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Dolls Connect Generations: 11 Tips For Taking Care Of Your Collectible Dolls

Dolls Connect Generations: 11 Tips For Taking Care Of Your Collectible Dolls | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
From www.inherited-values.com - February 9, 2015 3:06 PM
Unlike other toys which may come and go in popularity, dolls continue to connect generations. Little girls have long played with dolls, emulating their mothers. Meanwhile, little boys played with m...
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How To Clean Old Feed Sacks

How To Clean Old Feed Sacks | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
From www.wehaveyourcollectibles.com - January 12, 2015 3:42 PM
While the graphics can be real beauties, they lie beneath layers & clumps of stuff that is not so beautiful and smells — like dirt and, yes, manure.

In order to be of any real value, the vintage and antique feed sacks must be cleaned.

But it is neither safe nor advisable to throw them into the wash machine. (Since the weave of burlap sacks is so wide, I rarely ever trust my washing machine with them. Even the gentle or hand-wash settings always seems to create pulls or holes, often starting at the threads at the seams. I just don’t like to risk it.)

Instead, you must hand wash them — and, due to their size, one at a time at that.

While the old feed sacks I cleaned today are made of burlap, you can clean other feed, seed, flour, sugar sacks etc. in the same way.

How To Clean Old Feed, Flour, Seed Sacks Found In Barns
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The Green-a Of Patina, Should You Scrape It Clean-a?

The Green-a Of Patina, Should You Scrape It Clean-a? | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
From www.collectorsquest.com - January 10, 2015 12:18 PM
We don't talk much about the conditions of items here at Collectors' Quest; we figure any collector worthy of his salt & pepper shakers knows that if t
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Things Your Grandmother Knew: Cleaning Antique Bottles Found In The Dirt

Things Your Grandmother Knew: Cleaning Antique Bottles Found In The Dirt | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
From www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com - October 14, 2014 12:53 PM

To safely clean old antique glass and vintage bottles (without paper labels) found in the dirt, here's what you do

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How To Wash & Care For Antique China, Vintage Glass, Silverware & Other Fine Tableware

How To Wash & Care For Antique China, Vintage Glass, Silverware & Other Fine Tableware | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
From www.ebay.com - October 4, 2014 2:19 PM
(It's More That "Just A Tradition!") At holiday time, we all bring out the fancy china and silverware --  the old china and silverware if we are lucky enough to have it. Age, material, and condition issues...
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Along with the protection of your pieces, there are environmental reasons as well as health and other benefits for you & your family.
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Preserving The Integrity Of An Old Glass Preserves Bottle

Preserving The Integrity Of An Old Glass Preserves Bottle | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
From www.wehaveyourcollectibles.com - September 24, 2013 5:23 PM

I knew that whatever was in this old glass jar was not a “good thing,” but somehow the metallic silver tone still sparkled and beckoned from behind the decorative molded glass. Look how the caramel-colored whatever-it-is seemed to flow along the inside of the smooth art deco lines! And who doesn’t love the dear Old Manse paper label on the front?! So I snapped it up.


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How to Update & Restore Antique Lighting Fixtures

From www.youtube.com - May 29, 2013 12:50 AM
How to Update & Restore Antique Lighting Fixtures Learn More: http://www.MyRLG.com Mark Okun, General Manager of Restoration Lighting Gallery, shows WTNH's C...
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An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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