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      Buying

       and

       Selling

      Antiques &

       Collectibles

      for Fun

       and Profit

      Buying

       and

       Selling

      Antiques &

       Collectibles

      for Fun

       and Profit

      By Joan & Don Bingham

       Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. Boston • Rutland, Vermont • Tokyo

      Published in 1994 by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. of Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan, with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      Copyright © 1994 Joan and Don Bingham

       Cover photograph copyright © 1994 David Carmac

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Bingham, Joan

       Buying and selling antiques and collectibles: for fun and profit / by Joan and

       Don Bingham.

       p. cm.

       Includes bibliographical references.

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-0441-9 (ebook)

       1. Antiques—Collectors and collecting. 2. Collectibles.

       I. Bingham, Don, 1930- II. Title

       NK1125.B5 745.1'068—dc20

      94-7707

       CIP

      3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

      (M&G)

       Printed in the United States of America

      We'd like to thank the people at Charles E. Tuttle Company

       for their help with this book: Peter Ackroyd, President and C.E.O.,

       for deciding it was right for the Tuttle list; Isabelle Bleecker, Managing Editor,

       for pulling it all together; and Karen Aude for a super job of editing

      Contents

Introduction ix
Chapter 1 1
Finding Merchandise: The Never-Ending Quest
Chapter 2 23
Identifying Antiques: A Primer for Beginners and Intermediates
Chapter 3 55
Know Your Collectibles: An Indispensable Overview
Chapter 4 105
Auction Psychology: To Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
Chapter 5 129
Housekeeping Hints: Clean and Repair Your Wares
Chapter 6 161
Where to Sell: Cultivate the Art of Knowing
Chapter 7 199
Exterior or Interior Decor: Set Up Attractive Display
Chapter 8 223
The Fine Art of Selling: Creative, Common Sense Fun for Profit
Chapter 9 241
Take Care of Business: You'll Be Glad You Did
Appendix 1: 259
United States Patent Numbers and Dates (through 1980)
Appendix II: 263
Price Guides and Other References

      Introduction

      We're often asked how we happened to get into the business of buying and selling antiques and collectibles. The truth is, we started doing this as a hobby. We are, and have been all of our adult lives, writers. And writing is a solitary profession. Both of us felt the need to get out into the world more. After all, we do like people.

      A good friend, who's an antiques dealer, suggested we attend a few auctions... just for the fun of it and because we like antiques and were, at that time, looking for furniture and accessories for our home. We took the advice and went to auctions, we saw lots of merchandise, we bought things for our house, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The only trouble was we had soon purchased everything we needed, and we still wanted to go to auctions. "Well," our friend said, "Why don't you go into the business?"

      After a bit of discussion, we decided it was

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