70 Years of estate treasures! What will I find?!?

what will I find in this 70 year stash of goodies?! watch and see on today's treasure opening video!

[@dr.rotwang]

You should clean/mount/use that bell in your store. It would look great on your penny counter.

[@lindawolffkashmir2768]

The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat, side by side on the window sat…. This was one of those poem books they make for kids similar to The Owl and the Pussycat.

[@mrpaul5726]

Great Haul, reminds me of the saying "I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."

[@janeysiegrist5061]

Good morning crew, made even better by the fact that I am drinking my coffee watching my favorite KZbin creator rummage through treasure 😆

[@reginadecuzzi9189]

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 - July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the House of Representatives and as the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. in office March 5, 1913 - June 9, 1915

[@lantanalady329]

You are incredibly pleasant to listen to 😀

[@joellenmeek658]

And always interesting

[@michelleleonard2421]

He is knowledgeable. Pleasant voice!

[@Snarkapotamus]

Hit those marbles with a black light and separate out the ones that glow. And Siam became Thailand in 1939 so Bob was right on the age...some seriously cool stuff!

[@bound4sunshine]

Alex - That Teddy Bear was the same type of Teddy I had when I was a little girl in the early 70's. It was my first Teddy Bear and a gift from my grandmother who loved going to estate sales and swap meets. It was taken away from me a few years later because I was told I was too old to carry around a Teddy, it disappeared one day while I was attending 1st grade. I cried for weeks after that. I was bought a new Teddy bear but it was never the same. I still hold grudges about the "parenting" I received, but seeing that Teddy in your video was such a wonderful treat. I am glad to see another one made it through all these years. Warms my heart and I am thankful you showed it!

[@lizbrown7232]

That's very sad, people worried about such silly stuff then. I guess every era has crazy theories on raising children. Sorry that happened to you.

[@jakinelson4007]

Yes, sorry this happened to you. That kind of stuff is so hard to process at such a young age. Glad you found some joy in seeing a bear like yours 🙂👌🏼

[@franceswatts4001]

Oh that is cruel! My 6 year old granddaughter takes her teddy everywhere. In fact he is actually her mother’s teddy, and her mother (my daughter) always had him on her bed, even as an adult.

[@bound4sunshine]

@@franceswatts4001 I kept every special toy my son had growing up. I never wanted him to have those kinds of memories too. I want his kids to play with them someday and maybe their kids too

[@sarahwardle5556]

I love these videos its like rummaging through old boxes by proxy

[@debraluxford2793]

Wow, what an interesting collection of items! Alex you certainly do get to have a lot of fun.

[@gailjohnston6102]

Unbelievable. Love the pipes.

[@catsmeow501]

Those and the holders were quite unique.

[@My2ndnephew]

I sure enjoyed this episode. My fingers wouldn't stay still, I wanted to dig in the boxes, too. Fun!

[@greencoloredstar]

Those art deco playing cards are amazing! 😍

[@Cecilia-fc3sg]

Oh what a fun video to watch! Such neat and old toys. So many things.

[@ckblondiee]

Such wonderful finds!

[@nancyholm2995]

It is so exciting to see what treasures await inside each box! The breadth of your knowledge is amazing! I get that feeling of anticipation just like when I was young visiting relatives with my mother and a box of toys would be placed on the floor for my brothers and me to explore! 😍😍😍

[@Carolbearce]

Wow you found some amazing items for your store in this pick,

[@patriciayoung3267]

This was one of the most fun hauls you have unboxed for us. Really nice fun things.

[@RedKittieKat]

What I wouldn't give for those old True Story Mags! What great finds! ♥

[@tammynelson6554]

Me as well

[@differenttakethanmost]

He sells the stuff he finds... shoot him an email 🤓😎

[@marystrenke6299]

My mom had True Story magazines. Hadn't thought of them in ages☺️

[@RedKittieKat]

@@differenttakethanmost I'd be afraid of what the shipping would be down here to NY ;)

[@zimnizzle]

These boxes held some amazingly beautiful finds! It’s wonderful to know these treasures are still out there in the world. They sure don’t make them like this any more.

[@jackiechapman8189]

Awesome collection of various items that are really desirable.. What a great find that antique Rolex watch this is certainly nice to have.. Stay safe all.. Much love from Indiana.. 👍💕🔥⚾😷

[@cholman4248]

What a fabulous haul...I think your silver tea pot is actually a coffee pot. Milk glass collectors LOVE marbles. Lots made from left over milk glass, and slag glass.

[@davidcraddock7011]

very impressive mix of obscure items, enjoyed seeing all of it, the Ray Gun reminds me of Burk Rogers and Ming. William Jennings Bryan, " Scopes trial" counsel

[@lynnedelacy2841]

No baseball in that pack as they are English cigarettes. My dad used to smoke Players cigarettes and they had a sailor in an old fashioned uniform on the front and dad used his dad magic by rolling up a small piece of cigarette paper and wetting it slightly, putting it in the sailors mouth having made a hole in the pack to put it in It then got lit and it looked like the sailor was smoking ! So exciting!! Players slogan was ‘Players please’ I went on a tour of the Queen Mary in the 1960s in Southampton I think, before it was sold abroad

[@NitrousDiecast]

That was a great selection of items; thank you for including me in the video, it was a lot of fun!

[@jeno264]

Now I have a face to the name!! 😎😎

[@NitrousDiecast]

@@jeno264 I have been in a couple of other videos too 😁

[@kathycash4419]

That was fun seeing what’s in all the mystery boxes! You got some great loot. Finding a Rolex was nice too. 👍

[@NitrousDiecast]

I couldn’t believe Alex found that Rolex, i had joked with him a moment earlier about a Rolex possibly being in one of the boxes…ha ha ha.

[@debbieherrick9414]

I love the squeak your door has. Just like ole time stores I remember...hope you never grease it.😊

[@lisam5576]

I'm from Preston (now part of Cambridge, Ontario) and grew up very close to the Savage Shoe factory. Cambridge had several shoe factories and I used to wear shoes from Savage when I was a kid. Great to see a box in such great shape!

[@donnaevans2005]

So many cool old toys! And great watches! Good finds!

[@KKSgranny]

The smoking pipes in their cases ate called Calabash pipes. Some can be very valuable but most are in the $200 range for resale.

[@tinyTears]

You got some great finds for your shop there Alex 🎉

[@joyporter4294]

Wow! Such cool finds!!

[@laurengriffin5713]

I smile every time you say Tickety Boo lol.

[@debrapower8673]

You will have to update your opening soon. Please keep the part Honey I’m home by Hans.

[@dorothyd.6506]

So much fun! Really great finds; this is my favorite unboxing of treasures I've seen in a while. Loved that hat with all the pins, the tobacco cards, '30's art deco toys and decals and the big mohair teddy bear. Wish I could come up and see you and your wonderful store. Thank you for sharing the unboxings with us. I enjoy every one!

[@wcrader60]

William Jennings Bryan was a presidential candidate, but probably better known as the prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial.

[@garycook2355]

Famous for his "cross of gold" speech?

[@ediefolta9494]

That campaign button for William Jennings Bryan is probably pretty valuable! He ran in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 US presidential elections. He also served in the House of Representatives and as the Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson.

[@ediefolta9494]

@@garycook2355 -- yes!

[@joyeddlemon798]

I have a large match book collection and mine are all intact with the matches still in them. 😃

[@tamelatoggle2897]

Wooooo whooooo! Score ,score ,score ..... A incredible collection with a Lifetime of memories . They all landed in the right hands ! Congratulations on all those great finds !

[@deborahb7284]

Avery exciting time going through the boxes! Great there were many memories and a good return for your investment. I used to play marbles with the boys in the very early 60s in the dirt on my stomach with the boys during recess.

[@d.a.scrimgeour7713]

What fun boxes to go through with you !!

[@Youngmom68]

I have a box full of True Romance magazines from the '30's and 40's. They belonged to my great aunts. So cute!

[@azmike1]

This is the best treasure finds I've seen you get! Absolutely beautiful stuff! My mouth was agape. What a find!

[@mcwatersd]

That is such a cool collection of things that you picked up this time. One of the earliest collections that I think I have seen you unbox. Keep Safe❤Keep Well ❤

[@elenbeattie]

The St Michael silver coloured tin with all of the books in it is from Marks and Spencer in the UK I think! Likely a biscuit tin 😊

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

Yes, definitely from Marks and Spencer in the UK. The tin looks at least 50 years old. Their modern tins are all beautifully decorated. The St Michael trademark hasn't been used for many years.

[@lynnedelacy2841]

That St Michael tin is definitely Marks and Spencer and most certainly a biscuit tin Because of its lack of decoration and perfunctory logo makes me think that it was possibly used in store from a time years and years ago when M&S used to sell loose groceries like biscuits and you could buy as many or as few as you liked without being restricted by pack sizes. All these trendy stores today where you can buy by weight seem to think they invented this method of shopping - nope your Victorian /Edwardian ancestors - right up to pre supermarket would recognise this way to shop

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

@@lynnedelacy2841 Yes, you're dead right. I don't remember M&S actually selling loose biscuits but our local grocer did. You voted buy a bag of your favourite or a mixed assortment, all wrapped in brown paper bags fastened with a twist at the corners 😁

[@lynnedelacy2841]

@Jane Austin I’m straining to remember but I think they did and that’s exactly the type of tin the biscuits would be in, bigger I think than the usual retail tin

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

@@lynnedelacy2841 Yes, the tins were about 10 or 12 inch cubes.

[@27kjh]

Some really interesting finds.

[@michelleg9194]

Omg I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana! Awesome collection

[@sand3882]

Some of my favorite digging! What fun! 🤓

[@DeeLTFL]

These boxes are such great finds. If it wasn't for you, many of us would never see any of these gorgeous historic items.

[@maddieadams75]

Epic finds, ♥️

[@gubbie2u]

Great stuff! I love all the ephemera!

[@borderprepper]

that campaign pin is William Jennings Bryan and is a good find.

[@sandyg3639]

There were so many interesting items in this collection. What fun to go through them all. Thank you for sharing these finds with us.

[@debfore8619]

You have the most entertaining channel!! Thank you so much for sharing your life's work.

[@chrisstott4100]

Being from Indiana it looks like the souvenir from Indianapolis is of the Soldiers and Sailor's Monument. It was dedicated in 1902 as a memorial to the Hoosiers who fought in the past wars. We became a state in 1816.

[@camicri4263]

I am glad you found your marbles😂😂😂 Couldn't help it! 🤣

[@violagirl6132]

Incredible stuff!!!

[@scrapgirl82]

Josh’s gentleman carpenter friend Cliff might love those pipes!

[@domwatts8314]

That Rolex is a cool find! Probably worth 2-3k. Looks like cal 1210, ref. N62960, movement signed Mentres Rolex SA, Geneva Swiss 17 jewels, within a rolled gold and steel case. Pretty neat!

[@annaholiday3881]

Thanks I would like to know value of items. Sometimes a price comes up but not often. Probably everyone wanted to know it’s value

[@TXMEDRGR]

That was a great find. Very enjoyable to watch the unpacking.

[@moseinsocks238]

Felt sorry for Dave. You could tell he wanted to hold the toys!

[@NitrousDiecast]

I looked at them after the video! 😁

[@MegaBrenda1970]

@@NitrousDiecast are you Dave?

[@NitrousDiecast]

@@MegaBrenda1970 i am Dave

[@MegaBrenda1970]

@@NitrousDiecast glad you got to go through the stuff 😁

[@laurengriffin5713]

I was happy to see he had someone to help be his extra hands!

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

Interesting to see the Australian National Airlines flyer. A piece of Australia's aviation history. In Oct 1957, Australian National Airways (ANA), (established in 1936) succumbed to Ansett Airlines offer of £3.3 million for their airline. The new entity was called Ansett-ANA, the name it retained until Nov1968, when it became Ansett Airlines of Australia. Ansett Airlines was in service for 65 years. Sadly, it was forced into liquidation in 2001. Their last flight was in March 2002.

[@kerrylynnparsons9441]

Great history lessons, Alex! Some truly interesting finds. 😊❤️🇨🇦

[@pennyadams2865]

Wow! Flushing is the town right next to our town! Great small town. Loved seeing the People's State Bank bag. How cool!! Hello from Michigan

[@macorourke2222]

Totally amazing stuff Alexander. Thanks for sharing 😀 👍 ♥️ 🇨🇦 🎉🎉👏👏👏👏🎉🎉💯💯

[@lizzyq844]

William j Bryant ran for president and was the Secretary of State under Wilson. He resigned before WWI because he didn’t agree with the US getting involved and argued for the US to stay on the silver standard. He also argued and won the Scopes Money trial and died shortly afterwards. Here was a Christian and a silver tongued orator in much demand for his speeches.

[@trukklob2227]

You found more interesting items in one short episode than "American Pickers" has found collectively in ten seasons! Keep up the great work!

[@thebeardedcat]

no F

[@christinevr7698]

So true!

[@letadesanto6825]

The musical bear randomly sounding off in the background sends chills 😆

[@mavahuth5044]

You are smart, you corrected you're self. From Buffalo to Bison.

[@Redsquirl30]

would love to see those marbles. The bags they came in were cool too.

[@_JanetLouise]

what a score! great fun. love your enthusiasm!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

I’m sure others have commented, but Williams Jennings Bryan ran for President in the US 3 times, losing all. He went in to be Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. He was well known as a great orator in the US. That must be quite old since he ran around the turn of the last century.

[@margarettallett762]

Some cool found for sure! Finally got they the video. Busy weekend meant no social media time for me!! Have a wonderful week with lots of completions and surprises!!!

[@AfterTheRains]

Loved going through your latest finds with you. Such a lot of great items and colourful too. 🚗 🚙

[@markgb]

You should get one of your kids photographing things like the stickers and saving to a website, before they disappear into someone's collection

[@lisacraze1]

William Jennings Bryan ran for President multriple times- He is famous for his “Cross of Gold” speech.

[@briancallanglancy8032]

👍👍👍👍👍🍀 interesting finds.

[@robingoyette1935]

That was very cool to see the Mickey Mouse shoe box. My father in law worked at Savage Shoe Company. The building is now condos.

[@cathy3546]

Savage Shoes in Edmonton? On Whyte Avenue?

[@brendapatterson7123]

I love Savage Shoes! My daughter is 30 and I kept her favorite shoes we bought for he from Savage when she was 2 or 3. Beautiful pink and purple leather shoes, on sale for 15 dollars....it was a total splurge that we really couldn't afford.

[@cdd4248]

@@brendapatterson7123 we always spend it all on shoes...LOL

[@michelleleonard2421]

I am from Michigan. Flushing is near Flint. I went to a wedding there once. lol

[@415oakland]

I worked for Western Airlines… so sweet to see

[@lindamesa4941]

So cool I love your unboxing videos! The magazines are amazing!

[@Artista4u10z]

This haul was so cool

[@helentaylor4911]

The silver tin holding the little books. Has St Michaels on it, which is an old Marks and Spencer’s tin.

[@scottlouch3384]

These are my favorite videos Alex- searching through treasure boxes and finding old toys. I just recently picked up the Minic Brewery tractor trailer- with key and the original beer barrels. The Dinky Toys you have are not all pre-war. As a general rule, if the hubs are ridged- they are post-war. If the hubs are smooth, they are pre-war. Thanks for sharing your finds!

[@robynw6307]

Nice to see Dave - well as much as we could with the mask on.

[@NitrousDiecast]

Thanks Robyn! 😁

[@billsweda378]

What fun, felt like a session with the folks, looking through boxes of treasures and listening to their stories. Imagine a teacher having artifacts like these to introduce the next topic of study. That would get them to put down their phones!

[@TomTom.o.]

If that's the right watch it's like worth $8,000 Canadian dollars, son!!!

[@carolyncrider8217]

Wow! The Rolex! SCORE!

[@patmccccc]

And hardly no one in here is talking about it. That watch is worth thousands.

[@NitrousDiecast]

And it’s funny too, as I had joked with Alex just a moment earlier about a Rolex being in the boxes…lol

[@domwatts8314]

@@patmccccc 2-3k I'd say! :) Nice find but not like a Daytona or GMT...now THOSE would be a heck of a find! :D

[@jangrahame4891]

I am not only looking for a five roses cookbook-pre ww2 but an early 1970's (1971-1973) matchbox? Piston Popper car.

[@stephaniepowers-tanguay6346]

What a cool collection of stuff! I love those travel stickers.

[@chelsealeonardbaum23]

Thank you for every single video !!!!

[@deborahsbertoli4126]

Tickety boo? I'm still laughing!

[@louislarose6613]

At 9:04 Those toy guns had a ferro( Like a large lighter flint) rod in them .They sprayed a shower of sparks when the trigger was pulled.

[@tinac4970]

Wow!! These are some incredible finds!

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

You may already know this...the AA monogram on the yellow Dinky toy motorbike and sidecar stands for the Automobile Association. The AA is one of two motoring organisations in the UK which were the first to offer roadside assistance to motorists. The other one is the Royal Automobile Association. Motorists could join either one for a fee, get a badge to mount on the radiator grill and a road atlas full of useful information.

[@lisaakinlabi]

What an amazing valuable collection - a dream to find.

[@WhiteLightningWoman]

I have two of those Fort Garry pots, a coffee and a tea.

[@debshaw680]

I had to look at when elastic bands were invented. It was 1845 so that would be a really old set of cards 😉

[@ellenl.5581]

Sometimes your just out of bands and in a hurry. Or you refuse to buy expensive stuff when you have string which is just as good. Especially since you've been collecting it since you were in short pants.

[@amyrenaud7589]

Lots of that stuff was recruited for the War Effort. So string was probably a preferred option.

[@franceswatts4001]

String lasts longer and does less damage than a sticky perished rubber band (which is what they used to be called).

[@stacykelly9962]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@janesynnot7446]

They were awesome. Thank you. So much fun! 💕💕💕

[@stoner4life765]

I love prospecting found old mine with jackets mining carts last month the thrill of something cool in all that junk makes it worth it