and a collector's guide to Matchbox Speak.
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Mauchline Ware Collectors Club
- A society for collectors of wooden souvenirs made over a period of a hundred years in Mauchline, East Ayrshire; includes a brief history and gallery, with details of membership, events, and their journal.
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Meccano Light Red and Green Period
- Comprehensive resource for collectors or fans of Meccano's light red and green period, which ran for six years, from 1958 to 1964.
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National Mining Memorabilia Association
- Formed in 1996 by a group of colliery check and mining badge collectors. Includes information about membership, meetings programme, publications, and a collection of articles and photo galleries about their hobby.
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The Old Lawnmower Club
- For people interested in collecting, preserving and displaying lawn mowers made from 1830 onwards; with details of membership and events, news, a forum, and a history of the technology.
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Petrol Maps
- Directory list of petroleum services and events in Europe with search engines.
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The Pewter Society
- Devoted to the collection of pewter antiques; includes a database of British and Irish makers and their marks.
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Philip and Harold Mernick
- Provides comprehensive pages on their various collecting interests including jettons or reckoning counters, stoneware hunting jugs, the Shadwell forgeries, coins, seals, Victorian plastics and school attendance rewards.
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Police Memorabilia Collectors Club
- Features classified ads, forum and information on the magazine and membership benefits of this club for dedicated police memorabilia collectors. Also features an online pictorial museum.
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Regional Furniture Society
- Studies regional furniture making traditions and provides craft and restoration workshops and advice.
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Robert Newson
- Collector, researcher and writer on the subject of cast metal toy vehicles, with particular emphasis on minor British manufacturers.
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Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association
- Provides directory of members and details of antique fairs in the Thames Valley area.
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UK Sucrologists Club
- Club for those who enjoy collecting sugar packets and sachets. Contains membership information, images, articles and newsletter downloads for members.
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Value My Stuff
- Provides consumers with the value of items for those trying to sell their antiques.
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Velology.co.uk
- Online resource for collectors of expired motor tax discs; includes details of their magazine, and a trading section.
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