I was in an editing program in Tucson, AZ, in 1983 when the Star Wars enthusiasts in our group corralled us all into going to see the latest movie in the trilogy, “Return of the Jedi.”…
Category: Movies
Readers ask about Marilyn Monroe plate & ice cream maker
Posted in collectibles, Home, Movies, and Performers
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…
‘Selma’ impact is deeply felt
Posted in Black history, history, and Movies
I finally went to see the “Selma” movie, but I didn’t know what to expect. My friends had indicated that it moved slowly, and in my mind, that meant plodding. So I settled back in…
Readers ask about WWII artifacts, Wyeth book & Searles art
Posted in Art, Books, Broadway plays, history, and Movies
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…
The red room in the auction house was filled with beautiful antique furniture, but the sunshine-bright color of the statue standing in a corner overshadowed it all. The life-size figure stood there like a sentry, taller…
Reader asks to buy a Frankenstein mask & hands
Posted in collectibles, Halloween, and Movies
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…
I did not notice the containers when I walked down the ramp to the long yard at the back of the auction house. My mind was focused on the box lots on the tables. That’s…
Jackie Robinson’s “42” & the fear of change
Posted in Black history, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, history, Movies, and Sports
Some years ago, I picked up a lobby card for the 1950 movie “The Jackie Robinson Story” at auction. The card showed a smiling Robinson, Ruby Dee as his wife Rachel, along with other actors playing Branch…