An antique (Latin: antiquus; old) is an old collectable item. It is collected or desirable because of its age (see definition), 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. Collectibles are, generally speaking, the possible antiques of the future and generally less than 100 years old.

The only real law concerning the definition of the word antique comes from the US customs office, that considers antique as anything 100 years old.

Antiques are usually objects which show some degree of craftsmanship, or a certain attention to design such as a desk or an early automobile. They are most often bought at antique shops, or passed down as an estate. Some valuable antiques can be bought from antique dealers and auction services or purchased online through websites and online auctions. Antique dealers are often members of national trade associations, many of which belong to CINOA, a confederation of art and antique associations across 21 countries, representing 5000 dealers.

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• 1 Purpose
  • 1.1 Pejoratively
• 2 Definition
• 3 Antiquing
• 4 Antique furniture
• 5 See also
• 6 References

Purpose

Pejoratively

The term "antique" is pejorative in some instances to imply that something is out of date.

Noun

memory (countable and uncountable; plural memories)

1. (uncountable) The ability of an organism to record information about things or events with the facility of recalling them later at will.

   Memory is a facility common to all animals.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Albert Schweitzer

     Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

2. A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.

   I have no memory of that event.

3. (computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).

   This data passes from the CPU to the memory.

4. The time within which past events can be or are remembered.

   in recent memory; in living memory

Synonyms

• (ability to recall): recall
• (stored record): recall, recollection
• (RAM or ROM): core (old-fashioned)

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• Antiques and Collectibles Dealer Associations
  antiqueandcollectible.com
  Links to the main antiques and collectibles dealer associations.
• The Four Winds Collection
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  Bronze sculptures, collectible and historical photographs, limited edition prints, sports and horse racing memorabilia, toys, autographs, movie memorabilia, and character collectibles.
• Antique Lures and Lure Boxes
  antiquelures.com
  Pre-1940 wood lures and their boxes. Over 500 pages of information, prices, photos, and how-to for collecting antique fishing lures.

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