An Antique Trader subscriber inquires: “We found this at the Salvation Army and loved it at first sight. This horse is hand-carved from wood. The wheels are wood wrapped in steel and it has a horsehair tail. …” Read More +
Furniture Detective Fred Taylor answers Antique Trader readers’ questions about wood care, furniture repair, history and restoration. Read More +
Antique Trader editor Eric Bradley appraises a pair of primitive New England scrub boards and an Aesthetic Period glass plate. Read More +
This article was originally published in Antique Trader >>Subscribe today for just $26! Q I recently inherited this stock certificate that was purchased by my great-grandfather in 1902 and I am having a hard time finding the collectible value of … Read More +
Q: "I have a meerschaum pipe that my mother purchased for my father at an antique pipe store in London around 1938-39. I know there is quite a history to it and have vague memories of some of the "legends," but was too young at the time to absorb details of the stories I heard." Learn why some meerschaum pipes are more valuable than others…
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Antique Trader shows one reader that his attic find of a vintage View-Master and Junior Merchant tin bank, while colorful and interesting, have more value as display items than big-ticket collectibles. View-Masters have been in continuous production since 1939, when Sawyer’s of Portland, Ore., first introduced the View-Master at the New York World’s Fair. The earliest viewers (known as the Model A viewer) are marked "PAT.APPLD.FOR"; they are made from lightweight Kodak Tenite plastic and are prone to warping.
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This week we feature one subscriber’s request for the value of an unusual table decorated with a trio of daisies. JustAnswer appraiser Randeen M. Cummings Nelson shows us the table’s eclectic style is decidedly European … and desirable. Read More +