I had never owned a Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera but apparently a lot people did. And they have memories of buying their first one. It is still a very collectible camera, and every now and…
SX-70, a camera that holds memories
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Tag: auction finds
Years ago, when I parked appliances on my countertop – and very seldom used them – I’d buy those colorful fabric covers to keep them cozy. Since appliances don’t get cold and shiver, I suppose I…
Photos and the stories they do (or not) tell –
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Photos, and Postcards
As you know, I love old photos. I like to imagine the stories behind each one of them. Who were these people and what were their lives like? I don’t go out of my way…
It’s magic!
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents
I don’t know much about magic, but with a free ticket in hand, I went to a Lance Burton show in Las Vegas one summer. It was entertaining, so much so that I bought one…
On Sunday, one of my favorite auction houses sold all kinds of ephemera or paper items: vintage advertising trade cards, Christmas cards, greeting cards, album cards, postcards, books, female pin-up prints, recipe booklets and calendars.…
A woman’s work …
Posted in Home
As a child, I remember my grandmother boiling her clothes clean in a large black round pot, with a blazing fire of wood underneath. I’m not sure what sudsy soap she used, but her whites would sparkle…
African American art
Posted in Art
I have a friend who loves to attend Swann Auction Galleries’ African American art sale in New York where you can spend thousands of dollars for a Charles White or Elizabeth Catlett, or some of…
Motorcycles and art
Posted in Art
My friend Robert bought himself a motorcycle for Christmas. He takes it out as often as he can, mostly on short trips. But he has hooked up with an ad-hoc group of cyclists who just love to…
Chinese art screens
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A couple months ago, one of my favorite auction houses featured one of its big Gallery Auctions, with the focus on what it called “Orientalia.” It had over 500 lots of Asian screens, artwork, furniture, carvings…