- Bradford Exchange
The Bradford Exchange is a producer and marketer of collectible goods. Now part of the Bradford Group, it was founded in
1973 as The Bradford Gallery of Collector's Plates. [ [http://news.collectiblestoday.com/ct/articles/1030/The+Genius+Behind+the+Founding+of+The+Bradford+Exchange The Genius Behind The Founding of the Bradford Exchange] Company PR Article] . The company created its first live price quotation market in1983 [ [http://news.collectiblestoday.com/ct/articles/1012/The+History+of+the+Bradford+Exchange The History of the Bradford Echanged] Company PR Article] , but increasingly turned to creating new lines ofcollectibles (rather than just facilitating exchanges between collectors).As of December 2006, the Bradford Group of companies, headquarted in
Niles, Illinois , nearChicago , now includes many groups of collectibles, including:*
Ardleigh Elliott
*Ashton-Drake
*Bradford Editions
* Bradford Exchange
*Hamilton Authenticated
*Hamilton Collection
*Hawthorne Village The company sells its products through its website, http://www.collectiblestoday.com/
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