My auction buddy Janet held in her hands several clear sheets of cards that she had gotten for a great price at auction. From where I sat across from her – and based on the images on the…
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A song and gift for a special Mother
Posted in jewelry
As we approach Mother’s Day, a simple elementary-school tune keeps re-playing like a broken 45 record in my head. I don’t exactly remember which of my teachers taught me this little tune. I’m surprised that I even remember every…
Not nostalgia but awe at old irons & more
Posted in collectibles, and Home
A couple weeks ago, I took a drive with my auction pal Rebecca to the antiques sale at Renninger’s in Kutztown, PA. It had been several years since I’d been to one of its twice-yearly productions, and I’m not…
A note of outrage for a fallen Nixon
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and history
The huge family Bible was a testament of one family’s desire to ensure that their history lived beyond their own years. But here it was, abandoned on an auction table with other stuff much less worthy.…
Reader asks about Twelvetrees’ wedding party postcards
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Reader questions
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…
Curling irons for a man’s moustache
Posted in Beauty Products, and Personal items
I went straight to the curling irons as soon as I saw them on the auction table, surrounded by trays and trays of items that looked like someone had emptied out an antiques store. In fact, they…
Readers ask about ‘Black Jack’ poster, newspapers & Haley figurines
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Figurines
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…
Metropolitan Opera ‘Porgy and Bess’ music box
Posted in Broadway plays, collectibles, Music, Performers, and Trinket box
The delicate little enameled music box was in a cardboard box full of nothing. Its lid had come unattached and lay bottom-up right next to it. The writing inside the lid was a tiny script…
‘Get on the Good Foot’ & other lingering memories
Posted in Black history, collectibles, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Military
The James Brown 45 record with the orange label lay near the edge of the table, its title releasing sweet memories for folks of a certain generation who instantly recognized it. One man recalled buying “Get on the Good Foot”…
Readers ask about Ginny doll & Mama Weiss cookbook
Posted in Books, Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Reader questions
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…