sam5935 asked: Hello, I bought a little glass oil lamp from an antique shop. I put oil in it and have lit it. However, it flickers so badly it’s like a strobe light! Anyone know how I can get the flame to calm down? I already trimmed the wick. This didn’t help.

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Lucky L asked: If you were at your grandpa’s house and he told you he was going to kill himself, is there anything of his you would ask for like maybe an antique clock or some old baseball cards, etc.?Book-collecting as a hobby: In a series of letters to everyman

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happiness asked: Can you tell me the address of the shop.. any websites for the shop? May i know how to go too? Cause i am going to taiwan soon… like example what MRT stop do i need to alight to reach there… THANKS!

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My Ancestors Discovered America asked: Photos of man and his life Find more on Elwin Hope Wilson ROCK HILL, S.C. – Elwin Hope Wilson leans back in his recliner, a sad, sickly man haunted by time. Antique clocks, at least a hundred of them, fill his neat ranch home on Tillman Street. Grandfather clocks, mantel [...]

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Lacey asked: The pendulum in an antique clock can be approximated by a thin rod with a coefficient of thermal expansion of 2.04e-5 (C°)e-1. At 22.5° C, the period of the pendulum is 1.00 s. If the temperature increases to 32.1° C, how many seconds per day will the clock gain or loseMiller’s Antiques Handbook [...]

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Redsox081 asked: I live in Arizona and found a baseball cap with an autograph under the lid of the cap at an antique shop and bought it for $3. Can’t decipher the autograph. Was wondering if there was any local places that do this kind of work? Thanks so much! I live in Arizona and [...]

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ahhh asked: I want to learn about all kinds of antiques? Also how can I make money by collecting antiques and selling them? How can I grow up and make a living on selling and collecting antiques?Miller’s Antiques Handbook and Price Guide 2010-2011

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Muzikman asked: I’ve never seen any and I was wondering if it is ever likely to appear on The Antiques RoadshowA primer of book-collecting

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canfield205 asked: can anyone tell me if there is a value for chairs made for a specific person? I have a chair made specifically for m. Anna Hundley. It is to fit a person who was barely 4′*” tall. It has been re-cushioned but the wood is still intact, in its natural shape and color.Miller’s [...]

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John T. asked: I mean, c’mon. Monday Night is Antique’s Roadshow night

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