Thursday, September 28, 2023
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
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QUESTION: My grandmother loved to sew. She made her own clothes and some of those of her family. Over the years, she assembled quite a co...
Friday, September 22, 2023
Mysterious Mauchline Ware
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QUESTION: As I browse the booths of antique shows in my area, I’ve come upon small ochre-colored wooden boxes in various shapes with a bla...
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Keeping the Railroads on Time
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QUESTION: My grandfather worked as a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad. When he died some years ago, I inherited his pocket watch. F...
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Seeing the World in Almost 3-D
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QUESTION: When I was a kid in the 1950s, I received a View-Master stereoscope for Christmas. It came with several reels of photos, plus I...
Thursday, August 31, 2023
The Teapot King
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Aladdin Teapot QUESTION: My mother was an avid tea drinker. When she was a young woman, she began buying old teapots at flea markets and ...
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