AntiquesQ&A
Showing posts with label toy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toy. Show all posts
Monday, February 6, 2023

Anyone for Tea and Cake?

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  QUESTION:  Ever since I was a little girl having tea parties for myself and my dollies, I’ve loved little cups and saucers. One of my gran...
Friday, August 26, 2022

The Toy That Became a Legend

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  QUESTION: When I was 8 years old, I got an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. It was the yellow, boxy Mini-Wave model that looked more like a ...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Going for the Prize Inside

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  QUESTION: Ever since I was a kid and read the back of the cereal box as I was downing a bowl of cereal before going to school, I’ve loved...
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Sorting Out the Often Confusing World of Specialty Antiques Categories

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  QUESTION:   Every time I go into an antique mall, I become overwhelmed by all the items. Booth after booth of what seems like junk. Yet I ...
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

An Iconic Toy That’s Lasted Over a Century

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QUESTION: When I was a kid back in the 1950s, one of my favorite toys was my set of Lincoln Logs. I have a little grandson now and was...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Selling Your Antiques and Collectibles

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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...
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Bob Brooke
Writing has been my life and my work for the last 30 years. During that time, I've had the opportunity to explore a variety of subjects, researching many of them on travels to over 70 countries. I’ve also been an avid collector of antiques and collectibles and specialize in writing about antiques. My antiques articles have appeared in many antiques and consumer publications, including British Heritage, AntiqueWeek, American Antiquities Journal, and Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine. I have also published two books on antiques, How to Start Your Own Antiques Business in Your Home and Recognizing and Refinishing Antiques for Pleasure and Profit, both from Globe Pequot Press. Throughout my writing career, I've produced nearly 4,000 articles and 15 books. I write non-fiction because I feel that fact is infinitely more interesting than fiction. However, in one of my latest books, Shipwrecks and Buried Treasure: The Outer Banks from Globe Pequot Press, I crossed the boundary between nonfiction and fiction, writing an historical narrative of the harrowing disasters in the seas off North Carolina.
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