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Articles about vintage antiques (0-50 of 182)
- Five Reasons To Buy A Vintage Typewriter
By: garcelight321 | - With their glass keys, nostalgic aura, and charming literary output, vintage typewriters are becoming increasingly popular. Once relegated to the side amidst word processors and laptops, these writing machines are now considered an up-and-coming collectible. In a digital world where manuscripts, poems, and musings can accidentally disappear into a software abyss, more people are turning to the trusted touch of a vintage typewriter.
The Charm of Real Type
Unlike some ...
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- Movie Poster A Treasure For California Family
By: Hector Cantu | - In 1978, Anne Stafford was shopping for a gift for her husband's birthday.
"He is a B horror movie fan and he loved Dracula and Sherlock Holmes and stuff by Roger Corman," says the California mom.
Stafford ended up in an antiques store, not certain what she was looking for or what she would find when a stack of movie posters caught her eye. She began flipping through the sheets when one in particular stood out. "When I saw it, it was just stunning," Stafford recalls ...
Tags: Sherlock Holmes, Freaks, antiques, movie posters, collecting,
- Classic Watches: Stauer Style
By: David Urmann | - Many people adore classic watches mostly because of their miniature and fine-tuned mechanisms. Most Swiss models are more expensive than a brand new car. In fact, some Swiss Automatic watches cost about $30,000.
Stauer Company, on the other hand, was able to replicate this by selling Automatic Swiss watches for only $199. They were able to do this by coming up with Swiss machinery and hiring Swiss trained engineers. With this, Stauer was able to guarantee Monaco automatic timepiec ...
Tags: classic watches, watches, sports watches, Stauer Company, vintage watches, wristwatches
- At Home With Lisa Whatmough From Squint.
By: Annie Deakin | - I got into design through... an antique dealer friend. Previously, antiques were never a part of my life. My parents had very 'up to the minute', in vogue taste.
I wouldn't be where I am today without... Liberty. I emailed the furniture buyer my first collection and it happened to be around the time of London Fashion Week so they needed to decorate the windows. They snapped up the whole collection lock, stock and barrel. They never gave up on me and gave me complete carte blanche in ...
Tags: Furniture, vintage furniture, modern furniture
- If You Are Selling Numerous Of Antiques Visit Qxbid
By: slivenqxme | - If you are selling some antiques, visit QxBid Auctions. Numerous QxBid online auctions sellers give their goods within one niche. others abound a handful of niches that they specialize in. the key is to discover a actinon of products that you're already acquainted with. maybe you've been a collector of antiques for many years. if so , you plausibly accept when you come across an detail that could potentially sell for a acceptable advance of money. also , you feature a acceptable conception of wh ...
Tags: art, furniture, chinese antiques, dealer, collector, vintage antiques, antique auctions, dolls, rugs, coins, ceramics, clocks, maps, books, arts
- Make Money Selling Some Of Antiques On Qxbid
By: slivenqxme | - Make money selling antiques and art. Numerous QxBid online auctions sellers allow their goods within one category. others abound a handful of niches that they evolve in. the key is to find a group of products that you're already acquainted with. perhaps you've been a collector of antiques for some ages. if so , you probably recognise when you accost across an item that could potentially auction for a good amount of cash. likewise , you bristle a good conception of which items are likely to colle ...
Tags: art, furniture, chinese antiques, dealer, collector, vintage antiques, antique auctions, dolls, rugs, coins, ceramics, clocks, maps, books, arts
- Qxbid Art Auctioneer Category Is Your Primary Destination
By: slivenqxme | - QxBid antiques auctioneer category is your main destination.
Numerous qxbid online auctions sellers provide their goods within one niche. others abound a handful of niches that they evolve in. the key is to attain a actinide of products that you're already acquainted with. maybe you've been a collector of antiques for many ages. if so , you plausibly recognise when you come across an item that could potentially sell for a acceptable amount of cash. besides , you abound a acceptable idea o ...
Tags: art, furniture, chinese antiques, dealer, collector, vintage antiques, antique auctions, dolls, rugs, coins, ceramics, clocks, maps, books, arts
- How To Buy Cloisonne
By: Lee MacRae | - Have you ever heard of cloisonne? This is a very old metalworking technique that originated in Beijing, China during the Yuan Dynasty that ran from 1271 to 1368. It has been used to produce exquisite jewelry, boxes, flatware, serving pieces, wall pieces, beads, sculptures and especially vases and the technique was perfected in Japan and China during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Cloisonne combines the two old techniques of bronze making and porcelain ware. And when combined ...
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- Attain Your Antiques And Collecting Art On Online Auction
By: slivenqxme | - Many qxbid online auctions sellers give their goods within one niche. others have a handful of niches that they evolve in. the key is to attain a group of products that you're already familiar with. maybe you've been a collector of antiques for some years. if so , you plausibly acknowledge when you accost across an detail that could potentially sell for a good amount of cash. also , you bristle a good thought of which items are likely to collect dust on your shelves. you can order this ability t ...
Tags: art, furniture, chinese antiques, dealer, collector, vintage antiques, antique auctions, dolls, rugs, coins, ceramics, clocks, maps, books
- Unique Ways To Decorate Your Home With Metal Collectables
By: Roy J Walker | - Every one wants to come back to a beautiful house. People are spending a lot of money in their home interiors and there are also commercial services available in the market today. You just have to stretch out to reach to one of them and select one of the interior designers available in the market offering services at prices that suite your budgets. However, there are people who love to decorate their houses all by themselves. They have that creative bent of mind where in they use unusual things ...
Tags: Metal Collectables, Vintage Metal Signs, Old Metal Signs
- Rare Antiques
By: Samson | - Rare Antiques
What are antiques?
Antiques are simply defined as old collectible items. A number of objects accumulate more value as they age. Among them are vintage cars, jewelry,
furniture, coins, and vases, among others. Not only do they grow in sentimental, historical, and cultural worth, the also grow in corresponding monetary
value. For antiques, the older, the rarer, and the stronger the item is despite its age, the more ...
Tags: Rare Antiques, antiques, collectables, rare, shopping
- Getting Something Out Of Vintage Frames
By: Matthew Stanton | - Even in these modern days, traces of history simply abound nearly everywhere like that vintage frames hanging on walls of your familys ancestral house. Then there is the in thing of reviving the old which makes anyone ponder on what good could vintage stuff do.
It sure sounds bizarre for someone to inch their way out in trying to have something look so aged to even dating a hundred years back. But those people, they have all the reasons. For them antiques are the real vintage stu ...
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- Sea Witch Antiques And Jacksonville Nc Furniture Online Now!!!
By: Jacksonville NC Furniture | - Jacksonville, North Carolina - January 30, 2009 -- Sea Witch Antiques, the premier antiques and collectibles retailer along the eastern North Carolina seaboard, announced the unveiling of their two new websites http://seawitchantiques.com and http://jacksonvillencfurniture.com. Using the new Magento ecommerce application (http://www.magentocommerce.com), the remodeled Sea Witch Antiques and the new Jacksonville NC Furniture (a div. of Sea Witch Antiques) are now live online for public use. These ...
Tags: sea witch antiques, antiques, collectibles, used furniture, antique furniture, depression glass, flow blue, jacksonville, north carolina, Jean Hudson
- Choose Your Wine Posters Online
By: Prashasti Tripathi | - Do antiques and classics tickle your bones? Wish to make your living room look very beautiful with decorative items and furniture? Well you can make it much more attractive by installing wine posters. And for that you need not have to burn a hole in your pocket. Whats more you can find poster online and that too of your choice. There is a wide range of Vintage Wine Posters of your choice in terms of themes as well as color combinations.
Go for vintage posters
Vintage posters ar ...
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- Antique Reproduction Furniture - Add A Bit Of Old World Charm To Your Interior
By: Beaverbrook | - Many of us share a love for Old World tradition and the classic elegance to be found in a fine piece of English or Continental antique furniture, but few of us can afford the four or five figure price tag that comes with the genuine article. Fortunately there is a solution. Antique reproduction furniture can provide the same look and feel at a fraction of the cost. In fact, you can enjoy a high quality reproduction of an antique item that could otherwise only be found in a museum or royal pal ...
Tags: regent antiques, antique furniture, antique french furniture
- The Joys Of Antique Reproduction Furniture
By: Crispin Beaverbrook | - Many of us share a love for Old World tradition and the classic elegance to be found in a fine piece of English or Continental antique furniture, but few of us can afford the four or five figure price tag that comes with the genuine article. Fortunately there is a solution. Antique reproduction furniture can provide the same look and feel at a fraction of the cost. In fact, you can enjoy a high quality reproduction of an antique item that could otherwise only be found in a museum or royal pal ...
Tags: regent antiques, antique furniture, antique french furniture
- Classic Cars That Have Been Restored
By: Ronald W. Firquain | - While classic cars are still used for daily transportation, often as taxis, they have also become cherished heirlooms handed down from generation to generation within families, in some cases going all the way back to the 1930. Of the 60,000 autos in Cuba, about half are from the 1950, another 25 percent from the 1940 and a similar number from the 1930. About 150,000 of them existed at the time of the 1959 Cuban Revolution when the U.S. imposed a trade embargo on Cuba. Most owners spend hours app ...
Tags: classic cars, muscle cars, vintage vehicle, nice tax deduction, motor trend magazine, corvette
- Insuring For Your Antiques
By: abdul | - The term, insurance according to Wikipedia, is, Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium.
Collecting and assembling any antique article or articles, often embarks on as a labor of love. However, in the long run, it can become a valuable investment. Similar to most collecto ...
Tags: Israel Antiques, antiques, antiques collection
- Sarah Coventry Jewellery
By: Kaushik Mukherjee | - Sarah Coventry was started in 1950 in Newark, New York by Sarah Ann Stuart. It sold jewelry in a rather unconventional way. The idea was to sell costume jewellery in parties, which were hosted by the company's Fashion Directors. This was a novel idea, which appealed to many women. The company provided ample scope for growth. The company gave its employees the opportunity to reach the pinnacle by becoming the National Sales Manager of Sarah Coventry.
The company of course specializ ...
Tags: Wedding Jewellery, Wedding Accessories, Wedding Tiaras, Bridal Jewellery, Vintage Costume Jewellery, Pearl Jewellery.
- Vintage Advertising Thermometers Are Collectible
By: Mitch Endick | - Products and brand names of all kinds have been made famous by appearing on outdoor advertising thermometers. Today advertising thermometers are being used to promote a new generation of brand names and famous personalities. Vintage advertising thermometers have become very popular items among collectors of antiques and Americana. In an age of digital clocks, watches, cell phones and computers, the mercury-filled analog thermometer is more popular than ever.
Evoking the nostalgia ...
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- Collecting And Investing In Rare Clocks
By: Daniel Millions | - There are many things one can collect, including coins, stamps, posters, and other memorabilia. Another valid option is clock collecting. Since clocks are made all over the world, and a multitude of them are unique and beautiful, they are sought after as much as traditional collectibles. Although collectible clocks are often not functional anymore, there are a few that remain accurate in telling the time.
Clocks can fit in collections that are not exclusive to just clocks. For ex ...
Tags: Collectible Clocks, Antique Clocks, Vintage Clocks, special edition Clocks, Antique Collectible cloc
- The Classical Antiques
By: loren | - Man always had this peculiar hobby of collecting old items, such as show pieces, decorative object,
and everyday use stuff. He collected and assembled the legacy of such items, which his ancestors
passed on to him. These items ranged from anything to everything. Be it a wooden furniture, consisting of
old chair and tables, or a timepiece gifted by father, or the grandmothers sweet and lovely jewelry box.
These articles have their importance in many way ...
Tags: antiques, egozi, gallery, art, Israel, furniture, Antiquities, Classical
- Chinese Antiques, Confucian Respect - Best With Athenian Free Speech
By: Derek Dashwood | - Our recent talk about the amazing vote in a classroom in China dealt with the inevitable fact that as a national economy improves, so does the free will of the people who realize their cooperative industry is helping this happen.
Our British documentary team that I am watching did that usual approach, when we want to document the day in the life of a lion, or stranger, is just hang around so much, often with your sly side camera catching the action while your main camera and your ...
Tags: chinese, antiques, democracy
- Vintage Metal Signs Bring A Touch Of Nostalgia
By: Mitch Endick | - In this modern era of mass marketing, we are bombarded by electronic messages. After awhile, advertising and promotions all start to sound, feel and look the same. There was a time when the perfect combination of artistry, imagination and originality could be found in vintage metal and tin signs. Many of todays most recognizable brand names got their start as metal signs.
Products too numerous to mention have been promoted with a style and wit that today seems all too nostalgic. ...
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- Purchasing Antiques: A Few Guidelines
By: Paul Clough | - Antiques are items with collectible value and which have survived for the past hundred years at the least. Your old piano may a disposable item for you but the same may be an antique for another person. To an antique lover, such an item is of great value and pride which is worth preserving.
Antiques can be a clock, a jewelry item, a vintage car, silverware and so on. Before you venture into buying antiques, you must keep in mind certain things. Whether you buy from an antique stor ...
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- Add Antique Charm To Your Home With These Decorating Ideas
By: Chris Robertson | - If you own an older home and want to restore its original look, or if your home is newer and you want to add some old-time charm, antiques can provide a wonderful decor opportunity. Antiques come in many shapes and forms, and they are often far more detailed in design than modern decor products. Utilize antiques to get the look and feel you want in your home. These tips will show you how.
Ornate Antiques for the Ritzy Home Decor
Want an ornate look for your home dec ...
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- Buying Antiques For Your Home Part Three
By: Barbara Q. Thorp | - First of all, the most important factor is that for a true antique to qualify as an antique, is time. The recommended time of a true antique is 100 years old, or more. Near antiques are from 75 to 99 years old, and then there are the items known merely as vintage that are 25 to 74 years old, which are from the 40s, 50s and into the 60s. Some of these items may just be kitsch' and their trend' may only last a short time, so this is another reason to be sure of what you wan ...
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- You Have More Antiques Than You Think
By: Pat Jackson | - Do you have an attic or a basement filled with relics from a grandparent or great-grandparent from bygone days? Have you ever wondered where those pieces came from, or in what year they were made? An antique appraisal can help you identify the articles you have stored and let you know if they are monetarily valuable, or just sentimentally valuable. And, of course, the artifacts could be both.
An antique appraisal will be able to tell you if the pieces you have accumulated in y ...
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- Getting To Grips With Antiques
By: Craig Rad | - An object is considered an antique if is at least 100 years old; people want to collect antiques because of their beauty, rarity, utility or age. An antique is also a proof of old times in human society, a proof of old tastes in painting, sculpture, porcelain or jewelry. Almost all antiques are showing a great degree of craftsmanship, great design, spectacular construction and style. The age gives to an antique object a superior value to similar new products; antiques are usually used in museums ...
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- Buying An Antique Wrist Watches
By: Craig Rad | - Prior to the 1970s quartz watches, the mechanical watches were most popular. Vintage watches were the mechanical watches which have now become antique items. After 1970s quartz watches were most popular, this drove the vintage or mechanical watch manufacturers out of the business.
Today you will not see vintage watches anymore. Those businesses have gone out of business since long. Several big companies had introduced new watches to the market, which were soon popular and the o ...
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- Shopping For The Right Vintage Engagement Ring
By: Brian Welsch | - Shopping for an engagement ring is a very exciting time in any relationship. Whether the groom-to-be is shopping alone or has taken along his bride-to-be, it is important that he be well informed about the wide variety of engagement rings available prior to making a purchase. Today, many young couples are purchasing vintage engagement rings. In recent years, antique and vintage engagement rings have become quite popular.
Undeniably Popular for Statements of Love
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- Vintage Engagement Rings Are Gaining In Popularity
By: Brian Welsch | - In today's culture, items such as jewelry are becoming more ornate and expensive. The cost does not necessarily translate to quality. When a man is ready to propose to the love of his life, he wants to give her something special and unique to show just how much he adores her. That is why many couples are turning back time and purchasing a vintage engagement ring.
A true vintage engagement ring is defined as a ring that is between thirty and fifty years old; however, rings older th ...
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- Finding Antique Clocks And Watches
By: Simon Oldmann | - Germany Staiger Alarm Clock... Elgin National Pocket Watch... Seth Thomas Mantle Clock...
What do the above have in common? Well, besides being timekeepers, all of them are examples of old, vintage, and antique clocks and watches.
Antique clocks and watches were made using different materials, designs, styles, and sizes long, long ago. The ability to accurately identify and research on this antique clocks and watches are important then because of the diversity, ...
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- Antique Jewelry
By: Simon Oldmann | - Antique Jewelry is often referred to as Vintage Jewelry, this is the kind of jewelry that dates back a few dozens of years, or in some cases even hundreds of years, it is clear that the older the jewelry is the chances of it being worth more increases, this is not only due to the age, but also due to the techniques and craftsmanship that was practiced in the past.
Even today jewelry is considered to be a thing of wonder, each piece of antique jewelry is regarded as unusual, and un ...
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- Antiques In Uk
By: Brijesh | - A now fast growing past time is antiques in the UK. It seems that everyday the interest for this is multiplying and there is always a new exhibition or auction happening to promote and feed the interest for antiques in the UK.
These exhibitions or websites like www.tudor-rose-antiques.co.uk that showcase antiques in the UK will usually consist of items like jewelry, vintage clothing and beautifully restored furniture. There will always be something to catch your eye, whether it is ...
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- Just How Much Are Those Vinyl Records Worth
By: MITCHELL HAMPSON | - In my ever-going quest to keep my vintage music collection alive and growing, I am constantly trying to find vinyl records for sale. There are a number of places to find these gems. Some places can charge a lot of money while others are downright cheap. Of course, I normally opt for the latter when looking for vinyl records for sale. Actually, I usually try to find a deal in just about all of my shopping adventures but old records pose a real challenge.
The first place you need to ...
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- Different Views Of Collecting Antiques
By: Robert Michael | - 1. Sentimental value is one reason people collect antiques. My great aunt gave me a very old doll, a cupboard from one set of grandparents and my other grandparents gave me a ceramic parrot. We also have an antique cabinet record player, old various books and music from my husband's family. The stories that go with these things and who they belonged too are what make these antiques so special. When I visited my grandparents every summer I can remember playing house with the cupboard. My husband ...
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- Antiques - 7 Reasons Why We Collect Them.
By: Robert Michael | - People collect antiques for many different reasons and therefore have many different views.
1. Some people collect antiques because they hold sentimental value. For example, I own a ceramic parrot that had been given to me by my grandparents, a cupboard from my other grandparents and a very old doll that had been given to me by my great aunt.
2. My in-laws once owned an antique business which they set up for sales and auctions. Their basement was always filled with ...
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- Guide To Purchasing Antiques
By: Sue Jan | - Antiques are a great way to adorn your rooms. But there are several things to consider before you buy that rare antique item that you have been looking for so long.
Antiques can be any collectible item that has aesthetic value and is approximately 100 years old or even more. Grand clocks, pianos, jewelry items, vintage fashion, silverware, ivory or Faberge eggs are just some examples of desirable antiques. People have their own particular preference for different antique pieces, s ...
Tags: antiques, antique furniture, antique jewelry, antique hardware, antique cars, antique auctions
- There Are Many Views About Collecting Antiques
By: Robert Michael | - 1. People collect antiques because of the sentimental value. I have a ceramic parrot from my grandparents, a cupboard from another set of grandparents and a very old doll given to me by my great aunt. My husband has an antique cabinet record player and various old books and music from his family. The most wonderful thing about these antiques is not their value but who they belonged to and the stories that go with them. I can remember playing house with the cupboard when I visited my grandparents ...
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- Guide To Purchasing Antiques
By: Susan Jan | - Antiques are a great way to adorn your rooms. But there are several things to consider before you buy that rare antique item that you have been looking for so long.
Antiques can be any collectible item that has aesthetic value and is approximately 100 years old or even more. Grand clocks, pianos, jewelry items, vintage fashion, silverware, ivory or Faberge eggs are just some examples of desirable antiques. People have their own particular preference for different antique pieces, ...
Tags: antiques, antique furniture, antique jewelry, antique hardware, antique cars, antique auctions
- Guide To Purchasing Antiques
By: Susan Chiang | - Antiques are a great way to adorn your rooms. But there are several things to consider before you buy that rare antique item that you have been looking for so long.
Antiques can be any collectible item that has aesthetic value and is approximately 100 years old or even more. Grand clocks, pianos, jewelry items, vintage fashion, silverware, ivory or Faberge eggs are just some examples of desirable antiques. People have their own particular preference for different antique pieces, ...
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- The Top Three Must Have Disc Music Boxes For Music Box And Antique Collectors
By: Monique Hawkins | - Copyright 2006 Monique Hawkins
There are many vintage and antique music boxes and music collectibles that the music box and antique collector can seek. These include wooden jewelry boxes, inlaid music boxes, wooden keepsake boxes, and disc music boxes. The top three disc music boxes are the symphonion, polyphon, and Regina music box.
Symphonion
Symphonion music boxes were made in Germany beginning in 1886. Paul Lochmann, founder of Kuhro-Lochmann was ...
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