I have a terrible weakness for--and collections
of--elderly technology, 19th-century spoons, antique jewelry, calling card cases, portrait miniatures, and orchids, among (many) other things. Here are a few examples. Clockwise from top right: mid-20th century "Galion" telephone; mid-19th century American ladle and teaspoon; English dyed horsehair bracelet from the 1830s; silverplate note case commemorating the opening of the New York City subway in 1904; assorted English and American portrait miniatures from the 1830s-60s; Haraella odorata miniature orchid; and, of course, me.