Hidden Gems: Antique Christmas Tree Stands Are Collectible
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You know those well-worn boxes in your parents’ or grandparents’ attic holding beloved family Christmas decorations, strings of lights and maybe a tree stand? Resist the urge to purge. Many of those finds can be valuable, including the tree stand itself. Early 20th-century cast-iron or steel tree stands are nothing like today’s simple stands. Late […]