Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in furniture, and Personal items
Nothing much was grabbing me on the auction tables this week so I moseyed to the back room to check out the furniture. I didn’t expect to find anything there to buy because I’m not in…
Posted in collectibles, and Personal items
In my mind, I can still see the image of my aunt in the black and white Kodak photo from about the 1950s: Her hair nicely coiffed, a pair of cat eyeglasses, pointed at the end…
Posted in collectibles, and Personal items
When vintage umbrellas come up at auction, I usually ignore them. These were made for keeping the rain at bay and many are usually tattered or torn. So, I bypass them. At auction recently, though, umbrellas arranged…
Posted in Family, furniture, and Personal items
Every now and then when I’m at auction, I see a piece of furniture or some other item that reminds me of my grandmother. Things that belonged to her and represented who she was to…
Posted in Personal items
Guy things. That’s the way one of my auction friends describes tools and other items that men tend to buy. In fact, at auction this week, I heard one guy excitedly tell another about a…
Posted in collectibles, and Personal items
I watched the TV show “Mad Men” for the first time last night. The mother of a friend loves the show, and I’d been meaning to check it out. I found the episode plodding and…
Are you feeling down, emotionless, lacking ambition and self-confidence? Well, have I got the cure for you! Tucked inside a box lot I got at auction this week was a small ziplock bag with a…
Posted in Beauty Products, and Personal items
I carry a compact in my purse, a plastic one, peach colored with white swirls. The Fashion Fair label on it wore away years ago, and I only use it in the summer time to…
Posted in collectibles, history, and Personal items
I don’t get the allure of Nazi memorabilia. Hitler and his SS forces were some of the most vilest people on the face of the earth. So why would anyone want to even touch the…
