History Comes Alive Through Buckles of Brass Max Bell has put together his second effort in writing his new book on California Gold Rush Belt Buckles.  The book is made even more interesting by the fact that he chose to also include a number of photographs of the men who wore them. Bell says in […]

For Every Season… Once in a while I like to share some new pieces we picked up.  I guess the “we” is more me but we’ll say “we” so it doesn’t sound like I’m bragging which is exactly what I’m doing.  Of course we’re all guilty of wanting to show everyone “our latest finds,” and […]

A friend recently sent me this 1870s Great S J Morrow Deadwood Saloon Bottles Ranch Stereoview.  I was at first taken by the site of this early town most of us had seen on TV in the series of the same name.  But looking closer it revealed quite a cache of discarded bottles, some of […]