Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, and Health & Medicine
I was enjoying my healthy lunch at Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market recently when I looked up at the back side of a scale. “Stop,” it hollered in bold red letters. “Have you weighed yourself lately?” I hadn’t,…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Health & Medicine
The couple who bought the house some 15 years ago had left the fourth floor intact. Now, they needed the space for their family, and had called in the auction house to dismantle the clinic…
The two yellow boxes were extremely bright among the mix of dull and unremarkable items on the auction table. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, but the color caught my eye. I picked up a…
When I saw the odd-looking device in the box on the auction table, I wasn’t sure what it was. It had the metal handle of a flashlight with a small roller at one end. There…
Posted in Health & Medicine
I stuck my head in closer to the vintage jar in the glass case to get a clearer look. Still, I could not make out the dark crusty-looking items. They looked like pieces of dried wood…
