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How to Identify an Antique Doll

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For many doll enthusiasts, the challenge of identifying a particular doll is part of the intrigue of antique doll collecting. Some antique dolls have markings that make identification easy, while other dolls remain a mystery... more »

How to Identify Fenton Glass

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Through the years, Fenton Art Glass maintained a strong history of producing the highest quality figurines, vases, bowls and decorative items. They closed their doors in October 2007, after a century in business, but the popularity of their glass ... more »

How to Identify Philadelphia-Style Furniture

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Antique enthusiasts have a passion for Philadelphia-style furniture--wooden pieces produced by one of several famous Philadelphia cabinet-makers during the Victorian era. Identifying Philadelphia-style requires a trained eye, but even if you're ... more »

How to Identify Vintage Cut Crystal

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Cut crystal has been a favorite heirloom to pass down to generations for hundreds of years. Many manufacturers over the years have created some gorgeous designs. You'll find vintage cut crystal in the form of wine and water glasses, decanters, ... more »

How to Insure Antique Maps

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If you have a collection of antique maps tucked away somewhere, don't be so sure that they're safe from damage. Treat your collection of antique maps like the precious investment that it is. Guard against accidental or purposeful damage to your ... more »

How to Join an Antique Map Society

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If your interest in antique maps has become more than a passing hobby, consider joining an antique map society. Antique map societies offer great ways to network and to share common appreciation and interest in these historical documents with ... more »

How to Know if Your Furniture is Haunted

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People can live a normal and peaceful life and then suddenly become overwhelmed with paranormal activity. What changed? It could be the furniture. With so many of us picking up antique or vintage items at small shops or flea markets, some much ... more »

How to Locate Antique Map Dealers

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Locating antique map dealers doesn't have to be a chore. Given the advances in technology, antique map dealer information is just a few clicks away. Use the Internet and your local phone listings to determine the closest path to an antique map ... more »

How to Maintain Antique Clocks

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Antique clocks offer price appreciation, aesthetic value, and functionality. Knowing the proper way to move and handle the clock protects its parts and limits corrosion. Maintaining antique clocks requires a short amount of time and effort. ... more »

How to make a home museum

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This is the first stone in the wall to form a home museum... more »

How to Mount an Antique Map

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Many antique map owners like to mount their maps instead of framing them or storing them in alternative ways. Learn how to properly mount your map while considering heights and widths to show your map in the most pleasing manner... more »

How to Photograph Antique Maps

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Photographing antique maps is a safe way to preserve and share them. Although there are many different ways to photograph an antique map using digital cameras and traditional film, certain principles remain uniform when photographing any antique ... more »

How to Pick a Local Antique Shop

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Buying, owning and collecting antiques can be an exciting, fulfilling hobby. The road to becoming an antique enthusiast is one that could last you the rest of your life. Learning about the history of antiques, understanding how to clean, restore ... more »

How to Price Daguerreotypes

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One of the earliest forms of photography, the daguerreotype is also in high demand among antique collectors. Amazing in detail, daguerreotypes replaced the painted portrait as the way to record a person's likeness around 1850. They cost as little ... more »

How to Price Depression Glass by Pattern

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Collecting depression glass has become popular and the demand has caused prices to rise. Even though these pieces were made of the cheapest glass possible, and originally sold for a few pennies or given away, today the rarest and most desirable ... more »

How to Properly Evaluate and Buy Antiques

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There are many delights to be found when buying antiques, but with the good finds there also lurks the possible bad deals. The best way to broach the subject of shopping for any antique is to cast a cynical eye. This way, you will be rewarded ... more »

How to Recognize Art Deco Design

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Chances are that today the most easily recognizable examples of Art Deco style can be found in the quaint, older homes and crumbling commercial buildings that hide among more modern structures in towns and cities across the country. Graceful ... more »

How to Recognize Authentic Hull Pottery

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Hull pottery is a popular collectors item, often imitated. Recognizing genuine pieces of hull pottery is as simple as knowing what marks and finish details to look for. The ability to spot a fake will save time and money and give the assurance of ... more »

How to Recognize Craftsman Furniture

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Craftsman furniture is unmistakable: massive solid wood chairs, sofa and tables that you might remember from your early schoolroom or town library. Craftsman design--also called Arts and Crafts or Mission style--has a fascinating history. Here ... more »

How to Recognize Eastlake Design

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Eastlake design is considered a variation of Victorian design but it has a very distinctive look. It combines elements of Victorian and Craftsman style and philosophy with a Middle Eastern and Japanese influence that was popular in the late 19th ... more »

How to Recognize Folk Art Design

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Folk Art may be one of the most difficult types of art to define, identify or recognize. If you do an online search for Folk Art, you will find a handful of descriptions and approximations that circle around an actual definition of the art form. ... more »

How to Recognize Machine Age Design

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You may have heard the term “Machine Age” to describe the design of something you’ve seen in an online auction or at a gallery or antique store. But you might not know what differentiates Machine Age designs from other methods... more »

How to Recognize Mid-Century Design

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If Bauhaus and Machine Age design defined the years before World War II, Mid-Century (or Modern) design appeared during the changes that took place after the war ended. However all three design movements shared some common elements, which can ... more »

How to Recognize Storybook Architecture

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While some design styles can be difficult to identify without guidelines, storybook architecture is so distinctive that most people, when seeing an example of this fantastic style will say, “Oh, Storybook style--of course!” Here are some things ... more »

How to Recognize Valuable Antique Ephemera

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Ephemera is the plural form of the Greek word ephemeron, which means something that lasts a short time. In the world of collectibles, the word refers to documents and other papers that were intended to be used and then discarded, such as greeting ... more »

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