AntiquesQ&A
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

It's a Small, Small World

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QUESTION: I love old jewelry. Recently, I attended an antique show and one of the dealers had a case of old jewelry that got my attentio...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Yippy, Hi, O

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QUESTION: I moved to New Mexico about a year ago. Items from the Old West fill many of the antique shops, and I often see things like s...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

A Question of Value

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QUESTION: I recently purchased a beautiful old armchair from a consignment shop. It looks a lot like a Philadelphia Chippendale chair but...
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

An American Grocery Tradition

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QUESTION: I live in a small apartment and don’t have the room or means to collect a lot of antiques, especially furniture. But recently ...
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The Real McCoy

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QUESTION: I love to collect cookie jars. I don’t have too many unusual ones in my collection, so you can imagine my joy when I came acros...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Memorabilia From the Golden Age of Flight

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QUESTION:   This watch belonged to my father-in- law. I've looked and looked for a similar one, so I would know how to insure it or even...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Ring the Bells for Bell Pottery

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QUESTION: While out antiquing at a cooperative this past weekend, I came across a beautiful hand-painted, porcelain water pitcher decora...
Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Blue Chip Beatles

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QUESTION: I loved the Beatles when I was a kid. I had all their albums and even got to see them in concert where I purchased a signed phot...
Monday, May 29, 2017

The King of Glass

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QUESTION: I have a beautiful green glass cordial set that belonged to my great grandmother. It’s been passed down to me. I just love th...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Let the Action Begin

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QUESTION: When I was a kid, my friends and I used to sit on the porch and read comic books. We especially loved those featuring the Super...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Would You Like to Have Tea With My Dollies?

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QUESTION: I have a child’s tea set that once belonged to my grandmother’s mother.  Each piece has an illustration from a nursery rhyme....
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Bob Brooke
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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