Did you know that the expensive "crackle medium" you buy in cans is really just plain old white (elmer's) glue? Any white glue will work just like the really expensive stuff in cans. We all love the "shabby...
This Guide will help you buy ORIGINAL Cast Iron Doorstops and Avoid Modern Reproductions! Purchasing a Genuine Antique Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop has become more challenging in the past 30 years. ...
Many of us remember walking into Grandma's kitchen while she was canning, and smelling an unmistakeable smell that came from the oilcloth she had tacked to her kitchen table to protect it. To me, it always ...
I have bought fake 10% and 20% Home Depot coupons on Ebay before. Typically, Lowes will match the fake Home Depot coupons, but unless you find a newbie cashier at Home Depot with a deadbeat manager to approve...
INTRODUCTION: Since the 16th century, Mexican craftsmen have been producing Talavera pottery. This art form has evolved from ancient cultures and influenced the production of pottery in Mexico resulting in...
Over the years I have constantly seen black powder flasks that are replicas/reproductions presented as being original, valuable flasks. Many times these flasks are innocently presented by sellers who do not...
While there are some reputable sellers on ebay selling antique stained glass windows,a great majority of the listings in the antique stained glass window category are actually reproductions which were mass...
Please Click Here to Visit My Ebay Store! Today you will find that most if not all "Tiffany" Lamps and fixtures to be found, are in actuality not true "Tiffany" lamps or fixtures at all, but rather...
Tempus Vitam Regit. (Time Rules Life) From the moment when the doctor notes the time of our birth, we are ruled by time. Everything from the morning alarm clock, getting the kids to school, or a 1:00 pm...
Christmas candle lights, like the ones shown in the above photos, called Victorian Illumination Lamps, were popular during the Victorian era around the 1880's. They were hung on Christmas trees with...