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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
Gotta love abandoned houses.
Gotta love abandoned houses.
Found a pocket book....216 years old! APPRAISAL!
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
Clearly, there is alot of history in that old house! What an awesome post
I like the Antiques Roadshow Idea, but at the very least, this would be a shoe-in segment for one of those discovery channel shows about "Lost Treasure". I would be documenting all those finds with a video camera- maybe even call a local news channel and get a professional camera man to help- I'm sure they would love to do a story on this! (make sure that the place is very secure before you do any of that though!)
Great post!
Clearly, there is alot of history in that old house! What an awesome post
I like the Antiques Roadshow Idea, but at the very least, this would be a shoe-in segment for one of those discovery channel shows about "Lost Treasure". I would be documenting all those finds with a video camera- maybe even call a local news channel and get a professional camera man to help- I'm sure they would love to do a story on this! (make sure that the place is very secure before you do any of that though!)
Great post!
bootybay
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
but what hes gotta worry about if he goes locally on tv or whatever, is the chance of jerks trying to steal whatever out of that house there..so thats another thing to think about.... stick with the pros.. quietly at first... thats my two cents.
but what hes gotta worry about if he goes locally on tv or whatever, is the chance of jerks trying to steal whatever out of that house there..so thats another thing to think about.... stick with the pros.. quietly at first... thats my two cents.
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
Wiki entry for Dr Williams Pink pills:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Williams'_Pink_Pills_for_Pale_People
what a great thread!
Wiki entry for Dr Williams Pink pills:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Williams'_Pink_Pills_for_Pale_People
what a great thread!
Cr4zyH0rs3
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
Does the word Antique Road Show Mean Any Thing?
Does the word Antique Road Show Mean Any Thing?
texan connection
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
A NATIONAL TREASURE
A NATIONAL TREASURE
Old Dog
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
AGREED !
AGREED !
Dimeman
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
I would go and search every nook and cranny in the old structures, looking for hidden walls, hidden areas under the staricase, over each door .......etc., etc.
If it has a chinmey look at the mantle, go outside near the bottom of the chimney and see if there are any loose bricks.. (they can be taken out and something hidden behind them)
Check in any attic areas for odd shaped out of sort wood.
You have a "treasure" and finding other items in the house is just like whipped cream and a cherry on top.
AWESOME thread.
Congrats !!!!!!!
I would go and search every nook and cranny in the old structures, looking for hidden walls, hidden areas under the staricase, over each door .......etc., etc.
If it has a chinmey look at the mantle, go outside near the bottom of the chimney and see if there are any loose bricks.. (they can be taken out and something hidden behind them)
Check in any attic areas for odd shaped out of sort wood.
You have a "treasure" and finding other items in the house is just like whipped cream and a cherry on top.
AWESOME thread.
Congrats !!!!!!!
Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
This is so cool... and someone said it before me... but this is the best thing I've seen found here. Way to go~!!
I found a little coin purse (red velvet) in not as cool a way.. but it had 2 pages of paper tucked inside:
J &J Tait Flour, Feed anf Lumber
Taitsville, MO
Its a receipt of some sort.
It was in a thrift store in AZ
I love the desk!!
Janiece
This is so cool... and someone said it before me... but this is the best thing I've seen found here. Way to go~!!
I found a little coin purse (red velvet) in not as cool a way.. but it had 2 pages of paper tucked inside:
J &J Tait Flour, Feed anf Lumber
Taitsville, MO
Its a receipt of some sort.
It was in a thrift store in AZ
I love the desk!!
Janiece
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mojjax
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Re: Found a pocket book....216 years old!
I brought it to Kaja Veilleux's Free Appraisal Day up in Thomaston . He is a "high end " auctioneer in Maine .
He was very interested in it . I showed him the Nathan Niles printout "The American Hero ;Sapphitic Ode"(Thanks Gypsy Heart) I told him that I found Aaron's grave in Walpole .
He had 2 of his other appraiser's come into the room to take a look . They were all very intrigued . He set the amount at $500.00 - $1000.00 Which he said is the lowest . I told him that I did not want to sell it at this point now .
He told me that he is having a 2-day Ephemera/Book Auction this fall , and if I did change my mind he would need it 2 months prior to the auction - his staff would fully research it - he said that if they found any connection between Aaron Blaney and Nathan Niles - It could go for Multiple Thousands .
He said that one of his "High End" bidders is an Archivist from the Maine State Museum - who may be quite interested in an item like this - he also pointed out that he has a following of 850 international clients and 2,800 USA clients who are on his mailing list and are sent full color brochures ( he takes a lot of Phone bids)
Kaja sold an original copy of the Declaration Of Independence a few years ago . It ended up in a lawsuit . The town of Yarmouth ended up winning .
I brought it to Kaja Veilleux's Free Appraisal Day up in Thomaston . He is a "high end " auctioneer in Maine .
He was very interested in it . I showed him the Nathan Niles printout "The American Hero ;Sapphitic Ode"(Thanks Gypsy Heart) I told him that I found Aaron's grave in Walpole .
He had 2 of his other appraiser's come into the room to take a look . They were all very intrigued . He set the amount at $500.00 - $1000.00 Which he said is the lowest . I told him that I did not want to sell it at this point now .
He told me that he is having a 2-day Ephemera/Book Auction this fall , and if I did change my mind he would need it 2 months prior to the auction - his staff would fully research it - he said that if they found any connection between Aaron Blaney and Nathan Niles - It could go for Multiple Thousands .
He said that one of his "High End" bidders is an Archivist from the Maine State Museum - who may be quite interested in an item like this - he also pointed out that he has a following of 850 international clients and 2,800 USA clients who are on his mailing list and are sent full color brochures ( he takes a lot of Phone bids)
Kaja sold an original copy of the Declaration Of Independence a few years ago . It ended up in a lawsuit . The town of Yarmouth ended up winning .
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Congratulations on the appraisal man, I would say that is a very conservative estimate. If you find the right buyer/collector, it will easily jump into the multi-thousand range.
Truly remarkable find
Truly remarkable find
Skrimpy
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It could be worth far, far more than 500-1000 bucks. If you can prove that this guy is the original author you may stand american history on it's head...and make that book worth some tens of thousands or more...but if it's worth a whole lot the Blaney family is going to come out of the woodwork and come after you.
Bridge End Farm
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I agree and think it is worth far more, heck 500 it would be better to give it to a museum for folks to see for many many years to come
lonesomebob
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And with gas at 4.oo/gal you dont even have to leave home. best of everything. Bob
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out who his high end bidder at the museum is. Make a call.
My local auction house has a 12% buyers premium. That of course means 12% of what the bidder offers goes to the auction house.
Maybe you could cut out the middle man. Make yourself and the buyer happy in a private sale.
Or hang on to it. If it's really historical you might be surprised who ends up contacting you.
Thinking on that, stash it somewhere safe where it won't deteriorate and any papers won't fade or get moldy etc.
Good luck,
Tricia
My local auction house has a 12% buyers premium. That of course means 12% of what the bidder offers goes to the auction house.
Maybe you could cut out the middle man. Make yourself and the buyer happy in a private sale.
Or hang on to it. If it's really historical you might be surprised who ends up contacting you.
Thinking on that, stash it somewhere safe where it won't deteriorate and any papers won't fade or get moldy etc.
Good luck,
Tricia
Southern_Boy
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Man that is Wild! Keep us informed of how this develops please.
WeaponsUSMC
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Truly and amazing find, I like the pocket book, song and letter, but those desks are simply AMAZING!!! If I had found those, no amount of "field work" would get done.
Ryan1979
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I'd keep it safe somewhere and never sell, at least not for $500-$1000. It is way too cool to just have that in your possession. Then again, I've been broke many times and had to sell some 'cool' things that I probably shouldn't have.
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All I can say is.........WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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