I bought the box of stuff at auction because of the dolls I could see on the top. Most were in need of care, but I was sure there were some doll repairers out there…
1960s Phillies bobblehead doll
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, and Toys
Month: September 2014
Reader asks about Tiffany belt buckle with witch logo
Posted in Clothing, Personal items, 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…
1880 book on Fisk Jubilee Singers & their songs
Posted in Books, and Uncategorized
I don’t know how I had missed the book, possibly because it was hidden in one of the many boxes of outdated books up for auction. Someone with a quick eye had located it and handed…
I feel like I’m in the midst of a whirlwind of African American art. I keep bumping into familiar artists and their early works, discovering a different style of their works, and meeting new artists. I’ve written…
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 man and his wife had just moved to Philadelphia with their family and were decorating their house. His wife was looking for a lamp, he told me, and she had considered buying one before they…
When I saw the Buckwheat doll still sealed in plastic, I was surprised. Not only surprised but amazed that some company had taken the time to make a doll in the image of a little…
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…
“Isn’t it amazing,” I said to the man who seemed to have taken root in the stuffed chair, his wife close by smiling at his relaxed figure. “And it’s comfortable, too,” he replied, which was obvious…
Reader asks if Coke bottle is the real thing
Posted in bottles, 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…