Where Yesterday Meets Tomorrow

The Reference Desk

The center publishes a free newsletter, Antiques @ Coxsackie (on a rather erratic schedule) which provides information and articles on antiques to its friends throughout the antiques community. If you like to receive this newsletter, join the mailing list.

• Windows on the Past
• RRPCO and Roseville
• Repro Alerts
• The Five Stickley's and the Mission Oak Era
• More on the New Store
• Hints on Dating
• More Hints on Dating
• Estate Sales & other Scams
• The Wild World Of Collectible Plastics
• The Art of Pottery
• An American Accent
• In Defense of the Antique
• Defining The American Beauty: Gibson, Fisher, Christy, and the New Woman
• Feng Shui: The Art of Placement, by Betty Becker
• The Hoax of Embellishment
• The Daguerreotype
• Handicapping Modern Collectibles
• Cast Iron Fakery!
• DANGER! Avoid Long Distance Internet Connections
• In the Lair of the Repro King
• Tips on Dating
• Danger! Cold Weather and Old Glass Don't Mix!
• Antiques Jargon
• Collecting Fuzz Boxes, by Ed Ranno
• The Arcane Art of Estimating Age
• Breaking the Code
• The Tape Tells the Tale
• Lighting in America
• Book Notes, by Bill Johns
  1. Judging a Book by its Cover
  2. The Jargon of Bookmongering
  3. The Evolution of the Book
• Avoiding Fraudulent Country Furniture
• Tea Pots, Coffee Pots, and Tea Kettles
• Recognizing Old Glass
• Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus...
• A Fable of Entreprenuria
• The Fine Art of Booth Arrangement
• Big Game Hunting in Binghamton
• Handicapping Modern Collectibles
• Country of Origin as a Dating Tool
• The Great Deco Controversy!
• Three Keys to Authenticating Old Furniture
• A Short History of Photography
• Table of Patent Dates

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