This is the story of an educator who apparently saw himself as much more than that. In the back room of an auction house recently, I came across tons of his freelance photos, proofs and…
Month: October 2013
Bullock’s Wilshire figurine of sad little girl with dog
Posted in collectibles, Figurines, and Uncategorized
The little girl figurine was hiding down in the box beneath a large dirt-speckled doll in faded and dingy clothes, and two smaller dolls equally as dirty, one with eyes, the other with holes where…
Reader searches for history of mother who was a singer
Posted in history, Music, 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…
Are papers of Harvard’s 1st black graduate worth $60,000?
Posted in Black history, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
A Chicago construction worker recently threatened to burn some historical documents belonging to the first African American graduate of Harvard University. He was angry because college officials refused to pay him the $60,000 that he…
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…
An unabashed ‘dollaholic’ – and very proud of it
Posted in Doll collectors, and Dolls
Vicky Forbes stumbled into doll collecting. She was on the hunt for a childhood doll, searching flea markets, yard sales and just about any place else for her memorable Charmin’ Chatty doll. After she found…
A print of Buffalo Soldiers at Cuba’s San Juan Hill
Posted in Art, Black history, history, and Military
As I approached the display of books and documents on the table, the words 9th and 10th Calvary in a title stirred my memory. Weren’t those the African American soldiers who charged with Teddy Roosevelt, I…
Reader asks about “Balky Mule” tray with African American motif
Posted in collectibles, and Glassware
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…