Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
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Reader asks about Camac Baths advertising banner
Posted in Advertising, and history
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
My auction buddy Janet saw it first, the excitement and curiosity in her voice signaling that she had found a treasure. I looked up from viewing the small items on an auction table to see her reading…
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
My mind was drifting to the sound of an auctioneer in an adjoining room of the auction house when I heard the word “Harlem.” I looked up front to the TV monitor in the room where I sat to see a book…
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
Advertising banner for Camac bath house
Posted in Advertising, and history
The banner reminded me of a burlap bag, just monstrously larger and more pliable. It was hanging against one of those old exposed brick walls with the flaky white paint inside a warehouse where an auction…