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Moving? Check for Damage

If you are having your antiques moved in a van to a new home, watch out for damage. Check the antiques as they are unloaded. Sweep the inside of the moving van and save any small pieces of veneer or...

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Wooden Kitchenware Handles

Caution! We bought an old potato masher with a bright green painted wood handle. We put it in the dishwasher. Result: a clean masher with a pale blue painted handle. Never wash kitchenware with painted...

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Keeping Up with the Age of Advertising

Collecting advertising? Many products have packaging that often changes slightly to look current. Logos are modernized, hair-dos and clothes are updated, pictured cars resemble the latest models,...

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Signed Baseballs

If you have a signed baseball with a signature that has faded do not try to restore it. A traced-over autograph destroys the value for collectors. Unfortunately in the years before sports memorabilia...

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Why Not Collect Sand?

Seen in a decorating magazine, “Glass jars filled with sand collected from beaches all over the world are displayed on a console.” We wrote about a nurse who saved dirt in jars years ago. A great...

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Bone China

The words “bone china” were first used as a mark on dishes about 1915. It is a special type of porcelain that has bone ash added to the clay. This makes a stronger, whiter porcelain.  

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If You Loan to a Museum

If you ever loan anything to a museum or historical society, be sure to check on insurance coverage and the value placed on your piece. We loaned a county fair sign for a centennial celebration and it...

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Don't Snip the Dust Jacket

Don’t cut the price off a book’s dust jacket. It will affect the value.    

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Tighten Up the Garage

Cover the windows in your garage so no one can tell if you are on a trip and left your house unattended. Always keep your garage door shut and the door from the garage into the house locked.  

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New Tiki Huts

Some garages house car collections, and other garages are being turned into Tiki Huts, contemporary versions of the 1940’s and ’50’s fad. Collectors are seeking old Tiki mugs to use in the room with...

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