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| 1/6 Gill bar measure | 11/29/2008 | Martin Roberts |
Q: I wonder if you can enlighten me on the age history and value of this bar measure.My mother ...
A: - Hello Robert, Your little measure was not very old when purchased in 1976. Gaskell & Chambers ...
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| Globe-Wernicke sectional 4098 1/2 | 11/29/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: I am attempting to find out the value. It comes in four pieces and is in good shape.
A: Louise - Like many other types of antique furniture the value of Globe-Wernicke bookcases has ...
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| candle holder | 11/29/2008 | Michael Andrew Wilson |
Q: I have a black and gold candle holders and they handmade in Italy florentine and they have the ...
A: If you have a digital camera you can attach the image when you ask a question. on the page when you ...
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| chest of drawer | 11/29/2008 | Michael Andrew Wilson |
Q: i recently purchased a chest of drawer with pulls that have the word talfalgar and below that sacred ...
A: Please send photos, I will need one overall image and photos of the details that you are writing ...
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| Child's chair and side table | 11/28/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: 1. I rescued a child's Windsor chair. Phoenix Chair Company model number 961-54. I'd like to give ...
A: Terry - The Phoenix chair # 961-64 is illustrated in "American Manufactured Furniture" by Don ...
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| RE: liquor holder | 11/27/2008 | Michael Andrew Wilson |
Q: Is this a wine & shot glass holder or a pipe & tobacco humidor? Can you tell me the age & ...
A: This is not an antique, it looks like it was made after 1960 in a small factory and is from Spain or ...
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| chair question | 11/27/2008 | Bob Wiley |
Q: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AcOGzFs2bOGLvI the above is for photos of the chair ...
A: good morning Jim you have a Martha Wahington chair the wood is mahogany fortunately the cover needs ...
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| tripod table | 11/27/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: I asked Eileen Cronk a question about refinishing the base of a mahogany tripod table obtained at an ...
A: Andrea - The table top is made of ribbon striped mahogany veneer with satinwood inlay. The table is ...
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| SIDEBOARD | 11/26/2008 | Michael Andrew Wilson |
Q: I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THIS ITEM. MY FATHER PURCHASED IT RECENTLY AND HAS ...
A: I did receive you photos but, I have been traveling with clients and was not available. The photos ...
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| wooden tabletop cigarette holder? | 11/26/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I am at a loss to find another of these or a name and time frame. It is made of wood. It isn't ...
A: Nice to hear from you. I recognised this "smoker" right away as I used to have the pattern to make ...
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| james Dixon | 11/26/2008 | Martin Roberts |
Q: Martin, I am sure this is worthless but I need to identify this piece for my own peace of mind.James ...
A: - Hello Steve, If in good condition, such a piece is not worthless, but it is a fairly common ...
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| bronze | 11/26/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: Do you know how to remove/clean the white scaly growths that are forming on a bronze figurine. I ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Are you using a cleaner of some kind when you rub this off? I have always ...
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| Pewter Pitchers | 11/25/2008 | Martin Roberts |
Q: I have a set of 5 pewter pitchers. Each of them has the mark "Austen & Son Cork" then the picture ...
A: - Hello Ryan, These are Irish 'haystack' measures ('haystack' is a collectors term referring to ...
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| old Lane underbed chest | 11/25/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: I have a very old Lane Cedar Underbed Chest with wooden wheels. Can you tell me anything about it. ...
A: Liz - Sorry but I have never seen a Lane underbed chest and there are none in my reference material ...
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| JB-Hirsch Lamp Identity if possible | 11/24/2008 | DR. ROBERT LERCH |
Q: my mother in-law has the lamp attached and does not know anything about the lamp. I believe it is a ...
A: ..i agree with the garish part...this style lamp is not at all in vogue these days... i would guess ...
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| veneer | 11/24/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a few very nice French deco pieces of furniture. They are walnut burl veneer. There is a ...
A: Without knowing more about this furniture (perhaps it valuable, I don't know),I will take the ...
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| old scales | 11/24/2008 | Bill & Jan Berning |
Q: I find no name or manufacturer on these scales, only "British Pat. No. 590304" on the end. They are ...
A: These types of scales are fairly common in England but not so common in the USA. Most, if not all of ...
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| howe scale | 11/24/2008 | Bill & Jan Berning |
Q: i have a howe scale it says rutland vt no.11 on the bottom and the number 2811 on the top can you ...
A: Howe made many different scales from the 1840s through the mid-1980s. Please send a photo of your ...
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| 1940's bedroom furniture | 11/24/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: My mom had a beautiful mahogany bedroom set from the 1940's. There are no marking anywhere on it. I ...
A: I look forward to seeing the photos. You can send clear photos to me as .jpg files at ...
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| Hot water jugs with metal lids | 11/23/2008 | Martin Roberts |
Q: My mother in law has two very pretty china water jugs with metal lids. The are about 18 cm tall. ...
A: You are absolutely correct that the lids are Britannia metal. That pewter alloy was used by many ...
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| veneer | 11/23/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a few very nice French deco pieces of furniture. They are walnut burl veneer. There is a ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Yes this piece is too dry but what it needs is some humidity in the air. Your ...
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| Roo's Cedar Chest | 11/23/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: I have a Edward Roo's Cedar Chest that was given to me from my grandmother years ago, I looked on ...
A: Karlene - The name of the company was Ed Roos, not Roo's. I have no information about the numbering ...
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| old oil lamp | 11/23/2008 | DR. ROBERT LERCH |
Q: It has a marking on the bottom "70D" and beautiful art work of a swan swimming in a lake with a ...
A: ..your lamp dates from the late 19th century.. at one point it had a similarly decorated painted ...
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| Pelouze Scales | 11/23/2008 | Bill & Jan Berning |
Q: We found a Pelouze spring scale in the basement of my son's 130 yr old home. It's model is Double ...
A: Pelouze made many different spring scales during their long history and are currently made by ...
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| tom thumb fortune scale | 11/22/2008 | Bill & Jan Berning |
Q: what type oil goes in the res.and what wieght.thank you fore the rest of tyhe info you sent jim.6nx
A: You can get dash pot oil from a scale company or you can use any type of motor oil. If it is an ...
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| Water damage on mahogany desk | 11/22/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a mahogany secretary desk from the Maddox Furniture company made in the early 1900's. A small ...
A: You can try the oil but I would not recommend the refinisher. The refinisher melts the finish to ...
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| Charles Carmel Wooden Carved Carousel Horse | 11/22/2008 | Bruce W. Zubee |
Q: Yes please. About how much would you say an average condition (probabaly re-painted) inside jumper ...
A: In today's market, I really don't like to quote values for collectibles. Since there is so little ...
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| kidney shape writing desk circa 1890's? | 11/22/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: Can you please identify this a american antique. My parents bought it for me in Australian for my ...
A: Tracey - The photo is quite small and the thumbnail will not enlarge for a good look. It appears to ...
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| pewter plate | 11/21/2008 | Martin Roberts |
Q: I have a plate with a touchmark of a rose positioned under a crown and next to the rose on the right ...
A: - Hello Paula, It is difficult to identify a touchmark from a description, as there are many ...
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| pewter tulip mug - circa 1830 | 11/21/2008 | Martin Roberts |
Q: Do you have any ideas as to the value of this pewter tulip mug? As of now these are the only ...
A: - Hello Edward, What you have there is not strictly a tulip-shaped mug. This shape is usually ...
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| Bathroom scale | 11/21/2008 | Bill & Jan Berning |
Q: My wife has a very old bathroom scale (step on, spring type) I want to restore this for her, but the ...
A: We doubt that you would be able to buy a weight tape for your scale. You might try taking it to a ...
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| Water damage on mahogany desk | 11/21/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a mahogany secretary desk from the Maddox Furniture company made in the early 1900's. A small ...
A: Nice to hear from you. These small indented areas do not sound like water damage to me. White areas ...
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| wicker childrens doll carriage | 11/21/2008 | The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters |
Q: do you know anything about O.W. Siebert Children's Vehicles? I have a carriage and was seeking more ...
A: Yes Jimmy, you can get wicker furniture appraisals from author, wicker repair expert and certified ...
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| old scales | 11/21/2008 | Bill & Jan Berning |
Q: I find no name or manufacturer on these scales, only "British Pat. No. 590304" on the end. They are ...
A: Your scale is a British manufactured roberval scale with French stays. A roberval scale, according ...
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| wicker childrens doll carriage | 11/21/2008 | The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters |
Q: do you know anything about O.W. Siebert Children's Vehicles? I have a carriage and was seeking more ...
A: Your doll carriage was made during the 1920s-1930s using the Lloyd Loom paper fibre "fabric," with ...
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| wicker childrens doll carriage | 11/21/2008 | The Wicker Woman-Cathryn Peters |
Q: do you know anything about O.W. Siebert Children's Vehicles? I have a carriage and was seeking more ...
A: Sorry Jimmy, but I don't know anything specifically about the O.W. Siebert Children's Vehicles, but ...
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| Mills 10 cent FOK mint vendor | 11/20/2008 | David Burritt |
Q: I need to clean years of grime and dust off of this machine in order to be able to read the serial ...
A: Ed: Why do you need the serial number? That machine has not been reproduced. Is it for insurance ...
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| REPAIRING VENEER | 11/20/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: WHAT IS THE BEST TYPE OF GLUE FOR REPAIRING VENEEER? CAN YOU RECOMMEND A BRAND?
A: Nice to hear from you. For replacing a whole piece of new veneer we use contact cement. When I say a ...
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| EastLake or not | 11/20/2008 | Fred Taylor |
Q: This was my grandmothers dining room set. Can you tell me if it is EastLake. We were trying to ...
A: Deb - That does not look like an Eastlake table. It looks more like a Jacobean draw leaf table from ...
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| French style table age identification | 11/19/2008 | Michael Andrew Wilson |
Q: I need help determining the approximate age of a dining table. I'm only allowed to attach one ...
A: No reason to be confused, there is not much difference between highly compressed wood and particle ...
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