I knew the image by heart. An enslaved African man, one knee bent, hands folded and arms in chains, his eyes looking to heaven to rescue him from the hell he was living on Earth,…
Category: collectibles
Can you guess what these antique kitchen & tool items are?
Posted in Antiques, collectibles, and Kitchen
All of the items were rather lovely in their simplicity. On first glance, I was totally befuddled about the identity of three of them, and the fourth was so similar to its contemporary counterpart that it was…
The man was like the proverbial kid in a candy store. He was oohing and aahing over an old tabletop jukebox like it was a beautiful woman. Never mind that it was dusty and dirty…
A bounty of old hand tools that will Wow! you
Posted in collectibles, Equipment, and Work
The text message from my auction buddy Janet wasn’t very encouraging to me: “You going to Briggs tomorrow?” she asked. “They have 12 vintage cookie jars and a bunch of old/rustic tools for sale. Could…
Vintage sprinklers to unwrinkle your clothes
Posted in bottles, collectibles, Home, and Women
Did you see the sprinklers, my auction buddy Janet asked as I was looking at some item I was not likely going to buy at auction. When she said it, the image that came to my…
Vintage farm wagon with Gourds for Sale sign
Posted in collectibles, Equipment, and history
The farm wagon was an old workhorse that had seen better years. It still had its wooden wheels, and its black paint had deep chips and scratches but was mostly intact. The wagon was perhaps the…
A counter jar full of colorful cigar bands
Posted in Art, collectibles, and Personal items
The big glass jar was chock full of colorful cigar bands, all looking as if they’d just been delicately removed from too many cigars. Individually, they were about size of a man’s swollen ring finger. I…
1950s TV lamps spark a feeling of awe
Posted in collectibles, Home, Lighting, and TV
Wow, I thought as I saw the two shelves of rather unusual but lovely lamps at the auction house. There were almost a dozen of them – all made of glazed ceramic in the colors…
What’s with the love for cast iron pigs
Posted in Animals, collectibles, and Figurines
That will sell well, I overheard a woman say to her male companion. My back was turned to them so I wasn’t sure what she was talking about. I turned slightly to see this magnificent…