Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, Figurines, Hair, and jewelry
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…
I was about to walk right past the two rusted fire hydrants, but stopped. I stood there looking at them, wondering: How exactly do you re-use old fire hydrants? No quick answer popped into my head,…
Posted in Businesses, and collectibles
Looking around, I spotted two men chattering in front of a beautiful antique clock like so many I’d seen at auction. It looked to be an elongated wall clock with the dial prominently displayed at…
Posted in collectibles, and Home
A couple weeks ago, I took a drive with my auction pal Rebecca to the antiques sale at Renninger’s in Kutztown, PA. It had been several years since I’d been to one of its twice-yearly productions, and I’m not…
Posted in Broadway plays, collectibles, Music, Performers, and Trinket box
The delicate little enameled music box was in a cardboard box full of nothing. Its lid had come unattached and lay bottom-up right next to it. The writing inside the lid was a tiny script…
Posted in Black history, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Military
The James Brown 45 record with the orange label lay near the edge of the table, its title releasing sweet memories for folks of a certain generation who instantly recognized it. One man recalled buying “Get on the Good Foot”…
Posted in collectibles, and Medicine
Not another wad of handpicked cotton, I thought to myself, cringing at the sight before me as I approached the auction table. It seemed that unprocessed cotton was becoming a staple at auctions, but perhaps…
Posted in Carvings, collectibles, and Figurines
The wooden carved statue with the brown painted face looked more boy than man. He wore a gray coat with striped pants and a servant’s half-smile. His open left hand was extended as if he…
Posted in collectibles, and Toys
“What’s that on the bottom shelf,” my auction buddy Janet asked from where she sat in a folding chair in the front row of the auction house. I followed her eye to an open box…
