Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
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…
About two years ago, I was headed to visit my family in Georgia in early December and thought I’d check out some auctions. But how could I find them? I came across a website called…
Posted in Home
I was walking among the furniture pieces at auction this week, turned a corner and stopped in my tracks. There they were, ghosts from my bedroom past. Those chunky faux-wood bedroom sets with the carved designs. I…
In blue writing on the front of the small rectangular boxes I got at auction recently were the words “Henry Hudson Hotel, New York. 1200 Rooms. 1200 Baths.” They were three boxes of facial tissues,…
Posted in Toys
I’m sure there are a lot of people who remember their View-Masters. Dropping the round flat reel of the Grand Canyon or Cinderella into the viewer’s slot, and clicking the little plastic lever to turn…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents
I don’t know much about magic, but with a free ticket in hand, I went to a Lance Burton show in Las Vegas one summer. It was entertaining, so much so that I bought one…
I grew up in the South, so I have no first-hand knowledge of dropping a coin in an automat slot, sliding open the door and retrieving a beef pot pie or piece of cake. My…
