QUESTION: Several years ago, I began collecting advertising items made for Coca Cola. I have several calendars, stuffed animals, and matc...

QUESTION:   I went to a favorite flea market of mine last Saturday. A lot of the same dealers display some of the same things they’ve had ...

QUESTION:  I was a Hess dealer from 1969 to 1982, station Numbers 30293 and 30298 in Maple Shade and Millville, New Jersey. I clamped the...

QUESTION: My sisters and I loved to play with dolls. My mother bought us each several sets of large doll furniture made by the Hall’s L...

QUESTION: I recently purchased two bentwood chairs at an antique shop in a nearby town. Both have woven cane seats and the number “14&qu...

QUESTION: I love to collect things. But my passion for collecting seems to be getting out of hand. How can I control this? And how can I ...

QUESTION: I’m a novice at putting value on furniture and other old things. Can you tell me the best way to do this? ANSWER: Putting a va...

QUESTION: I recently purchased a vintage formal living room set for a steal of a price and am looking to learn more about it. What can y...

QUESTION: My father traveled a lot by plane for his business. He got in the habit of keeping a souvenir from each flight. I now have his...

Last week, I told you the story of a flea market dealer who hadn’t priced anything and wondered why no one was asking about her items, let ...

QUESTION: I love antiques and have been collecting them for 20 years or so and have so many things that my house is bursting at the seams. ...