QUESTION: My mother used to smoke, and she assembled a collection of antique cigarette cases. She began with one she found at a flea market...

  QUESTION: My grandfather left me a beautiful creche which he said his father brought over from Germany in the late 19th century. Can you t...

  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 ...

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

  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...

  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, ...