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Protecting Your Collectible Treasures: Secrets of a Collecting Diva [Paperback]

Judith Katz-Schwartz (Author)
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Book Description

August 1, 2001
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


Editorial Reviews

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"A fascinating read." -- HGTV, November, 2001

"A pleasant surprise to find myself chuckling throuhout this small how-to book...a good buy." -- Antiques and the Arts Weekly, November 2, 2001

"Judith has charm and a sense of wit that is often missing from books on antiques and collectibles." -- AntiqueWeek, February 20, 2002

"Packed full of great hints, it's also an amusing story of Judith's like in New York. A great read!" -- Thompson's Antiques Gazette, December, 2001

"Professional appraiser and collectible enthusiast Katz-Schwartz writes with verve and panache" -- Booknews, October, 2001

About the Author

Hometown: New York, N.Y.

Professional appraiser and dealer Judith Katz-Schwartz is a nationally renowned collectibles expert who has appeared on ABC's Good Morning America, Fox Television's Personal FX, and PAX TV's Treasures in Your Home. She is a member of the International Society of Appraisers and writes for numerous national collecting publications.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Martingale and Company (August 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1564773884
  • ISBN-13: 978-1564773883
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, Informative Must Read, September 12, 2001
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Not in my 13 years of reading antique related reading have I enjoyed a book as much as Judith Katz-Schwartz's Protecting Your Collectible Treasures: Secrets of a Collecting Diva. In addition to smart, inexpensive ways to clean, store, repair and care for all your treasures from paper to metal and glass to lace, the book is loaded with hysterical antedotes that make it a delightful as well as informative read.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My wife loved it!, October 11, 2001
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This review is from: Protecting Your Collectible Treasures: Secrets of a Collecting Diva (Paperback)
My wife has been a fan of Ms. Katz-Schwartz since the days of Personal FX. When I saw that she had written a book on the things she had demonstrated on that show, I knew it was a perfect way to score points with my wife. How right I was! Her tips on how to care for collectibles using ordinary items found in the closet are fabulous. In addtion, her anecdotes range from amusing to hilarious.
I do have one question for Ms. Katz-Schwartz..... when can we expect a second book?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of class, August 20, 2001
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"lyleguy" (Newport Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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I have read numerous books about collecting, trying to gain some more knowledge in this field. None have been as informative, useful and most importantly accessible as this one. After watching Ms. Judith on as many of her television appearances as I could over the years, I knew she would score high on my list with this book. The scope of her practical knowledge about all things collectible is incredible, but she has a (knick)knack for sharing all this information in such an engaging, entertaining manner that I read this book as much for her anecdotal short stories as for the actual hints. I have already saved several items from my collections using her methods. When can we expect another book from this author? I love her writing.
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