The auction-house regular was telling me about his place in Panama where he sold items for prices he couldn’t get in this country. As I listened, I was momentarily interrupted by a waft of tobacco…
Month: July 2013
Readers ask again about Tamu doll & Panther memorabilia
Posted in Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, 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 their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
The cardboard box with the cut-off top was in the center of the table and reachable only if I stretched my arms. From where I stood at the edge of the table, I could tell…
A collectible Kodiak bear trap
Posted in Animals, and collectibles
A few years ago, I got three sets of animal traps among some items I bought at an auction. They were rusty contraptions, and one looked as if it still had a tiny bit of…