Q: I have several pieces of china made for the New York Central Lines in Syracuse. Whom can I contact about current values? — Patricia, Fowlerville, MI

A: Douglas McIntyre is the author of “The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China,” one of the better reference books in this field. Since it is an [...]

Q: My great-granddad was from Italy and a great opera lover. When he immigrated to the United States, he brought along about three dozen recordings, including two Zonophone discs by Enrico Caruso. I read in one of your recent columns that Caruso’s American Victor Real Seal recordings are fairly common and not worth that much. [...]