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antiquarian |ˌantiˈkwe(ə)rēən| adjective relating to or dealing in antiques or rare books. • valuable because rare or old : out-of-print and antiquarian books. noun a person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.


Yes, but the objects themselves are antiques, never antiquarians.

A person can be an antiquarian.

A magazine, auction house, magnifying glass, price guide, etc. can be antiquarian.

Unless you're asserting that the old equipment RELATES TO or DEALS WITH antiques, I don't see what point you're trying to make.




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