Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, and Home
“Maybe they cleaned it,” I said to the buyer slightly to the front of me as she hugged the slop jar/chamber pot she’d just gotten at auction. “They” were the previous owners who had once used…
Posted in jewelry
In the back of my mind, the words “Northern Lights” triggered a memory when my auction buddy Janet mentioned them in referring to some jewelry she had just bought at auction. Alaska, North Pole, Northern sky.…
I believe I have gremlins in my house. Some months ago, I cleaned up and left on my kitchen table three small vintage Coca Cola collectibles I had just gotten in a box lot at…
Posted in Art
I was at the tail end of an auction a couple years ago, waiting around for some artwork that had captured my eye. I was there with my art-loving friend Kristin, it was late and…
Posted in Books
Jerry Pinkney is one of my most favorite illustrators of children’s books. The man is awesome. I’ve never come across any of his books at auctions, but I’ve purchased a few on my own. Last spring,…
It’s been a couple years since I’ve been to the Philadelphia Auto Show. It was in the city over the last week and closed yesterday amid the 28 inches of snow that trounced the place.…
About two years ago, I was headed to visit my family in Georgia in early December and thought I’d check out some auctions. But how could I find them? I came across a website called…
Posted in Home
I was walking among the furniture pieces at auction this week, turned a corner and stopped in my tracks. There they were, ghosts from my bedroom past. Those chunky faux-wood bedroom sets with the carved designs. I…
In blue writing on the front of the small rectangular boxes I got at auction recently were the words “Henry Hudson Hotel, New York. 1200 Rooms. 1200 Baths.” They were three boxes of facial tissues,…
