Q & A with Harry Rinker: Wood Toy Box, Kennedy White House Memorabilia (1/4/13)
QUESTION: This past June, I purchased a handmade wooden toy box at a garage sale. The seller told me his … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: Holding Forth on My Annual Visit to Seiffen & Nutcrackers (12/31/12)
Linda and I made our 2012 annual December visit from the 14th through the 17th to Seiffen, located south of … More >>

Q & A with Harry Rinker: 1930s Boy Scout Neckerchiefs, Ingot Paperweight (12/18/12)
QUESTION: I have four Boy Scout neckerchiefs. The first two are from the 1937 National Jamboree held in Washington, D.C. … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: What Happened to ‘$300 and a Closet’ Part II (12/18/12)
Since some “Rinker on Collectibles” readers may not be familiar with my Closet Project columns, Dana Morykan, my friend and … More >>

Q & A with Harry Rinker: Brass Balance Scale, Banthrico Slush Metal Santa Bank (12/15/12)
QUESTION: I recently acquired a large brass balance scale marked “J. A. L. / Portugal” on the top of its … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: What Happened to ‘$300 and a Closet’ Part 1 (11/30/12)
For 22 years, starting in November 1987 and ending in November 2008, I bought toys and stashed them away in … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: Holiday Memories of the Friday after Thanksgiving (11/29/12)
Growing up as a youngster in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Friday after Thanksgiving marked the start of … More >>

Q & A with Harry Rinker: Beverly Depression Glass, Batman & Robin Drawing (11/26/12)
QUESTION: I inherited a collection of Beverly Depression glass. What can you tell me about its history and value? – L., … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: Fossils, Rocks and the Grandchildren (11/20/12)
Linda and I invited her son Jason, his wife Marzela, and their children Izaak, Sofia and Marcelo to join us … More >>

Q & A with Harry Rinker: Signed First Edition of Sandburg’s ‘Remembrance Rock’ (11/13/12)
QUESTION: I own an autographed copy of Carl Sandburg’s “Remembrance Rock,” published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1948. The … More >>