not pickin on you DG, but you did say "other antiques" ... and you should know [Jeff too] that "antique" with reference to furniture, tools, etc, is normally defined as 50-100 years old and of "significant interest" for one reason or other - in the US the usual period for vehicles to be classed "antique" is 25 years, but in fact there is a definition in US law set by the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, things prior to about 1850 I believe, the beginning of more mass produced consumer goods, like vehicles
besides, virtually every museum for anything "antique" restores the pieces unless they're already pretty pristine, where restoration decreases value is pieces in private hands that have had amateur touchups
Bill
