Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
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…
This must have been a week for folks to unload vintage console or floor-model radios, I thought when I saw two at the same auction house. Then a few days later, I saw another one. Usually,…
Posted in bottles, Carvings, Computer/Electronics, Radio, and Reader questions
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…
I don’t usually waste my precious moments on electronic items in box lots at auction. Most times, they are old and obsolete, and have lost their raison d’etre. They’ve had their glory years, many revolutionary in…
As I sat at home Tuesday morning with electricity and a dry basement, I was happy that Hurricane Sandy had left me largely untouched by its visit – except for piles of leaves and thin tree branches on my…
Posted in Businesses, collectibles, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, food, Performers, and Radio
When I saw the round paper discs lying in a box on the auction table, I was certain they were the lids for old milk bottles. Those glass bottles were delivered at homes before I was…
Posted in Black history, civil rights movement, history, and Radio
Confronted by so many DVDs at a recent nostalgia convention, my friend Rebecca began looking for some Amos ‘n Andy recordings. She collects African American memorabilia, and a collection is not complete without a few…
