The tables with the glass tops and grotesque bases were the first to catch my eye. The bases were thick and twisted like some giant hands had ripped them into big chunks. They were a set…
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1906 raffle ticket to help buy an artificial leg
Posted in Advertising, camera, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Home, and Lighting
When I saw the pink raffle ticket in the glass case at the auction house, I figured it was like any other ticket. Who hasn’t bought a raffle ticket to help out a church, group…
“Oh my God,” I heard the woman exclaim loudly. I’m sure she didn’t mean for everyone in the room at the auction house to hear her. But most of us had the same reaction when…
Birdhouses created in a child’s hand and manner
Posted in Animals, Architecture/Buildings, Children, and Home
I spotted the shelves of birdhouses from a distance at the auction house. They were arranged neatly in a cabinet near a wall – some of them alike, several reminding me of an abstract painting. I…
For blacks, getting a home loan was tough in 1934 & still is
Posted in Black history, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, history, and Home
I read several articles last week on how African Americans and Latinos get turned down more often than whites for home-mortgage loans. The result is that many aren’t able to buy homes or lose the use…
Vintage radios in the form of lovely furniture
Posted in collectibles, Home, Music, and Radio
My auctioneer friend Rodney looked out over the sea of furniture and saw what I had already seen. “There are a lot of good ones out there,” he said. We were both admiring a collection…
First, I saw the beautiful hutch with burgundy glass tile emblazoned with two emblems, and then its beige freckled marble top. Just around the corner was an oval table with a white marble top on…