Undiscovered Secret Drawers And Forgotten Valuables!!!

In the 18th and 19th century secret drawers were used to hide valuables and money. But what if the former owners left the treasures behind?

[@dascabinetdesdoktorcaligar4714]

Let alone the secret drawers, just look at the furniture: it's a work of art!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

it's a shame that these furniture aren't appreciated they way they should today. everybody with a bit of money is investing in modern art pictures today. thank you for watching!

[@MarcGray1990]

Lovely furniture and great secret draws! Things were just made with so much attention to detail back then. Unlike now in our throw away society! Enjoyed the video Hans! Thanks, hope you are well? Marc.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

that is so true. I also like the way cities where built in former times too. I'm happy to hear you enjoyed my off- topic video :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend! all the best, hans

[@j.lietka9406]

Danke, Hans! The furniture / desks are dazzling! Even if no coins, jewelry, or gems were found, it's the fact that you shared the clever designs!

[@Mechaninjalo]

The handwriting in that book was beautiful . Thanks for sharing . Take care :)

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

imagine that almost everybody was able to write like that in former times. it's a gift that sadly disappeared. thank you for watching and take care too, hans

[@harlanmorrisson6490]

Beautiful furniture, artwork in itself---------------------------and sneaky !

[@richardofsylmar]

Enjoyed this video very much. Your fan from Tennessee USA.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm happy to hear that my friend :) thank you for watching and for supporting my channel!

[@killforpeae69]

Absolutely beautiful..I love secret draws. Thanks for sharing Hans. Cheers

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend :)

[@erichaskell]

The mention of autograph books is interesting. In the 1800s and before, people worked very hard to produce what they deemed, very impressive signatures and penmanship. I have several of these small books handed down through my family. Like the drawers, a lost art.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

that's so true and it is something that is really unfortunate! thank you for watching!

[@aaronbeatty1153]

Very nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm happy to hear you like it! thank you for watching!

[@bogdonkey2858]

Great video!!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

glad you like it :) thank you for watching!

[@yerdigginitmetaldetecting]

Can you imagine the thrill of finding and sifting through the contents of a long forgotten secret drawer? Love the craftsmanship and thought put into these unique pieces. 😎

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

It must be truly exciting. I can imagine that there are treasures still undiscovered. thank you for watching my friend!

[@degenerati]

Well, At first I was mad that u have uploaded so many vids in the past months, and KZbin didn’t notify me once. But, now that I see how many I have missed, I am excited for the upcoming binge of yr vids I’m about to have because Covid 19 life is all about filling the days up with things you like, and staying busy.

[@higgybee6509]

Enjoyed this video!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm happy to hear that :) thank you for watching!

[@electricwheels411]

Amazing video Hans my good friend and all those secrets hidden away maybe never to be found until they where and now we can see the secrets hidden. ATB GL & HH LittleJohn_MD 🇬🇧

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

hello john my good friend, I'm happy to hear you like my off- topic video :) It must be very exciting to find forgotten things in an unopened secret drawer. thank you for watching and for your kind comment! all the best and good hunting, hans

[@awishinandahopin7232]

Beautiful piece of furniture!

[@myrthagunter4141]

Thank you Hans .Enjoyed !

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm happy to hear you enjoyed :) thank you for watching my friend!

[@Smithsgold]

Great job !!!!!! 👍

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you for watching ma friend :)

[@sabinekarlsson8803]

Sehr interessant! Und so schöne Funde!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

freut mich zu hören :) danke fürs anschauen!

[@michi24580]

Archeologie in möbeln, sehr interresant. Die Kunstschreiner damals waren echte genies. leider ging dieses kunsthanwerk verloren, da keiner mehr diesen immensen aufwand bezahlen kann

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

da hast du recht. ich habe schreiner gelernt und mußte mir einen ikea kleiderschrank kaufen, da allein die materialkosten, die ich für den bau eines eigenen schranks benötigt hätte, die kosten des ikea schranks übertroffen hätten. danke fürs anschauen!

[@martinhache1111]

Very interesting. Thank you, Hans.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

my pleasure :) thank you for watching!

[@shaunlaverick5793]

fabulous video Hans very interesting indeed.....thanks for sharing

Very interesting!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm glad you like my video :) thank you for watching!

[@vinitamorrison3308]

It was very informative. It was well presented as always. Thanks for sharing!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you, I'm happy to hear that :) thank you for watching!

[@levkriscoins9115]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@tps607]

Yes, very cool. I was restoring an old desk which I had used for years and discovered two hidden areas I had no idea existed. I now employ those drawers to store my credit cards etc when not in use

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

Imagine you would have found treasure in these secret areas.. very exciting. thank you for watching and for your kind comment!

[@russwhite4446]

Beautiful furniture old world treasures thankyou for the video!!!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

my pleasure :) thank you for watching my friend!

[@joealtmaier9271]

SOmetimes I imagine the broken drawers were because Grandmother died without telling anyone how to open it. So the inheritors had to resort to the crowbar.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

could well be the case too! thank you for watching!

[@lou5710]

Wow! This is a new format! Very informative!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

glad you like it :) thank you for watching!

[@chefboy2160]

Hans thank you so much for teasing us amatures not in your part of the world with all of this history. I do not know what you do for income but you should consider expanding your documentary style of videos to a larger platform as you are a natural!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend! I'm happy to hear that you appreciate my videos :) all the best and greetings from germany, hans

[@V4N60R]

Very interesting, thanks.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you for watching! :)

[@ksully6551]

Aah, now we see where you got your intelligent and articulate nature from!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

haha. . thank you my friend :)

[@methatronn]

You also look like him! You're upper lip.

[@mezellenjohnson2753]

That was very interesting and Informative Hans, thank you so much for filming this. I have always had a fascination with secret drawers and the beautiful furniture that they are hidden in, and the cabinet is gorgeous in my opinion. Take care my friend, good luck and happy hunting Mary-Ellen UK

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

hello mary- ellen :) I'm happy to hear that you like my video even though it is a bit off- topic. thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend. all the best and take care too, hans

[@SondelAndy]

Wunderschön und hochinteressant. Danke fürs Zeigen.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

danke mein freund, das freut mich zu hören :)

[@sandeeyork8416]

Hello. I enjoy your videos very much, but this one was a real treat. What a beautiful piece of furniture. I love antiques of all types. Thank you for posting this. Sandee from Kansas, US

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm happy to hear that :) thank you for watching!

[@rocketmanintn188]

Danke meine freund. Sehr cool!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

danke fürs anschauen mein freund :)

[@johannjohansson9568]

Hello once again! I was out metal detecting with one of my older cousins, (He's living in Poland) Sadly we both we're a bit busy but we had a day metal detecting! I managed to find 4 seals and 2 bullets (one which I managed to connect) It was very fun! I hope to have the same stories next year! Love/Johann

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I keep my fingers crossed for your my friend :) all the best and thank you for watching!

[@thelaughinghyenas7962]

Thank you. I have seen some amazing finds hidden away in drawers in the USA. Civil War period pictures, etc.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I can imagine. especially in times of distress people hid valuables. thank you for watching!

[@k.s.333]

Old sets of encyclopedias - nobody wants them so they usually get tossed out, but a bookseller once told me about someone who had found $800 or so between the pages of a set they had for some reason picked up somewhere. I was in this same bookseller's store when someone from out of town brought in some books to sell, all excellent condition and fairly new. The bookseller said this guy would come from time to time to sell books, and he didn't know where he was getting them from (he didn't want much for them either). So this particular time while I was there the bookseller started flipping through the books (after the guy had left) and started pulling out $20 bills from between the pages of some of them. $260 in total. It just goes to show that you never know where you'll find something.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

that's exciting. I've heard this quite often. a former neighbor of mine found 100 DM in an old book he found in bulk garbage. thank you for watching!

[@stephencrowther524]

Interesting,beautiful furniture.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

glad you like my video :) thank you for watching!

[@duschmo6735]

Schöne Erzählung von Deinem Vater oder Opa ? Gerne mehr davon 👍👍 Grüße Klaus

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

danke, das freut mich zu hören :) irgendwie hat das thema ja einen bezug zum sondeln. danke fürs anschauen! LG, hans

[@kleinviehtreiber1781]

Schönes Video, mal was anderes! Danke dir und allzeit gut Fund!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

freut mich, dass dir mein video gefallen hat :) danke fürs anschauen und kommentieren :)

[@canadianrelichunters5259]

Beautiful furniture, thx for sharing, ;) atb

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

glad you like it my friend :) thank you for watching!

[@sondemundart7561]

Hallo Hans. Wow, eine sehr schöne Einsicht in das Mobiliar. Du bringst das alles mit so einer Perfektion rüber, unglaublich. Ich habe auch das Glück, einen Sekretär mein Eigen nennen zu dürfen 😊 Dieser wurde im 2ten WK von den Russen aufgebrochen. Irgendwann wurde das Schloss und drgl wieder repariert. Hat meine bessere Hälfte vererbt bekommen. Ein sehr schönes aber eher einfach gestricktes Modell. Sag mal, ist das dein Vater, Onkel oder sogar Opa? 😋 Gut Fund und viel Erfolg bei deinen nächsten Projekten.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

hallo raimund, freut mich, dass dir mein video gefallen hat obwohl es kein sondel-video ist. diese alten möbel sind echte meisterwerke und jeder der so was zuhause hat kann sich glücklich schätzen. gut erkannt, es ist mein vater. danke fürs anschauen und für deinen netten kommentar mein freund. viele grüße und gut fund, hans

[@gumercindamorales3053]

Súper Súper like Gracias,.. Me encanto tu video Saludos de CHILENA

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

muchas gracias :) I'm glad you like my video! thank you for watching and greetings from germany, hans

[@jamesu1857]

Always great content- Thank you once more

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you my friend. only my most faithful viewers are watching my off- topic videos too and you are one of them. thank you very much, I appreciate your support!

[@jamesu1857]

@@TerraGermaniaTG ALL of your content is great...... keep up the excellent work and enjoy yourself

[@dapappacn]

Klasse!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

freut mich zu hören :) danke fürs anschauen!

[@dapappacn]

@@TerraGermaniaTG Keine Ursache!

[@rossmacintosh5652]

😎 I thought you were going to take out your metal detector and scan his furniture for hidden bags of gold. There may still be undiscovered hidden compartments! Perhaps Hans you could do a video where you go to a large antique market and scan the furniture. It's likely very little furniture has ever been close to a coil and it might surprise you and the dealer with what is discovered! You might get some hits from iron nails or brass screws but if there's gold or silver tones you'll know you may have found something really exciting.

[@tomwilliams8771]

Hans I hope your doing well mate, great video upload I loved it so much! keep them coming buddy kind regards James.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

hello james, I'm fine thank you.. hope all is well with you too! I'm happy to hear that you like my "off-topic" video too :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment!

[@traudy1454]

Hallo Hans !! Shône sekretarin mit sehr erkalarunger danke mein freud voor video bis bald 😊😊😘🌹🌹

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

danke fürs anschauen und bis bald :)

[@tonybanjo]

Very interesting, thank you.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you, I'm happy you like m video! thank you for watching!

[@pigoff123]

Thank you. I enjoyed it in German with English subtitles. Brought back memories of listening to German TV in Hanau an not understanding it all. When I visit my mother in Stuttgart I understand more but still not all of it.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm happy to hear that my friend. I went to school in hanau.. I can imagine that you were based on lamboy street? thank you for watching!

[@pigoff123]

My father was based on lamboy an pioneer an Fliegerhorst. We were there from 72 to 96. I even worked for schwab and a appliance company in grossauheim that made irons an coffee machines. I lived in steinheim an hanau an my mother lived in Ravolzhausen. So many memories.

[@annam.addison2129]

Very nice.... you have at least one of the pieces featured. They are beautiful. You love all things history and we love watching. Tell me more. Beste, Anna

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

hello anna, I'm glad you like to see something different too every once in a while. I think metal detecting and finding old forgotten secret drawers relate and that's why I made a video :) thank you for watching and for your kind and supportive words! all the best, hans

[@DETECTOMETAL]

Super like 👍. Abrazo grande desde Rosario santa fe Argentina 🇦🇷🤜🤛🍀

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you for watching my friend :) have a big hug back and greetings from germany!

[@cocojo242]

Interesting

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you for watching :)

[@burriedhistory]

Very interesting. Here in Japan also there exists this kind of furniture.

[@pamelajoy4712]

Very interesting. Hans, thanks for sharing. Hoping all is well my friend!!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

glad you like my off- topic video :) thank you for watching and for your kind comment my friend! all the best, hans

[@hardyakka6200]

those were nice lucky finds. I used to rummage through draws in my youth but only ones that Had a pretty young lass in them. My memory surprises me at times.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

oh dear :D thank you for watching mate!

[@malinda8668]

Very professionally shot mini documentary of beautiful antique German furniture. How did you meet Herr von Mitzlaff? I hope that you are well and that it will not be so long until your next video as you have been missed. :) Danke und Gott segne.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you my friend, I'm happy you like my off- topic video too :) I first met otto in 1976 in the delivery room of a hospital in frankfurt ;) I just published my new video.. I hope you will like it! all the best and thank you for watching, hans

[@malinda8668]

@@TerraGermaniaTG What a cute way of saying that he is your Father. :D Thank you for sharing him and his knowledge with us.

[@bruhyoutube511]

Super Video

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

glad you like it :) thank you for watching!

[@bruhyoutube511]

Danke für das neue Video 👌😉

[@nmvcm1683]

Hallo Hans.Mal etwas anderes zur Abwechslung .Sehr schönes Video.Ich selbst bin Schreiner, interessiere mich auch für Baustilkunde im Möbelbereich und selbst in meinem Gesellenstück, baute ich damals vor 20 Jahren auch ein Geheimfach unter den Schubladen ein.Das gab bei der Prüfungskomission ein paar schön Pluspunkte...Daumen hoch ,weiter so und weiterhin viel Erfolg und Gut Fund!😊

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

hallo mein schreiner kollege! ich bin auch gelernter schreiner. leider hatte ich nicht den einfall ein geheimfach in mein gesellenstück zu integrieren. es freut mich, dass dir mein video gefallen hat :) danke fürs anschauen und für deinen netten kommentar! LG und gut fund, hans

[@johnfrancis2215]

Wow excellent content, the craftsmanship of those old carpenters is absolutely amazing, an old friend of mine bought a Davenport (it's a type of desk) and it also had a secret drawer, he found an old tobacco pouch and pipe in it, maybe the owners wife didn't agree with the his habit

[@iknownothing4911]

That's cool,when I was younger, a Davenport was a couch or sofa. Depends on where you live. I would like to have a old desk with hidden compartments.

[@snarky_user]

That is a nice diversion. I can also sound like a pompous ass at the next auction by referring to an old secretary as an 'escritoire.' Thank you for helping me achieve my goals.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

haha. . my pleasure ;) thank you for watching!

[@mambanero7201]

ciao Hans, molto belli gli scrittoi- nascondono sempre qualche segreto, 3,43 minuto molto bello, pero usare i guanti.

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

Grazie per la tua visita e per il tuo commento :)

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

Theirs always secrets in drawers some...are best left unkown!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

It must me a great moment to open a forgotten secret drawer. thank you for watching!

[@stefanbartz9195]

Gewaltig.. Schönes Möbel... Hatte ich auch gerne.. Mfg Stefan Bartz

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

die sind gar nicht mehr soo teuer. in den 80ern war so ein möbel unbezahlbar. danke fürs anschauen! LG, hans

[@gerdcelinejensen1230]

Hi, Hans are you ok? Hope to see lots of videos soon ;) Greetings to you from Norway ;)

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm fine, thank you! hope all is well with you too! I would love to upload more but it is a matter of time and other variables. thank you for watching and greetings back from germany, hans

[@dwareagle50]

Hope all is well with you Hans. Curious why no detection videos of late ? Again, hope all is well

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm fine. thank you :) hope all is well with you too! I just uploaded my new detection video. all the best, hans

[@irelandshistoryhunters5059]

Any metal detecting vids coming hans it's been far to long

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

today :)

[@cadenzrime]

Was that your dad? ;-)

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

yes :) thank you for watching!

[@moirablack3768]

That was really nice I enjoyed it🤗👍 thanks from Scotland 🙏

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

I'm glad to hear that :) thank you for watching!

[@wyldchild346]

WHOS THE GUY TALKING?

[@AnthonyCook78]

GOOGLE TRANSLATE (for fun): The furniture presented here is a desk clerk or a writing desk. It was made in the late 18th century in Berlin by a well-known Berlin carpenter Ebenisten by the name of Hamann. It is often recognized by Mr. Hamann that he is very beautiful gilded in the Queen Louise all on pillars dandies and has attached the furniture is in mahogany veneer oak and spruce a particularly nice example of the German classic this writing furniture liter writing cabinets or secretaries were particularly popular here in Germany but also in the Eastern European countries also in Austria that are just with a flap that you could put down while in France sea with the flat desks fashion were the so-called office class this furniture is an interesting example of numerous secret compartments a fan were at 18 and still in 19 loves because not everyone had a safe so could to give valuables such as jewelry but also some money or other things I mean the thieves, of course, always have a good eye and have probably often seen where these cavities in the furniture and so you can often find with very brutal broken Japan you can see but I have have in the course of time have had several varieties especially just writes furniture lined we had and the long time were not open, unfortunately, the big pot of gold in leather bags, I never found but found a lot for example very beautiful Bibles or hymnals in leather bound with silver close who cost much because of previous owners delivery and also write utensils unfortunately I never found anything really valuable but it was still the hunting were very interesting because you could read about the history and something and could move back a few hundred years ago.

[@stephencrowther524]

Anthony Cook If you turn on the captions/subtitles function,it is done for you.✌️

[@AnthonyCook78]

@@stephencrowther524 it was just for fun mate :)

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you :) I had to shorten the words in order to allow the viewer to read but also to see the pictures.

[@JDsVarietyChannel]

Great video!

[@TerraGermaniaTG]

thank you :) I'm happy to hear you like my video! thank you for watching!