Tips, Tips, and More Tips from November 2005

When storing a sugar bowl with a cover on a high shelf, be sure to secure the top with string or other means. The lid could fall off if you tip the bowl when you try to take it off the shelf. This applies to any piece of china or glass with a cover.

Jewelry clips became popular in the 1930s because fur coats were in style and a pin could not go through the heavy coat lapel. The clips were easier to fasten. They were also worn at the corners of a sweetheart neckline.

You can remove rust from a tin by using an ink eraser. If you can’t find one, use the type that comes on some ball-point pens.