To the newbie mineral buyers out there: beware of the fake turquoise. Real turquoise is sold by the gram. It costs BIG TIME. Expect to pay good money for the real stuff.Here are some links that offer good...
VISIONS CorningWare, Spice O' Life Corning Ware, CORELLE and VISIONS Ceramic Glass Why Who What When Where and How: General Info first: It will outlive all of us! To Cook in the oven, microwave,...
In the final installment of this guide series, more answers to questions from eBayers are listed. Again the main topic is the popular second generation of Ping brand golf clubs (Eye2 to ISI) but with...
Cast Iron cookware has been one of my personal favorite links to the past. It is very durrable and once it is properly seasoned it will perform better than any modern non-stick / teflon pan. Cast Iron will...
This guide is designed to give you a basic introduction into collecting glass and porcelain insulators. Specifically I will assist you in how to identify them, determine their age, value, rarity and condition...
Over 100 years of production has led to a wide variety of wonderful Le Creuset cookware in beautiful colors.Thanks to auction sites like e-Bay, it is affordable and available to the home cook as well as the...
Have you ever gone to purchase something you really wanted and while the salesman is talking, red flags keep going off in your mind? While buying our Circulon cookware, a few red flags popped into my head,...
Quite often I'm asked what the numbers in the rear corner of an Antique Cook Stove/Range actually mean or stand for. Quite simply, in most cases, they pertain to the length of the Firebox (thus usable wood...
Antique Wood and Coal Stoves, including Cylinder, Parlor, Four O'Clock and other Stoves often had a False Top, or Finial. I refer to it as a False Top as it had little Function except as a Decoration. It...
There are a myriad of ways one can determine an approximate (or sometimes an exact) date for your old postcard. Among them are: Look for the Obvious, First. Postcard Styles The Number of Stars on...