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ANTIQUE COLLECTING
The Journal of the Antique Collectors’ Club
Vol 48 No.6
November/December 2013
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Articles
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Editorial
News & Views
A Brief History of the Christmas Cracker
Book Special Offers for Christmas
Collecting Antique Firearms – George Prescott
Early Domestic Oak Panels – Mark Stephen
Alfred Drury RA (1856-1944) – Jane Winfrey
Turning a Corner – Christopher Claxton Stephens
Fun and Gains with Art – Bill Clark
Publisher: Diana Steel Managing Editor: John Andrews Features Editor: Edward Munn Designers: Sandra Pond and Stephen Farrow
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Published by Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd, Sandy Lane, Old Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4SD, England
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Antique Collecting is available on subscription at £32 for 10 issues or £21 for 6 issues. ISSN: 0003-584X
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