The Estate Sale Chronicles

I've written here in the past about the popularity of cowboy and Western Americana items in the 1950s and 1960s.  I've seen everythi...

In honor of summer, I thought I would share some closeup pictures of the designs on some vintage tablecloths and matching napkins I recentl...

I enjoy finding old magazines at estate sales.  By looking through them, I discover not only how times and tastes have changed, but also how...

Their names were Henriette and Auguste.  They originally came from France, but came to the US through Montreal and apparently lived most of ...

When I spotted it at the crowded estate sale, I greeted it like the old friend that it was. "Plum!" I cried, removing it from th...

It's interesting to go to estate sales and see the things people have treasured.  Often, I find vintage textiles like this Startex (b...

The colorful gift wrap with the freesia floral motif on a black background was inside a box with a bunch of other wrapping paper at the esta...