Members of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Association will be returning to Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills on Sunday, Aug. 6, to put on the 30th ...

Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000. Roy Turnage, 88, spent years adding to his haul that ...

A local couple has discovered a hobby that is, literally, outside the box. Mary Ann and Jim Thomas find enjoyment in collecting and refurbishing antique steamer trunks. A few years ago, the Thomases ...

(PRWEB) May At the Antique and Classic Boat Society's Restoration Symposium/Workshop recently held in Cincinnati, OH, Antique Boat Center President, Dennis Ryan, presented several factors that ...

To repair intricate clockworks and watches from eras past, an antiquarian horologist may fabricate parts by hand. To conserve and restore historic clocks and the clockwork showpieces called automatons ...

On Sunday, May 4, historic tool enthusiast Bob Garay will showcase, Antique Tools of New Jersey. He will display an eye opening assortment of spectacular tools that have survived the past 100+ years ...

ARGENTA — Victorian ladies did not sew because their families needed clothes, as poorer women did then. They only did fancy work that wouldn't mar their delicate hands. They could buy a bird-shaped ...

Calling all handypeople with a homebased workshop; the time has never been better than now to start an antique furniture refinishing and repair business, as consumer demand has skyrocketed for ...

They’re called “trephines,” which seems innocent enough. From the Latin “trypan,” the origin literally means “to bore.” But to bore into what, you ask? In this case, skulls, to get to brains.

On Sunday, Aug. 1, members of the Early American Industries Association and the Mid-West Tools Collectors Association will host their annual Antique Tool Show and Sale at Garfield Farm Museum in ...