Auld Curiosities is registered with the Companies Office and the owner/operator is a licensed dealer. The business has recently...

" A very good insight provided by one of our valued members. Thamk you for taking the time to research and share with us all N. Looking...

With the dawning of the last day in 2020 I have succumbed to the tradition of doing a review of what this year has contained. Foremost in...

A "New World in the Morning" was the catchy title of a song by Roger Whittaker, released about 1970. It seems totally appropriate for...

It is fair to say that a considerable amount of my time today is being taken up with birthday celebrations, in fact this is being written...

Stuart Crystal story – a reflection by Nicol. I wouldn't write about this if my attention had not been held back by a detail that made me...

As yesterday was our day for electing a government for the next three years, today is the first step in that 1000+ day journey. The...

So today is the day when New Zealand goes to the polls and ultimately determines which political party (or parties if coalition is...

Yesterday saw the listing of a small oval shaped open glass bowl and it was surprising how it felt to put this seeming inconsequential...

As an item was being described for the website today, it occurred that we sometimes use terms that may not be part of everyday...

Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood! Wedgwood is a manufacturer of fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories, founded in 1759 That it is...

Yesterday saw our site attract 2 new members. Welcome to you both and hopefully you feel able to share your thoughts, comments or...

But now let’s look at this Cannabis question – this really interests me – not for the question so much as for the politicising of it.

I always regarding reaching 150 items listed as a bit of a milestone. Today marks that goal being reached, but that isn't to say that it...

Today in New Zealand we celebrate the vernal equinox, though celebrate may be a misleading term. These days we are less conscious of the...

Today I received an email from one of our Auld Curiosities site members - in fact this person has been with the site since just about...

Much in the same vein as yesterday’s blog, I managed to find another item (among the hundreds yet to list) that offered the opportunity...

not a history buff so much as a history detective....