Simple research can reveal sales prospects for dinnerware
Q: Any suggestion about how to sell my Goldhill by Noritake china service for 12? I don't want to sell on eBay or Craigslist; that won't result in a sale....
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For unusual items, database can help you cut to the chase on price
Q: What is value of my antique cheese cutter? It can be set so a wheel of cheese will cut 60 slices at five cents each. Other settings can be...
Family lore may or may not be true, but dates don’t lie
Q: This cast iron pot has been passed down in my family for several generations. Oral family history says it was left on a family farm near Stonewall, GA, during...
Vanished Ohio Valley potteries produced many popular lines of china and glass
Q: My dad gave me these seven plates and I just keep them boxed. Can you tell me anything about them? A: Seen in images sent, our reader has plates...
Dating pressed glass can take some serious detective work
Q: This candy dish has always been in my family. It was a gift to my great-grandmother and has been handed down for generations. At the top is written in...
Value on souvenirs varies widely
Q: What can you tell me about these plates that I found at a thrift shop? Are they worth anything? A: Indeed they are, and I'm going to invite readers...
Renaissance Revival just one of several furniture styles popular at the turn of the 20th century
Q: This chair from Pennsylvania is over 100 years old. My 86-year-old friend would like to know about it. It belonged to her husband's grandmother. A: Seen in a photo...
Markings tell the most important story when dating pottery
What can you tell us about this platter? The family story is that it was found hidden in the wall of a Baltimore hotel that was under demolition, and that...
Like any other collectible, vintage silver has no set value
Q: We have an 80-piece set of Wallace Sterling flatware in the Grande Baroque pattern, bought in 1957. We found the quality of the set is superior to pieces sold...
Condition is writ large for vintage writing instruments
Q: What can you tell me about this beautiful pen? Engraved on its point is "Aikin Lambert No. 5." A: As viewed in photographs sent, the reader has an Edwardian...