Toasting Forks For Tasty Toast
Aren’t these just the greatest thing since sliced bread? These toasting forks from a Beehive sale are over a yard long and date to Victorian times. People often interpret them […]
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Unusual Uzbek Skullcaps
Unusual Uzbek Skullcaps These two intriguing skullcaps made their way to an earlier QBO Beehive sale all the way from Uzbekistan. Similar caps have been worn by Turkic and Persian […]
Inside-Painted Chinese Snuff Bottle
Inside-Painted Chinese Snuff Bottle This 4″ Chinese Snuff Bottle sold at a QBO Beehive. Today’s popular nicotine delivery systems include cigarettes, pipes, chewing tobacco, vape pens and prescription patches to help […]
Irreverent Dutch Trivet
Irreverent Dutch Trivet This blue and white Dutch trivet from a prior QBO sale is made of tiles framed in wood. It depicts two arguing men, a third, self- satisfied […]
“Math Grenade” – The Curta Mechanical Calculator
“Math Grenade” – The Curta Mechanical Calculator This elegant, palm-sized device that sold at a past Beehive has several cute nicknames, including “the pepper grinder” and “the math grenade”. It […]
Laurel Burch
Laurel Burch Laurel Burch’s playful, slightly odd, yet beautiful creations get snatched right up by people who come across them at Queen B sales. And why shouldn’t the lucky shopper […]
Dresden Figurines
Dresden Figurines This company of lovely Dresden/Meissen ballerinas came from several QBO Estates. They range from small (3″), to ‘medium- large’ (6″) and are in good condition considering their age […]
Ahoy there! Bosn’s Pipes & Deck Prisms
Ahoy there! Bosn’s Pipes & Deck Prisms Ahoy there! From the days of tall ships sailing the open seas come these cool antiques that washed ashore at a recent QBO […]
Banking For Babies
Banking For Babies It’s not very often you find Book Banks at QBO Sales but when you do, they are usually without keys (more on that later.) This brown Book […]
Warp Drive Travel Mugs
Warp Drive Travel Mugs As you drive to a QBO sale you’re probably not thinking about past commuter car accessories, but you may find one at the sale. Today’s cars […]
