Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in China, collectibles, dishware, Glassware, Home, and Kitchen
My auction buddy Janet and I picked out five items at auction recently to see how well we’d do against some of the TV auction shows in choosing valuable items. Each day this week, I’m…
Posted in collectibles, and travel
My auction buddy Janet and I picked out five items at auction recently to see how well we’d do against some of the TV auction shows in choosing items that were valuable. I’ve blogged about…
Posted in collectibles, Music, Personal items, and travel
My auction buddy Janet and I picked out five items at auction recently to see how well we’d do against some of the TV auction shows in picking choice items. Yesterday, I blogged about a…
Posted in Art, Carvings, collectibles, history, Personal items, and travel
My auction buddy Janet and I were headed to an auction recently when I broached the idea of the two of us becoming auction hunters for a day: Pretend we’re on a TV show where…
Posted in Books, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Photos, and Reader questions
Two years ago, I wrote about Prof. Uriah Konje’s dream book of numbers that purported to help you win the lottery or any other similar game of chance. I’m still getting inquires about the book and how…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Photos
I was thinking “Wow” as I flipped through each of the stereoview cards of Native American photos from the 1870s. The cards showed the country’s native people making blankets, sitting with family, posing alone and…
Posted in Black history, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Music, and Religion
They were in a different CBS studio each Sunday, this group of singers with some of the best voices in spiritual music. But Wings Over Jordan couldn’t just walk through the front door of hotels to…
Posted in collectibles, Cooking, Home, and Reader questions
I was at an auction recently where I picked up a postcard advertising an upcoming Appraisal Day sponsored by the auction house. It was billed as a “Hunt for Treasure,” one of those events where…
Posted in Music, Performers, and Records
Did you see the Ray Charles record player on the auction website? my auction buddy Janet emailed me. “I didn’t know such a thing existed.” I had not, and neither did I. So I dutifully…
