Caring for Your Collections
Written by admin on February 21, 2010 – 6:27 pm -by Bob Brooke You’ve taken the time and expense to create your collection. To ensure that it holds its value, it’s important to care and protect it. By practicing certain basic conservation practices, you can make sure your house is a safe environment for your collection. Maintaining a consistent temperature of around 70 degrees during both the winter and summer months is most important, especially with furniture and items made of wood. Veneered furniture is particularly vulnerable to dampness. Try not to place objects near vents where they may be in the direct path of hot or cold air. Also, keep items out of the path of direct sunlight, particularly paintings, works on paper, textiles, and furniture. Lastly, reduce the amount of exposure... more
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Tips on Caring for Antiques
Written by admin on February 10, 2010 – 3:04 am -You cherish your antiques and collectibles and often have a great deal of money invested in them. Thus, it is important to care for them properly to ensure they will maintain their beauty and value. The tips below are a good starting point. • Antique furniture should never be "polished" or cleaned with commercial cleaning products or polishes. Instead, use a soft cloth sprayed with some glass cleaner. • To remove stains from stoneware dishes, soak them for 24 hours or more in one gallon of hot water in which two denture cleaner tablets have been dissolved. • Never use furniture oil such as lemon oil on antique furniture. Just wipe it with a damp cloth or use only clear paste wax (Minwax or beeswax) to keep the wood in good condition. • To... more
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Tips on Caring for Antiques
Written by admin on August 27, 2009 – 4:12 am -#1 - Antique furniture should never be "polished" or cleaned with commercial cleaning products or polishes. Instead, use a soft cloth sprayed with some glass cleaner. #2 - To remove stains from stoneware dishes, soak them for 24 hours or more in one gallon of hot water in which two denture cleaner tablets have been dissolved. #3 - Never use furniture oil such as lemon oil on antique furniture. Just wipe it with a damp cloth or use only clear paste wax (Minwax or beeswax) to keep the wood in good condition. #4 - To prevent mildew damage to old photographs and art work hung on damp or outside walls, tape or glue a sheet of plastic to the back to create a vapor barrier. #5 - Use only white glue to adhere broken pieces of porcelain, stoneware,... more
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How to clean antique furniture
Written by admin on July 9, 2009 – 5:02 am -Before cleaning a piece of antique furniture, determine if the wood is sealed and use a little water. Clean antique furniture and avoid harming the wood with tips from a certified estate specialist. Read More →
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A thorough cleaning isn’t always the best treatment for antique furniture
Written by admin on June 1, 2009 – 12:00 pm -By Dr. Lori The Mercury, Serving Pottstown, PA and The Tri County area, Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 At my antiques appraisal events across the country, I evaluate objects with appraised values based on actual sales records, joke about the nonsense that is ever-prevalent in the world of art and antiques, and instruct audience members about what to look for when it comes to art, antiques and collectibles.www.DrLoriV.com or call 888-431-1010. Here are a few tips to remember when considering antique furniture: Remember that there are some basic rules when it comes to antique or vintage furniture. Use and enjoy antiques and vintage furniture in the manner intended. That means that chairs are not ladders and sofas are not beds. Light can dry... more
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