Cross-Collectible—A item that falls into multiple
collectible categories (like toys, Salesman’s Samples, and advertising). A cross-collectible will be of interest to
more collectors, and in theory, will be an easier sell. I have a couple of great examples of cross-collectibles
in my Etsy store. You can see the
Salesman’s Sample sad iron here and the screw jack by Simplex salesman’s sample
here.
Milk Glass—A type of glass that is opaque or white in
color, and is either blown or pressed into a mold, and is made into all types
of items. It could be a vase, tray, or
even a lamp shade. There’s a great set
of milk glass spice holders in my Etsy shop.
You can see them here.
Transferware—Getting its start in the Staffordshire
England area in the 1800’s, this is a type of decoration process for
pottery. It uses transfer printing, and
starts with a copper plate printing an image onto tissue paper. While the ink is still wet, it is applied to
the pottery. The item is then fired in a
kiln at a low temperature to permanently adhere the image to the pottery. I have a great example of transferware
pottery in my Etsy store; it happens to be a mug by Royal Bonn with a pattern
called THEETRINKER.
You can see it here.
What collecting terms have you heard recently?
