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…
Category: Dolls
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…
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…
Reader seeks identity of a black bride doll
Posted in Dolls, and Reader questions
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…
Reader seeks black action figures by Olmec
Posted in Dolls, Reader questions, and Toys
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…
1960s Phillies bobblehead doll
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, and Toys
I bought the box of stuff at auction because of the dolls I could see on the top. Most were in need of care, but I was sure there were some doll repairers out there…
When I saw the Buckwheat doll still sealed in plastic, I was surprised. Not only surprised but amazed that some company had taken the time to make a doll in the image of a little…
Readers say thanks for digging up history
Posted in Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Glassware, and history
Every now and then, I stumble upon an item at auction that stumps me. What’s its history, I wonder. How was it used? If the item is a painting or a print, I always want…
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
‘Get on the Good Foot’ & other lingering memories
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”…