Watch Papers Are More Than Protection
Watch papers have long been neglected by collectors, but now they’re becoming popular. Originally used as a packing between the inner and outer case of a watch to protect its works, they became keepsakes in the mid-18th century.
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Jade, ivory, horn, and marble should be lightly dusted with a soft brush or dry, soft cloth. Keep these objects out of direct sunlight, since they may dry out and become brittle. Always handle these objects with care when moving them.
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The ABC’s of Collecting  Online
by Ray Boileau

If you’re like many collectors today, you’ve already discovered the Internet, specifically eBay, for buying and perhaps selling antiques and collectibles–for good or bad.                             
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I have a one-armed chair passed down to me and I'm interested in knowing what it is and what it was used for, besides sitting. It is very delicate and sits low to the ground, it also only has one arm. 
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EARLY TECH AUCTION OFFERS RARITIES

Cologne, Germany - We live in an age of technology, so it’s fitting that pieces of early technology should be high on collector’s lists of most wanted items. On June 18, Auction Team Köln, the premier specialty auction of technical items since 1987, headed by Auction Team Breker, held it’s quarterly Science & Technology, Office Antiques, and Toys and Tin Toys auctions in Cologne, Germany.
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An acanthus is:

a  plant or shrub
an ornamental motif
the Greek god of harvest
a finial
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October 2, 2007

Woman Finds Family Portrait at Antique Show
by Bob Brooke


Some people look for old portraits, whether paintings or photographs, at antique shows so that they can build up a collection of "instant ancestors.’ Adele Golden of Glenside, Pennsylvania, didn’t have to look for instant ancestors. She found the real thing.

While browsing the booths at the Corpus Christi Antique Show in Gywnedd, Pennsylvania, Golden came across a large photographic portrait of her father, Harry Apfelschnitt, posing with her grandparents, Max and Dora Apfelschnitt, around 1902.

"I was surprised to see my father and grandparents because I thought I had the only copy," she said. "This one is better than the one I have. It must have been restored." Golden thinks the photograph may have been used as a photographer’s sample.

Golden immediately purchased the fine photograph, set in an ornate walnut Victorian frame, for $65 from the booth of Quakertown Heirlooms. Owner Thomas Canfield said he remembers buying the portrait at an estate sale but couldn’t remember the exact circumstances.

"My father had a brother who lived in New York," said Golden, "but he never mentioned ever having such a portrait." Now that two of these photographs have appeared, Golden gave the one she purchased to her brother so that he would have one, too.
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