Basement Items, Part II Now On-line
Oil Lamps, Chinese Spoons, Stuffed Animals, Promotionals
Photos of another group of those doodads, antiques, gadgets, widgets, junk, tchotchkes, collectibles, oddities, curios, odds, ends, and much, much more that fill my mother’s home are now available for viewing.
This is the second half of the items found in Mom's basement. Most of the photos show some of the 250-350 (my estimate) oil lamps of all sizes, colors, conditions on display in the house. One group of these is shown in the graphic atop this post.
In The Family Home Photo Safari: Basement Items Part I, I noted that the basement has the most hidden treasures, almost none of which were captured in last year’s photo expedition. To give a flavor of items that have been in sealed boxes for the past several years, I chose a couple of boxes (based on ease of access) and photographed the contents. Those shots are part of today’s set.
Some of the photos are annotated to explain the difficulties I encountered in photographing certain areas and how I tried to address these problems.
Mom's Collectibles - Index & Description Page
The full story of my mother’s houseful of collectibles and its metaphysical implications and links to all published photos of items from her home can be found at Mom's Collectibles - Index & Description Page
The Photos
All of the Family Home Photo Safari pictures were taken by me during our Thanksgiving 2007 trip to Mom’s home. The vistas on the title panels of the photo displays depict Table Rock Lake as seen from the cabin’s deck during the same Thanksgiving 2007 visit.
I hope you enjoy viewing these photos as much as I enjoyed photographing my parents’ collectibles and as much as my mother and father enjoyed finding and displaying them.
The photos of the basement items are available at Mom's Basement - Part 2
