How to Detect Repaired Porcelain, Art Pottery & Clay Pieces

Found this great article on how to detect repaired pottery. Mr Eisele shares his expertise. Visist his website for more information.Old World Restoration How to Detect Repaired Porcelain, Art Pottery & Clay Piecesby priceminerby Douglas EiseleChips on the top rim of this Weller Art Pottery vase were professionally restored by Old World Restorations, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. The repairs are invisible...

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Factory Decoys Offer another Collecting Avenue

Factory Decoys Offer another Collecting Avenueby Laura Collum (07/27/09http://www.worthpoint.com/article/factory-decoys-offer-collecting?utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=insider-29There are as many strategies to collecting decoys as there are decoys. For example, one can collect by area made, maker or species. One popular area of decoy collecting is the factory-made decoy....

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Magazine Articles Chronicle Circus Life of Yesterday and Today

Magazine Articles Chronicle Circus Life of Yesterday and Todayby Larry Kellogg (06/08/09).http://http://www.worthpoint.com/“Time” Magazine, March 29, 1937 – Wild Animal Trainer Clyde Beatty.Stories featuring the circus have always been a popular subject for magazines. Collecting these magazines is an inexpensive way to add some spice and details to your Circus Collection. All of the most popular magazines...

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The candlestick telephone

The candlestick telephoneby Suzanne Meredith http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/The_candlestick_telephone/The hazy view of advertisements and reality. Alexander Graham Bell had no idea what his communication device would turn into—or the effect it would have on civilization. Bell was born in 1847 and long before he perfected the telephone he developed an interest in speech, elocution, and voices....

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The Exquisite Needlework of Appenzell Embroidery

The Exquisite Needlework of Appenzell Embroideryby Lynda Kolski (01/05/09).http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/exquisite-needlework-appenzell?utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=insider-2 Some of the finest white-on-white hand embroidery comes from a small town at the foot of the Alps in northeast Switzerland. Named for the town where it originated, Appenzell embroidery...

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Hey buddy, got a light?

Hey buddy, got a light?by Alan M. Petrillo_http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/Buddy_got_a_light_vintage_lighters/A Dunhill 1950s Standard Unique Table Model, silver plated and engine turned with an engraved name on the base. All photos courtesy of International Vintage Lighter Exchange.At one time, when smoking cigarettes was much more popular than today, nearly every other person carried either...

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Transferware china: Blue Willow is just the beginning

Transferware china: Blue Willow is just the beginningMay 06, 2009by Mark A. RoederSummaryhttp://www.antiquetrader.comDetail of transferware pattern. All photos submitted by Mark Roeder.Transferware china is among the most beautiful china ever produced. It’s highly collectible and often highly valuable, but affordable pieces can still be found. Just what is transferware? Transferware is any pottery...

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Marghab Linens—The Finest Embroidery Ever Made

Marghab Linens—The Finest Embroidery Ever Madeby Lynda Kolski (04/23/09).http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/marghab-linens%e2%80%94the-finest-embroidery Yellow and white Margandie and linen placemat and napkin in the Iris design.Close-up of the Iris napkin showing the intricate detail Marghab Linens are known for.Imagine a tablecloth of the finest Irish linen, embroidered with the best French...

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Bold, Vibrant Vintage Wilendur Tablecloths and Kitchen Linens

Bold, Vibrant Vintage Wilendur Tablecloths and Kitchen Linensby Lynda Kolski (03/26/09). View All Articles By http://www.worthpoint.com/author/lynda-kolski Wilendur’s popular dogwood pattern came with several different colored backgrounds, including dark green and white. The Begonia pattern is typical of the bright colors found on Wilendur tablecloths. This one still bears the original tag.An early...

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Common Sense Antiques: Cleaning Wood Furniture

Common Sense Antiques: Cleaning wood furnitureMarch 24, 2009by Fred Taylorwww.furnituredetective.comWell, you bought it, got it home, lubed the drawers, leveled the doors and it looks great doesn’t it? Doesn’t it? Maybe it needs something to brighten it up. Maybe it needs refinishing – and maybe it doesn’t. Before you spend a whole lot of money to get a piece refinished, try some good old fashioned elbow grease and common sense with a little bit of information and guidance.First, you must determine...

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Valuable Items That Slip Through the Cracks

Valuable Items That Slip Through the Cracksby Robert Timmons (03/17/09).http://www.worthpoint.com When it’s time to liquidate a family estate what are the first things we think of as having value. The dinning room is our first thought for its silverware, crystal and that special dinner ware that you only saw on holidays. Then we hurry into the bedroom and locate the jewelry boxes. After that it’s...

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