Featured Finds Thread

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  1. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I've a Pueblo storyteller owl somewhere.
     
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  2. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I am definitely not baked dirt or turtle kind of gal but it sure is cute. :happy::happy:
     
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  3. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    I love that turtle.
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Cute little guy. Once upon a time I'd have worn that comb if I found it.
     
    evelyb30, Feb 6, 2022
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I'm in the process of clearing a retired doctors cottage out, its in a remote village in the sticks, he's originally from London but his kids live in Scotland.
    They hated him, for some reason.
    Anyways, I get the goodies apart from the Mercedes in the garage.

    There are lots of smalls.
    Silver items, antique documents and military and police photographs and certificates which are too numerous and sensitive to post here.

    First out is this Satinwood 6 drawer bedroom chest on brass wheels.

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    This is a Danish picture framing mitre machine, manually operated, it weighs a ton and £2,800 when new.

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    Lots of framing and mouldings and foot operated frame staplers.

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    I have to go photograph the millions in cash I found, back soon.:hilarious:
     
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  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Ive been binge watching Adam Mark ,an English urban explorer. The stuff I see laying around in houses astonishes me ! That is a beautiful dresser.I swear you have my dream job !
     
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  7. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    15,000 in Portuguese Escudos

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    16 Million in Turkish Lira
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    $80 in US travellers cheques, signed and uncashed.
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    700 in South African Rand travellers cheques, signed and uncashed.

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    All obsolete and only collector value:hilarious:
     
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  8. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Davy, I honestly have no idea about U.S. Traveler's checks, but if they were never cashed, they may possibly have value (??) When I just googled it I got this:

    Can you cash old traveler's checks? Traveler's checks do not expire. You can cash them in at any time — typically even at banks that don't offer them for sale. This means you can go to your own bank and redeem your traveler's checks.Aug 28, 2021

    Or is it because it is someone else's signature that they aren't valuable?

    Edit: I'm now seeing the fine print "countersign in the presence of the person cashing". I wonder how it works if someone is deceased? Money was spent to get these --maybe the family could do something with them?
     
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  9. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    The owner/ signatory has to cash them along with their passport as proof.
    The signatory is deceased and the kids left them behind, they only want the house, Mercedes and what is in the bank.
    $80 is only £59 here so hardly worth bothering with for them.

    Most Travellers cheques on eBay are cashed and don't fetch much, maybe mine will be a premium:rolleyes:
     
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  10. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    700 Rand is £34, combined with $80 -£59 is nearly a tank of diesel

    £94 = $127

    I'd take it :hilarious:
     
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  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Me too - that's close to two weeks of groceries. Might be worth asking a bank about those traveler's checques. I haven't seen one of those since the 80s.
     
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  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Found two of these today at the Ill Will for $1 each. Pigeon Forge Pottery mugs - the Christmas ones seem to go for $20-27 each. The pottery is in Tennessee. My niece may end up with them.

    https://www.icollector.com/PIGEON-FORGE-POTTERY-MUG_i5972675

    This weekend was that estate sale. Come to figure out most of the jewelry was salted from another previous sale - that's why it was in box lots. Most wasn't that great, but... I did get a good whack of Whiting & Davis and a really cool Spanish enamel crucifix. Got one WHOOPSIE in the pile too. A Miriam Haskell Egyptian-design stick pin. The butterfly was the lone piece of sterling other than some rhinestone earrings.
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    evelyb30, Feb 9, 2022
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  13. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    A few weeks ago I commented about a perfume bottle I was watching that I was about to have a duck to get my hot little hands on. Well, it arrived in the mail over the weekend & I finally got the photos edited. :D:D

    DeVilbiss atomizer c.1928 - Part of their Le Moderne Series - It is 3 1/8" tall to the top when in its gold plated stand. The atomizer is the top part & would be operated with your thumb.
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    This is the other bottle I have from that series. As I said earlier I bought the bottle on eBay back in 2012 & then I stumbled across the small stand one morning listed as a buy it now with a best offer option. I did not even hesitate as I knew I would likely never see another one. I hit the button & paid full price. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
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    bercrystal, Feb 11, 2022
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  14. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    You're putting the band back together!
     
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  15. Potteryplease

    Potteryplease Well-Known Member

    Those look great!
     
    Potteryplease, Feb 11, 2022
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  16. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Congrats @bercrystal ......they are lovely...:happy:

    & now,,,,,the hunt for the next one can begin !!!:hungry::hungry::hungry:;)
     
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  17. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    There were 4 different bottles in the series & 3 of them came in multiple colors. I have 3 of the bottles & 1 of them I have in Rose & Blue. :smuggrin::smuggrin:
     
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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    can u show us the 4th......

    many hands make light work......;)
     
    komokwa, Feb 11, 2022
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  19. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I will try to get a photo a little later today of the page in the book that shows the 4 bottles in the series. :happy::happy:
     
    bercrystal, Feb 11, 2022
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  20. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Favorite pick from this week is a Dobro resonator for $69.99+. It’s a later model made by Gibson with the Dobro decal. Excellent condition with a decent hard case.
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    anundverkaufen, Feb 12, 2022
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