QUESTION: I have an old tin candy box with a picture of the Queen Mary on the front. It says on the side that the box contains candies mad...

QUESTION: I’ve just begun to collect old jars and bottles. Recently, I found an old blue Mason jar at a church sale. Embossed on the fron...

QUESTION: I found what I think is a unique 35mm camera this week. I believe it’s from the early 1950s. However, even though I’ve looked, I ...

QUESTION: I recently discovered what looks like a toy slot machine while browsing in a local thrift shop. But instead of different types ...

QUESTION: I just inherited my mother’s collection of carnival glass. I always admired it while growing up, but she never really told me m...

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...