For many collectors who are passionate about antique tableware—be it ironstone plates, blue-and-white transferware, or even glass bottles—the best way to display these objects is in an old-fashioned plate rack. But authentic antique plate racks can be pricey—starting anywhere from $500 to $750—and inexpensive new plate racks can look so, well, inexpensive and new.

Enter the craftsmen at Pennsylvania Folk, a family-owned, Mercer, Pennsylvania-based enterprise that specializes in 17th- and 18th-century reproduction furniture.

“We sell lots of plate racks to collectors who just want a nice piece to display their stuff,” says Bridget Rossi, who owns the business with her husband, Lou Rossi, and their sons Michael and Peter. They craft their plate racks from old wood and new wood using traditional dovetail joinery and they finish the pieces with authentic milk paint. The plate racks range in price from $175 to $500, depending on size and finish.