Rancho Palos Verdes resident Robin Biggins is a tinkerer. But not with fixing up old cars or reviving someone’s old washing machine. Biggins is a master mechanic who repairs antique automatons and ...

Today’s collectibles start the new year with diverse submissions from our readers. Included this month are a collector’s most unusual collection centerpiece, an excellent estate sale find, and three ...

For nearly five decades, Henry Childs has been bringing tunes back to music boxes dating from as far back as the 18th century. This career started when he picked one up at an antique show – events ...

Inside a 16,000-square-foot, red-brick and sheet-metal building lies a treasure trove of antique automated musical instruments and machines once popular in parlors, drawing rooms, restaurants and ...

Gerry Wright never realized a meeting with antiques dealer Rita Ford would turn into a lifelong career. But when the freelance musician needed a steady job, he saw how his lifetime of tinkering and ...

Rancho Palos Verdes resident Robin Biggins is a tinkerer. But not with fixing up old cars or reviving someone’s old washing machine. Biggins is a master mechanic who repairs antique automatons and ...

The best thing about writing this column is the amazing things people send in and how much I learn with the help of so many generous people out there willing to share their knowledge and expertise.

We did not always have electronics to give us our music. And at one time, our music was not nearly as portable as it is today. Mike Stevens traveled the Pennsylvania Road to Wayne County to listen to ...

According to a legend, more than 200 years ago, a Swiss watchmaker named Antoine Favre was making pocket watches in his workshop on a mountain. He became impatient with his work and, in a fury, threw ...