Ordering Information
 
Send your check or money order to:
   Antiques Detectives, Inc.
   14904 W.87th St Parkway. #305.
   Lenexa, KS 66216.
To place an order using your VISA or MASTER card:
   Call: Antiques Detectives, Inc.
   Fax:(800) 516-8356.
   Fax:(800) 515-3289.

 
  • how to find clues that tell you if a piece is costume jewelry with rhinestones, or fine jewelry set with gemstones
  • how the "cut" of a stone can help you tell how old it is
  • what the marks and numbers inside a ring or on a brooch or pendant mean
  • what the terms gold, gold filled, gold plated, silver, silver plated, and white metal tell about a piece
  • how the back of a piece can help determine its age
  • how to separate plastic from other plastic-looking materials such as amber and tortoise shell
  • easy tests to determine if your black beads, bracelets, brooches, or lockets are jet, bakelite, gutta percha, vulcanite, onyx, or glass
  • how easy it is to use basic tools -- your eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and hands -- to help solve the mysteries of a piece
 

$18.95xxx
  • decide whether to keep a piece or sell it
  • discover the best way to sell
  • select the best buyers for your items
  • get top $$$
  • decide whether to restore it
  • get free estimates on repairs
 

$9.95xxx
  • more than 500 pages with photos and diagrams
  • 6th Edition: covers 1840-1950
  • NEW Bakelite, Costume, and Mexican Jewelry sections
  • determine how old your jewelry is
  • determine what kind of metal an item is made from
  • determine whether a stone is synthetic
  • identify maker's marks to help you date pieces
 

$27.99xxx

  • carry it along to flea markets and antique stores

  • (  4"  x  5 1/4" )
  • contains 400 photos and illustrations
  • helps you make on-the-spot appraisals easy
  • antique, modern, estate, and costume jewelry
  • arranged alphabetically by jewelry genre
  • history, dating clues, makers' marks
  • real vs. fake stones
$12.95xxx

  • collector's encyclopedia of hairwork jewelry
  • identification & values
  • over 300 pages of color pictures and diagrams 
  • also includes catalog pages
$24.95xxx

  • how to determine the basic style of a piece
  • how old it is
  • how to identify the wood
  • how to examine a piece of furniture before purchase
  • how to determine the condition
  • the clues that tool marks leave
  • how drawer joinery tells the tale of its origins
  • how to detect shrinkage of the wood and what it means
  • what screws, nails, and joints reveal
$18.95xxx

  • how and where to look for clues to help identify a doll
  • where to look for marks and what they mean
  • how to determine the age of a doll
  • how to identify the material of which a doll is made
  • which materials may survive over time and which may not
  • how to decide if a doll might increase or decrease in value
  • how to tell the difference between a valuable doll and

  • one that is just pretty or cute
 

$18.95xxx

  • revised and expanded edition by Walter Schumann
  • 1,500 photos of gems in rough and polished states
  • complete physical properties and characteristics
  • finding, mining, and cutting
  • definitive guide to gems for over 20 years
  • useful to both the expert and the layman
 

$24.95xxx

  • updated 4th edition with 103 photos and illustrations
  • how to test glass, china, gemstones, cast iron, pottery, paper, metal, prints, paintings, textiles, ivory, counterfeit currency, and more
  • detect reproductions, fakes, and repairs...the scientific way
  • field test reports and buyers guide
  • non-destructive tests for fakes and reproductions
  • back-up tests to confirm black light results
  • how to find hidden damage and repairs
$14.95xxx


 
  • a guide to identifying major British and European metal and ceramic marks
  • pottery and porcelain marks
  • silver and gold hallmarks
  • pewter touchmarks
  • sheffield plate marks
  • over 3500 marks illustrated
$9.95xxx