It has always been my experience when re-entering the U.S. that items Customs allows as antiques must be 100 years old to qualify. Therefore, I think of all items over 100 as being antique. As the years have flown by, my collection of "vintage" has become antique! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
In a message dated 7/28/2011 7:41:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, clayblackw...@comcast.net writes: To add to the confusion about terminology, in the US, "antique" can mean anything over 50 years old. This may apply only to cars (where over 25 is "vintage"), but I have a niggling suspicion that it applies to other things as well. So when US sellers use these terms, they may be accurate. Just another reason to heed what Joepie says... Buyer Beware! Clay On 7/28/2011 5:45 AM, J D Hammett wrote: > Hi Spiders, > > I agree with Nath that antiques should be 100 year or more old. If it > is less but not of the present era it should be vintage. Sometimes > Antique and Vintage are misused by traders in the hope of making more > money by stating something is antique when it is not. Buyer beware! > There is far more vintage than antique lace. Also, be very careful as > to descriptions. I have seen crochet described as bobbin lace and the > finest Chantilly lace as machine lace (and visa versa) :-(. And these > are just a few examples. Some traders genuinely don't know and will > put corrections on their posting; others refuse, ignore or can be a > little abusive. > > Happy lace making, > > Joepie from summery Sussex. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
