How to clean a fountain pen – A guide
If you use and collect vintage fountain pens, you’ve probably tried to clean one at some stage, or at least wondered how to do it. Cleaning old fountain pe...
Seven fountain pen mistakes to stop RIGHT NOW
It’ll come as no surprise that we’re big fans of fountain pens here at Vintage Cash Cow. Biros are great and all, but we really enjoy the increased feeling...
Camera lens fungus - A guide
If you use and collect vintage camera lenses, you’ve probably heard of and fear lens fungus. It’s a problem that affects old lenses fairly commonly, and it...
How you can help us change the planet.
This article covers: Fact: there’s too much waste in the world. “Sure, but what are you doing about it?” “So, what do you do with the items you sell?” Let
Selling broken watches
Selling broken watches is easier than you might think. In a lot of cases broken watches are used for spares and repairs, so there’s often a modest demand f...
Owners of original leather footballs to score £19.66 in World Cup offer
Leeds, UK 26th June 2018 - Vintage Cash Cow, the first online platform that allows you to sell your vintage items for cash, is offering £19.66 for original...
Grandmother discovers rare coin worth £100K in box of junk
The Rawlins’ Crown, discovered in an attic in Hull, is an exceptionally rare coin. It was minted in 1644, during the reign of Charles I, and according to o...
4 ridiculous things made from gold
Humanity's fascination with gold has led to some surprising product developments. Tales float around the internet of expensive diamond manicures, solid gol...
12 Fascinating facts about precious metal
Where there’s a precious metal, there’s a surprising story to match. We delved into the vault for a dozen things you didn’t know about your old gold, silve...
Declutter the guilt with Kate Ibbotson
Over to Kate for one of the best posts, you'll read this year...As a professional declutterer, I often see people in a state of distress over their belongi...
How do Vintage Cash Cow test gold?
His name is Charman, Antony Charman, and he’s here to test your metal… literally, Antony is an expert, he loves to talk about what he does, and he’s recent...
6 Things you'll only understand if you were born before the 90s
Technology moves at an alarming rate since the 90s. It wasn’t that long ago that CDs seemed to be a new fad. A few conversations with my 8-year-old niece h...