SO YOU WANT TO BUY A PERSIAN RUG ? Historically Carpet Sellers have a Reputation for Dishonesty ! In many European countries to call someone a carpet dealer is intended as a slur on their integrity and,...
MANTLE CLOCKS 1920’s to 1970’s The common Mantle clocks sold in Australia from around the 1920’s to 1940’s usually were a rectangular shape with a square ot rectangular dial. In the 1940’S they gradually...
RECONDITIONING AN AMERICAN BLACK CLOCK CASE This article relates to many American clocks manufactured between 1880’s and 1920’s.Usually painted black with fancy cast feet, cast columns and pillars also...
Boy Scout Cigarette Cards (Collectibles) I've been collecting and selling trading cards, cigarette cards and related collectibles for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card...
When I was active in the antique industry importing country style furniture from the czech republic I was taught a method from an old slav french polisher, making old pine or rustic furniture gleam and ooze...