I paid $2k for the contents of a shed... big gamble but will it pay off???
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@arctiknitter3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid in the late 50's we lived on a Navy base in CA. Somewhere nearby was an old dirt road or playground of some sort. My dad, who had the sharpest eyes ever, discovered that there were lots of old marbles left in that area. It was always fun to go with him and dig out marbles from the dirt. He made my brother and me little leather bags to hold the marbles we found. Great memories!
@alicedupreez10723 жыл бұрын
What a treat. Love the collection......piggy cookie jar is precious. So cute that guitar.....wow.....the Lego train....that's a great find
@sharononeill80493 жыл бұрын
I loved it when you said the cookbooks weren't that old being 1963 they couple years older than me, makes me feel like a spring chicken 😁😁
@LonEr4evah3 жыл бұрын
😁😄😉
@vintagezinnia3 жыл бұрын
I love that Max Webster album. Kim Mitchell (on the cover in the crazy outfit, lol) is a Canadian rock legend!
@AfterTheRains3 жыл бұрын
You seem to magically create space for new items when the store already looks full. What a beautiful colour that guitar is.
@chasingretirement3 жыл бұрын
The pig cookie jar is "American Bisque". Vintage. There is a Facebook page about AB and how to identify. This is a serious collector piece.
@drfreud653 жыл бұрын
I'd snag that Better Homes and Garden cookbook. My son and I have been quarreling over my mom's for years. I have it in my custody, but he's the better cook, lol.
@johogan11863 жыл бұрын
I’m madly in love with the squirrel on the walking stick! I wish I lived close enough…I’d love to work there!
@treehuggingmusician5953 жыл бұрын
This episode has the feel of the "Antiques Road Show" and the current value is . . . nicely displayed on the screen. Nice.
@revelatoryartist3 жыл бұрын
Excellent walking sticks and other carvings. As a wood carver myself I love seeing other carvers work. Great presentation.
@jettrink75103 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex... I do not allow any newer (contemporary) items in my ninety yr old house and all my vehicle's are over twenty yrs... Only newer items are underpants, jeans, and some shoes. Thanks for these enjoyable videos.
@watsondna3 жыл бұрын
Bald an long flowing in the back, or as we like to call it in the south a….skullet.
@PatrickPoet3 жыл бұрын
I always like seeing your Dad and that crazy Viking Hans in the intro
@deniseangonese2783 жыл бұрын
Cat’s eyes were my favorite marbles ! The piggy cookie jar is super adorable and I think she will be a bigger ticket item than you think. I bet that your profit from this is far more than the $700 Canadian you think. The squirrel walking stick is going to go for at least $50 plus a bag of walnuts 🐿
@diannebernau32933 жыл бұрын
Loved the condition of the guitar, the marble collection and the piggy cookie jar. Shame the video ran out. Hope there is a part 2.
@_JanetLouise3 жыл бұрын
.... one of my favorite chores, unpacking merch. What a great collection! Awesome that it landed at your store!
@grettagirl28843 жыл бұрын
Alex you mentioned the 'black panther on their 📺's'; well, we had one but it sat on top of our piano 🎹!! 😉
@irmibullinger14213 жыл бұрын
My sister and her husband bought their first TV console in 1952-53 (I think) and they proudly displayed a black panther light on top of it. I have always wondered what became of that light. Yeah I was all but 12 years old at the time!
@cc-carol59513 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that it is cold there already!!! Glad you took Abigail to get warm🤗
@nancymontgomery88973 жыл бұрын
My air conditioner has been running full blast all day today. August is hot & humid in St. Louis, MO.
@cc-carol59513 жыл бұрын
@@nancymontgomery8897Same here in Texas, Nancy!
@bluebird12393 жыл бұрын
Many parts of Canada have had an unusually above average hot, dry summer and now it is raining and threats of severe thunderstorms and tornados where I live. The temperature here is expected to get down to 8 C (about 46 F) and 5 C (about 42 F) tomorrow night and I live close to the Canada/US border so Alex is much further North. Unusually cold for this time of year as well.
@defaultuser14473 жыл бұрын
@@nancymontgomery8897 With thunderstorms to break up the monotony! I had a double rainbow after here in Florissant.
@eloiseteklu843 жыл бұрын
Marbles and old LEGOS and cameras. What a great pick!
@Snarkapotamus3 жыл бұрын
Check those marbles with a black light. If they glow, they're worth more. And that Silvertone looks pretty awesome! You just don't see those in that condition anymore. Depending on the model and year, it could pay for the entire haul. The pots/pickups etc. are all workable, but the top and neck looked new. Nice find.
@1ytcommenter3 жыл бұрын
Yes those uranium glass marbles are sought for.
@susooz13 жыл бұрын
So... Somebody lost all their marbles! Yuk yuk yuk, I knew that was a pool cue! Nice haul, thanks for sharing!
@bluebird12393 жыл бұрын
The two Chet Atkins albums went by quickly. Chet Atkins was a guitarist's guitar player and influenced many guitar players in the Merle Travis style of guitar playing (fingerpicking style, kind of a steady thumb on the bass strings, and adding harmony and melody notes at the same time on the one guitar).....The guy on the Max Webster album is Canadian rocker Kim Mitchell who also performed the song Patio Lanterns. According to the back of the album also playing on that album are the three members of the Canadian band Rush: Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee...That large coffee tin said 'Nabob Irradiated Coffee'. Now if they used 'Irradiated' as an adjective it could mean 'bright', but I wonder when they started irradiating fruits and vegetables to rid them of insects?
@leane1pldh3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so interesting. I love looking at everyone's treasures. 🙂
@chrisstott41003 жыл бұрын
Alexander, I am sure you already know but some marbles are worth a pretty penny.:-) Winter must be on the way since you are wearing jackets and coats.:-) We have at least of week of 90's here.( And of course humidity)
@thepictureman3 жыл бұрын
I had a business selling cues. Those walking stick cues people always seem to think they are worth a mint. They were mass produced in the Philippines, play terrible and are rarely straight. Worth about $20 for the novelty.
@cv73573 жыл бұрын
Aaahh, memories of laying in the field shooting marbles into dirt holes with the neighborhood kids. Had to be so good for us to be in the dirt, up in trees, or in a creek, getting fresh air, sunshine (and rain) almost all day every day! Never once went to the Dr as a kiddo & no allergies or flu to this day. As a mom, tried to do the same with my kiddos, and now my grand children. Nowadays so many kids (and adults) just stare at a rectangle inside almost all day. Well, going to get off this computer now...
@sparks27493 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song from the album "Universal Juveniles" from 1980 by Max Webster. Although it's credited as Max Webster, it guest stars all three members from Rush! With Kim Mitchell sharing vocals with Geddy Lee. You can tell too because the song has a Rush feel to it, definitely something all Rush fans should listen to.
@stianandreassen39033 жыл бұрын
That Max Webster album is actually really good, you should give it a spin! I love it, jumpsuit, skullet and all, haha
@dianaglenn39213 жыл бұрын
Grandma took the best black and white photos with her brownie!
@handsonwithblg49493 жыл бұрын
Tube amps are very cool . I use my 1957 Fender Blues amp here and it sounds great still today . I bought it in 1987. I play my 1964 Gibson Byrdland Stereo caster and my 1968 Fender Stratocaster .
@kandiwolfe11253 жыл бұрын
Oh my starz! That guitar is just gorgeous!! Love that cute, ' lil Piggy Jar ' too! Great. dealio Alex!!
@staceyjones32613 жыл бұрын
The pool stick round end, the brass ball may unscrew to reveal a rubber end. I have my grandfather’s.
@footballdrills34343 жыл бұрын
Loved marbles when I was in elementary school back in the '60's. Cat's eye's, puries, and steelies bring back memories. Living on Lake Michigan there was lots of sand around our school. We used to dig a 'pot' and each player would scatter the same amount of marbles around the pot. Would take turns shooting by holding the middle finger with the thumb and flicking the marble, if your marble shot did not go in the pot it was the other guy's turn. Whoever put the last marble in the pot won them all.
@geraldcampbell68343 жыл бұрын
That bellows camera takes 120 film that is still made and there is are places you can get it still developed if not local there are online companies that you can send the film to and get it developed!
@pamelasfindsanddesigns3 жыл бұрын
Did you consider putting an "off-loading and sorting" area in the back of the addition?
@dianalyman59503 жыл бұрын
Check those tea towels Alex, if they are vintage you can get something for them besides packing a piggy jar.😊
@sburwell753 жыл бұрын
When we auctioned the content of my parents' home we had "feed sack" towels. One of the bidders pointed them out. They were worth quite a bit more than we realized.
@deettekearns90923 жыл бұрын
What a fun bunch of stuff! The walking sticks are adorable.
@rootbox3 жыл бұрын
"Max Webster"- Kim Mitchell is the dude in tights. On that album is the song "Battle Scar" with members of Rush. Geddy Lee shares vocals with Kim. It's very 1980. Kim Mitchell's song "Go For Soda" was a popular tune in the states in the mid 80's. also "Patio Lanterns". It appears Kim Mitchell has shorn his locks...and ditched the spandex.
@1954F3 жыл бұрын
I’m a fan!
@happeedaze13 жыл бұрын
I love "Patio Lanterns" as it brings back awesome memories...
@fanbladeinstruments3 жыл бұрын
The guitarist in my band turned me onto Max Webster, weird in a fantastic way. Prog but with pop hooks. If I ever come across that album on vinyl I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
@Lucinda_Jackson3 жыл бұрын
Really?? I’m from the States and I’ve never heard of him, the band, or either of those songs!
@thetruthno13 жыл бұрын
Serious RUSH fans are into Kim Mitchell, and there are a lot of serious Rush fans.
@ThePenguinCorporation3 жыл бұрын
Amazing Shop as always ,should pop buy tomorrow to check it out. Good work as always 👍
@Randy89233 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed. Nice finds! I think it was worth your investment.
@donsurlylyte3 жыл бұрын
those tube amps are surprisingly valuable- some one gave me one they found at the dump and it brought $450 US. I had no idea
@Snarkapotamus3 жыл бұрын
Some can reach into the thousands pretty easily...studios buy them because no matter how good the signal processing chain is at modeling vintage guitar sounds, it's just not the same.
@jenniferbennett96023 жыл бұрын
That Betty Crocker cookbook has an awesome cheesecake recipe in it!
@amandakestenbaum97203 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same standing lamp in my front room. I picked it up in the street and got my husband to re-wire it. 😀🇬🇧
@mcwatersd3 жыл бұрын
That is really cool. Great finds. Love the walking sticks. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤
@marystrenke62993 жыл бұрын
My favorite KZfaq channel. Good people.
@laurabuckles79613 жыл бұрын
So many of your videos lately are bringing back memories of my dad. :) He used a walking stick, and also fed a squirrel that he called Herman in the schoolyard nearby - the kids would look out the windows and watch him. If he was still with us I'd get that squirrel walking stick in a second.
@handsonwithblg49493 жыл бұрын
Rain started in 1975 . They had a few original songs but they were ( and are ) a Beatles tribute band .
@jordynoleymom3 жыл бұрын
Was hoping there would be a new episode tonight! Thank you!
@noahholland98133 жыл бұрын
Max Webster album..I know what Im gonna be for Halloween, thanks!
@diannadhaliwal36473 жыл бұрын
The old cookbooks are really neat .The Betty Crocker one for example changed through the years and I'm so glad I gave my moms 1950s edition to my daughter.
@MaryB-ps8lg3 жыл бұрын
The original 1950 edition of the Betty Crocker cookbook is still my go to cookbook.
@joc67683 жыл бұрын
We all have our happy place...😀
@OhHeyFergy3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see that garage door in and sign finished!
@justmeiniowa3 жыл бұрын
Too bad he chose such an ugly plain door for the "people door"
@peopleofmyrth95153 жыл бұрын
The vintage Lego train was quite the score! I have lots of Legos from the 60s/70s so that was fun.
@jakekatella3 жыл бұрын
I found the motor set. It's Lego Systems Set 100 made from 1966 - 68. Very little value despite the age and coolness at the time. Maybe $15.
@pomskylifenova73443 жыл бұрын
I agree. Love the vintage lego trains
@rustyaxelrod3 жыл бұрын
Ya did good on the guitar. The same model with the KAY branding was called the speed demon. Kay made this one and branded it for Sears (Silvertone). They also made guitars for Western Auto under the TrueTone logo. Anyway, the blonde finish seems to be the most desirable- there were a few different colors and a tobacco burst finish- and assembled with a decent set-up are going for $900-$1300 US on Reverb.That one looked to be in particularly nice condition and even with a dead pick-up should be in the middle of that range, especially with the case.Judging from the cool pick-up selector switch it appears to be a 1963-64 model. The top and back are laminated, not the high dollar carved style but that does help them stay stable. These are decent quality guitars and were very “playable”, nicer than entry level. Good score! The amp appears to be a similar vintage but pricing is all over the place and I’m not knowledgeable enough to guess but any of the little 5 to 15watt tube amps of that vintage are bringing good money. Giving the branding and vintage, it might bring a little extra sold together, especially if it came with a story.
@thestranzman3 жыл бұрын
"Don't call me Shirley." -Airplane!
@pomskylifenova73443 жыл бұрын
Best quote all time :)
@FMulholland3 жыл бұрын
My favorite comedy of all time!
@deniseangonese2783 жыл бұрын
“I picked a bad week to give up sniffing glue” -Lloyd Bridges , Airplane 😍
@macorourke22223 жыл бұрын
Neat'O Alexander! Super duper stuff. Love the Records and Lego. Thanks for sharing Your Adventures 😀 ❤ 🇨🇦🎉🎉👏👏🎉🎉💯💯
@juliedroege74183 жыл бұрын
I have been a watcher from before the Potters house!
@CuriosityIncorporated3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Julie!
@Saunders73 жыл бұрын
I enjoy this channel.
@roowyrm95763 жыл бұрын
The Lego looks like a mix of early 60s and later 70s. The colour of the white changes with age. The really old stuff e en has notches in the side so that you can slide in doors and windows. That's what mine had in the early 60s before they made them dimpled like the rest of the bricks. My first camera was my father's wartime bellows camera. I later saved up my pocket mondy, and bought one of the first model Kodak Instamatic cameras It cost me 7shillings and 6 pence (pre decimal UK currency)
@CathyMiller07113 жыл бұрын
Nice haul for your $2k.
@DOROTHYEOLSON3 жыл бұрын
Alex, look at the number under the cookie jar! I bet it’s worth more than that!
@angelsbecca3 жыл бұрын
Couple things I'd buy. Hope you get what it's worth. You deserve it
@Gigi-0003 жыл бұрын
That man in the yellow onesie, if he walked in into the local Walmart he would probably fit right in!
@donsurlylyte3 жыл бұрын
not the weirdest getup you would see
@sherylbentley37243 жыл бұрын
Lmbo 🤣
@catherinerandall19663 жыл бұрын
😂
@develdomex3 жыл бұрын
I love this guy, I want a shop just like his, absolutely epic.
@CuriosityIncorporated3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Renton!
@tommas26743 жыл бұрын
@@CuriosityIncorporated Alex, you seemed a bit tired in video? Also good videos. What is happening with the mystery tunnel? Oh and I was thinking those 60s cookbooks my have more of the European recipes unadulterated . just from the cookies on the front of the one you showed. love those cookies.
@h2ofield3 жыл бұрын
@@tommas2674 I think it's middle age kickin' in.
@fitz49223 жыл бұрын
Your a natural Alex ! Great episode
@deenasmusicbox3 жыл бұрын
As always Alexander, excellent episode!!
@kristofftaylovoski603 жыл бұрын
The white Legos with the hole are the ones that accept the Lego wheel stem... You remember, the ones your mom would step on an you would get yelled at for.
@LonEr4evah3 жыл бұрын
😄
@defaultuser14473 жыл бұрын
Speaking of amps reminds me of a channel I really like, Fazio Electric. A young woman works on vintage amps and other equipment.
@eileenw60023 жыл бұрын
Alex your descriptive analysis of the Max Webber album cover was hilarious!!! 😂😂😂
@JeanStAubin-nl9uo3 жыл бұрын
So much fun! Thanks Alex!
@lisacates41853 жыл бұрын
Cool finds,love the walking sticks
@unbiasedobserver3 жыл бұрын
My Mom had an amp just like that. My brother inherited it. ☺️. I inherited her 1924 Gibson acoustic guitar.
@CuriosityIncorporated3 жыл бұрын
Nice guitar!
@forgottenfurbabies33152 жыл бұрын
The Rain album is special! You come across the neatest stuff! You would have a blast at my house but nothing is for sale. However there are a few things I just might donate depending on shipping as I live in Texas just south of Dallas. Happy hunting! I sold a camera I was given for $2000.00 to a guy in Scotland. I do come across a lot of cool stuff myself but I don’t have a shop. I just purchased a storage which had about 3000 Pokémon cards which many first editions and old hologram cards. Paid $80.00 for the unit. No one paid attention to the mid century wooden chairs but I did. OMGoodness the cookie jar is so cute!!
@tclkp283 жыл бұрын
I woulda bought that Doobie Brothers album! It has "what a fool believes " on it.. I could hear that song all day!
@gosportjamie3 жыл бұрын
Irradiated coffee... Well, that'll brighten up your morning... With a nice, healthy atomic green glow...
@Bill237993 жыл бұрын
Max Webster's hairline was not receding......it was in full retreat.
@hilaryc32033 жыл бұрын
I googled, it has not fully escaped and is gone. Admittedly he looks so much better.
@h2ofield3 жыл бұрын
I dunno, Bill, how's your hair looking these days?
@AdamosDad3 жыл бұрын
16:34 Broken ear bud?? lol didn't know they had them back then. 18:39 we brought those cue sticks back from the west pacific in the late sixties, they became popular in the US in the middle 70's.
@jmcosmos3 жыл бұрын
OOOOooooh! The amp is a Model 1482, a rebadged Danelectro with two 6V6 power tubes, two 12AX7s, and a 6AU6 tremolo tube driving a 12" Fisher speaker.
@kelzpei3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Max Webster was an old rocker from 35...40 yrs ago, the song Check was a fave back then..which i think is on that vinyl you have, think he was/is from Ontario, cool how you find obscure albums. (My grandparents used to own a ton of vinyls)
@tzzz73 жыл бұрын
I have one of those pool cue's. Found it in a dive biker bar in the early 80's. Not good cue's but pretty cool.
@normasapp5093 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the show!!
@watsondna3 жыл бұрын
The round brass head of the que unscrews and has a rubber bump in it.
@Franknank3 жыл бұрын
Rain is a Beatles tribute band and Max Webster is the name of a band , the guy on the cover is Kim Mitchell.
@spongebobsqueeze3 жыл бұрын
A banana yellow onesie! Thanks Alex ,Milk just shot out of my nose.
@tinakercher87683 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed that too! I am glad I wasn’t drinking milk when I heard it.
@farcuf3 жыл бұрын
Could have watched for hours! Fascinating!
@grfeld843 жыл бұрын
On that Max Webster album, he played and sang with some of the members of RUSH!
@mvisser42303 жыл бұрын
Better home and garden cookbooks are quite collectable right now.
@Susanfuzz3 жыл бұрын
Those records in the Sunlight boxes probably smelled better than the ones my husband bought from the smokers…. Whew! They STANK 😫😭 We gently cleaned the covers with baby wipes and… it worked :) Otherwise, they were NOT staying Led Zep or not!
@foxgloved13 жыл бұрын
I had most of those albums and a great stereo system brought back a lot of memories of good days gone by
@AZHITW3 жыл бұрын
OMG The Babies! I went to their concert in Arizona many many moons ago.
@cindyluwho6020033 жыл бұрын
Oh, no, no NO! We will NOT be dissin' Mr. Kim Mitchell!!
@adelaidemorningstar18703 жыл бұрын
Stephen foster greatest hits sounds amazing
@HoschtonBoy3 жыл бұрын
Rain was a Canadian pop band back in 1972.
@ItsaRomethingeveryday3 жыл бұрын
Alex I wish we lived closer , am an avid audiophile, have been collecting a very long time and am super interested in those pieces you showed in this vid, Serious inquiry, please let me know, as my collection so far doesn't have anything this desirable in it so far except for my Pioneer 8500 series 2 amplifier,,it has pre-maine hook ups on it that would quick connect to the one in the vid, Hoping to hear a reply on this, Sincerely Rome, Front fellow creator here and long time viewers of your content,,have enjoyed watching you grow the business to see the family into it as well, watching the little ones grow up right here, You have a wonderful Family and a Great personality, which is what I really like bout you, A respectable Genuiness, Take Care, Staysafe
@janvafa99593 жыл бұрын
Might want to check some of his other videos or the community page of his KZfaq channel to see if there is a way to contact him directly… I seldom see him respond (other than to heart a comment) on these vids… if you can catch a Live and do a superchat those seem to get responded to… just too many subscribers now…
@CuriosityIncorporated3 жыл бұрын
Drop me an email to Curiosityedmonton@gmail.com
@longmowervideo3 жыл бұрын
Love the Antiques Roadshow harp.
@iamgabriel58233 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately those marbles are extremely common and low value. Certainly nicely organized.
@bettinawhitlock45933 жыл бұрын
Intrigued about the old guitar. Would make a great gift to my husband, Let me know where it is by now please. Love your show, your family...
@maddieadams753 жыл бұрын
Nice items ♥️
@lawanafolmar91073 жыл бұрын
The yellow outfits are really something. Not sure what they are but that are something
@michelthor41173 жыл бұрын
Max webster has a look. Receeding hair lines obviously rocked back in the day.
@DeannaBrownlee3 жыл бұрын
I was JUST thinking . . . "Today would be the perfect day for a Curiosity Inc. video." And minutes later, BAM, a video appears!
@jordynoleymom3 жыл бұрын
It’s always a good day for a CI episode. Hello from another fellow zebra. I just listened to a couple of your videos! EDS isn’t fun. My son has POTS as well. Hang in there! The healthcare where I live in Saskatchewan isn’t any better when it comes to finding a knowledgeable doctor. My genetics doc is ten hours away from me in Calgary.
@DeannaBrownlee3 жыл бұрын
@@jordynoleymom Oh my gosh hi!! I'm so excited to meet another zebra! But it's bittersweet that you understand my struggles as well as you do. My geneticist is only about 2 to 2.5 hours away. But our healthcare is based on health insurance, which is often inaccessible and inadequate at best. I'm still fighting for an income (been fighting for it since 2008!) but I'll never give up. Keep fighting the good fight! I'm right there with you in the healthcare trenches!