QUESTION:   I have what I was told is an antique Chippendale China Trade Corner chair which is unfortunately in very poor condition—the fi...

QUESTION: As I was sorting through things in my attic, I came across a couple of old wooden crates. One of them has "National Beer...

QUESTION: I bought an unusual item at a yard sale last weekend. It’s a small round container, which I believe is made of some sort of pla...

QUESTION: When I was a child, my father gave me an cast iron Uncle Sam bank for Christmas. I recently purchased a similar one at an antiqu...

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...