Antique clocks carry stories. What makes this ordinary late Victorian Ansonia Tunis mantel clock especially intriguing? Can you answer the Miller’s riddle?
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A suitable case for treatment? Dishing the dirt on patina.
Patina – a word much loved by antique dealers and hopeful sellers on Ebay. But is it simply just another dirty word for… well, dirt? As regular readers know, I love a good old clock. The dirtier the clock when it arrives on my workbench, the better. It is the pleasure of the challenge, ofContinue reading “A suitable case for treatment? Dishing the dirt on patina.”