Mad dog, Union soldier, Wedgwood:

The paperback edition of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money was released on May 29, 2012, with a fantastic new cover  design and even a more user-friendly subtitle:  “An Insider’s Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques and Collecting.” 

The paperback cover features a mid-19th century Staffordshire porcelain hound dog figurine (especially cool [...]

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In homage to my mother, who “picked” treasures out of our town dump and refurbished them in the 1960s, I found this wonderful vintage lawn recliner at my local transfer station in the “free” section. The tag reads:

 “Airlite Aluminum Corp., Brooklyn, NY, 167 – 41st Street.” 

There’s a date of 1948, updating a [...]