Q: I inherited a chest from a neighbor when he moved, and I would like to restore it. It doesn’t have to look like new, but just a bit nicer. What is the best l can do? A: You’ve inherited a steamer ...
Antique expert Kirk Greaves obtains historical artifact he and his friend believe once was used by Ida McKinley.
An antique trunk is about to be reunited with the family that built it more than 70 years ago.Kim Weeks of Laconia bought the trunk at a yard sale 35 years ago.The trunk reads “Return to Leroy Osgood ...
Q: We have a very old trunk, passed down from my grandmother, who got it from a friend. The friend brought it from France when she moved to this country in 1895. Strange thing is, the trunk came from ...
Q: We have an old steamer trunk that belonged to my great-grandparents. It is in excellent condition inside and out except for the leather handles on each side, which have rotted away. My husband has ...
The Type Set is a weekly column as part of reporter Keith Sharon's Project 88. The project is named for the 88 characters produced on a Smith-Corona typewriter. He detected something strange about the ...