AntiquesQ&A
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Crazy Fads Come and Go But This One Lingers On

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  QUESTION: I have a crazy quilt that once belonged to my great grandmother. It’s been lovingly cared for by her daughter and then her daug...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

The Original Cafe Chair

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  QUESTION: I recently purchased two bentwood chairs at an antique shop in a nearby town. Both have woven cane seats and the number “14...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Where the Tire Hit the Road

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  QUESTION:  I was going through some boxes in my attic and discovered an old Goodyear tire ashtray with a green glass insert representing t...
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Fish, Lizards, and Snakes---Oh My

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  QUESTION:  I’ve had a ceramic plate with fish in relief swimming on it. I originally bought it at an antique show because I liked the funk...
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Attention All Geek Collectors

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  QUESTION: I’ve been what’s referred to as a “geek” since I was a teenager. Back then, my buddies and I played all sorts of games on what ...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Shave and a Haircut Two Bits

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  QUESTION:  My grandfather loved to collect old shaving mugs. By the time he died, he had collected over 100 of them. One of them belonged ...
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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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