I know exactly what this trunk is. My grandma had a similar trunk filled with all of her treasures from when she was a little girl in the “Old Country”. She would add to it as she grew and got married. She called it her Treasure Chest. We all went thru it when she died and it was so emotional but so fun at the same time. I miss you nannie❤
I have a wicker trunk I have a few keep sakes in . I was going to get rid of the trunk and thin out the contents. But now after reading your sentiment I think I will keep it for my daughter , son and grandkids to got through. I know my daughter would love it. I had plans to just leave jewelry. I enjoyed going through my Mother's things after she passed and have kept a few things.. Mostly the gifts I gave her. Plus her apron and recipe box of hand written recipes.
Agree completely. This collection feels like it is the belongings of one girl. Even the long lock of hair is something she might save. Not sure about the cap gun but otherwise it feels like a collection of sentimental items belonging to one person. What a delight!
I had a Hope Chest, which is what they are called in many regions and the purpose is to add things to prepare a girl for marriage, so she could have some fine things to start off married life with. My father built me mine (a big cedar chest) when I was 14 and every birthday and christmas I would receive items to go into it. The idea was a bit old fashioned, as i was the only girl I knew who had one, but I loved it. I still have it. My parents gave me the chance to choose a china pattern from Royal Albert, and then for years they kept adding to it. I now have a very expensive set.
I thought Alex had mentioned that he does voice over work as another form of income for his family. Why wouldn’t he? Alex is well spoken and is easy to hear and understand. More companies should use his voice.
Excellent voice over- I usually skip ads, but I actually listened to the whole thing. Alexander made it interesting and somehow engaging. Now I want a Tesla😂👍👏
The pad is a fore runner of the etch-a-sketch and you can erase your work -by I think - lifting the clear sheet away from the pad. In UK we used to get something similar free in comics and cereal boxes which worked when you slid the pad front out.
Hi Anne. Oh my gosh, I remember those things you could write on and lift the clear sheet away to erase it. You brought back a long ago memory for me! When I first saw Alex pull it from the trunk, I had no idea what it was. You nailed it!
We played with those all the time and also those pictures of bald men that had a plastic bubble over their faces with metal shavings and a magnet pen. You would use the magnet pen to drag the shavings over the picture and put hair and mustaches on the picture.
We have pictures of my mother from around 1952-53,age of about 6 or 7, in a little short dress, wearing a cowboy hat and holsters holding HER cap guns. There's also one with her and her nieces, who were the same age as she, and all had their cowboy hats and holsters and cap guns. That trunk definitely was once a little girls whole world in a box. Loved this video! ❤️
At around 4-5, I was given a cowgirl outfit that didn’t fit me until I was 6 or 7 - embroidered skirt and western shirt, tooled leather belt with engraved silver buckle, fancy hat and a holster with a very cool cap gun. I was not a fan of anything western, but it was fun to dress up in as a costume. My brother was given a cowboy outfit at the same time (he would have been 7 or 8) but I don’t remember him wearing it. I do have pictures of him from around the time I was born and he was 3 in a different cowboy outfit!
This was a great video, ad/voiceover included. Alex, you and Melissa are wonderful, kind hearted people. You've brought happiness to so many people, personally and through your video's. As one who has watched your channel for a few years, I say go for whatever you need or want to do. It's your life. To the followers who enjoy the content of your video's yet have the nerve to criticize your choices (ads or whatever) I think they have a lot of nerve judging you. Nobody has the right to judge another person unless they've walked in their shoes. Furthermore, I for one am so sick of those who tell you how to film by using a tripod or go pro. You've explained why you don't a million times!!! People should be grateful for all you do!!! ☮❤
It’s just little minds passing judgement on such inconsequential matters like camera technique. I find his one-handed technique unpretentious and endearing. You are an amazing man, and you and family have MANY fans out here. And as Billy Joel sings, “don’t go changing…..we love you just the way you are!”
@@TerryInUSA Maybe it's just that some of us who have been following Alex's channel for years have heard him answer all those questions about tripod/GoPro sooo many times that we lack patience with the newer followers who apparently haven't heard his reasons. Also, some of the comments come across as judgemental. Those are the ones that upset us. Not the ones politely asking technical questions. How fun that you make videos with your grandkids!
To me, this looks like the girlhood treasures left behind at home when she headed to nursing school. Packed up probably by her mother or someone clearing out the room. Might not have much value monetarily, but to a family historian, it would truly be a treasure.
Maybe you wont see this, but re the short arm doll, one of my elderly relatives told me in the late 90s before she died she was into modifying dolls for couples to better represent the baby they where having, e.g. re painting dolls to be mixed race, this was mostly because all dolls made commercially around that time where "white with very fair skin and blue eyes so rarely could they find a doll that was like their baby or daughter". Around the late 50s early 60s she got quite a few requests to shorten the arms or legs of dolls that where family heirlooms to be past on to children who had be born affected by thalidomide. Parents wanted to give their children the doll that had belonged to the mother or even grandmother and would ask her to swap out arms or legs to make the doll more closely represent their daughter.
Another commenter said the same thing. It makes sense that a parent would have a doll modified to look like their child so as to make them feel represented. Love the idea!
Ahhhh I wonder what happened to the the thalidomide children. 55 years ago I was asked to volunteer at a huge centre in MooseJaw and I must have met at least 70 of these poor souls,mostly babies and toddlers. It was very traumatic for a 18 year old girl like me and I’ve never forgotten. I hope they are safe back in the arms of God. The tragedy has almost been forgotten. A doll like this was someone’s treasure! It should be given to a museum Alex. This little suitcase felt almost sacred. By the way I’ve been following for about three years now, wish I’d known about your store, cause I would have come with my pickup from our farm past Fort St. John. And,,,,,l wonder how many people listen to our great treasure from Fairview,,,,,,Jordan Peterson! That’s my husbands hero but I identify more with you. Canadians are the best!!
@@dorothywillms115 there was a survivor who lived near me in Edinburgh Scotland, she was fantastic, her husband was lovely too. I've not met many in this situation but sure a lot still around.
Another great video Alex, I love the surprises you uncover! Oh, I almost forgot, when you were opening up the newspaper looking at the prices of items, I noticed a headline about a space chimp. I think that would be an interesting read for 1961. I decided to Google it and this is what I found, "Sixty years ago, on November 29, 1961, Enos became the first chimpanzee to orbit the Earth. He flew on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 5 (MA-5) mission, which the relatively new space agency deemed necessary before orbiting an astronaut in a Mercury capsule. But Enos is little remembered today." Now there is a step back in time!
I noticed that headline also and I was surprised Alex passed up a chance to include a monkey astronaut in his video. It is hard to believe that Enos the chimp was paving the way for humans to orbit the earth and by the end of that same decade, we were sending astronauts to the moon!
@@juliepage7552 Actually they did retrieve Enos, alive, after the capsule landed. Unfortunately, he died in 1962 of an illness that at the time did not have an antibiotic to cure it. The illness was not a result of the space flight. There was another monkey used in a flight before Enos, named Ham, who lived until 1983. I think it would have been important to keep the chimps alive after the flights to see if there were any negative effects from their time orbiting the Earth that might also affect the human astronauts.
Alex I'm almost certain that's a Steiff bear. My own Steiff Teddy, given to me at my birth in 1964, is the near twin, possibly a tiny bit smaller but had the same mohair fur, excelsior stuffing, jointed limbs and swiveling neck. As I recall, Steiff bears were made in various sizes and earlier ones tended to be a bit larger. That would track if this one is from the early 60's compared to my mid-60's bear which is only a tad smaller. The paw felt is often the first to show wear, eventually developing holes that lets the stuffing show. My Teddy has now lost all his fur and his growler stopped working when I was still quite young so the fact that this one doesn't make sound may only mean it has stopped working. Likewise, my Teddy's Steiff ear button was probably removed by my parents to avoid a choking hazard but my mother confirms he definitely had it when he was given to me by grandparents. The buttons are often missing on old Steiffs. The clincher for me that this bear is a Steiff is the eyes and the face--that oh so familiar face and those eyes, not to mention the mohair fur. I gasped in recognition when you picked him up. The 1960's newspaper packed with him suggests he is from the right era. My own Teddy is very, very old, and is very much loved. This one is, as you say, in pretty good shape for the age. It is a good candidate for restoration. He deserves to go to someone who would love him. I hope you will treat him very gently and find him a good home.
I love seeing all the precious things that were packed in the trunk. I had lots of cap guns and also dolls. I am 75 year old grandmother now. YES I WOULD take a TESLA any time free or not. If it was free you could sell it ,duh. Your add was great. Thank you for all your videos.❤️
Nothing is for free, granny.....the Omaze promotion is not free - it is a charitable donation. They offer several levels of prizes - - but insure that you read the fine print before donating!
Less a box of things with monetary value, but a box of family memories. I'm sure to whoever packed it that was far more valuable. Lots of doll collectors out there, and people who restore them, hopefully you'll find a buyer.
I am not into dolls or stuffed animals BUT they were delighted to be free after soooo many years thanks to you. There are collectors out there that will love to give them a new home 😊 Free car, anytime 😮
That was awesome! I was born in 1961. I felt like I was looking at things that could have been packed away by my mom or grandma. Thanks for the memories.
AM on the doll’s neck stands for Armand Marseille. Usually there’s a model number too. He made dolls in Germany. The baby doll by him with the sleep eyes is in the best shape of the lot. Jan Foulk puts out an annual doll values book. Also check out Terriault’s doll auctions for values if you’re interested.
I think this trunk held the keepsakes of a lady who passed away. I love everything in there. It feels so sacred and sad that there is no family to treasure it. The mildew can be wiped off the purse and wallets.
that's what i was thinking too. especially the bundle of hair. i know that in the past, keeping a lock of hair of a lost loved one was normal. maybe they kept it all, or it had to be cut off due to illness and they kept it.
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem hair jewelry was very popular in the 19th century, before family photos were common. Even though this was likely 20th century, I wonder if she was saving to make a wreath or something similar.
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem Yes, the hair seems to speaks of a loved one who passed away or had an illness. My own mother passed away from cancer when I was 16. Before she began her chemo treatments, we braided her very long, thick hair and cut off the braid to save. Although chemo was in its early stages of development and use in the early 60's, I sort of doubt that would be the reason for the lock of hair being cut off. But I can imagine a person cutting off a loved one's hair either to make life easier while bedridden or convalescing, or to preserve their memory after they passed. Combined with wallets that still had trash (gum wrappers) in them, it does seem to have been packed away by someone other than the original owner of these items. The owner might have taken more care to fully empty the contents?
That Juicer actually works. I have actually used them to just sit and "drink" fresh juice from it while it was stuck in the fruit. And those dolls are awesome! I'd love to have them all but the floral art is where it is at for me. My walls are covered in vintage floral art
At around 5:20, the Magic Portfolio from International Harvester... I had a similar one in the early 50's. It was a dark waxy cardboard covered by a plastic sheet. You could write on it with a pencil or stylus, and the wax would impress the mark on the back of the top sheet. When you lifted the clear sheet, everything would be erased. In days when writing paper was considered a valuable commodity and not to be wasted, parents could provide this item to a scribbling child and hopefully keep them from practicing on the walls.
The embroidered purse looks like it's in the style of the slavic states. It's an interesting type of embroidery where the front and the back look exactly the same so the embroidery is reversible. You see this in Hungarian Kalocsa, and some Croatian and Serbian hand made aprons, and ceremonial clothing, and household linens. A vintage piece like this should sell well with the right collectors.
Yes, and I saw an embroidered patch in the box with the letter opener. It would be great if Alex paired it with the purse for auction. I know I’d bid ❤
Lovely finds of someone's life from the past and a trunk full of love and positivity. A painting gifted with wishes for good luck for the family's trip to their new life, a picture and book about friendship, grandma's post card to Betty, dolls that once upon a time were well treasured, prayer books, embroidery probably to spend their time on board the ship, little powder to look nice and perfume to smell good and a bunch of hair that was cut short for some reason and kept for emotional reasons. All very sentimental, I loved watching it 😌
We kept my great-grandmothers' steamer travel trunks and used them for storage of all kinds of heirlooms. quilts and braided and hooked rugs, and aprons (made from flour and sugar calico printed sacks) made by them, and a couple of antique baby dolls my mother was given in the 1920s as a little girl. etc. I still have one and use it for the same purpose! great memories of loved ones long ago, who still seem very present when I see and hold their things!
I have a B&W photo of myself at 3 yrs. old standing in a line with four 7 yr. olds including my older brother. They are all grinning ear to ear holding cap guns and wearing holsters including one neighbor girl. I, unfortunately, have the saddest, most defeated attitude because I have no gun or holster. ☹️😢 When I was older, my girlfriends and I would sit on the sidewalk in Minneapolis with hammers banging away on rolls of caps instead of using our guns. The dolls in that trunk are what intrigued me the most……finally something for the young girls at heart! Thank you, Alex, for a wonderful vlog. I loved, too, all the framed artwork.
Great collection of items Alex. It reminds me of my great grandmother’s trunk….dolls, textiles, pictures, love letters and more. She had kept what she had inherited from her grandparents in the trunk. Really enjoyed watching this.
Sweet and sad finds in the trunk! Hopefully they will find a new place or home to reside in! I know they're not alive but once upon a time they meant oh so very much to someone. Nice voice over Alex!!
I had several during my childhood most of the time they had a little pencil thingy. Now children have iPads and telephones. Just to get a phone line down our gravel road, you had get a petition signed by everyone in the surrounding areas. The world has really changed since the 40s and 50s.
I soooo enjoyed this! I collect old dolls. Live on an island in Alaska so the collecting is limited but sure have gotten some gems. Keep them displayed in a large glass hutch and absolutely love them, unfortunately the rest of my family and grandchildren do not feel the same about them. Always enjoy your videos and your neat family,
So many negative comments! I think you're voice over was great! Love the way you film with one hand! Have followed you for years and I never miss a video. Your family is amazing! Keep on being the fantastic Alex you are!!!! Don't change! Now that I've watched the whole video, the gun, embroidery items,stuffed animals and dolls are all worth money and the rest of the ephemeral items should sell well. Great video!!!
Well, speaking as a former broadcaster, it is suicidal to start a program with a 2 minute commercial, before you open the video or even confirm the channel people are watching. A good way to get people to tune out. Not negative, just practical.
@@markstevens1729 i agree, but a lot of creators do it. i thought it was a regular ad until i realized it was alex's voice. i just ff like i do with other channels
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem Alex is usually quite considerate towards his audience. If Omaze mandated this placement, and I suspect that is the case, then a little more discretion in choosing sponsors would be my move. It means Omaze do not care for the health of their ad channels, because whomever came up with this placement is hurting the creator/audience relationship.
You got nearly to the bottom of the trunk before my heart skipped a beat. I've been collecting petrified wood for years and have some pretty interesting pieces.
Look at you Alex! Great job on the voice over. It is a bit ironic that the man who doesn't buy vehicles made within the last 50 years is doing an ad for one of the most modern cars on the market. 😄
Agreed! Personally I am fed up with How many ads RUclips is injecting into videos and now the posters are adding ads in without warning. Most of the ads have nothing to do with the video subjects
@@maniahaha ah. That is true. Sorry to see so many negative comments about Alex having an ad in his video. Love it or hate it, he still did a very nice job on the voice over.
i've no problem with alex making some WELLLLLLL EARNED money for his family. this man is literally dying from respiratory infections not wearing masks in order so the mic can pick up the sound of his voice better while he digs from treasures in ungodly conditions. seems like he nearly lost $$ on this last go round if not for the sweet cache of gold rings in that last safe. more power to him.
They used to make those hair pieces and called them "rats". A woman used one to wrap her hair around to give it body in a French twist hairdo or other up-dos. My grandmother used one for her beautiful French twist that was finger waved along the front her head...always so pretty.
Alex, I continue to be amazed 👏 at the amount od items you can open with one hand!! Every time I see you do it, I want to help you to make it a bit easier for you, but you seem to be able to do just fine on your own 🙂!
Gene Autry lived from 1907-1998 and his heydays were from 1930-1960 and beyond for some ❤! My dad met and visited with him in the 50’s. Awesome find Alex 😊!
Alex has such a good voice, I found myself paying attention to the ad. I also love the way you open things with one hand. Always entertaining and enjoyable. Thank you for the discovery video. I remember when you found the trunk. Very cool!
Yes! $1 per hour was the rate working as a galley hand off shore on an oil rig. Work 12 hours a day + when the supply boat comes in. It was a short helicopter ride to shore but a 5 hour boat ride. Plus you had to pay for steel toe boots and work clothing.
That was a fun trunk of memorabilia! I love all those small framed pictures. My mom had collected a few and I have used them in a gallery wall in my dinging room to fill spaces between larger items. I would love if you'd do an episode and show us all the different china you found in the last horder house. I realize china might not be a thing for many people, but there are people out there who still collect, some of us had mom's who collected and enjoy just looking at it!
@13:51 re the jointed teddy bear...I showed this video to my 92 year old mother. She got a similar teddy bear for Christmas one year. She said it cAme from JC penney. She asked him Grumpy because of that grrr sound it made. He is in good shape and I hAve him now. She enjoyed watching this.
It amazed me that a vintage post card of Catalina Island showed up in a trunk found in Canada. Catalina Island is about an hour boat ride from my home in Long Beach, California. A very popular destination in the 60’s for Hollywood celebrities. I’ve been to the Island many times. Zane Grey, the novelist, had a home on the island. It is located just above the old Casino at Avalon. It is now a cozy hotel. I’ve stayed there a couple of times. They actually have a collection of Zane Grey books that guests can read during their stay. Great video. Thanks.
I was born in 1951 and had (sti!l have) dolls but I also had a cowgirl outfit complete with gun and holster and trucks for the sandpile! The gun is not surprising.
The amount that those antique dolls, in any shape, will fetch a nice price. There is a huge market for people who collect primitive dolls or antique dolls especially from another country.
Except for the dolls, this looks like a collection of my mom's treasures. She had several little bibles and odd little toys. She would have been 100 this week so this was fun looking thru a contemporaries similar treasures. I have kept most of my mom's things but no one else will want them so they will probably get tossed after I am gone. Not really worth much but sentimental to me as my mother's history.😊 Your videos entertain in so many ways.😄
Haven't even hit the 4:00 minute mark of this video and you showing that newspaper just shocked and blew my mind because that is 3 days yes 3 days before I was born and I had a brother who has since passed by was born on the date of the newspaper he was 6 years older than me. I am a avid viewer of all your videos. Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work you do.
I took a quick peek and there is a WG Curtis who died in Edmonton in 1960. His mother's middle name was Elizabeth, I don't know if the postcard written to Betty could go back to the 1880s. His children were all born between 1900 and 1915, so if the toys were theirs, that gives you a sense of the age.
Fantastic collection of dolls and stuffies. Made my heart happy to see. My goth must be showing through because the spare doll head my first thought was "What an awesome lamp that would be"
. " a genuine Gene Autry cap gun !" LOL. Love your excitement over the unexpected toy gun ! and the child's preparation for going " Wesr" 🙂 ! You pace this SO WELL, so interesting. Your one handed skill is amazing.
I heard you say Malissa said you can't do two things at once ?. I respectfully disagree. You are a master of opening stuff with one hand, filming with the other, and explaining what we are looking at. I wish peace and happiness to you and your family.
I have a trunk full of treasures, too. It was an old army trunk my dad had and painted it blue and yellow for me before he died. All my little treasures - none of which is worth a penny. I've dragged it around for 50 years. My kid will have to dispose of it, after repeated WTFs...lol
Enjoyed the video! Inspirational! I'm decluttering today but took some time to read some of my mom's handwritten letters... I will save those for always :) I have them in a large binder but think I might find a treasure box to put them in for those here after me.
You know, considering the stuff is from the late 1930s, including that cap gun, from England, I wonder if she was sent abroad to escape the war. One could write a story behind that trunk.
I ended up with a bunch of stuff like this from my Grandma who died in 1976. She was born in 1898. There was a braid of her hair that was wrapped in an old infant t-shirt that had a wrap style closure. I also got an old scrapbook filled with greeting cards given to her from the 19-tens through the 1960's. It included all the sweet Valentines and other cards from my Grandpa to her.
I was born in 1981. My mom gave me my old photos, and when I tried removing one from a photo album page all this blond hair started falling out. It was my hair from when I was a baby.
Hi Alex, found the toy gun holster yet? I remember seeing that you already came across an empty red-white little holster in one of the earlier videos, when you were still going through boxes in the hoarded house. I hope you kept it seperate, like you said you would in that moment, in the hopes of finding the little toy gun because it might just be a match! 🤞
Hi Alex, here's a little English history for you....the little saying " A man stood at the gate of the year...... Is a poem called "God knows" in 1908. And in 1939 King George VI, quoted the poem on Christmas of 1939, as the country was facing the uncertainty of war.
That Apron! And I vaguely remember a company making "Thalimide" babies and I'm wondering if that babydoll is one of them? The time frame would be right and although I'd heard about the wealthier folks of that era, Germany, had them made for their children who were effected by the drug taken for morning sickness. I've looked and cannot for the life of me find anything about them but I do remember hearing of these babies in the late 50's earlier 60's so who knows, you may have a very rare doll. :)
@@karenkoe7096 Right but I believe they were taking the dolls and having them customized for the children to as close to the same deformed limbs as they could without the dolls being offensive looking. That's what I meant by the time frame when the Thalomide babies started being born.
I have no idea if this is the right connection but the design on that apron looks like a Pueblo sun face and there was an artist who founded the Museum of Northern AZ whose maiden name was Ferrell. Mary Russell Ferrell Colton. She did paintings but at one point also worked with Hopi artists to help preserve the traditional techniques for weaving, ceramics, and silversmithing.
Even tho I'm trying to downsize collecting things, I swear if I lived in your area I'd be your most avid customer. Those dolls even in that condition are very collectable. Esp those AM bisque dolls (Armand Marseille) That was a fun trunk.
For someone who deals in antiques you do not know your dolls. That is not Bisque . Bisque is clay fine clay. That doll head is a composite . Looks like paper. Take another look. Love the trunk. Love your program.
You do know a lot about dolls but do you know about antique cars, toys, guns, etc. We can't know it all. Even doctors 'specialize' in certain areas as do antique dealers :)
The silver letter opener is the blade of a fish knife. The, probably ivory, handle is missing. Dont know if you have those in Canada, but in Britain they were quite common. Posh people no doubt still use them.
I think the Artsyl Rope - which I looked up, and seems to just come in little quantities like you found in the purse @7:00, for embroidery work (even has the shade number on the back, as modern brands still do) - seems like it was used on the purple squiggle sections in the embroidery at 20:10, and again on the flowers at 21:56.
The Gene Autry gun reminds me of a Gene Autry wrist watch that I bought at an antiques store in the1970's. As the watch ticked, the little gun in Gene's hand on the face moved back and forth. To my dismay, a few years later I realized that it was in a purse that I had taken to a goodwill store!!
Nice voiceover! Not surprised by what was in the trunk. It was somebody's treasure chest full of childhood treasure, even if it wasn't treasure to anyone else.
I agree this was her memory chest. All had special meaning to her and perhaps items that belonged to her children. Human hair is a tangible keepsake of a person passed. I kept my parents and grandmother's ...just a small clipping
Another interesting video to watch...love the vintage wrapping paper & materials...they may fetch a "pretty penny"...lots of collectors out there for those items! Best to all 💕from a BC Gal
The hotel Virginia in Long Beach California was a magnificent turn of the century seaside resort. I lived right down the street from where it once stood. During the 20’s Long Beach California was a world renowned beach resort cities and the fastest growing city in the country.
My grandma used to hide her wedding ring and diamond earrings in those little potpourri satchels because if anyone for any reason is looking through your luggage they never think to look in those little bags, she taught my mom that and my mom taught me - though I never travel ! So you might want to at least squish them really well if not open them and look, my grandma couldn't have been the only one to do that!
you have mentioned mother and Betty several times in this series of videos. I did not want to make an issue of it, but from the items in the collections....these were ptobably a;; Bettys. I feel she may have been somewhat slow. Many late life chukdren were. and there were cowgirls.
Doesn’t everyone have a Treasure Box of sorts? What is one person’s junk is another person’s Treasure. Mine is filled with things no one else would understand 😂😂😂…. Nothing of real monetary value but priceless to me…..Each thing represents a memory of some kind or connection to someone special to me. The cap gun could have belonged to a son or brother the owner lost…. In any case I found it enchanting
Fun video! The 1st doll is composition from the 1920’s/30’s the second head is a bisque Armand Marseille Dream Baby. Yes, being a doll collector and restorer, we buy odd heads and bodies for restoration. Third doll has lower value unfortunately because it is broken but still repairable! Fourth doll compo head, yes some had originally short stubby arms not sure why….Fifth doll has a bisque head. Sixth looks like another AM Dream baby, little seventh looks all composition. From a fellow Canadian….😊
Sachet, makeup compact, apron…I think this trunk probably belonged to a female who like to sew or do embroidery, making baby dolls, stuffed animals and doll clothing… they are all antiques & lovely. I saw some pretty pieces of older printed material too probably used to make the clothing. There were a lot of nice little mementos & keepsakes from long ago..
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I know exactly what this trunk is. My grandma had a similar trunk filled with all of her treasures from when she was a little girl in the “Old Country”. She would add to it as she grew and got married. She called it her Treasure Chest. We all went thru it when she died and it was so emotional but so fun at the same time. I miss you nannie❤
I heard it referred to as a glory box. No idea why.
I have a wicker trunk I have a few keep sakes in . I was going to get rid of the trunk and thin out the contents. But now after reading your sentiment I think I will keep it for my daughter , son and grandkids to got through. I know my daughter would love it. I had plans to just leave jewelry. I enjoyed going through my Mother's things after she passed and have kept a few things.. Mostly the gifts I gave her. Plus her apron and recipe box of hand written recipes.
Agree completely. This collection feels like it is the belongings of one girl. Even the long lock of hair is something she might save. Not sure about the cap gun but otherwise it feels like a collection of sentimental items belonging to one person. What a delight!
I had a Hope Chest, which is what they are called in many regions and the purpose is to add things to prepare a girl for marriage, so she could have some fine things to start off married life with. My father built me mine (a big cedar chest) when I was 14 and every birthday and christmas I would receive items to go into it. The idea was a bit old fashioned, as i was the only girl I knew who had one, but I loved it. I still have it. My parents gave me the chance to choose a china pattern from Royal Albert, and then for years they kept adding to it. I now have a very expensive set.
Those old dolls are worth money. Contact Rachel Hoffman in Colorado. She has an Antique Doll Shop
I thought Alex had mentioned that he does voice over work as another form of income for his family. Why wouldn’t he? Alex is well spoken and is easy to hear and understand. More companies should use his voice.
He might try to slip in one of his awful dad jokes :)
Excellent voice over- I usually skip ads, but I actually listened to the whole thing. Alexander made it interesting and somehow engaging. Now I want a Tesla😂👍👏
@@jonijohnson5110 me too. I had to check to see if I had clicked on the wrong video! 😂
I usually hate ads but I could listen to Alex read the phone book!
Why don't you invest in a stand for your camera?
The pad is a fore runner of the etch-a-sketch and you can erase your work -by I think - lifting the clear sheet away from the pad. In UK we used to get something similar free in comics and cereal boxes which worked when you slid the pad front out.
Hi Anne. Oh my gosh, I remember those things you could write on and lift the clear sheet away to erase it. You brought back a long ago memory for me! When I first saw Alex pull it from the trunk, I had no idea what it was. You nailed it!
Oh yes! I remember playing with those in the 60s. Loved watching my drawings disappear as I lifted the sheet.
We played with those all the time and also those pictures of bald men that had a plastic bubble over their faces with metal shavings and a magnet pen. You would use the magnet pen to drag the shavings over the picture and put hair and mustaches on the picture.
@@greyeaglem Yes! Now I remember those from the '60's. Thanks!
I was born in 1977 and have played with them!!
We have pictures of my mother from around 1952-53,age of about 6 or 7, in a little short dress, wearing a cowboy hat and holsters holding HER cap guns. There's also one with her and her nieces, who were the same age as she, and all had their cowboy hats and holsters and cap guns. That trunk definitely was once a little girls whole world in a box. Loved this video! ❤️
At around 4-5, I was given a cowgirl outfit that didn’t fit me until I was 6 or 7 - embroidered skirt and western shirt, tooled leather belt with engraved silver buckle, fancy hat and a holster with a very cool cap gun. I was not a fan of anything western, but it was fun to dress up in as a costume. My brother was given a cowboy outfit at the same time (he would have been 7 or 8) but I don’t remember him wearing it. I do have pictures of him from around the time I was born and he was 3 in a different cowboy outfit!
This was a great video, ad/voiceover included. Alex, you and Melissa are wonderful, kind hearted people. You've brought happiness to so many people, personally and through your video's. As one who has watched your channel for a few years, I say go for whatever you need or want to do. It's your life. To the followers who enjoy the content of your video's yet have the nerve to criticize your choices (ads or whatever) I think they have a lot of nerve judging you. Nobody has the right to judge another person unless they've walked in their shoes. Furthermore, I for one am so sick of those who tell you how to film by using a tripod or go pro. You've explained why you don't a million times!!! People should be grateful for all you do!!! ☮❤
Well said, thank you 💟
It’s just little minds passing judgement on such inconsequential matters like camera technique. I find his one-handed technique unpretentious and endearing. You are an amazing man, and you and family have MANY fans out here. And as Billy Joel sings, “don’t go changing…..we love you just the way you are!”
I don't like commercials, but this kinda charmed me! Alex on voiceover! (also, better than manscape, eww lol)
@@TerryInUSA Maybe it's just that some of us who have been following Alex's channel for years have heard him answer all those questions about tripod/GoPro sooo many times that we lack patience with the newer followers who apparently haven't heard his reasons.
Also, some of the comments come across as judgemental. Those are the ones that upset us. Not the ones politely asking technical questions.
How fun that you make videos with your grandkids!
Grateful for the entertainment. 🇨🇦
To me, this looks like the girlhood treasures left behind at home when she headed to nursing school. Packed up probably by her mother or someone clearing out the room. Might not have much value monetarily, but to a family historian, it would truly be a treasure.
You will be surprised at the value of those old dolls Alex. Thank you for sharing with us! 🥰🥰🥰
yep. i am curious about what they will go for. i'd love to see them properly restored.
Lol I'm pretty phobic of dolls so that part in the middle with the small doll that had the blinking eyes was a bit 😱😱😱😱 for Mr
I love the dolls!
Maybe you wont see this, but re the short arm doll, one of my elderly relatives told me in the late 90s before she died she was into modifying dolls for couples to better represent the baby they where having, e.g. re painting dolls to be mixed race, this was mostly because all dolls made commercially around that time where "white with very fair skin and blue eyes so rarely could they find a doll that was like their baby or daughter". Around the late 50s early 60s she got quite a few requests to shorten the arms or legs of dolls that where family heirlooms to be past on to children who had be born affected by thalidomide. Parents wanted to give their children the doll that had belonged to the mother or even grandmother and would ask her to swap out arms or legs to make the doll more closely represent their daughter.
Another commenter said the same thing. It makes sense that a parent would have a doll modified to look like their child so as to make them feel represented. Love the idea!
Ahhhh I wonder what happened to the the thalidomide children. 55 years ago I was asked to volunteer at a huge centre in MooseJaw and I must have met at least 70 of these poor souls,mostly babies and toddlers. It was very traumatic for a 18 year old girl like me and I’ve never forgotten. I hope they are safe back in the arms of God. The tragedy has almost been forgotten. A doll like this was someone’s treasure! It should be given to a museum Alex. This little suitcase felt almost sacred.
By the way I’ve been following for about three years now, wish I’d known about your store, cause I would have come with my pickup from our farm past Fort St. John. And,,,,,l wonder how many people listen to our great treasure from Fairview,,,,,,Jordan Peterson! That’s my husbands hero but I identify more with you. Canadians are the best!!
@@dorothywillms115 there was a survivor who lived near me in Edinburgh Scotland, she was fantastic, her husband was lovely too. I've not met many in this situation but sure a lot still around.
Another great video Alex, I love the surprises you uncover! Oh, I almost forgot, when you were opening up the newspaper looking at the prices of items, I noticed a headline about a space chimp. I think that would be an interesting read for 1961. I decided to Google it and this is what I found, "Sixty years ago, on November 29, 1961, Enos became the first chimpanzee to orbit the Earth. He flew on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 5 (MA-5) mission, which the relatively new space agency deemed necessary before orbiting an astronaut in a Mercury capsule. But Enos is little remembered today." Now there is a step back in time!
It would be worth framing to keep that little piece of history! Course I love old newspapers
I noticed that headline also and I was surprised Alex passed up a chance to include a monkey astronaut in his video. It is hard to believe that Enos the chimp was paving the way for humans to orbit the earth and by the end of that same decade, we were sending astronauts to the moon!
I did the same thing!!
I've got a feeling that Enos also became the first chimp to die in space, as I don't think animals were brought back to earth on those test flights.
@@juliepage7552 Actually they did retrieve Enos, alive, after the capsule landed. Unfortunately, he died in 1962 of an illness that at the time did not have an antibiotic to cure it. The illness was not a result of the space flight. There was another monkey used in a flight before Enos, named Ham, who lived until 1983. I think it would have been important to keep the chimps alive after the flights to see if there were any negative effects from their time orbiting the Earth that might also affect the human astronauts.
Those dolls are definitely worth something to a collector! Very cool
Alex I'm almost certain that's a Steiff bear. My own Steiff Teddy, given to me at my birth in 1964, is the near twin, possibly a tiny bit smaller but had the same mohair fur, excelsior stuffing, jointed limbs and swiveling neck. As I recall, Steiff bears were made in various sizes and earlier ones tended to be a bit larger. That would track if this one is from the early 60's compared to my mid-60's bear which is only a tad smaller. The paw felt is often the first to show wear, eventually developing holes that lets the stuffing show. My Teddy has now lost all his fur and his growler stopped working when I was still quite young so the fact that this one doesn't make sound may only mean it has stopped working. Likewise, my Teddy's Steiff ear button was probably removed by my parents to avoid a choking hazard but my mother confirms he definitely had it when he was given to me by grandparents. The buttons are often missing on old Steiffs. The clincher for me that this bear is a Steiff is the eyes and the face--that oh so familiar face and those eyes, not to mention the mohair fur. I gasped in recognition when you picked him up. The 1960's newspaper packed with him suggests he is from the right era. My own Teddy is very, very old, and is very much loved. This one is, as you say, in pretty good shape for the age. It is a good candidate for restoration. He deserves to go to someone who would love him. I hope you will treat him very gently and find him a good home.
I love seeing all the precious things that were packed in the trunk. I had lots of cap guns and also dolls. I am 75 year old grandmother now. YES I WOULD take a TESLA any time free or not. If it was free you could sell it ,duh. Your add was great. Thank you for all your videos.❤️
Nothing is for free, granny.....the Omaze promotion is not free - it is a charitable donation. They offer several levels of prizes - - but insure that you read the fine print before donating!
Less a box of things with monetary value, but a box of family memories. I'm sure to whoever packed it that was far more valuable.
Lots of doll collectors out there, and people who restore them, hopefully you'll find a buyer.
I am not into dolls or stuffed animals BUT they were delighted to be free after soooo many years thanks to you. There are collectors out there that will love to give them a new home 😊 Free car, anytime 😮
Free car sounds good until you think about what the insurance on something that price would probably be.
That was awesome!
I was born in 1961. I felt like I was looking at things that could have been packed away by my mom or grandma.
Thanks for the memories.
AM on the doll’s neck stands for Armand Marseille. Usually there’s a model number too. He made dolls in Germany. The baby doll by him with the sleep eyes is in the best shape of the lot. Jan Foulk puts out an annual doll values book. Also check out Terriault’s doll auctions for values if you’re interested.
I think this trunk held the keepsakes of a lady who passed away. I love everything in there. It feels so sacred and sad that there is no family to treasure it. The mildew can be wiped off the purse and wallets.
that's what i was thinking too. especially the bundle of hair. i know that in the past, keeping a lock of hair of a lost loved one was normal. maybe they kept it all, or it had to be cut off due to illness and they kept it.
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem hair jewelry was very popular in the 19th century, before family photos were common. Even though this was likely 20th century, I wonder if she was saving to make a wreath or something similar.
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem Yes, the hair seems to speaks of a loved one who passed away or had an illness. My own mother passed away from cancer when I was 16. Before she began her chemo treatments, we braided her very long, thick hair and cut off the braid to save.
Although chemo was in its early stages of development and use in the early 60's, I sort of doubt that would be the reason for the lock of hair being cut off.
But I can imagine a person cutting off a loved one's hair either to make life easier while bedridden or convalescing, or to preserve their memory after they passed. Combined with wallets that still had trash (gum wrappers) in them, it does seem to have been packed away by someone other than the original owner of these items. The owner might have taken more care to fully empty the contents?
@@rachelh5211 although its been a long time, i am sorry for your loss.
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem That is very kind of you. I have peace in knowing I will one day be reunited with my mother in Heaven.🙌
That Juicer actually works. I have actually used them to just sit and "drink" fresh juice from it while it was stuck in the fruit. And those dolls are awesome! I'd love to have them all but the floral art is where it is at for me. My walls are covered in vintage floral art
i remember the juicer thing in the 70s/80s. it was fun, but you didn't get much juice. lol
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem You have to roll the fruit around to get it pretty soft before you use it. I got loads of juice with mine
At around 5:20, the Magic Portfolio from International Harvester... I had a similar one in the early 50's. It was a dark waxy cardboard covered by a plastic sheet. You could write on it with a pencil or stylus, and the wax would impress the mark on the back of the top sheet. When you lifted the clear sheet, everything would be erased. In days when writing paper was considered a valuable commodity and not to be wasted, parents could provide this item to a scribbling child and hopefully keep them from practicing on the walls.
I remember playing with one of those as a kid in the 1980s.
My parents bought one in the late 70s when I had my tonsils out - I was 20! 😂
I enjoy Alex’s videos because of his voice and down to earth humour. He’s going to be a Canadian icon someday!
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God" that is beautiful.
The embroidered purse looks like it's in the style of the slavic states. It's an interesting type of embroidery where the front and the back look exactly the same so the embroidery is reversible. You see this in Hungarian Kalocsa, and some Croatian and Serbian hand made aprons, and ceremonial clothing, and household linens. A vintage piece like this should sell well with the right collectors.
Yes, and I saw an embroidered patch in the box with the letter opener. It would be great if Alex paired it with the purse for auction. I know I’d bid ❤
I would have had to give those dolls and animals a reassuring hug after
being left for so long! I couldn't have just piled them up on the floor!!
Somehow I can't picture Alex doing that lol.
Wouldn't you just be happy to be out in the open air after 60 years in a trunk?
Lovely finds of someone's life from the past and a trunk full of love and positivity. A painting gifted with wishes for good luck for the family's trip to their new life, a picture and book about friendship, grandma's post card to Betty, dolls that once upon a time were well treasured, prayer books, embroidery probably to spend their time on board the ship, little powder to look nice and perfume to smell good and a bunch of hair that was cut short for some reason and kept for emotional reasons. All very sentimental, I loved watching it 😌
That was fun. I don't know how you can resist looking through these things as soon as you find them. Thank you for sharing. 😃
I love watching you opening old trunks and such. It's like going through Great Mama's closet. 🌹❤️🌹
We kept my great-grandmothers' steamer travel trunks and used them for storage of all kinds of heirlooms. quilts and braided and hooked rugs, and aprons (made from flour and sugar calico printed sacks) made by them, and a couple of antique baby dolls my mother was given in the 1920s as a little girl. etc. I still have one and use it for the same purpose! great memories of loved ones long ago, who still seem very present when I see and hold their things!
I have a B&W photo of myself at 3 yrs. old standing in a line with four 7 yr. olds including my older brother. They are all grinning ear to ear holding cap guns and wearing holsters including one neighbor girl. I, unfortunately, have the saddest, most defeated attitude because I have no gun or holster. ☹️😢 When I was older, my girlfriends and I would sit on the sidewalk in Minneapolis with hammers banging away on rolls of caps instead of using our guns. The dolls in that trunk are what intrigued me the most……finally something for the young girls at heart! Thank you, Alex, for a wonderful vlog. I loved, too, all the framed artwork.
Great collection of items Alex. It reminds me of my great grandmother’s trunk….dolls, textiles, pictures, love letters and more. She had kept what she had inherited from her grandparents in the trunk. Really enjoyed watching this.
Sweet and sad finds in the trunk! Hopefully they will find a new place or home to reside in! I know they're not alive but once upon a time they meant oh so very much to someone. Nice voice over Alex!!
The magic slate is like an etch a sketch. you draw on the top layer with a closed pen, and to erase, you lift the clear top layer. I had one in 1955
I had several during my childhood most of the time they had a little pencil thingy. Now children have iPads and telephones. Just to get a phone line down our gravel road, you had get a petition signed by everyone in the surrounding areas. The world has really changed since the 40s and 50s.
Loved them as a kid, hours and hours of fun 🥰🇦🇺
I soooo enjoyed this! I collect old dolls. Live on an island in Alaska so the collecting is limited but sure have gotten some gems. Keep them displayed in a large glass hutch and absolutely love them, unfortunately the rest of my family and grandchildren do not feel the same about them. Always enjoy your videos and your neat family,
So many negative comments! I think you're voice over was great! Love the way you film with one hand! Have followed you for years and I never miss a video. Your family is amazing! Keep on being the fantastic Alex you are!!!! Don't change! Now that I've watched the whole video, the gun, embroidery items,stuffed animals and dolls are all worth money and the rest of the ephemeral items should sell well. Great video!!!
I know, why are people so negative 😮
Well, speaking as a former broadcaster, it is suicidal to start a program with a 2 minute commercial, before you open the video or even confirm the channel people are watching. A good way to get people to tune out. Not negative, just practical.
@@markstevens1729 i agree, but a lot of creators do it. i thought it was a regular ad until i realized it was alex's voice. i just ff like i do with other channels
@@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem Alex is usually quite considerate towards his audience. If Omaze mandated this placement, and I suspect that is the case, then a little more discretion in choosing sponsors would be my move. It means Omaze do not care for the health of their ad channels, because whomever came up with this placement is hurting the creator/audience relationship.
Knew his voice straight away. Great ad. I want to win that lol
I think that’s a fish knife rather than a letter opener .Lovely dolls 😊
You got nearly to the bottom of the trunk before my heart skipped a beat. I've been collecting petrified wood for years and have some pretty interesting pieces.
Look at you Alex! Great job on the voice over. It is a bit ironic that the man who doesn't buy vehicles made within the last 50 years is doing an ad for one of the most modern cars on the market. 😄
Agreed! Personally I am fed up with How many ads RUclips is injecting into videos and now the posters are adding ads in without warning. Most of the ads have nothing to do with the video subjects
I thought it was more of an ad for the automotive museum in LA, but with a Tesla giveaway. So a bit more on brand.
@@giclat1098 considering how much you pay to watch RUclips are you really that surprised?
@@maniahaha ah. That is true. Sorry to see so many negative comments about Alex having an ad in his video. Love it or hate it, he still did a very nice job on the voice over.
i've no problem with alex making some WELLLLLLL EARNED money for his family. this man is literally dying from respiratory infections not wearing masks in order so the mic can pick up the sound of his voice better while he digs from treasures in ungodly conditions. seems like he nearly lost $$ on this last go round if not for the sweet cache of gold rings in that last safe. more power to him.
They used to make those hair pieces and called them "rats". A woman used one to wrap her hair around to give it body in a French twist hairdo or other up-dos. My grandmother used one for her beautiful French twist that was finger waved along the front her head...always so pretty.
Alex, Sweet finds of a era gone by. We had one of the orange inserts & they actually work getting the juice out of an orange. 😆
I still have one from my childhood. We stuck into the orange and sucked out the juice. They work great!
I haven't seen a box for one though. 😂
Alex, I continue to be amazed 👏 at the amount od items you can open with one hand!! Every time I see you do it, I want to help you to make it a bit easier for you, but you seem to be able to do just fine on your own 🙂!
Gene Autry lived from 1907-1998 and his heydays were from 1930-1960 and beyond for some ❤! My dad met and visited with him in the 50’s. Awesome find Alex 😊!
Alex has such a good voice, I found myself paying attention to the ad. I also love the way you open things with one hand. Always entertaining and enjoyable. Thank you for the discovery video. I remember when you found the trunk. Very cool!
Agree . I would normally skip adverts but Alex kept me listening 🥰
Another great video from a great family. Thank you for sharing. Those dolls are awesome but I do love the toy cap gun !
All you have to do is forward to his program...no big deal...love your videos, Alex...very entertaining..
Hello from TEXAS.....
Yes! $1 per hour was the rate working as a galley hand off shore on an oil rig. Work 12 hours a day + when the supply boat comes in. It was a short helicopter ride to shore but a 5 hour boat ride. Plus you had to pay for steel toe boots and work clothing.
He has a right to make money doing videos for our entertainment. Just skip it if it offends you.
Very interesting unboxing. The stuffed dog is precious!
That was a fun trunk of memorabilia! I love all those small framed pictures. My mom had collected a few and I have used them in a gallery wall in my dinging room to fill spaces between larger items.
I would love if you'd do an episode and show us all the different china you found in the last horder house. I realize china might not be a thing for many people, but there are people out there who still collect, some of us had mom's who collected and enjoy just looking at it!
@13:51 re the jointed teddy bear...I showed this video to my 92 year old mother. She got a similar teddy bear for Christmas one year. She said it cAme from JC penney. She asked him Grumpy because of that grrr sound it made. He is in good shape and I hAve him now. She enjoyed watching this.
I enjoyed this unpacking. I also enjoyed hearing Alex on the commercial.
It amazed me that a vintage post card of Catalina Island showed up in a trunk found in Canada.
Catalina Island is about an hour boat ride from my home in Long Beach, California.
A very popular destination in the 60’s for Hollywood celebrities. I’ve been to the Island many times.
Zane Grey, the novelist, had a home on the island. It is located just above the old Casino at Avalon. It is now a cozy hotel. I’ve stayed there a couple of times. They actually have a collection of Zane Grey books that guests can read during their stay.
Great video. Thanks.
What a great voice you have for commercials!!!
I was born in 1951 and had (sti!l have) dolls but I also had a cowgirl outfit complete with gun and holster and trucks for the sandpile! The gun is not surprising.
The amount that those antique dolls, in any shape, will fetch a nice price. There is a huge market for people who collect primitive dolls or antique dolls especially from another country.
Except for the dolls, this looks like a collection of my mom's treasures. She had several little bibles and odd little toys. She would have been 100 this week so this was fun looking thru a contemporaries similar treasures. I have kept most of my mom's things but no one else will want them so they will probably get tossed after I am gone. Not really worth much but sentimental to me as my mother's history.😊 Your videos entertain in so many ways.😄
Haven't even hit the 4:00 minute mark of this video and you showing that newspaper just shocked and blew my mind because that is 3 days yes 3 days before I was born and I had a brother who has since passed by was born on the date of the newspaper he was 6 years older than me. I am a avid viewer of all your videos. Thanks for all you do. Keep up the good work you do.
I think you will find that it was a fish knife in the jewelry box. Not a letter opener. Love all the dolls.
I thought at first it was a very fancy butter knife, minus the handle!
I took a quick peek and there is a WG Curtis who died in Edmonton in 1960. His mother's middle name was Elizabeth, I don't know if the postcard written to Betty could go back to the 1880s.
His children were all born between 1900 and 1915, so if the toys were theirs, that gives you a sense of the age.
Fantastic collection of dolls and stuffies. Made my heart happy to see. My goth must be showing through because the spare doll head my first thought was "What an awesome lamp that would be"
. " a genuine Gene Autry cap gun !" LOL. Love your excitement over the unexpected toy gun ! and the child's preparation for going " Wesr" 🙂 ! You pace this SO WELL, so interesting. Your one handed skill is amazing.
I heard you say Malissa said you can't do two things at once ?. I respectfully disagree. You are a master of opening stuff with one hand, filming with the other, and explaining what we are looking at. I wish peace and happiness to you and your family.
What a time machine. Thanks for sharing Brother Alexander 😀👍♥️🇨🇦💯💯
I have a trunk full of treasures, too. It was an old army trunk my dad had and painted it blue and yellow for me before he died. All my little treasures - none of which is worth a penny. I've dragged it around for 50 years. My kid will have to dispose of it, after repeated WTFs...lol
Great job with the sponsor. I love it when my favourite RUclipsrs get sponsors for their videos.
Wow loved the stuff in the trunk all that sewing and embroidery was beautiful what I could see
It's always fun going through the boxes to see what's in there I watch your channel every time you post I so enjoy your videos
Enjoyed the video! Inspirational! I'm decluttering today but took some time to read some of my mom's handwritten letters... I will save those for always :) I have them in a large binder but think I might find a treasure box to put them in for those here after me.
You know, considering the stuff is from the late 1930s, including that cap gun, from England, I wonder if she was sent abroad to escape the war. One could write a story behind that trunk.
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I ended up with a bunch of stuff like this from my Grandma who died in 1976. She was born in 1898. There was a braid of her hair that was wrapped in an old infant t-shirt that had a wrap style closure. I also got an old scrapbook filled with greeting cards given to her from the 19-tens through the 1960's. It included all the sweet Valentines and other cards from my Grandpa to her.
I was born in 1981. My mom gave me my old photos, and when I tried removing one from a photo album page all this blond hair started falling out. It was my hair from when I was a baby.
Alex you have a great announcers voice! Good job ❤. I love your videos and have learned so MUCH!
Hi Alex, found the toy gun holster yet? I remember seeing that you already came across an empty red-white little holster in one of the earlier videos, when you were still going through boxes in the hoarded house. I hope you kept it seperate, like you said you would in that moment, in the hopes of finding the little toy gun because it might just be a match! 🤞
I thought the same - red handle on the gun and red and white holster…
Sure enjoyed this video Alex. Thank you for sharing all your adventures with us.
The dolls and stuffed animals are so cool! But the hair, wow! That is awesome! And as a little girl I had a cap gun also.
Check the backs of those framed pictures. My great-grandmother was always stuffing $ bills behind the brown paper backing.
Hi Alex, here's a little English history for you....the little saying " A man stood at the gate of the year......
Is a poem called "God knows" in 1908. And in 1939 King George VI, quoted the poem on Christmas of 1939, as the country was facing the uncertainty of war.
The fabric and embroidery will make a nice lot.
Loved seeing all the treasures in the trunk, all the lovingly kept toys were amazing
That Apron! And I vaguely remember a company making "Thalimide" babies and I'm wondering if that babydoll is one of them? The time frame would be right and although I'd heard about the wealthier folks of that era, Germany, had them made for their children who were effected by the drug taken for morning sickness. I've looked and cannot for the life of me find anything about them but I do remember hearing of these babies in the late 50's earlier 60's so who knows, you may have a very rare doll. :)
The Thalidomide thing was in either the late 50s or early 60s. That doll is literally decades older.
@@karenkoe7096 Right but I believe they were taking the dolls and having them customized for the children to as close to the same deformed limbs as they could without the dolls being offensive looking. That's what I meant by the time frame when the Thalomide babies started being born.
I have no idea if this is the right connection but the design on that apron looks like a Pueblo sun face and there was an artist who founded the Museum of Northern AZ whose maiden name was Ferrell. Mary Russell Ferrell Colton. She did paintings but at one point also worked with Hopi artists to help preserve the traditional techniques for weaving, ceramics, and silversmithing.
Even tho I'm trying to downsize collecting things, I swear if I lived in your area I'd be your most avid customer. Those dolls even in that condition are very collectable. Esp those AM bisque dolls (Armand Marseille) That was a fun trunk.
I just saw the tribute you did for Madame Luc ....it was very honourable of you to do that....thank you...
For someone who deals in antiques you do not know your dolls. That is not Bisque . Bisque is clay fine clay. That doll head is a composite . Looks like paper. Take another look. Love the trunk. Love your program.
You do know a lot about dolls but do you know about antique cars, toys, guns, etc. We can't know it all. Even doctors 'specialize' in certain areas as do antique dealers :)
The silver letter opener is the blade of a fish knife. The, probably ivory, handle is missing. Dont know if you have those in Canada, but in Britain they were quite common. Posh people no doubt still use them.
Do you look within pic/photo frames to look for other possible items of interest?
I think the Artsyl Rope - which I looked up, and seems to just come in little quantities like you found in the purse @7:00, for embroidery work (even has the shade number on the back, as modern brands still do) - seems like it was used on the purple squiggle sections in the embroidery at 20:10, and again on the flowers at 21:56.
The Gene Autry gun reminds me of a Gene Autry wrist watch that I bought at an antiques store in the1970's. As the watch ticked, the little gun in Gene's hand on the face moved back and forth. To my dismay, a few years later I realized that it was in a purse that I had taken to a goodwill store!!
Nice voiceover! Not surprised by what was in the trunk. It was somebody's treasure chest full of childhood treasure, even if it wasn't treasure to anyone else.
Lots of little stuff packed away! Fun find!
I agree this was her memory chest. All had special meaning to her and perhaps items that belonged to her children. Human hair is a tangible keepsake of a person passed. I kept my parents and grandmother's ...just a small clipping
Another interesting video to watch...love the vintage wrapping paper & materials...they may fetch a "pretty penny"...lots of collectors out there for those items! Best to all 💕from a BC Gal
The hotel Virginia in Long Beach California was a magnificent turn of the century seaside resort. I lived right down the street from where it once stood. During the 20’s Long Beach California was a world renowned beach resort cities and the fastest growing city in the country.
My grandma used to hide her wedding ring and diamond earrings in those little potpourri satchels because if anyone for any reason is looking through your luggage they never think to look in those little bags, she taught my mom that and my mom taught me - though I never travel ! So you might want to at least squish them really well if not open them and look, my grandma couldn't have been the only one to do that!
you have mentioned mother and Betty several times in this series of videos. I did not want to make an issue of it, but from the items in the collections....these were ptobably a;; Bettys. I feel she may have been somewhat slow. Many late life chukdren were. and there were cowgirls.
Doesn’t everyone have a Treasure Box of sorts? What is one person’s junk is another person’s Treasure. Mine is filled with things no one else would understand 😂😂😂…. Nothing of real monetary value but priceless to me…..Each thing represents a memory of some kind or connection to someone special to me. The cap gun could have belonged to a son or brother the owner lost…. In any case I found it enchanting
Fun video! The 1st doll is composition from the 1920’s/30’s the second head is a bisque Armand Marseille Dream Baby. Yes, being a doll collector and restorer, we buy odd heads and bodies for restoration. Third doll has lower value unfortunately because it is broken but still repairable! Fourth doll compo head, yes some had originally short stubby arms not sure why….Fifth doll has a bisque head. Sixth looks like another AM Dream baby, little seventh looks all composition. From a fellow Canadian….😊
Oh gosh,,,,,I hope he reads your comment!! He is such a likeable person. I hope you get the dolls.
The little perfumed bags were called sachets.
That was fun. Interesting items in there and I wish the dolls were in better shape. Looking forward to the auction.
Alexander,
It's always fun watching you struggle:)
Cheers,
Rik
Some of the old doll heads are worth thousands of dollars.
My great aunt paid $4,000 for a replacement head for her doll. 1905. German made also.
Alex: "...It's another mohair bear..."
Me, putting on my glasses: "It's a rabbit!"
Sachet, makeup compact, apron…I think this trunk probably belonged to a female who like to sew or do embroidery, making baby dolls, stuffed animals and doll clothing… they are all antiques & lovely. I saw some pretty pieces of older printed material too probably used to make the clothing. There were a lot of nice little mementos & keepsakes from long ago..