Collecting 101
Sep 30, 2022
4 minutes
By William Leslie
In our rush to collect, we sometimes fail to really study what we have purchased. We love the hunt. When we find an interesting item, we buy it, place it on a shelf or in a notebook, and never take the time to really do research. Your collection, whether large or small, deserves your attention. We’ll look at three examples of how a more thorough analysis can increase the historical value of your pieces — and perhaps their market value.
—Although I don’t usually collect things from the First World War, I bought a mess kit dated 1918 at an estate sale. It was late on the last day of the sale
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