Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Children, collectibles, Toys, and Vehicles
As I rounded the corner at the auction house, the pastel pink color finger-snapped my eyes toward its direction. A girl’s tricycle with a tail fin reminiscent of a vintage airplane practically shone before me in this…
Posted in Art
The couple wanted that painting – badly. I understood. I had seen it as I walked into the auction gallery, on a wall slightly to the right, the rectangular-shaped oil painting that had its own…
Posted in Art, Christmas, Holidays, 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 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…
I have a friend who loves those late-night TV movies, the ones with actors who never really made it big but whose faces show up over and over again. She’ll spend an entire night glued…
Posted in collectibles, pottery, 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 the items they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I…
On first glance, the dome-shaped item looked like an antique version of a roulette wheel. It had the trademark numbers encircling the edges, but it was missing the red and black stripes radiating from the…
