That’s my bottle, I thought as I approached one of two tables at the auction house filled to the brim with all sorts of wine and liquor bottles. It was in the shape of an…
Month: June 2017
A child’s wonder at a Star Wars thermos
Posted in Advertising, Animals, bottles, and collectibles
I was standing at a second table I had set up for my block’s annual yard sale when I overheard a mother talking to her son. The boy was about 5 years old and she…
Whenever I see a vintage cookbook, I quickly reach for it and open it up. I’m usually looking for interesting recipes to try or sweet stories to read. At auction recently I thumbed through one…
When I saw the pictures of the children in the book, it took me back decades. When I was a child they were like our fictitious rich cousins, always enjoying their good life, with me and millions…
Book of “household hints” is as seamless as time
Posted in Books, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Home
I seem to be drawn to cookbooks from way back. I’m curious about the recipes and their ingredients, and how different foods and dishes were prepared then compared to now. I am just as intrigued when…
Even an ordinary hand dryer has a bit of history
Posted in Culture, Equipment, and Health & Medicine
I had washed my hands – as we all should – with soap from the dispenser and hot water in the auction-house restroom when I turned to my left and was faced with two choices:…
1950s dinette sets stir up childhood memories
Posted in Kitchen, and Uncategorized
There was nothing distinguishing about the two dinette sets – except their age, and the warm and homey memories they stored. They were dinette sets from the 1950s, one with deep yellow upholstery and the other in…