s1sm00n asked: I purchased a bag of antique and vintage skeleton keys at an antique shop and I would like to clean them up before I use them for craft projects. Is there a simple home remedy that I can use, like a solution to soak them in? I have over 100 of them and [...]

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mustbedreaming asked: I’m looking to get a pocket watch/locket for my boyfriend for our first anniversary. It’s not until December 5th, but I want to start looking now because I have a feeling I’m going to have trouble finding one. What are some promising antique/pawn shops in Denver that I could find something like this [...]

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drzfinest13 asked: http://blog.collectables-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/antique-clock.jpegMiller’s Antiques Handbook and Price Guide 2010-2011

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Roger R asked: I inherited a large theatrical collection dating from 1850 which the V&A museum says is of inestimable value. I found museums in the UK & USA who are interested but I don’t know how to market the collection or how to converse with these types of people.Auction dealers get toffee-nosed & only [...]

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78 asked: I’m cleaning out my deceased grandmother’s closet, and found tons of old costume jewelry. Some of it is cheap plastic and going to Goodwill, but some of it is actually nice stuff. I saw an Antiques Roadshow once that said a lot of the old broaches were collector’s items and were actually worth [...]

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knittinmama asked: My mom has a southwest painting by Swinerton, dated 1907 signed to Dr. Raymond who lived in Flagstaff, AZ. Antique Roadshow appraised it at $30,000. but Sothebys said it was only worth $3,000. Is there a market for his early work?Book-collecting as a hobby: In a series of letters to everyman

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kevyree asked: http://www.colonialhill.com/images/antique-furniture.jpg Above is a picture of a close resemblence of what my furniture looks like. I really like them, but I also want a modern look. I am 26. I was wanting to paint one wall also. What colors would be pleasing to the eye with that furniture for the one wall and [...]

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Ink asked: I was just watching antiques roadshow when a gentleman brought in a world atlas from the early 1800′s but the part that boggles my mind is that it has a very detailed map of the world and all the continents looked the same as the maps today taken by satellite. how could they [...]

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Sith Lord asked: It is an Italian youth carbine. My great unlce sent it home to my dad when he was just a kid during the war. It is very small, only 30 inches long. It has an expandable bayonett. It even has a brass plate on the stock with the name of the Italian [...]

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synergie_hfx asked: For those interior decorators out there…. I live in an apartment and decorating is difficult. This apt has forest green carpet (I know lol) but I like this apt because it has a built in bar between the kitchen and living room. I decided to go with a wine bar theme for the [...]

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