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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...