COLONA — Designers of can openers went through some strange designs before they settled on the current model, as a group of seniors who attended a trivia night focusing on antique tools might tell you ...

GENOA - Gayhart Swenson's wife of 59 years remembered how it began. "He's told me all our married life that when he retired he wanted just a little hole in the wall for his tools," Pat Swenson said.

On Sunday, Aug. 1, members of the Early American Industries Association and the Mid-West Tools Collectors Association will host their annual Antique Tool Show and Sale at Garfield Farm Museum in ...

There are two sides to the antique-tool market. Some buyers actually use the pieces that they buy because an old tool can be better for a skilled job than its modern equivalent. Others simply collect.

For keen gardeners with deep pockets and an eye for an antique, Christie’s has a unique lot coming up for auction. This cased set of gardening tools is being sold in London on March 6, with an ...

Restoration of a historic building requires a uniquely different mindset and process — one that is markedly different from new construction. When the project teams at Shawmut Design and Construction ...