Quick course on fake cast iron toys-banks-etc... By: Kimberly Rager First, look carefully at the mold marks. It's called "cast iron" because it's cast in a mold - that is, it's poured into a mold and allowed...
1) TESTING BY SOUND Listen for the CLUNK when two pieces of bakelite are tapped together. It is much more of a solid sound than plastic. Try tapping two pieces of plastic together to learn how to distinguish...
NEVER try to fix an antique on your own! No matter how ugly or horrible it may look, painting it or fixing with nails and screws can GREATLY DECREASE the antique's value. If it is something you are looking...