AntiquesQ&A
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Tear and Paste

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QUESTION: I just purchased a beautiful antique papier-mâché tray at a large antique show. I’ve never seen anything like it before. In fact...
Monday, September 21, 2015

An Apple a Day

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QUESTION: I was cleaning out my father’s attic and discovered an old Apple computer, an Apple II to be exact.  It’s hard to imagine that t...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Captured in Silhouette

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QUESTION: I found this delightful little silhouette at a recent antique show. I’ve seen them in books but know nothing about them. What ar...
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Mystery Solved

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QUESTION: I bought this piece of furniture recently, and I'm not sure what it's called. It has drawers on each side and a closet i...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Victory Music

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QUESTION: I was helping my mother clean out my grandmother’s house after she died when I found several old records that said V-Disc on th...
Monday, August 17, 2015

A Tool for Every Purpose

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QUESTION: I’ve always liked old tools and would like to start collecting them. Can you offer any advice on how to get started? ANSWER: ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Elephant Mugs and More

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QUESTION: I recently bought a small mug in the shape of an elephant at a monthly flea market. It has GOP 1968 embossed under the top e...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

It's All in the Details

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QUESTION:   I have what I was told is an antique Chippendale China Trade Corner chair which is unfortunately in very poor condition—the fi...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Pack 'Em Up

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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...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Victorian Hair Recycling

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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...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Saving With Uncle Sam

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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...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Sweets from a Queen

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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...
Monday, June 22, 2015

History in a Jar

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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...
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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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