The people who made uranium glass had no idea it glowed, the glow was a total accident. It took a scientist until 1852 to even name the phenomenon. New Looted Lore is up and it's a wild one.What's the coolest uranium glass find you've found?
#uraniumglass #vaselineglass #lootedlore #reseller

The lava lamp was invented by a nudist WWII pilot who marketed it as fancy drawing room decor. Full wild history plus sourcing tips in this week's Looted Lore. Full video on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio. #LootedLore #LavaLamp #ResellerHistory

Estate sale binder full of 1960s-70s Arizona garden guides turned out to be an accidental climate change time capsule. Phoenix has warmed about 4 degrees since the 70s, and it shows. Full video on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio. Grab the ugly pamphlets, y'all. #LootedLore #ThriftHistory

Every time technology accelerates, we romanticize the land we're leaving behind. The 1950s did it with mailbox paintings. We're doing it now with cottagecore. New Looted Lore is up, link in bio for full video. #LootedLore #Cottagecore #VintageReseller

The eBay Pez dispenser origin story is a myth, made up by an early employee to interest reporters. The real story starts with a broken laser pointer. Full history in this week's Looted Lore on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio. #LootedLore #EbayHistory #ResellerHistory

Tarot started as a card game in 1400s Italy. A French occultist made up an ancient Egypt connection 300 years later with zero evidence, and everyone believed him. New Looted Lore is up. Real history + what vintage decks are worth hunting for. #TarotHistory #LootedLore #EstateSaleFinds

Found a pair of green glass bowls at an estate sale. Turns out it's EAPG, emerald glass from 1899, part of U.S. Glass Co's "Delaware" pattern. Gold fired on, not painted. 127 years old and still holding up. Full video on YouTube @ Linktree in my bio #LootedLore #EAPGGlass

Found a shuttle-themed pencil set at a garage sale for $1, branded "Nalley's Orbits." The product it was promoting doesn't seem to exist anywhere. No ad, no bag, no listing. New Looted Lore digs into why that gap is exactly the value. Full video on YouTube @ LinkTree in bio #lootedlore #vintagefinds

If your childhood troll doll says "Russ" on the foot, it's not the original. A lawsuit meant to protect the inventor's rights accidentally made trolls public domain for decades. Full story on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio. #LootedLore #TrollDolls #ResellerHistory

This week's Looted Lore is a tribute to Dolly Parton. Her song "Coat of Many Colors" came from a real childhood memory of being mocked for a coat her mother sewed from rags. Full story on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio. RIP Dolly. 💔 #LootedLore #DollyParton #ResellerHistory

Bubble wrap started as a failed wallpaper idea in 1957, flopped as insulation too, and only became packaging material because of a 1961 IBM deal. Full story in this week's Looted Lore. Full video on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio. #LootedLore #ResellerHistory

Free phone calls used to cost businesses a fortune. New Looted Lore on the wild history of 800 numbers and why they were a status symbol, plus what it means for sourcing vintage phone memorabilia. Full video on my YouTube at the link tree in my bio #LootedLore #ResellerHistory

Found a poster at a garage sale for pennies. Turns out the exact same original piece is in the Whitney Museum's permanent collection. Full video on my YouTube at the linktree in my bio.
#LootedLore #GarageSaleFinds #VintageEphemera

I thought Sanrio and tokidoki were the same brand. They're not, zero ownership ties, just decades of official collabs since 2006. Full video on YouTube at the link tree in my bio. #LootedLore #Sanrio #Tokidoki

Margaret Keane painted the iconic "big eyed" children, but her husband took credit for years. In 1986 a judge made them both paint in court to settle it. He couldn't. She finished in 53 minutes and won. Full video on YouTube at the linktree in my bio. #LootedLore #MargaretKeane

New Looted Lore: 1979 house blueprints with solar panel specs, designed during the oil crisis by an architect who'd been mailing house plans since the 1930s. Found in a plain box at an estate sale, still stamped Priority Mail. Full video on YouTube @ Linktree in bio. #LootedLore #EstateSaleFinds