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Rare Victorian Forum: Restoration Tips for Cleaning Compo
Forum News No. 503

Rare Victorian Forum: Restoration Tips for Cleaning Compo

Tcandkk may be a newbie poster on the Rare Victorian board, but it's already obvious that she's not a newbie when it comes to buying Victorian furniture. She loves a deal and is prepared to put the work in to bring a les

Rare Victorian Forum - An International Community
Forum News No. 493

Rare Victorian Forum - An International Community

This week, a new poster took the forum by storm with some great information about a variety of subjects. Canadian Maple (CM) seems to have an endless supply of catalog and photographic reference material, which he's happ

I Never Saw a Purple Cow: This Week's Forum Roundup
Forum News No. 489

I Never Saw a Purple Cow: This Week's Forum Roundup

This past week, we had a huge brush fire burning just blocks from our home and it made me think long and hard about the contents of our house and what we'd be able to save if disaster struck. It was a frightening few hou

You Oughta Be in Pictures: This Week's Forum Roundup
Forum News No. 484

You Oughta Be in Pictures: This Week's Forum Roundup

If your ears were burning last Friday at 3:00, it's because I was talking about you. I was on the Warner Brothers tour in Burbank and where I got to visit the magnificent prop house. The tour guide said that the prop war

The Curious Case of the Victorian Carved Bench
Forum News No. 478

The Curious Case of the Victorian Carved Bench

As I eluded to yesterday, there are a few changes happening at Rare Victorian - all for the good. I'd like to introduce Cynthia Boris who will be helping out with a Forum News post every week to summarize the interesting

Victorian Brass/Bronze Hardware
Forum News No. 469

Victorian Brass/Bronze Hardware

If you are a fan of Victorian brass & bronze door hardware, there is a recent post in the Victorian forum that has extensive images of ornate hardware collections from "stever". Steve has photos of hardware manufactu