Factory Decoys Offer another Collecting Avenue (7/27/09)
There are as many strategies to collecting decoys as there are decoys. For example, one can collect by area made, … More >>

Binnacles 101: Get Your Bearings with Nautical Collectibles (7/22/09)
Many people who come into my shop are confused by the nature of the nautical instruments called binnacles that I … More >>

‘Neat’ Set of Apothecaries Measures (6/30/09)
People become antique dealers for various reasons. Some do so when their personal collection becomes too big for their home … More >>

Duck, Duck, Goose: The Superb and Valuable A. Elmer Crowell Decoys (6/22/09)
Next month, on July 15, Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC will auction some of the most fabulous decoys ever made. … More >>

Identification of Decoys by Region (5/26/09)
Just as fine artists influence each other to create a distinctive regional style, so too do duck decoy makers. Regional … More >>

Tools of the Trade: Surgical Knives and Scalpels (5/15/09)
In your hunt for the ultimate in medical instruments, don’t pass by loose instruments such as knives and scalpels. Surgical … More >>

Display and Care of Your Decoy Collection (5/4/09)
Decoys were subjected to extremes of temperature and weather conditions in their working life. In your collection, keeping them away … More >>

Proper Care and Storage of Antique Medical Instruments (3/31/09)
Many of us have collections of antiques we wish to display but are not sure how. We do not always … More >>

Antiques and Collectibles of the Apothecary (3/26/09)
Until fairly recently, apothecaries (or chemists, pharmacists, druggists) compounded their own medicine and made their own pills, tinctures, syrups etc. … More >>

Apothecary Chests: Carry-alls Filled with Medicines of the Day (3/20/09)
If you like boxes, as I do, and you like ooh-jahs, as I do, you will love apothecary chests, which … More >>