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Welcome to the 7th
Edition of Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles
Resource Directory.
Maloney's is a massive compilation of over 20,000
resources
to assist you in the location, study and authentication,
replacement, repair, valuation, or buying and
selling of over 3,200 categories, antiques, collectibles
and other types of personal property.
Maloney's has
become the primary reference tool for private
individuals and professionals alike! It is now
considered the bible of the antiques & collectibles
trade. Sellers and non-collectors can easily
find buyers when they want to sell - be it a
single item or an entire collection. Collectors
can locate clubs or can subscribe to specialty
publications to learn more about their areas
of interest. Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles
Resource Directory is also invaluable
to appraisers, attorneys, insurance and moving
company claims adjusters, authors and lecturers,
estate liquidators, dealers, consignment shops,
auctioneers, and others who have a related interest
in personal property. And public libraries, too,
recognize how important this book is in helping
to answer their patrons' innumerable and hard-to-answer
questions.
Since its debut, Maloney's
Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory has
been hailed as the "...best one-volume
research tool in print." (Gannett
News Service) and as a Best
Reference Book (Library Journal.)
This unique and comprehensive all-in-one
information source has proven itself as the
only complete resource for hard-to-find information
about antiques, collectibles, art and other
categories of personal property. With 20,000+
resources, Maloney's is now
better than ever!!
Harry Rinker, noted
author, columnist, lecturer on antiques and collectibles,
and former editor of Warman's Antiques and
Collectibles Price Guide says,
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"David
Maloney has created a directory with
the answers. The Resource Directory
will be a reference source that anyone
associated
with the field will simply have to
own. If I owned only one book in the
Antiques & Collectibles
field, this would be it! It promises
to become a classic!"
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Maloney's is
a pioneer in gathering and disseminating information
about antiques-related resources to the public.
Please note that a listing should not be considered
an endorsement, and no guarantee of satisfactory
service is made. Comments received regarding
service provided will be weighed, however, in
considering those to be included in future editions.
Information provided
includes:
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Name
of Point-of-Contact, Club, Company, or Periodical |
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Snail-Mail
Addresses |
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Phone & Fax
Numbers |
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E-mail
Addresses & Internet Homepages |
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Informative
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Types
of resources include:
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Dealers |
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Collectors |
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Experts |
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Buyers |
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Educated & Trained
Appraisers |
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General
Line & Specialty Auction Services |
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Specialty
Collector Clubs |
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Specialty
Periodicals |
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Specialty
Museums & Library Collections |
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Matching
Services for China/Flatware/Crystal |
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Suppliers
of Parts |
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Reproduction
Sources |
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Collector
Reference Book Sources |
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Manufacturers,
Producers & Distributors of Modern Collectibles |
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Repair,
Restoration & Conservation Specialists |
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Overseas
Antiques Tour Guides |
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Regional
Guides to Antiques Shops& Flea Markets |
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Internet
On-line Resources |
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Much, Much, More |
The goal of this database
is to place as much information as possible at
the user's fingertips to allow him or her to
make decisions based on knowledge and fact. Veteran
dealers and collectors are well aware that knowledge
and information are the keys to success in the
world of antiques and collectibles. Unfortunately,
such informational resources are minimal in scope,
widely scattered and often short-lived or frequently
changing. Heretofore there was no organized method
to capture, preserve, collate, and distribute
collector resource information to efficiently
keep the public accurately informed on a continuing
basis. Maloney's is designed
to overcome this shortfall through frequent updating
and regular publication.
My personal experience
as an appraiser demonstrates quite dramatically
that most of the non-collecting public is unaware
of the value of many of their own possessions.
Even when people do realize that their collectible
items are valuable and/or of interest to others,
they are often at a loss as to how to set a price
or find a buyer (should they choose to sell)
or to locate information to learn more about
their collectible.
This directory is
an ideal source for locating potential buyers.
Individual buyers are listed as are associated
clubs and periodicals which are themselves excellent
sources of information about potential buyers.
Further, new research, repair techniques, theft
and fraud alerts, reproductions, and an ever-changing
value structure, coupled with the specialized
nature of many periodicals makes serial publications
and collectors' clubs more important than ever
as the primary source of current and topical
news in all fields of antiques and collectibles.
The periodicals, trade publications and collector
clubs/associations listed in Maloney's disseminate
a wealth of timely information that is of great
importance to the collector and researcher. In
addition, the listed auction services (often
specializing in a narrow area of collector interest)
provide alternatives to selling to an individual.
For appraisers, dealers,
estate liquidators, repairers, attorneys, claims
adjusters, and other professionals, Maloney's is the unrivaled source of information to aid
in
the authentication and valuation of antiques
and collectibles, or to help with the successful
resolution of a loss or damage claim. Experts
found among dealers, collectors, clubs and specialized
periodicals offer an unparalleled source of expertise
to help in confirming bona fide claims or in
disproving fraudulent ones.
Of special interest
to the moving, claims, and repair industries,
Maloney's lists suppliers of such items as replacement
crystals
for chandeliers, furniture hardware, curved glass,
tools, lamp parts, upholstery and caning supplies,
clock parts, refinishing supplies and other obscure
and hard-to-find items such as bed rail extenders
and icebox hardware. The directory lists matching
services for silver, crystal, dinnerware ("china"),
conservation and repair supply sources, specialized
repair services and, through the dealer listings,
replacement sources for just about anything antique
or collectible. Also listed are computer programs
for collectors and sources of supplies for the
collector and dealer such as bubble wrap, Mylar
sleeves, acid-free storage containers, and display
cases.
We are always interested
in correcting, updating and adding sources of
information and in improving category nomenclature
and structure. Please e-mail,
call or write with your suggestions for changes.
By the way, listings in Maloney's
Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory
are FREE or cost or obligation.
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Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory. |
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