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Harry Rinker’s Tips on Researching and Authenticating Oil Paintings – Part II (7/27/09)
This portrait of a German woman in oil on canvas is in good condition regarding age, with some scratches on frame and one small restoration on canvas. It is dated 1897./td> /td> This column continues my response to a request from Steve Dennis of Orlando, Fla. for a few insider tips that … More >>

The People Who Inspired the Names of Antique Furniture Pieces (7/14/09)
This is a folding cabinet bed, not a Murphy bed.In our modern culture, which embraces a slipshod approach to the English language, we have a habit of taking proper … More >>

Antique Furniture Tags: What They Say and What They Should Say (7/8/09)
The tag says “Solid mahogany chest…” Open up the first drawer and take a look at the joinery. The fact that the drawer is veneered is indicated by the light colored line at the rear of the dovetail. That is the fifth layer of veneer in the lumber plywood drawer front.One of my favorite pastimes of course is antiquing; looking at and for antique furniture. One of my second favorites … More >>

Testing the GoAntiques Waters – Buying a Comic Book Part II (3/26/09)
Our Fighting Forces #158. A week after ordering on GoAntiques, I have my comic and am quite happy. I have my comic in hand and, to my delight, it is in the described condition. I am now going into a collectorAbout a month ago, I wrote about browsing through GoAntiques, looking at some Bronze-age Jack Kirby war comic (read Testing … More >>

Secret Message Found Etched in Lincoln’s Watch (3/12/09)
Lincoln purchased this English Fusee Lever, key wind, circa1850, housed in an engraved 18K hunter case in Springfield, Ill., and was one of the few possessions he brought with him to Washington.        I came across this article today, which was posted by the Associated Press yesterday. Since it is about Abraham Lincoln’s … More >>

A Short History of the Wristwatch (3/11/09)
Early single hand ring watch, circa 1615.The first fully portable timepieces began to appear in the early 1500s, but they were so inaccurate, they only needed … More >>

Happy Birthday, Barbie (3/8/09)
barbie-closeup-new-cropIt is one thing when that cute kid next door who you saw come home as a newborn has a … More >>

Ladies, Gentlemen and Collectors of All Ages . . . (3/3/09)
santa-elephant-croppedAbout once a year, some small circus would make its way to Council Grove, Kan., and when it did a … More >>

Rare Unrestored Action Comics #1 Goes on the Block (2/27/09)
Action Comics #1. An unrestored copy of Action #1 went up for sale on Feb. 27, and experts expect it to draw bids up to $400,000./td> The first appearance of Superman in the pages of Action Comics #1, which originally went on sale in June of … More >>

The Scandal of Clipped Autograph Cards (2/27/09)
This card featuring George Washington’s signature from a clipped document was recently on the market for $75,000./td> P.T. Barnum was dead on correct with the famous phrase “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Although this saying can … More >>

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