Tag Archives: #EBay

Found on EBay – Oviatt’s

Posted on March 23, 2012 by lmharnisch

Oviatt expert Marc Chevalier passes along this item listed on EBay – a purse and the original box. Bidding starts at $265. As with anything on EBay, an item and vendor should be evaluated thoroughly before submitting a bid.

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Found on EBay: Atwater Kent’s Love Child From a Drunken Night in a Trophy Shop

Posted on January 25, 2012 by lmharnisch

There isn’t much that shocks me anymore when it comes to 1940s kitsch. I grew up with a lot of it and saw even more when I prowled thrift stores. And there’s this … well, it looks like a drunken … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on January 16, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1937 Oldsmobile customized hearse listed on EBay at $7,550. Queen of the Dead – dateline January 16, 2012 •  Singer and actress Betty Jane Rhodes, 90, died on December 26. A radio and recording success as a child, she … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on January 9, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: This 1929 Cadillac hearse, exported to Argentina,  is listed on EBay at Buy It Now for $35,000. Queen of the Dead – dateline January 9, 2012 •  Illustrators are right up there with starlets and socialites on the “people … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – ‘Gwangi’

Posted on January 8, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: Gwangi! Gwangi! I’m a sucker for any movie that has cowboys, dinosaurs and Freda Jackson warning “Gwangi! Gwangi!” So imagine my surprise to discover what an EBay vendor says is Willis O’Brien’s large preproduction model for an unproduced film … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Silverwoods

Posted on December 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

This Stetson Royal De Luxe from Silverwood’s has been listed on EBay. Silverwood’s was one of the leading menswear stores in Los Angeles, so I’m not sure why the vendor has described this as a woman’s hat. Bidding starts at … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Witzel Photo

Posted on December 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

This photo of two dancers from Witzel studios has been listed on EBay. Unfortunately, there’s no information on the women’s identities. Bidding on this photo starts at $4.99.

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Found on EBay – ‘Salome’

Posted on December 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

What is advertised as original still No. 25-17 of Theda Bara from the lost film “Salome” has been listed on EBay. I have seen enough of these photos to confirm that the production code begins with “25-XX.” The Witzel studios … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Harrison Gray Otis

Posted on December 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

An interesting bit of Los Angeles Times memorabilia has turned up on EBay. This is a Sept. 4, 1911, letter from Harrison Gray Otis (notice that he didn’t use his military title) to Drayton Pitts, acknowledging the receipt of a … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on November 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

This rather remarkable pair of vintage shoes from the Collegienne department at Bullock’s Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Found on EBay – San Quentin

Posted on November 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

In keeping with the theme of the 1941 execution of Juanita “the Duchess” Spinelli, here’s a souvenir brick from San Quentin that has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $49.95.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on November 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: A model of a 1959 Cadillac hearse, listed on EBay for $599.99. Queen of the Dead—dateline November 21, 2011 •  “The Baroness Huntingtower died on the 8 th inst.,” said Lady Prudence Fairfax. “Not Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Florentine Gardens

Posted on November 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

This photo of the “Greatest Generation” at play at the Florentine Gardens, c. 1944, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $15.99.

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Found on EBay – Tattooed Woman

Posted on November 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

A reprint of a c. 1907 photo of a tattooed woman from the Plaza Gallery in Los Angeles has been listed on EBay. The photo is listed as Buy It Now for $8.99. On the jump, the tattooing craze, from … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on November 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

A lot of 10 commemorative covers from the 1940s mailed to Bullock’s Wilshire has been listed on EBay. I’m not sure whether Bullock’s had a coin and stamp department or if this is from some other activity. Bidding starts at … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Chocolate Shop

Posted on November 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

217 W. 6th St. via Google Street View. A wooden box from the Chocolate Shop has been listed on EBay. The shops were located at 211 W. 5th St., 217 W. 6th St., 731 S. Broadway and 20 E. Colorado … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – The Florentine Gardens

Posted on November 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

This image, dated May 17, 1945, from the Florentine Gardens has been listed on EBay. The war in Europe had just ended on May 8 and perhaps these folks are doing a little celebrating – and wondering what peacetime would … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – ‘Justice for the McNamaras’

Posted on November 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

A “Justice for the McNamaras” pin, referring to the 1911 trial of the McNamara brothers in the 1910 bombings of the Times Building and the Llewellyn Iron Works, has been listed on EBay.  Bidding on this button starts at $24.99.

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Found on EBay – Ambassador Hotel

Posted on November 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the Ambassador Hotel has been listed on EBay. Wouldn’t it be neat to go there? Oh wait – we let L.A. Unified tear it down. Bidding starts at $5.

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Found on EBay – Marilyn Monroe

Posted on November 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

This negative (I’ve converted it to a positive), which the vendor says shows Marilyn Monroe at a Hollywood party in the 1950s, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $499. I certainly wouldn’t pay that kind of money for … Continue reading →

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