by bidz | Aug 4, 2011 | Auctions, Collectibles, Online Auctions
We love seeing the items that come up during these auctions. Some truly amazing collectibles will be up for bid in September and October, 2011 from Philip Weiss Auctions. …and we love getting all the great photos of them as well. One item that caught our eye was...
by bidz | Apr 5, 2011 | Auctions, Hollywood Memorabilia
American Icon John Wayne’s Costumes, Awards and Documents in First Ever Public Auction This October Memorabilia from John Wayne’s Personal and Professional Archives now being Cataloged by Heritage Auctions for Los Angeles Public Auction, Exhibitions in...
by bidz | Jan 10, 2011 | Collectibles, Cookie Jars
What’s in the Attic?Linda Hamer Kennett (reprinted with permission)In the late 1700’s the British needed a way to keep their tasty morsels fresh, so they invented the biscuit jar. It took about 125 years for this idea make it’s way across the Atlantic to...
by bidz | Dec 7, 2010 | Auctions, Bottles, Online Auctions
BROWN’S CELEBRATED INDIAN HERB BITTERS BOTTLE BRINGS $36,960 AT INTERNET & CATALOG AUCTION HELD BY AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS It was just the 51st auction for the young firm, and it may have been their best sale ever. (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) – An...
by bidz | Dec 2, 2010 | Collectibles, Electronics, Radios
Rock and Roll and transistor radios – kind of a chicken and egg scenario and both benefited from the other, but which came first? 1954 seems to be the trigger year… From Wikipedia: “A transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver using...