When it comes to antiques and collectibles , bigger doesn’t always mean more valuable. In many cases, the smallest pieces can sell for the highest prices. Here are a few vintage finds under a foot in size to watch for at estate sales and antique shows —they could turn out to be your next big win.

Fishing License Badges

In a true case of “they don’t make ’em like they used to,” recreational fishing licenses were often distributed with brightly colored badges in the first half of the 1900s. (The easier to spot at the end of a long dock, no doubt.) Valued between $20 and $100, pin backs from areas along the Eastern Seaboard (particularly Pennsylvania) tend to dominate the vintage market today, but rare finds from the Southern states can be worth upward of $500 each.

Sewing Birds

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