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Nowadays however, the term Antique
is generally used to describe any item of collectable interest that was
made up to and during World War II. Another watershed has been crossed
in that latterly, the collecting field has been widened substantially to
cover previously “un collectable” and disregarded items such as
contemporary furniture and rock and pop memorabilia (possibly the
Antiques of the future).
Possibly one of the most important reasons for this ever increasing
interest in Antiques has been the voracious appetite from the Media for
“all things cultural” and where better to exemplify this than the world
of Antiques. This has been accompanied by an ever increasing number of
Daytime and Prime time TV and Radio programmes designed to cater for our
rapidly increasing interest in Antiques. These programme have in many
ways stunned the programme schedulers on a number of fronts primarily
the fact they have demonstrated their “staying” power and also the
viewing figures along with now cult celebrity status of some of the TV
Presenters has mean that they are serious rivals to some Daytime and
Primetime “Soaps”.
Because of the advent of Digital Television and the ever increasing
number of TV Channels that are now available the world of the Antique
Programme has been able to expand into ever more specific niches within
the world of Antiques and still our appetite appears to be insatiable.
Latterly, possibly one of the biggest and si8ngle most important
influences on the World of Antiques has been the massive growth of
EBay
and its ability to service in a cost effective manner the most diverse
and specialist areas
Antique Glassware - A Basic Guide
Antique Glassware has three basic categories. Soda Glass which is
occasionally or sometimes referred to as soda-lime glass, potash and
lead glass. This latter category is sometimes referred to as Lead
Crystal.
Each of these categories of Antique Glassware has their own
individual source of and mix of ingredients and as such these lead
to each type and variety of Antique Glassware having their own
individual characteristics and peculiarities.
The sort of thing we are talking about here would be colour, light
refraction and handling abilities, resonance and weight etc.
As has been mentioned each type has its unique mix of materials and
ingredients, forming techniques, decoration, colouring, engraving
and cutting peculiarities.
Lastly as you can imagine depending upon the level of skill, age and
condition, Antique Glassware can vary in price from the very cheap
to the prohibitively expensive depending upon your budget.
Interesting
Resources WW2 War Memorabilia
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