An Introduction
We have been buying and selling antiques and collectibles to dealers and collectors since the 1950's for Jim and since the mid-1970's for Ginny. (Jim dates his first days of dealing to the early 1950's when he was just a little fellow and sold stamps to friends for a few cents each.)
We specialize in antique mechanical banks, antique toys, and vintage photography. Jim has been a member of the Mechanical Bank Club of America since 1970. We also have experience and interest in a wide range of collectibles and antiques including tobacco cards, advertising trade cards, gum cards, political pinbacks and other political collectibles, sports memorabilia, folk art, and paper ephemera.
There is no shop to visit. Years ago we set up at antique shows including Jim Burk's show in York, Pennsylvania. Currently, we do most of our business through the mail with customers from all over the U.S. and the world.
This website is a means of letting you know what we have for sale and how you can contact us to make arrangements to make a purchase. The site is under construction. Not all pages are ready for prime time.
How can you find out what we have for sale?
Good question! We have a lot of items. We are only a little bit organized. We don't have a shop. However, thanks to modern technology, the internet, and the post office, there are ways to buy from us that do not involve having to go to a brick and mortar store.
We are redesigning our website to make it more customer friendly than it has been. We are adding hundreds of items to the site in the main categories of items that we buy and sell.
We were going to create pdf catalogues as I had said earlier but that appears impractical. It looks as though it will be easier for you and for me if I put inventory online where you can see it without downloading a catalogue.
We will be adding more items to the site with photographs and descriptions than we've ever done before.
We guarantee items that we sell to be original as described and we offer a full and prompt refund if you are not satisfied and if the item is returned in the same condition within 3 days of receipt.
How can you buy something from us?
Another good question! But an easy one to answer!
Basically it works as follows: When you find something that you would like to purchase, contact us by email (imajgin@aol.com) or phone (717-283-6011) to confirm availability of the item and to check on the cost of shipping. Then mail a check or money order to us. Please enclose a note letting us know your shipping address and what item it is that you are purchasing. call (717) 283-6011. If there is a reference number with the item, please provide the number. Items sold to residents of Pennsylvania will have 6% sales tax added to the price. The Contact Page has information on how to purchase from us.
Another way that you can buy from us is on ebay. We sell on ebay under the user name of imajgin. We have been selling on ebay since 1998.
While we continue to offer items for sale on ebay, we are developing our website to make it possible for customers to buy from us directly.
Our Artistic Sides
Both Ginny and Jim are artists as well as antiques dealers. Ginny's media is photography. Her work has been shown in many local and national exhibits. She is involved in the Lancaster County Art Association as a Board member, artist, and webmaster.
Jim's media is paint and his style is abstract. His work has been shown at Ginny's studio/gallery on W. Orange St. in Lancaster, at the Lancaster County Art Association, and in exhibits in Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C.