Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, Figurines, Hair, and jewelry
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
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As we approach Mother’s Day, a simple elementary-school tune keeps re-playing like a broken 45 record in my head. I don’t exactly remember which of my teachers taught me this little tune. I’m surprised that I even remember every…
The auction-house staffer mentioned something to the auctioneer helper that I could not hear. Atop a stand on wheels, the auctioneer had just ended the sale of another item in his rapid-fire cadence, watched and waited. “A piece of…
I don’t usually stop to check out the costume jewelry at auction, but I had some time to waste while the auctioneer was selling paintings, none of which had enticed me. So I combed through…
Posted in African American women, Animals, jewelry, Movies, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Posted in Beauty Products, bottles, Carvings, Christmas, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Holidays, jewelry, and Personal items
The woman was as gleeful as a little girl with her boxes of Barbies and doll clothes. She couldn’t wait to get them home and go through them, she said. You never know what’s hidden…
Posted in Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, jewelry, Photos, and Sewing
Young people in every generation think they were the first to discover love and romance when they get that first-time-all-is-right-with-the-world feeling. As they mature, they realize that they weren’t the first. People have been loving and living…
Posted in Culture, jewelry, and Personal items
The pawnshops were nothing like what I expected. You could find a pawn shop down nearly every street, and most of them had websites too, so I’m definitely having a look at them. There are…
The little red paper box was adorable because it was so dainty. It had a picture of a woman in Victorian dress on the front and a label inside that said “Hair Jewelry. Madame K.…
As soon as I gathered up the items I had just bought at auction, one of the regulars came up to me. “Did you get the jewelry?” she asked. My bounty included some sewing items in…
