Stumpwork box more than 400 years old
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Ever notice stumpwork in an antiques auction or shop? It is a type of early embroidery that makes raised designs on a flat textile to make a three-dimensional ... Continue Reading →
Surfer Girl toy rare and valuable
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Surfing is a popular worldwide sport today, but when did it start and what is collected? People have been swimming and bodysurfing by riding the waves since ancient ... Continue Reading →
Fourth of July inspires Chinese punch bowl
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Be careful when using old reference books. Modern research methods, excavations and old documents that were unknown for years have led to changed histories. The ... Continue Reading →
Rookwood fountain a valuable garden piece
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Flowers were an important part of the lives of Americans from the 1880s to 1950s. Technology had advanced to a time when pottery could be made in multiples in ... Continue Reading →
Seashell sofa proves valuable
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“I’ve never seen one before, so it must be valuable!” is a common comment made by collectors. But rarity doesn’t always add to the price. Fame, ... Continue Reading →
Edison Phonolamp dates to 1920s
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Phonographs were invented in 1877. The early ones had one needle for recording and another needle for playing. The music was recorded on tinfoil-coated cylinders ... Continue Reading →
Blue Star Mother’s flag predates Gold Star flag
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A reader asked, “What country uses a little flag with just a red border and a big blue star in the center?” It is a service flag designed in 1917 that identified ... Continue Reading →
Moorish Chair makes nice accent piece
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The major furniture styles used in the United States have names, some for royalty, others for talented designers and cabinetmakers. But by the 1900s, furniture ... Continue Reading →
Mermaid lawn sprinkler is scarce collectible
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Lawn sprinklers could not be used before the first water distribution systems were invented in the 1870s. The new ways to provide water through underground pipes ... Continue Reading →
Tiffany Lamp is highly desirable
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Mention Tiffany and collectors may think of the very different things made by Louis Comfort Tiffany. He was so talented that it is almost impossible to know everything ... Continue Reading →
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