AntiquesQ&A
Monday, July 23, 2018

Good Night, Sleep Tight

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QUESTION: My mother was an avid tea drinker, so she began to collect teapots. While she had some nice ones in her collection, she didn’t ...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Happy 10th Anniversary

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QUESTION: I’ve been working on my family’s genealogy and was going through some boxes of documents and such that have been passed down fo...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Hurray for Liberty Bonds

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QUESTION: I grew up with Liberty Bonds. Back then, we called them just savings bonds. I received one for each of my younger birthdays and ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

What's the Scoop?

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QUESTION: I’ve loved ice cream ever since I was a kid. And today, I even make my own. I’ve been around for a while, so I’ve seen a varie...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Heraldic Mementos

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QUESTION: On a recent trip to England, I came across some small ceramic objects with heraldic crests on them. At first I thought that th...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Stringing Along

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QUESTION: I like to browse thrift shops. There are several in my area in which I’ve found some unique antiques and collectibles. One of th...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Elusive Rosenthal

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QUESTION: My mother has a 12-place setting of Rosenthal china that she uses only on holidays and special occasions. I’ve always loved th...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

A Pin a La Chapeau

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Question: My grandmother had a great collection of ladies’ hatpins, you know, the kind worn during Victorian times when women always wore ...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Listen to That Radio, Mister

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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...
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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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