Comments on: Collectibles? http://collectiblog.com Antiques, Collectables and Coin Collectors Blog Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:32:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: joseck mwangi http://collectiblog.com/collectibles/comment-page-1#comment-245172 joseck mwangi Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:59:20 +0000 http://collectiblog.com/collectibles/#comment-245172 I am writing to you because I have Obama,s father diaries(1968-1980) and in particular the 1971 one which has details of Obama and his father meeting in Hawaii in December.At the back of the diary(notes section) Obama's father has written about six pages about his trip to Hawaii,how he spent his time there and what he thought about his son.The other diaries have details about his daily activities(both official and personal) and from them one can gather a lot about his personality .I am writting to you because i believe this diaries can make a great story for an American newspaper. President Obama father used to be a tenant in our building in Kenya and when he died in 1982 there are some belongings that his relative’s left behind at our place.I think they found them valueless thus the reason for leaving them behind.The items have been in our old store since 1982 and among them is a box full of documents and recently I wanted to throw them away but decided to first peruse.That is where i found these old diaries.They are old but legible although some are faint. Do you think they would qualify as collectors items and if so how do i market them coz i can't trade via e-bay here in kenya. THANKS. JOSECK MWANGI KENYA-EAST AFRICA I am writing to you because I have Obama,s father diaries(1968-1980) and in particular the 1971 one which has details of Obama and his father meeting in Hawaii in December.At the back of the diary(notes section) Obama’s father has written about six pages about his trip to Hawaii,how he spent his time there and what he thought about his son.The other diaries have details about his daily activities(both official and personal) and from them one can gather a lot about his personality .I am writting to you because i believe this diaries can make a great story for an American newspaper.

President Obama father used to be a tenant in our building in Kenya and when he died in 1982 there are some belongings that his relative’s left behind at our place.I think they found them valueless thus the reason for leaving them behind.The items have been in our old store since 1982 and among them is a box full of documents and recently I wanted to throw them away but decided to first peruse.That is where i found these old diaries.They are old but legible although some are faint.

Do you think they would qualify as collectors items and if so how do i market them coz i can’t trade via e-bay here in kenya.

THANKS.

JOSECK MWANGI

KENYA-EAST AFRICA

]]> By: Dan Wright http://collectiblog.com/collectibles/comment-page-1#comment-11283 Dan Wright Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:38:07 +0000 http://collectiblog.com/collectibles/#comment-11283 Another category of collectibles that are popular is the old advertising memorabilia put out to help develop the brands of some of the world's most popular soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and others. The most popular items typically include vintage signs (especially those made of porcelain), serving trays, clocks and other old, original promotional advertising items. Equally collected are those items that were part and parcel to the actual product itself such as the bottles in which the sodas were distributed (among the most sought-after: the ultra-rare 1890s Hutchison type bottles and the hard to find straight-sided bottles circa 1905-1920 which were often amber in color). Other such examples include unusual and rare items such as pieces of the short-lived Coca-Cola gum or even simply the gum wrappers themselves. These remnants from days gone by evoke a longing for the simpler times that were the Victorian era at the beginning of 20th century. Another category of collectibles that are popular is the old advertising memorabilia put out to help develop the brands of some of the world’s most popular soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and others.

The most popular items typically include vintage signs (especially those made of porcelain), serving trays, clocks and other old, original promotional advertising items.

Equally collected are those items that were part and parcel to the actual product itself such as the bottles in which the sodas were distributed (among the most sought-after: the ultra-rare 1890s Hutchison type bottles and the hard to find straight-sided bottles circa 1905-1920 which were often amber in color). Other such examples include unusual and rare items such as pieces of the short-lived Coca-Cola gum or even simply the gum wrappers themselves. These remnants from days gone by evoke a longing for the simpler times that were the Victorian era at the beginning of 20th century.

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