Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Doll collectors, and Dolls
I met Diane for the first time a couple years ago at my first doll auction. My auction buddy Janet and I had driven to an auction house not far from Philadelphia that was having…
Barbara Whiteman was a little fuzzy about the dolls she had as a child. I understood; so am I. I’m sure I played with dolls, but I don’t remember any special dolls. One thing I know…
Posted in collectibles, and Crafts
I always wondered if different parts of the country yielded different items on the auction tables. I recall spending a day one December in Georgia, my niece in tow, driving from one antique shop to…
Posted in Glassware
During the years I’ve been going to auctions, I have picked up a group of small glass items for their aesthetic rather than useful value. They are bottle stoppers. I have three beautiful cobalt-blue stoppers…
Every now and then, I find packed among a $2 lot of glassware some interesting souvenir or collector’s plates. The ones inscribed with lovely scenes that are meant for display, not for food. I’ve picked up plates of…
Posted in jewelry
I was reading an article recently about Madeleine Albright, the former U.S. secretary of state, and her new book “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box.” It talked about how she used her trademark…
