QUESTION: I have a Mission chair that has been in my family for decades. I never paid much attention to it. But recently when I was cleani...

QUESTION: Some time ago I purchased an old crock at an antique show in my area. I believe it holds two gallons and has two hearts and the...

QUESTION: I have in my possession my great-grandmother’s wedding dress and accessories. They have been passed down from mother to daught...

QUESTION: I have a clock made by United Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, Inc., in Brooklyn, New York, in the shape of a pirate ship. ...

QUESTION: I found this old-world German Santa candy container in an antique shop a couple of months ago. He’s made of papier mach  a...

QUESTION:  Recently I discovered a well-worn copy of the Bible dated 1861 while going through an old trunk left to me by my father. He sa...

QUESTION: As the holidays approach, I get out my Oneida silver flatware and polish it up for another joyous season. Beginning with Thanksg...

QUESTION: I’ve been collecting older items for the last 20 years or so. I’ve got several collections of moderately valued antiques, but...

QUESTION: My mother loved cut glass. She once had an extensive collection, but sold much of it later in life. One piece, however, did mana...

QUESTION:   I inherited this chair from my mom but have no information on it. The only markings on the chair are “AT2-232” written with a ...

QUESTION: when I was a kid, I remember sitting on my grandfather’s lap in a very comfortable chair. It was designed like a big glove an...

QUESTION: When I was a kid, I loved going to the circus with my parents each Spring. There was something exciting and foreign about it—the ...

QUESTION: At a number of Americana antique shows I’ve attended, I’ve seen pineapples used as decoration, especially on pieces of furnitur...