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“Hot” Collectibles for under $10.00

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So this is a fun blog about collecting and or starting collections that don’t break the bank. When you are just starting out a collection or want to add to an existing with inexpensive add -ons , these are what are going to be “Hot” in 2017 !

Composer Busts

Mass-produced by a handful of outfits during the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s, these diminutive statuettes served as popular gifts from piano teacher to student. Herco Industries, the accessories division of Hershman Brothers Musical Instrument Company, cast the for inch-tall chalkware maestros.

Mass-produced by a handful of outfits during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, these diminutive statuettes served as popular gifts from piano teacher to student. Herco Industries, the accessories division of Hershman Brothers Musical Instrument Company, cast the four-inch-tall chalkware maestros below (from left, Paderewski, Mozart, and Mendelssohn). We snagged the trio for $9.

 Brass I.D. Tags
 Prior to the advent of electronic key cards and bar codes, elegant metal medallions labeled keys and their corresponding hotel rooms or lockers, and also tracked inventory and tools at large businesses. From $6 to $8 each.
Prior to the advent of electronic key cards and bar codes, elegant metal medallions labeled keys and their corresponding hotel rooms or lockers, and also tracked inventory and tools at large businesses. The oval flea-market find at left cost $8; the round specimens, $6 apiece.

Bottle Openers

The combo bottle-and-can opener debuted shortly after Prohibition—when brewers first started marketing canned beer—and remained prevalent until the pull tab’s release in 1962. Often given away with the purchase of a six-pack, the simple tools are in plentiful supply today.

 

The combo bottle-and-can opener debuted shortly after Prohibition—when brewers first started marketing canned beer—and remained prevalent until the pull tab's release in 1962. Often given away with the purchase of a six-pack, the simple tools are in plentiful supply today. Snap them up for as little as $1 each.

Prize Ribbons

In 1935, Manhattan was all atwitter about the New York Poultry Show, where a chicken took home the pink ribbon above. The 1925 blue ribbon was bestowed upon a home cook in Lititz, Pennsylvania; the apricot-colored sash identified a 1957 officer of New York’s Mid-Hudson Kennel Club. Compete for similar pre-1960s awards—made of silk, not synthetics—on eBay, where they’re auctioned off in small lots, or at flea markets, where they typically go for a few bucks each.

 

In 1935, Manhattan was all atwitter about the New York Poultry Show, where a chicken took home the pink ribbon above. The 1925 blue ribbon was bestowed upon a home cook in Lititz, Pennsylvania; the apricot-colored sash identified a 1957 officer of New York's Mid-Hudson Kennel Club. Compete for similar pre-1960s awards—made of silk, not synthetics—on eBay, where they're auctioned off in small lots, or at flea markets, where they typically go for a few bucks each.

Photographers’ Proofs

To create this two-headed horse, the developer flipped the negative and exposed the print a second time; but there’s no telling if that move was intentional or merely a darkroom mistake. We unearthed these circa-1915 prints in a box of discarded proofs, priced at under a buck each—evidence that it’s worth digging for special effects or gaffes (double exposures, light leaks, awkward cropping) that add extra interest to otherwise ordinary works.

To create this two-headed horse, the developer flipped the negative and exposed the print a second time; but there's no telling if that move was intentional or merely a darkroom mistake. We unearthed these circa-1915 prints in a box of discarded proofs, priced at under a buck each—evidence that it's worth digging for special effects or gaffes (double exposures, light leaks, awkward cropping) that add extra interest to otherwise ordinary works.

Advertising Hangers

Beginning in the early 20th century, tailors, haberdasheries, dry cleaners, and even banks imprinted their logos, slogans, and other information on these wooden freebies—a publicity tactic that endured through the 1970s. The examples here, all under $5 a pop, hail from between the 1930s and the 1960s.

Beginning in the early 20th century, tailors, haberdasheries, dry cleaners, and even banks imprinted their logos, slogans, and other information on these wooden freebies—a publicity tactic that endured through the 1970s. The examples here, all under $5 a pop, hail from between the 1930s and the 1960s.

All of the above can enhance the look of your home and collections and will not break the bank to do it. And these are items kids can help look for and you can make a game out of the hunt for any of the object’s de Art !