Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them identify their items or determine the value of them. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Category: Toys
I can’t remember the last time I picked up a yo-yo – I was never very good at controlling the thing – and it’s not often that I see them at auction. The last time…
Tin comic-book holder bearing a Roy Rogers look-alike
Posted in Comic books, and Toys
I could see a drawing of a cowboy on a horse on the side of the tin item facing me. The image resembled something out of a Roy Rogers and Trigger movie, so I went…
Guess the new function of this Fli-Back paddle
Posted in Games, Guess what it is, and Toys
I instantly recognized the shape of the flat wooden item on the auction table, but its current function was far different from what I remembered. I flipped it over and saw the familiar cowboy on…
Terrifying 1950s satellite jumping shoes
Posted in Clothing, collectibles, and Toys
The bulky shoes looked like they belonged to the loveable TV character Herman Munster or some other sci-fi monster. They were candy-apple red, a pair of thick metal shoes with round toes, white cloth straps,…
Reader seeks black action figures by Olmec
Posted in Dolls, Reader questions, and Toys
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…
1960s Phillies bobblehead doll
Posted in collectibles, Dolls, and Toys
I bought the box of stuff at auction because of the dolls I could see on the top. Most were in need of care, but I was sure there were some doll repairers out there…
A noisemaker that’s supposed to sound like a cat
Posted in collectibles, and Toys
“What’s that on the bottom shelf,” my auction buddy Janet asked from where she sat in a folding chair in the front row of the auction house. I followed her eye to an open box…
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…
Little Jasper African American pull toy
Posted in Toys
My auction buddy Janet and I immediately noticed Little Jasper when we approached the glass case at the auction house, which was holding a special doll sale on this day. We’d never heard of or…