Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Art, Black history, collectibles, and history
Every now and then at auction, I’d pick up a box of sundry items and find a few coins in the mix. I know nothing about the value of old coins, but I always hoped…
Posted in collectibles, Culture, and Music
On first glance, it would appear to be a simple gold crown, like the plastic headgear worn by many little boys playing king in an elementary school play. This one was bigger, with a few…
Posted in Auction, Black history, Books, collectibles, and Decorating
Previewing the online auction, I only saw a few books that looked promising. Two lots of about three books each already had bids on them at prices way beyond what I was willing to pay.…
Posted in Antiques, collectibles, Culture, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and history
Have you ever heard of “silent companions?” I hadn’t heard of them until my friend Rebecca mentioned them in light of the move by the Philadelphia Phillies and other baseball teams to fill their stands…
Posted in collectibles, Figurines, and Politics
I had never heard of Champ Clark, and you probably haven’t either. Clark was the front-running candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912, but Woodrow Wilson snatched it away from him. His given name…
Posted in collectibles, Decorating, Home, and Medicine
One of the things I love about auctions is the adventurous nature of them. You never know what you’ll come across – either staring you in the face or hidden among a motley crew of…
When I saw the long shelf of ruby and clear glass containers, I thought they were pretty, but I wasn’t sure what they were. They were surrounded by other long shelves filled with lovely antique…
Posted in Businesses, camera, collectibles, and Home
My walk-through at the auction house wasn’t turning up any noticeable gems on this particular day. But I’ve been going to auctions long enough to know that items sometimes hold a story and a history…
Posted in collectibles, and Toys
The man was wondering aloud what many of us longtime auction-goers stopped asking years ago. Where did he keep all of this stuff? “This stuff” was a collection of Disney characters – Mickey Mouse in…
Posted in Children, collectibles, Performers, and Toys
Mickey and Minnie had lost their luster. They lay inert in a case at the auction house like discarded playthings. Their clothes were tattered, their bodies were marred (Minnie had a chip on her nose),…
