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Railway and Railroad Badges

December 10, 2009 By 3 Comments
Denver Rio Grande Western Railroad Police Badge

What “Railroad Man” wouldn’t want to own these…? (Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Police Badge sold for $2,070.00 by Greg Martin Auctions) I like badges, I always have, can’t really explain why, maybe I don’t have to – but let me try. Badges are artistic symbols of power. They convey authority, mystery, respect and [...]

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Ignore Local SEO, and Your Estate Sales Business Will Falter

December 2, 2009 By 5 Comments

Oh No! I can’t Fail, I hired an Expert Web Guy… What is local SEO: Your Local Estate Sales SEO can best be understood by entering the keyword “Estate Sales” into a browser search box along with the name of your city or geographical region. The results of that search can reasonably be described as [...]

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Those French Have A Way With Mirrors

September 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Mid 19c French Trumeau sold at a San Francisco Estate Sale

The Trumeau Available Here: Upcoming San Francisco Estate Sale Basically a Trumeau is a mirror from France which contains a carved panel above or below a mirror all set within a single frame. Very often it also has a painting contained within the carved panel. These paintings are usually not by any one famous, but [...]

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