The Collectors Newsletter #1131--August 31, 2018

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1. Start a store now or place a Classified Ad! 2. Special Offers from TIAS.com sellers 3. Only 4 months until Christmas!
4. Do you know what day it is?
5. Pinterest: New board added!
6. Follow TIAS on Twitter and Instagram! 7. Send us your story about collecting
and be eligible
for a free gift
8. Identification assistance and Facebook updates 9. Newly listed items
10. Vintage Recipes
11. New On line Merchants
12. Did you know?
13. Helpful Resources For Collectors
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2. Special Offers from TIAS.com sellers

Every day we publish "press releases" from our sellers who are offering special
sales, discounts on shipping, promoting special items, etc. Visit http://www.tias.com/special-offers to see the latest. Hovering over the image displays the message from that particular store. Come see what you can find!

Here are a few of the most recent press releases:

Dinnerware Replacements
http://www.tias.com/stores/dwr
Get ready for gift giving! Unique glassware. Over 150 cookie jars listed. Many
Disney, Holiday, and just plain fun jars. Unique subjects.

Ads By Dee
http://www.tias.com/stores/adsbydee
Look & Shop at Ads By Dee. Vintage Advertisements make Great Gifts and Awesome Home Decorations. Credit Cards accepted through Paypal.

Victorian Grace Art-Antiques-Collectible Jewelry http://www.tias.com/stores/hfisherbab
Coupon CÇ£SUMMERCÇØ for $10 off orders of $99. Over 4000 items including rare religious medals, designer 14k gold, sterling jewelry, crystals, minerals, antique prints, vintage magazines, Armani statues and more.

Interesting Items - Vintage Collectibles & Folk Art http://www.tias.com/stores/iis
Starting Today - 8/30/18 - enjoy 25%* off EVERY Item on Interesting Items. Ends midnight 9/2/18. *Does not include shipping and insurance. Enter Code LD2018

przmtz, Cam & Pete's Treasures
http://www.tias.com/stores/praz
Navajo Sterling Silver and Turquoise Bracelet By Darryl Becente For Sale in Our
Store

Remember, when you buy from TIAS.com you are supporting small independent merchants who sincerely appreciate your business. Your online purchase is also backed by the TIAS.com Trusted Merchant Guarantee.

Visit http://www.tias.com and use our search to shop, or shop by categories, listed on the far left of the page.

To view the most recently added items by all TIAS Merchants, please visit: http://www.tias.com/newly-listed-antiques
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3. Less than FOUR months until Christmas!

Everyone at TIAS believes it's never too early to shop for Christmas! With only four months to go, start your shopping now! Most of the items that are for sale by the various dealers at TIAS.com are one-of-a-kind items. When they
are gone, they are gone! Don't lose out on that special item for those on your list!

4. Do you know what day it is?

Just to show you how versatile the inventory presented by our hundreds of sellers can be, we've been researching little-known national and world-wide "holidays" that most people aren't familiar with and matching them up with items for sale on TIAS.com.

Yesterday was Slinky Day
Patent Art: 1940s Slinky Toy - Matted https://www.tias.com/patent-art-1940s-slinky-toy---matted
-225730.html [wraps]

Visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TIASAntiques to read about some of the interesting and sometimes amusing "holidays"! You don't need to have a Facebook account to view that page!

5. Be sure to visit our boards on Pinterest! https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/

TIAS.com added a new board featuring Music Boxes! You can view
it here:
https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/music-boxes/

Visit our board for examples of the September Birthstones https://www.pinterest.com/TIASAntiques/september-birthstones-
sapphires/ [wraps]

Feel free to stop by and check out all of our boards and while you're there, please "follow" us! We update these boards daily.

6. TIAS.com is on Twitter!

Click here and be sure to follow us! https://twitter.com/TIASdotCOM

We've also started an Instagram page, so please be sure to follow us there too!
http://instagram.com/tiasdotcom We recently added quite a number of really unique items there!We now have a Instagram button at the top of the page at http://www.tias.com, along with the Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest buttons. --------------------------

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7. Share your story about collecting and be eligible for a free
gift!

Do you have an interesting story to tell? Send your story to newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here. If we use your story, we'll send you a handy-dandy TIAS pocket tape measure & magnifier. https://www.facebook.com/pg/TIASAntiques/videos/?ref=page_internal

Please be sure to include your name and postal mailing address when sending in your story. (Valid for US addresses only)

These have been reprinted from the May 2004 Edition of The Collectors Newsletter:

After you read these stories, tell us if you have had any experiences with vintage items that were found in unusual places. Send them to newsletter@tias.com and we may publish it here . We also want to hear any other interesting or unusual stories you would like to share with us that are related to collecting or anything vintage.

In the last issue a reader sent us a story about their "Outhouse finds" another
reader responded with this note...

Concerning the items found in the outhouse, but the owner didn't want to dig in
the hole. An archaeologist friend of mine says that an old outhouse hole is a
great place to search for historical artifacts. When outhouses were of no longer use they became the perfect dumping place for garbage and trash. This creates a timeline (from the bottom up) of what was used during that period of history. The items found can be wonderful for the historian as well as us collectors. He also said that after 50 years the "waste" HAS TURNED TO dirt and you have "clean" digging all the way down...Dale in Franklin, KY

Another story --

I work at an antique mall and found a portrait plate/bowl which at first glance
I just thought was pretty. After examining it closer it was an advertising plate for a grocery store with my grandfather's name printed on it. My grandfather passed away before I was born but I knew he owned a grocery/butcher
store from my mother's stories about her childhood. I was so excited to have found this treasure and couldn't wait to present it to my Mother for her birthday two months away. It was hard to keep the secret for two months but I managed. My Mother and everyone in our family was shocked and very happy to have this treasure and memory of my grandfather. It is now displayed in my Mother's curio cabinet for all to see and admire. Someone up there must have guided me to this. I am still amazed!!!

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10. Vintage Recipes

Be sure to check out our vintage recipe archive online at: http://bit.ly/1vDXn6h. Over 1200 wonderful vintage recipes are listed. Email recipes@tias.com if you would like to submit a recipe.

As with collectibles, people also have very strong feelings about foods from their past. Sometimes these special recipes get lost. This section is to help
people who are looking for lost recipes from their past. If you submit a request, please include the geographical region where you tasted the recipe. If you have a vintage recipe request send it to recipes@tias.com and we might just publish it here.

Here's a vintage recipe sent in from a reader.

Icebox Dessert

A layer of vanilla wafers in a 8- x 8-inch
or 8-x 12-inch baking dish
Covered with a layer of chocolate pudding. Repeated with another layer of vanilla wafers And another layer of chocolate pudding. Chilled in the refrigerator,
Then topped off with a generous layer of whipped cream. Kids young and old loved it, and it was easy on the cook.

TIAS.com merchants have thousands of cookbooks for sale! You can
see them here: http://www.tias.com/books/cooking/

Be sure to check out our vintage kitchen collectibles section online at: http://www.tias.com/showcase/1/Kitchen_Collectibles/1.html --------------------------

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11. New Online Merchants

Be sure to check out all of the fresh inventory offered by these new merchants that just opened a store at TIAS.com. and please don't forget the rest of our merchants. Your support goes a long way in helping our merchants. You can see
them all here: http://www.tias.com/new-merchants

nfptreasures
https://www.tias.com/stores/nfptreasures/
Welcome to nfptreasures where you can find quality vintage and antiques for less. I have been selling on the world wide web for 6 years now. I strive to always provide top notch customer service and super fast shipping! --------------------------

12. Did you know . . . . this about TIAS.com?

You can shop by category! On the left side of any screen on TIAS.com (including
the individual stores), you'll find a list
of Categories.

TIAS.com has an "Advanced Search" feature to help narrow down
your search results. Just use the SEARCH box at the top of any TIAS.com page, you'll see a link to "Advanced search", or
bookmark this link for easy access: http://www.tias.com/search.php

TIAS.com has a page available so that you can send emailed
vintage postcard messages to friends and family. Take a look at our selection here: http://www.tias.com/cards/

TIAS.com provides a directory which lists over 2300 clubs
related to Antiques and Collectibles? You can search by name, website name, type or description, as well as alphabetically. Take a look here: http://bit.ly/1BN65Sl If you head up an antiques and collectibles club, feel free to register it today!

13. Helpful Resources:
a) Find an antiques or collectibles club. Nearly 2000 different clubs listed. Take a look at:
http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/clubs.cgi
b) What's it worth? Try Kovels' online price guide to over 600,000 antiques and
collectibles. It can be found online at http://www.kovels.com
c) Sell Antiques & Collectibles online with us at: http://www.MakeAShop.com
d) Here's a link to the page where you can research backstamps/marks on the back of your item. http://www.kovels.com/marks/pottery-porcelain-marks.html

Thanks for reading. Feel free to forward this to a friend. To subscribe to this
newsletter go to: http://www.tias.com/subscribe Please note that stories and recipes from readers are not checked for accuracy. They may be edited prior to
publication. For questions or comments, you can reach us at support@TIAS.com (c)1995-2018 TIAS.com

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