Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Black history, history, and Women
I had never heard of Queen Charlotte until after the royal wedding on Saturday. A friend who spent the weekend immersed in all things royal mentioned it. She’d read that a woman with African roots…
As I flipped through the pages, the book reminded me of a high school yearbook, but this one had original – not reprinted – photos. In fact, the only photos in the book were of…
Have you heard of the practice of “bundling?” I hadn’t either until recently when I was going through a stack of books at an auction. When I came across a thin paperback with the title…
Whenever I see a vintage cookbook, I quickly reach for it and open it up. I’m usually looking for interesting recipes to try or sweet stories to read. At auction recently I thumbed through one…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, history, Military, and Women
The women looked cool striding purposely to some unknown place in their leather bomber jackets, full-legged pants and thick boots. Their backdrop was a World War II plane with an imprinted name of which I…
I’m sure most people who saw the sign chuckled out loud or silently. Maybe a few of us found it offensive, but moved past it. It was a metal sign with black lettering on a…
Posted in bottles, collectibles, Home, and Women
Did you see the sprinklers, my auction buddy Janet asked as I was looking at some item I was not likely going to buy at auction. When she said it, the image that came to my…
Posted in Advertising, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Signs, and Women
I have no memories of good times at the fabled Coney Island in New York, but my auction buddy Janet does. She grew up in Brooklyn, and has stories to tell of going there for…
Posted in Advertising, Clothing, and Women
The papers had the dingy look of age, throwaways that someone no longer wanted. I could see that even before I got to the stacked sheets at the end of the auction table. But as I approached…
