Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Art, collectibles, and Figurines
I was sorting through a box lot of disparate items recently, not sure what I would find of value or interest. I removed item after item, fingering them carefully, and finally came upon a small swan…
One reader accused me of being jealous of the stars of “Market Warriors.” Another called me a bottom-feeder. Ouch, that hurt. Those were two of the comments I got recently from readers who came across a…
Posted in Toys
Something was making a racket among the old teddy bears. I had placed about five of the stuffed animals in a black garbage bag, after having removed about a dozen from another cardboard box that held them…
Posted in collectibles, furniture, and Home
I had looked all over the auction house for the phone booth. I had seen it on the website – an anachronism now but quite ubiquitous and popular in its day. I had scoured the…
Posted in Black history, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, history, Movies, and Sports
Some years ago, I picked up a lobby card for the 1950 movie “The Jackie Robinson Story” at auction. The card showed a smiling Robinson, Ruby Dee as his wife Rachel, along with other actors playing Branch…
Posted in Art
I hadn’t been to this auction house in a couple years, but as soon as I walked in the door I noticed that very little had changed. Near the front door to the left was…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Music
I had seen the piece of sheet music in a back room of the auction house, slightly ajar in its frame, the masking tape holding it in place having lost its glue. The front cover was…
