Whether or not you are antiquarian book collector, a seller of first edition books, a novice vintage book buyer or simply someone who has inherited a book from the past, it is critical that you are armed with...
How to Eliminate Smoke Smell From Your eBay Sales or Purchases. Having bought smoky items more times than I care to acknowledge, I decided to write a guide for handling this problem. Here are a few tried and...
This guide will give you some basic hints on how to clean art, antiques, collectibles and antiquities. I worked as an art restoration apprentice for my grandfather, Marcel Gibrat for three years. Mr. Gibrat...
Evaluating Later Period and Antique Furniture If you are planning on buying older furniture, here are some things to take into consideration.An old piece of furniture is not considered a true antique unless it...
Please Vote For Whether or Not You Found This Guide Helpful! This guide is meant to help the "Novice Collector", hopefully it will assist not only the person who is new to collecting, but also may provide...
1. Don't assume you have to buy name brands. Antique furniture that has been well crafted and held up over time can be a great deal when you consider the cost per year value of having an item that could last...
No one intentionally ruins an antique, right? But lots of people do make costly mistakes caring for antiques every day simply because they don't know any better. Read on for valuable information to keep you...
The area of preserving paper magazines and other paper periodicals consists on the one hand of protective measures to avoid condition degradation, and on the other hand of restorative measures to stop or...
COLLECTING THOUGHT WHY WE COLLECT stephen visakay In 1940 an 80,000 year old cave was discovered n France. Among the artifacts discovered was a collection of small stones, high up on a natural shelf, all of...
I have found through the years that a compound called Permatex D L handcream (blue label)does a wonderful job of removing dirt and grime from antique furniture without removing the patina. D L contains...