How does your antique house clearance service work?

Here are four common scenarios:

1 If the contents of the house to be cleared have no antiques or collectables with resale value, then we suggest you use a reputable, licensed & insured house clearance company like Abacus.

2 Some of the house clearance contents may have resale value. Common items with resale value include antiques, precious metals, jewellery, collectables and artwork. We'll give you an allowance for these and deduct it against the cost of the clearance.

3 If the majority of your house clearance items are valuable and this value exceeds the clearance costs, we’ll give you the difference (either in cash or cheque).

4 And finally, where the contents of your property have been valued for probate, this value can also be deducted from the cost of your house clearance. No matter which service you need, we can help.

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We will buy vintage clothing, costume jewellery, antique furniture, 50s 60s 70s furniture, in fact we will buy anything antique or collectable we can sell.

We will happily look through and pick out antiques & collectables from various locations including cluttered houses, garages, lofts, or basements, even if it takes us all day. We do not mind getting dirty.

Not sure what you have? Then call us! You will be surprised at what we actually do buy. Our staff are very knowledgeable and will pick out items you would have never guessed were otherwise saleable.

Hull Antique House Clearance Areas We Cover:

Beverley Brough Cottingham Bridlington Driffield Filey Malton Pickering Scarborough Selby Thirsk Whitby Hessle Hornsea Hull North Ferriby and Withernsea And All Other Areas Of Hull.

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Cleaning And Restoring Antique Brass

Antique brass is a very popular choice for collection among those who collect antiques, from horse brasses to miniature teapots; it is a very diverse metal and a beautiful one when bright and shiny. Antique brass however does tarnish quite easily and cleaning is of the utmost importance if you want to keep it like new, but there is cleaning and then there is, cleaning, when it comes to brass.

Over cleaning or going about it with too much enthusiasm can quite quickly destroy a beautiful antique and reduce its value considerably. Some of the most beautiful antique brass pieces rely heavily on their fine engravings delicately etched into the surface and rough abrasive materials can destroy this in the blink of an eye.

Antique brass has a patina which is very distinguishable and rough cleaning or using the wrong type of cleaning can also destroy this patina over time.
Brass is made up of copper and zinc, the patina in the brass will vary depending on the proportion of materials that are used in the particular piece.

While the colour is usually a lovely golden yellow over time and exposure to the air this can turn into a brownish, greenish colour, some people like this tarnish and believe it gives the antique brass some character and beauty while others head for the cleaning materials immediately so this is only a matter of personal preference.

It is very important when acquiring a new piece of antique brass that you determine if the piece is solid brass or is brass plated, if it brass plated then over time the brass plating can reveal the metal beneath which of course is very unsightly and also undesirable to collectors.

The easiest way to determine if your item is made from brass plating is to take a small magnet and gently place in on the side of the item, if the magnet sticks to the piece then it is brass plated, if it doesn’t then your item is solid brass. Determine this before you start cleaning as cleaning of course can break down the brass plating.

If your antique brass is simply dirty then cleaning using nothing more than soapy hot water and a child’s toothbrush is recommended, this can be used very gently even on those pieces that have fine etchings and decoration. If the piece id only lightly tarnished then a silver polishing cloth can be used to remove the tarnish. If however there is severe tarnishing then a brass and copper polish should be used to gently remove the tarnish and restore the original beauty.

Whenever you are cleaning antique brassware it is essential that you dry the piece thoroughly after washing, making sure that great care is taken to remove any cleaning materials that you have used. Residue from cleaning materials can cause pitting of the antique brass and this should be avoided at all costs as it distracts from the beauty of the antique.

When done correctly a piece of cleaned antique brass wont need touching again for several years if it is handled correctly, you should avoid touching the actual item and instead use a cloth to hold and the place the item into place, touching it will only start the tarnishing process over again. The only thing you should need to do on a regular basis is to give the piece a quick dust over to ensure that its shine remains.

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Beverley Brough Cottingham Bridlington Driffield Filey Malton Pickering Scarborough Selby Thirsk Whitby Hessle Hornsea Hull North Ferriby and Withernsea And All Other Areas Of Hull.