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[@LauraSeeger]

I hope the man who bought the clothing might do an episode with you to show the most unusual outfits and shoes. I'd love to see them and it would make a really good episode! He could think of it as a free ad for his sale of them later on. Please, please....

[@shelleynobleart]

Yes yes yes! Fantastic idea!

[@nicolethijs5428]

Great idea!

[@lavenderlilac8920]

I've been wondering if the clothing man might find money or other good stuff in pockets, shoes, etc. People do hide stuff in shoe toes and pockets. It would be fun to see a video or two about the clothing, as you suggest, Laura Seeger.

[@Nancy_S]

Wonderful idea!

[@lindamesa4941]

That would be amazing! I know there is stuff in there that I use to wear in the 70's it would be cool to see it all!! Alex just doesn't have time!! Dont you love this???

[@KattJett]

There are numerous TV shows that attempt to help people who have suffered difficult life circumstances and ended up hoarding. They usually end up denigrating the person, their belongings or their situation. You are very much the opposite! You are always excited to see their keepsakes and treasures; you depict their difficulties with compassion and grace; and you ultimately display them as interesting and unique people who had a valuable impact on the world around them. Thank you!

[@carbon8ng]

Alex is very respectful of people and it shows in everything he does. Wish we could clone many more of him! Kudos, Alex!

[@nicolethijs5428]

You phrazed that very well!

[@michellesmixedmediamadness]

I agree and think the levity has it's place in this. Alex needs a way to decompress through this process and his jokes are just a way to relieve some stress, IMHO. Sometimes things that were once very nice become so old and unusable due to neglect that at the point that Alex comes in, those items loser their usefulness and need to be tossed. I bet it's tough to decide what to keep and what's trash.

[@carbon8ng]

That's the symptom that creates the phenomenon of hoarding. People lose the mental ability to make the distinction between what could be still useful and what needs to be tossed. It becomes easier just to hang onto everything until they can no longer function in their own home that has become a warehouse for " STUFF".

[@tanialee7433]

I was thinking the same. I couldn't have said it better.

[@barbeskilson6132]

I think you’re being quite respectful. This series is addictive!

[@brandyrios3394]

a woman in my area went to an estate sale that was being run by the bank. She got there late and they were loading the items that didn't sell onto a truck. They had a small sewing basket in their hands and the woman asked if she could buy it. When she got home she went thru the basket and found 2 brooches. She ended up taking them to the jeweler and then to Christie's where they sold for enough for her to pay for 4 years of college for her daughter. What better place to hide valuable jewels than in a sewing basket.

[@helenmacdonald6029]

Wow that is really cool. I love that she paid for her daughters education

[@susanmercurio1060]

That's a top pocket find! 😂

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Knowing just how expensive college is in America, that's an incredible find. Here's hoping that daughter is able to find a dream job with that college degree.

[@brandyrios3394]

@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 this happened a long long time ago. Don't know what the daughter ended up doing. The town jeweler was the one that told me about it.

[@deboraballes9044]

That's amazing!!! I collect buttons and in a $3 button box (the ones that are cut off of old clothes, nothing nice) I found a gold tooth!! I know it is a bit gross but it was about 5 or 6 grams of gold....🤣🤣

[@douceurdevivre9]

Does anyone else wish they could help Alex with this house?? LOL

[@ArtfulShelley]

Does anyone else feel their lungs constrict, think about how much stuff they've accumulated themselves, and think "that weight vest Hans is wearing could have coins stacked as weights"?

[@NailHeavenAshford]

If I was in Canada and lived near the house I’d be in there volunteering as quick as a rat up a drainpipe.

[@connieo3618]

I would also volunteer! Looks like fun!

[@sundance81677]

My allergies are respectfully screaming NO!

[@OfficialAuntMoose]

Yes! And take home one of those vintage suitcases.

[@gaylaroof612]

Looking @ that container of scissors, i had to chuckle. Everytime my mother lost her scissors, she'd look & look & LOOK for them. NEVER finding them, she'd go buy another pair. When she died, i collected a FULL plastic grocery bag of scissors!!! I told her...LOOK! I found your scissors!!!!! 😂😂😂

[@mechanicaldavid4827]

You told your Mother this _after_ she passed away?

[@NilZed1]

@@mechanicaldavid4827 sure, why not? I've told my mom a few things since she died!

[@gaylaroof612]

@@mechanicaldavid4827 Sure!...just in case she was looking down, & watching me! 😂😂😂😂

[@danielletaylor994]

My father died last year. We counted 42 pairs of scissors!

[@gaylaroof612]

@@danielletaylor994 im sorry for your loss. Sounds like he did the same thing mother did! Well, i figured i'd never run outta scissors! ❤❤

[@woodengamer]

If the organ piano goes to charity, does that make you an organ donor?

[@carbon8ng]

Groan! ( Grins widely)

[@loritanner4478]

Good one!🤣

[@seanmartin2791]

That was worthy of Alex!

[@clairedesrosiers7398]

Yes indeed!( organ donor, pitch note!)

[@kaseythomas9646]

Joke was made in pat videos, more than once!

[@doris1826]

"Gritty" is the perfect description of this type of clean out. Alex, you are being very respectful, so please don't be discouraged.

[@lgsees745]

I agree Doris, in these times, I know I can watch his channel and feel good, and hopefully pass on his kindness.

[@lfuentes4098]

Everything is a treasure to someone. This was an interesting and creative woman.

[@banshee7743]

The "dresser" that you were looking in for keys looks like the bottom part of a secretary desk as it has a keyhole. Flip it open because there are usually a bunch of cubbies and secret slide out drawers to explore.

[@jewelssylva3738]

That's what I was thinking too.

[@sonnyeclipse2227]

If it's anything like some old bureaus I've seen, the upper part will have hidden slide-outs to stash valuables in! It's worth checking to see it any wood has a strange seam/gaps/ feels loose!

[@rachelh5211]

Many antique sewing machines also have two hidden drawers at the top. You open what looks like the top drawer, then there's a tab you push up on to release the hidden drawer. The hidden drawer is only like an inch or so deep, but that's enough to stash cash, coins, or important papers. I have one that was my great grandmother's. When I discovered the hidden drawers in mine, I found some old social security documents, a sales receipt from the days of when stores would let you put purchases on a tab and you could pay it whenever you had the cash, and a court papers for my grandpa driving drunk.

[@katndon]

People with money tend to have false drawer bottoms. Pull every drawer out.

[@HeartOfHippie]

Another surprise?! I don’t think Alex can take it 😂😂😂

[@whynot8586]

You say "it's not that exciting" to watch you sort through everything, but, I could watch you go through drawers, boxes and rooms for hours!

[@denisestevens8345]

I so agree!

[@paintedpony2935]

Start with YOU being that friend.

[@Project2013B]

The amount of dust in the video makes me want to take a shower.

[@jamineregnier2924]

My eyes are itching watching this!

[@rachelgoulet848]

I legit had to stop and go neti pot a couple of times because my nose would not stop itching!

[@laurenringel8399]

I want to walk through with a handheld vacuum.

[@kajinsautumn9833]

I find myself holding my breath at times!

[@allywallydd]

I'm pretty sure I sympathetically sneezed a few times from it LOL

[@womanofthewoods690]

I don’t comment often but have been watching since the Potter’s house series. Thank you. Just thank you. During these times your videos are saving my sanity and faith in mankind.

[@lynnmaupin-simpson1215]

Boy do I agree with that! Plus it's an adventure into times past. "FUNKY TOWN"! I noticed she did alot of embroidery and macrame. I was teaching a coworker to sew for all of a few hours when she decided she was no longer interested. I bought a $600.00 designer coat at Goodwill for $16.00. We were going to deconstruct the coat just to see how well it was made. The fabric,design of the coat and the charmeuse lining were to die for. I worked with someone who could wear a size 2 so I gave her the coat. My friends wind up with gifts from Goodwill. The store has crap furniture,no glassware but it does have designer clothes. I found a designer shirt and bought it for the fabric. Then I decided it was too pretty to cut up. It is a see through organza shirt. The colors are hot pink magenta, purple and lavender. There are also citrus green pieces. All are iridescent. Some pieces are embroidered paisleys . Some are ruched. It is a visual delight for $2.99. A hot stuff 80 year old is getting it. I loved the Potter's house. It is just fun

[@sand3882]

@@lynnmaupin-simpson1215 , hot stuff 80 year old...lol. I got a great mental picture.

[@lgsees745]

Amen!

[@christianrhansen1990]

I'm really liking this series ,just like the potters house

[@nikkimoor4256]

i was just saying the same thing!

[@lindamesa4941]

Better this place is nice and clean minus all that dust!!

[@maleslayer1]

I'm the same really enjoying this vlogs

[@ivydickson7596]

@@maleslayer1 I check youtube multiple times a day to see if there is a new post. Usually coming in at 6am a day ahead of where Canada is.

[@maleslayer1]

@@ivydickson7596I think this is my favourite youtuber. I think alex is funny never missed a vlog. I've watch the potter house 3 times now.

[@nancyhurt7145]

Our grandmother was a hoarder and hundreds of purses were thrown away until I discovered she had folded up hundreds of dollars of currency which she had had sewn into the linings and carefully sewn shut. She was hiding money from grandad. Hate to think of how much money went to the dump!

[@HannahMattox]

I totally love how much Hans and Zinovia adore you. You're a good person and they're also good people, and that's a rarity ❤️

[@jrand2631]

This house keeps giving, and it was - as I expected - a wealthy person's property. It is not the stuff you usually find in a more "ordinary" hoarders house. This is the best series on youtube for the moment. 👍👍👍

[@justadragonryu]

As someone who thrifted 90% of what I own, I count on people like you who donate mass quantities of good stuff. Finding that treasure amongst the trash is incredible.

[@PhilVanVeldhuizen]

Alex: "Oh this show ain't over yet, folks" Me: *smiles* Keep up the great content!

[@bm88880]

Hans is a awesome friend to have, his help and his girlfriend are gracious pair on ur friends list to have! 🙏🙏👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰

[@jorgehurford1742]

never heard that expression before: "Sewing notions". Here (in UK) this would be called HABERDASHERY.

[@dianedeck]

yes we say sewing notions here in the U.S. or Sewing supplies, definately not haberdashery. lol but that does sound like something Mary Poppins would say. haha.

[@susanmercurio1060]

"Haberdashery" in the U.S. refers to hatmaking

[@Chahlie]

Hmm, I would also think haberdashery is the finished product, especially accessories, while notions is things like thread, elastic, trims. Interesting.

[@bluelady111]

Haberdashery definition is: NORTH AMERICAN men's clothing and accessories. BRITISH small items used in sewing, such as buttons, zippers, and thread; notions

[@sophiaoldford7806]

In Canada, where we are bilingual in more than one way (English & French, British & American), haberdashery falls in the men's accessories definition. What Alex was looking through is definitely in the notions department. 🙂

[@LurkerSmurf]

"Here's the junk drawer" Alex says, in a house packed to the rafters.

[@maryanderson3542]

😆

[@BoobooSnafu]

Hahahahahaha.....i missed that part....too funny !😂

[@kathleen2372]

I love seeing Hans and Zenobia, romance born out of kindness during the Potter House series and finding Hans a new home. The ripple effect of your life is something I’m in awe of.

[@shitihellskotta]

I was thinking the same. It's wonderful ❤

[@greyferguson9319]

They are so good for each other and to each other. Hans looks so happy and healthy.

[@abbie6326]

Lovely couple and so very hard working. I think Alex has friends for life with this couple.

[@TravelingNana]

This is so much fun!

[@Oglulubell]

If you give, you get twice in return 😊. I absolutely love this channel and the community it’s created

[@michelleeddy815]

If people think you are not feeling in this process, they have not watched you enough. You and your family are the real deal. Good people to the core. This home and it's contents could not be in more caring hands.

[@saltyspirateden]

LOL, that old TV is what we had when I was a kid, the "remote" was my little brother, 'hey, go change the channel !!'

[@ivydickson7596]

Ours was ffdd, for fast forward Deana D........n, the eldest daughter. haha. The kids still say it, even though they are in their forties and have kids.

[@magickmoi1261]

LOL

[@ivydickson7596]

We thought we were real posh and up to date when we got a VCR with a corded remote that you tripped over.

[@basstrammel1322]

20 years ago I had enourmus ambitions for building a gaming computer into the case on such TV. Turning the screen part into a aquarium that was the pause stillbild on the national channel here. I never could get my had on any, and propably for the best. would be a hassle to visit LAN parties.

[@tstass1321]

i was a remote when I was a kid LOL

[@geoflilgestudio]

Hey Alex - If you ever have old tools to donate look into the non-profit Edmonton Tool Library, they accept tool donations..(and lend them out to Edmontonians)..cheers

[@CatsMeow14]

"I don't know what that is...some sort of big thing." That's how I would feel uncovering everything. This series is both addictive and motivational to go through my basement. After just one more episode.

[@shinyshinythings]

I like to listen while I get things done, if I just sit and watch I feel like a slug!

[@georgiamoon7513]

I enjoy all things you find cannot quit watching ! Yes, is so hard to throw things away,but do not want family to laugh at my goodies and junk!!

[@janelle1120]

Hans you are a true blessing to everyone you help!

[@TXMEDRGR]

I can't help but get excited when Alex finds a new stash of money and/or jewelry. I hope he finds million dollars.

[@goldiemckernan1189]

It occurs to me that with tiny vials of valuables laying around, you have to hire people you trust not to pocket that stuff!

[@jasonallemani3350]

my thoughts exactly

[@debsylvania]

What an amazing "collection" of things this is. It strikes me as quite the dichotomy, the giant jumble of shoes and each with an insert so that it will keep its shape. Care and chaos all in one tiny space.

[@carolyn6001]

truth and so many of them and how worn they were.... I can't wrap my head around that. some appeared to be well used. It takes me a long time to wear out one pair of shoes and they had so many. I keep things to a minimum so I can find them... I can't imagine so much stuff and $$$ to just go buy another to replace what I have already lost in my own mess... and hundreds of replacements. smh.

[@laurigardner6227]

You get confused and muddled and then start buying stuff and collecting stuff. You don’t throw away things, you keep them as a way of holding on. A good example is when the woman went to Hawaii and bought pretty much entire floral outfits and then packed them away.

[@gladysanderson1351]

@@laurigardner6227 and then can't bear to part with things....

[@11Kristin11]

@@carolyn6001 I thought the same thing! How could she have worn so very many pairs of shoes often enough for the wear on the soles?!

[@JerieAnneCrafts]

THERE’s the box cutter you needed for the carpet!!!

[@1962pjh]

I think that is why he tossed it back into the drawer. Lots of icky carpeting upstairs.

[@emk7132]

Hahaha my thought exactly

[@ArtfulShelley]

I thought, "that's a tool! Goes in the tool bin!"

[@rachelh5211]

@@ArtfulShelley Possibly he left it there both so he can locate and use it later, and also because it would be dangerous to have an exposed blade in the middle of a bin of tools that someone will be sorting in the future.

[@joanneo5013]

I think you’re doing a great job. If you had a year to go through everything that would be different, but you have to be realistic. You’re saving what you can, delegating what you can and donating what you can, giving all sorts of items a second life.

[@GLN14659]

Well said!

[@Tracy_R]

I'm reassessing my life. I want to give it away, sell it, throw it away? I have so much stuff that I think okay... it's of value and I see what happens. I don't want to be a burden after I'm gone cuz you can't take it with you right

[@l.m.2404]

Alex sets a good example by going the auction route. I have used them to sell furniture that I did not want to store before leaving for a sabbatical...what a relief. :)

[@1962pjh]

Yes, write a list of the things you absolutely can't part with and then, give to family, charity and the recycling. My mom did that around three years before she passed. It was a burden she didn't want to leave on us. It was sad enough cleaning out her house, and thanks to her, it didn't take very long.

[@ShipCreek]

It will be trashed after you go. If you want it treated with respect you need to deal with it yourself. I did my home and its been a huge relief to live without so much stuff around.

[@BeverlyBaxley]

@@1962pjh My mom did the same for us. It was a one day project, much appreciated.

[@susanmercurio1060]

@@1962pjh : My aunt Margaret did the same thing.

[@lindajohnson7838]

From the content I would say that there was a costume makers business going on, or a costume shop for theater or movies. Lots of period patterns and fabrics...hats and shoes in various sizes....various embellishments for clothing...dress form...multiple sewing machines. The business was probably located somewhere else and closed. It than became necessary to centralize the remaining inventory at the house. You should look into it.

[@Oglulubell]

Who else started saying “more scissors” out loud when Alex did? 😊

[@maureenkarkos9882]

Could be a drinking game! Take a drink every time he find some scissors.

[@justsandy4381]

You’d be dead

[@l.m.2404]

As a person that sews, I am guilty of having more scissors then most of my friends but this lady wins. lol

[@Oglulubell]

@@l.m.2404 I don’t sew but learned a long time ago to have a scissor handy and now have one in every room in my house. Open any drawer and I have a scissor 😀. I had a houseguest notice. Said it was awesome that I had a scissor everywhere.

[@Oglulubell]

@@maureenkarkos9882 ok ok let’s see how many scissors are found. We might not be able to handle it 😂

[@rexgrl3]

Curiosity Inc was brought to you by the letters "K" and "S"

[@dozern]

"Kindness" and "Sillyness" (well, Alex's jokes are kinda silly ;)

[@nancymontgomery8897]

@@dozern Perfect!

[@jackandpiper]

Haha!

[@maryanderson3542]

😆

[@suerasley7237]

When he made an "S" of himself I laughed so hard I started coughing. Usually I groan with the dad jokes, but I didn't expect that one.

[@stellaroy3758]

When we cleaned out my mother n law’s home ; we found money and coins hidden everywhere; even under a water bed frame. We gave a lot of items and furniture to the historic society that she was a member of and they had a big sale in her memory. I like watching your series a lot. Thank you all from us in Arkansas. USA

[@TheMikeTownsend]

"You can put that little sombrero on your organ!" Moving on......

[@maryanderson3542]

🤣

[@laurigardner6227]

I believe there’s a song about this

[@FOXYCECILIA]

anyone here checking how many minutes left in the video ?? it's like your'e already feeling sad because it's ending... damn it ..I'm already looking forward to tomorrow....LOL..

[@girle5584]

You aren't the only one. From the comments section, it appears people all over the world are going through the same thing.

[@MsPuddledancer]

I thought I was the only one that does that with this dear family. lol

[@jmc-xp6ml]

If he doesn’t post a video for a day, we’ll be having serious withdrawals.

[@FOXYCECILIA]

@@jmc-xp6ml lmao...seriously

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

I was so sad to see it end.

[@donnahughes8409]

You might wanna research that hinged collar dolphin necklace. I seen one on eBay for $700

[@sarahs7804]

Those were original Pyrex bowls in primary colours ..very popular right now

[@sallyjopatriot]

just saw them now, too..

[@buckeyedav1]

I have some 1940's that I cherish sigh.. so much so that I won't use them just look at them they are so pretty. Whoever had mine apparently didn't use them much no scratches on the inside or outside, colors are still shiny and bright. Anna In Ohio.

[@lynettebyrnes1458]

What is the history of the house & the occupant? I'd love to know.

[@greyeaglem]

The red one is worth the most. For some reason that's the one that gets broke most often. Popular size i guess. Those bowls go for pretty good money. My grandma has a set.

[@greyeaglem]

@@lynettebyrnes1458 I don't know their history, but in the comments on the last video Alex said they were a ballerina and concert pianist. I imagine they both toured and traveled a lot.

[@nancymontgomery8897]

Zinovia, dear lady, you are a rad WORKER BEE! I'm amazed at how much you cleared out today. You & Hans have hearts of gold. Thank you for helping Alex with such an enormous project.

[@4thegloryofthelord]

Alex should just hire her at the shop... at least for the jewelry department.🤣

[@KimchiiKnight]

Everyone here is so pleasant and Hans especially seems like such a sweet soul

[@connie3527]

Huge shout out to Hans and Zen for their willingness to help and always, awesome spirit. The world would be a better place if everyone was a friend like them.

[@karens.8107]

They are such hard workers!

[@Rel1369]

I'm sure Alex won't let them go without paying them for their time.

[@kathydavies6746]

A lot of those scissors are dress makers shears and can be resharpened and go for $50+ now a days. Good for auctions. Especially the metal ones.

[@M1NDCR4WL3R]

Alex probably knows that but I hope he sees the comment

[@nancymontgomery8897]

I spotted a tin snips in there too.

[@michaelcharach]

Hey kids, those shiny silver rounds are worth about $40 CDN / 31 USD each. Amazing haul in the kitchen.

[@m.pixley8413]

Watching this makes my apartment look so clean

[@funbunz123]

The crazy thing is this person had to physically go and buy all of this stuff. They didn't have the internet to shop.

[@joshr9417]

Lots and lots of thrift store shopping, you can see the price stickers on some things.

[@edie4321]

I thought that too, especially about all of the scissors.

[@jhanes3791]

Yes, haven't seen an Amazon or ebay box. She physically had to pick those items.

[@joshr9417]

@@jhanes3791 Oh my lands how horrible, no delivery from the thrift store .

[@Laura-mi3nv]

Seems like she sewed, so she may have made plenty of it.

[@memes-me3mz]

I've been gifted bins of sewing notions like that and those vintage trims are a dream to work with

[@lauriehepinstall2636]

I am really enjoying this series. The best part is how respectful all of you are about these collections.

[@gelpen26]

It is fun to vicariously live through you as you pick through stuff. Its satisfying because I am nosey and I don't have to bring any of that stuff home.

[@bombtwenty3867]

I'd never trust people to just clear out the basement and leave behind the gold bars if they found them

[@vernieplummer5148]

I have been impressed in both of these hoarder situations how respectful you have been. I understand that a lot of the things are not worthwhile to sell or are only useful to go to charity. Frankly charity is a much better use for them than sitting around collecting more dust, so you're only doing a good thing. Don't let people get you down about this stuff, you're doing your best.

[@laurengriffin5713]

hes really offering a valuable service in these situations. People arent exactly lining up to do this without charging an awful lot. He isnt going to end up trying to squat in the house or anything destructive, or bail leaving things damaged or unfinished. The guy this was left to really lucked out it was Alex who responded.

[@drfreud65]

I'm extremely grateful I got to watch the Potter's house series before having to tackle my mama's hoard. It taught me a lot about what things are worth something, and an appreciation for recycling things that can be donated. Before that, I would've gotten a dumpster and put many more things into it.

[@nancysworld3675]

Love to see all the treasures. But watching this makes me want to clean my place and get rid of all the stuff I don't need anymore.

[@janusjoplin3987]

Me too

[@gygi2109]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@bluelady111]

Exactly how I felt when I watched hoarder episodes couple months ago. Since then, I kept asking what if? Up-to-date, I got rid of 40% of my stuffs. It's getting harder to get rid of more. Having said and did that, I am not even close to be a hoarder, but definitely, giving away things i don't use or need makes me feel better, healthier and wiser.

[@donnadenauw6887]

Me too!!

[@Cybercombs]

Makes me question if you’re I’m a hoarder.....

[@Sethasss]

those cigars are worth REAL MONEY !!! 200 $ a pack at least

[@peggywilson9929]

I love how you have the respect of the owners to change the title from hoarders house to musician house ❣️❣️❣️very respectful ❣️

[@bartismoellis1052]

One wonders what treasures like money or jewelry left that house in the pockets of the clothes Alex sold. there seems to be a lot of money and jewelry in random places

[@littleone7404]

I'm just wondering if the person who bought the clothes since he knows that jewelry was not included in money was not included will return it

[@markandrews302]

Like in the mattresses !!!

[@charlottetyler5882]

My daughter found gold and diamond jewelry in her late grandmother 's coat pockets.

[@lindakkilgore]

Since those sweet silver coins keep popping up in odd places, I hope you are checking everything. The sewing baskets and tins etc.

[@karlijns4816]

@@dcan911 But can he realistically go through all those pockets, when you see how many bag and boxes of clothing are there? he only has 8 weeks.

[@lukethomas658]

The drawers full of KFC salt packets made me tear up. I remember finding a similar drawer when we cleaned my great uncle's meticulous little house. Ooooh, I collect ocean liner memorabilia, I'm drooling over the Queen Mary poster.

[@Oglulubell]

I find whomever owned this home totally fascinating. I love the time warp. They preserved decades of generations.

[@Tracy_R]

FOR GIGGLES ALEX PLEASE CHECK THE HEATING VENTS FOR MONEY?

[@jhanes3791]

Actually, you're probably right!! Yikes !!

[@bittenrevell3977]

When Hans was thanking viewers for watching, his girlfriend looked on so lovingly and admiringly at him. She is a keeper👍❤️

[@karenk380]

You have saved so much good, usable, sellable stuff from going to the landfill. The planet thanks you😚

[@karenrobinson3186]

I hope none of those canned goods that Hans is tossing out is a faux canned goods safe with screw off top!

[@SunlightParadiseGlassArt]

@@riseabove3133 me too lol

[@classicambo9781]

He was checking - found the tins of money after all 🙂

[@samanthajohnston9269]

I've never seen a flour shaker like that, pretty cool!

[@lisab9541]

I think I remember one or both my grandmothers had that 3 pc set.

[@2wonderful2u]

Clicking like before I start because I’ve waiting impatiently for the next episode 😂

[@michelleleonard2421]

Me too. I can click like before any of Alex's videos because I always like them. Not one has made me regret watching.

[@M1NDCR4WL3R]

exactly!

[@MadMadameMeg]

When you found all the tools the first thing that came to mind was, "oooo, stuff for Josh."

[@scottstewart3884]

Mine was " Makes sense. Once you can't get at your tools in the Basement because of all the clothes......." LOL

[@rachelh5211]

Or Hans....

[@MadMadameMeg]

@@rachelh5211 YES! I hope he lets either or both of them pick through before selling them.

[@toniasalways]

I did too, but donating to charity is probably a better thing. Josh has tools.

[@MadMadameMeg]

@@toniasalways He said in the video he was going to sell them.

[@lynneborradaile3243]

Omg I see all the fabric, notions and sewing machines and I am sad I don't live in Canada . My hands are itching lol 🤣😂😂

[@60sbaby70sgirl]

Watch for some sterling silver thimbles in the sewing notions.

[@rosacanisalba]

Or gold

[@rosacanisalba]

And historic buttons. Silver, gold, enamel etc.

[@sallyjopatriot]

whoever commented that you need a chest mount pro type camera was right. your work would go faster with 2hands,and you would be able to film more.

[@victoriahughes5041]

He has one just can’t find it!

[@GuyWithTheDogs]

I think this is the 883rd time someone has suggested this, and we're only a few episodes into the series. What's the challenge in emptying a hoarder house with two hands when you can do it with one hand and hold a camera in the other? You go, Alex!

[@pinkyvdt]

Alot of those "scissor" are actually metal snips for jewelry making.

[@joanmathison6909]

the couple who lived in the house seemed like they were pretty creative, paintings, macrame, sewing, jewelry makers, musicians, travelers, they must have been pretty interesting

[@loritanner4478]

Dont run the sewing machines till you oil and clean them. They have been unused for a long time and the oil in them is probably dried out and gone. And once a sewing machines motor seizes its game over.

[@JAMcRae]

20:38 Hey I have that set of bowls! The Yellow Green Red nested set. Growing up, the yellow one was the spaghetti bowl on spaghetti night :) Family treasures.

[@williamwoodward7462]

Keep an eye out for the broken headstock off that Gibson acoustic, I bet ya it's hiding out somewhere.

[@markandrews302]

bet its there the break didn't look very old, may have accidently been stepped on

[@Snarkapotamus]

Absolutely. Either way, a good luthier could sort it out...

[@gubbie2u]

There's an attic and a garage yet?! Yikes! But the house is looking good, that's for sure.

[@ShipCreek]

I actually gasped when Alex said 'garage and attic'😁

[@nancymontgomery8897]

What are the odds that Alex finds a vintage care in the garage. Wouldn't that be a gas?

[@sarahedgington3615]

Wow, she had such great taste! So many wonderful art pieces and all that vintage fiber art & macrame on the walls 😍

[@yesyess78]

Hans is like a breath of fresh air

[@JanVafa]

And man does he work!

[@susanmercurio1060]

I love his old Canadian accent!

[@bonniebryant3238]

What was the name of his channel?

[@yesyess78]

@@bonniebryant3238 helping hans.. have you seen the set of videos where Alex did GoFundMe campaign for Hans. It is one of my most favourite series.. even better than Potter's. I saw the videos again just yesterday.

[@bonniebryant3238]

@@yesyess78 thanks, I have not seen that series but I will add it to my watchlist! I looked up helping hams but it was a young guy with a British accent. I’ll have to look again.

[@toocutepuppies6535]

How many of us are screaming at the video right now - "I wanna see the sewing machines, sewing supplies and those clothes!"

[@Cate7451]

Yeah it is so interesting. I am curious too. He has to get it cleaned out though. Did I see a silver cup in the kitchen, all blackened? Have a good day.

[@JudyHart1]

Oh yes, I’ve got 3 treadles sitting in my shop, plus another old one in a cabinet. That’s not counting my 3 working machines, 1 embroidery machine, and 2 sergers in my sewing room.

[@toocutepuppies6535]

Maybe Alex will post a link to the guy who bought all the clothes?

[@fourleafclover9271]

LookingFor DivineIntervention 2 videos ago his Etsy sites were mentioned, I'm sorry I don't recall them though.

[@anetzband1383]

@@toocutepuppies6535 Look at the last video in the description.

[@nommh]

The old brass light switches and original door frames are so amazing. I think you are very respectful, considering you did not know the person. Sewing is getting more and more popular, so unless they are broken I would‘nt dismiss any vintage Sewing machine.

[@MrJunk78]

That round footstool you showed a quick shot of may be a Franco Albini. Those are worth several hundred dollars, at least.

[@traitoR142]

Took me a bit to find it again, to me it just looks like cheap junk, thats why these comments are such a valuable resource. 36:22

[@lindyashford7744]

That piece caught my eye too. If it is not too dry very restorable, whether or not it is an identifiable make. The wicker chairs also looked in very good condition, would like to see them the right way up.

[@hannayoung9657]

Old sewing machine, most people wants ones from 40 or 50 maybe 60 because the motors are much stronger then modern and some can sew in thin leather , which is amazing and they are easy to care for and repair then modern.

[@JudyHart1]

Featherweights, great for quilters. I’ve got a friend that just got her 5th, a 1952. She’s making sure her granddaughters have their own.

[@Redsquirl30]

@@JudyHart1 yep, he knows about Singer featherweights I believe, but I'm guessing he doesn't know about the really collectable attachments for them, like the Penguin foot.

[@rosacanisalba]

Pfaf machines are the top notch ones. And many pre 70s machines were basically industrial type machines just rebranded for domestic sale. Those are workhorses and will sew heavy duty and can be repaired forever as long as you can get parts.

[@hannayoung9657]

@@rosacanisalba Oh those machine are amazing. I am trained a seamstress and I can tell you that the sewing machine ( singer) I got as gift in the 90:ties ( not my choice of machine) , hasnt stand the test of time and the upkeep is way to expensive, you can fix them your self.

[@greyeaglem]

@@hannayoung9657 I have an old Sears machine that is capable of sewing leather with no problem.

[@donnahague8983]

I’d also be looking behind all the pictures hanging on the wall, take the backing off them and look for money. Also look for keys on top of the door frames...I’d check pockets of all the clothes and jackets... check the curtain rods and if the ends unscrew then unscrew them and check inside the ends of them.

[@MrAlcmj]

I’m surprised by the lack of watches. Your vintage seiko chrono keeps me going

[@staceyn2541]

Ya know, I hadn't spotted that...it is definitely odd.

[@clark9992]

You're very observant. I hadn't noticed that, buy you're right. It is very strange. Tons of jewelry, hats, purses, shoes, etc, but no watches? For that matter, (my memory is good, but it's short) have they even found any clocks?

[@staceyn2541]

@@clark9992 i saw several clocks, especially in the kitchen, there was a big round clock in the top of a box he was hauling away

[@spudmuffin8175]

I’m loving the mid century furniture being unburied!

[@joshr9417]

Ive yet to see an actual worthwhile piece of Mid Century Modern furniture, just the usual mundane mass produced stuff.

[@katiesoderling3596]

@@joshr9417 the walnut dresser in the basement was really nice. Maybe not an Eames or the like but a nice piece with the look people want and solid wood. That’s quality.

[@elainephleps4705]

Mid modern never goes out of style. And old is new again.

[@urturningviolet]

For the record, the cylinder that you found the silver rounds in is specifically for holding those types of Canadian rounds. Hold on to those even if they're empty because a coin store will buy it from you!

[@TheNester.]

There were also small foam squares in between the coins to protect them from scratches. She was truly knowledgeable of what she had.

[@shainabarnes1505]

The dust flying makes you look like you're in the upside-down

[@margaretkelly9878]

Haha, love the reference to a favorite series of mine!

[@deborahgate965]

Thanks to my teenage daughter I know what u r talking about!

[@sheilafollman2152]

Look at all papers might find stocks and bonds worth more than house if her net worth was 4 million in 1984. Good luck.Wonderful to see Zenova and Hans..

[@jmc-xp6ml]

They may be in safety deposit box, that owner was asking about keys if found.

[@davefish2280]

I love how he quickly skips over the fact that he's now a shareholder in a gold mine...

[@JeanStAubin-nl9uo]

@@davefish2280 Does he get to keep the shares in the gold mine since he found them? I just wondered.

[@swfern777]

Psychedelic patches!!! (it's got a bad word on that one)..... ROTFL...🤣🤣🤣

[@bonniegirl5034]

Microbiology professor here. I happened upon your video today (very interesting!) and felt compelled to message you. Respectfully, I urge you to get yourself (and everyone else) an actual medical grade respirator for working in this house! You are looking through materials that have been undisturbed for many decades, and in that dust lies potential pathogenic spores. Bacteria, fungi, and various parasitic microbes will sporulate in that kind of environment, waiting to get inhaled into a nice warm, wet human body. Your surgical face mask is better than nothing, but you really need a respirator (with replaceable filters). Let me know if you need help evaluating what is available - I would be happy to help!

[@judysocal8682]

Good luck persuading them!! You should have seen when they cleared out the Potter's House!

[@bonniegirl5034]

@@judysocal8682 Ha hah! I just watched that series and I was yelling at the screen! (-: I can feel Alex's chest tightening when that dust storm starts swirling around...

[@aprilsumner7091]

If I were a creative writing college professor, I would have my students watch this series and then write a story about this interesting woman.

[@bridgettleigh2912]

Good writing prompt for anyone who likes to write

[@raorrick1580]

Excellent

[@sayit-sayit]

As a writer, that is exactly why I watch these videos.

[@lorihanlon2525]

@@sayit-sayit I am not a writer, please explain more. Because it opens the imagination to the life she led? Her travels and being wealthy. Or the decline into mental illness?

[@sayit-sayit]

@@lorihanlon2525 I need to know people to write good and believable characters. I could stop there but I'll elaborate as requested. My interactions with people have been limited to the dark side of humanity, to say the very least. It's not her wealth or travels per se, that have drawn me to her and others like her. Meticulous hoarders, that is. Not the nasty ones with pet, vermin, and human excrement all over a house filled with useless garbage for which there is no repurpose. What interests me is the organized hoarders with a pleasant then melancholic back story that triggered them into 'saving' every damn thing they could. Belongings of deceased loved ones. Things the hoarder purchased before and usually after the demise of loved ones or the events that triggered their breakdown. Hoarders that have lived in the same house for decades... That's something that I've never experienced. Three years, tops in the same dwelling. Usually a year or less in the same place. (I move a lot and usually on an overnight whim after a bad dream or a series of unbearable nightmares. I have horrible, vivid dreams that drive me insane and make it impossible for me to live in a city. Night terrors, I've been told they're called. Dreams that find me awake in the driveway in the snow or rain or blazing sun or far out into the forest or down the street if I live in a city, making it unsafe for me to live in a city. Unsettling, to say the very least. PTSD and panic attacks and anxiety disorders and all that crap that I refuse to take pills for.) I'm interested in hoarders that purchased and took great care of things that they hoped against all hope, would fill a void that I truly cannot understand but can empathize with. Her travel and wealth? No... I've had a taste of both and have enjoyed them. Akin to tasting a soufflé or truffles or blowfish, they bore me now. Been there, done that, as they say. I can see the world from my the safety and privacy of my laptop with my satellite pointed in the correct direction no matter where I live and I move constantly. And money can only buy so much. I've had stacks and stacks of it throughout my life and keep it tucked away digitally only to be passed on to nameless, faceless, voiceless foster children when I die... Damn sure can't buy happiness or a sense of well-being and peace... Believe me, I've tried. It's not for sale. Not anywhere in the world and those claiming to have it for sale are charlatans. I've met them all and paid them handsomely in vain, trust me. I've been all over. There is no happiness or serenity to be found in constant travel. I, miserable as I am, seem to follow me everywhere I go, oddly enough. Despair is not racist and will follow you all over the world no matter how much money you throw at the winds of change. Happiness. Serenity. Such elusive commodities. I wonder if that's what she was trying to buy. Spent millions trying... How much does one person really need besides food, shelter and a couple changes of clothes? Extras? Sure, I have luxuries. I have a top of the line parka and pair of snow boots, both purchased from a thrift store along with everything else I own. And a pair of sneakers for warmer months, few as they may be, thankfully. And an ax and a good set of cutlery and cast iron pots and pans. And a bra that I have stitched many times. Think I've had it for nine years now. Full of patches and repurposed wire. A barbaric device I wear only when I go to town every other month or so, if that. Oh and three rifles and a handgun I bought from a man on my way to the frozen north. I buy ammunition every month and have for nearly three decades... If I hoard anything, it's ammunition. Best to not drive up on me unannounced. ;) It's her emotional bonds and devastating loss that draw me to her story. Bonds and loss that I don't quite understand on a fundamental level. Self preservation and protection and love of offspring, I get. Love of parents and siblings? Not so much. That video for me was a glimpse into the life of someone I will never meet. I'm a loner. A recluse. An introvert. The crazy hermit lady that lives down that long dirt road with the 'No Trespassing' signs. I live out in the middle of nowhere where it takes two weeks at best to have a package of basic supplies delivered to me. A place where Amazon Prime and Triple A is useless. 127 miles from the nearest, sizable town of 14.2k. A beautiful, frozen wasteland as far away from Florida as I could get where I fit right in with nobody to peek at me while I live out my days. I spend my days writing with music blaring as loud as I please (mostly opera and classical), watching wildlife and KZbin, reading, and tending to my small, indoor garden, my two cats, and my dog. I spent my youth in foster care since eight years old after a horrific life of emotional, sexual, and physical abuse and neglect that only got worse when I entered 'the system'. One of 'professional parents' from which there is no escape unless you runaway to live in the woods where nobody can get to you, which I did on many occasions until I ran away for the last time, never to return to the waiting monsters that wanted to touch my flesh for their own pleasure. In the Florida foster care system, I met the worst of the worst of humanity. The truly depraved find a way to place themselves in the path of vulnerable children that have no adults that love them and will speak up for them. And they get paid! Paid to physically, emotionally, and sexually abuse children that are delivered right to their doorstep like a fkn pizza! A steady stream of voiceless, forgotten, disposable children to do with as they please. How wonderful for them. It truly is the perfect lifestyle for pedophiles. Those people I've met. Too many of them. I watch these videos to learn of different kinds of people. There are good people in this world. I know there are. I just haven't met very many of them, hence my reclusive lifestyle. Done with people. All of them. If I never look another person in the eyes, I'll be just fine with that. I've always worn sunglasses and my knitted hat when I've ventured into town and I couldn't be happier that we all now have to wear a mask to shop for basic supplies at the nearest Walmart that is 127 miles from my cabin. This woman lost people that she loved. She began a hording life after that loss. I don't relate with that because as a former foster kid, I had a grocery bag of belongings at best at any given time. (At this moment, I could pack my car in 10 minutes and move to a new place with all of my belongings.) I have zero attachments to material objects. I also didn't form strong bonds with parental or sibling figures and have never been married or even in a long term relationship with a man or a friend for that matter. And I never gave a crap about fashion like this woman obviously did. So long as I was clothed and had an outfit to wash and one to wear, I was golden. I have three sets of clothing at this moment and a parka and two pairs of socks, one wool and one cotton. This woman intrigues me. This woman with tons of belongings and a gaping hole in her heart for lost loved ones. Forgive my long-windedness. You asked me to explain further. I summarized the best I could. I'm a writer that suffers from the opposite of writers block. Writers diarrhea, I call it, affectionately.

[@morganlanno4568]

I know I’m late, but I think you’re incredibly respectful. You share the wealth in selling to Mark, giving locally to your thrifts, and curating funds for others in your store and through auction.

[@nancyforeman1292]

Alex, my aunt had to check all her mom's shoes as she found rolls of money in the toes.

[@stephaniepowers-tanguay6346]

Nancy Foreman Right! He did find jewelry in that cowboy boot in the bathroom. He should check all the shoes and purses.

[@greyeaglem]

Oddly enough, my nephew and his wife put spare cash in one of her winter boots. It's their piggy bank.

[@marciehall541]

Checking all the shoes would take too much time! Besides the guy that bought all the clothes is getting the shoes too..I believe. I'm sure he will go through them all!

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Nany F. 👍👌👏 You are definitely right! But it's maybe too late for Mr. Archbold because a lot of the shoes have already been gone to respectively with the clothing buyer (or even into the trash?) Best regards, luck and health.

[@susanmercurio1060]

@@stephaniepowers-tanguay6346 : He is checking the purses.

[@smexymomma6487]

Make sure u look in the sewing tins for money. My grandparents hide money everywhere😜

[@jenniferdickerson3603]

Thought that too....AND the clothes

[@beholdyehushua675]

I love how it's freezing outside and your mask is so tropical! Loving this house story!

[@crystalwright1504]

You know you're making progress when your voice finally echoes inside the house. Thanks for giving us a peek into this lady's very interesting life. She clearly had some interesting hobbies and interests.

[@junkin]

JESUS i could only imagine what that lady has in her safety deposit box!!

[@tony_25or6to4]

Someone might buy that old console TV. We sold ours to a production company and we saw it on Young Sheldon 8 months later.

[@Shawnasart76597]

This being the house of a millionaire makes a lot of sense to me, those clothes would have been an expensive habit.

[@Pammellam]

But, it does not look like the house of a millionaire....

[@valerieloeffler6174]

@@Pammellam Q2A BBC P

[@Shawnasart76597]

@@Pammellam Mmm not all millionaires buy huge, fancy houses, and if this person had been living in the home prior to becoming wealthy and had sentimental attachments to it, it would make sense that they didn't move out.

[@susanmercurio1060]

@@Pammellam He does say that the hoarding was a result of a mental health problem. Even millionaires can get dementia.

[@greyeaglem]

@@Pammellam I have known quite a few millionaires that live in regular houses. They don't care about showing off a big house, they'd rather spend their money elsewhere. One that I know races Porsches and shares at least one garage with Jay Leno and his house is a regular house in Omaha. His wife makes jewelry. This woman's hobby was clothes.

[@billcorcoran2728]

The sheet music might go to a university music dept library