Even the most experienced antique collector can have a hard time telling the difference between a masterfully crafted turn-of-the-century salesman sample stove and a masterfully crafted turn-of-th ...

When the stove styles changed ... The hardest part of collecting salesman’s samples is determining whether a miniature item is a toy or a true salesman’s sample. One major difference is ...

Appraisal: Windmill Salesman's Sample, ca. 1890, from Junk in the Trunk 3. Watch Noel Barrett's appraisal of a windmill salesman's sample, ca. 1890, in Junk in the Trunk 3.