If I were an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
One of those lovable minitunes of the past. And if this one’s too small, Oscar Mayer is currently hiring for a full-size driver of a… Read More »If I were an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
January 2019
Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
That’s quite a pile of Kodachrome. If I were more of a camera/film buff, I’d have something more interesting to say. Instead, I’ll just quote… Read More »Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away
Mayan table
I am a sucker for Precolumbian stuff. This table is not quite so old as that, but still a handsome and unusual item. The legs… Read More »Mayan table
Fingers and Pee Wee
Some items seem to have fallen out of a crack from a parallel universe. Maybe that’s just because I don’t have 10,000 LPs in my… Read More »Fingers and Pee Wee
My privilege to extend a laurel and hearty handshake
Another celebrity sighting, this time an estate including items handed down from Oliver Hardy of Laurel & Hardy. Among the entertainment memorabilia and Hardy’s Masonic… Read More »My privilege to extend a laurel and hearty handshake
Educated Eggdicator
Who knew that in the old timey times that the prices of eggs were so volatile that you needed something like a gas station marquee… Read More »Educated Eggdicator
Time Travel
Sometimes you find estate sales that are like a slice of your own past. I don’t think I ever had the Darth Vader carrying case,… Read More »Time Travel
Leopard-print Club Chair
You just know this is the old gent that the nurses had to watch out for at the nursing home. Photo from Grason’s.
Elvis fan who chewed a lot of bubble gum
After the King died in 1977, what better way to commemorate him than with a collectible set of bubble gum cards? I guess if you… Read More »Elvis fan who chewed a lot of bubble gum
Like a deer caught in a tablelamp
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this little number was in a home with a lot of taxidermy. In a separate sale, someone was quite the collector of oil… Read More »Like a deer caught in a tablelamp