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One of our visitors has asked that we provide information
on antiques, and as usual we have responded.
We DO NOT recommend you purchase antiques over the web site unseen,
so we have covered only informational type sites below. Use the
Internet to gather information and find dealers you would consider
doing business with -- then transact your business face-to-face. |
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| Antiques, in general, covers an awful lot of territory.
From a broad perspective we found four distinct categories: 1) antiques,
2) vintage, 3) old, and 4) collectible items. We found some of the more
Internet popular areas to be antique appraisal, rings, clocks, old coins,
old books, dolls, maps and appraisers.
One of the more interesting things we found is that different sites
(and people) have different definitions of "antique". We happen
to more or less agree with the following definition we found:
The definition of antique varies from source to
source, product to product and year to year. However; here are some
time test definitions of antique for you to consider.
An item which is at least 100 years old and is collected or
desirable due to rarity, condition, utility, or some other unique
feature. ...
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antique (noun) -
1. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced
in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity |
You DO have your work cut out for you and you had better do tons of
homework! If you are new to the subject, find a friend or local club that
can help you get started -- they can even serve as "protectors"
to see that you don't get cheated on your purchases.
With these and many other tools at your disposal, here are some
general information sites you can use to get started:
We also found some very detailed information on antique
furniture (antique chairs, bookcases, etc.) at these locations:
We borrowed this quote from the previous
site because of it's interest:
| Did you know... Before 1600 chairs were used only
by the master and mistress of the house. Everyone else had to sit on
stools or benches. |
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