Antiques Reference Area

GENERAL CONSERVATION ARTICLES Formulae for conservators ARCHITECTURE Caring for architecture BASKETS How to display, clean and care for your basket collection - by Basket Makers BOTTLES Cleaning and caring for historic bottles - by The Pennsylvania Bottle Diggers CANING Chair caning, rush and splint seat weaving Cane furniture care and maintenance CERAMICS / PORCELAIN / GLASS Ceramic restoration & conservation Preservation of glass & ceramics CLOCKS & WATCHES Repair and conservation of clocks & watches DOLL & BEAR REPAIR Full service doll and bear repair facility GiGi's Doll Hospital - Northwest Chicago Shirleys Dollhouse - Wheeling, Illinois EPHEMERA Definitions of conservation terminology Mold and mildew: prevention of microorganism growth in museum collections Paper degradation by air pollution Books have the same enemies as people: fire, animals, weather and their own content Paper related damages Damage to book covers Foxing ( foxmarks ) Care, handling and storage of books Leather dressing IVORY Cleaning and repairing ivory Storage and handling of ivory Identifying different types of ivory JEWELRY Caring for antique jewelry Tips for cleaning antique jewelry Jewelry storage & care LEATHER The degradation and conservation of leather MARBLE Conserving a carrara marble statue MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Modern techniques for the nondestructive examination of musical instruments ORIENTAL RUGS Detecting frauds & repairs with ultraviolet light PAINTINGS Caring for your paintings Conservation & restoration tips for paintings PHOTOGRAPHY Care & conservation of old photographs Guide to preservation matting and framing POSTER PRESERVATION Movie poster preservation TEXTILES Caring for textiles Caring for antique quilts UPHOLSTERY Low-interventive upholstery conservation WICKER Wicker repair and restoration Wicker furniture care and cleaning WOOD Cleaning natural resin varnishes - by Dare Hartwell The "club soda formula"