Passage To Antiquity

Antiques & Collectibles

Lower Paleolithic France

| July 31, 2010

Lower Paleolithic France

Terra Cotta

| July 31, 2010

Terra Cotta What glue is best for piecing broken terra cotta? I have a terra cotta swan that a raccoon knocked off a table. It’s salvagable. Any suggestions on the best weatherproof glue to put it back together? Thanks. Weldbond is the best glue for terra cotta. It is transparent, waterproof and best of all [...]

Roman Military Equipment

| July 31, 2010

Roman Military Equipment How were armies recruited in ancient/roman and medieval times? More specifically, If one had enough money and wanted to build an army (both in roman times and the middle ages)how exactly would he have gone about it? Including arming them (where did they buy the arms from and armor/equipment from?), where would [...]

Glass Pendant Necklace

| July 31, 2010

Glass Pendant Necklace Where to buy glass pendants for hemp necklaces? I really want to make a hemp necklace, but i need to find a store (NOT a website) in Rochester, NY where i can buy beads like this: http://www.thetimefold.com/ http://www.solsticeglass.com/ http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21801008 http://www.hippieshop.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/12010 preferably a chain store, but smaller stores work too. this has to [...]

Gold Plate

| July 31, 2010

Gold Plate Does anyone know how i can gold plate vinyl records? I want to be able to produce gold looking discs at home, any ideas or advice welcome. Thanks. My sister made these really cute collages with 45 records. She just sprayed them with metallic gold paint. She place them in a large frame [...]