Tips, Tips, and More Tips from July 2008

Autographed baseball bats are collected. Value depends on the importance of the player, the condition of the bat and proof that the autograph is authentic. Game-used bats are best. Cracked bats, once worthless, now sell well because the crack helps prove it was used in a game. (Antiques Journal)

Keep old, worn, vintage doll accessories. Don’t replace them.

You can remove old stickers from most things by spraying them with a lubricant.

A paste of baking soda and water can be used to clean old enameled cast-iron pots.

Don’t put plastic covers on upholstered furniture or on the top of the dining room table. Eventually the plastic could stick to the furniture and ruin the finish.