I would like to know the history of my rosewood sofa. It is a solid piece but needs to be reupholstered. It has old feather-stuffed pillows. ...more

January 4, 2009

Milo "Mike" Adamson was a draft dodger during World War II. The moniker hardly seems fitting, considering he served with the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division and took part in the 36-day Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. ...more

November 11, 2008

I inherited a vase from my parents and believe that it dates from the 1930s. It is brightly colored, pictures a Japanese man and woman in period dress and is marked "Made in Japan." ...more

June 5, 2008

I discovered my chess set and chess table in an old house that my wife and I moved into soon after we married. ...more

October 6, 2007