Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in furniture, Religion, and Uncategorized
I wasn’t sure what style of chairs they were, but I knew that I liked their shape. The three armchairs shared the seat of a French provincial sofa with beige damask upholstery. Someone had placed…
Posted in Games, Guess what it is, and Toys
I instantly recognized the shape of the flat wooden item on the auction table, but its current function was far different from what I remembered. I flipped it over and saw the familiar cowboy on…
Posted in Advertising, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Signs, and Women
I have no memories of good times at the fabled Coney Island in New York, but my auction buddy Janet does. She grew up in Brooklyn, and has stories to tell of going there for…
Posted in Advertising, Clothing, and Women
The papers had the dingy look of age, throwaways that someone no longer wanted. I could see that even before I got to the stacked sheets at the end of the auction table. But as I approached…
The light blue item with the oversized white faux stitching and NFL/Bud Light emblems looked way out of place among the more stylish and expensive items on the auction-house floor. A whimsical item, it was…
Posted in African American women, Black history, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
At first, it was hard to distinguish the image featured in the dark marks that seemed to be scattered in the center of the poster. The artist Marlene E. Miller had sketched a face in thick intersecting…
Here I am again with a guessing game of items that I found interesting at auction. I wasn’t sure what to make of one of them until I read the sticker that the auction house…
Posted in civil rights movement, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
The poster was folded in half, its aged back exposed and giving no hint of what ideas the other side held. It was lying on top of some contact sheets of black and white photos…
I’m so glad you invited me, Theresa said as she leaned toward me. It wasn’t the first time she’d thanked my buddy Kristin and me for asking her to come along to a summer barbecue on the…
