Catalog it before it's too late
Every year more vintage pieces get broken, thrown out or sold off without anyone recording what they were. VintageFax records each one while it's still in hand: who made it, when, and how to tell it apart.
Why it exists
Vintage things disappear quietly. This site writes them down.
Makers close, catalogs get tossed, and the people who remember a piece get fewer every year. Once that knowledge is gone, it's hard to get back.
Connect collectors with their pieces
If you own one, you should be able to find out what it is. Each page brings the maker, year, marks, variations and community notes into one place, and anyone who knows more can add it.
Make research easier
Instead of piecing together old auction listings and forum threads, start from a single page with clear photos, the exact printed text, and the live and sold prices that show what a piece is really worth.
Where the pieces come from
Found locally, one box at a time
Every item on VintageFax was picked up in person at an estate sale, an auction or a storage unit auction somewhere in Northwest Arkansas or Northeast Oklahoma.
- Estate salesWhole households, often decades of collecting under one roof.
- AuctionsEstate and consignment auctions, box lots and all.
- Storage unit auctionsUnits won sight unseen, then unpacked box by box.
Estate sales, auctions and storage units along the AR / OK line
Straight from the box
Photographed the moment it turns up
Pieces are entered into VintageFax as they come out of the box, or as soon as they reach the shop. Nothing gets cleaned up or staged first, so what you see is exactly how it was found.
As found- Found
Picked up at an estate sale, an auction or a storage unit auction in Northwest Arkansas or Northeast Oklahoma.
- Unboxed and photographed
Shot right where it's pulled from the box, or as soon as it gets to the shop. No wiping down, no staging.
- Indexed on VintageFax
It gets its own page: a detailed description, every mark and printed word, the research behind it, and what it's selling for.
- Stored in the warehouse
Once it's on the record, the piece moves to our 60 by 40 foot warehouse.
- Sold to its next owner
Most pieces are eventually sold online. The page stays up, so the record outlasts the sale.
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Why is so much of it dusty?
Because that's how it was found. These photos are taken straight out of attics, closets and storage units, before anyone cleans them up. You get an honest look at the real condition, and at what these pieces actually look like when they turn up in the wild.
60 × 40 ftWarehouse where indexed pieces are kept
2 statesNorthwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma
3 sourcesEstate sales, auctions and storage unit auctions
Have one of these at home?
Look up its page, or help put a name to a piece nobody has identified yet.