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robert klein

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In regards to American antique, vintage and collectible furniture I can help with wood identification, styles, age, periods, historical coatings, materials, techniques, repair, restoration, refinishing. ****SEND PICTURES****WITH YOUR QUESTIONS ON ALL ITEMS OR THE QUESTION MAY BE REJECTED****PLEASE, NO CAMERA PHONE PICTURES as the quality is usually poor****preferred size max 1024 x 768; min 800 x 600--jpg files as attachments in ONE email to Please include the question posted to allexperts in the email so that i will know to what they refer. Because of the amount of emails i have received, for which i thank everyone for their confidence in me, please DO NOT send emails before posting the question to allexperts. I truly want to help but only have so much time and would like to give each person the attention they need.

Experience

I have been in the antiques furniture and restoration business and in the sales of antique furniture for 40+ years and have continued my education in the trade attending workshops and seminars through the Smithsonian, MESDA, correspondence, and through various organizations and private collectors. This clip taken from a book written in 1915----> I think it is important---->> The furnishings of the home are seldom swept and garnished for to part with family relics is breaking faith with those who handed them on with the remainder of their worldly possessions to their heirs There were many who made special bequests of their furniture and one of such would write in his will To my dearly beloved nephew John I leave my mahogany bureau desk and the tea china in the cupboard over it Can we imagine nephew John's grandson or great grandson parting with that beautiful Hepplewhite bureau bookcase or cupboard full of priceless Worcester china because his dining room or library is furnished in modern fumed oak or late Victorian incongruities No the home connoisseur values his family possessions

Organizations
Professional Refinishers Groop, Int., AIC, Antiques Dealers Association

Education/Credentials
BA Florida State University BA University of West Florida 1971

Past/Present Clients
This is a list of people that i know personally across the country that are competent, knowledgeable and skilled refinishers, restorers and conservators. AL Elberta Jim Cole Antique Works; AZ Glendale David Mogenson Complete Claim & Furniture Service; AZ Phoenix Hal Resnikoff The Village Woodsmith; CA Fort Bragg Joe Amaral Wood Finish Services; CT Bridgeport Jim Young Old Gold Furniture Restoration; GA Atlanta Brian Hillman Hillman's Restoration; GA Bogart Fred McLean McLean's Refinishing; GA Atlanta Alan Noel A. Noel Furniture Refinishing; GA Atlanta Brian Webster Brian Webster; KS Topeka, Dave Macfee Macfee Refinishing; KS Topeka, Ben Myre Macfee Refinishing; MA West Newbury, Bruce Hamilton Bruce Hamilton Antique Restoration; MA Dedham, Robert Judd Judd Refinishing; MD Monrovia, Kevin Hancock Hancock Piano Restorations; MN Bemidji, Don MacKinnon MacKinnon Woodworks; NC Winston Salem, Martin O'Brien Martin O'Brien Cabinetmaker; NJ Barnegat Jon Szalay First National Antiques of Barnegat NJ NY Holbrook, Dean Camenares East End Wood Strippers; NY Locust Valley John Coffey John Coffey NY Latham, Mike Mascelli Fine Upholstery; OH Bellefontaine Karl Kennedy Kennedy's Furniture Refinishing OR The Dalles, Frank Laroque LaRoque's Wood Shop; TN Oak Ridge, David Reeves Classic Furniture Restorations; TX Aledo, Joe Horner Little Jack Horner's Furniture Restoration; TX Houston, Fred Woodall Fred Woodall Repair Service; TX Bedford Bill Ferguson Bill Ferguson VA Roanoke, Dick Patch Astonish Antique Restoration; there are others I know but have unwittingly overlooked, my apologies, my list is not complete

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