AntiquesQ&A
Thursday, December 30, 2021

Be There or Be Square

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  QUESTIONS: I really like the look of Mid-Century Modern design. I’ve started to gather furniture and accessories to decorate my apartment...
Thursday, December 23, 2021

Christmas Way Back When

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  QUESTION:  Visiting historic sites around the holidays reveals a wealth of beautiful decorations and old-fashioned charm. But just how cha...
Friday, December 17, 2021

There’s Nothing So Liked by a Small Boy Than a Toy Truck

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  QUESTION: As a kid, I loved playing with three little cast-iron trucks. It’s only recently that I learned that they may have been made by ...
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Keepsakes, Not Throwaways

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  QUESTION: Sometime ago I purchased a box of colorful decorative holiday cutouts and imprints. Many of the designs feature St. Nicholas an...
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Toast Anyone?

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  QUESTION:  While browsing at a recent Fall antique fair, I noticed an unusual object on one of the tables. It looked like an A-frame built...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The Jewelry of Royalty

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  QUESTION: I recently saw an exquisite brooch made by Cartier at a charity antique show. I always associated Cartier with fine watches. Ca...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Breaking Out the Best for the Holiday Table

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  QUESTION: As the holidays approach, I get out my Oneida silver flatware and polish it up for another joyous season. Beginning with Thanksg...
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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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