Today’s collectibles start the new year with diverse submissions from our readers. Included this month are a collector’s most unusual collection centerpiece, an excellent estate sale find, and three ...

Inside a 16,000-square-foot, red-brick and sheet-metal building lies a treasure trove of antique automated musical instruments and machines once popular in parlors, drawing rooms, restaurants and ...

A few weeks ago, while visiting a friend, I was treated to the sounds of a record containing music taped from a barrel organ and a music box, titled "The Road to Heaven -- Mechanical Music for a ...

Rancho Palos Verdes resident Robin Biggins is a tinkerer. But not with fixing up old cars or reviving someone’s old washing machine. Biggins is a master mechanic who repairs antique automatons and ...

The best thing about writing this column is the amazing things people send in and how much I learn with the help of so many generous people out there willing to share their knowledge and expertise.

Gerry Wright never realized a meeting with antiques dealer Rita Ford would turn into a lifelong career. But when the freelance musician needed a steady job, he saw how his lifetime of tinkering and ...

MASON CITY | An 1898 coin-operated music box played at one time in a Mason City drugstore will be among the items on display Sunday, May 4, at the season opening of the Kinney Pioneer Museum. Located ...