Barware (1/26/08)
During the late 1960s and early 1970s it became fashionable for homeowners to convert basements into family rec rooms, often … More >>

Baseball Cards (1/26/08)
Baseball cards were originally issued by tobacco companies in the late 19th century. The first big producers of gum cards … More >>

Baseball Memorabilia (1/26/08)
Baseball traces its beginnings to the mid-19th century. By the turn of the century it had become America’s national pastime. The … More >>

Basketball Cards (1/26/08)
Muriad cigarettes issued the first true basketball trading cards in 1911. In 1933 Goudey issued the first basketball cards found … More >>

Basketball Memorabilia (1/26/08)
The first basketball game was played on a regulation 94-foot by 50-foot court in 1891. James Naismith, physical director of … More >>

Bauer Pottery (1/26/08)
John Bauer founded the Paducah Pottery in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1885. John Andrew Bauer assumed leadership of the pottery in … More >>

The Beatles (1/26/08)
Beatlemania took the country by storm in 1964, the year the Beatles appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Members of … More >>

Belleek, American (1/26/08)
The American Belleek era spanned from the early 1880s until 1930. Several American firms manufactured porcelain wares resembling Irish Belleek. … More >>

Belleek, Irish (1/26/08)
Belleek is a thin, ivory-colored, almost iridescent-type porcelain. It was first made in 1857 in county Fermanagh, Ireland. Production continued … More >>

Bicycles & Related (1/26/08)
The bicycle was introduced in America at the 1876 Centennial. Early bicycles were high wheelers with heavy iron frames and … More >>