AntiquesQ&A
Thursday, June 30, 2022

It’s What’s on the Reverse Side

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  QUESTION: Years ago, I purchased a banjo clock with an intricate scene painted on the clock glass. At several recent antique shows, I’ve n...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

The Strength of Iron with the Hardness of Stone

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  QUESTION: My grandmother collected all sorts of odds and ends of antique china. Among all the pieces she had were a half dozen plates and...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Going for the Prize Inside

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  QUESTION: Ever since I was a kid and read the back of the cereal box as I was downing a bowl of cereal before going to school, I’ve loved...
Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The Collectability of Vintage Cameras

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  QUESTION: Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, I used several Nikon 35mm cameras and lenses to shoot photos for the articles I wrote. In the mi...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

It's All in the Packaging

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  QUESTION: I’ve been fascinated with food containers, especially old ones since I was a young adult. When I go to the supermarket, I’m ama...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

Forecasting the Weather in Vane

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  QUESTION: I’ve noticed that old weathervanes are bringing some pretty high prices at high-end Americana antique shows and in online antiq...
Monday, May 9, 2022

Signs of the Times

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  QUESTION: I love old cars and have visited several antique automobile museums. Several of them, including the Antique Automobile Club of ...
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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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