AntiquesQ&A
Monday, July 25, 2016

Star Trek Keeps on Beaming

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QUESTION: I was digging around in my attic the other day and found a box with some old toys belonging to my son who now has his own fami...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Whatever Happened to Elsie the Cow?

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QUESTION: When I was a kid, I remember seeing Elsie the Cow all over the place. She appeared on all Borden dairy products, billboards, and...
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Monday, July 11, 2016

English Folk Art at its Best

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QUESTION: I’ve long admired 19th-century Staffordshire figures, but don’t know much about them. Recently, I saw one that I can afford in ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Art on a Plate

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QUESTION: Recently, I purchased a beautiful large plate with what looks like a hand-painted picture on it. The mark on the back says “Limo...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Batter Up!

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QUESTION: My grandfather loved baseball. Somewhere—no one seems to know where or how—my grandfather obtained a special bat on which is the...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Is a Man Without a Mustache Truly a Man

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QUESTION: I’ve seen several mustache cups at recent antiques shows. I’d like to start collecting them, but the ones I saw were a little pr...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Mementos of Places Visited

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QUESTION: My grandad traveled a lot for business, and from everywhere he went, he brought back a miniature replica of a famous building. B...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

What the Devil is That?

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QUESTION: My mother left me her collection of deviled egg plates. While I’ve eaten deviled eggs at parties and picnics, most of time they...
Monday, May 23, 2016

A One-Armed Chair

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QUESTION: We bought an old farmhouse three years ago and this chair has been in our barn. What can you tell me about it? ANSWER: Wh...
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Monday, May 9, 2016

A Bedroom Necessity

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QUESTION: I found and fell in love with and bought this nightstand from a thrift store for $60.00. What can you tell me about it? ANSWE...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

What a Sweet Idea

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QUESTION: My mother collected honey pots almost all of her adult life. When she died, she had over 200 of them. Now I have her collection....
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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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