Object of desire...

Travelling salespeople were once a regular sight on our streets around the UK

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Brian Howes unearths some nostalgic collectables that might be discarded as worthless junk but actually have a value to today’s collectors. Can you estimate what each object might be worth and pick ou

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE The Museum of Brands’ collection of ...

1. When you are away a lot travelling with work, you need a reliable way of waking you up. I bought this portable alarm clock from the Hermès shop in Harrods for my wife Bettina years ago, but appropr

Even today, when prices for a good Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow have risen to a level vaguely commensurate with their stunning quality, these are still hugely undervalued cars – victims of their own succ