Your store is in my old neighbourhood, and I was thrilled to see the building go from an empty curiosity itself to seeing it now filled! Just found your channel and hope to visit the shop soon.
@davidjenkins1958
4 жыл бұрын
As a man in my early 60’s you’ve taken me back to my childhood. Thank You !!!
@VisceralApex
4 жыл бұрын
That Bogg toilet paper holder you found finally answered the question of why my grandpa says "I've gotta use the Bogg"
@magickmoi1261
4 жыл бұрын
Scott Anderson LOL.
@FormerMPSGT
4 жыл бұрын
I said I’ve got to use the Bogg to two elderly women at a church (Kirk) in Scotland they said: Oh he’s a Cherky One!😀
@I_Don_t_want_a_handle
4 жыл бұрын
@@FormerMPSGT Thas'nae a subject fer kirk, ya balmpot! ;)
@got2kittys
4 жыл бұрын
In England and the UK too, outhouses were dug into bogs. Soft soil, moisture to break it down quickly. So, there's the saying, "going to the bog". Toilet paper is still "bog roll" even though nobody really goes to the bog anymore.
@1minigrem
4 жыл бұрын
I love the little sewing machines, just gorgeous.
@kelcal6697
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness Alex!! I live in Eastlake, Ohio!!! Small city along Lake Erie! Curtis Industries was HUGE operation here in town! No longer tho. Curtis Industries, Inc. was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 by William Abrams and two of his sons, Morris and Howard, as Clipper Key and Lock Co. The company initially sold several brands of key cutting machines throughout the Cleveland area and the Midwest. In 1934, the Abrams worked together with inventor William Curtis to invent a new key cutting machine that they could manufacture and distribute themselves. The machine was patented, and the company changed its name to Curtis Key Co. and moved to Eastlake, Ohio. The company's focus was on key cutting machines and key blanks, which they both manufactured and sold. What a nice surprise tho!!!!
@RobertSmith-vr9bs
Жыл бұрын
I like watching your channel cause you make everything interesting and you don't put ppl down or try to really low ball them. You don't share your financial side of your bussiness which is good.
@lorikendrick5076
4 жыл бұрын
I love watching you unpack boxes!!! Thanks for including us!
@anibalbabilonia1867
4 жыл бұрын
Man! I would love to be locked up in that store! I love antiques!👌😍👍
@coloringwithd
4 жыл бұрын
I could Kiss that Guy who wants to buy a '67 Mustang. I had a coupe, yellow. I got it for my 13th birthday, it was $500, and I rebuilt it with my dad. We had so much fun, it was how I learned how a car worked and how to diagnose and repair it. I started driving it when I was 15. Unfortunately, it was stolen 5 years later. When I was 40 my husband saved up several thousands of dollars to give me enough to buy a car, but they were $30 thousand dollars for a driveable fixer upper. I love all the stuff you got in, in this video, so much neat stuff. I feel like a kid in a candy store watching you open up your surprise boxes. Thank you so much for sharing :-)
@sylviahoffman9440
2 жыл бұрын
My husband worked for Curtis Keys selling the "blanks" to stores here in L.A. for about a year in the mid-1980s. That was a trip to see that sign. Awesome old wrought iron tools! Great collection.
@gardenmom6180
4 жыл бұрын
God Alex, thank you for the peaceful diversion. American cities are in total chaos...I just want to calm down & look inside the box.
@amyweaver7413
4 жыл бұрын
Fragile - it’s a major award! Our favourite Christmas movie. Love your store and your videos. 👍👍👍
@MoNica-ov1hs
4 жыл бұрын
The carbonation bottle is a gasogene. I love the projectors; reminds me of old school days. Everyone would yell "Focus" then fall asleep during the film. We had the mechanical bartender. He would be brought down at Christmas to mix his cocktail, and we would watch the smoke come out of his ears after he took a drink. Good finds!
@kandiwolfe1125
4 жыл бұрын
Oh shoot! I remember that! A friends' dad had one and showed us ,"" the one and only time ever"" how it worked...pretty cool!!
@nancymontgomery8897
4 жыл бұрын
The bartender is Charlie Weaver. His hat is missing.
@deannalawrence9397
3 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely addicted to watching these videos. I think you, your family and friends are amazing people with huge hearts. I wish travel to Canada from the US was possible, I would love to see you and your shop in person some day.
@suecapra5005
4 жыл бұрын
I love how knowledgeable you are about antiques. I hate when someone who should know what items are don't.
@nickjames205
4 жыл бұрын
I always love watching your videos. Always happy to see a new one. Greetings from California
@dianafertig2188
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! This is so much Fun!
@phoeberaymond8781
3 жыл бұрын
i love sorting stuff and old things...this is dream goals
@mcwatersd
4 жыл бұрын
It is always so interesting watching you open boxes ; feels like a treasure hunt. I had one of those sewing machines as a kid. Lots of dolls clothes got fashioned on it. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
@ideoformsun5806
4 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather had that exact analog animatronic bartender in his basement bar. As kids we loved to see it. My favorite part of the unboxing is seeing all this interesting stuff that has zero plastic, and wrapping made of paper and twine, metal and wood.
@JohnTheFloridaFlipper
4 жыл бұрын
Love the videos! It’s crazy the knowledge you have!
@workingmom8162
4 жыл бұрын
Olympians typewriter...I learned to type with that. Wow, looks like you have some ones little newspaper office. The ship was amazing !! The Black sewing machine, I'd love to own that.
@margalithroos8811
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats and what a great show to starts my day off. Have a great day.
@barbaralavoie1045
4 жыл бұрын
So much fun watching you open these boxes
@soniak2865
4 жыл бұрын
Finally, tech I know how to use. The projectors are great!!
@rachelthompson9324
4 жыл бұрын
I used old saws as saws. I love that miter box. I used and still use one like it since the 1970s
@djl-jane4959
4 жыл бұрын
I still miss the old intro music :-) But adore every single video - and always feel energised and inspired after watching. Thanks Alex
@judyhobday4760
3 жыл бұрын
the little sewing machine really lovely, all the decorations on it.
@lyricwritertoo
4 жыл бұрын
The old projector is cool. Both my kids when in college...son into digital film and daughter photography, media technology....were encouraged to learn, look for, required to know....all about vintage items. They and I have found and donated items to their professors. Some they kept for themselves. Most not totally rare or expensive. But it helps to see the real items. Like ones old camera I found in pristine condition was just a light box. Basically cardboard and a covered lens cap. You had to guess exposure! Kind of Flintstone process. But teacher loved her brining it to share with class. From the 1920s. Also found and still to give to my son the hand crank film camera. No motor, no batteries, charging!
@magickmoi1261
4 жыл бұрын
What a darling little sewing machine 😍. Very fun un-boxing. Love you Alex and your cool store 👵🏻
@ruthmelander7155
3 жыл бұрын
Robin hood Flour was founded in Moose Jaw, in 1909. It was a mainstay in Moose Jaw. The mill had a towering stack and on the front was a very large image of Robin Hood. As kids we always enjoyed seeing it. Alas the plant was sold to a different company and our beloved image of Robin Hood is no more.
@susanmckenna3882
3 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why beer steins had lids! Thanks for that tidbit of information. 👍
@the-chillian
4 жыл бұрын
You opened the typewriter the correct way at first; someone had it upside-down in the case. Olympias are classics in their own right and very collectable to some people depending on the model. I still have the one that got me through college. It should be latched to the bottom of the case. Normally you wouldn't remove it to use it; you'd just take the lid off.
@kandiwolfe1125
4 жыл бұрын
I thought so!!
@tcalto2319
4 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same one! I got it while I was in high school in the 1970s.
@elainecleaver2941
4 жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks is a collector of type writers
@MaryB-ps8lg
3 жыл бұрын
@@tcalto2319 I received an identical one for graduation in 1961.
@karenrobertson890
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome haul! I love the little sewing machine. Wished I lived closer, I would have loved that. Im sure it has already found a loving home. tfs
@karenmilligan5597
4 жыл бұрын
The two little sewing machines looked neat. A little of this and a bit of that assortment.👍
@sodorflubbs5000
4 жыл бұрын
My sister had one of those bar tender toys. She got it from our grandpa. It worked and was great fun. It’s amazing as we live in the U.K.
@stevengrotte2987
4 жыл бұрын
The little showcase would be great for fountain pens.
@cherylschmalz9188
2 жыл бұрын
I had a small sewing machine like the first one. I also had a portable Singer with all the old accessories. The leather ring on the rewind bobbin wheel was replaced with a same sized automotive ring. Worked wonders.
@kaleigh4081
4 жыл бұрын
So fun to watch, right up to the last pun! Simply "grate"! 😉
@roygould9454
4 жыл бұрын
The thing is, anyone that follows you knows you have integrity. If you were to find a treasure, you would take care of the seller. So no risk at all to him.
@sharondelaney5346
4 жыл бұрын
So many cool, interesting items...I still have my little sewing machine from when I was a kid 😁
@mightylonesome9426
4 жыл бұрын
I bought several boxes of plastic models that were packed in the 60s and individually wrapped in newspapers. I appreciated reading the crusty old papers as much as the models themselves.
@BanDanaGramma
4 жыл бұрын
Ooo! Ooo! Miniature Sewing hand-cranked machine! Excited BanDana Gramma can use it to demonstrate sewing projects at Homesteading Shows when there is no electricity. Great haul. Lots of fun to see.
@stephaniehowe0973
4 жыл бұрын
Haha Your up to 311k and I didnt notice. Congrats Alex
@purplewombat1923
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating haul, Alex. Thanks for sharing.
@aliceblue7305
4 жыл бұрын
It amazes me to hear the widespread areas of knowledge you have.
@debbieking9917
4 жыл бұрын
That was fun ! Pretty good stuff, huh. 😁👍🌞
@barbarapoore3496
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to visit your store when the COVID pandemic has cleared. Lots to see.
@liverbird_55
4 жыл бұрын
*Wow what alot of cool stuff, my favourite was the ship it was so cool my dad would of loved that, and i also loved the mini sewing machine, Alex you have the coolest job and shop♥️👍🏼*
@rebeccagose
4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the second sewing machine!!!!
@cathygagnon9153
4 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@kandiwolfe1125
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Lots of cool stuff in those boxes l would have to say!! Very nice! Take care everybody! Thanks Alex!! Peace to all ....💜⚘💜
@nancymontgomery8897
4 жыл бұрын
I loved EVERYTHING in this haul!!! It paid off big time buying the lot sight unseen. Those early Mountain Dew bottles used a variety of hillbilly names in addition to Clem and Gert. We always giggled that the guy in the background is running toward an outhouse.
@melfromnz7850
4 жыл бұрын
What a darling little sewing machine! If postage to here wasn't such a killer lol I'd very much consider it. Great exploring/rummaging ... thanks for sharing.
@momsemail8141
4 жыл бұрын
With all the film you have gotten lately, are we going to have a premier of them soon? That would be fun and interesting!
@1962pjh
4 жыл бұрын
Ya, a movie night!
@cv7357
4 жыл бұрын
Great idea... that'd be so fun!
@pstubeing
4 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch and I enjoy your comments. And I’d have to agree with a previous comment about getting a go pro! The one thing I find myself constantly thinking about is how much did he pay for the lot and what does he think it’s worth and going to set as his asking price? Keep up the good work and good luck!
@mamm7223
2 жыл бұрын
Good finds! The guy had some really nice things.
@MimisTreasureCottage
4 жыл бұрын
The seltzer bottle and kid's sewing machine are great.
@darrell3368
4 жыл бұрын
Love your show and glad you got the store open and be safe enjoy the weather up there I wish I was up there ps God Bless
@smileytow1925
4 жыл бұрын
I love all your knowledge! ❤️
@cathygagnon9153
4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the 2nd little sewing machine.
@ElsaInCa
4 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with the tiny sewing machines! I’ll bet you won’t have them for long. 😉
@JeanStAubin-nl9uo
4 жыл бұрын
This is always so fun! I'm amazed how much you know about each item. I wouldn't even know what 1/2 of those items are.
@nancymontgomery8897
4 жыл бұрын
He's like an encyclopedia. I can't believe how much knowledge he has, on such a wide variety of topics.
@vickypitcher3668
4 жыл бұрын
Yay! I have missed these unboxings. Life may just go back to normal at some point. This felt hopeful. Thanks Alex, stay safe.
@TheGuineababy
4 жыл бұрын
I love the mixture of stuff! That's kind of how I collect. If it's old and I like it, I'll probably buy one haha
@cyrielwollring4622
4 жыл бұрын
The lid on the beer mug was primarily against the dust from the unpaved roads caused by horses, buggies and carts passing by. The tea tin is maybe useful for Melissa to keep her coffee in.
@BlackCatBritt
4 жыл бұрын
4:25 heyyy, Bausch & Lomb! Hails from right here in Rochester, NY. I've seen their family plot in our Mt. Hope Cemetery, keeping Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass company lol
@bunnymomma12
4 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same thing! Wonder if the projector is Kodak. Wouldn’t that be cool ?
@BlackCatBritt
4 жыл бұрын
@@bunnymomma12 You're right, it could be! a lot of Kodak stuff was before my time (I'm a 90s baby), so I don't have enough knowledge to be able to tell. I can ALWAYS single out a Brownie camera though! 😁😁😁
@bunnymomma12
4 жыл бұрын
StarlightDemon71 me too! They are pretty cool I think!!
@yoshii2011xo
4 жыл бұрын
I love that bar quartet set. So adorable and unique. I wish I had one.
@fumblerooskie
3 жыл бұрын
The bullet holes in the flour sign are a nice touch.
@christinagill6332
2 жыл бұрын
Loved the old book😍 I love very old books great find ...you always find something amazing just a shame I live in the UK or maybe a good job I live so far away as I dont have the any spare budget and I'd be more disappointed not been able to buy anything . Thank you for sharing , keep up the great work
@zann5566
4 жыл бұрын
You do need a Receiving Room for the incoming things to sit in and get sorted.
@joanwilliams5557
3 жыл бұрын
enjoy looking thru boxes for surprises with you.
@amygawalko
3 жыл бұрын
Love Your penny countertop, can’t wait to come back to Alberta to check Your shop out. Awesome videos thanks
@patricksnow1700
4 жыл бұрын
That ship is super cool 😊 I see the Buick in the background you got it 😃
@eileenw6002
4 жыл бұрын
What a cool haul! Do many interesting things. It did feel like unwrapping Christmas gifts. I hope you get the old projector running. It’s fun watching those old reels.
@aserta
4 жыл бұрын
Have an apple corer just like that. Been in the family since it was brand new. Works perfectly good as the day it was bought. I've added a small 3D printed blade holder to hold modern box blades which are sharper and hold an edge better than the original one, but other than that, no issues with it. Can't beat good old engineering.
@swisscoinrollhunting8993
4 жыл бұрын
I've got a very similar book like the one you found: It is called "Das fleissige Hausmütterchen", printed in 1928, about 800 pages thick. Found in a "free stuff" box on the sidewalk. This book from Switzerland has about everything you would need back then to successfully manage a household and is not only a treasure trove full of old publicity from local companies which have long vanished, but it holds a vast amout of knowledge: Gardening, medicine, sewing entire clothes from scratch, education of the children, choosing a good home, housekeeping, entire menu selections based on season (even vegetarian one's) and the recipes, cooking methods, keeping livestock and butchering, presenting electric kitchen appliances as the latest technology, and more. The knowledge of making your own stuff is getting lost to time, but this book has it all.
@swisscoinrollhunting8993
4 жыл бұрын
The funny part: You can buy the book I mentioned for only 20 $ from online sellers. They aren't valuable becaue only few realise what knowledge is stored in those books.
@kandiwolfe1125
4 жыл бұрын
I swear...some of the things you find in ""FREE "" boxes or just tossed in the trash are just unbelievable!!
@louiswelrod
4 жыл бұрын
The "Microscope" at 4:20 appears to be a Bausch & Lomb Duboscq Colorimeter. The device was named after Jules Duboscq who invented it. It measures the concentration of a colored component in a solution. You put a sample of known concentration in one tube and the unknown sample in the other. You adjust the lengths of the tubes until the colors match, then the products of the concentration and length for each should be equal. Since you know the concentration of one, you can calculate the concentration of the other. A very useful device.
@chuntingtons
3 жыл бұрын
Oh I need to buy one of those “oh no Mr. Bill”. Gotta have one for my Dad... Bill
@tammy92373
3 жыл бұрын
I love to see all of your amazing finds. Can’t wait until you figure out a way to go through your treasures with more than one hand though. You will be able to explore with the reverence the pieces deserve instead of so haphazardly.
@sharonsomers5513
4 жыл бұрын
The boat is really neat. You sure get a variety of items,always like to see what you get.
@JassiJo
4 жыл бұрын
The last "grate" joke, made me laugh unexpectedly and it sounded like a sheep bleat.. lol. All in all, a grate haul!
@constancemiller3753
4 жыл бұрын
Topless beer stein got me. ah, Dad jokes and thier proprietor.
@nancybarnett2832
4 жыл бұрын
I remember getting Mountain Dew in that kind of bottles.
@bigsteve8408
3 жыл бұрын
That "seltzer bottle" bottle. Is a "gassarator" talked about in the Sherlock Holmes novels. It was the first appliance to make carbonated " soda" and sparkling wine.
@knittingnana2939
4 жыл бұрын
That seltzer bottle is a thing of beauty .
@lindyashford7744
4 жыл бұрын
Love the little print machine.
@jimmyshadden6236
4 жыл бұрын
Alex, just wanted to add a short note about having an old typewriter around. If you want a list of your passwords and your handwriting sucks like mine does, a typewriter is the perfect tool. If you do that on your computer, guess what, that information is accessable now on your computer and your printer!
@markhawley6795
4 жыл бұрын
I'm watching you unpack stuff .I'm mark or snoopy from Christchurch new Zealand. Stay safe my friend.
@michaelarmstrong4542
4 жыл бұрын
I did my College Internship at Glen Echo National Capital Regional Park, just outside of Washington DC. The apple peeling devise took me back to the two brothers who patented the Egg Beater and made a small fortune way back when and their home was inside the park. Also on the grounds was the Clara Barton House and the remnants of Glen Echo amusement Park which had morphed into an adult continuing education center. Google the Park and you might be amazed at how many things came from that place part of the National Park Service.
@IfixAirCraft2
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! You just skimmed over the Singer attachments, then you tease me by opening the bag again then just dropping it...😉😆
@sandraboyd913
4 жыл бұрын
Do a video on watching those old movies if they still play be interesting to see what’s on them.
@leahr.2620
4 жыл бұрын
Some cool finds, the second little sewing machine was grate👍👍😉
@083purplecola
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool to see the Pinkerton Tobacco Co. catalog ~ I live not far from Toledo, OH! :)
@Randy8923
4 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed. Great finds.
@morgansword
4 жыл бұрын
You carry everything that america's Walmart store chain does under one small roof. Simply amazing to me how that you do it or take two hundred items to the auction house and not make hardly any new room. I think that you found the mysterious "sky hook" and have it quietly working for you. Tremendous haul. I do see the possibility of a other start up business that you could run with that is either cars or music pending which that you hold most dear
@RicMorton
4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully your addition will have a processing area for future unboxing. Keeping the process away from being a trip hazard. Your store needs a "backstage"!
@laurengriffin5713
4 жыл бұрын
Great variety of goodies Loved the deposited droppings accompanied by harp music! Ive got a 60's bell & howell? projector I found in an old storage room when I worked at our city's stadium. It had long fallen off the obsolete inventory list. Figured it was a reasonable bonus for shredding decades old payroll records full of mouse poop. Powers up, but needs some sort of repair. Found a user manual for it online too. One of many things on my list to be listed eventually.
@tiffanyroybal3315
4 жыл бұрын
Great fun pieces!
@peggysuedavis4107
3 жыл бұрын
Ship is amazing. Love it.
@pienpakvis6118
3 жыл бұрын
And...the excitement builds...
@cajsheen2594
4 жыл бұрын
Really interesting, enjoyed it all whilst having lunch! XXX
@Danielalocasia
4 жыл бұрын
When you grabbed the microscope I could hear every science teacher ever yelling about how to properly pick up and carry a microscope
@eponack
4 жыл бұрын
He seems to get away with a lot of rough handling of things.
@ericthemauve
4 жыл бұрын
@@eponack A proper antique dealer would head screaming for the hills if he saw how this guy handled things! He's a junk shop owner!
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