This Guide will help you buy ORIGINAL Cast Iron Doorstops and Avoid Modern Reproductions! Purchasing a Genuine Antique Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop has become more challenging in the past 30 years....
If you found this guide helpful, please click on the link and give it your vote. I see so many metal plates, mugs, pitchers and other pieces of table ware for sale and auction on Ebay marked RWP by the Wilton...
Introduction A simple and easy to understand guide to buying and selling Sterling or other silver items.As both a buyer and seller of sterling silver, I am most appalled when Sellers list items as sterling...
Are you confused by the myriad of hallmarks associated with Gold, Silver and Platinum? Do you know why the most important hallmark that you can look for is the quality mark of the metal? Do you ever wonder...
What many people may not know or understand about Armetale, or perhaps may disregard, is that "ARMETALE" can only be made by ONE manufacturer: WILTON of Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania, formerly of Columbia,...
One of the most common questions I get from my customers is why it matters whether a dog is cast iron, versus some other kind of metal, and how you can tell the difference. First of all, I would like to state...
Cast Iron cookware has been one of my personal favorite links to the past. It is very durrable and once it is properly seasoned it will perform better than any modern non-stick / teflon pan. Cast Iron will...
One of the most common questions we receive is "How do I clean my copper?" and "Will it tarnish?" Well the answer really is - it depends. Yes, copper will tarnish over time as it reacts with the air and it...
Telling REAL from REPRO Telling real items from reproduction items has always been a problem in the world of Antiques and Collectibles. If you have ever bought something old only to find out later that it was...
I have found that regular ordinary toothpaste is a great way to clean silverplate. I remember reading this one day in a book and gave it a try. What you do is get a very soft cloth such as felt and apply a...
