I like the three little —– over there, my auction-buddy Janet told me. I had been wandering through the auction house and hadn’t seen them. So I went back to check and there they were, the…
Category: Guess what it is
As soon as I saw the item, I figured out what it was. It was designed to be a machine to help us, but looked as if it would do us harm. It was a vintage version of a…
Can you guess what this is?
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Up close, it looks like a jumble of organs with an oversized gray stone attached. What you think you see, though, may not be what it seems. This is the insides of something that never shows when…
Now, it looks like a tangled mess of metal, but I’m sure I knew exactly what this item was when I first spotted it on the back lot at the auction house. What struck me was…
It’s a table, but what kind of table is it?
Posted in furniture, Guess what it is, and Home
The antique table was beautiful from where I stood, and as I drew closer, it grew even nicer. There’s something about dark wood cut in a pleasing form that checkmates me. It had Louix XV-style…
Guess what this half doll is used for
Posted in Dolls, and Guess what it is
She’s a cutie, this porcelain doll in the pink flowered skirt. What you see on first glance is not all of what she is, though. She is a half doll, a porcelain figure that was…
I’ve seen many of this type of household product at auction but in a much smaller version. Most had wooden boxes with a turn handle, but the purpose was the same. They helped to make meals…
I’d seen these metal cylinders before and found them artistic in their utility. If you had to use them, they might as well be good-looking. And so they were. They were a must in cold weather…
When I first saw the wrought iron piece, I wasn’t sure what it was or how it was used. It was decorative with a daisy flower displayed on the top, but it looked medieval. It…
When I saw the little black item with the small square on top, I instantly shot a photo of it. In this particular form, the item was a far cry from its descendants of today.…