I don’t know if anyone has commented this yet, but about 10 minutes into your video when you were going through the pens and you’re wondering what that thing was I believe it could be part of an old treadle, sewing machine, possibly like what you would put the bobbin in. I had a treadle sewing machine when I was a little girl and that’s what it looks like to me. I hope that helps.
I would say the same we had an old treadle machine when I was little. You filled a bobbin then slid it into this holder and it dropped in under the needle.
Buttons are very collectible too, not just utilitarian. There are button conventions. There is one in my city in Wisconsin Aug.4 - Aug.10th. It is put on by the National Button Society. That box of jewelry looks facinating from what you showed us. Wish I could have seen all of it, even if you had to do ten separate videos. Thank you Alex and Melissa!
I saw a big Christmas tree one time which was decorated beautifully with ornaments which were all made out of buttons. It was absolutely beautiful, and they were all made with buttons.
Fun jewelry!! My mom sold Celebrity Jewelry in the 70's! They were home parties like Tupperware. She had any nice pieces and kept them through the years. Great memories!❤❤❤
My grandmother had two large dressers and two jewelry cabinets loaded with jewelry when she passed away. It’s been 15 years and my aunt is still giving me jewelry from my grandmothers collection (I make and restore jewelry as a hobby). There was some great stuff people in my family passed over. I was actually about to go through a box and start researching some items after I watched some RUclips videos.
Alex, the red hammer head goes on the skinny white ink pen. My dad had several in his pen collection. And I think the metal piece you weren't sure about goes on a sewing machine.
The pointy thing with the pens is a vibrating shuttle for a treadle sewing machine. The pen with the flat button top is an old phone dialer pen. We still used those in the 70’s.
Sorry for the double post. Just a thought: since sorting through jewelry isn't your cup of tea, and Melissa, as well as many of your viewers, myself included really enjoy the sorting, why not let Melissa film it? A big box like that could make a few videos, and that would free you up to put more videos in the line up. ❤
I honestly have missed you going out and picking, I know that you want to be a "stay at home" dad but love watching the picking/hunting out the treasure. You all have a great day
That stop sign reminded me of when my teenage son bought home an old wooden bus stop post with the concrete slab still attached 😂😂. The council were replacing them and let him take it, dragged it about a mile😂. Anyway he chipped off all the concrete, added a base then large hooks at the top, becomes a coat stand. A couple of years later someone offered him money for it, yep he sold it and put towards his bike. 😊
That lighter says Consolidated Bathurst, which was a big pulp and paper company. My parents both worked there and as a baby we lived in the company housing right behind the paper mill in Bathurst.
Well, we still don't know what was in the giant box🤷 You could have gotten 2 or 3 longer videos out of this. Trust me, we would watch you sort through everything 🤗
I agree. There are a jot of us jewelry fans would love to watch several videos going through those box’s. There are a lot of You tubers who go through goodwill boxes etc that people watch and buy from. However there are just people that go through boxes that we watch ❤❤❤
I think youll be making a fair profit. Lots of cool stuff. I hope melissa kept at least that one necklace, its her colors. It would look right spiffy on her.
The little spaceship shaped silver thing towards the beginning of the sorting of jewelry, was to use with the bobbin on an older Singer machine. Also, the Coventry jewelry was Sarah Coventry. Was really big in the 70’s. That huge ring with a stone looked very much like an opal, which is more valuable than gold, so worth checking out. Great finds as usual Alex. ✌🏻🤍🤞🏽
Those were the old bobbins that looked like they were long slender cylinders instead of the round doughnut types right? Never did sew with them but did see them around.
That was a great deal on the jewelry; looks like you found a lot of interesting pieces. Not too long ago, I acquired a sandwich size Ziploc bag for $14.00 and it was crammed full with all sorts of fun stuff! 🤗
1:30 I immediately gasped at those button bags XD I'd die for one (or five) of those complete jewels!!! Unfortunately, I don't think the shipping costs would make it feasible
That ring at 19:45, the brightness of the stone and the way it changes hue depending on the light and angle.. Reminds me of Alexandrite and some sapphires =)
I’d have loved to go through all that wonderful stuff. I imagine this is what my family will do with all my costume jewelry as well. My only granddaughter has already claimed the real stones, pearls, gold and silver!
I still find uses for wooden clothes pins and if they come apart you can reassemble them. My plastic chip clip broke, oh well....I have also used the metal clips you can buy it stationery stores for chip clips (and they can hold your music to the stand in the wind too ! 😄
Warning: Please don't play the game of taking a drink every time Alexander puts a find down and then immediately picks it up again. You'll regret it in the morning. 😉
I have about 7 times that much vintage jewelry that will be up for sale when my Mama leaves us. I'm in Texas. I'll have to contact you 😁 lots of milk glass and sets of moon and stars glass wear in every color. 2 houses worth of it🙄
Hi Alex l was a bit anxious with the focus on just the silver and gold jewlery items. Dawn Hudson a vintage jewlery expert (she is on youtube) finds pieces in opshops worth $100s designer pieces that don't have an ounce of gold or silver in them. I know this is your life and livelyhood. But l still felt anxious with the bags. As a eg: $700 piece could have been in the mix.. I'm sure your check for designer stuf and it must be daunting at times. Anyway love your channel ❤
You had an old shuttle bobbin for an old treddle sewing machine. My grandmother's late 1800's sewing machine uses those, the piece you have is the shuttle or bobbin casing that the bobbin goes into which isn't like a regular bobbin you see today. I am referring to the object you didn't know what it was in the first bag with the pens.
Yep, like everyone is saying that item with the pens is a shuttle for an old treadle machine. Love how Melissa said "Yessss!", while holding up that gorgeous necklace. I think it would look great on her too. I love the turtle brooch!
I'm a jewelry and reseller video nut so when this showed up on my feed, of course I clicked on it. That's when I saw whose video it was and just knew!!... After all, I've been either shopping at your store or watching your videos since you first had the antique shop in Edmonton so I know your M O. I jump forward to at least half way through the video to check and yup, around 14 minutes into the 24 minute video, you let us peak at some jewelry, then 6 minutes later it's on to the auction house. I get it but it doesn't mean I have to like it!
love the vw. we had one and went cross county in mid 70s then it was repurposed for flower deliveries. ours was a cool vw green. i also have a copper wash tub. it is an original with the copper lid. good finds.
It’s not the first time you haven’t been able to film BUT you were able to buy the best boxes of jewelry, watches, coins on the last day for cheap and guess what? SURPRISE great finds worth hundreds and thousands.. I need to see where u buy this stuff to believe
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I would've liked to have seen much more of your jewelry haul. I feel jilted, lol.❤
I don’t know if anyone has commented this yet, but about 10 minutes into your video when you were going through the pens and you’re wondering what that thing was I believe it could be part of an old treadle, sewing machine, possibly like what you would put the bobbin in. I had a treadle sewing machine when I was a little girl and that’s what it looks like to me. I hope that helps.
What I was about to say too😂
I would say the same we had an old treadle machine when I was little. You filled a bobbin then slid it into this holder and it dropped in under the needle.
Yes, a ‘shuttle’ that carries a bobbin filled with thread. Couldn’t hold near as much thread as the round bobbins can.
It probably is also marked in very small print -
Yes, it is a bobbin holder, I have that & the bobbins to our treadle sewing machine.
Buttons are very collectible too, not just utilitarian. There are button conventions. There is one in my city in Wisconsin Aug.4 - Aug.10th. It is put on by the National Button Society. That box of jewelry looks facinating from what you showed us. Wish I could have seen all of it, even if you had to do ten separate videos. Thank you Alex and Melissa!
Absolutely!!
I saw a big Christmas tree one time which was decorated beautifully with ornaments which were all made out of buttons. It was absolutely beautiful, and they were all made with buttons.
I've missed these ' Let's see what we've got ' vlogs! Really enjoying them again! Thankyou! ❤ XXX
Oh my... The jewellery box was a TREAT! I would have been classicly hyperfocused for hours with that. How fun! 😀
10:16 an old sewing machine shuttle for the underthread.
Yes, bobbin shuttle for old treadel sewing machine.
just what i came to say
Yes, it is an old sewing machine shuttle 😊
I so enjoyed the cool jewelry. Coventry was (Sarah) Coventry. Sold in home parties started in 1949. I would wear that vintage jewelry .🎉
I bought Sarah Coventry once, no idea where it is now.
My mum used to sell it too and was an area manager. I still have a moonstone ring.
Fun jewelry!! My mom sold Celebrity Jewelry in the 70's! They were home parties like Tupperware. She had any nice pieces and kept them through the years. Great memories!❤❤❤
Hey Melissa! Good to see you. You make me smile.❤
Cool. One of the best so far this year 🐾🍀☝️
Buttons are very expensive to buy , as a knitter I know ,so a good buy as a lot buy ,interesting jewelry haul, 👍
My grandmother had two large dressers and two jewelry cabinets loaded with jewelry when she passed away. It’s been 15 years and my aunt is still giving me jewelry from my grandmothers collection (I make and restore jewelry as a hobby). There was some great stuff people in my family passed over. I was actually about to go through a box and start researching some items after I watched some RUclips videos.
I personally would not mind a 5 hour video showing ALL the jewelry pieces. 😎
I would not mind either. I'm kinda sad I didn't get to see the whole box.😥
NOT ME
This was just right
All sorts of treasures......love these types of videos!! Hope they sell well at auction...
Fun! Love me some jewellery mystery
Alex that silver bullet thing is part of a singer sewing machine
I bought a large bag of buttons from a costume designers estate. Loved them and used them for years.
I cant wait to see the rest of the big box! Love these videos.
Hello Alexander and family. Thanks for the videos. I love the boxes of jewelry.
Love the jewelry.greetz from the Netherlands.
Alex, the red hammer head goes on the skinny white ink pen. My dad had several in his pen collection. And I think the metal piece you weren't sure about goes on a sewing machine.
The pointy thing with the pens is a vibrating shuttle for a treadle sewing machine. The pen with the flat button top is an old phone dialer pen. We still used those in the 70’s.
Sorry for the double post. Just a thought: since sorting through jewelry isn't your cup of tea, and Melissa, as well as many of your viewers, myself included really enjoy the sorting, why not let Melissa film it? A big box like that could make a few videos, and that would free you up to put more videos in the line up. ❤
That surely was an interesting collection of jewelry. Loved some of the costume pieces ,they are very interesting . Great video. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤
Grateful to hear from you Alex! The nearby fire had me worrying about you and your precious family❤🙏💯
I LOVE old brooches!! I’m so jealous!
Oh how I wish my husband would come home with boxes of jewellery and give me first dibs!!😂
I honestly have missed you going out and picking, I know that you want to be a "stay at home" dad but love watching the picking/hunting out the treasure. You all have a great day
Melissa is always there for the jewelry videos
Definitely. I love the old costume jewelry from the 1950s. 😊
Absolutely yes on full jewelry reveals, you know for us girl's!!!😊
That stop sign reminded me of when my teenage son bought home an old wooden bus stop post with the concrete slab still attached 😂😂. The council were replacing them and let him take it, dragged it about a mile😂. Anyway he chipped off all the concrete, added a base then large hooks at the top, becomes a coat stand. A couple of years later someone offered him money for it, yep he sold it and put towards his bike. 😊
I love old buttons and marbles!
I have my father’s marbles from the 1920’s.
That lighter says Consolidated Bathurst, which was a big pulp and paper company. My parents both worked there and as a baby we lived in the company housing right behind the paper mill in Bathurst.
I love that van! I also love old buttons. The shapes and material they are made out of always tell a story.
yay 😀 my comfort show!
Well, we still don't know what was in the giant box🤷 You could have gotten 2 or 3 longer videos out of this. Trust me, we would watch you sort through everything 🤗
I agree. There are a jot of us jewelry fans would love to watch several videos going through those box’s. There are a lot of You tubers who go through goodwill boxes etc that people watch and buy from. However there are just people that go through boxes that we watch ❤❤❤
I love love your van. It’s my dream to travel Canada in one of those. Guess it’s a dream as I’m now 70 but a young 70. lol.
that yellow stone could be a lemon quartz - I am wearing one right now....lovely stash!
I think youll be making a fair profit. Lots of cool stuff. I hope melissa kept at least that one necklace, its her colors. It would look right spiffy on her.
Button trees are very pretty too
The little spaceship shaped silver thing towards the beginning of the sorting of jewelry, was to use with the bobbin on an older Singer machine. Also, the Coventry jewelry was Sarah Coventry. Was really big in the 70’s. That huge ring with a stone looked very much like an opal, which is more valuable than gold, so worth checking out. Great finds as usual Alex. ✌🏻🤍🤞🏽
This would be my paradise to go through this big box of jewellery!
Hey, it's a good haul Alex and Melissa,
Good purchase. I would have liked to see more of the jewelry.
😭I wanna see more jewelry
Oooh jewelry, my favorite!!!!❤️
I would love to buy containers of buttons! Nrw ones aren't the same.
That is a shuttle for the bobbin of a treadle sewing machine. We all learned to sew on it and my niece still has it. It works great.
Those were the old bobbins that looked like they were long slender cylinders instead of the round doughnut types right? Never did sew with them but did see them around.
A minute 30 in and I'm already in love with the sweet lidded copper tub.
Some people use buttons for arts and crafts as well.😊
That was a great deal on the jewelry; looks like you found a lot of interesting pieces. Not too long ago, I acquired a sandwich size Ziploc bag for $14.00 and it was crammed full with all sorts of fun stuff! 🤗
Loop and diamond tester is a must
1:30 I immediately gasped at those button bags XD I'd die for one (or five) of those complete jewels!!! Unfortunately, I don't think the shipping costs would make it feasible
The Butterfly broach stands out as something special, quality workmanship.
My family owned a VW camper van just like the one you have. We spent many hours of fun in it and I miss it still.
I purchased a beautiful pin and earring set from this auction. It was beautiful!
Glad to see sharing this time
Many crafters like to do crafts with buttons!
Old buttons can be valuable! BTW that brass torch became famous in the movie "Home Alone!"😊
The turtle was my favourite.
That ring at 19:45, the brightness of the stone and the way it changes hue depending on the light and angle.. Reminds me of Alexandrite and some sapphires =)
Love buttons for buttons bowls of buttons, button necklaces, bracelets...
Hey! The VW van is back!!🎉 Love jewelry hauls!!!
When you pulled out that blue face timex I was like wow that’s my watch I got as a gift in the 1970’s.
I got my new husband a blue faced Timex In 1980.
I’d have loved to go through all that wonderful stuff. I imagine this is what my family will do with all my costume jewelry as well. My only granddaughter has already claimed the real stones, pearls, gold and silver!
I think that was a great buy on the jewelry! How exciting! Jewelry is one of my fav things to sell 😊
I would love to have those buttons. Buttons are stupidly expensive if you buy new ones.
I hope you realize how fortunate you are to have a nice auction house so near you. I would be doing exactly what you do if I had a setup like yours.
Clothes pins make good "chip clips"
I still find uses for wooden clothes pins and if they come apart you can reassemble them. My plastic chip clip broke, oh well....I have also used the metal clips you can buy it stationery stores for chip clips (and they can hold your music to the stand in the wind too ! 😄
Yep, Ida snatched that jewelry right up. It’s $250 dollars worth of fun digging through it.
Warning: Please don't play the game of taking a drink every time Alexander puts a find down and then immediately picks it up again. You'll regret it in the morning. 😉
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LOL
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Now i'm tempted to try that. 😅
I have about 7 times that much vintage jewelry that will be up for sale when my Mama leaves us. I'm in Texas. I'll have to contact you 😁 lots of milk glass and sets of moon and stars glass wear in every color. 2 houses worth of it🙄
If you are up to it, what not is a great place to sell jewelry like that. ❤❤❤
The pointy silvery thing you picked up early in the video is bobbin holder for an older sewing machine.
The little red hammer end in the same bag, was the lid to one of the pens that you had there, a skinny one.
Hi Alex l was a bit anxious with the focus on just the silver and gold jewlery items. Dawn Hudson a vintage jewlery expert (she is on youtube) finds pieces in opshops worth $100s designer pieces that don't have an ounce of gold or silver in them.
I know this is your life and livelyhood. But l still felt anxious with the bags. As a eg: $700 piece could have been in the mix..
I'm sure your check for designer stuf and it must be daunting at times. Anyway love your channel ❤
Beautiful jewelry ❤
Love the big copper boiler! I use those for brewing beer
I would have loved to see all the jewelry!
Good call buying the box of jewelry since so much vintage costume stuff is very popular these days.
I think it is a thread shuttle for a treadle sewing machine.
Nice haul. Love you.
You had an old shuttle bobbin for an old treddle sewing machine. My grandmother's late 1800's sewing machine uses those, the piece you have is the shuttle or bobbin casing that the bobbin goes into which isn't like a regular bobbin you see today. I am referring to the object you didn't know what it was in the first bag with the pens.
Yup I would have bought the jewelry too.
Bummer I want to watch you sort the jewelry! I was so interested! New subscriber here from Birmingham Alabama USA ❤😊
Great stuff 😊😊😊
Thanks Alex!
That bracelet with the missing stone looks like vintage Chinese export jewelry.
the plastic hammer is the top to the pen u had setting there
Thanks.
Yep, like everyone is saying that item with the pens is a shuttle for an old treadle machine.
Love how Melissa said "Yessss!", while holding up that gorgeous necklace. I think it would look great on her too.
I love the turtle brooch!
nice to see the wesfailure back, lots of loading space in there
I'm a jewelry and reseller video nut so when this showed up on my feed, of course I clicked on it. That's when I saw whose video it was and just knew!!... After all, I've been either shopping at your store or watching your videos since you first had the antique shop in Edmonton so I know your M O. I jump forward to at least half way through the video to check and yup, around 14 minutes into the 24 minute video, you let us peak at some jewelry, then 6 minutes later it's on to the auction house. I get it but it doesn't mean I have to like it!
love the vw. we had one and went cross county in mid 70s then it was repurposed for flower deliveries. ours was a cool vw green. i also have a copper wash tub. it is an original with the copper lid. good finds.
The large silver pointed piece looks like a component to a large commercial sewing machine.
I loved watching my children’s teenage years, coming into their own taste and styles.
the thing that was in the bag with the german pin is a bobbin for making lace 🙂
You have an Ice Capades program. I worked for Ice Capades in the 80's. I toured as the treasure for years and we toured Canada and the US.
It’s not the first time you haven’t been able to film BUT you were able to buy the best boxes of jewelry, watches, coins on the last day for cheap and guess what? SURPRISE great finds worth hundreds and thousands.. I need to see where u buy this stuff to believe