AntiquesQ&A
Friday, July 31, 2020

Getting the Word Out Victorian Style

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Trading card scrapbook. QUESTION: I recently purchased a scrapbook full of brightly colored cards displaying advertisements for vari...
Thursday, July 23, 2020

The Cadillac of Chintz

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Royal Winton QUESTION: My grandmother left me quite a few beautiful pieces of china, decorated with floral patterns. What seems like ...
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Thursday, July 16, 2020

The Cream of the Crop

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QUESTION: Last year I went antiquing in the English Cotswolds. In nearly every shop I went into, I saw at least one or more little cow cr...
Thursday, July 9, 2020

Not Quite Fit for a King

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QUESTION: I purchased an old Dewers pottery flask in an antique shop a while back. The brown glazed pitcher features two characters from ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

G-Man Toys Took America by Storm

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QUESTION: I love to read crime novels, especially those dealing with gangsters from the time of the Great Depression. Several months ago,...
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

An Educated Collector is a Wise One

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QUESTION: Every time I go into an antique mall or visit a show, I become overwhelmed by all the items.  How can I make sense of it all? ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Shining a Light on Flashlights

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QUESTION: Throughout my life, I’ve owned a variety of flashlights. When I was a kid, my dad had a bulky one made of metal that was rather...
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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Pandora Loved Her Box

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QUESTION: I love old boxes and want to start a box collection. But where do I begin? What sort of boxes are highly collectible? ANS...
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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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