Tales from the Attic, 9780772646385
Paperback
Helps you keep your most precious household possessions in pristine condition. This book offers advice on caring for such personal treasures as wedding dresses, video tapes, gold ornaments, leather shoes, books, art, quilts, carpets, and even old guns.

Tales from the Attic

Practical Advice on Preserving Heirlooms and Collectibles

$28.93

  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    15 December 2002

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Summary

Are your family photos fading? Is your silver tarnishing? Is your mother’s wedding dress going yellow? Take some advice from a seasoned conservator. Colleen Wilson offers practical suggestions on how to make your treasured heirlooms and collectibles withstand the ravages of time. She delivers the collective wisdom of the RBCM’s team of conservators on everything from cleaning heirloom garments to preserving videotapes, to repairing ceramics, to drying flowers. And she concludes with useful in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780772646385
ISBN-10:0772646384
Author:Colleen Wilson
Publisher:Royal British Columbia Museum
Imprint:Royal British Columbia Museum
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:15 December 2002
Weight:236g
Dimensions:228mm x 152mm x 10mm
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“Featured in Antiques Info, July/August 2010”

“Featured in Antiques Info, July/August 2010” “Featured in Antique Collecting, July/Aug. 2010” This is a delightful read, entertaining, witty a delicious addition to any collectibles library. Dan Hoffman, Muse

About The Author

Colleen Wilson

Colleen Wilson is a conservator at the Royal BC Museum. This is her first book.

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