I love your mischievous serendipity outlook, lol. Obviously you get enjoyment out of every moment and we get such pleasure out what you share in your videos. Blessings from Iowa.
OH boy, blast from the past, the melamine set, family had in Lemmon, SD, 1956-1963 still have one cup. The little stools, still see my 3 youngest brothers (now 60 + year olds) sitting on them at the lake circa 1958 to 1967, 2 years ago donated the last one from my 94 year old mom's house. The camp cot, bought from army surplus (WW2) in 1958 for my oldest brother to sleep on camping at the lake. it's in my shed. I have the Singer version of that cog stitch Kenmore, bought in 1971 for my 18th birthday, works great. What a memory lane trip.
My mom bought a Kenmore sewing machine new in 1962. I was born in 1963 so I remember her using it from my childhood and she took very good care of it. I am still using it today. Love watching you unpack boxes and trunks.
A traverse rod is a particular type of curtain rod. A royal pain to put up for most people, but a joy to use. It made opening and closing curtains easy, with just a pull on the thin rope. I adore that fishing rod. If I were able to still go fishing, I would contact you for sure. It's a beauty!
My mom had that same Kirby. A vacuum dealer was excited to own it, and gave her a new vacuum and cash for it. He has it in his display window in the front of the store. You can lift the flap at the front, and you should have a light to shine in front of what you are vacuuming
I took my very expensive old Kirby out to the dumpster when I bought something lighter and easier to handle. It disappeared way before trash pickup day. Someone must like those old models.
My Mom had 2 Kirby's.Wore one out then bought another. Bought them from a door to door Kirby salesman. Boy, those machines could suck the hair off your head. I hated them. So heavy, hard to change belt or put on attachments.
My husband was a Kirby vacuum cleaner door to door salesman in 1970. Can you imagine lugging one of those around door to door. He used to set up a “group” demonstration where he would use the woman’s vacuum to vacuum the living room and then go over it with a .kirby. Amazing what would come up. Many women didn’t work then so they would invite 5 friends over to coffee and a demo of the newest and greatest and think that her house would be vacuumed but they only did a 5 x 5’ patch. Haha. One commission from a sale was enough to pay all bills that month. $150! And if they backed out of the sale a week later, the company took back the commission. That job didn’t last long 😂😂
Had the Kirby salespeople come to the house one time looking to sell one for $1800, then eventually whittled it down $1200. My wife was willing to bite, until I presented the reality check that the only carpet we have in the house is an $80 area rug, and our $200 Shark does a find job cleaning it along with the bare wood floors.
My dad built our house. My mom picked out the blueprints from Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Dad's friends helped him frame it in. We lived in it for 20 years.
My D&T teacher invented those picnic tables , he tried to sell the design to a company. They waited until his patent ran out and then made them without ever paying him a cent. Well, that’s the story he told us, was pretty bitter about it, so I believe him. Edited for clarification.
I just happen to run across you now I'm stuck on watching your TH-cam channel all the time it's really good and it shows how much people care and it reminds me of my childhood where neighbors help neighbors thank God for you stay safe and blessed 💖🙂💖💖
Such a positive person Alex is. He and his lovely wife are an inspiration during such an unsettled world. We need more people like them. Thank you for motivating me to be more positive and look to help others in need. Judy in California, USA.
COOL!! My dad was an RCAF officer/navigator and when I was a very young girl he taught me Morse code - it was a project presentation for my grade 4 class. Love the Kodak set. My parents had a similar card table as the green one, but it was burgundy colour. Great quality 'way back then.' 😉
You know your old when you remember using some of this stuff. My mom had that sewing machine and I owned that style of typewriter. I remember watching films on a projector like that.
What I love about the curiosity Inc videos, is not just how much I have learned from them. Just how much the family are so humble, they always hope an items predecessor, got the enjoyment they wanted from it. They are so generous and genuine. I must thank you for the knowledge you have given me. Good luck in all you do in life.
Hi Alex 🖐🏼. Too bad l don't stay in Canada. AND I don't have A credit card. I SAW some things I'd love to have. The dishes, the Singer sewing machine. Awesome Find ‼️ Have A Awesome Amazing Beautiful evening ‼️🙋 👍.
“Stool samples”...!🤣 That was one of the most fascinating garage finds I’ve seen yet! So much cool stuff! I notice that everything was carefully stored away, rather than tossed willy nilly into boxes. Photo tinting - that’s what my mom did in the 50’s. She used a toothpick with a bit of cotton swirled around the tip. She did nice work, rather subtle. I have seen some old tinted photos by others that were garish, with the poor women in the photos sporting pink circles on their cheeks and bright red lips. 😂 I saw Xavier Cugat in the records - loved his latin-flavored music, especially his mambos.
Ruth Thomas my mother has a photo of her mom (as a child) with her mom that was coloured - I recall that grandma said they sent it out with a description of the colours to have it coloured. I guess it was a job at one time.
The phoenix decal sewing machine is more wanted than others and looks pretty good shape. Too bad they painted the desk but paint is not hat hard to remove. Doesnt look like veneer is lifting. The Kenmore more common but having all the accesses again makes it more wanted. I’d buy both! Miini stools I find intesting. Would be cute for kids painted in primary colors. So much upcycling going on everyone has d offer et eye for things now.
This is probably not just the UK dealing with this but whenever we find those danish cookie tins in our grandparents house you can guarantee they actually have spools of cotton and sewing needles in them. Also if there's not a single Glenn Miller in that record box I'll be disappointed.
Be still my heart. I'd love to look through those housing catalogues. We have a Sears Honor Bilt from 1922, and I spent many hours working on identifying kit houses in our town west of Chicago. Those catalogues are collectible!
Those house plan catalogs are keepers, people look for homes like the Sears kit homes specifically for resale following restoration of them. We know someone who just bought one and is restoring it to live in. The catalogs are how they identify them after all the decades since they were built.
@@A.L.75 you can Google sears kit homes images and find the basic house plans used in advertising. It's enough for an architect or someone skilled at home design to recreate the house. They also show a finished home on the ad.
Suggestion...if you want to get rid of some puzzles, consider donating a few to assisted living or retirement homes where people are stuck inside away from the virus. Days can get long in there and it looked like some are still sealed!
In 1948 my father bought a city lot, a set of plans, and built his own house--and he was only 21 years old!. It was the first house I lived in. He had a contractor help with the foundation, but after that, he and my uncle and grandfathers did all the work of building the house, learning as they went. After the family expanded, he put a dormer in the attic and built two bedrooms and another bathroom up there, again all on his own. No one does that today! It still amazes me the confidence he had to take that on!
The hand tinting kit in such good condition will be worth something. You can date the singer machine by the exact design on it. They were different each year of manufacture.
Alex, double check the pink vase (26:50) I think it may be Hull pottery worth between $50 to $100. I am not an authority just someone with to much time on my hands. Lol. Enjoyed watching your unboxing, thanks for sharing. God bless you and your family. Sherry from Alabama.
Fascinating haul! Thank you for sharing. Minor points: ( I know this is no surprise to Alex ) Nautical "maps" are called charts Also, treadle sewing machines are still sold brand new. They are popular with the Amish and off grid enthusiasts as well as seamstress that want more control that electric ones offer.
I love the old singer sewing machine .The first time I sewed was on one of those :) It was my grandmother's . I sure do miss her .brings back memories .
Cool stuff! I recognized some of those old things, we had them growing up. Oh, that little plate goes the other way for the sewing machine. The little indent is so you can push it outward with your finger.
Excellent assortment of interesting stuff! The mint condition Kodak colorist set was terrific. I love those old foot treadle sewing machines. If you build enough momentum the treadle keeps going for a while after you take your foot off. Our springer spaniel poked around under it to see what Mom was doing and yelped with each blow of the heavy metal treadle. Poor puppydog :(.
That Johnson brothers dinner set !!, wow !, I used to live across the road from the Johnson brothers factory in Stoke on Trent, England, I also have a friend who worked there for a few years. As with most of the pottery factories that Stoke on Trent was world famous for, it closed down back in the 1990s, it now a housing estate.
Hi!😁 Some very neat stuff there! That "chalkware" vase at the end really looked more like Roseville pottery, very collectable!!! Or maybe Shawnee. Also saw a Saltine tin from early 70s. Nothing really high end but some nice finds for "budget" collectors, lol! Wish you would do a retro kitchen in your shop for us gals😁 TFS!
Definately NOT a Roseville. The coloring is more representative of a Hull vase. Roseville had some pinks, but not pastel, and not usually pink with some yellow.
My mum, used to sew my prom gowns by hand and she was telling someone who just happened to have a working Singer sewing machine in great nick which they gave her for free! Thanks, Alex, there was a lot of interesting stuff there! x
I love these types of clean out purchases I know its more work but the nostalgia from even some of the unsaleable stuff makes me happy. You get a work out, which saves you money at a gym, you get good stuff and you build your network. Have a great day.
Danish butter cookies...the worst thing was thinking you were going to get a good butter cookie and you open that tin and it's full of sewing supplies.
My mom's family is from Rochester and worked for Kodak - my aunt was a Kodak photo retouch artist. Retouch artists used kits like that and continued to find work even after color film came in - they would be hired to color correct and retouch formal portraits.
Alex, photo oils are usually applied with a small wad of cotton, as opposed to a paint brush. Your kit comes with a rolled up supply of cotton. Use sticks for smaller areas and wind the cotton around it. Use your fingers or hands with a ball of cotton to tint larger areas like cheek bones or a dress. Oils don't usually sink well into a glossy print. Best to be applied to a matt print. Good luck. Hand tinting B&W photos is an art form.
Hi Bill, My grandparents always had several card tables around their house!!! I bought their house and they gave me all the furniture!!! So now the card tables are mine!!! Yay They are reallly sturdy! I cannot think of the brands at this moment but I love them!!! Stanley and Donna in the NE GA mountains.
All I can say wow! Lots of those are priceless. I can see a few things my dad had. The book of house plans. The house I grew up in my dad got it from a Sears and Robucks catalog. I remember watching our home movies after the 8mm were develop or after they were packed away, dad would bring at those movies out and the laughter. Life was simpler then. Congrats on the "new project ahead"
You get more with a Kenmore because a Kenmore has so much more to give. Sunset homes were great mid-century houses. Hey, I had that Sears typewriter, got it as a gift from my parents when I went to university.
Those magazines were really popular with the vets. After WWII, Canadian veterans received a cash payment that helped them build their own homes. My dad received one. It came through a few years after the war, and he was married and my older brothers had been born (I can much later lol) by that time. They built their first home on an acreage, in 1957, when the youngest of the two older brothers was just crawling.
"See if I have a friend who wants to recycle any of this old stuff for art projects." lol Just say you're going to call Josh and see if he wants any of that stuff. Just ribbing you Alex! Some cool stuff in there for sure!
It does my heart good to know you like Bob Wills! My dad used to go to his dances. I grew up listening to him and so did my kids. Hope you enjoy that album!
Mike Lavigne ...My Mother had just bought a new 1990 Cadillac Seville and I was going to drive my 74 Chevy El Camino 250 miles South to LA and Mom kept insisting I take her new car. Finally she said that her car had air bags and my El Camino didn’t, I told her I was flattered she cared about me so much to which she replied: well, i dont want to be the one who has to deal with all of that crap you have filled your house with!! Ego deflated quickly! LOL?..
Please do your family a favor and clean out now (garage sales are useful for getting rid of stuff). We had to pay a company $10,000 USD to get rid of the junk in my mom's house and due to a timeline crunch we ended up throwing out some items that were useful and could have been donated or saved.
My mom has been going thru her stuff, some names on backs of dressers. Her gift to us is all 6 inherit her house. It is already set to go, I guess we will draw straws to see which 2 months we get to live in it.
I was in Tokyo many years ago visiting a friend who was there for an artist in residence for American artists and he had found a western bar with Japanese musicians who played Patsy Kline and Bob Wills music and the waitresses sang her songs. It was a stitch! They sang the songs in English although they spoke only Japanese some how we all were able to communicate. Your western music finds brought right back to that night & when our family lived in Roswell, NM during the 60’s. I grew up with all that music.
You're also not supposed to microwave melamine, in case the chemistry leaches into the food, but the FDA has ruled that it's safe to eat from, otherwise.
My parent's got a set of butonware melamine dishes as a wedding present in 1958. They were the first dishes we used everyday until the mid 70's. There was one piece that my brothers and I called the banana boat - anytime it was out we were having garlic bread with dinner! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
truth. do not microwave. my mom worked at the Melmac factory in Missouri back in the 1950s. long ago. She is in her 90s now. We had over a dozen sets - all aunts and uncles had sets too
It is nothing short of INCREDIBLE that you were able to get all of that in the Ambulance at the same time. Astonishing. World record breaking. Are you sure that ambulance is not a TARDIS? Cuz 'holy pocket space antique man' I keep saying "no way Alex... no way you will get all of that in at one time." But you did it Alex. I would have lost big money if I'd bet against you. (grins) Never bet against Alex accomplishing something incredible and IMPOSSIBLE at first glance.
Loved seeing the oil paint set for coloring black and white photographs. My dad was a photographer when i was a kid back in the late 50's and early 60's. He took a lot of black and white photos and developed them on thick photo paper, which my mom would color with oils.
That rod is from the mid 50's, I cannot find a value on it, it must be rare. I found one forum with a guy asking about it, but the guys in there had no real answers. I do know it's a good, well respected brand, but prices are all over the place depending on age, style and condition. Some get into the hundreds of dollars, some only 50 or so. There is a place in Ontario that deals in them, but they didn't have this model either.
toot tall : Wow! You did an awesome research on the fishing rod. That is why I read the comments section, to find people like you who care enough to research things for real. Great job!
@@nicolehervieux1704 actually, I wasn't as successful as I would have liked. It is a rare rod, but whether or not that makes it valuable... I dunno. Some of the rods of that brand go for big money, some bring very little. It's still a guess as to what that one is worth. Since it's in new condition, the ten bucks paid in 55 is equivalent to 100 or so today (USD) That's another thing, try finding another in new with tags condition, that ain't happenin.
I LOVE the Melamine set! I found a similar one in lavender (with blue) years ago in an antique shop and bought it SO FAST! The number of pieces is kind of overkill for today's kitchen, but I still use and love a lot of the pieces - especially the flowered ones!
The sewing machine reminds me of my late grandmother’s one, which my dad now has, and the melamine dinner set is really cute. I’d say some hipsters or 50’s lovers would love them.
Pierre O. Park I have my grandmother’s old Singer treadle sewing machine with the cabinet. The drawers are missing, though. They say those are the first things to break or disappear with those cabinets.
There is a whole group of people who still use these treadle machines and have a gathering every year. I love vintage machines and use one almost everyday . I no longer have a treadle machine though. No room .
My parents and grandparents had folding tables like those: They came out for playing cards, “card table.” The drab surface was meant to be easy to play on. Bridge and coffee after dinner- definitely a different time. Then easy to fold and stow away.
I have a set from sears and roebuck. The tag said a hostess set. Use too play bridge. Canasta or board games. Or for extra seating at holiday dinners!!. The green plastic in mine ripped I add another psc if brown board and a vintage print vinyil and recovered it. I use it as a table for my grandaugther. Too play games, do puzzles or eat on.
We had one of those folding picnic tables. It weight a lot and it always got a blood sacrifice every time it got used. It reached the point that neither my sister or I wanted to help set it up because it always got fingers!
Yes I thought so too. I have one that is a pitcher, cream colored with pink on the bottom, flowers in the middle. I looked mine up once and it was worth $30-$40
Those Kirbys are built like tanks and will pick up everything. When I was in college (a LOOONG time ago) I cleaned houses and one of my customers had one. My other favorite was the Electrolux canister vac with power head. I also learned about those whole house vacumm systems. Never let them suck up socks! LOL
Alex... you’re sooo smart!!!! Yes the Christmas wrap is from the 70’s. Was in Edmonton yesterday but couldn’t get over to see your store... but someday I want to come up and see what I watch on your videos!!!
I had a Kenmore sewing machine just like that that my father bought me as an 18th birthday present in 1970. I know this video is old, but there should have been a small green case with disks in it that did the fancy stitching, just so you will know if you ever find another one. (I see you found it). That's definitely a 60s one, because mine didn't have nearly as many accessories or that neat wooden box. I lost mine to a thief who broke into my storage unit, but if I could find another one, I'd buy it.They're made to last.
Hello there🏴🏴 New to your channel just love looking at old things. Antiques are the best they tell an old story. There's nothing better.🐹🐺🐶🐩🐈🐅🐁😺🐕🏴🏴
I agree my apt had a pipe break in the viewing above my pantry. Water ran all through all of it. Including my kirby!!. I took it apart as much as possible let it dry out for 2 wks. Put it back together and ran great.!!. Not a problem.
I came looking for just this kind of comment! I thought there'd be many who gaffawed as I did when that so nonchalantly came out of Alex's mouth. What a dad joke! The best!
My grandparents had that same sewing machine table. They had a marble/stone slap cut (can be thin) to fit around the wood. My mother now uses it for an entry table. So it very much has daily use even in this century
While the weather is still nice, you & the family could hold a big patio/sidewalk sale. May attract new customers to your store & all the great stuff for sale inside including ice cream & drinks.
I love the sewing machine. My mom had one in England and we couldn't bring it with us when we moved to the US. I loved using it when I was a young girl.
That was fun! Brought back a few old memories for me. I really hsd a good laugh when you showed all the boxes at the end. You sure know how to pack it in! 😄😄😄
Hi Alex, love the old Singer treadle, sewing machine!!! I have a, old portable, electric Singer sewing machine, my mother got me, as a graduation gift. Then I have an old White treadle, sewing machine, aswell. I believe that plate you tried to put in, on the top of the sewing machine, needed to go in the other way. So it then should fit & it's not missing that piece. Nice find!!! Do take care
Having done a lot of gathering and selling of used items, I know that what you do is a LOT of work. Back breaking. Getting filthy. Not easy at all. Right?
@@CuriosityIncorporated Will you PLEASE get a chest mounted Go Pro it's so annoying watching you trying to unroll posters etc. so we can see them properly. There's no excuse.....
We have two of those picnic tables in the shed at my parents' home. Mom snagged them at a yard sale 10-15 years ago and they are worth their weight for holidays and family get togethers. No need to store extra tables and chairs. They both would fit nicely in the living room of their small home and voila, seating for eight! So many treasures. My interest is always piqued by paper ephemera like the wrapping paper, instruction manuals, post cards, and the like. I create junk journals so always on the look out for cool items to use as journaling pages and points of interest. Great stuff!
I've been on the look out for one of those mid century tension lamps for about 3 years now here in Oregon. I am yet to find one for sale under 300 dollars.
Directed light behind my couch is exactly what I need and why I am looking for this specific lamp. I don't want the light to be reflecting like the sun off my TV.
In ca. 1955, I used an Instructograph owned by my Jr. High shop teacher to improve my Morse code skills. I was 13 and was working to pass the US FCC test for my first Amateur Radio license. I qualified and I've been licensed continuously ever since. It was a good way to learn by yourself. Nowadays, Morse Code is no longer a requirement for licensing in most countries, but many Ham radio operators still use it, including me. There are far more versatile methods on line. You now can do a copy/paste of some random text, load it to an on-line application and copy the text at whatever speed you are capable of copying. I do this to get up to speed if I have been inactive for a bit. Our local radio club had WW II surplus inked tapes and audio oscillators which had been used to train WW II radiomen. Tape recording, while it existed, was only in Germany and didn't become popular in the US/Canada until after WW II. The problem I had with the Instructograph was with a limited number of tapes you soon memorized what it was sending.
You seem to be able to pack the whole house into that ambulance! I'm way beyond impressed. :) That pink plastic set thing rang a bell. I swear one of my friends had that in their house. Or a very close variation. :)
The only thing Kirby vacuum cleaners were good for is making noise and weighing a ton. I still have mine from 1972 and it works. I haven't used it for 40 years. Expensive piece of junk. Traverse rods are for hanging draperies. SEARS still exists but with a different footprint. I really love that pink rose melamine dinnerware. I really do. Some cool things. Take a closer look at that vase you described as chalkware.
😲OMG... The first thing you pulled out of that box was a hammer and the second thing you pulled out was a sickle! What kind of guy was that??🤣 Bet an amateur radio operator would love to have that code instructor. The photo coloring set should go well with all the cameras you recently purchased. Those old “Workbasket” needlework books are cool too. I remember you also got some needlework books a while back as well. Seems like your hauls have themes lately😁
Colleen Osullivan I have had this one for over 30 years. I have 2 new ones but I always find myself going back to my Kenmore. Easy to use, no fancy gadgets, always works.
Actually from what I saw in this video, the featherweight sewing machine in the sewing table was the most valuable item. Featherweights are hot right now. I wrote you earlier saying you might be able to get $500-$700 for it with the desk it's in. The instructograph morse code teaching aid was probably the coolest but sells for $99 or less, depending on how complete it is & the condition.
I love your mischievous serendipity outlook, lol. Obviously you get enjoyment out of every moment and we get such pleasure out what you share in your videos. Blessings from Iowa.
OH boy, blast from the past, the melamine set, family had in Lemmon, SD, 1956-1963 still have one cup. The little stools, still see my 3 youngest brothers (now 60 + year olds) sitting on them at the lake circa 1958 to 1967, 2 years ago donated the last one from my 94 year old mom's house. The camp cot, bought from army surplus (WW2) in 1958 for my oldest brother to sleep on camping at the lake. it's in my shed. I have the Singer version of that cog stitch Kenmore, bought in 1971 for my 18th birthday, works great. What a memory lane trip.
omg Strawberry Shortcake wrapping paper! 🥰 Back in the day, sometimes those would be scented. 🍓
My mom bought a Kenmore sewing machine new in 1962. I was born in 1963 so I remember her using it from my childhood and she took very good care of it. I am still using it today. Love watching you unpack boxes and trunks.
A traverse rod is a particular type of curtain rod. A royal pain to put up for most people, but a joy to use. It made opening and closing curtains easy, with just a pull on the thin rope. I adore that fishing rod. If I were able to still go fishing, I would contact you for sure. It's a beauty!
I don't know about anyone else but when I see a singer treddle machine painted up my heart sinks!
My mom had that same Kirby. A vacuum dealer was excited to own it, and gave her a new vacuum and cash for it. He has it in his display window in the front of the store. You can lift the flap at the front, and you should have a light to shine in front of what you are vacuuming
I took my very expensive old Kirby out to the dumpster when I bought something lighter and easier to handle. It disappeared way before trash pickup day. Someone must like those old models.
My Mom had 2 Kirby's.Wore one out then bought another. Bought them from a door to door Kirby salesman. Boy, those machines could suck the hair off your head. I hated them. So heavy, hard to change belt or put on attachments.
I hate Kirbys. Had to use one in our own janitor service and never liked those things!!
My husband was a Kirby vacuum cleaner door to door salesman in 1970. Can you imagine lugging one of those around door to door. He used to set up a “group” demonstration where he would use the woman’s vacuum to vacuum the living room and then go over it with a .kirby. Amazing what would come up. Many women didn’t work then so they would invite 5 friends over to coffee and a demo of the newest and greatest and think that her house would be vacuumed but they only did a 5 x 5’ patch. Haha. One commission from a sale was enough to pay all bills that month. $150! And if they backed out of the sale a week later, the company took back the commission. That job didn’t last long 😂😂
Had the Kirby salespeople come to the house one time looking to sell one for $1800, then eventually whittled it down $1200. My wife was willing to bite, until I presented the reality check that the only carpet we have in the house is an $80 area rug, and our $200 Shark does a find job cleaning it along with the bare wood floors.
My dad built our house. My mom picked out the blueprints from Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Dad's friends helped him frame it in. We lived in it for 20 years.
My D&T teacher invented those picnic tables , he tried to sell the design to a company. They waited until his patent ran out and then made them without ever paying him a cent. Well, that’s the story he told us, was pretty bitter about it, so I believe him.
Edited for clarification.
I just happen to run across you now I'm stuck on watching your TH-cam channel all the time it's really good and it shows how much people care and it reminds me of my childhood where neighbors help neighbors thank God for you stay safe and blessed 💖🙂💖💖
I love those mid century house plan catalogs and handyman magazines.
I would love to look through them.
Such a positive person Alex is. He and his lovely wife are an inspiration during such an unsettled world. We need more people like them. Thank you for motivating me to be more positive and look to help others in need. Judy in California, USA.
COOL!! My dad was an RCAF officer/navigator and when I was a very young girl he taught me Morse code - it was a project presentation for my grade 4 class. Love the Kodak set. My parents had a similar card table as the green one, but it was burgundy colour. Great quality 'way back then.' 😉
You know your old when you remember using some of this stuff. My mom had that sewing machine and I owned that style of typewriter. I remember watching films on a projector like that.
We still use a lot of it!
we had the picnic table!
Great Walk down Memory Lane that most of us Boomers can remember!!!
What I love about the curiosity Inc videos, is not just how much I have learned from them. Just how much the family are so humble, they always hope an items predecessor, got the enjoyment they wanted from it. They are so generous and genuine. I must thank you for the knowledge you have given me. Good luck in all you do in life.
The small sledgehammer is called a "single jack"
The manual drill with the shoulder brace is actually called a "breast drill"
Hi Alex 🖐🏼. Too bad l don't stay in Canada. AND I don't have A credit card. I SAW some things I'd love to have. The dishes, the Singer sewing machine. Awesome Find ‼️ Have A Awesome Amazing Beautiful evening ‼️🙋 👍.
“Stool samples”...!🤣
That was one of the most fascinating garage finds I’ve seen yet! So much cool stuff!
I notice that everything was carefully stored away, rather than tossed willy nilly into boxes.
Photo tinting - that’s what my mom did in the 50’s. She used a toothpick with a bit of cotton swirled around the tip. She did nice work, rather subtle. I have seen some old tinted photos by others that were garish, with the poor women in the photos sporting pink circles on their cheeks and bright red lips. 😂
I saw Xavier Cugat in the records - loved his latin-flavored music, especially his mambos.
Yeah. I caught that too
Yes! Lots of neat things.
me too ; )
My mother (born in 1910; died in 2008) must have had one of those photo coloring kits. She had colored a lot of her photos herself.
Ruth Thomas my mother has a photo of her mom (as a child) with her mom that was coloured - I recall that grandma said they sent it out with a description of the colours to have it coloured. I guess it was a job at one time.
The phoenix decal sewing machine is more wanted than others and looks pretty good shape. Too bad they painted the desk but paint is not hat hard to remove. Doesnt look like veneer is lifting. The Kenmore more common but having all the accesses again makes it more wanted. I’d buy both! Miini stools I find intesting. Would be cute for kids painted in primary colors. So much upcycling going on everyone has d offer et eye for things now.
This is probably not just the UK dealing with this but whenever we find those danish cookie tins in our grandparents house you can guarantee they actually have spools of cotton and sewing needles in them.
Also if there's not a single Glenn Miller in that record box I'll be disappointed.
Ours was filled with buttons. Tons and tons of buttons.
Oh my! my mother had a kirby vacuum cleaner, 50’s 60’s. The sound of it brings back memories. “ lift Your feet!”
Be still my heart. I'd love to look through those housing catalogues. We have a Sears Honor Bilt from 1922, and I spent many hours working on identifying kit houses in our town west of Chicago. Those catalogues are collectible!
We had a lot of Sears homes in our area… central/Downstate Illinois. Sadly though, many of them are now being torn down.
I remember, I think it was Richard Nixon's parents got their house kit from Sears and Robuck.
Those house plan catalogs are keepers, people look for homes like the Sears kit homes specifically for resale following restoration of them. We know someone who just bought one and is restoring it to live in. The catalogs are how they identify them after all the decades since they were built.
Absolutely!
I saw them and wondered if the plans for my great grandparents old house was in there.
@@A.L.75 you can Google sears kit homes images and find the basic house plans used in advertising. It's enough for an architect or someone skilled at home design to recreate the house. They also show a finished home on the ad.
I use those ski poles for walking sticks, great finds guys. Love you TH-cam channel.
Suggestion...if you want to get rid of some puzzles, consider donating a few to assisted living or retirement homes where people are stuck inside away from the virus. Days can get long in there and it looked like some are still sealed!
I live in a retirement home and there are always people sitting at 4 tables that are only used for puzzles.
@@brians48now , does that mean it's a bad idea or a good one?
@@sand3882 It's a good idea because with that many people doing the puzzles, they quickly go through the supply.
The little teal folding chairs are to hook on the bleachers to make comfortable chairs.
We used vintage yardsticks to trim out the livingroom in our little house😁
my Mom would chase me around the house with one in her hand ! whap ! "you little stinker ! "
How cool. Never would have thought to use them in that way, you must have gotten a bunch!
Very creative of you.
In 1948 my father bought a city lot, a set of plans, and built his own house--and he was only 21 years old!. It was the first house I lived in. He had a contractor help with the foundation, but after that, he and my uncle and grandfathers did all the work of building the house, learning as they went. After the family expanded, he put a dormer in the attic and built two bedrooms and another bathroom up there, again all on his own. No one does that today! It still amazes me the confidence he had to take that on!
The hand tinting kit in such good condition will be worth something. You can date the singer machine by the exact design on it. They were different each year of manufacture.
Alex, double check the pink vase (26:50) I think it may be Hull pottery worth between $50 to $100. I am not an authority just someone with to much time on my hands. Lol. Enjoyed watching your unboxing, thanks for sharing. God bless you and your family. Sherry from Alabama.
Fascinating haul! Thank you for sharing. Minor points: ( I know this is no surprise to Alex )
Nautical "maps" are called charts
Also, treadle sewing machines are still sold brand new. They are popular with the Amish and off grid enthusiasts as well as seamstress that want more control that electric ones offer.
I was not aware of that. Good to know.
I love the old singer sewing machine .The first time I sewed was on one of those :) It was my grandmother's . I sure do miss her .brings back memories .
Somebody, somewhere is saying THERES those damn instructions for this model plane I could never figure out how to put together .
BAHAHAHA yep
What gifts this gave me... so many lovely memories of a childhood with a loving father who taught me so much.
Cool stuff! I recognized some of those old things, we had them growing up. Oh, that little plate goes the other way for the sewing machine. The little indent is so you can push it outward with your finger.
Those round and octagonal springbok puzzles
sell for quite a bit on eBay. Nice find.
it amazes me how much you know about everything to do with antiques
mandie428: yeah, especially for how young he is! He does say he's been doing it since he was a young kid
Excellent assortment of interesting stuff! The mint condition Kodak colorist set was terrific. I love those old foot treadle sewing machines. If you build enough momentum the treadle keeps going for a while after you take your foot off. Our springer spaniel poked around under it to see what Mom was doing and yelped with each blow of the heavy metal treadle. Poor puppydog :(.
As you have proven again and again; where there's a will, there's a way. The ambulance was the vessel.
That Johnson brothers dinner set !!, wow !, I used to live across the road from the Johnson brothers factory in Stoke on Trent, England, I also have a friend who worked there for a few years. As with most of the pottery factories that Stoke on Trent was world famous for, it closed down back in the 1990s, it now a housing estate.
Hi!😁 Some very neat stuff there! That "chalkware" vase at the end really looked more like Roseville pottery, very collectable!!! Or maybe Shawnee. Also saw a Saltine tin from early 70s. Nothing really high end but some nice finds for "budget" collectors, lol! Wish you would do a retro kitchen in your shop for us gals😁 TFS!
Definately NOT a Roseville. The coloring is more representative of a Hull vase. Roseville had some pinks, but not pastel, and not usually pink with some yellow.
My mum, used to sew my prom gowns by hand and she was telling someone who just happened to have a working Singer sewing machine in great nick which they gave her for free! Thanks, Alex, there was a lot of interesting stuff there! x
I love these types of clean out purchases I know its more work but the nostalgia from even some of the unsaleable stuff makes me happy. You get a work out, which saves you money at a gym, you get good stuff and you build your network. Have a great day.
Danish butter cookies...the worst thing was thinking you were going to get a good butter cookie and you open that tin and it's full of sewing supplies.
My mom's family is from Rochester and worked for Kodak - my aunt was a Kodak photo retouch artist. Retouch artists used kits like that and continued to find work even after color film came in - they would be hired to color correct and retouch formal portraits.
Alex, photo oils are usually applied with a small wad of cotton, as opposed to a paint brush. Your kit comes with a rolled up supply of cotton. Use sticks for smaller areas and wind the cotton around it. Use your fingers or hands with a ball of cotton to tint larger areas like cheek bones or a dress. Oils don't usually sink well into a glossy print. Best to be applied to a matt print. Good luck. Hand tinting B&W photos is an art form.
A card table my parents had one for all occasions. The kiddie table during thanksgiving or Christmas dinner
The one he shows is made of cardboard. We had a dark blue one when I was a kid.
Hi Bill, My grandparents always had several card tables around their house!!! I bought their house and they gave me all the furniture!!! So now the card tables are mine!!! Yay They are reallly sturdy! I cannot think of the brands at this moment but I love them!!! Stanley and Donna in the NE GA mountains.
All I can say wow! Lots of those are priceless. I can see a few things my dad had. The book of house plans. The house I grew up in my dad got it from a Sears and Robucks catalog. I remember watching our home movies after the 8mm were develop or after they were packed away, dad would bring at those movies out and the laughter. Life was simpler then. Congrats on the "new project ahead"
You get more with a Kenmore because a Kenmore has so much more to give. Sunset homes were great mid-century houses. Hey, I had that Sears typewriter, got it as a gift from my parents when I went to university.
Those magazines were really popular with the vets. After WWII, Canadian veterans received a cash payment that helped them build their own homes. My dad received one. It came through a few years after the war, and he was married and my older brothers had been born (I can much later lol) by that time. They built their first home on an acreage, in 1957, when the youngest of the two older brothers was just crawling.
"See if I have a friend who wants to recycle any of this old stuff for art projects." lol Just say you're going to call Josh and see if he wants any of that stuff. Just ribbing you Alex! Some cool stuff in there for sure!
It does my heart good to know you like Bob Wills! My dad used to go to his dances. I grew up listening to him and so did my kids. Hope you enjoy that album!
Someday someone will go through all my crap. I wonder how much will just go to the dump. The sum of a lifetime...
The last time I moved, family members didn't want my "treasures", nor did Sal Army. I ended up having to pay a junk removal service.
Mike Lavigne ...My Mother had just bought a new 1990 Cadillac Seville and I was going to drive my 74 Chevy El Camino 250 miles South to LA and Mom kept insisting I take her new car. Finally she said that her car had air bags and my El Camino didn’t, I told her I was flattered she cared about me so much to which she replied: well, i dont want to be the one who has to deal with all of that crap you have filled your house with!! Ego deflated quickly! LOL?..
Please do your family a favor and clean out now (garage sales are useful for getting rid of stuff). We had to pay a company $10,000 USD to get rid of the junk in my mom's house and due to a timeline crunch we ended up throwing out some items that were useful and could have been donated or saved.
My mom has been going thru her stuff, some names on backs of dressers. Her gift to us is all 6 inherit her house. It is already set to go, I guess we will draw straws to see which 2 months we get to live in it.
Ditto, although I've given most of the good stuff to the kids so no arguments when the time comes.
I was in Tokyo many years ago visiting a friend who was there for an artist in residence for American artists and he had found a western bar with Japanese musicians who played Patsy Kline and Bob Wills music and the waitresses sang her songs. It was a stitch! They sang the songs in English although they spoke only Japanese some how we all were able to communicate. Your western music finds brought right back to that night & when our family lived in Roswell, NM during the 60’s. I grew up with all that music.
The vintage Springbok puzzles sell for a lot on Ebay. I wish I had them!
The mid century plans are fantastic! And did I see a book of mid mod furniture design?!
My parents had that melamine set. FYI: You cannot microwave melamine. It becomes blazing hot.
We microwaved ours for almost 20 years then they started exploding when microwaving them.
The worst is Centura Corningware ... blazing hot doesn't begin to describe it.
You're also not supposed to microwave melamine, in case the chemistry leaches into the food, but the FDA has ruled that it's safe to eat from, otherwise.
My parent's got a set of butonware melamine dishes as a wedding present in 1958. They were the first dishes we used everyday until the mid 70's. There was one piece that my brothers and I called the banana boat - anytime it was out we were having garlic bread with dinner! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
truth. do not microwave. my mom worked at the Melmac factory in Missouri back in the 1950s. long ago. She is in her 90s now. We had over a dozen sets - all aunts and uncles had sets too
You are a workhorse. I don't know how you have the energy. Keep up the great work.
It is nothing short of INCREDIBLE that you were able to get all of that in the Ambulance at the same time. Astonishing. World record breaking. Are you sure that ambulance is not a TARDIS? Cuz 'holy pocket space antique man' I keep saying "no way Alex... no way you will get all of that in at one time." But you did it Alex. I would have lost big money if I'd bet against you. (grins) Never bet against Alex accomplishing something incredible and IMPOSSIBLE at first glance.
Loved seeing the oil paint set for coloring black and white photographs. My dad was a photographer when i was a kid back in the late 50's and early 60's. He took a lot of black and white photos and developed them on thick photo paper, which my mom would color with oils.
That rod is from the mid 50's, I cannot find a value on it, it must be rare. I found one forum with a guy asking about it, but the guys in there had no real answers. I do know it's a good, well respected brand, but prices are all over the place depending on age, style and condition. Some get into the hundreds of dollars, some only 50 or so. There is a place in Ontario that deals in them, but they didn't have this model either.
toot tall : Wow! You did an awesome research on the fishing rod. That is why I read the comments section, to find people like you who care enough to research things for real. Great job!
@@nicolehervieux1704 actually, I wasn't as successful as I would have liked. It is a rare rod, but whether or not that makes it valuable... I dunno. Some of the rods of that brand go for big money, some bring very little. It's still a guess as to what that one is worth. Since it's in new condition, the ten bucks paid in 55 is equivalent to 100 or so today (USD) That's another thing, try finding another in new with tags condition, that ain't happenin.
I LOVE the Melamine set! I found a similar one in lavender (with blue) years ago in an antique shop and bought it SO FAST! The number of pieces is kind of overkill for today's kitchen, but I still use and love a lot of the pieces - especially the flowered ones!
The sewing machine reminds me of my late grandmother’s one, which my dad now has, and the melamine dinner set is really cute. I’d say some hipsters or 50’s lovers would love them.
Pierre O. Park I have my grandmother’s old Singer treadle sewing machine with the cabinet. The drawers are missing, though. They say those are the first things to break or disappear with those cabinets.
I'm so old I learn't to sew on one of them at school. They are a beautiful piece.
There is a whole group of people who still use these treadle machines and have a gathering every year. I love vintage machines and use one almost everyday . I no longer have a treadle machine though. No room .
My granddaughters and our sons think that my music is weird, and all I have is among other things are R&B oldies. YOU GO ARCHIE!
My parents and grandparents had folding tables like those: They came out for playing cards, “card table.” The drab surface was meant to be easy to play on. Bridge and coffee after dinner- definitely a different time. Then easy to fold and stow away.
It was the kid's table when having big family dinners.
. When she visits.
I have a set from sears and roebuck. The tag said a hostess set. Use too play bridge. Canasta or board games. Or for extra seating at holiday dinners!!. The green plastic in mine ripped I add another psc if brown board and a vintage print vinyil and recovered it. I use it as a table for my grandaugther. Too play games, do puzzles or eat on.
We had one of those folding picnic tables. It weight a lot and it always got a blood sacrifice every time it got used. It reached the point that neither my sister or I wanted to help set it up because it always got fingers!
Hahaha I actually have one now, my folks called it a folding card table. I have the computer on it.
The vase looks like a Hull Pottery piece. I have one similar to it.
Yes I thought so too. I have one that is a pitcher, cream colored with pink on the bottom, flowers in the middle. I looked mine up once and it was worth $30-$40
Hull Magnolia Vase H-8-8 1/2”
Those Kirbys are built like tanks and will pick up everything. When I was in college (a LOOONG time ago) I cleaned houses and one of my customers had one. My other favorite was the Electrolux canister vac with power head. I also learned about those whole house vacumm systems. Never let them suck up socks! LOL
That old treadle sewing machine would be perfect for anyone living off grid without electricity. They were made to last and easy to use.
Alex... you’re sooo smart!!!! Yes the Christmas wrap is from the 70’s. Was in Edmonton yesterday but couldn’t get over to see your store... but someday I want to come up and see what I watch on your videos!!!
I love the way Alex says Mum,not Mom.And all the Canadian made products.
I had a Kenmore sewing machine just like that that my father bought me as an 18th birthday present in 1970. I know this video is old, but there should have been a small green case with disks in it that did the fancy stitching, just so you will know if you ever find another one. (I see you found it). That's definitely a 60s one, because mine didn't have nearly as many accessories or that neat wooden box. I lost mine to a thief who broke into my storage unit, but if I could find another one, I'd buy it.They're made to last.
Hello there🏴🏴
New to your channel just love looking at old things.
Antiques are the best they tell an old story.
There's nothing better.🐹🐺🐶🐩🐈🐅🐁😺🐕🏴🏴
you should check out the home movie that's on that reel in the projector, the family may want to see it or want it back!
OMG! The old Kirby that used to wake me up every darn Saturday morning when I was young. Brings back memories for sure.
Those Kirby vacuums were very expensive...and are pretty well indestructible
I agree my apt had a pipe break in the viewing above my pantry. Water ran all through all of it. Including my kirby!!. I took it apart as much as possible let it dry out for 2 wks. Put it back together and ran great.!!. Not a problem.
Wow lots of cool vintage items! Thumbs up
21:25 - "Stool samples" Hahaha... That was a REALLY fast thought up joke right on the spot there, Alex. Loved it! 😂
I came looking for just this kind of comment! I thought there'd be many who gaffawed as I did when that so nonchalantly came out of Alex's mouth. What a dad joke! The best!
My grandparents had that same sewing machine table. They had a marble/stone slap cut (can be thin) to fit around the wood. My mother now uses it for an entry table. So it very much has daily use even in this century
While the weather is still nice, you & the family could hold a big patio/sidewalk sale. May attract new customers to your store & all the great stuff for sale inside including ice cream & drinks.
Wish I could be there!
I disagree--you mark something for a dollar and get 25 cents for it. maybe
I love the sewing machine. My mom had one in England and we couldn't bring it with us when we moved to the US. I loved using it when I was a young girl.
I do LOVE the wood chairs with canvas seats and backs.
That was fun! Brought back a few old memories for me. I really hsd a good laugh when you showed all the boxes at the end. You sure know how to pack it in! 😄😄😄
If I wasn't in Australia I'd grad that singer straight up. Beautiful piece.
Hi Alex, love the old Singer treadle, sewing machine!!! I have a, old portable, electric Singer sewing machine, my mother got me, as a graduation gift. Then I have an old White treadle, sewing machine, aswell. I believe that plate you tried to put in, on the top of the sewing machine, needed to go in the other way. So it then should fit & it's not missing that piece. Nice find!!! Do take care
Love the pinic table "commercial" 🤣 Some neat finds in here! Love your channel and can't wait to visit the store in person someday!
They still sell those picnic tables new online at ebay etc.
Wow these people kept their purchases well cared for. Amazed at all that work. SCORE!!!!
Having done a lot of gathering and selling of used items, I know that what you do is a LOT of work. Back breaking. Getting filthy. Not easy at all. Right?
Yet he always looks impeccable. Alex is bewitched!
It’s a lot of moving for sure :)
He needs a back-yard barn!
@@CuriosityIncorporated Will you PLEASE get a chest mounted Go Pro it's so annoying watching you trying to unroll posters etc. so we can see them properly. There's no excuse.....
We have two of those picnic tables in the shed at my parents' home. Mom snagged them at a yard sale 10-15 years ago and they are worth their weight for holidays and family get togethers. No need to store extra tables and chairs. They both would fit nicely in the living room of their small home and voila, seating for eight!
So many treasures. My interest is always piqued by paper ephemera like the wrapping paper, instruction manuals, post cards, and the like. I create junk journals so always on the look out for cool items to use as journaling pages and points of interest. Great stuff!
I've been on the look out for one of those mid century tension lamps for about 3 years now here in Oregon. I am yet to find one for sale under 300 dollars.
Directed light behind my couch is exactly what I need and why I am looking for this specific lamp. I don't want the light to be reflecting like the sun off my TV.
In ca. 1955, I used an Instructograph owned by my Jr. High shop teacher to improve my Morse code skills. I was 13 and was working to pass the US FCC test for my first Amateur Radio license. I qualified and I've been licensed continuously ever since. It was a good way to learn by yourself. Nowadays, Morse Code is no longer a requirement for licensing in most countries, but many Ham radio operators still use it, including me. There are far more versatile methods on line. You now can do a copy/paste of some random text, load it to an on-line application and copy the text at whatever speed you are capable of copying. I do this to get up to speed if I have been inactive for a bit. Our local radio club had WW II surplus inked tapes and audio oscillators which had been used to train WW II radiomen. Tape recording, while it existed, was only in Germany and didn't become popular in the US/Canada until after WW II. The problem I had with the Instructograph was with a limited number of tapes you soon memorized what it was sending.
You seem to be able to pack the whole house into that ambulance! I'm way beyond impressed. :) That pink plastic set thing rang a bell. I swear one of my friends had that in their house. Or a very close variation. :)
The only thing Kirby vacuum cleaners were good for is making noise and weighing a ton. I still have mine from 1972 and it works. I haven't used it for 40 years. Expensive piece of junk. Traverse rods are for hanging draperies. SEARS still exists but with a different footprint. I really love that pink rose melamine dinnerware. I really do. Some cool things. Take a closer look at that vase you described as chalkware.
Real life Tetris in the back of the ambulance.
Exactly!
I love watching unboxing video's. Hidden treasure trove of history.
Thankyou for sharing your life with us.
Ha, that's hilarious "stool samples". You're a card Alex! :)
😲OMG... The first thing you pulled out of that box was a hammer and the second thing you pulled out was a sickle! What kind of guy was that??🤣
Bet an amateur radio operator would love to have that code instructor. The photo coloring set should go well with all the cameras you recently purchased.
Those old “Workbasket” needlework books are cool too. I remember you also got some needlework books a while back as well. Seems like your hauls have themes lately😁
Maybe they were Russian? (Hammer and sickle?) ;)
I like how you back peddle Alex when you make a comment about someone’s traditional, what ever, in this case Danish cookies!🤣
Those round and hexagonal jigsaw puzzles by Springbok are wonderful! I have a bunch and would love some more :)
I still use my Kenmore sewing machine. Never fails!
virginia7191 I never had success with Kenmore’s.
Colleen Osullivan I have had this one for over 30 years. I have 2 new ones but I always find myself going back to my Kenmore. Easy to use, no fancy gadgets, always works.
virginia7191 I have turned into a Brother girl. I use my Juki for quilting, my brother for fine work and my 10 needle for embroidery.
Colleen Osullivan My other two are Brothers, and I love them.but I am more comfortable with my Kenmore.
Same here, have one that's made in Japan in org. Carring case. It weights about 30lbs. Lol
Actually from what I saw in this video, the featherweight sewing machine in the sewing table was the most valuable item. Featherweights are hot right now. I wrote you earlier saying you might be able to get $500-$700 for it with the desk it's in. The instructograph morse code teaching aid was probably the coolest but sells for $99 or less, depending on how complete it is & the condition.