Question: My grandmother had a great collection of ladies’ hatpins, you know, the kind worn during Victorian times when women always wore ...

QUESTION: I’ve been going through old boxes filled with junk that have sat in my attic for years. In the process, I came across several o...

QUESTION: On a recent trip to New Orleans, I found and bought a quirky piece of art pottery in an antique shop. The dealer said it was by...

NOTE: On this day in 1939, the New York World's Fair was well underway. People flocked to it as if going to some sort of urban paradise....

QUESTION: I like antique clocks and have a number of them in my home. I saw this English, tortoiseshell carriage clock sold by J.C. Vicke...

QUESTION:  This rocking chair was left at our house by one of the previous residents. We live in a very old home (built around 1910) whi...

QUESTION: Last year to went on vacation to Italy. While there, I visited Venice. One day, I took a boat over to Murano, a group of islands...

QUESTION: I’ve grown to love the scenes on English transferware. I’ve got a small collection that I add to from time to time. How did the...

QUESTION: I fix up old houses. While cleaning up a house to resell recently, I discovered a heavy clock with pillars on the front that ...

QUESTION: I love to drink tea. In fact, I began drinking it when I was about 10 years old. I love the aroma and the steam that comes fro...