Unveiling the World's Most Valuable Collectors' Items

1. Milk Glass Easter Eggs (Original Price: $1-$5* Worth Today: $25*)

In the United States, the first artificial Easter eggs were made of milk glass. These eggs were opaque and hand-blown, and they gained popularity around the early 1900s. People often exchanged them as Easter gifts. Interestingly, these milk glass eggs had a practical use as well. They could be used to encourage hens to lay real eggs, and they could also be used as a darning tool for repairing socks.

The production of these eggs became a cottage industry, with men blowing the glass using a hot furnace, and their wives and daughters painting them by hand for decoration. Today, these vintage eggs can be sold for $25 or more on platforms like eBay, as long as they are in good condition and not damaged.