Product Description: Sanitize a teddy bear in the freezer? Clean pewter with cabbage? Yes! With low-cost, everyday household supplies, you can restore, repair, and refresh most any collectible you own. Breathe new life into your most cherished pieces with savvy tips and tricks from a practical and penny-wise collecting connoisseur.
· Use common items--from milk, eggshells, and peanut butter to cold cream, credit cards, and toothpaste--to bust through dirt, mildew, and even rust on delicate collectibles
· Follow simple, step-by-step techniques to clean and protect furniture, jewelry, glass, dolls, toys, pottery, clothing, paper, and more · Save those old, worn, or used items around the house--a special "tools of the trade" section will show you how handy they are for future cleaning ease
· Laugh and learn with professional appraiser and dealer Judith Katz-Schwartz, a nationally renowned collectibles expert who has appeared on ABCs Good Morning America, Fox Television's Personal FX, and PAX TV's Treasures in Your Home
Secrets of a Collecting Diva Having watched Judith Katz-Schwartz in MD for years, I was so happy to find this book through Jewel Collect! I think her tips and tricks are most useful, and certainly pertain to those of us who collect and sell costume jewelry, collectibles, and antiques. I have used this book almost daily for research and tips and caring for my treasures and those who go to collectors. I'm looking forward to many more by this wonderful author!
Saved money and effort I used the idea of alumunum foil, baking soda and salt on my silver. Got out stuff that I'd not been able to clean in years. Great idea for large pieces, or doing a set of flatware all at once.
Protecting Your Collectible Treasures I loved this book! I loved Ms. Katz-Schwartz on Personal FX.....it was one of the saddest times when that show went off of the air. Here is a chance to get reacquainted! I thought I would put this book on the shelf as a reference, and I will, but when I started leafing through it, I had to read it all......it was a good afternoon's entertainment. How nice to get a "two-fer"......a practical reference, and a good read all in one. Thanks from Las Vegas, the land of "two-fers"!
Stu's Reviews Great, Great, Great, for the beginner or the novice..Teriffic stories and photos, very informative, down to earth, and easy to read..What more can one say.. Buy it, Buy it, Buy it. .Stu Smith..
Stu's Reviews Great, Great, Great, for the beginner or the novice..Teriffic stories and photos, very informative, down to earth, and easy to read..What more can one say.. Buy it, Buy it, Buy it. .Stu Smith..
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