Kovels Antiques and Collecting: Week of Sept. 14, 2015BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Many of the clever toys and accessories for children are just updated versions of very old things. The pacifier, now made of soft plastic, is an inexpensive idea that came from the silver and coral pacifier and teether of the 18th century. Dolls date back to the cavemen. Highchairs were in use […]
Furniture Specific: Parts and piecesCRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. – Sometimes you and I both run across a piece of furniture that has us stumped. I get a lot of mail from readers who send me photos of their furniture and ask me what the piece is, where it came from, who made it, what’s it made of, what’s it worth […]