Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Architecture/Buildings, Decorating, and Home
“This came from a house in the Poconos,” the auctioneer said as the two assistants paraded in front of us with two gray football-shaped items stuck on separate sticks of wood. I had seen the…
Posted in Animals, Art, and Decorating
My uncle Arthur has been “goin’ fishing” for as long as I can remember. It’s as much a pastime for him as catching a baseball game is for some other men. I’m not even sure if…
Posted in Decorating, furniture, and Home
It’s summertime and this is the time of year when I’m on the lookout for unusual or interesting auction items for the yard. I don’t have enough room in my tiny back yard to add much…
Posted in Black history, Culture, Decorating, Home, and Sports
I could hear only her end of the conversation but one word stood out as the woman repeated it: Cotton. From the conversation, I could tell that she wasn’t talking about a cotton garment but…
Posted in Animals, and Decorating
I’d like to see the size of the pearl that came out of that thing, I joked to another auction-goer as we stood there gazing at a shell the size of Rhode Island. Then I…
Posted in Decorating, and Gardening
I had arrived at the preview a bit late and immediately headed to the outside space in back of the auction house. It was open ground where boxes were always set up on tables and…
Posted in Decorating, and Home
From a distance, the thing looked like a giant wasp with its wings clipped. I spotted the oversized bug when I ventured into another room at the auction house, wasting time as I waited for an…
Posted in Books, Decorating, and Home
Most of us have books in our homes. I know that because tons of them keep turning up at auctions. I don’t believe I’ve been to a single auction that hasn’t had a stack of…
Posted in Decorating, furniture, and Home
I had seen the rows and rows of wooden chairs on the auction website. The seats and backs looked incredibly uncomfortable without cushioning, but the decorative ironwork that stretched from waist to floor on the…
Posted in Decorating, and Unusual
I had almost passed by the military green industrial trash can when I did a double take. “Is this trash can for sale?” I incredulously asked my auction buddy Janet. “It can’t be.” We were…
