Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Clothing, collectibles, and Personal items
The item looked like the metal plate that medieval torturers would put on the heads of their victims before electrifying them. But on first glance, I surprisingly knew what it was. A hat block. It’s…
The auction-house regular was telling me about his place in Panama where he sold items for prices he couldn’t get in this country. As I listened, I was momentarily interrupted by a waft of tobacco…
Posted in Beauty Products, collectibles, Glassware, Personal items, and Trinket box
The color was the first thing that struck me. The round chartreuse item seemed to glow in the glass case at the auction house. I wasn’t sure what it was – it resembled a door bell, but it…
Posted in Military, Personal items, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Posted in Beauty Products, bottles, Carvings, Christmas, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Holidays, jewelry, and Personal items
The woman was as gleeful as a little girl with her boxes of Barbies and doll clothes. She couldn’t wait to get them home and go through them, she said. You never know what’s hidden…
Posted in collectibles, furniture, Personal items, Reader questions, and Trinket box
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Posted in collectibles, Music, Personal items, and travel
My auction buddy Janet and I picked out five items at auction recently to see how well we’d do against some of the TV auction shows in picking choice items. Yesterday, I blogged about a…
Posted in Art, Carvings, collectibles, history, Personal items, and travel
My auction buddy Janet and I were headed to an auction recently when I broached the idea of the two of us becoming auction hunters for a day: Pretend we’re on a TV show where…
