Both the image and the product name on the metal tin poster surprised me. The tin featured a young black girl wearing a clean dress with a white pinafore, and a bright smile. She had red…
Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Advertising, African American women, collectibles, and Tins
Both the image and the product name on the metal tin poster surprised me. The tin featured a young black girl wearing a clean dress with a white pinafore, and a bright smile. She had red…
“Aunt Jemima on the side of a pancake box.” Those were the words we teased each other with as children growing up in Georgia. We were all familiar with the round-faced black woman with the scarf on…
Posted in collectibles, food, Kitchen, and Reader questions
Fridays at Auction Finds is answer-readers’-questions day. I try to guide readers to the answers to their questions about the items they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can help them get started.…