AntiquesQ&A
Monday, March 30, 2015

Beauty in the Glass

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QUESTION: I have always loved paperweights. I don’t mean the kind with advertising on them but the ones with floral designs that seem emb...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Music From the Past That Captures Your Heart

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QUESTION: I’m now the proud owner of a beautiful 19th-century music box that has been handed down for generations ever since my great-gran...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The First Home Improvement Companion

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QUESTION: At a community book sale recently, I was going through a box of old magazines and discovered a copy of The Craftsman, a magaz...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Ashes to China, Bones to Beauty

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QUESTION: I have a beautiful vase that’s been in my family for years. It seems to be made of delicate porcelain and is decorated with a...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

First and Foremost

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QUESTION: My grandfather left me a first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island , illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. I’m just a...
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Monday, February 23, 2015

Spin, Spin, Spin

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QUESTION: Several years ago, I purchased a small spinning wheel at a local antique show. The dealer said it had been made small for use b...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Carrying on the Tradition

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QUESTION: I recently purchased a small wooden sculpture of a crane. It looks to be carved from an exotic wood, but I’m not sure what kind...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Electric Lamps for Everyone

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QUESTION: Several years ago, I bought an early electric glass lamp at a flea market. Although it was filthy and needed lots of TLC, I deci...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Cottage Charm

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QUESTION: I have a cabinet that seems to be handmade. One of its drawers has three compartments side by side and one in the back for silv...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The Other Arts and Crafts Designer

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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...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

That's a Crock!

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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...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Vintage I Do

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