The arrival of the antique-editor in N. Y. was preceded by the Editor's books, a huge packing case.
"There are certainly other individuals who repair dolls," said Donna Kaonis, the editor of Antique Doll Collector, a monthly magazine, "but as far as I know it was the only retail establishment in Manhattan that repaired dolls".
She was until July an associate editor of Antiques and The Arts Weekly, a trade publication in Newtown, Conn.
"The pieces would have to be fairly distinctive," said Steve Sundlof, an editor at Antiques and the Arts Weekly, a trade publication.
"Born between 1880 and 1900, each came of age early in the 20th century," said Laura Beach, a contributing editor of Antiques and the Arts Weekly who will deliver the lecture.
She wrote books about it and is the editor of an antique jewelry newsletter.
And he'd say, 'Please, Mom, just one more.' " "I loved it," said Mr. Bissonnette, who still haunts flea markets and is a contributing editor for the magazine Antique Trader.
At the Brimfield antiques fair, Richard Todd, an essayist and editor, bought a small box with peeling pink paint and rusty nail holes for $200.
From 1972 to 1990, he was editor of the Magazine Antiques and remained an editor at large for the fine arts publication until his death.
"This industry needs a shot in the arm," said Jill Peterson, an antiques dealer who is the owner, publisher, editor and principal writer and photographer for a new quarterly, A Simple Life, subtitled Antiques — Early Homes — History — Museums.
The author or editor of many books on antiques and Americana, Mr. Garrett was known through his writings, TV appearances and frequent lectures as an erudite democratizer, mediating between the rarefied world of antiques and a wide public.
