Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, and Games
I tried my hardest to roll the BB-sized silver balls into the round grooves on the face of the card. There were six tiny balls, and they were stubbornly rolling around in all directions or…
The item with the metal teeth reminded me of one of those afro picks from the 1970s. It could easily have dug through the mass of tiny curls on my head back in the day.…
Posted in collectibles, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Personal items
The contraption sitting in front of me on a table in the back lot of the auction house was obviously a typewriter. It had the customary keys, but its typebars were aligned along two sides like…
Several years ago, while browsing in a cramped shop somewhere in Manhattan, I came across several pieces of sheet music featuring African American singers, including one with Ella Fitzgerald on the cover. Among them was a cover…
Auctions tables are full of remnants from our past, and one special item can evoke memories that have long lain dormant. That’s what happened recently when two items from my blog posts propelled readers back to…
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…
When I saw the listing for the letters on the auction-house website, I found it rather intriguing. They were mailed to Mrs. Babe Ruth from fans who adored her husband and, unable to get close to…
First, I saw one bedroom chest – more an armoire than a chest – whose design and height were so grand that it immediately willed me to it. Then I saw a much-smaller chest that rivaled it.…
