Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Advertising, Children, and Sewing
They were paper cutouts of six animals attached to empty thread spools. All I could see of them in the glass case at the auction house were their faces and two front feet. Their tails…
Posted in Advertising, Art, Black history, and Comic books
I watched as the man picked up the stiff Mr. Peanut costume from a table in the back lot of the auction house and tried it on for his friends. It was one of those…
Posted in Advertising, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Signs, and Women
I have no memories of good times at the fabled Coney Island in New York, but my auction buddy Janet does. She grew up in Brooklyn, and has stories to tell of going there for…
Posted in Advertising, Clothing, and Women
The papers had the dingy look of age, throwaways that someone no longer wanted. I could see that even before I got to the stacked sheets at the end of the auction table. But as I approached…
Posted in Advertising, Businesses, Clothing, Home, and Women
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. Today, though, I have a question of my own. I was…
Posted in Advertising, and history
Fridays 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…
Posted in Advertising, and history
The banner reminded me of a burlap bag, just monstrously larger and more pliable. It was hanging against one of those old exposed brick walls with the flaky white paint inside a warehouse where an auction…
Posted in Advertising, collectibles, food, and Signs
The wooden pig and lamb had caught the couple’s eye. They didn’t know what to make of it and to be honest, neither did I. I had spotted the two (animals, not people) when I…
Posted in Advertising, Culture, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
I bought the sewing machine for the stack of postcards that came with it. What did I need with a monstrosity of a sewing machine, although it was a lovely one with an orange, lime green…
