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
From Tool to A Perfect Circle
I guess it makes sense that you want your piston rings to be perfectly circular. Especially if you went to Med School to become a… Read More »From Tool to A Perfect Circle
Sorry, Charlie – You didn’t measure up
This is fantastic! A StarKist branded tape measure in the shape of a tuna can. How can you not love this? The WikiPedia page for… Read More »Sorry, Charlie – You didn’t measure up
Aquaman (for Negativsteve)
Comic books are a common find at estate sales; sometimes a few, sometimes a few dozen long boxes crammed full of them. Out of the… Read More »Aquaman (for Negativsteve)