Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, Games, and Toys
The buyer was one of the auction-house’s regulars, so I eased my way over to him, curious about why he bought this old metal monstrosity of a slot machine. “I have three at home,” he…
Posted in Clocks, and collectibles
I’d always imagined having a house with a foyer off the front door, with a beautiful grandfather clock greeting me. The clock I envisioned was one of those reproductions with the fake gold and silver…
Posted in collectibles, and Personal items
In my mind, I can still see the image of my aunt in the black and white Kodak photo from about the 1950s: Her hair nicely coiffed, a pair of cat eyeglasses, pointed at the end…
Posted in collectibles, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
The Coke posters were a hit. They were tucked between a glass case and some other tall auction items, almost obstructed from easy viewing. My auction buddy Janet had already seen them (I was too…
Posted in collectibles, and Figurines
I’m not much of a dog person – I have no pets – but I do have friends and family members who’ve had those cute white poodles. They are lovely little animals and they seem…
Posted in collectibles, and Kitchen
“Carmen, remember these,” a woman called out to her friend as she stopped at a flea-market table this weekend. She picked up a red-handle egg beater and started twirling the little knob, setting the wheel…
Posted in collectibles, and Personal items
When vintage umbrellas come up at auction, I usually ignore them. These were made for keeping the rain at bay and many are usually tattered or torn. So, I bypass them. At auction recently, though, umbrellas arranged…
Posted in Art, collectibles, Home, and Kitchen
Every now and then when I’m at an auction, some items on a table seem to just will me to stop. Maybe it’s a shape. Or a color. Or an unusual collection of “something.” Recently,…
Posted in Black history, collectibles, and pottery
I was nonchalantly perusing the shelves of glassware at one of my favorite auction houses yesterday when something stopped me. There on a middle shelf were five head vases, all with red lips. This grouping…
