Author: EttasEtceteras

Thank You, Randy Tyree

Source: http://www.KnoxNews.com archives, 1982 World’s Fair (Knoxville, TN) program with a message from Mayor Randy Tyree.

Source: http://www.KnoxNews.com archives, Mayor Randy Tyree (center) at ground breaking for 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN.

Source: Wikipedia, Sunsphere at 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, TN.

Source: HiBid/ Hansen Bros. Transfer & Storage (Lynnwood, WA)

Source: HiBid/ Miller Auction Services (Lincoln, NE)

Source: HiBid/ Sohn & Associates LTD (Evansville, IN)

Source: WorthPoint

Source: Etsy/ Rufuslosthismarbles

Vintage Airlines Collectibles

Source: WorthPoint

Source: WorthPoint

Source: WorthPoint

Source: HiBid/ Light in the Attic Estates (Hendersonville, NC)

Source: Etsy/ TheCraftyWitchByMary

Source: Etsy/ TheePsychicShop

Reseller BOLO: Glass Hen on Nest

Source: WorthPoint

Source: WorthPoint

Source: Etsy/ VintageGlassFindsCo

Source: HiBid/ Jackson Real Estate & Auction (Dandridge, TN)

Source: HiBid/ Auctions by Schackmann (Greenup, IL)

Collectible Advent Calendars

Source: Burger King, 2025 advent calendar (sold out).

Source: HiBid/ Huff’s Auction Services (Randleman, NC)

Source: HiBid/ Huff’s Auction Services (Randleman, NC)

Source: HiBid/ Big Bang Auction (Boonville, IN)

Source: Etsy/ VintageFiftySeven

Source: Etsy/ ThriftThrifties

Source: Etsy/ sperlingslustvintage

Auction of the Weekend Nov. 23

Source: All photos from HiBid/ Jackson Real Estate & Auction (Dandridge, TN)

Lot# 818 Disco Barbie

Lot# 821 Firefighter Barbie

Lot# 854 “Happy Days” Fonzie

Lot# 898 Black Panther

TV’s Classic Western Collectibles

Source: http://www.Bonanza.Fandom.com, actor Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright on the set of “Bonanza” with horse, Cochise.

Source: Etsy/ PanchosPorch

Source: Etsy/ PanchosPorch

Source: Etsy/ LynnsVintagenmore

Source: HiBid/ The Real Estate Collective (Jamestown, TN)

Source: HiBid/ Gehman Auctions (Ephrata, PA)

The Shorter Snouts of Urban Dwellers

Source: Library of Congress, “Believe Raccoon” promo created June 13, 2018 by Joseph Galbo, social media specialist for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Source: http://www.MPRNews.org, a raccoon climbs the UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 12, 2018.

Source: http://www.MPRNews.org, MPRraccoon is pictured in June 2018. She was rescued after spending nearly 24 hours scaling the UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

Source: Etsy/ NellieNibbles

Source: HiBid/ Shenango Auction Service (New Castle, PA)

First Time Since 2003: Merriam-Webster Releases Revised Dictionary

Source: Library of Congress, image of trademark registration by G. & C. Merriam & Co. for Webster’s International Dictionary, registered Sept. 23, 1890.

Source: http://www.Merriam-Webster.com, Twelfth Edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, released Nov. 18, 2025.

Source: Etsy/ SMKBookArt

Source: Etsy/ plantingcats

Source: HiBid/ Elite Collectibles (Imperial, MO)

Celluloid Christmas Decorations

Source: HiBid/ Max Winn Auctions (Millville, PA)

Source: HiBid/ Horst Auctioneers (Ephrata, PA)

Source: Etsy/ AntiquesUntiques

Source: Library of Congress, celluloid factory ruins in Brooklyn, New York, December 1909. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine; National Child Labor Committee Collection.

Auction of the Week: 206 Book Lots Nov. 18

Source of all photos: HiBid/ Elsewhere Book Sales, LLC (Whitehouse, TX)

Lot# 7 “True Grit” by Charles Portis

Lot# 7 “True Grit” by Charles Portis (back cover)

Lot# 57 “Scrambled Eggs Super!” by Dr. Seuss

Lots# 76-78 Patrick Mahomes high school yearbooks 2011-2013

Lots# 76-78 Patrick Mahomes high school yearbooks 2011-2013

Lot# 134 “Plants That Heal” by Millicent E. Selsam

Lot# 149 “The Handbook of Unusual Energies” by J. G. Gallimore