Tripod table name changes
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Sometimes it is difficult to understand antique furniture that has outlived its usefulness, like a linen press or a Hoosier cabinet. People younger than 50 years ... Continue Reading →
Guard room table dates to Elizabethan era
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Everything has a name, but in the antiques world, many things have more than one name. This table was offered for sale as a “guard room table.” That is a made-up ... Continue Reading →
Loving cups commemorate heroes, celebrities
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In past centuries before the invention of the camera, heroes and celebrities were remembered with figurines, prints and plates, and mugs of glass or ceramics. ... Continue Reading →
Antique store finds include eye test charts
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There doesn’t seem to be any type of antique that isn’t sold at auctions, flea markets or shops. We were surprised years ago at a flea market when ... Continue Reading →
Advertising art prices keep rising
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Advertising art is very popular today and prices keep rising. Collectors want old examples with good graphics, recognized products and great condition. A small ... Continue Reading →
Uncle Sam doorstop rare and desirable
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Iron doorstops became a hot collectible with rising prices about 1990. A 1985 book picturing doorstops and several auctions, which included rare doorstops, sent ... Continue Reading →
Rare lollipop baskets were made on Nantucket
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Nantucket baskets have been popular purses and collectibles since the 1940s. The first baskets on Nantucket Island were made by the Wampanoag Indians, but they ... Continue Reading →
Unique folk art pieces sell for good prices
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Folk art, by definition, is a homemade or handmade piece by an untrained artist. It can be as large as a huge sculpture of found pieces of metal or as small as ... Continue Reading →
Roman goddess inspired British symbol
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Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, but she celebrates her birthday on several different days. The English monarch’s birthday had been celebrated ... Continue Reading →
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