Sanitize a teddy bear in the freezer? Clean pewter with
cabbage? Yes! With low-cost, everyday household supplies,
you can restore, repair, and refresh most any collectible
you own. Breathe new life into your most cherished pieces
with savvy tips and tricks from a practical and penny-wise
collecting connoisseur.
Use common items--from milk, eggshells, and peanut
butter to cold cream, credit cards, and toothpaste--to bust
through dirt, mildew, and even rust on delicate collectibles
Follow simple, step-by-step techniques to clean and
protect furniture, jewelry, glass, dolls, toys, pottery,
clothing, paper, and more
Save those old, worn, or used items around the house--a
special "tools of the trade" section will show you how handy
they are for future cleaning ease
Laugh and learn with professional appraiser and dealer
Judith Katz-Schwartz, a nationally renowned collectibles
expert who has appeared on ABCs Good Morning America,
Fox Television's Personal FX, and PAX TV's
Treasures in Your Home.