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Caring For Your Vintage and Antique Linens and Textiles—Part One (12/16/08)
Damask TableclothRemoving Stains and Washing Textiles and Linens The one question that I get asked over and over whenever I’m doing a … More >>


Maintaining Mid Century Furniture (11/21/08)
Using a palm sander and high-grit sandpaper allow you to remove “rings” that may mar otherwise presentable furniture.Taking care of and maintaining your Mid Century furniture By Bradley Downs More >>


Patina as an Indicator of Age, or NOT! (10/3/08)
Patina is a natural surface tint which occurs on many objects of age. Most collectors consider patina desirable, and will pay more for an object with authentic patina. More >>


When Should I Restore an Antique or Fine Art Painting? (9/24/08)
7c3b2063f6395f9eb7303740751e7054When you’re considering buying an item or a painting that needs repair, as an antique dealer, you might ask yourself … More >>


Cleaning Records (9/4/08)
Ronsonol lighter fluid...a record collectorOne of the most frequent questions I receive at my shop is how to clean records. I use a VPI record cleaner, which I recommend to anyone with a sizable collection or resale business. A vacuum- based cleaner like the VPI costs more than $500, so it’s probably not the best option for someone who only has 100 records sitting in the dusty basement. More >>


Clean Oil Paintings (8/23/08)
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How to Clean Antique Table Linen (5/27/08)
Antique linenI personally have a passion for antique table linen and usually can find great pieces in less august settings. Therefore, these pieces are sometimes in less than perfect condition. Double, triple and quadruple damask (categories which denote successive levels of thread quantity, the higher the better) in less than perfect condition are usually redeemable. More >>


How to Remove Stains from your Antique China, Pottery and Porcelain (5/23/08)
Have you ever passed up purchasing a wonderful piece of art pottery, flow blue, transferware or any other collectable ceramic or porcelain because it had horrible crazing or other stains? I know I have. Condition, condition, condition is the mantra that has been drilled into our heads. Only buy the best when purchasing our collectables and antiques. More >>