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Re:The fate of antiques and heirlooms in a disposable age by mumblemumble on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:16PM (#24274928)
It's also amazing how quickly one can do a number on a table when one discovers that a nice dark patina over a lighter wood makes for a really interesting version of scratchboard. It's really fun. Or at least, it is until your parents find out.

I actually think the very concept of antique is complicit in the problem here. Once upon a time, furniture was furniture, and, while nice old heirloom furniture was still nice old heirloom furniture, we didn't have things like Antiques Roadshow to tell us, "Gee, it's too bad you used that as an actual piece of furniture, because it could have been worth $20,000, but now this and that and the other thing all mean it's worth only about $3,000."

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Re:The fate of antiques and heirlooms in a disposable age by hammock on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @05:35PM (#24276435)
Collectible antiques (or antiques in collectible condition) are far different than ordinary antiques. Though, ordinary antiques still have the qualities of being durable and repairable. That usefulness gives them some inherent value over cheap modern furniture even ignoring the collectible value.
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