Cordier Auctions of Camp Hill Pennsylvania will hold a two day Fall Antiques and Fine Art Auction on November 6-7, 2010.  This auction will feature a Herter Brothers cabinet and a Steinway baby grand piano as well as Civil War memorabilia, jewelry and other antique and vintage collectibles. 

Although they became predominant in Victorian European home in the early 19th Century, it is widely believed that doorstops were first made in the 18th Century. In the beginning, doorstops were nothing more than any object you could find to keep a door open or closed including rocks, wood or any other thing that was heavy enough.

It wasn’t until the Victorian Era brought a wave of decorated doorstops made to look more attractive than a rock. European foundries of the time made doorstops look like dogs and flowers. Doorstops did not become popular in the U.S. until the early 1920’s. Women of that era bought the doorstops to coordinate with other things in their homes including bookends and shade pulls.

Mikey asks who it is and is embarrassed that he dialed the wrong number.  “Please forgive me for the intrusion,” says Mikey, and the lady said, “Oh no need to apologize, you need all the practice you can get.”