AntiquesQ&A
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

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QUESTION: What’s the best way to maintain antique furniture? When I see pieces at antique shows, they always look so beautiful. Is there ...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Slipping and Sliding Along

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QUESTION: I’ve loved to ice skate ever since I was kid. When it got cold enough to the local pond to freeze over, my parents would take my...
Monday, January 7, 2019

Let's be Crystal Clear

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QUESTION: When I was in fifth grade, my family went on vacation in the lakes region of New York State. While we were there, we visited th...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

The Way to a Mother’s Pocketbook was Through Her Children

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QUESTION: I discovered my first child’s advertising booklets quite by accident. I was actually looking through a box of assorted vintage...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Under the Coverlets

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QUESTION: I’ve long admired the colorful coverlets that are often on display in museum gift shops. Recently, I saw an exhibit of them at ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Jewelry for the Dinner Table

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QUESTION: I’ve been collecting napkin rings for quite a while. To date, I have about 50 or 60. I’ve always been intrigued by the multitu...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Airline Collectibles Take Off

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Question: I’ve traveled a lot for business in my career. Most of the time I’ve flown Business Class, but occasionally I got upgraded to Fi...
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The Beauty of Doulton Burslem Ware

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QUESTION: I recently came across several pieces of what a dealer called Doulton Burslem Ware at an antique show. I have never heard of thi...
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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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