Prize-winning puppies

 
When I'm old and gray (or older and gray enough that the every-six-weeks-rinse doesn't do the trick) I hope my kids will visit me and bring me gifts. Flowers and books and candy are nice, but what I really want them to bring me is a miscellaneous box lot from a country auction. It doesn't have to cost much. (In fact, it shouldn't.) It just has to have an interesting array of stuff. Like vintage photos of dogs.
 
Everything I know about vintage stuff I learned from a box lot. It was by way of a box lot last year that I learned that some people collect old photos of dogs. (This isn't heavy-duty research, by the way. I was looking up old wedding photos on eBay last year and saw lots of dog photos that people seemed to be buying.) So at last week's auction, I bought a box lot that had these lovely old bulldog photos.
 
There was other fun stuff in the box that I didn't discover until later, like these dog show ribbons. I think it's reasonable to assume the bulldogs won the ribbons. There also was an autograph book from the late 1800s, a collection of hunting licenses and a book of Masonic rituals. Did you know that people collect old hunting licenses, especially tin ones? I did not. I don't know what you would use them for, but that can be said of most collections. I did know that people collect Masonic stuff, but it's one of those areas that I have a hard time working up a lot of enthusiasm for. Some Masonic books are worthless, and some sell for more than $1,000. I suspect the book I have isn't worth much, but if by some miracle it was worth more than $1,000 I probably could get pretty enthusiastic about Masonic collectibles. Oh, probably not. They just seem weird and boring to me. (My apologies if all of you turn out to be devoted followers of all things Freemason.)
 
There are duplicates of this photo, so I think I'm going to keep one and frame it with a ribbon. As luck would have it, I got a frame in a box lot at an auction Wednesday night. I love a good midweek auction, as it keeps the weekend free for, well, other auctions. Not only did I buy a boatload of junk at the auction, I have a witness, since Sue was there. (And not bidding, as she wisely did not want a boatload of junk herself.) I haven't unloaded it from the car yet, as some of it cannot be allowed to come in the house, but I'm sure you'll be seeing it soon.

Last day to enter the giveaway - go! And go visit Amy, because you just should visit Amy anyway, but she, too, has a little something special going on!
 

Comments

[Into Vintage]

Maybe it's just me but those two dogs look like the have huge grins on their faces.

Good idea to lay the foundation for the next generation -- if the day comes when you can't get to the stuff, the stuff will still come to you.

[Beth Leintz]

Ohhhh dog pictures and ribbons, makes perfect sense- I'd be a collector if I needed to collect something else. Those are way cool.

I hear you on the Masonic stuff- I'll buy if the price is low, but I'm always surprised by what is considered valuable and what isn't. (Look at my closed ebay listings....)

[Lavender Dreams]

Looks like a great find! Love the photos of the dogs...and those wonderful ribbons! ♥

[Brenda Kula]

Personally I think dog photos are much more interesting than wedding photos. Maybe I'll start my own collection.
Brenda

[Tina]

I hope I get a room next to yours at the home!

Those white bulldogs look like the ancestors of the University of Georgia mascot, Uga. Uga VII died last season and no replacement has been named.

https://englishbullpup.com/images/bulldogteethphoto_ebnh.jpg

[Carol @ Old Glory Cottage]

I've never been a big fan of bulldogs, but those pictures are really quite charming, and that dog on the left has a lovely smile!

[sue]

Since I don't (and won't) have kids, I just need to keep buying for myself! Or maybe my sister and I will buy packages for each other.... I LOVE the doggie stuff. Save me some, or alert me when it goes on etsy! XOX

[Barbara]

What a terrific selection of doggie memorabilia!! Love those awesome bullies!!