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antique
anˈtiːk/
noun
plural noun: antiques
  1. a collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.
    "Pauline loves collecting antiques"
    synonyms: collector's item, period piece, museum piece, antiquity, object of virtue
An antique (Latin: antiquus; "old", "ancient") is an old collectable item. It is collected or desirable because of its age, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human society.

It is common practice to define "antique" as applying to objects at least 100 years old.

Antiques are usually objects that show some degree of craftsmanship—or a certain attention to design, such as a desk or an early automobile. They are bought at antique shops, estate sales, auction houses, online auctions, and other venues, orestate inherited. 
Antiquing
Antiquing is the act of shopping, identifying, negotiating, or bargaining for antiques. People buy items for personal use, gifts, or profit. Sources for antiquing include garage sales and yard sales, estate sales, resort towns, antique districts, collectives, and international auction houses.
Note that antiquing also means the craft of making an object appear antique through distressing or applying an antique-looking paint applications. Often, individuals get confused between these handmade distressed vintage or modern items and true antiques. If you can not tell the difference between the two, you may find yourself paying a high amount of money for something that has little value in the antiquing industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antique

Secondhand goods, antiques, rustic furniture, distressing, upcycle, affordable furniture, bookshelves, porcelain ware, lp's / records, vintage clothing, art, burglar bars, steel items, kithenalia, old wooden furniture, enamelware, collectibles, old scales, coffee grinders, militaria, glassware, cape copperware, silver plated ware, retro sunglasses, badges, mirrors, watercolour paintings, junk, bric a brac, reclaimed wood furniture, tables, benches, old tools, old cameras, vintage books, steel garden furniture, steel pot plant stands, distressed furniture, vintage linen, musical boxes, old colddrink crates, mincers, vanity cases, farm equipment, crystal ware, pewter ware, old toys, dinky toys, frames, oil paintings, antique fishing reels and rods


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