The soft yellow and blue colors on the postcard were the first thing to catch my eye. I could tell it was a linen card and thereby had some age on it. Many of the…
Month: May 2016
Pie birds help steam escape from your pies
Posted in collectibles, Cooking, and Kitchen
When I saw the tray of ceramic birds, I thought they were those cute little items you stick into a potted plant to water it as the soil dries out. These were much too lovely and…
The dress had seen better days. Literally. From what I could see – I wasn’t about to touch it – it was stained and torn but still gave notice that it was fashionable in its…
What leggy creature is this?
Posted in Guess what it is
I had almost passed by the tangle of metal appendages when I did a double-take. It looked like a spider or a piece of art made with found objects. What the heck was it? As…
When I stepped into the fashion exhibit room, I was just as struck by the textures and colors as I had been a few moments before by photos of the ancient pages of the manuscripts of…
When I saw the photo it took my breath away. That’s how powerful it was, even though the image simply showed fragile faded pages covered in weather-beaten leather held together with an equally worn strap. I had…
Gadgets from the past always make exploring at auctions so much fun. Like this machine that looks like a scale for weighing vegetables or fruits. That’s what I thought it was until I looked up…
I was on my way out the door of the auction house when I spotted three lots of sheet music on a table. I always stop for sheet music even if I don’t intend to buy any…
A lovely doll steamer trunk with a Victorian feel
Posted in Children, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Personal items, and travel
When I first saw the small trunk sitting atop a glass case, I thought “treasure chest.” It was black all over with stained wooden planks and tiny round nail heads both decorating and holding the…
The small chrome item gave no hint of its function. I stood there looking at it very closely, not ready yet to ask the auction-house staffer for the answer. All of its moveable parts were…