FLEA MARKET FINDS: BOTTLES, MARBLES, CRACKER JACK, TOYS, VINTAGE TREASURES! MASS RIVER PICKERS

[@normagrimstad8869]

A grown man buying a toy truck. I love people who love antiques. It’s loving art really.

[@massriverpickers]

Love of art, craftsmanship, and nostalgia. A time when people and companies took pride in their work.. quality materials and attention to detail. (That and just being an overgrown kid 😄💖)

[@judyhowell7912]

What fun!! I go wild for Cracker Jack toys!!

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Judy! The great thing about Cracker Jack prizes (aside from the nostalgia) is they take up very little space! (We're running out of room here!😬) I have quite a collection of CJ toys! -Cathy😃💖

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Very fun watch. I hope you sold things as well. Loved what you brought home.👏👏👍

[@massriverpickers]

😄haha No, we didn't sell anything that day. We did not set up. We do have another bottle show next weekend, (weather permitting). We do set up at that show. (Seekonk, MA). Anyway, coming soon: Baby chucks video! Chucky surprised us with five babies this week! 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔💖😃😎 Glad you enjoyed the flea market. -Cathy & Drew

[@angelamillard6418]

❤❤❤

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Angela! 👋😃😎

[@lightheartedstar]

Mass River Pickers Kathy and Drew (hope I spelled correctly) thanks for sharing to all your adventures...you are the best 😊

[@massriverpickers]

Well hello! 👋😃 and thank you! (And you're welcome!) I'm glad you are enjoying our adventures! We are not always sure, week to week, what we will be doing.. but we take you along anyway. We hope to get back in the river soon! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! -Cathy 😊 (& Drew 😎👍)

[@deloradeabel8487]

I have just started binge watching your videos,am so glad I have,love your river walks,flea markets,mudlarks & especially appreciate the history lessons you provide,very informative,great channel,I can see I have a lot of well anticipated videos to catch up on!

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Delora! 👋😃 😎 So glad you are enjoying our videos so much! More to come, in all categories you listed! I enjoy researching found objects, almost as much as finding them (almost😄). Without the history, it is just an object on a shelf (or trash in the river). The marbles and toys are just plain fun!😁 Thank you for the lovely comment! -Cathy💖

[@momtrips6783]

me too! : )

[@shepherd4406]

Cool bottles. Lots of cool stuff. And cool marbles. Other enthusiasts to talk to. A good day. I enjoyed going along. Thank you.

[@massriverpickers]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed the flea market! Not quite the same, but still fun! We are heading for the coast this weekend.. in search of a new spot. Wish us luck! 😁😎👍🏖️🌞

[@joevalencia8588]

❤the milk bottle like, with embossed German cross

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Joe, I thought about that milk bottle, because I do collect Lowell, Mass bottles.. But the condition could have been a little better. Of course milks were re-used, so they usually have some wear. We bought the nursers because a relative collects them. The cross does add something to that bottle. 🙂😎👍

[@DianaDahliaBee]

Cathy I am so happy you got more Uncle Wiggily's Adventures! How do you store them to prevent disintegration? And another question, do you know why "apothecaries" would have to be slugged out or penned out of a mold? And that hand made marble is gorgeous! Late to comment since I had to work the holiday weekend! Thank you for bringing us along to the flea market :)

[@massriverpickers]

Hello Rita! Sorry you had to work the long weekend, but glad you got around to us! (We get behind in watching videos, cuz we're too busy making them! 😁😎) I presently have the comics laying flat, in the "marble room" Lol, but I have some photo portfolios that might work (acid- free protective sleeves) I am a nature photographer as well, so I have archival supplies. I may frame one or two.. As I did with a Flip the Frog coloring book! 🐸 We are not sure why "apothecaries" was taken out of the mold.. 🤔 we see this occasionally on other bottles as well. That German hand-made marble was marked $18, but I got the marble, the trade card, and the bottle, ALL for $20! I should have bought more of those Cracker Jack prizes though. Thank you for watching.. I am a bit behind here too. Not sure if Friday's vid will go up the usual time this week.. we'll see. Great news though... "Chucky" brought five baby chucks out today! 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔 (Yes, there will be a video and pics soon!) -Cathy 👋😃💖😎

[@DianaDahliaBee]

Cathy thank you for taking the time to reply to my questions! I saw those cute babies. I don't think I have seen a woodchuck baby, and now you captured 5 little ones! No wonder you are so good at capturing wildlife on your river picks, it's because of your keen photographic sense and eye on your surroundings! Oh before I forget, that peewee marble is a beauty too, what a find!

[@massriverpickers]

I am much better with an SLR camera, than the GoPro video camera. 😃📷

[@normagrimstad8869]

I love those baby feeders, and the Peter Rabbit is gorgeous.

[@granvillewooster7673]

Very nice 👍👍❤️

[@massriverpickers]

Thank you! 👋😃😎

[@lizmbrad]

Love it when you find marbles. You were sold on the peewee but I really loved the dark blue swirled marble. It was to the right of that peewee.

[@massriverpickers]

Hmm, I will have to find that blue marble! I will look again at the video. I had just begun to go through them, and will have more photos and video to come. There are some beauties! But I do adore peewees! ( And I ended up getting that German marble, at the other table, for only $8.00 cuz I bundled!😁) But seriously, I need to part with some marbles. 🙄 Sell, give-away, or both!

[@kristinhaislett9365]

Yea! Thank you. I enjoyed it.

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Kristin, Glad you enjoyed it! Not the same as mudlarking, but still fun, cuz we never know what we will find. 😁😎👍

[@Luciddreamer007]

Flea markets & such are my bane ! I cannot look away I watched twice ….. By far my favorite part was Drew’s “Mr Bottle”- bottles in the window The way the light comes thru moves me ! So cool 😎 PS - Mother has had a book on the table in the corner of the living room entitled uncle wiggly on the farm ! I have been looking at it all my life ! Cathy you and my mother both love rabbits !! 💕🙏

[@massriverpickers]

Hi There! (I was wondering where you were.. Lol) Yes, the flea market! My only regret.. that I did not make an offer on that entire lot of Cracker Jack prizes! I am still going through the marbles. 😁 Yes, we have bottles in windows all throughout the house! We should do more show & tell vids. 😃 I also have that book! (Uncle Wiggily on the farm) 💖 (And everywhere else the "Old Gentleman Rabbit" has been!) Drew reads a chapter to me every night after dinner. (I'm such a child.. but so is Drew, with his new/old Auburn telephone truck!) I do love bunnies: including Bugs! We have wild rabbits we feed as well. But I am just finishing a video about our new Chucks (ground hogs) We have five new chucks under our house! 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔 It's been a long, busy week here.. We shall see if I can get maybe two shorter vids up this weekend, instead of one long one. I will try.😛 Another bottle show will be coming up this month too. (Weather permitting). Take care.. maybe read that Uncle Wiggily book yourself, when life gets too hard. It's a nice escape into simpler times. Best to you and Mother -Cathy 👋🙂😎(& Drew) 🙏💖

[@Luciddreamer007]

@@massriverpickers I had to reply - I’m one of those people that was a big letter writer back in the day, and I have a suspicion that you were also - Cathy & Drew I’m touched that you even remember me and my issues with mother … that’s where I’ve been -her dementia has spiraled into areas that are beyond my capabilities, and she now requires professional help with medical people available 24, seven, 365 -as I write to you my older brother, and I are arranging to put mother in assisted living …. Boy this is hard !! ( mother is now screaming out loud which is the way she wakes up every morning, for Jesus to come and help her ) …. I love that Drew reads to you , that’s so awesome!! Well I gotta go help mother have a great day!

[@massriverpickers]

Of course we remember you and your Mom! We are not so large a channel (we recognize and come to know our loyal viewers.. and we care about you!) My heart goes out to you.. this horrible disease, and the toll it takes. My Mom lost her ability to speak after a while. Before that it was always "I want to go home" (but she WAS home😦). And unfortunately, I had no say in her end care. Sending up prayers for you!! 🙏🙏 GOOD that she is calling for Jesus, but sometimes it SEEMS like God isn't hearing!😥 Stuff like this can really shake your faith. Please hang in there!! As for writing letters... Yes, I was a big letter writer for years. I had friends who moved away, and some have passed.. But I have kept every letter, and I'm glad! I had a correspondence for years with a singer of a famous late 1960s-early 1970s group. I met him in the 80's, and would go back stage every show. He has passed.. I still have many hand-written letters from him (about 20 or so!) So glad I have them! People don't write anymore.. it's all email, and less personal now. Anyway, our latest vid went up tonight.. it's our new little woodchuck babies living under our house! 🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔 Hope you enjoy it. -Cathy 🙂

[@nolasdollsandaquatics9386]

Fun finds!

[@amandabell8827]

Hi Cathy and Drew, that was fun! I love the Cracker Jack toys and all those beautiful marbles! It looks like you had a good day 😁💗 x

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Amanda, we DID have a good day! There were not as many dealers.. we had rain early morning and it scared some dealers away.. but those who set up had good stuff! I did great on the Cracker Jack toys.. I should have bought more!! We are hoping to go to the coast one day this long holiday weekend here. Did you get to go out last weekend? 👋😃😴💖

[@amandabell8827]

@@massriverpickers Sadly I didn't get out last week as my health wasn't great, it's getting tougher nowadays. I need to find somewhere flatter lol. Hope you have a lovely time at the beach and find some nice things 😀💖 x

[@massriverpickers]

Oh, sorry... I hope you feel better soon! It is getting harder for us too. But I think of you when we watch Tom Burleigh, and I see some of the difficult paths he takes. And how some of these bottle dumps are on steep ledges! (Also seeing the stinging nettles are coming along nicely too!🌿 Lol) Not sure these are all places that you go.. but it doesn't look like easy walking. Beautiful country though! Take care, 🙏💖 wishing you health & 🌞!

[@amandabell8827]

@@massriverpickers Thank you Cathy. It is very hilly around here and I have missed the best time, early spring, so now nettles and brambles are growing everywhere. Never mind though, as long as I have friends like you on youtube I can still join in the fun 😀💗 x

[@massriverpickers]

Honestly, I think that is the main reason I am still doing this (videos). My KZbin friends! 🙂💖 Funny cuz I really don't like being around people very much Lol 🤣 But I so look forward to the weekend comments/chats. And how our words can cross an ocean in seconds! Blessed to know you, my friend! 😊💖 Almost 4 am here. Off to bed for me! 🥱🌛

[@jeffhull9977]

Hello Drew and Cathy, You got some awesome deals at that Flea Market. That seems to be the one heading to Nashua and Amherst NH. Not saying unless you say where this is. Lew and I have been to this one many times. That Derry NH blob is a really nice find and what a awesome deal on that bottle. I have a Manchester NH blob like that one I purchased at a flea market for five dollars two years ago. Love those marbles you bought Cathy. Awesome deal on that price. I would of bought them to and that little one that caught your eye is surely the best of all of them from that lot. Drew is lucky to get that Auburn telephone utility truck, I would of bought that for my collection to. I have quite a bit of Auburn toy vehicles. I don't have that truck yet though. Maybe some day. So many nice finds there and Lew and i enjoyed watching this video very much. We hope to go to this flea market on the first Sunday of June 2023.We put five bottle digging videos on my Jeffrey Hull Jr KZbin channel and that was a May 24, 2023 dig we just did. We hope you can go digging soon and hopefully with us sometime to. We always enjoy watching your mud larking , river hunting videos. Hope you are doing well and we are doing good. Take care and happy hunting to the both of you.----Jeffrey Hull Jr. (Jeff & son Lew)

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Jeff & Lew, We don't mind saying this was the Hollis NH flea market.. (it is the river and beach locations we worry about people trashing). There weren't many dealers that day, but those who were there had good stuff and low prices! It will be a hot one today, so we are headed for the coast. 🏖️ 🌞 We will definitely watch your videos! Probably tonight. The river is coming down... We hope to get out there soon! Early summer is best, before all the algae grows. Be careful if you go out today.. 88° 🌞 -Cathy & Drew 👋😃😎👍

[@jeffhull9977]

@@massriverpickers Thank you Cathy & Drew. We are glad to know it is okay to say Hollis NH flea market on your video. We just was not sure about that. Lew and I have found awesome low prices there also. We will be watching you new videos when you put them on your channel and can't wait to see them. Have fun at the coast and stay cool. We will be careful and be safe during this hot weather. Try getting no more sunburns. 🙂 Take care and happy hunting to the both of you.

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

What fun finds, Cathy and Drew! I love the marbles best (of course!), but all your finds were wonderful!❤

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Cynthia! I know it's not quite the same buying our finds.. but when the rivers are too high, this is what we do. I will post more pic's and video of more of the marbles I bought.. I am still going through them. Some beauties! Thanks always for watching us (whatever we're doing😄💖) -Cathy (& Drew 😴)

[@shepherd4406]

I am getting rid of my iPad and Wi-Fi tomorrow. My OCD keeps me on the laptop for 8-12 hours sometimes when I get started watching on a bad day and if it is here, I will pick it up. I want my life back. I do a lot of creative hobbies that I want to enjoy again. Want to let you know that I enjoyed your videos and your notes to me. Thank you. Best wishes.

[@massriverpickers]

Oh my!😮 You will be missed! But do what you need to do. OCD controls people. Be strong, and pursue your creativity. I'm sure you have a lot to offer this world. Thank you for all your kind (and quick!) comments. And thank you for letting us know. (We wouldn't want to think the worst!😬) Best wishes and prayers 💕🙏 -Cathy & Drew👋 🙂😎💖

[@normagrimstad8869]

I have a studio in Lowell. I wonder if it’s one of those buildings? I love when they preserve those old warehouse buildings, and turn them into multipurpose buildings. My friend lives in Waltham in the old pocket watch factory.

[@massriverpickers]

Many old mill buildings in Lowell and surrounding area have been converted to apartments. You would have to compare the street address, which may or may not be the same. But an online "street view" might show the building now. -Cathy🙂

[@masonmercmetaldetecting]

Love that NH bottle! Great score! Love all the historical info you guys alway provide! Keep up the great videos!

[@kennethstickney8819]

Another good video y'all Greetings from NC formerly from Massachusetts 🙁

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Kenneth! Glad you enjoy the flea market vids. We can't always go in the rivers.. (high water, and the tides were wrong last week). But it worked out.. we had fun and found some great stuff! (I probably should have bought more Cracker Jack prizes 🤔) Thanks for watching and commenting -Cathy😁😎

[@susancousins8766]

You gotta love those old cartoons! I only know of Uncle Wiggly because you purchased some from another vendor in the past. Everyone our age should know Peter Rabbit, but I never saw the cartoon. Marbles are just stunning, I liked the bottles also. Let’s not forget the old Cracker Jack toys. I remember my daddy laying on the couch watching the Philly baseball game. He taught me the song “Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the crowd, buy me some peanuts and crackerjack’s I don’t care if we ever get back “ blah, blah. I finally learned it and when the Phillies came on , I would sit on his stomach and sing it before the game started. I was like 3 maybe 4 years old 😂😂😂 Great memories for him and I. Have a Happy Memorial Day weekend 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Susan! Wow, great memories!! Thank you for sharing! Yes, I grew up with Peter Rabbit and Old Mother West Wind. Thornton Burgess was from Massachusetts, so his books were read in my elementary school. Now Drew reads these books to me in the evenings!I'm such a child! 🙄 (So is Drew 😄.. nice toy truck he bought!) I didn't know about Uncle Wiggily until later in life, but there are a lot of Uncle Wiggily collectables out there: toys, games, books, buttons.. Basically, I love bunnies! (Including Bugs Bunny!) I should have bought more of those Cracker Jack prizes. And yes we need to sell stuff! Soon!!! I may have to take time off to get a shop together, online. It's a lot of work, but so is setting up at flea markets and bottle shows. I'm considering doing some give-aways too! We are drowning in stuff!! 😬-Cathy💖

[@susancousins8766]

I totally understand how you must feel. My brother moved in with me and my son and he had a house full and brought it with him. That was 3 years ago when Covid started 😬 My home turned into two houses with no room left. He is now getting rid of stuff! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@massriverpickers]

We had something like that here too. Several households worth, and many collections. (One reason why I'm collecting small now: marbles, Cracker Jack, etc) 😁💖

[@goodpeople5676]

Awesome video with lots of information and vintage n antique findings. Really enjoyed and loved to know about the lovely bottles ( appreciate your knowledge on bottles) . Loved the newspaper comics 😍. I remember getting punishment for playing marvel at odd hours and till dark 😊 . Enjoy and make such lovely videos With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️

[@massriverpickers]

Hello Sam! Glad you enjoyed the video! This is what we do when the rivers and tides are too high.. we go to the flea market. Lots of vintage toys at this one! It is a trip back in time.. simpler times. Comics, marbles, Cracker Jacks.. happy things! Thanks for watching and sharing your memories! (Hope you weren't punished too severely! Kids will be kids) ❤️ from USA 👋😃😎👍

[@southernvtgrown]

✌🏼💚✌🏼💚🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@massriverpickers]

👋😃😎👍

[@anthonymessina2834]

So many cool purchases! I had never heard of Uncle Wiggily till I saw him in your videos. Was that a national comic, or local to Boston? Love the telephone truck!

[@massriverpickers]

Hi Anthony! Uncle Wiggily began as a comic in the Newark NJ news ca 1910, and Howard Garis went on to publish over 70 books.. plus there are many old tin toys, games, buttons... (I have quite a collection). Drew reads the old children's books to me! 😁 I also collect Thornton Burgess Peter Rabbit series. Burgess was from Massachusetts. Both wrote local comics and books that became famous nationally. There is also an English Peter Rabbit ( by Beatrix Potter) but I collect the American Peter Rabbit. The comics at the flea market were 1920s. Yes, the telephone truck is in great condition! I was surprised Drew bought it, as he is usually just on a mission for bottles, but it was a good buy! 😃😎👍

[@normagrimstad8869]

I love the Hood’s sarsaparilla. My dad liked sarsaparilla. Is that Hood’s the same company as the milk company?

[@massriverpickers]

Hood's Sarsaparilla was C. I. Hood. The milk was H.P. Hood. Not the same individual, but they may or may not have been related. I have not researched that far. 🤔