More Photos from the American Treasures Collection

A 1955 Corvette in the American Treasures Tour, a vast collection representing a century and a half of American promotion that barely squeezes into a former Goodrich Tire factory in Oaks, Pemmsylvania.

A 1949 Hudson Commodore.

The anonymous collector of these artifacts loved Elvis, so he bought a 1975 Rupp Centaur Trike because The King owned one.

You can almost smell the ozone.

A family-owned business, Collegeville Costumes began as a flag maker and repurposed its factory to make costumes. Their masks of licensed characters included Universal monsters, Caspar the friendly Ghost, Sonic, Raggedy Ann, and ET. When the company just blocks from Ursinus College closed in 1996, Anonymous Collector from just down the road bought their entire stock.

Oh, boy! My mom had one just like that...

...a whole house filled with Christmas Kitsch.

Dj'ever stop typing on your computer to peer with wonder at its marvelous, word-making mechanical workmanship? Me neither.

The American Treasures collection features many automatons, of which this sideshow-themed marvel is the oldest.