The following is a press release for a grand re-opening sale at Tennille Auction Company in Sandersville, Ga. The inaugural sale is slated for Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at 7 p.m. Anticipated top lots include pottery from Crawford County, Ga. (circa 1850-1900),...
Basement work uncovers vintage cash SJ-R.COM By DANIEL PIKE Tuesday, February 20, 2007 “In January last year, Springfield architect Chuck Pell decided to replace an old gas-powered water heater with a newer electric model at his office in a century-old house on...
$2.48 document may bring in $300K www.tucsoncitizen.com The (Nashville) Tennessean 02.23.2007 “NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Many people dream of being the lucky so-and-so who went to a thrift store and bought a $2 item that turned out to be worth six figures. Meet...
Straw hats, undershirts and suitcases pack history Philadelphia Inquirer By Frank Fitzpatrick 02/23/2007 “The fact that a ragged piece of browning paper, surreptitiously ripped from an official public document, could sell for a then-record $23,500 is an...
Vintage valentine cards, charming and collectible MercuryNews.com | 02/10/2007 By Steven Wayne Yvaska “Valentines dating back to the late Victorian and Edwardian eras (1895-1910) typically feature hearts and flowers, doves and Cupids. But those depicting...
Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid Yahoo! News Mon Feb 19, 2007 “CAIRO, Egypt – A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt’s most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, antiquities official...
Thriving market emerges for World War II collectibles Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Chriss Swaney Sunday, January 21, 2007 “Together, the veterans and those historic battlefields form a precious national treasure, a collective conscience, of sorts, that has...
Looking for a 20 foot high, walking, mechanical elephant? An interesting release from what looks like an an eclectic auction house – Red Baron based in Atlanta, Georgia . The description of the company: “Red Baron, in its fourth decade of business, is...
Rare statue rescued from the deep is a 45,000 pounds ($88,000 U.S.) catch for fishermen The Scotsman CRAIG BROWN “THREE divers landed the catch of a lifetime when they discovered a 19th century Italian sculpture worth thousands of pounds buried in the silt...
Colorful collectibles anything but depressing Northpinellas: By TERRI BRYCE REEVES Published February 2, 2007 “Don’t let its down-in-the-dumps name fool you; it’s really quite cheerful looking stuff. Depression glass, manufactured in the 1920s...