These two seemingly unrelated items from different QBO sales actually have something sweet and natural in common. This 4″ x 4″, gently-scented sachet commemorates the Marshal Point Lighthouse […]
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Year of the Dragon
Queen B is finally celebrating The Year of The Dragon one month late with this scaly menagerie from past sales. We have two ‘flavors’ here; Asian and European, […]
Blackthorn Walking Stick or Weapon
These two walking sticks from our last Estate Sale are an elegant example of how artisans refine their work or not; one has been sanded, polished and topped […]
Wedgwood Renaissance Red
This elegant dining set will be on offer at our upcoming QBO Estate Sale. It has the look of fine antique china because it IS fine bone china, […]
Antique Barb Wire Variants
Tuesday Treasures tells micro-histories of QBO items from the ordinary to the vanishingly rare, but this is one of the few actually designed for telling history: an Antique […]
G.I. Joe and G.I. Elmer, as Ducks
This cute G.I. Joe “Unbeaten Team” toy sold at our last QBO estate sale. Don’t be misled by the visible 1918 date, it was patented around 1945. Push […]
Lucifer, Match Safes, Strikers and Boxes
These two boxes from past QBO sales are wall-mounted Match Safes. They kept matches close at hand in the days of woodstoves. Early gas stoves had pilot lights […]
Tasty Shish Kababs
Who’s up for shish kabab grilled on (mostly) Turkish skewers from QBO? Folklore claims Turkish soldiers grilled meat on their swords over campfires during the invasion of Anatolia, […]
Royal Middle Eastern Folding Tray Table
This beautiful little table from a past QBO sale was designed to serve tea, coffee and snacks; the brass top lifts completely off of the wooden legs so […]
Sock Monkey Business
We hope you are staying warm and safe! And now for some monkey business, which is to say, a story of 3 businesses purveying Sock Monkey wares. First […]