The table was covered with trays of beautifully illustrated color souvenir programs for Philadelphia Eagles games from the 1940s and 1950s. The fronts had white players in traditional gridiron poses along with mascot matchups. The back…
Author: sherry
So I’m sitting in the audience at the auction, my hands and feet freezing because the owner has not fired up the furnace for the season, when I noticed that the auctioneer kept mentioning the…
Reader seeks black action figures by Olmec
Posted in Dolls, Reader questions, and Toys
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…
The trio was sitting high and playing loud. The auction house had placed the wooden female jazz singer, and her piano and trumpet players on a perch atop some furniture seemingly to give them prominence. They…
Protest posters from the Vietnam War
Posted in Art, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
The entire back stone wall of the auction house was awash in posters. Their silent messages gave off the forceful sound of the weapons in the war they were protesting. Someone was selling a large…
Who was Phila. artist Collins Thomas?
Posted in Art, and Reader questions
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…
1960s Phillies bobblehead doll
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, and Toys
I bought the box of stuff at auction because of the dolls I could see on the top. Most were in need of care, but I was sure there were some doll repairers out there…
Reader asks about Tiffany belt buckle with witch logo
Posted in Clothing, Personal items, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
1880 book on Fisk Jubilee Singers & their songs
Posted in Books, and Uncategorized
I don’t know how I had missed the book, possibly because it was hidden in one of the many boxes of outdated books up for auction. Someone with a quick eye had located it and handed…