Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, Signs, and TV
My friends had been pushing me to watch the new PBS show “Market Warriors” since it began airing a couple weeks ago. Not because it was entertaining and they thought that perhaps I could learn something from it.…
Posted in furniture
I was headed to my car balancing a box of sewing items in my arms when I heard the auctioneer announce the sale of a wicker patio set. I had seen the four chairs and…
Posted in Art, collectibles, and Military
Two years ago, I wrote a blog post about my distaste for Nazi memorabilia. I had been to an auction where the stuff had been sold and wondered why anyone anywhere would ever want to…
Posted in Art, Businesses, Culture, Sports, and travel
I was strolling down a tight aisle of dark antique furniture when I first spotted these big splashes of color. They looked so out of place that I had to check them out. “They” were…
My auction buddy was talking about Coca Cola like it was a member of the family. Painting a picture in my mind of a memory that was so real that she could taste it. About…
I had quickly thumbed through the box of papers, pamphlets and other documents, but even from that cursory look, I knew it was something that I wanted. I knew that inside – out of my…
A reader recently sent me a question about the Negro Motorist Green Book, compiled more than 50 years ago as a guide for black travelers. Meanwhile, I suggested the guide to a woman who was…
Posted in Toys
When I saw the photos for the upcoming auction at the home of an African American family, I was thrilled. I was hoping that the negligible number of photos gave no true picture of what was…
The glass bottle was hiding in the box of throw-away knickknacks – the others, like it, no bigger than my fingertip. They were the type of items we all pick up thinking that we might find a use…
