We did the same thing with my grandfathers safe. Thought it was empty, almost walked away, but worked a few more minutes and got it open. It looked empty, but found that grandpa had taped an envelope to the bottom of the shelf. It had $10,000. In it.
I just couldn’t take my eyes off that beautiful red rug that he was trying to open that safe on! It looked like a very expensive hand woven rug! I hope they keep it and don’t toss it out…? It was beautiful! Good lot of items, Alex! 👍
Years ago I worked for a company that bought businesses and estates. And auctioned off the contents. We had a customer that could open a safe in less then ten minutes, including barrel safes, cannonball safes and even bank vaults. Without damaging them. Often the safes themselves were worth more then the contents.
That guy was not a locksmith and should not have charged you. He didn't have a clue what he was doing, anybody could have taken a hammer and crowbar to it. He has probably damaged the other safe to the point where no one will be able to open it. A real locksmith would have picked the lock but this guy just mangled them. Sadly they trusted you to hire someone who knew what they were doing and you contacted the Three Stooges Safe Crackers!
@@kirstylouiserob thats not the point. the point is he wasnt actually a safe cracker or whatever cause they dont damadge them unless absolutley necessary for entry
Right. I wish I’d had someone like him when I cleaned out my parents home. I’m adopted, and had complicated relationships with my adopted parents. I don’t have any sentimental ties to their family memorabilia (their families never claimed me). I think that colored my desire to just get rid of stuff. I saw it as a problem, mostly. I put my mom’s jewelry box and dad’s jewelry pieces in our safe and still haven’t actually taken a close look at much of it. It’s been 4 years. Considering they were born in 1930 and 1936, I’m sure there were some valuable pieces I let go of.
I love that house! I love all the mid century built ins, especially the little dividing walls in the living room, and all the old furniture and lamps. She just needs some TLC.
The swag lamps, and the barkcloth curtains, the room separators, the furniture, the built in planters….I love this house sooo much!!! The tiles, and the barstools, the paneling, the light fixtures, I’m more excited about the house than I am the safes!
That house would be fabulous restored & redecorated to its mid-century glory! I am mid-century as well lol... I was hoping for a big score for you from the safes, but how awesome of that locksmith company not to charge you! I hope they get a TON of business from this ♥️
Turn dial 3 to 4 times to left full circles slowly to the right till you hear a click slowly turn to left till you hear click and back to the right till it clicks and door opens
I am.not surprised most younger people don't want to give family heirlooms ..i.know as have worked with elderly ..l was given a doll owned by a mum from 1940 her kids didn't want it or anything in house
It’s sad but they may be over it. I dealt with a similar situation involving my grandparents and after a while, you realize you can’t keep everything, for space and sanity’s sake.
I read a story that someone bought a hoarders house with all contents and the hoarders had lots and lots of books. When the new owners began going through the books there were $20's and $50's at the pages where each chapter began. It was literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. They made out really well.
Nothing better than sitting down to relax after dinner and seeing a new video up by Alex! That was a very intriguing situation - I enjoyed that very much!
I positively LOVE the house! Wow! I mean what a treasure trove of original 1950’s-1970’s decor and fixtures! You should have grabbed the swag lamp too! Oh I’m so jealous that they have all of the furniture still in the living room and dining room! Great adventure as usual Alex! I don’t think I’ve seen you looking so healthy and happy in years!! So happy for all of you!! Cheers! 🎉
My mom and dad's last house had the pink commode, sink and bathtub and they never put in new ones. Lived there for 46 yrs! And the other bathroom was the "green" bathroom! Sure was hoping that floor safe could have been opened!! I'd get some jackhammers in there! lol Glad to see you're back at it looking for stuff/things and sharing it with us. Bye for now.
When my parents bought a bi-level home (their first home …I was 4 yrs old)back in 1966, it had 2.5 bathrooms…one was the pink bathroom, the blue bathroom and the yellow bathroom! They also had all moss green appliances in the kitchen. When they finally sold their house in 2005, they still had all the original appliances and the original wooden paneling on the walls!
I have a friend who's into war stuff so I had to send him this. He has a working old gun passed down from World War 2. It was passed down over the years from someone who was in the war and it was maintained. they had it repaired and restored as needed but it was originally from the war. My friend got it to work again after all this time and shot it a few times to test it. It was cleaned and put on display. A piece like that is nice. He told me it was from a a distant family member back when the war happened and just passed down. No one wanted it and he eventually got it because he loves collecting war stuff. He also has a Lego collection and one day when I eventually find where I had put that Lego musket he'd get because it's a great war like piece for his Lego figures. The musket is a gun from the toy soldier mini figure sold with a book that my brother had before he gave me all his Legos. I saved a few important Lego pieces like the one I made which was me as a Lego figure and the one my brother was using as him when we played with Legos together. I also saved Starwars stuff for him and gave it to him so he'd have some Starwars stuff for his Starwars collection. right now I'm currently working on fixing battery corrosion on a light up light saber that sat in the garage. I am finding someone who'd want all 3 light sabers because my friend who collects that stuff doesn't want them.
I am so pleased that you always use the phrase 'a hoarding situation'' rather than label people as 'hoarders' which is an awful thing to do. I'm a therapist and generally when people hoard things it is a way of keeping safe...it's all they know how to do to keep safe. I applaud your not contributing to stigmatizing mental health challenges in this small but very significant way. Good man.
I'm surprised you don't wear gloves going through all those old dusty things (a dust mask wouldn't hurt either). Especially since you got sick last time. We wouldn't think less of you if you protected yourself. Be safe Alex 🙏 ❤️
@@Pauldjreadman of course, and I appreciate his desire to be heard. His safety is important. I think he could find a small mic to put into the dust mask which could help the sound. An Urban Explorer I watch occasionally will wear a mask, and he is still able to be heard. Alex is such a nice person. I would be sad to see him get sick doing what he loves best.
I'm so sorry about the safes 😔 I love the red lamps, they are fantastic! You know your old (64) when you see things dated before you were born. Blessings 🙌 🙏
I love your adventures with the hoarder houses. My aunt used to have an old 60's 70's indoor water fountain with statue of a lady in the center. The water came out in a diagonal pattern around the statue with changing color lights. I don't know what happened to it. It always reminded me of the fountain in the center of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland.
LOL! My aunt also had one of those rain lamps, but with a mill with a working water wheel instead of a statue. It's actually mineral oil in the lamps, not water. I was always warned not to touch it, but being a little kid, it was irresistible. :D
Sorry that the safe was empty. It was so nice that the locksmith did all that work and did not charge you. You did get some really interesting things. Loved those red lamps. Thank you for sharing the finds with us. 😍
I can understand letting go of all the ephemera - pennants, books, etc. but it puzzles me that they sold scrapbooks with pictures of their dad in them. Those lamps and that chair you showed reminded me of Rock n' Roll Paul. :)
My asshat kids dont care about stuff that i do like photos of my grandparents and other relatives. I wish they did. Idk maybe one day when they get older and have kids of their own they will
Cool house. I think all the stuff in there protected the walls and fireplace. Also, those green file cabinets are very cool. I can't believe that his family didn't want his scrapbook.
I might be interested in that doctor's cabinet. My grandmother was a nurse in the 1930s, and again in the 1950s. She had one of these old cabinets in the bathroom, and they always make me think of her.
That was super kind of the locksmith not to charge you. I loved the mid century home! I can imagine a party where everyone has a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other! 😊
It is a beautiful mid-century modern house. So glad it may be able to have a new life. The safe-cracker is doing a good job trying to get those safes open.
All you needed to open that safe was a clear glass with water in it. Every time you hit a number the water ripples. It is an old trick, have not used since the 1990"s but it never let me down. I worked for a company where the boss died and there were multiple safes like that. All were empty upon opening, but at least they were not damaged in getting them open.
LOL..we have that same bathroom in pink down to the layout of it. Tiny short ppl for the shower...we even have the green tile one downstairs that he mentioned ...LOL they are something to behold. Only difference is our tile goes floor TO ceiling...that is a lot of tile...LOL
It’s almost sacrilegious in Florida to rip out a pink, blue, or green bathroom and replace it with modern tile. Mid century bathrooms are a huge selling point for houses here.
@@audreyholt7721 right??? 🤔😆 As a former nurse I couldnt help but laugh when he said what he thought it was...but then if ya Don know, well, ya don't know. 🤷♀️ But that was a NICE one in its day, but good Lord they were heavy!! 🥴 The other medical equipment would've been a score too!! 💵🪙 There's a lot of collectors of that sort of thing, plus museums n hospitals buy that stuff to fill in displays. 💰💲🤑
I'm glad you ended up coming out ahead. I wouldn't be surprised if there really is something valuable in the floor safe and the other one was just a decoy.
That house is really lovely, and the 50's theme is popular here in the US. It's a shame that you could not buy the entire house, it would be fun to see you bring it back.
I was bummed the safe was empty and he couldn't get in the other one for you..but ya did find some really interesting things. Those lamps are so beautiful..you don't see things like that in today's day and age. I've always loved antiques and things that actually tell a story. Great video Alex! Enjoyed watching.
OMG you all still should find someone who can eventually open that floor safe! You never know until you can see for yourself whether or not there's anything in that floor safe!
I took your advice of shaking watches to check if they were automatics. My dad's old watch, dive quality didn't work so he put it in storage. After watching your recent watch video, I shacked it and it started ticking. Sad my dad brought watches for nothing. But thanks for the advice. I learnt from you Alex. Canada sounds fun, particularly Quebec as i am french. I may go for a visit. Yet again, thanks. 😉😉
@@CuriosityIncorporated It is nothing special, and we are not in a country where collecting is a thing, but I got a watch working thanks to you. I live on a small undeveloped isolated island in the middle of the South Pacific. When I move, I may start collecting as a minor hobby. Keeping in mind of two things, one not to over spend, and two not let myself become a hoarder.
@@CuriosityIncorporated I did not expect to see you respond to my comment. Nice to finally be speaking to you at last. I watch your videos to pass the time, and I am developing a small hobby of history, partly from you.
There’s so many things of value in this vid… all those books, the kids stuff from the 70s, even the broken chair (would be so easy to replace those pieces. Also I would take that safe door off completely. Saw a video similar and he said it was empty from the crack but finished opening the door and there was a hidden shelf!
When Alec spoke of the Cold war... I was raised in a big old place in AB Canada. It was the RCMP detachment for years. We moved in around 1961 or 62. The was a bomb shelter underground in our backyard. It was shaped like a huge culvert, about 15 or 20 feet long and 8 feet wide. We used to play in it as kids. It had been put there during the Cold War scare. It even had one of those manual wheels in it for pumping in fresh air. Like bringing in air from a toxic environment topside would be good for anyone. Mind you, they also told us to hide under our desks if a nuclear bomb exploded! Haha!
Alex, I was wondering if the gentleman might have been Austrian. The book in the attic called Kreisky, is about a previous Austrian chancellor. And the small booklet with photos from Abbazia would also fit in with that. Before and during WWI Austria was a big country, stretching to the Mediterranean Sea. Abbazia was Austrian, now it´s called Opatija and is a Croatian coastal city on the peninsula of Istrien. A wonderful vacation spot. If you ever need help with something in old German print or handwriting, I might be able to help you with that.
Hab‘ ich auch gedacht - manchmal wünschte ich, Alex würde ein bisschen langsamer filmen, so dass man die Buchtitel besser lesen könnte. 😊 Bruno Kreisky ist aber auch hier in Deutschland ein Begriff. Edit: Neben der Postkarte aus Salzburg konnte ich gerade noch eine Widmung aus Salzburg sehen, also vielleicht doch Österreich!
Regarding the pennant- Saltair was a lakeside resort / boardwalk on the great salt lake outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It burned down a few times, and ruins of the old structures remained for a while and gradually dwindled with vandals. There was even a train that went from the city out to the lake and an old train car remained out there covered in layers of graffiti, etc but was a favorite photo subject. There’s a building there now called the great saltair that is a concert venue. Cool history on a lake that many people ignore now.
My Mother talked about attending dances there. The "new" Saltaire I rode the water slides as a kid. I was so sad when it flooded and eventually closed for good.
Saltair also served as a filming location for the horror film Carnival of Souls (1962). I saw it when I was maybe 10 and I still remember that movie. Very unexpected ending.
What a pretty home. Not too many from that period left in this area - developers even come up with ways of tearing down historical protected examples. Seems like any house sold older than about 2000 is doomed to be torn down. The firesafe probably would've opened quickly with an angle grinder to the side. They arent very tough, just a thin metal skin over insulation. I was expecting it to be decoded at $500 - brute force shouldn't cost anywhere near that.
The house I live in was built in 1943. It is a small “war” house (basically a small two bedroom one bathhouse with a full basement that you access from a door outside). A laundry room and extra bedroom were added on sometime in the 70s on the back of the house. I did a large renovation of the kitchen and bathroom and replaced windows etc. etc. and so many people said I should’ve just tore the house down and built new on the property. I’m glad I did not do that I love my little old war house🥰
I'm loving the rug that's under the safe, and also the neat off-white sectional sofa in the room. They look relatively clean consider the condition in which they "lived." James Montgomery Flagg, the artist on those boxing postcards, was an American artist, comics artist and illustrator. He is particularly known for his classic 1917 poster of Uncle Sam, created for United States Army recruitment during World War I.
As a Locksmith I was horrified in the actions to open both safes The first one only required 2 1/8th holes drilled in the correct places to open it, But and angle grinder would have done it almost as quickly, The ground safe the best way to open them, is to remove and open from behind,
You call a lock smith to not destroy the safe getting it open what he just did me and the boys could do a thousand times better with a Hilux and a crowbar
My dad knew how to crack a safe and was occasionally hired by someone who got locked out of his safe and didn't want it ruined. We don't know how he did it because he never told anyone, but I suspect it was like Richard Feynman, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, opened locked safes. Feynman was a really curious sort and he learned how just for kicks. I read about his exploits in his book, "Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman!" Delightful book. Anyway, I don't think you got much of a safe cracker there. If my dad (a house painter) and Mr. Feynman (a nuclear scientist) could get in through the door without ruining the safe, then it's got to be a fairly doable task. From the look of the doctor's books, they must be old, because doctors no longer seem to want to PREVENT you from getting a disease. No money to be made there. Unless, of course, he was a chiropractor or naturopathic doctor or someone who studied nutrition as part of his craft. Back in 1964, my girlfriend and I were living in her dad's old trailer. He was a WWII vet. That winter we had a lot of trouble finding work and were really going hungry. We found her dad had saved a bunch of those canned army meals, so that is what we lived on that winter. Absolutely HORRIBLE tasting stuff. Only thing positive I can say is it was better than starving. Not one of my more pleasant memories.
If there were awards,I'd give you top comment of the year! Totally makes us want to hear more of the stuff you could most likely tell ! Very interesting! BTW was born the year you and your girl were surviving on those nasty canned army meals! Maybe they were bad tasting because it was so long ago and they hadn't perfected army rations or could it be the Canadian way of feeding the military they are fine with it tasting yuck,because we have some boxes we always save from disaster rations they give out here in Texas and they are pretty darn good!!! Truly those books of preventative medicine were definitely before doctors had all sold their souls to big pharma! God bless!
That floor safe should be removed from the floor and taken to an older locksmith with an impeccable record. If this doctor had the foresight to set up a decoy safe I'm sure he would take the time and effort to hide his wife's and his valuables well out of sight of everyone. Would't you ?
That's life dis appointment then finding such good stuff. Any WW II collector would probably pay whatever you asked for those pi tures, movie reel and papers. The toys were fun. I enjoyed going along for the ride.
Man I was really bummed you couldn't get that second safe open. we will never know! There has to be some way to open it. Great video though, enjoy watching your treasure hunts!
yeah, safe number one looked like it was "new" , bought with intentions of putting stuff in it. my guess was they never got around to sorting and doing this. the plastic "sales tag" tie on the hinge is what gave me this thought. the house i grew up in had the exact pink sink (matching toilet, tub and tile and pink marbled formica counters) when we sold it almost 60 years later the buyers hit up the realtor even before the house hit the market and pleaded with us to not change out the pink bathroom. (they had been watching it since the estate sale) they wanted the house for it's mid century original state. sold before even putting it up for sale
Hi Alexander? Now you got me excited for another hoarder house find! Are you still looking for them? Can't wait to see the rest of your new home it's just so beautiful! Take care!
It almost felt surreal watching you revisiting the mementos of a life of world travel-all those memories And he ended up with Alzheimer's It's very sad yet at the same time, it's almost an honor to have you show this collection from an interesting well loved life
Oh man, I was getting really worried that it was going to be a costly day for you, Alexander, so glad it turned out the way it did. Some really cool stuff came out of the venture though, and the Jesse Owens card was an amazing find!
That “baby chair” wascar seat. It clipped over the back of a seat and that’s how babies rode - no belts, just a seat that could fly off if you stopped fast.
Pretty wild to think about! I know that people didn't drive as quickly nor as often as people today typically do but goodness, that's still a scary thought to just have a little clip-on baby seat and no protection if you crash!
@@thegracklepeck Just as much driving in the 60’s and 70’s and speed limits were also about the same. And adults and children flew through windows where there were accidents.
I knew a locksmith that used to work on floor safes. Getting though the top layer was the start. The safes have a layer of ball bearings that will jam and brake off drill bits. He would drill down to them on a certain spot on the safe. remove a ball bearing with a magnet, then drill though into the lock arm to open the safe. He would then replace the lock arms replace the ball bearing after welding the bottom hole shut. Then he welded the top hole back shut and painted the cover to hide the spot. He had to work on dozens of safes for a chain of stores.
The Saltair penant is a cool find as it was an entertainment venue located in the Great Salt Lake. It is no longer there but had a vibrant history as a dance hall, theatre and resort. History buffs in Utah may appreciate it!
When you were talking about safe cracking - I was imaging Charleze Theron in the Italian Job with her pencil markings on the front of the safe and slowly turning the dial to find the actual combination. Then when I see this poor guy using the crow bars! UGH my real life movie heart broke! I hope you find someone to open the barrel safe.
The ”poor guy” was a complete hack and has no business trying to open safes. Good thing he didn’t charge anything. All he did was ruin a nice firesafe which if he knew his job would be easy to drill open. Even if something unforseen happened and couldn’t drill it open. Could still drill thru it easy enough to look inside with a borescope. What? Doesn’t have a borescope ? That’s a basic tool of every Safe Mechanic... So all he did was waste more time prying and chiseling to ruin the safe and make a mess on a possibly valuable persian carpet.
Always love watching these videos. As a junk journaler I would LOVE those old books and stuff! One day I will come across a place like that so I too can rummage through and find loads of fun stuff
Loved this video, thanks for sharing. The rocking horse took me back to my days as a toddler when my parents bought one (I'm 65). The pennants were also cool (and brought back memories), and I live close to the Ohio State University where Jesse Owens attended college.
It was somewhat puzzling , I know that in the end you paid nothing but , if I'd have just cruised the alley ways and picked up the first drifter I saw , that's the kind of safe opening I'd get . I'd bet even you and a stethoscope could have gotten better results .
Agreed, that guy was by no means a professional and charging $500 to half mangle a safe would be terrible and the amount of times he flipped the safe over from side to side anything delicate of value would have been knocked around such as expensive watches as Alex was hoping for so at least he redeemed him self by not charging.
You mentioning Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olymipcs brings up a memory of mine. My granddad used to be at these exact Olympics as a sports reporter for a big German newspaper. So he must have witnessed the great achievements of this famous athlet. Sad story, my granddad never made it back from WW II He went missing according to military authorities.
We did the same thing with my grandfathers safe. Thought it was empty, almost walked away, but worked a few more minutes and got it open. It looked empty, but found that grandpa had taped an envelope to the bottom of the shelf. It had $10,000. In it.
Oh wow! crazy!
They should have let the guy finish the job and open it.
I hope they gave the old safe to him and he found a great treasure.
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With so many people trying to learn about their ancestry, I continue to be amazed when wonderful scrapbooks like these are given up.
I just couldn’t take my eyes off that beautiful red rug that he was trying to open that safe on! It looked like a very expensive hand woven rug! I hope they keep it and don’t toss it out…? It was beautiful! Good lot of items, Alex! 👍
The safe guy did a very poor job and couldn't even get it open in the end :(
Years ago I worked for a company that bought businesses and estates. And auctioned off the contents. We had a customer that could open a safe in less then ten minutes, including barrel safes, cannonball safes and even bank vaults. Without damaging them. Often the safes themselves were worth more then the contents.
That guy was not a locksmith and should not have charged you. He didn't have a clue what he was doing, anybody could have taken a hammer and crowbar to it. He has probably damaged the other safe to the point where no one will be able to open it. A real locksmith would have picked the lock but this guy just mangled them. Sadly they trusted you to hire someone who knew what they were doing and you contacted the Three Stooges Safe Crackers!
He didn't charge him.........
@@kirstylouiserob thats not the point. the point is he wasnt actually a safe cracker or whatever cause they dont damadge them unless absolutley necessary for entry
I totally agree with you. He was a FAKE..!!! HE wld have charged you if you weren't filming..you can bet on that.!!
Did you find out who it is and report him?
So how is it done then?
That house will be stunning when cleaned out. I had the swag light when it first came out. They were very popular. Thanks for letting us tag along. ❤❤
I hope the family decided to save this house and bring it back to its mid-century gorgeousness! This home is beautiful!
All those newspaper and photos should be donated to the museum. So valuable for school education purpose.
Alex, if there is an old Bible around somewhere in the hoarders house, you might look in there for the combination to the floor safe.
That's were my dad kept the combo for his safe.
That's a very good point.
And I’d take the Bible 😂 forget the safe
@@HalleluJah337 With proper use, the Bible will keep oneself safer than a safe would keep one safe.
@@putteslaintxtbks5166 couldn’t agree more.
I love what you do and you are always respectful to everyone
Right. I wish I’d had someone like him when I cleaned out my parents home. I’m adopted, and had complicated relationships with my adopted parents. I don’t have any sentimental ties to their family memorabilia (their families never claimed me). I think that colored my desire to just get rid of stuff. I saw it as a problem, mostly. I put my mom’s jewelry box and dad’s jewelry pieces in our safe and still haven’t actually taken a close look at much of it. It’s been 4 years. Considering they were born in 1930 and 1936, I’m sure there were some valuable pieces I let go of.
I love that house! I love all the mid century built ins, especially the little dividing walls in the living room, and all the old furniture and lamps. She just needs some TLC.
The swag lamps, and the barkcloth curtains, the room separators, the furniture, the built in planters….I love this house sooo much!!! The tiles, and the barstools, the paneling, the light fixtures, I’m more excited about the house than I am the safes!
That house would be fabulous restored & redecorated to its mid-century glory! I am mid-century as well lol... I was hoping for a big score for you from the safes, but how awesome of that locksmith company not to charge you! I hope they get a TON of business from this ♥️
I would have offered him something for his time, anyway. I wonder if the floor safe could be dug up and someone could get it open later. Good quality.
@@653j521 Me to hope he follows up with that one
I'm curious... How was the Doctor associated with Muhammad Ali?
Turn dial 3 to 4 times to left full circles slowly to the right till you hear a click slowly turn to left till you hear click and back to the right till it clicks and door opens
I love the little lamps you got!! They are so mid-century!! And, having a pair in good condition is really special!
I just don’t know how the family could give up/sell such an important part of their family history in that military scrapbook😳😳🤗💕🦋
I am.not surprised most younger people don't want to give family heirlooms ..i.know as have worked with elderly ..l was given a doll owned by a mum from 1940 her kids didn't want it or anything in house
Some just don't feel any attachment to it.
The military stuff should be in a museum.
I have an old doll that was my grandma's. I love ❤️ 😍 antiques!!
@@ANNEWHETSTONE Wow
It’s sad but they may be over it. I dealt with a similar situation involving my grandparents and after a while, you realize you can’t keep everything, for space and sanity’s sake.
A local Legion branch would probably love that!
We need to hear you play your guitar and sing for us. You have a beautiful voice.
Thanks for an interesting video.
I read a story that someone bought a hoarders house with all contents and the hoarders had lots and lots of books. When the new owners began going through the books there were $20's and $50's at the pages where each chapter began. It was literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. They made out really well.
The architecture and style of that home is so neat. It's like 1960s frozen in time
Nothing better than sitting down to relax after dinner and seeing a new video up by Alex! That was a very intriguing situation - I enjoyed that very much!
That pink bathroom is everything!
I positively LOVE the house! Wow! I mean what a treasure trove of original 1950’s-1970’s decor and fixtures! You should have grabbed the swag lamp too! Oh I’m so jealous that they have all of the furniture still in the living room and dining room!
Great adventure as usual Alex! I don’t think I’ve seen you looking so healthy and happy in years!! So happy for all of you!! Cheers! 🎉
It’s so lovely that you could treasure this gentleman’s incredible memories. It was sad to think the family would not want even his photo album.
That’s excellent about the no cost, great to see honest people still exist ❤️
Had nothing to do with honesty
My mom and dad's last house had the pink commode, sink and bathtub and they never put in new ones. Lived there for 46 yrs! And the other bathroom was the "green" bathroom! Sure was hoping that floor safe could have been opened!! I'd get some jackhammers in there! lol Glad to see you're back at it looking for stuff/things and sharing it with us. Bye for now.
When my parents bought a bi-level home (their first home …I was 4 yrs old)back in 1966, it had 2.5 bathrooms…one was the pink bathroom, the blue bathroom and the yellow bathroom! They also had all moss green appliances in the kitchen. When they finally sold their house in 2005, they still had all the original appliances and the original wooden paneling on the walls!
That swag lamp is worth something. They sell on eBay for $300. Luckily I found mine on Goodwill online for just $30!!
Yeah it was beautiful. Doesn't look like he picked it up.
I have a friend who's into war stuff so I had to send him this. He has a working old gun passed down from World War 2. It was passed down over the years from someone who was in the war and it was maintained. they had it repaired and restored as needed but it was originally from the war.
My friend got it to work again after all this time and shot it a few times to test it. It was cleaned and put on display. A piece like that is nice.
He told me it was from a a distant family member back when the war happened and just passed down. No one wanted it and he eventually got it because he loves collecting war stuff.
He also has a Lego collection and one day when I eventually find where I had put that Lego musket he'd get because it's a great war like piece for his Lego figures. The musket is a gun from the toy soldier mini figure sold with a book that my brother had before he gave me all his Legos.
I saved a few important Lego pieces like the one I made which was me as a Lego figure and the one my brother was using as him when we played with Legos together. I also saved Starwars stuff for him and gave it to him so he'd have some Starwars stuff for his Starwars collection.
right now I'm currently working on fixing battery corrosion on a light up light saber that sat in the garage. I am finding someone who'd want all 3 light sabers because my friend who collects that stuff doesn't want them.
I am so pleased that you always use the phrase 'a hoarding situation'' rather than label people as 'hoarders' which is an awful thing to do. I'm a therapist and generally when people hoard things it is a way of keeping safe...it's all they know how to do to keep safe. I applaud your not contributing to stigmatizing mental health challenges in this small but very significant way. Good man.
To be safe? I never knew that. Interesting.
I'm surprised you don't wear gloves going through all those old dusty things (a dust mask wouldn't hurt either). Especially since you got sick last time. We wouldn't think less of you if you protected yourself. Be safe Alex 🙏 ❤️
Yes, quite the opposite, actually. It’d be a great example for others to follow as well!
If I recall it's because he is filming as in holding the phone?
@@Pauldjreadman of course, and I appreciate his desire to be heard. His safety is important. I think he could find a small mic to put into the dust mask which could help the sound. An Urban Explorer I watch occasionally will wear a mask, and he is still able to be heard. Alex is such a nice person. I would be sad to see him get sick doing what he loves best.
He does wear gloves
I'm so sorry about the safes 😔 I love the red lamps, they are fantastic! You know your old (64) when you see things dated before you were born. Blessings 🙌 🙏
I would love to own that house, thanks for the tour, glad you got some good stuff.
I love your adventures with the hoarder houses. My aunt used to have an old 60's 70's indoor water fountain with statue of a lady in the center. The water came out in a diagonal pattern around the statue with changing color lights. I don't know what happened to it. It always reminded me of the fountain in the center of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland.
LOL! My aunt also had one of those rain lamps, but with a mill with a working water wheel instead of a statue. It's actually mineral oil in the lamps, not water. I was always warned not to touch it, but being a little kid, it was irresistible. :D
Sorry that the safe was empty. It was so nice that the locksmith did all that work and did not charge you. You did get some really interesting things. Loved those red lamps. Thank you for sharing the finds with us. 😍
I can understand letting go of all the ephemera - pennants, books, etc. but it puzzles me that they sold scrapbooks with pictures of their dad in them. Those lamps and that chair you showed reminded me of Rock n' Roll Paul. :)
My asshat kids dont care about stuff that i do like photos of my grandparents and other relatives. I wish they did. Idk maybe one day when they get older and have kids of their own they will
Perhaps they disliked their father for some reason.
I think the most valuable thing in that room, was probably the rug! It was large, very ornate, and needs care and cleaning.
Cool house. I think all the stuff in there protected the walls and fireplace. Also, those green file cabinets are very cool. I can't believe that his family didn't want his scrapbook.
Future family historians will not be happy.
Expected to see something a little more sophisticated in the way of safe cracking. Glad it didn't cost anything.
I might be interested in that doctor's cabinet. My grandmother was a nurse in the 1930s, and again in the 1950s. She had one of these old cabinets in the bathroom, and they always make me think of her.
That was super kind of the locksmith not to charge you. I loved the mid century home! I can imagine a party where everyone has a martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other! 😊
Bet that is exactly what their parties were like! ❤️
and Bossa Nova on the Hi Fi.
@@myleftthumb2294 Cool.
@Fur Q He was a locksmith. That’s probably why he didn’t charge Alexander. Need the Lockpicking Lawyer! I love how he makes everything look easy!
Those still exist 🥂
It is a beautiful mid-century modern house. So glad it may be able to have a new life. The safe-cracker is doing a good job trying to get those safes open.
It very much reminds me of my house when I moved in. Build in late 50’s and never really redecorated. Cute but SO much work required.
Safe cracker=NOPE! Angles and leverage are not that guy's forte.
NOT doing a good job. He doesn't know squat about safes. His day job must be home demolition.
All you needed to open that safe was a clear glass with water in it. Every time you hit a number the water ripples. It is an old trick, have not used since the 1990"s but it never let me down. I worked for a company where the boss died and there were multiple safes like that. All were empty upon opening, but at least they were not damaged in getting them open.
@@johnmccoy8058 Exactly, I also felt bad about that, :>(
What a neat house! Loved the front room .... imagine the pink bathroom was fabulous in it's day!
LOL..we have that same bathroom in pink down to the layout of it. Tiny short ppl for the shower...we even have the green tile one downstairs that he mentioned ...LOL they are something to behold. Only difference is our tile goes floor TO ceiling...that is a lot of tile...LOL
When I was a child we lived in a house in 1972 that had a pink bathroom. Definitely different home decor was popular back then!
I hear pink is coming back, but probably not in that shade or quantity!
It’s almost sacrilegious in Florida to rip out a pink, blue, or green bathroom and replace it with modern tile. Mid century bathrooms are a huge selling point for houses here.
The long tube with the otoscope ear exam pieces is the handle & battery pack for the ear pieces.
Thank you! I don’t think he heard me talking to my tablet.
@@audreyholt7721 right??? 🤔😆 As a former nurse I couldnt help but laugh when he said what he thought it was...but then if ya Don know, well, ya don't know. 🤷♀️ But that was a NICE one in its day, but good Lord they were heavy!! 🥴 The other medical equipment would've been a score too!! 💵🪙 There's a lot of collectors of that sort of thing, plus museums n hospitals buy that stuff to fill in displays. 💰💲🤑
@@countyseatadventures I’m a retired nurse also. I thought his assumption of what it could be was cute.
I love that house. A true MCM time capsule. Hopefully someone who appreciates it will keep or buy it and not gut it.
I'm glad you ended up coming out ahead. I wouldn't be surprised if there really is something valuable in the floor safe and the other one was just a decoy.
I love those lamps!!! Beautiful!
That house is really lovely, and the 50's theme is popular here in the US. It's a shame that you could not buy the entire house, it would be fun to see you bring it back.
Love this picking style video. Love seeing that historical items coming out of the boxes.
I was bummed the safe was empty and he couldn't get in the other one for you..but ya did find some really interesting things. Those lamps are so beautiful..you don't see things like that in today's day and age. I've always loved antiques and things that actually tell a story. Great video Alex! Enjoyed watching.
I am enchanted by those red lamps, not to mention the Jesse Owens card .. Wow! Well done.
Cool vid even if you didn't find anything in the safes. Those lamps are amazing! And the house it's self is pretty cool!
OMG you all still should find someone who can eventually open that floor safe! You never know until you can see for yourself whether or not there's anything in that floor safe!
I took your advice of shaking watches to check if they were automatics. My dad's old watch, dive quality didn't work so he put it in storage. After watching your recent watch video, I shacked it and it started ticking. Sad my dad brought watches for nothing.
But thanks for the advice. I learnt from you Alex. Canada sounds fun, particularly Quebec as i am french. I may go for a visit. Yet again, thanks. 😉😉
Send pics of your watches! :)
@@CuriosityIncorporated It is nothing special, and we are not in a country where collecting is a thing, but I got a watch working thanks to you. I live on a small undeveloped isolated island in the middle of the South Pacific. When I move, I may start collecting as a minor hobby. Keeping in mind of two things, one not to over spend, and two not let myself become a hoarder.
@@CuriosityIncorporated I did not expect to see you respond to my comment. Nice to finally be speaking to you at last. I watch your videos to pass the time, and I am developing a small hobby of history, partly from you.
There’s so many things of value in this vid… all those books, the kids stuff from the 70s, even the broken chair (would be so easy to replace those pieces. Also I would take that safe door off completely. Saw a video similar and he said it was empty from the crack but finished opening the door and there was a hidden shelf!
So fun watching , was so hoping to see inside both safes . Great find at the end too . ❤
I watched a few videos & realized you from 🇨🇦 Canada
looks like you could have got into that big safe with a $30. angle grinder from Harbor Freight.
Jesse Owens! Nice. :) You grabbed several fun treasures!
When Alec spoke of the Cold war... I was raised in a big old place in AB Canada. It was the RCMP detachment for years. We moved in around 1961 or 62. The was a bomb shelter underground in our backyard. It was shaped like a huge culvert, about 15 or 20 feet long and 8 feet wide. We used to play in it as kids. It had been put there during the Cold War scare. It even had one of those manual wheels in it for pumping in fresh air. Like bringing in air from a toxic environment topside would be good for anyone. Mind you, they also told us to hide under our desks if a nuclear bomb exploded! Haha!
Loved this video! Jackhammer that floor safe out fill the hole with concrete and then cut the floor safe open from the bottom.
Alex, I was wondering if the gentleman might have been Austrian. The book in the attic called Kreisky, is about a previous Austrian chancellor. And the small booklet with photos from Abbazia would also fit in with that. Before and during WWI Austria was a big country, stretching to the Mediterranean Sea. Abbazia was Austrian, now it´s called Opatija and is a Croatian coastal city on the peninsula of Istrien. A wonderful vacation spot. If you ever need help with something in old German print or handwriting, I might be able to help you with that.
Hab‘ ich auch gedacht - manchmal wünschte ich, Alex würde ein bisschen langsamer filmen, so dass man die Buchtitel besser lesen könnte. 😊 Bruno Kreisky ist aber auch hier in Deutschland ein Begriff.
Edit: Neben der Postkarte aus Salzburg konnte ich gerade noch eine Widmung aus Salzburg sehen, also vielleicht doch Österreich!
@@sonjaeckmann5991 Ja, er ist diesmal super schnell über alles gesaust. Du hast sogar mehr entdeckt als ich. Bravo!
AustroHungarian Empire
interesting
What an amazing house ! I love the 50’s style.
Regarding the pennant- Saltair was a lakeside resort / boardwalk on the great salt lake outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It burned down a few times, and ruins of the old structures remained for a while and gradually dwindled with vandals. There was even a train that went from the city out to the lake and an old train car remained out there covered in layers of graffiti, etc but was a favorite photo subject. There’s a building there now called the great saltair that is a concert venue. Cool history on a lake that many people ignore now.
My Mother talked about attending dances there. The "new" Saltaire I rode the water slides as a kid. I was so sad when it flooded and eventually closed for good.
Saltair also served as a filming location for the horror film Carnival of Souls (1962). I saw it when I was maybe 10 and I still remember that movie. Very unexpected ending.
You are so nice and such an honest gentlemam
What a pretty home. Not too many from that period left in this area - developers even come up with ways of tearing down historical protected examples. Seems like any house sold older than about 2000 is doomed to be torn down.
The firesafe probably would've opened quickly with an angle grinder to the side. They arent very tough, just a thin metal skin over insulation. I was expecting it to be decoded at $500 - brute force shouldn't cost anywhere near that.
The house I live in was built in 1943. It is a small “war” house (basically a small two bedroom one bathhouse with a full basement that you access from a door outside). A laundry room and extra bedroom were added on sometime in the 70s on the back of the house. I did a large renovation of the kitchen and bathroom and replaced windows etc. etc. and so many people said I should’ve just tore the house down and built new on the property. I’m glad I did not do that I love my little old war house🥰
Yes! Brute force $50 lol
I love those red lamps so cool! Those books seem to be in really good condition. I love when you find things like this.
I'm loving the rug that's under the safe, and also the neat off-white sectional sofa in the room. They look relatively clean consider the condition in which they "lived."
James Montgomery Flagg, the artist on those boxing postcards, was an American artist, comics artist and illustrator. He is particularly known for his classic 1917 poster of Uncle Sam, created for United States Army recruitment during World War I.
I hope whoever buys the house keeps it character it's amazing 🥰
As a Locksmith I was horrified in the actions to open both safes The first one only required 2 1/8th holes drilled in the correct places to open it, But and angle grinder would have done it almost as quickly, The ground safe the best way to open them, is to remove and open from behind,
Yeah, I was beginning to wonder about the skill of the guy.
You call a lock smith to not destroy the safe getting it open what he just did me and the boys could do a thousand times better with a Hilux and a crowbar
Awesome adventure, even though the safe had nothing!🤷♀️ You always have a treasure to share it seems!👍👍❤️
My dad knew how to crack a safe and was occasionally hired by someone who got locked out of his safe and didn't want it ruined. We don't know how he did it because he never told anyone, but I suspect it was like Richard Feynman, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, opened locked safes. Feynman was a really curious sort and he learned how just for kicks. I read about his exploits in his book, "Surely you're joking Mr. Feynman!" Delightful book. Anyway, I don't think you got much of a safe cracker there. If my dad (a house painter) and Mr. Feynman (a nuclear scientist) could get in through the door without ruining the safe, then it's got to be a fairly doable task.
From the look of the doctor's books, they must be old, because doctors no longer seem to want to PREVENT you from getting a disease. No money to be made there. Unless, of course, he was a chiropractor or naturopathic doctor or someone who studied nutrition as part of his craft.
Back in 1964, my girlfriend and I were living in her dad's old trailer. He was a WWII vet. That winter we had a lot of trouble finding work and were really going hungry. We found her dad had saved a bunch of those canned army meals, so that is what we lived on that winter. Absolutely HORRIBLE tasting stuff. Only thing positive I can say is it was better than starving. Not one of my more pleasant memories.
That was a good book. Yea, I don't think he got a good locksmith. He should have called The Lockpicking Lawyer.
Great reading your recollections thanks for posting!
Just looked at the ebook library, and that book is available - thanks for the recommendation. I love good non-fiction books!
If there were awards,I'd give you top comment of the year!
Totally makes us want to hear more of the stuff you could most likely tell ! Very interesting!
BTW was born the year you and your girl were surviving on those nasty canned army meals! Maybe they were bad tasting because it was so long ago and they hadn't perfected army rations or could it be the Canadian way of feeding the military they are fine with it tasting yuck,because we have some boxes we always save from disaster rations they give out here in Texas and they are pretty darn good!!!
Truly those books of preventative medicine were definitely before doctors had all sold their souls to big pharma! God bless!
Alright!! Fantastic To See WhAt is in The Safe!!
Interesting! I was hoping to see a pile of rolexes come out of the safe though…
That floor safe should be removed from the floor and taken to an older locksmith with an impeccable record. If this doctor had the foresight to set up a decoy safe I'm sure he would take the time and effort to hide his wife's and his valuables well out of sight of everyone. Would't you ?
Great and cool finds there! Alex
What beautiful day for you out at your beautiful new house. The scenic view is breath taking
That's life dis appointment then finding such good stuff. Any WW II collector would probably pay whatever you asked for those pi tures, movie reel and papers. The toys were fun. I enjoyed going along for the ride.
Yes Alex I remember that video Good Luck
To Bad about the safes . That was really nice of him not to charge. That is rare . Cool finds Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤
Man I was really bummed you couldn't get that second safe open. we will never know! There has to be some way to open it. Great video though, enjoy watching your treasure hunts!
yeah, safe number one looked like it was "new" , bought with intentions of putting stuff in it. my guess was they never got around to sorting and doing this. the plastic "sales tag" tie on the hinge is what gave me this thought. the house i grew up in had the exact pink sink (matching toilet, tub and tile and pink marbled formica counters) when we sold it almost 60 years later the buyers hit up the realtor even before the house hit the market and pleaded with us to not change out the pink bathroom. (they had been watching it since the estate sale) they wanted the house for it's mid century original state. sold before even putting it up for sale
I absolutely love those red lamps. They are gorgeous and would look smashing on my nightstands each side of the bed.
Hi Alexander? Now you got me excited for another hoarder house find! Are you still looking for them? Can't wait to see the rest of your new home it's just so beautiful! Take care!
It almost felt surreal watching you revisiting the mementos of a life of world travel-all those memories
And he ended up with Alzheimer's
It's very sad yet at the same time, it's almost an honor to have you show this collection from an interesting well loved life
Oh man, I was getting really worried that it was going to be a costly day for you, Alexander, so glad it turned out the way it did. Some really cool stuff came out of the venture though, and the Jesse Owens card was an amazing find!
I dunno what it is about him and his family but they're so genuine that you can't help but want stuff to go well for them. 🥰
. Of course, I agree with most of your commentaries. Good job.
That “baby chair” wascar seat. It clipped over the back of a seat and that’s how babies rode - no belts, just a seat that could fly off if you stopped fast.
Pretty wild to think about! I know that people didn't drive as quickly nor as often as people today typically do but goodness, that's still a scary thought to just have a little clip-on baby seat and no protection if you crash!
@@thegracklepeck Just as much driving in the 60’s and 70’s and speed limits were also about the same. And adults and children flew through windows where there were accidents.
The hanging lamp in the rec room is amazing. I Love Love it
I thought the guy was going to crack open the safes instead of destroying them.
I so want those red lamps!!! They are amazing!
I loved that MCM chair that was broken up. I would have bought the seat portion and built a wooden part around it new.
Yup!!! I just said that in a comment myself!!! Original pcs like that are hard to come by n the seat looked primo yet!!! 🙄🥺
I knew a locksmith that used to work on floor safes. Getting though the top layer was the start. The safes have a layer of ball bearings that will jam and brake off drill bits. He would drill down to them on a certain spot on the safe. remove a ball bearing with a magnet, then drill though into the lock arm to open the safe. He would then replace the lock arms replace the ball bearing after welding the bottom hole shut. Then he welded the top hole back shut and painted the cover to hide the spot. He had to work on dozens of safes for a chain of stores.
The Saltair penant is a cool find as it was an entertainment venue located in the Great Salt Lake. It is no longer there but had a vibrant history as a dance hall, theatre and resort. History buffs in Utah may appreciate it!
I thought it was cool being from Utah. :)
When you were talking about safe cracking - I was imaging Charleze Theron in the Italian Job with her pencil markings on the front of the safe and slowly turning the dial to find the actual combination. Then when I see this poor guy using the crow bars! UGH my real life movie heart broke! I hope you find someone to open the barrel safe.
The ”poor guy” was a complete hack and has no business trying to open safes.
Good thing he didn’t charge anything.
All he did was ruin a nice firesafe which if he knew his job would be easy to drill open.
Even if something unforseen happened and couldn’t drill it open. Could still drill thru it easy enough to look inside with a borescope. What? Doesn’t have a borescope ? That’s a basic tool of every Safe Mechanic...
So all he did was waste more time prying and chiseling to ruin the safe and make a mess on a possibly valuable persian carpet.
where is the lock picking lawyer when you need him lol.
I ❤️ him!!
Exactly my thoughts 😁😁😁
Really liked this today Alex!!
Always love watching these videos. As a junk journaler I would LOVE those old books and stuff! One day I will come across a place like that so I too can rummage through and find loads of fun stuff
Same , a junk journallers treasure trove
@@misspufflekeeper indeed 💓
Loved this video, thanks for sharing. The rocking horse took me back to my days as a toddler when my parents bought one (I'm 65). The pennants were also cool (and brought back memories), and I live close to the Ohio State University where Jesse Owens attended college.
It was somewhat puzzling , I know that in the end you paid nothing but , if I'd have just cruised the alley ways and picked up the first drifter I saw , that's the kind of safe opening I'd get . I'd bet even you and a stethoscope could have gotten better results .
Agreed, that guy was by no means a professional and charging $500 to half mangle a safe would be terrible and the amount of times he flipped the safe over from side to side anything delicate of value would have been knocked around such as expensive watches as Alex was hoping for so at least he redeemed him self by not charging.
@@jimmysplit7729 That's likely why he didn't charge as he knew he mangled the safe and it would be on YT. I wonder if anyone will hire him now?
You mentioning Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olymipcs brings up a memory of mine. My granddad used to be at these exact Olympics as a sports reporter for a big German newspaper. So he must have witnessed the great achievements of this famous athlet. Sad story, my granddad never made it back from WW II He went missing according to military authorities.
That is a beautiful home .. I would love to call that place home ❤️
Me too!
Me three! 🥰
Me, four IF it were several hundred miles south. I'm already in the north and not looking to go any further. lol
Lovely mid-Century home and some cool finds, despite the safes being a bust.