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Bill Todd has been an auctioneer in Southland for more than 60 years and for 50 of them a faithful servant has never been far from his side - his trusty wooden gavel.
In fact, she is pleased people are wanting to preserve items from bygone eras. “There are dealers buying this stuff and then there are people who are buying because they’re interested in it,” Goldsmith said. “When we went on holidays, we’d go to all the second hand shops between here and Christchurch.” She is retaining some of her collectables as she plans to relocate to Dunedin. “I’ve still got books.” Some have been donated to museums, libraries and schools. Goldsmith is thinking of donating more to a large fundraising book sale in Dunedin in December. Books and photos collected by the couple have helped people with genealogy and school projects and school jubilee displays.