Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Clothing
The notebook lying on the auction table was about more than just the postcards. I recognized that instantly when I flipped open the cover, which had the label “Ladies Postcards.” Sure, there were postcards inside, lots…
Posted in collectibles, Culture, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Religion
The special items up for auction that Sunday in December smacked you right in your face as you walked through the door. They were laid out on tables, stacked on shelves in glass cases, hung on…
Posted in Art, Black history, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
The advertising art seemed to magically appear – again. Two weeks before, one of my favorite auction houses had propped stacks of the illustrations on racks against a wall. A white guy raising a glass…
Posted in jewelry
It’s not often that I scour the auction cases for jewelry. It’s not one of the things that capture my attention when I’m doing my walk-through at any auction house. But usually there’s plenty of…
Posted in collectibles, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Games
The white envelope was pretty inconspicuous there on the auction table, because I had passed the table several times and had not noticed it. This time, though, I was just picking up stuff – two…
Posted in furniture, and Personal items
Nothing much was grabbing me on the auction tables this week so I moseyed to the back room to check out the furniture. I didn’t expect to find anything there to buy because I’m not in…
One thing I’ve learned at auction is that there’s a buyer for everything. Something I wouldn’t purchase in a million years could be snapped up by someone who’s been looking for that same piece since…
Posted in collectibles, and Toys
I always imagined having a locomotive and its cars rumbling around the tracks in my basement. It didn’t matter that for much of my life I never had a basement for such a setup, but I’d…
Posted in Clothing
Two weeks ago, I wrote about pairs and pairs of alligator, lizard and ostrich shoes that were up for sale at auction. The story and photos pricked the memory of one reader whose uncle’s wardrobe of…
I was on the hunt for a few small plates for meals. Not the dinner plates that I tend to pile high with food just to make sure I fill them to the rim. I…
