Those carpets are really nice and look in good condition - despite any nicotine in them. I would have put them on something like Craig's List with a time limit for picking them up, being clear that they would need to be taken straight to a carpet cleaner. They don't look very worn and many people would be delighted to get 'free' carpets for only the cost of cleaning.
Wow, Alex, that trunk was gold to us journal makers! The paper dolls, the royal family scrapbooks, even the school assignment book. Put all those in a lot for auction and one of us would buy them! The old books you find, same thing. That Wizard of Oz book is a treasure. For paper and vintage lovers, some of your finds are just awesome! Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! ❤
Hi Gayle! Nice to see you here! I wanted to write a similar comment to Alex but... I had no courage :) The papers, the letters, the scrapbooks (have you seen the victorian one?), paperwork and broken beads can be usefull to junkjournalers. :) Thank you Gayle for everything actually!
I'm sitting on a box of my grandmother's scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, wondering what to do with them. Now I know to list them for junk journalers. So glad to have come across your thoughtful comments!
Alex I suggest you bring a large shop vac with paper debris collectors on these jobs. You don’t have to sweep and handle those droppings. Bring extra bags and filters so you can just throw them in the dumpster,
I think the metal pathology tubes may have been for blood testing that used to be required prior to marriage to find syphilis. If either person was positive, a marriage license wouldn't be issued until the infection was treated.
OMG! I'm dying the way you are treating those Esquire magazines! They are valuable. I'm an ephemera specialist - the MOST valuable stuff you can find - because it is NOT meant to be saved, so it it quite often very rare. I. Am. DYING!! The way you are treating all that VALUABLE paper - I can't handle it!!
Agreed, there’s a whole world of vintage paper crafters out there. We create art and junk journals from altered books, papers, old photos/cabinet cards, film negatives, photo slide frames, wall paper, maps, lace, ribbon, linen, rusty keys, tiny glass objects, buttons, you name it. Google the craft brand Tim Holtz and get the idea except what Alex finds in these old homes is the real deal!
Alex, just an FYI, people always say there is nicotine staining on walls, furniture etc., it's not the nicotine doing the staining, it's the actual smoke itself. Nicotine is the addictive part of tobacco smoke. It is colorless and odorless. As for the rugs in the living room, if they were quality needlepoint, taking them to a good rug cleaner will remove all residue. They can be very valuable. In the case of the early Disney toy cradle with some mold on it, using three parts water and one part bleach will remove all the mold. Disney collectors would snap it up in an instant.
Yep, you're right, it's the "tar," which is not actually tar, but a compound of various chemicals and carcinogens, that causes the staining. The tar is also what causes cancer, nicotine itself does not. That being said, even though I am an ex-smoker, I am shocked by the condition of those keys. Did this person chain smoke for 60 years and never once clean the keys? It looks like a beautiful piano otherwise. Hope it can be thoroughly cleaned and restored.
I worked in a hospital cleaning equipment. Mold on smooth surfaces can be killed with some household products, but the spores are a different matter. Spores (reproductive structures) have a kind of shell to enable them to survive in bad conditions. It requires heat, toxic chemicals and pressure to kill many species of spores. Alex is right. Pitch the moldy stuff.
The large “safety pin” from the moldy box is a blanket pin. When you rode in a sleigh, you would pin the blanket around you to keep warm. It is very old.
I saw that too and I was screaming at the screen saying “Keep the perfume bottle!” “The perfume bottle!” It’s so beautiful. Just needs a little polishing!!
@Loretta Louvros I have been collecting the tiny perfume bottles for years and have a few that are over 100 yrs old. Sad seeing that one be tossed out.
Something I learned from my Granny. Old women..Granny included...often left deco stick pins in hats, brooches on dresses, jackets, and coats. They often hid valuables in old shoes, glass jars and tin cans in the ground and the hollows of trees. One person's trash is another treasure.
Alex please don't throw the coffee table in the living room in the dump just because the finish is old and stained. That is EXACTLY the kind of piece those of us who like to refinish/faux finish furniture are looking for! I'd pay $20 US at a thrift store for it! Or put it on the curb, I guarantee someone will take it!
NoNoNadiaMoore I know. I was having a fit when he said he was tossing the coffee table. I would refinish it and it would be just gorgeous. It's so hard to find really old quality pieces like that.
So shocked how you went through the trunk so destructively, considering you are also a collector. There was so much in there that others would love, that's now trashed.
We rented a house of a heavy smoker (when he died the son, who was a friend of ours, offered it to us at low rent.) We were in a 2 bedroom apartment with our 3 boys. The house had 3 bedrooms and a pool. Anyway the work of getting the nicotine out of that house was monumental. We washed and rewashed walls, smooth ceilings, and carpets for over a year. We painted the popcorn ceilings and walls. But when we had the swamp cooler running you could smell that house a block away. I don't even want to go into the condition of the floor around the toilet. The owner and his friends were drunks who hung out there at his bar. We trashed the whole bar setup (picture 70s era dark brown corkboard and smoked mirrors) and reclaimed the dining room. It was gross at first. But we made it into a home. Lived there almost 5 years.
Oh gosh, the doll clothes and furniture in the box with the wartime mementoes! I think those must be from when the lady of the house was a little girl. It’s so poignant, it’s a box full of precious memories with no one to remember them …
I thought that the dresser and the matching makeup table could have belonged to the mother of the deceased lady, who seems to have been the ballet dancer.
Period or vintage paper dolls can have a lot of value. Also vintage doll house furniture! They are Very difficult to find-easily destroyed,lost or damaged as played with.
I love the pattern and colors of that rug in the living room, wish I could find one like it. Can't quite put my finger on why, but I'm finding this clear out particularly sad. Bits and pieces of mementos of someone's life scattered everywhere, gathering dust and mice eating away at it.
Those carpets were the first thing I noticed in that house. They are gorgeous...nice classic pattern...and they looked to be in really good condition. Professional cleaning these days can remove ANYTHING from carpets. Love looking through the ephemera...you might be surprised how collectable that stuff is...even old seemingly insignificant letters. The whole thing is like one glorious treasure-hunt.
Oh Alexander, when oiling the wood, ALWAYS go with the grain, not across it. And spray the cloth with cleaner when you do the piano, not the keys. The cleaner gets down between the keys and can damage the wood underneath while it sits there. The only two times you've made me cringe. I love your mask with the aliens. Oh, the visual when you said you hoped the log wasn't full of fire ants! LOL This house is so interesting. They saved some unusual stuff.
The garage trunk was the most fascinating because I would have kept the papers and scrapbooks and had a good read. The map would look lovely framed. Personally, I would have kept the carpets because they were salvageable and I would have kept the doll's cradle because that could have been restored. Just because you don't have time to do it, doesn't mean to say that nobody else will. You can always sell it as a restoration project.
I don’t think that was a doll cradle but an actual infant cradle and he did say it was a baby cradle. It did have mold on it so I don’t think keeping it would be such a good idea.
My mom use to work in the medical profession and back in the 60s when I was in Girl Scouts, I needed a ground cover for my sleeping bag and tent. So she brought home morgue sheets for me to use. I definitely had a story to tell around the campfire!
People love the die cut Valentine's or Christmas cards. I believe that Halloween die cuts are the most expensive and sought after! I hope you saved them!!
I’m actually thankful for whoever stashed away all the papers in the truck!! It’s there for us to see and someone else is going to love it all at the auction! Almost all things like these have been thrown in landfills years ago
Am I the only one that looks forward to the attics and basements the most? Out of all that stuff and watching you do this over the years, I'm always so excited for the oldest...most random...forgotten treasures !! Great video as always!
I loved those scrapbooks! I know it's hard to record single handed but Alex, you made me cringe when you shoved your hand in there and bent the papers, lol.
Exactly what I thought too. Just destroying some items that certain collectors would pay good money for such as the paper dolls, scrap books, the Royal's memorabilia and vintage papers and magazines. Why can't he take out items in an orderly fashion and set them aside instead of just leaving them to be tossed into a jumbled mess as he digs through to the bottom of the chest. And it makes me wonder how many valuable things he has inadvertently tossed because he didn't look closely through items. SMH 🤦♀ 🤦♀
That was a celluloid kewpie doll in the box in the trunk. The paper dolls are collectible provided they aren't musty. Please check the leather portfolio that was flattened in the trunk. Could be something valuable in there. Can't wait for the attic opening! Thanks Alex!
Those rugs are absolutely beautiful!! I would absolutely take those to the cleaned. Rugs can be super expensive and just paying to have them cleaned is a great deal
Those window screens from the trunk-they are great as they slide to fit any window. I have a couple I have drug from house to house for 40 years! They have been useful in all the houses we have lived in so I think someone will want them
Pearls or hematite which is also nice ! Those carpets would be beautiful after cleaning ! The screens are for the old windows, we had them in my youth. They expand to fit the window width.
For the very life of me I just can’t get my head around someone keeping everything everywhere for which I assume the keeper thought a forever need to keep. I’m 75 and diligently trying to cull my closets and other points of collections. It’s hard but I do not want the responsibility to fall upon my children. I enjoy watching your videos and vicariously treasure hunting!
It is hard to fathom. Some people just have trouble making decisions so they have basement full of delayed decisions. Then it becomes too much to deal with and they can't get down there. Or they could just be lazy cuz the kitchen drawers were full of garbage.
after all you've uncovered I am most blown away by the minerals you found outside -- those would definitely come back with me too but I'd be taking them to be assessed....great finds!
What a fantastic trunk find in the garage. I am so interested in the box of the doll and furniture. The old paper dolls might be nice if they are not wet or nasty. What a lot of treasures in the scrapbooks. You never know what you can find in odd places. This was the most interesting find for me of your explore so far.
Alex just because it isn't a trunk filled with vintage hot wheels doesn't make it uninteresting I love old newspapers and scrapbooks I definitely would be interested on bidding for the entire contents of the trunk I think your interests get in the way of what you have sometimes especially lately the whole granary video was not that impressive and your buying thousands of dollars worth of toy cars is getting repetitive
@@beadjeannie ......I also find it infuriating that he handles items much, much too often. Then throws it back into the same box and has to handle it again and again. Seems like a clean out would go more quickly and more organized by picking up an item ONCE and determine save or toss. Rummaging through boxes or trunks and then having to touch things over and over seems like nonsense. I get the impression that he is bored with the whole project.
I am looking at cement floors at the moment so nearly cried to see the carpets being thrown out. But enjoyed the adventure down memory lane all the same.
🙋♀️❤ It's so interesting to piece together the puzzles in these houses. I like to imagine the different people who scrapbooked the royal family and Christmas cards... Who played the piano, or smoked like a chimney. Who was going to cash in on all the Cabage Patch Dolls. Who was the budding ballerina artist . Who had a dollhouse. Liked teacups and men's magazines? On and on. What happened to them all. Floods,Mice and spiders...Thr rise and fall of little empires.
At 15:06, that silver medallion was a lot of times a good luck piece from WWII. Husband /Wife, Boyfriend / Girlfriend would get these and exchange them to one another for luck and love while off to war. Take a closer look and see
Those screens are very old window screens that could be adjustable. They’re not for the house. They can be used in any window. They’re very hard to find in my neck of the woods. We had them in our old farmhouse growing up and I would love to have some again! Take them and sell them.
Alex, when we sold my husband's parent's house all the asbestos abatement company was required to do was tent the part of the basement that had the asbestos tiles and remove them, ( just 2 bedrooms) They had a special (I think it was negative air pressure box) and didn't cost a whole lot. I always say that if a house has good bones it is most likely worth saving.
Alex, please don't forget to take care of yourself my friend ✌️💜 You look like this job has maybe taken a toll on you more than most of your other jobs 🤗
Glad to see a mention of your well being. I’ve seen the toll that this kind of work has taken on you in past adventures, and you’ve bounced back to take on yet more. It’s hard work, for sure, but the thrill of the hunt is irresistible for you, isn’t it? We all feel very lucky that you are taking us along with you. A privilege to meet your lovely family. You are indeed loved, and you will always remain careful.
It's sad to add to the landfill those rugs can easily be cleaned and I wouldn't be surprised if there worth some money at least offer them to somebody to clean
I wouldnt throw those area rugs out or that coffee table ! I have friends here that paint that type of old furniture for resale..thats in good shape for that kind of project ! She brings some pieces back to life & resales them that most would not even attempt !
That trunk in the garage was pretty cool. I know you are a guy but the paper dolls and scrap books have value too. Those ones regarding the royal family had some good information and the car makes me think of the one you just got fixed up and gone. lol Have a great day
Glad you're wearing a mask more often than you used to on these expeditions. You may need the whole hazmat suit at times. Too bad some things are so damaged by age and poor storage conditions. You save a lot of stuff that otherwise would be lost.
I would closely look over the rocks. Rock Crystal, agates, chalcedony, etc. can have some value, and good pieces can be cut or polished for jewelry or showpieces.
Oh wow I loved that little Disney cradle with the Mickey Mouse and Cinderella on it and in the video, to me, it looked like it could be cleaned up. You can get that mold spray that kills mold, but I am not sure of the extent of it either. The old vintage sled is so cool too! Lots of cool items! Great video!
Those carpets can be cleaned easily with a hose, a bit of dish soap and scrubbed with a broom. You just put it on pavement to clean, and they will come back like new. Hang for a couple of days to dry. Works like a charm.
We have the King's coronation this time next week, so those royal scrapbooks would be snapped up over here, for sure! We still have a LOT of royalists ❤ They're wonderful. And please continue to show what you think some of us *may* find fascinating, as those that don't, can just skip forward 😉 (oh the joys of UA-cam).
Alex, with all the dust and yuck you stirred up in this video, you must have clogged the drains when you showered. 🥴 I do hope you slept well because you look exhausted. The trunk in the garage was very interesting. So much history. What fun to have read everything. Thanks for taking us along. ☺️
Those were adjustable lcreens for sash type windows. You lift up the window, set the screen on the open space, extend the screen until it is the width of the opening, then lower the window onto the top of the screen. The little star in circle thing in the box was a do it yourself souvenir from the 1950s. You put a coin in the machine and could stamp what you wanted on the exterior ring.
When we were married in the 80’s it was a requirement to get a syphillis (or maybe gonorrhea) test before a marriage license was issued. I have a feeling that’s what the cylinders were.
This would have been a simple blood test for STDs. Pre-marital tests are still available and are particularly useful for those in consanguineous marriages. There are some pre-marital tests where soft tissue is used to test for genetic diseases, so that is what may be in the canisters.
The syphillis tests were to prevent newlyweds from having children with congenital syphillis. Fun fact: the Lyme disease bacterium is a spirichetal (screw shaped) bacterium similar to syphillis. Lyme also can be congenital.
As a professional housekeeper, I was horrified to watch you spray the piano keys....better to use a damp cloth with vinegar water. I also never spray directly on any surface except glass or mirrors 😮
A Ex, I know that at times these house clearances can be grubby, but they are fascinating as well. Like you say, you never know what you will find. Thanks for taking us with you, minus the dust and smells. This is a really great channel. And, for the record, two of my uncles were in the RAAF, and one married a French Canadian. Their families still are in touch with the Canadian families that billeted our boys during the war.
UA-cam started showing me a channel from the UK where the guy cleans carpets, some he finds in the trash pile, then donates them. Maybe you can find a similar company in your area for future dirty carpet finds.
I can't believe you just about shredded the paper doll and assesories as those are very collectable!! I suggest putting them up for auction!!
I was disappointed by that. Maybe its because they are not cars.
I was wincing every time he stuck his hand in that trunk. I would have kept all that stuff.
Yes, I was screaming at the monitor..lol.. the paper dolls would be my favorite find! I think they were trashed because of mold though.
Ditto the historic newspapers!
Not sure about Canada, but In the Uk vintage scrapbooks always do well at auction, love them they’re fascinating
Those carpets are really nice and look in good condition - despite any nicotine in them. I would have put them on something like Craig's List with a time limit for picking them up, being clear that they would need to be taken straight to a carpet cleaner. They don't look very worn and many people would be delighted to get 'free' carpets for only the cost of cleaning.
Lovely patterns on them I was thinking the same
Agreed Such a waste
Ew. 🤢🤢 spores from mould won't wash out. Any carpet would be quite a health hazard, best for them to go.
@@jeno264 I Have done industrial cleaning they where not to bad and savable
Yes, love the carpets. I would love to own them and I would be happy to clean them. Problem is I live about 1000 miles away.
Wow, Alex, that trunk was gold to us journal makers! The paper dolls, the royal family scrapbooks, even the school assignment book. Put all those in a lot for auction and one of us would buy them! The old books you find, same thing. That Wizard of Oz book is a treasure. For paper and vintage lovers, some of your finds are just awesome! Thanks for taking us along on your adventures! ❤
Hi Gayle! Nice to see you here! I wanted to write a similar comment to Alex but... I had no courage :) The papers, the letters, the scrapbooks (have you seen the victorian one?), paperwork and broken beads can be usefull to junkjournalers. :) Thank you Gayle for everything actually!
I'm sitting on a box of my grandmother's scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, wondering what to do with them. Now I know to list them for junk journalers. So glad to have come across your thoughtful comments!
Alex I suggest you bring a large shop vac with paper debris collectors on these jobs. You don’t have to sweep and handle those droppings. Bring extra bags and filters so you can just throw them in the dumpster,
Shop vac actually distributes the urine and fecal particles into the air. Even the
HEPA can't filter it.
Good suggestion.
CDC recommends NEVER vacuum or sweep mouse turds.
@MakoXL then how the heck do you remove them?
@@LBStew spray with disinfectant, then wipe up. I recommend googling it
I think the metal pathology tubes may have been for blood testing that used to be required prior to marriage to find syphilis. If either person was positive, a marriage license wouldn't be issued until the infection was treated.
Thanks!!!! I was curious but afraid to "google" it... 😱
A little concerning they were never tested🤔
OMG! I'm dying the way you are treating those Esquire magazines! They are valuable. I'm an ephemera specialist - the MOST valuable stuff you can find - because it is NOT meant to be saved, so it it quite often very rare. I. Am. DYING!! The way you are treating all that VALUABLE paper - I can't handle it!!
Agreed, there’s a whole world of vintage paper crafters out there. We create art and junk journals from altered books, papers, old photos/cabinet cards, film negatives, photo slide frames, wall paper, maps, lace, ribbon, linen, rusty keys, tiny glass objects, buttons, you name it. Google the craft brand Tim Holtz and get the idea except what Alex finds in these old homes is the real deal!
Reminds me a bit of a raccoon in a dumpster.🖤🇨🇦
Yeah. Love Alex but that was cringe. Would have been better to make a separate video on the trunk’s contents and to give it more care.
I find he does that with a lot of things. I'm trying to figure out what he actually collects.
@@missmelisa1823 Red line hot wheels.🖤🇨🇦
Alex, just an FYI, people always say there is nicotine staining on walls, furniture etc., it's not the nicotine doing the staining, it's the actual smoke itself. Nicotine is the addictive part of tobacco smoke. It is colorless and odorless. As for the rugs in the living room, if they were quality needlepoint, taking them to a good rug cleaner will remove all residue. They can be very valuable. In the case of the early Disney toy cradle with some mold on it, using three parts water and one part bleach will remove all the mold. Disney collectors would snap it up in an instant.
That Disney stuff is long gone and trashed. Lmao
Yep, you're right, it's the "tar," which is not actually tar, but a compound of various chemicals and carcinogens, that causes the staining. The tar is also what causes cancer, nicotine itself does not.
That being said, even though I am an ex-smoker, I am shocked by the condition of those keys. Did this person chain smoke for 60 years and never once clean the keys? It looks like a beautiful piano otherwise. Hope it can be thoroughly cleaned and restored.
Bleach doesn't kill mold spores, it only makes them no longer black. Vinegar kills the spores.
I worked in a hospital cleaning equipment. Mold on smooth surfaces can be killed with some household products, but the spores are a different matter. Spores (reproductive structures) have a kind of shell to enable them to survive in bad conditions. It requires heat, toxic chemicals and pressure to kill many species of spores.
Alex is right. Pitch the moldy stuff.
I think it was homemade cradle with applied decals not legit Disney merch.
The large “safety pin” from the moldy box is a blanket pin. When you rode in a sleigh, you would pin the blanket around you to keep warm. It is very old.
I thought it was a kilt pin
@@joycearmstrong8628 I did too
I had the exact same pin on my kilt I wore in high school back in the early ‘70’s.
I have a pin like that in my kilt
That tiny perfume bottle you found in the moldy box was amazing and collectible, but it didn't seem to make keep pile. ☹️
I saw that too and I was screaming at the screen saying “Keep the perfume bottle!” “The perfume bottle!” It’s so beautiful. Just needs a little polishing!!
@Loretta Louvros I have been collecting the tiny perfume bottles for years and have a few that are over 100 yrs old. Sad seeing that one be tossed out.
@@Funshine4u yes it was. I was thinking Alex could maybe do Lives so that we could tell him in the moment and perhaps save these items?
Something I learned from my Granny. Old women..Granny included...often left deco stick pins in hats, brooches on dresses, jackets, and coats. They often hid valuables in old shoes, glass jars and tin cans in the ground and the hollows of trees. One person's trash is another treasure.
Alex please don't throw the coffee table in the living room in the dump just because the finish is old and stained. That is EXACTLY the kind of piece those of us who like to refinish/faux finish furniture are looking for! I'd pay $20 US at a thrift store for it!
Or put it on the curb, I guarantee someone will take it!
NoNoNadiaMoore I know. I was having a fit when he said he was tossing the coffee table. I would refinish it and it would be just gorgeous. It's so hard to find really old quality pieces like that.
I agree!! I love the coffee table! It is gorgeous. It just needs a little love
That dollhouse furniture can be valuable. Put it on the auction along with the paper dolls!
So shocked how you went through the trunk so destructively, considering you are also a collector. There was so much in there that others would love, that's now trashed.
EXACTLY!!!!!!! He seems to do that a lot.
We rented a house of a heavy smoker (when he died the son, who was a friend of ours, offered it to us at low rent.) We were in a 2 bedroom apartment with our 3 boys. The house had 3 bedrooms and a pool. Anyway the work of getting the nicotine out of that house was monumental. We washed and rewashed walls, smooth ceilings, and carpets for over a year. We painted the popcorn ceilings and walls. But when we had the swamp cooler running you could smell that house a block away. I don't even want to go into the condition of the floor around the toilet. The owner and his friends were drunks who hung out there at his bar. We trashed the whole bar setup (picture 70s era dark brown corkboard and smoked mirrors) and reclaimed the dining room. It was gross at first. But we made it into a home. Lived there almost 5 years.
🤔 so glad i quit smoking. Thanks for a gentle reminder of one of the many reasons i quit…. Has been 4 years and 3.1/2 months😊
Congratulations! I quit July 4 2000! I’m so happy about that!
Oh gosh, the doll clothes and furniture in the box with the wartime mementoes! I think those must be from when the lady of the house was a little girl. It’s so poignant, it’s a box full of precious memories with no one to remember them …
I thought that the dresser and the matching makeup table could have belonged to the mother of the deceased lady, who seems to have been the ballet dancer.
Period or vintage paper dolls can have a lot of value. Also vintage doll house furniture! They are Very difficult to find-easily destroyed,lost or damaged as played with.
I love the pattern and colors of that rug in the living room, wish I could find one like it.
Can't quite put my finger on why, but I'm finding this clear out particularly sad. Bits and pieces of mementos of someone's life scattered everywhere, gathering dust and mice eating away at it.
Alex, mind the spray on the keyboard, the liquid will get onto the felts.
To late
Ah well, hopefully not too much liquid fell down the sides of the ivorine keys, which bed onto felts, so they don’t clack when depressed.
😨 yes. (Put the spray onto a damp cloth and just wipe the cloth on)
The moisture will get between the keys and make the wood swell. Spray the cloth with a small amount of cleaner and then wipe the keys.
I nearly had a heart attack
I wish I could find big area rugs like that in the trash, well worth the effort to clean.
Those carpets were the first thing I noticed in that house. They are gorgeous...nice classic pattern...and they looked to be in really good condition.
Professional cleaning these days can remove ANYTHING from carpets.
Love looking through the ephemera...you might be surprised how collectable that stuff is...even old seemingly insignificant letters.
The whole thing is like one glorious treasure-hunt.
Oh Alexander, when oiling the wood, ALWAYS go with the grain, not across it. And spray the cloth with cleaner when you do the piano, not the keys. The cleaner gets down between the keys and can damage the wood underneath while it sits there. The only two times you've made me cringe. I love your mask with the aliens. Oh, the visual when you said you hoped the log wasn't full of fire ants! LOL This house is so interesting. They saved some unusual stuff.
I love trunk full of old paper - I would be in heaven going through all of that old paper magazines, scrap books etc 😮
The garage trunk was the most fascinating because I would have kept the papers and scrapbooks and had a good read. The map would look lovely framed.
Personally, I would have kept the carpets because they were salvageable and I would have kept the doll's cradle because that could have been restored. Just because you don't have time to do it, doesn't mean to say that nobody else will. You can always sell it as a restoration project.
I don’t think that was a doll cradle but an actual infant cradle and he did say it was a baby cradle. It did have mold on it so I don’t think keeping it would be such a good idea.
Man I would have loved those paper dolls!
My mom use to work in the medical profession and back in the 60s when I was in Girl Scouts, I needed a ground cover for my sleeping bag and tent. So she brought home morgue sheets for me to use. I definitely had a story to tell around the campfire!
Yup, those carpets are definitely worth saving!
I love the old newspapers. Alex: you gotta get a go pro you can strap to your chest or head so you can use both hands and take us along!
@@urbanurchin5930 You certainly go out of your way to be nasty, don't you?
Well, since I'm new here I wouldn't know that!! Unless I possess telepathy that works well from Texas to Edmonton. What an a**hole!!
People love the die cut Valentine's or Christmas cards. I believe that Halloween die cuts are the most expensive and sought after! I hope you saved them!!
I’m actually thankful for whoever stashed away all the papers in the truck!! It’s there for us to see and someone else is going to love it all at the auction! Almost all things like these have been thrown in landfills years ago
Those Esquire magazines can go up to 26 bucks a piece if not more. Even 18$ a piece that's a lot of money. Hope you didn't throw those away!!!
Paper dolls and scrapbooks are so cool!!
I love the ephemera you found in the trunk!
The couch definitely had to go but what a shame about those carpets. I'm sure they could have been cleaned sufficiently for someone to use and enjoy.
Am I the only one that looks forward to the attics and basements the most? Out of all that stuff and watching you do this over the years, I'm always so excited for the oldest...most random...forgotten treasures !! Great video as always!
Just a head up all that paperwork is saleable. Junk journaling people love that . Them scrape books and magazines are gold .
I loved those scrapbooks! I know it's hard to record single handed but Alex, you made me cringe when you shoved your hand in there and bent the papers, lol.
Exactly what I thought too. Just destroying some items that certain collectors would pay good money for such as the paper dolls, scrap books, the Royal's memorabilia and vintage papers and magazines. Why can't he take out items in an orderly fashion and set them aside instead of just leaving them to be tossed into a jumbled mess as he digs through to the bottom of the chest. And it makes me wonder how many valuable things he has inadvertently tossed because he didn't look closely through items. SMH 🤦♀ 🤦♀
@@Taliesin1997 a bunch of soggy magazines and papers? really? I bet you would not find a soul to buy it
That was a celluloid kewpie doll in the box in the trunk. The paper dolls are collectible provided they aren't musty. Please check the leather portfolio that was flattened in the trunk. Could be something valuable in there. Can't wait for the attic opening! Thanks Alex!
Ok, i would wear the vintage heels in the garage! But i really came to say, you made us all crazy going through the pirate trunk of papers 😮 lol ❤
Those rugs are absolutely beautiful!! I would absolutely take those to the cleaned. Rugs can be super expensive and just paying to have them cleaned is a great deal
Wow! Amethyst, Rose Quartz and it looks like Citrine. Score!
I’m not sure what the third one is yet. It almost has the crystal structure of selenite. We’re going to clean them up and see if we can figure it out
The old papers in the garage were interesting.
Not the esquire, but all those other mags and scrapbooks are my idea of heaven xxx
Hope you kept the little perfume bottle, it looked and somebody would probably like to have it. I know I really liked it.
Those window screens from the trunk-they are great as they slide to fit any window. I have a couple I have drug from house to house for 40 years! They have been useful in all the houses we have lived in so I think someone will want them
I'd like to go through the dumpster😊
I often think Alex is a bit too eager to throw stuff out, like that bassinet.
That magazine, with the saying "Do not feed or annoy," is just as appropriate now as it was then...lol.
Pearls or hematite which is also nice ! Those carpets would be beautiful after cleaning ! The screens are for the old windows, we had them in my youth. They expand to fit the window width.
Yes those are window screens!
The paper dolls are probably worth something they hold memories for alot of us as girls.
For the very life of me I just can’t get my head around someone keeping everything everywhere for which I assume the keeper thought a forever need to keep. I’m 75 and diligently trying to cull my closets and other points of collections. It’s hard but I do not want the responsibility to fall upon my children.
I enjoy watching your videos and vicariously treasure hunting!
It is hard to fathom. Some people just have trouble making decisions so they have basement full of delayed decisions. Then it becomes too much to deal with and they can't get down there. Or they could just be lazy cuz the kitchen drawers were full of garbage.
I’m doing the same thing
RanchStock Stray: Your children will be thanking you!
I love a good clear out.
So much work! Do the clothes and stuffed animal# have the nicotine scent?
after all you've uncovered I am most blown away by the minerals you found outside -- those would definitely come back with me too but I'd be taking them to be assessed....great finds!
I just imagined what a gem cutter could do with them, making nice jewellery out of those.
I must have missed the minerals. What was the time stamp?
@@rachelh5211 Around the 10:00 mark
Specifically 10:30
What a fantastic trunk find in the garage. I am so interested in the box of the doll and furniture. The old paper dolls might be nice if they are not wet or nasty. What a lot of treasures in the scrapbooks. You never know what you can find in odd places. This was the most interesting find for me of your explore so far.
My favorite find was the paper dolls and Alex just tossed them back in the trunk. I hope he saved them for the auction
Alex just because it isn't a trunk filled with vintage hot wheels doesn't make it uninteresting I love old newspapers and scrapbooks I definitely would be interested on bidding for the entire contents of the trunk I think your interests get in the way of what you have sometimes especially lately the whole granary video was not that impressive and your buying thousands of dollars worth of toy cars is getting repetitive
@@beadjeannie Especially the war-time newspapers!
@@statewench2828 I'd also love those newspapers. Those are so cool.
@@beadjeannie ......I also find it infuriating that he handles items much, much too often. Then throws it back into the same box and has to handle it again and again.
Seems like a clean out would go more quickly and more organized by picking up an item ONCE and determine save or toss. Rummaging through
boxes or trunks and then having to touch things over and over seems like nonsense. I get the impression that he is bored with the whole project.
I sure hope you kept those scrapbooks, lots of people love those type of thing’s even the kid project!
I am looking at cement floors at the moment so nearly cried to see the carpets being thrown out. But enjoyed the adventure down memory lane all the same.
The WWII newspaper is super cool. I hope you kept it. I'm guessing it's about D-day.
With the King’s coronation happening in a couple weeks, I would think there would be renewed interest in all the royalty scrapbooks.
My favorite was the paper doll with clothes in the trunk.
🙋♀️❤ It's so interesting to piece together the puzzles in these houses. I like to imagine the different people who scrapbooked the royal family and Christmas cards... Who played the piano, or smoked like a chimney. Who was going to cash in on all the Cabage Patch Dolls. Who was the budding ballerina artist . Who had a dollhouse. Liked teacups and men's magazines? On and on. What happened to them all. Floods,Mice and spiders...Thr rise and fall of little empires.
At 15:06, that silver medallion was a lot of times a good luck piece from WWII. Husband /Wife, Boyfriend / Girlfriend would get these and exchange them to one another for luck and love while off to war. Take a closer look and see
Those carpets were well worth saving, a professional clean and they would have been as good as new.
LOL! The way you sort drives me bonkers! My OCD tendencies kick in and I want to take over. 😂
Those screens are very old window screens that could be adjustable. They’re not for the house. They can be used in any window. They’re very hard to find in my neck of the woods. We had them in our old farmhouse growing up and I would love to have some again! Take them and sell them.
Alex, when we sold my husband's parent's house all the asbestos abatement company was required to do was tent the part of the basement that had the asbestos tiles and remove them, ( just 2 bedrooms) They had a special (I think it was negative air pressure box) and didn't cost a whole lot. I always say that if a house has good bones it is most likely worth saving.
Alex, please don't forget to take care of yourself my friend ✌️💜
You look like this job has maybe taken a toll on you more than most of your other jobs 🤗
Glad to see a mention of your well being. I’ve seen the toll that this kind of work has taken on you in past adventures, and you’ve bounced back to take on yet more. It’s hard work, for sure, but the thrill of the hunt is irresistible for you, isn’t it? We all feel very lucky that you are taking us along with you. A privilege to meet your lovely family. You are indeed loved, and you will always remain careful.
It's sad to add to the landfill those rugs can easily be cleaned and I wouldn't be surprised if there worth some money at least offer them to somebody to clean
Yup I usually wash outside with hose and hang dry...those looked to be crewell ❤
That new dumpster is cleaner then the walls and furniture of that house!
The mags are useful for people who do scrap booking or for people who like ephemera for making tags and collage
I wouldnt throw those area rugs out or that coffee table ! I have friends here that paint that type of old furniture for resale..thats in good shape for that kind of project ! She brings some pieces back to life & resales them that most would not even attempt !
You missed the kilt pin, the long silver pin used on a wool skirt. The pin was in the box in the basement with all the things from England.
ALEX KEEP THE PAPER DOLLS! Those clothes were in perfect condition as was the doll. Those are worth quite a bit…please be careful with them!!
Too late.😭
Be careful with the paper dolls. They are ver collectible.
......the smart money says that they were likely tossed in the dumpster.....he doesn't seem to have patience for that sort of stuff.....
The scrapbook with the red cover and the pot of glue illustration is pure 50s! Seeing it brings back memories! 🤔🤗
Those chunks of amethyst and rose quartz 😍
That trunk in the garage was pretty cool. I know you are a guy but the paper dolls and scrap books have value too. Those ones regarding the royal family had some good information and the car makes me think of the one you just got fixed up and gone. lol Have a great day
Hope you kept the paper dolls from the trunk.. I'd buy them in an instant!
I love those scrapbooks. Hope you put them in the auction.
That's exactly why I'm here in the comments! Wondering if they will go to auction since a co worker would totaly be interested in them!
Glad you're wearing a mask more often than you used to on these expeditions. You may need the whole hazmat suit at times. Too bad some things are so damaged by age and poor storage conditions. You save a lot of stuff that otherwise would be lost.
Don’t forget to put eye drops in frequently, too. Droppings, and dust can impact on eyes, too!!
I would closely look over the rocks. Rock Crystal, agates, chalcedony, etc. can have some value, and good pieces can be cut or polished for jewelry or showpieces.
Oh wow I loved that little Disney cradle with the Mickey Mouse and Cinderella on it and in the video, to me, it looked like it could be cleaned up. You can get that mold spray that kills mold, but I am not sure of the extent of it either. The old vintage sled is so cool too! Lots of cool items! Great video!
Lots of ladies in the vintage movement would love those shoes!
Shame the carpets were tossed, hit with a pressure washer and they are good as new!
In some places you can donate the rugs they will clean them really good and give to people that need them
O my goodness those shoes are gorgeous, those were the glamour days .👠👠👠
I'm excited to see what's in the attic. 🤔
Those carpets can be cleaned easily with a hose, a bit of dish soap and scrubbed with a broom. You just put it on pavement to clean, and they will come back like new. Hang for a couple of days to dry. Works like a charm.
Yes my Grandma did something very similar as well! She never steam cleaned and her rugs were beautiful
Love to have one of those original newspapers from the war
We have the King's coronation this time next week, so those royal scrapbooks would be snapped up over here, for sure! We still have a LOT of royalists ❤ They're wonderful.
And please continue to show what you think some of us *may* find fascinating, as those that don't, can just skip forward 😉 (oh the joys of UA-cam).
Junk journalist would LOVE to have most of the trunk contents, as would Paper and Moose.
Please don’t dump the stuff.
I was thinking of her too! She would have loved all that old paper!
those rocks have been in the shed long enough, set them free Alex let them run free once again
Alex, with all the dust and yuck you stirred up in this video, you must have clogged the drains when you showered. 🥴 I do hope you slept well because you look exhausted. The trunk in the garage was very interesting. So much history. What fun to have read everything. Thanks for taking us along. ☺️
Those were adjustable lcreens for sash type windows. You lift up the window, set the screen on the open space, extend the screen until it is the width of the opening, then lower the window onto the top of the screen.
The little star in circle thing in the box was a do it yourself souvenir from the 1950s. You put a coin in the machine and could stamp what you wanted on the exterior ring.
Thank you for the info on the souvenir star coin item. I was surprised when that didn't go into the 'keep" pile! ⭐
I was thinking the same about the mini perfume bottle...
When we were married in the 80’s it was a requirement to get a syphillis (or maybe gonorrhea) test before a marriage license was issued.
I have a feeling that’s what the cylinders were.
This would have been a simple blood test for STDs. Pre-marital tests are still available and are particularly useful for those in consanguineous marriages. There are some pre-marital tests where soft tissue is used to test for genetic diseases, so that is what may be in the canisters.
The syphillis tests were to prevent newlyweds from having children with congenital syphillis.
Fun fact: the Lyme disease bacterium is a spirichetal (screw shaped) bacterium similar to syphillis. Lyme also can be congenital.
As a professional housekeeper, I was horrified to watch you spray the piano keys....better to use a damp cloth with vinegar water. I also never spray directly on any surface except glass or mirrors 😮
Alex get some N95 masks for jobs like this.
These clean-outs are so fascinating. So many cool old things - too bad so many have to be disposed of but better safe than sorry.
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Ex, I know that at times these house clearances can be grubby, but they are fascinating as well. Like you say, you never know what you will find. Thanks for taking us with you, minus the dust and smells. This is a really great channel. And, for the record, two of my uncles were in the RAAF, and one married a French Canadian. Their families still are in touch with the Canadian families that billeted our boys during the war.
You have worked hard on this one for sure!
UA-cam started showing me a channel from the UK where the guy cleans carpets, some he finds in the trash pile, then donates them. Maybe you can find a similar company in your area for future dirty carpet finds.
20:48 *June 6* 1944 Right?!? that Headline is significant! absolutely keep that!
‼️‼️OMGosh❣️ I hope Alex keeps the scrapbooks for auction - even the ones that were not royal‼️‼️