On the go can opener A happy QBO ‘David and Goliath’ story: first is ‘David’, this handy, tiny-but-mighty tool; SO tiny we don’t sell them individually but we […]
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Gyotaku Fish Print
A stamp made of real fish This original work of art from a recent Beehive sale was created by Oregonian Timothy D. Buehler, who signed it in pencil. […]
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Finnish Beauties These two kettles from different sales have different histories but both hail from a place Americans primarily associate with saunas: The Republic of Finland. A Nordic […]
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Zulu Wire Baskets
Intricate baskets made from outdated technology This little work of art is from one of our Beehive sales. If you are unfamiliar with these unique Zulu baskets, you’d […]
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Pinup Girls for Calendars
Pinup Girls for Calenders From a past Queen B sale comes this 1946 calendar, printed over 70 years ago as American servicemen (and women) returned home from World […]
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Blowtorch & Fire Grenade
This intriguing object (embossed “model no. 27”) was offered at our last Beehive sale. It is a BLOW TORCH, made on the cusp of the 19th and 20th […]
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Shoes That Have Lasted
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Fancy Chopsticks
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Incredible Drawings for Long-gone Authors
His Don Quixote is still influential today, and his collaboration with journalist Blanchard Jerrold documenting London, poverty and all, impressed Vincent van Gogh. Doré never married. He lived […]