Farmhouse Restoration | Episode 11

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[@brendasas8440]

Anyone who has a stone marker for a beloved pet are very kind and compassionate people 🐾🐾 As always thanks for sharing Laura!

[@aldofhister6859]

Here in Manhattan we just throw them in the East River

[@tblair1642]

My mind ran wild thinking about all the daily activities and the people who once used the barn! Love your treasures😊

[@wandaarganbright4056]

Nope, not to hit a horse on the butt with. It was to hold your "black powder " (better known as gun powder) for a flint lock rifle. You would take it hunting, that's why there is a picture of a hunting dog on the side of it. The little round hinged box could have been for holding the round lead balls, or "shot" for the same type of rifle. Not sure about that one. If it was, the size of the round container would mean it was for a small bore gun. Equivalent to a 22 now days. The thing that looked like a lighter was for holding stick matches and the buckles could have originally been from women's or children's shoes. When shoes wore out buckles would get reused for dog collars or other things. Great finds!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Ahhh!!! That makes sense!!!! Thank you ♥️

[@sherilynl4038]

hahaha. been getting a big kick out of their "guesses" on what some of the stuff is through all these videos

[@marymisdom3955]

@@sherilynl4038 well they are young.

[@darlenemiller6856]

The snuff box is really a patch box. It would have been fitted into the gun stock of a black powder rifle. The gun was loaded in the barrel. Powder, patch and ball.

[@ninanina-sx3pv]

I love how you respect the history of the things.

[@shelleymccrory-martines9906]

Another Great Video. Love the Door Handles. Please take another video of them when they get Cleaned. They are so pretty. Are you going to trim around the Dog headstones and clean them? The part that you refer to as the side of the house with the big porch.....I really think it is the actual Front. I know it faces the pond in the front but that's how people built their homes back in the 1800s. They wanted to sit out on their porch with their rocking chairs and look out at the pond.

[@saturdayschild376]

That thing with the dog on it is not for batting a horse. It is a style of powder horn for a black powder rifle. Also the tin may have been for percussion caps.

[@ogoodgriefsavournin3563]

Yup. Exactly.

[@donnaledington9270]

The little boomerang shaped metal thing with the little spikes on it looks like a shoe tap. People used to put them on the heels of their shoes to make the heels last longer. They also put them on tap shoes for tap dancing.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you!!

[@merklingassoc]

@H No Nope it was brought over from Ireland, started as Irish step, then country stepping (hill dancing), from there the blacks help move the evolution into the tap we know today. As for the addition of the tap onto the shoes, maybe you've hit onto something.

[@1806StoneHouse]

I could spend days going through all that sweet stuff!! So many little items!! Very cool. 😀

[@d.e.s4432]

You gotta get a metal detector, or a metal detectorist, out there to look at the property before any landscaping goes in. With such an old property who knows what you might find!

[@glendacloud2911]

D.E. S I thought the same thing!

[@raynonabohrer5624]

Have you found any old human Graves. Don't know if these people had slaves. Are they came to this house after the Civil War. And kind of wonder where there the cabins were for the people.

[@point6acre]

Beautiful old barn. Love the bird's nests and horse harness collars! What's amazing is someone once knew what all those pieces of metal were for! I hope you can save a lot of the barn.

[@kyrad6543]

I was amazed at how the interior was all painted white. Can't imagine someone dedicating that much time and effort to painting the interior of a barn. Then it occurred to me that would make a great punishment, "You screwed up. Now go out and start painting the whole barn!"

[@point6acre]

@@kyrad6543 I wonder though, if it's white-wash. That would have a hygienic properties as well, which I think makes sense in a barn.

[@kyrad6543]

@@point6acre You're probably right about it being white wash. The process is still a lotta work. I keep thinking of Tom Sawyer.

[@herberthall2066]

Hey Laura, you definitely have an eye for catching unique features and details of the farm. It's great that you log everything from the beginning to the end. Things that need to be torn down can be rebuilt from your videos alone. Great Job! Love your videos

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you ♥️

[@kyrad6543]

I love how you are organizing the found objects. That is fantastic. It will make putting them to use so much easier in the long run and whatever you don't use in the house can just stay in the garage like a museum of leftover stuffs. Love it!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes!!! Thank you!! ♥️

[@beaner2907]

I think it's fantastic that you're preserving so much history from that old house. I really love seeing what you find on your little adventures as well as the progress of the house coming back to life! Thanks for sharing!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you ♥️

[@charlii5917]

The cement trough looks like it was the spring house. There was a stream running off the mountain into the trough. Kind of like a refrigerator, the water was so cold and tasted so good. My great aunt stored the butter she churned and fresh milk in it.

[@tracymclaughlinholmes677]

Just an FYI.... You can clean up a lot of the rusty items by soaking them in white vinegar. It is the gentlest way to remove rust without compromising the metal. It also works well on anything that has lime scale buildup (if your well has high lime content). I have cleaned up antique tools this way. Note: if you have the ability to take the items apart before soaking that would be best, especially with the antique door parts. After soaking use a copper brush to clean the item. Make sure to thoroughly rinse with clear, clean water to stop any acidic reactions.

[@muzikmn6t5]

Tracy McLaughlin Holmes, I used hot water and ammonia (with gloves and good ventilation of course). Let things soak for a bit and you’d be surprised how clean things become. I had a bunch of old glass from my aunt’s house that was destined for the dumpster and I cleaned it up and it now is in my china cabinet.

[@SashaSteelQueenie]

those beams where hand-carved from logs and dovetailed ( like they do in the UK ) love the fabulous findings

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

I can only imagine the hard work that was put into this place!

[@kyrad6543]

Yeah they are incredible!

[@theopkingdom3433]

Missed you, Laura! Hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday. Thanks for giving us an update on the place. Hey- I love how the dogs are kinda standing watch over the farm. Kind of like good spirits with you there. :) ❤

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you friend!!!

[@maggiesue4825]

So much history! Don't you wish the walls of that old barn could talk? Better yet, wouldn't it be wonderful to look back and see the barn in its heyday, when the place was a working farm! You are quite the historian!! Keep it up, please! Also, the cellar looks so clean and dry - should be a great place for storage, furnace, whatever it's used for. Lastly, your filming is first-rate. So easy to watch your videos. Always look forward to your updates!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you so much Maggie! I am trying to continue evolving and getting better every day! I would have loved to see the barn in its “hay day”. I’m excited to have a clean dry cellar!

[@funkeyjournals3674]

I love how u r organizing the stuff! Really adds a lot of charm to the story you are documenting. TFS❤️

[@nocount1]

Thanks for zooming in on all the great miscellany from the barn. That was fun! The cellar beams are fantastic. Good stuff on this vid!

[@roxannahendrix3036]

I have always liked old barns. Thanks for sharing.

[@jomccutcheon2173]

I am loving your video's,,, I just found you today and have watched 10, well now 11 video's,,, I love the old farm house and the property, and your respect for the history of the house and property is just awesome,,,can't wait to see the house finished, it's so lovely,,,

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you so much for watching!! I’m glad you found me!! 😊😊

[@mariechrisman3957]

Been waiting awhile for another video from you,always enjoy to see the progress of the farm,thanks for showing us around

[@HatandTie]

It's fascinating to me how houses were constructed back then. Those beams are so cool!

[@JenniferHayesJVG]

Beautiful house . Lucky girl ! I dream of living in a place like that.!!! I'll be watching!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you Jennifer! ♥️

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Those are really cool finds! Thanks fo sharing it with us.

[@cajunbelle1784]

Wonderful finds...it's good to see someone saving these old items and not so quick to throw them away. The really small items would look nice grouped together in mason jars.

[@blondiee837]

It’s so fascinating to me to see things untouched from years and years ago. The amount of people who walked where you walked.. I can’t wait to see the video on the House history!!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes!!! There is so much history, I’m going to try to put it together into a video for you guys ♥️

[@lifeofamomadventures6978]

Hi Laura. Wow, the place has come a long way from your first video. I am loving all the updates on the house, the barn, corn crib. It’s just incredible.

[@TheGoldensaddlebred]

Enjoyed video, great finds, if wall could only talk. Wonder if small basement room for cold storage, canned summer fruit, veggies. Fish, and veggies:onions, potatoes, squash, pickles, sauerkraut. Jellies, jams etc.

[@denisemariner1235]

Love the hardware stuff!!😊 In the barn, all I could think of was, BEES!!!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

They’re all gone for now thanks to the 32 degree weather!

[@Arkine13]

Aw, the dog headstones. She really loved them because those were pretty expensive, and a lot larger than I thought they'd be. As for the holes in the barn, I don't think those were groundhogs (although, it's hard to say for sure from just the video), I think they were probably drainage holes for the urine. I've seen pipes or ditches like that in other old barns, especially ones where a lot of animals were kept over a long period of time. They would do this because if their feet can't dry out then the hooves will become soft, infected and start to rot away. Not to mention the build up of ammonia and methane inside a building could make the animals and people sick or become lethal in extreme cases. The barn has lots of ways for air to move now, but it didn't when it was new. You might want to scrape all those wasp and bird nests down while it's still winter too. The buckles might have also been used for spurs. Any interest in selling those old locks?

[@jamessmith7691]

The house is looking great. I believe New Idea hooked up with New Holland. There are some people that but old lumber along with old bits of farm equipment to incorporate into their homes.

[@Akkhon369]

I love that you and your dad are repairing all that you can and saving as much as possible but lots of those tools can be sold to collectors basically everything from all those places can be sold for good money to collectors

[@cherylgriffin1067]

Laura I have been following you on here,you have done beautifully with the restoration of your farm house,love viewing each thing your accomplishing,I have shared your link with friends wish you well in your new home!❤⚘

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Aw thank you ♥️♥️ happy you’ve followed along!

[@nicoles7550]

So glad I checked KZbin before bed! I've been checking in regularly, hoping for a new episode! Fabulous as always, I really appreciate the time you take with your shots, so nice that we get a thorough look, rather than a quick pan. Also very informative comments, love hearing your thoughts on what everything was for. Already refreshing for the next update :)

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you ♥️♥️♥️

[@joolsbaldwin]

You need to save most of the barrels & tea pots for planters on the porch and other places. You should then have an estate sale. Whatever is left incorporate into the farmhouse for decor. I'm sure you can paint stuff yourself to do this. Don't throw anything away or give away anything until the sale. Good luck, if I was there, I would buy a load of stuff from you.🌹

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

That’s a fantastic idea!!

[@lifeofamomadventures6978]

Hi Laura. Wow, the place has come a long way from your first video. I am loving all the updates on the house, the barn, corn crib. It’s just incredible. At 13:16, i see what looks like a shaving from a hoof. Reminds me of the first time my Mustang Gelding got his first one done. At 16:28, that’s a lighter, for smoking. Like an old butane lighter.

[@myhappynest6125]

You have a treasure trove of wonderful antique items. One of my favorites is the door knocker you found. You should have it restored and put it on the front door of the house 😊. I’m sure it’s original.

[@tamsondarland8951]

Amazing. Just amazing. Years and years of wonderful history.

[@jenniemiller8555]

Found your videos yesterday. I must say I am skipping around and watching them out of order. Really am enjoying them.

[@betyourbottomdollar7]

House is looking Amazing! Such Awesome finds!!

[@dayleeclaton9219]

THat spreader is worth $$$$ it is a 1939 model and was horse drawn. Just a print of a picture of one costs around 50 bucks! Clean it up, put it on Ebay or some other site. You have a LOT of things that belong in a museum! Collectors will go wild for some of those things. That baby buggy...worth $$$$! I am telling you you have a fortune in relics!!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you!

[@barbarabell3366]

So very interesting...thanks for sharing all the treasures your finding.❤

[@MiaLanette]

I am really LOVING your videos! This is nice to watch but I can only imagine how it must feel to actually enjoy the process in person! To be able to touch history and allow your mind to wonder about who used it or day to day life on the farm! Thanks for giving us a look back in time that most of us will never see in person!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you so much!! ♥️ it’s so nice to find a community that appreciates the same things that I do. Yes my mind runs wild imagining people walking around, carriages, the times when people didn’t have a perfectly groomed lawn and probably had pigs in their front yard.

[@MiaLanette]

Thanks for sharing with us! I greatly appreciate it!@@LifeofLauraVideos

[@MameyPlaysGames]

Been waiting forever! Also hope you and your family had a good Christmas and new year! Look forward to more vids!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you!! ♥️♥️ you as well

[@gretchendemasi768]

the eagle container is a match safe. Wooden matches were kept in it.

[@kaitlynsfunfinds7786]

Wow Looking Stunning ♥️ I Absolutely Love Your Farmhouse ♥️

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you ♥️

[@1806StoneHouse]

Episode 11... 😉 we’re on 109!! Haha!! That basement has some scary spots.. but, some amazing beams!!! Love those bricks too 😍😍😍 wow, those beams.. 💜

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Hahah 109 is a lot! You guys have a lot of dedication!! Yes it is a little spooky, I asked my dad to have the electrician install LOTS of lights

[@1806StoneHouse]

Life of Laura yes!! Lots of lights.. 😂

[@samanthagretano1317]

Welcome back Laura! The house has come along way since. It is looking even more amazing than the first time. I love it!

[@brendasas8440]

Yeah like the murder room 👿

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

Found your channel by accident. I’m a real history buff and am enjoying all your finds.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Aw thanks!! I have a video about the history of the house too you’ll have to check out ♥️🥰

[@juliadouglas872]

The metal /tin with the eagle is a matchstick holder.

[@lorimangold2890]

That's nice you have barn swallow nests, they come back every year and raise generation after generation

[@SuzesCarnivoreLifeAfterBypass]

Wow that porch really turned out good! You guys have made a lot of progress on the place! 💖💜💖

[@ketrahoward2609]

The barn is always my favorite place to explore. I have a barn obsession..

[@virginiareid5336]

Your barn was once a great one. The way it was built proves it has lasted many, many years. Hopefully, when you take down the corn crib and any other structures, you might reclaim some interior wood to help fix it back up. The small buckles could also be from old horse harnesses.

[@marywest2896]

wow so much progress!! I remember your very first video! and when you cleaned out the attic! so much neat stuff. you could probably sell enough neat things to pay for some of the reno!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Aww ♥️ thank you for being on this journey with me Mary!

[@dgexpressllc7450]

Binge watching the restoration - love it! Very well done!

[@kenbuyce6018]

Cement tub could be a spring tub water flowed through to cool food before refrigeration uncle had one in cellar. Chill wine cooler for future.

[@elsiebehavioristhagan2444]

thanks so much for sharing..looks beautiful already. hope more long lasting memories are created

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you!!

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Very cool. This farm just keeps on given

[@theresanovak4199]

Love your videos! Can you share some of the history of this place? When built, how many owners, what did they grow? How long empty? Why were the shelves put up before painting? (Rocks in bucket probably just pulled from field/garden before planting)

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes! I have a video coming about that. And the walls in the garage won’t be painted, so no worries there!

[@DBurgg]

Fascinating! Love watching. Please continue👍🏻🙂

[@simoneblue1263]

As always love watching what goodies you find💗🙌

[@Mallard5plus1Farmhouse]

It's about time you put out a video lol! Love seeing the progress! It's looking great Laura!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Hahah thank you!!!

[@juliadouglas872]

The “writing tips”. Are called nibs. Just for you info Incase you are looking up values.

[@pennyblakeley8999]

Nice finds!

[@cjennmom]

2:00 Stairs remark. Consider this: stairs don't always have to be straight. You can put a landing and turn in them 2/3 - 3/4 of the way down.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes! That was my first thought... of how can we make this work without cutting the floor. But with the cellar floor being pretty low, just over 6 feet tall. A landing would turn you right into an even lower ceiling, probably less than 5 feet tall. So you’d have to duck or bang your head. Luckily there’s plenty of space to bring that doorway back without interfering with the main entrance to the back wing.

[@ado5912]

What wonderful treasures you have found! Maybe some of the old barn wood could be used and make large shadow boxes or display cases out of . And hang in the house or one with the tools in the garage

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes definitely! I would love to make a dining room table with it as well!

[@lorahaddad4967]

You could also do a feature wall in the house with some old barn wood.

[@Abby-rw4pi]

I’m from a town over from Coldwater, Ohio and the building where that manure spreader was made in is still standing. It’s about 10 minutes away from where I’m from. Around here it’s highly agriculturally concentrated area. But now New Idea has since closed and the building is used as a place where smaller businesses can rent out. I know a bigger business there now is Totally Promotional.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

That’s so neat!! Thank you for sharing that

[@Leglag724]

Wow t's really shaping up. Better get those hive's down before it gets warm and they start swarming. Laura you are definately the right person to be steward of this amazing farmhouse.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you ♥️

[@Leglag724]

you're welcome

[@HappiTap]

Fun! I love watching everything :) there is some incredible, massive lumber in there. Gotta love that

[@starrstafford3356]

pour bucket contents on concrete floor, sort it, sweep up , you will see more items

[@nursesheris8777]

All those little things would be cool to display in a big glass bottle on a mantle

[@patmurphy389]

Wow laura! neat finds!....i think the container w/the eagle on the side of it is a match stick holder, you strike the match on the bottom of the container, they were made that way, & matches were longer back then......Did you or your dad ever find out what that trough was in the basement?....I noticed there was a pipe going to it coming out of the wall, it could have been a water trough for a spring, or a cistern, once the water comes into the pipe on the left, it goes into the water trough, then there is an overflow near the top on the right side???? i don't know? p.s. thank you for the video!!! Neat!/It looks like there is empty space between the wall on the left where the water pump is & the actual outside wall, wonder what's in there??????or if there is anything behind those bricks????

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Great comment!! Yes I think you’re right about the trough/ spring!

[@victoriapayton3447]

Ooooooooo I need those old windows for a small greenhouse I’d like to make

[@glendabrekke5475]

That was fun ! love the horseshoe and pen tips cool finds. I have been reading lots of the comments too learn alot from that. So I bet your dad will sell that place huh? The dog stones, make me wonder if there are pictures out there from historic places. That back then must have been a rich family back in the day to be able to make those stones for their dogs. Maybe they raised them? can't wait for more

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

They were definitely well off! The comments are great! I love sharing stuff here, everyone is such a well of knowledge. He will definitely be selling it, but hopefully to me!

[@leslieoscar]

Oh yes ! Keep this place in the family

[@valerieloeffler6174]

The first buckle looks like part of a shoe or knee buckle. If it is, it is old. I looked on Pinterest and found 'antique new idea manure spreaders'. It is worth some real money. You have treasure trove of history

[@jerrywatson7176]

That last box was for matches. the button with e plurabus unum was from a military uniform most likely from the civil war.

[@trionda117]

Beams in the celler are joined into the sill by mortis and tendon joints. The "hatchet" marks are made w an Adze. My Dad taught us how to use one.

[@myoldfarmhouse4316]

That Barns going to a big project too!!!

[@jackiesnewnormal7649]

Oh if walls could talk! And animals 😉

[@debean5670]

You've got a treasure trove of artifacts.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes!! Thank you

[@JohnLegionH]

Your piece labeled 2-1/2 pounds is a leather powder flask. There are similar ones to it I found doing a search on 2-1/2 pound powder horn with dog on google.

[@maddash9070]

The black powder horn, primers, and looks to be a possible military button might be the remains of the wars you and I spoke about once? Also those door knobs!!!! Ugh!! Those are my favorite. Remember in my video I pointed one out on our house and said out of all of it that was my favorite? Lol. Shine them up they are like looking into the universe to me. I’ve studied ours more than I should ever admit. Lol. Also those door lock boxes probably have a date stamped right on them. Ours say 1866. Plus the round tin and tall narrow tin might be tobacco and match containers maybe? But that’s my guess. Favorite video so far. I swear it’s like we have the same house. Even the manure spreader. It’s the same. Crazy. I hope you metal detect out there. If you do please make a video.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Oh wow!!! I will have to look!

[@carlossmith3316]

the tin looking like a device used to make char cloth,which was used to start a fire .,cotton was used to make a patch, place in the tin ,close place tin in fire,when the tin smokes good from little hole on top rack it out of fire and let cool,open,and now you have char cloth

[@kenbuyce6018]

Hay bale twine like noodles on floor,grain sacks people frame them if advertising printed. Looks like you have wood in carriage shed demolish to use to fill big barn siding to look authentic.

[@cathifamjourney469]

13:29 looks like a powder horn for muzzle loader guns. 16:34 match safe for wooden matches? Cool stuff!

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you!!!

[@dottielinville8095]

13:24 is a powder horn for black powder.

[@edwinleach4013]

The one object that you held up looks like a gunpowder holder. It measured out the powder into the gun. If so, it is worth quite a bit of money. Take it to a gunsmith to make positive identification.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Thank you!

[@stikibunn]

As an Australian, barns spark my curiosity. our weather is too hot/mild for our farm animals to need such a building. horses will generally have stables but all the ones I know of the period of your house were made of stone or brick as it cools better. We generally kept our farming equipment in lots of little sheds or under open air shelters with no walls so I've never actually seen a proper barn. also we use corrugated sheet metal on house roofs which you Americans don't seem to do, you like flat joined sheetsm

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Interesting!! I love the look of stone stuff but I think by the late 1800s here people were getting away from it and doing brick or wood.

[@stikibunn]

+Life of Laura generally yes. Wood and sheet metal became more popular once house paint became affordable. Wood was of course cheaper then stone to build with so you could make a bigger building with it.

[@nursesheris8777]

That water pump looks like a pressure tank for the well

[@chrisanderson9856]

Those old door locks and handles are worth about $50 each if complete! That is an old powder horn (with the dog on it) for a black powder rifle. The round brass tin most likely heals shot for the black powder rifle. The small oval box with the eagle is from post the civil war and I believe held stick matches. As for the button with the eagle I believe it is from the Civil War. Those buckles were most likely from clothing and or horse tack.

[@braceletlife28]

Wow great vids. I cannot wait to see more. 😊

[@lorimangold2890]

You could make some kind of cool art out of all those little metal pieces, I made Bird houses, and nailed old pieces like that from my uncle's junk, and gave it to them

[@kenbuyce6018]

The union paper shot is civil war soldier equipment. Eagle buckle civil war uniform.Boston show heel tap.

[@amandasue6500]

I saw suspender clips and I think I saw a thing that holds black powder, for a musket. Some great historic items, if only they could talk. I have found some of the same things while metal detecting. It's amazing.

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

Yes! They’d tell some great stories

[@elizabethshipman3947]

Ty for posting. ..been waiting not so patient. ..lol.. . Love the vids.. It would be interesting to metal detect around the area....I bet there's a bunch of stuff under that soil....think about that...old coins for sure...

[@LifeofLauraVideos]

I have metal detected some and didn’t really find anything interesting, but I will definitely do it again before grass seed goes in

[@leeweyer3140]

Its like a treasure hunt except the fear of bugs, rodents would freak me out lol

[@docalaska4069]

That thing that looks like a lighter case is really a stick match holder. May be an antique.

[@missioncreekfarm7715]

The "2 1/2" pound item is a black powder flask for a flint lock rifle.