AntiquesQ&A
Showing posts with label wood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wood. Show all posts
Thursday, August 15, 2024

Keeping Food Fresh

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  QUESTION: When I was a youngster, my family had an ice box in the kitchen. I remember when we first got it. My grandmother was in awe and ...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

The Charm of Russian Nesting Dolls

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  QUESTION:  My introduction to Russian nesting dolls occurred on a trip to Russia. Vendors selling wooden dolls in a variety of sizes and t...
Thursday, November 2, 2023

Fragments of Beauty

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  QUESTION: Some time ago, I was browsing at a local flea market where I came upon a small decorated wooden box on one of the tables. The to...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Silent Greeters to the World of Tobacco

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  QUESTION: When I was a little boy, my mother used to take me shopping with her in our little midwestern town. On the way to the emporium, ...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Mysterious Mauchline Ware

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  QUESTION: As I browse the booths of antique shows in my area, I’ve come upon small ochre-colored wooden boxes in various shapes with a bla...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Little Japanese Treasures

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  QUESTION: While most people go to antique shows looking for items to add to their collections, I go to see what I can discover that I’ve n...
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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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