AntiquesQ&A
Monday, November 27, 2017

Hold That Door

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QUESTION: My mother collected doorstops. She had a collection of about 50 which she left to me when she died. I know very little about the...
Monday, November 20, 2017

A Platter Fit for a Turkey

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QUESTION: For my family, Thanksgiving was the biggest gathering of the year. I remember my mother planning the event as early as October. ...
Monday, November 13, 2017

How Low Can You Go

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QUESTION: I just purchased an antique coffee table and would like to know more about it. What can you tell me about my table? Is it a val...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Fire in a Box

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QUESTION: My father recently passed away and left me a number of things, including his collection of matchboxes. No, not the toy cars but ...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

The Rarity of Napoli

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QUESTION : Recently, I discovered a glass biscuit jar at a regional antiques show. I collect art glass but have never seen anything like...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Gotta Light?

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QUESTION: I used to be a smoker, so I’ve owned my share of cigarette lighters. Most of the recent ones were of the disposable variety, b...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Thanks for the Memories

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QUESTION: When I was a kid, my parents used to take me to Atlantic City every summer. As I get older, my memories of those summer vacat...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Harmonica Memories

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QUESTION: When I was about six years old, my dad gave me a harmonica. It was just a basic one, nothing special, but to me, it was very spe...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

The Shimmer of Marble Glass

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QUESTION: I was browsing at a flea market recently and discovered a beautiful green glass vase that looked like marble. The dealer didn...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Tea for Two or More

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QUESTION: I recently started going to antique shows. I’m new to antique collecting and find the whole thing fascinating. On a trip to a...
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Shaken Not Stirred

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QUESTION: A couple of years ago, I happened to be browsing in my local Goodwill Store and noticed an elegant cocktail shaker. Its chrom...
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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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