A week ago, I picked up a box of junk items at auction, tempted to see what else was inside after viewing a few items on the top. I do that sometimes: Spend 5 bucks…
Alpha Kappa Alpha history book
Posted in Books
Tag: finds
Charles Harrison & the View-Master
Posted in Toys
I’m sure there are a lot of people who remember their View-Masters. Dropping the round flat reel of the Grand Canyon or Cinderella into the viewer’s slot, and clicking the little plastic lever to turn…
I grew up in the South, so I have no first-hand knowledge of dropping a coin in an automat slot, sliding open the door and retrieving a beef pot pie or piece of cake. My…
I was standing over a group of greeting cards on a table at auction this week and separating out the ones celebrating new births when my auction buddy Janet walked by. “Those are so cute,” she…
Vintage human hair pieces
Posted in Style
The sandy-colored braid and hair piece on the auction table seemed like an anachronism. It was in its original box and on the inside top was written: Mdme. Pauline Kohlerman Manufacturer & Importer of Human…
New looks for old fabric
Posted in Sewing
I saw the pieces of fabric peeking out from the box on an outside table at auction this week and recognized them immediately. Quilting scraps. In a box next to it was another project I…
Disassembling a Hess truck collection
Posted in Toys
At auction recently, boxes and boxes of Hess trucks and more were stacked nearly two feet high across two long tables against the back wall of one room. All in their original boxes, neatly preserved by…
My earliest recollection of using a hair dryer was in college. I have this image of myself and other women sitting in a long room with the plastic hoods on our heads, waiting patiently and…