Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Beauty Products, and Personal items
I went straight to the curling irons as soon as I saw them on the auction table, surrounded by trays and trays of items that looked like someone had emptied out an antiques store. In fact, they…
I quickly directed my auction buddy Janet to the box-lot room at the auction house so she could bid on a Pennsylvania map she had seen earlier. It was soon to be sold and I wanted…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Figurines
Fridays 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…
Posted in Broadway plays, collectibles, Music, Performers, and Trinket box
The delicate little enameled music box was in a cardboard box full of nothing. Its lid had come unattached and lay bottom-up right next to it. The writing inside the lid was a tiny script…
Posted in Black history, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Military
The James Brown 45 record with the orange label lay near the edge of the table, its title releasing sweet memories for folks of a certain generation who instantly recognized it. One man recalled buying “Get on the Good Foot”…
Posted in Books, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
The cows were peeking from behind life-sized stone Roman figures. One sheep stood between two metal tractor-seat bar stools, while another seemed to be grazing on concrete. Nearby was a crocodile that looked much too real. The…
The unfolded papers were rather undistinguished, so much so that I had laid them to the side as I rummaged through a box of photos. They were old family photos in those lovely paper frames…
Posted in Black history, Family, and slavery
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…
Isn’t it beautiful, the woman said rather than asked as she walked up behind me at the auction house. I was staring at the bold white images at the top of a tall gold-leaf mirror, not…
