Q: I have read and enjoyed your column for years, and now I need your help. I have a Christmas music box I bought from Hammacher Schlemmer years ago that needs repair. Can you help me? Thanks so much. Marsha S. Thompson, Peachtree City
A: Thank you for reading, Marsha. I have two options for you. First, check with John Freeman at
Fayette Antique Clock Assessment, 185 Kathi Ave., Fayetteville, 678-983-1005. Although he sells and repairs all types of timepieces, he is a skilled machinist who also restores vintage music boxes. Check out the website at fayetteantiqueclockassessment.com. The other option is to send your ailing music box to the repair department, Gifts Online, Inc., 145 Richland Road, Greenville, TN, 37745. Owner, Paul Connolly, has close to three decades in the music box industry, and the San Francisco Music Box Company refers their repairs to Gifts Online. For more information and a look at the music boxes Connolly has repaired, check out the website snowgloberepaircenter.com. You can contact the company at 423-639-5850 or send an email to mail@giftsonline.net.
Q: I am looking for a dry shampoo that doesn’t contain talc. It’s called Amika. I would rather buy it in the Atlanta area than order it if possible. Thanks for your help. Terry P., Atlanta
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Credit: Handout
A: Safe for all hair types, Amika Perk Up talc-free dry shampoo is also free of parabens, formaldehydes, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates, triclocarban and triclosan. Ingredients include rice starch and sea buckthorn. The shampoo is formulated to absorb oil without leaving any residue. You’ll find 5.3-ounce cans of Amika for $26 at Sephora at Lenox Square, 404-816-0123.
Q: I am looking for someone who can cane a chair. Jimmy Driskell, email
A: Jimmy, contact J. O’Kelley at Heritage Chair Caning, 104 Oak Alley, Maysville, 706-652-3122. He’s been in the furniture restoration business for decades. He canes antique and vintage furniture. He also creates custom pieces. To see examples of his work, go to heritagechaircaning.com.
Having trouble finding a particular item? Sabine Morrow will try to help you locate it. Because of the volume of mail, we cannot track down every request. Email sabinem.morrow@gmail.com (include your name, the city you live in and a daytime phone number) or call 404-526-5931 and leave a voicemail with that information.
