History Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/tag/history/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:33:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 What is the Bronze Age of Comics? https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-the-bronze-age-of-comics/ https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-the-bronze-age-of-comics/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:45:05 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37445 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! This week continues our recent series of “comic related definitions” with a look at what separates the Bronze Age of Comics from the Silver Age. Let’s dig in! Hazy Beginnings Unlike the Golden and Silver Ages, there’s no one single moment that people peg as “The Beginning of the Bronze…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/whats-important-about-the-election-of-1972/feed/ 0 The Value of Limited Edition History https://gobacktothepast.com/value-of-history-marching-on/ https://gobacktothepast.com/value-of-history-marching-on/#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:45:35 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=36853 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Every Wednesday, Back to the Past’s staff of experts put our heads together to come up with a vital tip for the do-it-yourself collectibles seller. We use examples from recent auctions both as inspiration and illustration for these tips. Today, we’re looking at the value enhancing effect of history marching…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/value-of-history-marching-on/feed/ 0 How Much Did That Restaurant Menu Sell For?? https://gobacktothepast.com/values-for-vintage-restaurant-menus/ https://gobacktothepast.com/values-for-vintage-restaurant-menus/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 11:45:29 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=36503 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Every Wednesday, the collectibles pros at Back to the Past share our collective century’s worth of industry experience with you. This week is no different, and we’re looking at a group of eleven lots from our December 18th auction session. The question to answer is this: why did menus from…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/values-for-vintage-restaurant-menus/feed/ 0 Skylab, America’s First Space Station https://gobacktothepast.com/skylab-americas-first-space-station/ https://gobacktothepast.com/skylab-americas-first-space-station/#respond Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:00:15 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=36467 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every Monday, we here at Back to the Past pause a moment to go gaga over the cool stuff we’re handling every single day. Today’s specimen sold at auction over the weekend, but the collection it came from is far from through. It’s an authentic piece of Skylab,…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/skylab-americas-first-space-station/feed/ 0 How Old Are Lighters? https://gobacktothepast.com/how-old-are-lighters/ https://gobacktothepast.com/how-old-are-lighters/#respond Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:00:06 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=36111 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every Monday, this column seeks to highlight the offbeat cool stuff that Back to the Past proudly handles each and every day. Often, that means comics and toys, but not today. No, today we’re looking to another category of collectible: lighters. We’ve recently begun working with a huge…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/how-old-are-lighters/feed/ 0 When Marvel Was A Toy Company https://gobacktothepast.com/when-marvel-was-a-toy-company/ https://gobacktothepast.com/when-marvel-was-a-toy-company/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=32769 The post When Marvel Was A Toy Company appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

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