QUESTION: I love old mechanical things. Recently while rooting through a box of old junk at a monthly flea market, I came across an unusu...

QUESTION: We recently purchased a Vassar Display Cabinet. It’s in perfect condition with all original glass, shelving, doors, etc. The to...

This is the 200th post of this blog . And being so, I thought I’d break away from my usual question and answer format and discuss a topic ...

QUESTION: Some time ago, I purchased six dinner plates, each with a large bluebird design on it, from a church sale. I love the bold des...

QUESTION: I love quirky old machines. Recently, I purchased a penny vending machine that I think held matches from an online auction. Th...

QUESTION: I recently purchased two bentwood chairs at an antique shop in a nearby town. Both have woven cane seats and the number “14...

QUESTION: I love to cook. And I love to cook in my cast-iron skillet. I’ve had this skillet for nearly 50 years and it never fails me. I ...

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...