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Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Care for Antiques, Collectibles, and Other Treasures

Georgia Kemp Caraway
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      What common baking ingredient can conceal white rings on furniture? (Crushed pecans.) How do you detect a repair in a pottery vase you want to buy? (Look at it under a black light.) What’s the best way to remove water damage from your great-grandfather’s Bible? (Put it in your freezer.)Answers to these questions and many more are included in this convenient handbook by long-time antiques expert Dr. Georgia Kemp Caraway. Organized alphabetically, Tips, Tools, and Techniques is easy to consult about the cleaning and maintenance of common antique and collectible objects, including metal advertising signs, glassware, clothing, and jewelry. Addenda provide information such as how to get a good deal at auction, the dates of Chinese dynasties, and U.S. patent numbers. An especially handy pronunciation guide helps the monolingual among us speak with confidence about the provenance of Gallé ware and Schlegelmilch porcelain.Compact yet authoritative, this handbook will appeal to both dealers and buyers, as well as everyone with something from Grandma in the attic.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Georgia Kemp Caraway EAN: 9781574414516 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 262 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of North Texas Press,U.S. DATE PUBLISHED: 2012-04-05 CITY: GENRE: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Antiques, vintage and collectables, Care and restoration of antiques

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      Georgia Kemp Caraway (Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration) was executive director of the Denton County Museums for fourteen years. She writes a monthly column on antiques for the Denton Record-Chronicle and has appeared on Antiques Roadshow as a generalist expert. She teaches several popular classes on antiques in Denton, Texas.
      What common baking ingredient can conceal white rings on furniture? (Crushed pecans.) How do you detect a repair in a pottery vase you want to buy? (Look at it under a black light.) What’s the best way to remove water damage from your great-grandfather’s Bible? (Put it in your freezer.)Answers to these questions and many more are included in this convenient handbook by long-time antiques expert Dr. Georgia Kemp Caraway. Organized alphabetically, Tips, Tools, and Techniques is easy to consult about the cleaning and maintenance of common antique and collectible objects, including metal advertising signs, glassware, clothing, and jewelry. Addenda provide information such as how to get a good deal at auction, the dates of Chinese dynasties, and U.S. patent numbers. An especially handy pronunciation guide helps the monolingual among us speak with confidence about the provenance of Gallé ware and Schlegelmilch porcelain.Compact yet authoritative, this handbook will appeal to both dealers and buyers, as well as everyone with something from Grandma in the attic.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Georgia Kemp Caraway EAN: 9781574414516 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 262 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of North Texas Press,U.S. DATE PUBLISHED: 2012-04-05 CITY: GENRE: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

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      Antiques, vintage and collectables, Care and restoration of antiques

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      Georgia Kemp Caraway (Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration) was executive director of the Denton County Museums for fourteen years. She writes a monthly column on antiques for the Denton Record-Chronicle and has appeared on Antiques Roadshow as a generalist expert. She teaches several popular classes on antiques in Denton, Texas.

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