Check values before tossing away trinkets

Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

    As a long time antiques dealer and estate liquidator, I’ve had the unique, if not humbling privilege, to dig through the very personal affects of many people both alive and deceased. Having done it so many times, I’ve come to see how similar folks tend to be in their personal lives despite how different they can seem outwardly. Regardless of how poor or rich, simple or educated, homely or beautiful people are, most folks tend to choose the same drawer for their socks and keep the same things in their nightstand. The same holds true for many other habits, but none seems to be as consistent as the presence and contents of virtually every gentleman’s trinket box or drawer.

Some old instruments will make owners sing

 Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

    The notion of a musical instrument dates back to prehistoric times, and musicologists have record of orchestral music being played by groups in China as early as the fourth century. Through the ages since then, billions of people have enriched their lives and the lives of others by playing music. In all that time, much has changed in the world of music but one thing has remained constant; the love affair that musicians have with their instruments. To most musicians, their instrument is viewed as much more than an object. For some, it is an extension of their very soul. One example is Itzhak Perlman’s and his Stradivarius.


Age does not make common tools valuable

 Today's Antiques by Scott Davis

   Are your antique tools worth anything?
    The use of tools has separated us from all other species since the dawn of humanity.  Anthropologists tell us that each advance in the sophistication of man’s tools contributes to our continuing evolution. No wonder collectors have such a fascination with old tools. Those artifacts give us incredible insight into how we change and grow as a civilization.


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