Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Equipment, Personal items, and Unusual
From where I stood, the large horseshoe-shaped item looked like one of those pillows you use to hold your head and neck comfortably on a long flight. The auctioneer/owner wasn’t sure what it was, so…
Posted in collectibles, Personal items, and Women
A year or so ago, I was asked by a friend to go through his deceased aunt’s house to see if there were any items of value. He was afraid that he’d inadvertently toss out…
Posted in Health & Medicine, history, and Personal items
The auction-house staffer was nonchalant, but we two auction-goers were astounded. I had seen them first: sets of false teeth with pink gums attached to heavy metal plates in a glass case with other items.…
Posted in Home, Personal items, and Trinket box
The frogs were the stars in the glass case at the auction house. They were textured with tiny bumps, and gold-tone in color with tiny emerald rhinestones all over their bodies. There was a paperweight…
Posted in Beauty Products, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Personal items, Vehicles, and Women
The first image I saw was a small bottle of perfume, its top enveloped by a large printed bouquet of ribbons on a card. Beneath it, I read three words that were incongruous with the…
Posted in Christmas, collectibles, and Personal items
When I saw the five binders in the glass case at the auction house, I assumed they contained postage stamps. I wasn’t that interested in anyone’s postage stamp collection – which seem to be ubiquitous at…
Posted in collectibles, Personal items, and Toys
The sign on the open flat box clearly identified the tiny metal items, but plenty of us auction-goers knew instantly what they were. “Vintage Cracker Jack Prizes,” the sign stated. Who among us Baby Boomers…
Posted in collectibles, Military, and Personal items
It was a collection that bespoke of a different time when just about everyone lit up. This collector had pulled together novelty lighters in an abundance of shapes. I’ve been going to auctions for so long…
