I came across the pair of chrome items in a box of stuff I had bought at auction. They looked like the spurs I’d seen cowboys wear on their boots in western movies. These, however,…
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I was surveying the items on the top shelf of the glass case at the auction house, looking for something of interest when out of the corner of my eye I saw it. The “it”…
When I saw the wooden chest with the shutters, I was a little confused. It didn’t seem to fit into the collection sprawled endlessly against the auction-house walls, on shelves attached to the walls, inside…
What leggy creature is this?
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I had almost passed by the tangle of metal appendages when I did a double-take. It looked like a spider or a piece of art made with found objects. What the heck was it? As…
Gadgets from the past always make exploring at auctions so much fun. Like this machine that looks like a scale for weighing vegetables or fruits. That’s what I thought it was until I looked up…
The small chrome item gave no hint of its function. I stood there looking at it very closely, not ready yet to ask the auction-house staffer for the answer. All of its moveable parts were…
Can you guess what this Christmas gift is?
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The big square gift box still wore its wrapping paper covered in poinsettias and a big red bow. The paper was a bit faded, and the gift looked as if it had never been unwrapped. I…
Guess what retirement plan is inside this box
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You couldn’t miss the sunshine-yellow box on the auction table. Maybe that’s what the maker had in mind when it chose such a brilliant color and a collage of leisure activities that reminded you of Florida,…
I love these types of antique items and tend to gravitate toward them at auction. I’m drawn to their construction and the etchings in their small glass windows. Most of these etchings – which always seem to be…
I was first drawn to the polished wooden patina of the item on the auction table. It looked to be vintage with very little wear from age and use. I wasn’t sure what it was, though,…