Antiques and Other Lies

Antiques and Other Lies By Elton Camp In the antique store, you had better beware Often, it’s just used items being sold there By all of the experts we are firmly told To be antique, it must be 100 years old So at that so-called antique, look twice It may be junk and not worth the price Is it a well-made item and really rare Owned and kept up by those who care? Oh, and look on the shelves over there At the beautiful “collectible” glassware Before with your money, you do part Make sure it wasn’t bought at Wal-Mart Reproductions are all too easy to do Don’t end up with a thing you’ll rue What is sold as valuable may be wrong If the sticker on bottom says “Hong Kong” Can you actually tell real Fostoria at all Thus, be certain that isn’t Whitehall? “Crystal” is used to describe any glass If not a savvy buyer, better let it pass The collection of Pez belongs in the trash Don’t let a faker part you from your cash Buying antiques, a great thing you got? Most of the time, almost certainly not