About H.J. Nick
A Life Changing Experience At The City Dump
It was a life changing experience for me, at 10-years-old, to find out everything was free at the city dump. It was a life changing revelation to me when my mom brought home a rusty old 28 inch bike that had been thrown in the city dump. In addition to the bike, was a big…
Read MoreForeign Roots, Guts And A Great Work Ethic Were In My Blood
At the end of the day, there is no amount of experience, nor any type of formal education, that could exceed the value of what my dad taught me early on. He was born an orphan in 1906, and due to the fact that his mother died at his birth; it left his immigrant father…
Read MoreA Student Of Everything: H.J. Nick’s Historic Journal
I was just 16-years-old, driving a garbage truck route, with my “Swamper”. (This was a big muscled up dude the picked up the 55 gallon drums and dumped them into the front bucket of the truck. At this point, we would both sort through, looking out for anything fixable or reusable among the so-called “junk”.…
Read MoreOur Qualifications: The Oldest, Largest And Most Experienced
H.J. Nick at age 15 in 1962. Our world class research department, headed by world renowned, award winning artist, H.J. Nick, has an unmatched level of hands on experience in the vintage collectibles and antique restorations marketplace. We have developed an expert research department that digs deep to tell the story of every item we…
Read MoreRoad Art: The American Industrial Revolution By H.J. Nick
When MGM built a new hotel in casino in a historic district of Springfield, Massachusetts, they had to meet a very specific building guidelines, in that their building had to match with the surrounding architecture, most of which was built in the 1800’s or even earlier. Our experts were able to deliver to them a…
Read MoreWhen Holes Were Drilled Into A Porcelain Or Tin Sign For Neon Application Does Not Effect Its Value
Many sign collectors have concern that who, where, or specifically when, the hole were drilled into a sign for neon application will affect the value. However, the key reason that this not the case is because in the Early 20th century, neon signs were rarely, if ever mass produced. At this point in history, many…
Read MoreIntroduction To H.J. Nick’s Historic Journal
we have THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAN CAVE, on site at our Scottsdale, Arizona showroom. It can be toured absolutely free of charge during business hours, and EVERY ITEM IS FOR SALE. Located in five air Plane hangers, with our main building on 2 acres, on the west taxiway of the Scottsdale Airport. We offer the…
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