Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Vehicles
There were 17 of them on the table at the auction house – the five brass cups with extended handles were most impressive. Lying on the table in front of them were plaques, and standing to the…
Posted in collectibles
The figurines were arranged like the inside of a black Baptist church on a Sunday morning. Three deacons in white on the right. Three mothers of the church in white on the left. The mothers…
Posted in food
My niece spotted the huge round metal pot first. We were scoping out the buys at an indoor/outdoor flea market just south of Macon, GA, where I was visiting my family for the holidays. …
Posted in Toys
Today, on the day before Christmas, I offer my final Christmas-themed item from auction: a jumping jack Santa Claus. He’s actually a vintage ornament for your tree. He has articulated arms and legs that allow…
I was watching the 1942 movie “George Washington Slept Here” with Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan on TCM a couple nights ago. It was a delightful movie, and Jack Benny was his usual deceptively funny…
Posted in Art
The snowfall this weekend reminded me of a painting I got at an auction a couple years ago. It has an Asian theme. The artist, whose name I can’t determine since I don’t speak the language, textured the piece with a…
Posted in Toys
I was listening to my local radio station recently when the female host asked listeners to call in with their favorite childhood toy. With this being the Christmas season and toys being at the core of it,…
