Opening an 1800's Jewelry Box! estate sale finds!

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

Комментарии • 4,5 тыс.

  • @anthonymiller8979
    @anthonymiller8979 2 года назад +6854

    As I get older things like this often make me sad. Each item in there was someone's pride and joy. It was likely a delight to them to purchase or receive as a gift and then to wear. They carefully decided each day or for each event which pieces to choose. Now they are just things. Yes, they will get a new life and make new memories, but they are also a life interrupted. Waking through my dad's workshop after he passed and seeing all the tools and wood, dreams for the future never to be realized seemed so final. I know we are just caretakers of items, curators, but there were a piece of someone's life.

    • @DVD927
      @DVD927 2 года назад +285

      Exactly what I was thinking…Will my jewelry box be in a RUclips video someday? I’d be horrified if I wasn’t dead. Lots of hair elastics & maybe dental floss (unused lol)

    • @buckiannscreations9089
      @buckiannscreations9089 2 года назад +180

      I felt the same way.. it hurts to think that the family this came from didn't care enough to go through it and keep some momentos of their loved one who passed on. I have things like this from my Mom's, Dad's and my Sons keepsake/jewelry boxes..I would hope to pass these things Along with some of my own to my daughter. I'd be sad to think that she didn't want these items after I'm gone. Here but for a moment....

    • @bbygrl2812
      @bbygrl2812 2 года назад +109

      I can’t pass up any little old trinket. It reminds me of my grandparents. I have my Mamaw’s button jar and a jar of marbles she collected. They were in the dirt in the creek bank. We used to swipe her tablespoons and dig for hours lol. I love vintage costume jewelry. My kids tell me I better get rid of it all before I croak cuz they don’t want to go thru all of it lol. It amazes me to think I’m holding something to others that might look like junk to them, but to me it’s history.

    • @LaureninGermany
      @LaureninGermany 2 года назад +104

      It makes me sad, too. To be honest while I understand that this is a delight for a lot of people, it makes me want to dispose of all my belongings somehow so they remain private to me. I know it probably doesn’t matter, but…

    • @lynngehringer1073
      @lynngehringer1073 2 года назад +57

      I understand your love and joy of reminiscing for the things left behind from the lives of those who were care takers of those special items such as he found, which meant so much to them!
      Now as I look at my great grandparents things left behind for me I feel close to them and my heart is grateful to have them to cherish.
      I have a beautiful Buffet that belonged to my great grandparents but the mirror is a bit old and distorted.
      I've offen thought to myself many times how I would love to be able to look inside the mirror to see all the events that were reflected back all those years! As if looking into the mirror and seeing a video of all the days gone by!

  • @My2ndnephew
    @My2ndnephew 2 года назад +5329

    Looks like you've found jewelry from the late Victorian period through the nineteen-thirties. The brooch with the pink in the center is a blister pearl, very popular jewelry in it's time. The horse is probably made of one of the early plastics called celluloid, which degrades easily, and it's in very good condition. The little hook is used for small buttons such as the ones on a woman's long blouse cuffs, it's the little sister of the boot hook. The hook's carved handle is onyx. This was very interesting to me as I am a jewelry collector. Whether they are about jewelry or house renovation or about the store, I think your videos are so interesting.

    • @lisbethmllegaard8437
      @lisbethmllegaard8437 2 года назад +118

      The handle looked agate to Me?

    • @My2ndnephew
      @My2ndnephew 2 года назад +106

      @@lisbethmllegaard8437 Achhh, that's what I meant. My poor senior brain. Thanks.

    • @ralficlaspill4074
      @ralficlaspill4074 2 года назад +91

      Yes, the little hook is what I have heard called a glove hook - it was used to help button up small buttons on gloves and cuffs as mentioned.

    • @Starshadow
      @Starshadow 2 года назад +43

      Figure out how much you’d want to sell the button hook for- if it’s doable for me with postage I would like to purchase it. It would be useful for period costume.

    • @ammother
      @ammother 2 года назад +37

      @@Starshadow You have to email him directly at the Curiosity Inc store in Edmonton

  • @b.walker5955
    @b.walker5955 2 года назад +1769

    The Janet brooch...brought tears to my eyes! I seriously believe that was made by my father! He was WWII from Missouri. Served in France/radio crystal grinding. Because he sat at a work bench and the tools, he made gold wire jewelry and the service men sent the pieces home to mothers and best girls. While there were many wire artists, his work has a certain personality, and that Janet piece mimics everything I remember of his wire writing. (his penmanship was horrid, but in wire it was beautiful). He loved to incorporate the twisted wire when ever he could and had this gizmo that would clamp down and it had a handle you would crank twisting the square stock wire. The base the wire your brooch is on is mother of pearl-had all sorts of shapes oval, round and hearts and flat pieces. His J I remember well as my mothers name is Joyce. His bracelets are very recognizable he created his own closures. Even if isn't his, it sure is fun to think it just may be!
    That ivory handle piece with the padding on it is a nail buffer. He had one of those too! He used some sort of ROUGE , buffing compound, and would buff his nails daily. It imparted a healthy pink color and looked just like the "french" manicure women have done today. He was an impeccable dresser and always "ON". It is a blessing to have so much of him brought to mind in your content. He passed in 82. I can't thank you enough for this moment. The treasure was really fun! ~ be well my friend.

    • @seniortips1196
      @seniortips1196 2 года назад +121

      That was so sweet.

    • @b.walker5955
      @b.walker5955 2 года назад +136

      @@seniortips1196 well aren't you sweet to have said so! A kind word is like nectar to the soul. Thank you kindly.

    • @roygeorge5364
      @roygeorge5364 2 года назад +94

      What a cool story, thanks for sharing your memories mate.

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 2 года назад +102

      It's so nice, when people share their memories or family history on channels like this. Like a little glimpse into a different time.

    • @CCHILSON189
      @CCHILSON189 2 года назад +61

      I loved reading your memories of your great grandfather. My great grandfather also fought in WW11 and was from Knox County MO. I wonder if they knew each other! Last name was Benner. Thank you so much for sharing the lovely history.

  • @jamieleeharrison
    @jamieleeharrison Год назад +137

    When I was growing up I had next door neighbors named bob and Edna, they were my best friends. I was 9 when I met them, and they took me under their wings and treated me like I was their granddaughter, even always had my birthday written on their calendar. Even after I moved away every time I would visit my uncle who lived a couple doors down, I would still go and visit. They moved away in my late teens and I miss them very much.
    They were married in the 40’s, and Edna had a treasure trove of old pictures and so many boxes of old costume and real jewelry, some was even passed down through her family.
    One of my favorite things to do with her was go through all of her treasures and listen to every story she had behind every little piece.
    I am so thankful for the time I spent with them. I never had a real set of grandparents, only my dads mom, so it was nice for me to experience having both a grandma and grandpa.
    I’m not sure if they are still alive, and if not I hope they are watching over me.

    • @hashimalsmael3396
      @hashimalsmael3396 Год назад +14

      "listen to every story she had behind every little piece" that so god damn cool

    • @jamieleeharrison
      @jamieleeharrison Год назад +13

      @@hashimalsmael3396 Edna was an amazing woman. Salt of the earth, so pure and sweet. Her husband Bob was equally just as amazing. Retired NYPD cop who loved reading books about WW2 and gardening.
      I loved them both so much, still do. They will always have a special spot in my heart.

  • @ckg0214
    @ckg0214 2 года назад +3092

    The penny is not damaged. Often times, holes were put in currency so it could be strung together or sewn into something for safe keeping. The hole actually shows it is authentic and makes it more valuable.

    • @emilywhithear4841
      @emilywhithear4841 2 года назад +112

      I know what you mean. When my nanny was a girl it was normal to put the Christmas threepence coin on a charm bracelet

    • @marroonrider3193
      @marroonrider3193 2 года назад +40

      still damaged. i swear, ppl’s opinions leach their knowledge of the english language

    • @marroonrider3193
      @marroonrider3193 2 года назад +4

      @5:56 is it coral?

    • @bbe3034
      @bbe3034 2 года назад +9

      I have a real cameo that’s a 100 years old. Does anyone know how much it’s worth? It’s about 3/4 in tall x 1/2 wide.

    • @marroonrider3193
      @marroonrider3193 2 года назад +2

      @Demon Slayer lol it shows that i posess a strong a command of the english language tho it’s my 3rd langauge that i can tweek it so, yet the reader understands. thats all langauge is, a tool for understanding. idiots revere tools, koala brain. master use and replace them with superior tools. you know what ppl means because i gave u context clues. shouldnt be capitalized. thats a european mindset 😐 it’s unnecessary for the reader to understand. equally i have no reverence for the bastard languages of europe so i play with them as i wish. only intellectuals can do this. you pleebs were trained in second grade, stay on ur second grade terher, raging at free-thinkers who have no tether. dont hurt yah self😴😴😴😴😴😴

  • @nanadeborah8717
    @nanadeborah8717 2 года назад +1328

    I received my grandmother's wedding earrings that she wore only on special occasions. They were her wedding gift from my grandfather. They are filigree gold flowers with diamonds throughout. Both of them were from suburbs of Naples. My grandfather would have sent to Naples for them in 1919. The jeweler thought they were most likely paste though the setting is gold. Told me not to expect much of them. She was there when I picked them up from the appraisal. She was flustered. The 'paste' turned out to be flawless European cut diamonds. Replacement value was $2500. They are now over 100 years old and still as beautiful as the first day I saw them.

    • @rebeccamccrary7196
      @rebeccamccrary7196 2 года назад +15

      Wow

    • @janoraj4667
      @janoraj4667 2 года назад +41

      That´s wonderful! But strange that the jeweler did not identify the stones correctly, maybe he was unhappy that the earrings have been purchased elsewhere? But still either dishonest or not very good in his profession...

    • @nanadeborah8717
      @nanadeborah8717 2 года назад +47

      @@janoraj4667 it was the sales lady at the counter. I don't think she thought they were as old as I said either. The appraisal came back correct as European cut diamonds.

    • @indigoastrealaluna2808
      @indigoastrealaluna2808 2 года назад +11

      Beautiful story🙏🏼 my oldest daughter was born in Napoli!:)

    • @chiarac980
      @chiarac980 Год назад +8

      strano,diamanti veri a napoli nel 1919...

  • @strawberrymilkk3116
    @strawberrymilkk3116 2 года назад +1007

    I love that you could see part of this person's life through their jewelry and trinkets in the box. I also really loved the tiny chanel perfume bottle !

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse 2 года назад +1

      Yes! Also did I see you on an asmr video the other day? 💞

    • @kellycook3914
      @kellycook3914 2 года назад +8

      Too bad Chanel stinks 😩

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse 2 года назад +6

      @@kellycook3914 😂it does! LOL So many times I’ve gone to smell it and tried to like it but EW!!!

    • @Annelief_
      @Annelief_ 2 года назад +2

      I wish I could smell it hahah

    • @strawberrymilkk3116
      @strawberrymilkk3116 2 года назад

      @@larsonfamilyhouse I watch a lot of asmr, but I don't believe I've commented on any haha

  • @Vasca-ir3zv
    @Vasca-ir3zv 2 года назад +314

    I have never understood how anyone can sell their families processions. We had to flee our country and the only things I have from my paternal grandmother are her glasses and a watch. They are priceless to me. I would have given anything to have her jewelry even costume jewelry. This makes me so incredibly sad.

    • @Trance24seven
      @Trance24seven 10 месяцев назад +44

      Unless you knew what mattered to them it can be a bit overwhelming to go through one's possessions. In the last 2 years I effectively inherited my maternal family and both sides of my wife's. Unfortunately they kept everything to the point of it being overwhelming. At some point you have to make your own memories and posessions.

    • @bigsister9354
      @bigsister9354 9 месяцев назад +13

      Sometimes, the person, who left this things in the living world, may be the last member of their family.

    • @sirpainter1
      @sirpainter1 9 месяцев назад +8

      I do understand your sadness. I am the last of my family that came from Germany to South Bend, Indiana & Sweden to Minn. So no family to save my family stuff like My Dad's silver Air force ring from WW2. I have some friends that I will put in my will, Oh btw I'm just 64. When I am dead n gone I won't care, I super care about my 1870 log cabin here in Laramie, Wyo. A part of history. Workin on who should get the house. But again When I am dead n gone I won't care!

    • @sirpainter1
      @sirpainter1 9 месяцев назад

      @@bigsister9354 That's me! Check out my reply!

    • @Karen-q5e
      @Karen-q5e 8 месяцев назад +3

      I say the same thing. Especially without even opening the box.

  • @msdespain
    @msdespain 2 года назад +335

    A lifetime of love went into that box. It's a shame the family parted with it. It's true value is the heart of the woman who kept it all together. A lifetime of memories.

    • @simhifree
      @simhifree 10 месяцев назад

      q 99⁹òⁿ

    • @hellykay
      @hellykay 9 месяцев назад +12

      I'm wondering if at some point her family already kept some of the most valuable and cherished things and this is the rest of it. I think she might've had some things in a separate case or in this same one. Like, there are no wedding rings or precious stones.

  • @Katie-nz3py
    @Katie-nz3py 2 года назад +699

    There's something so intimate about going through someone's trinket box 💕 such little random items but they clearly meant the world to someone

    • @multihand3147
      @multihand3147 2 года назад

      In my channel you can see satisfying unboxing rarest things

    • @kathyelliott6051
      @kathyelliott6051 2 года назад +8

      yes I kinda felt a little sad for the Grandmother no one loves your things like you do ,but once your gorn ,well we know huh ?

    • @loristromski1334
      @loristromski1334 Год назад +2

      Yes I adore it

    • @alisiazinken-gs1pl
      @alisiazinken-gs1pl 9 месяцев назад

      Pandora’s box ☠️

  • @debrussell4921
    @debrussell4921 2 года назад +829

    The odd glass bead necklace is Milifiore, from Italy, popular in 1930s and 40s, sometimes called cake glass. They are collectors items.

    • @sharon932
      @sharon932 2 года назад +20

      My mom passed her onto me and I recently wore it to our sons wedding in San Diego.

    • @annliss5702
      @annliss5702 2 года назад +13

      @@sharon932 Congrats to your son!

    • @godanddevil.5331
      @godanddevil.5331 2 года назад

      BUY SILVER.SILVER IODIDE IS USED FOR ARTIFICIAL RAINS.SILVER NITRATE IS USED IN ROCKET FUELS AND SIVER IN PHARMA INDUSTRY......

  • @BOLLOCKS1968
    @BOLLOCKS1968 2 года назад +68

    All of my Moms costume jewelry that she had that nobody wanted because it had no monetary value I kept. I knew she loved each and every piece. Some were gifts and others she had picked out for their colours and shapes. Finally after keeping them in her jewelry box I decided to do something with them. I found and old frame and arranged them in it to look like one giant medallion/broach. I covered it with glass and hung it in my family room where I get to see it everyday. It reminds me of her, and I smile everytime I see it ✌❤

    • @jkm8741
      @jkm8741 2 года назад +4

      Thats a lovely idea. Im sure your mum would be delighted.

    • @pallavisreetambraparni6995
      @pallavisreetambraparni6995 2 года назад +4

      That is a lovely idea. At least you did something with your mom's costume jewelry.

    • @pallavisreetambraparni6995
      @pallavisreetambraparni6995 2 года назад

      I am sure your mom would be delighted

    • @pallavisreetambraparni6995
      @pallavisreetambraparni6995 2 года назад +3

      That you did something meaningful with your mom's costume jewelry. And if you have any children you can tell the history behind each piece of costume jewelry and pass what you have preserved on to which ever child of yours seams to be the most interested in it.

    • @konablu
      @konablu 9 месяцев назад +3

      What a wonderful idea!

  • @TheBichonBabe
    @TheBichonBabe 2 года назад +582

    Perhaps someone has already mentioned this but the little pencil used to be used by young ladies to note on their dance card the name of the young man they would be dancing with. If you had a full dance card you were very popular. Lovely items and so interesting that it was originally a box to store your letter writing supplies. Great video.

    • @ericag4908
      @ericag4908 2 года назад +6

      That's really cool! Thanks for sharing!

    • @MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis
      @MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis 2 года назад +12

      “Tell em Harry Foster sent ya... and here’s a pencil”

    • @theforgotten1803
      @theforgotten1803 2 года назад +4

      they were on the netflix series Bridgerton..

    • @lewwebb992
      @lewwebb992 2 года назад +3

      Harry Foster was an officer in the Canadian military during WWII. It probably goes with the military collectibles.

    • @cassamoroll
      @cassamoroll 2 года назад +1

      i’d just put random names in 💅🏻

  • @KM-nj3cm
    @KM-nj3cm 2 года назад +259

    Always look for hidden compartments in jewelry boxes. It was very common in the older eras.

    • @sharolyndunham9707
      @sharolyndunham9707 11 месяцев назад +6

      One time at auction I found a hidden compartment in an old jewelry box and so did one other person. We bid against the other and I won, then I got to investigate further and there was 200 in cash and silver certificates!

  • @talktouasia6312
    @talktouasia6312 2 года назад +248

    I love the little cat and the tiny perfume it brings me so much happiness and I feel it did for the owner of the box as well

    • @nothingshouldbewithouteffort
      @nothingshouldbewithouteffort 2 года назад +14

      Those little animal ceramic pieces are always my favorite finds in jewelry stowaways!
      😊🤍

    • @multihand3147
      @multihand3147 2 года назад

      In my channel you can see satisfying unboxing rarest things

    • @FJ-rh6io
      @FJ-rh6io 2 года назад +10

      The cat would have been the first thing I picked up and inspected I'm only a couple minutes in still waiting for him to do it and it's killing me 😬

    • @alenahawke475
      @alenahawke475 Год назад +2

      Those were my favorites as well.❤

    • @alenahawke475
      @alenahawke475 Год назад +6

      ​@@FJ-rh6ioI would've picked up the cat first as well. He just kept tossing it around😮❤

  • @susanuchtman8197
    @susanuchtman8197 Год назад +30

    if someone hasn't already commented the small hook is not a shoe hook it is a glove hook. The long evening gloves sometimes had openings about half way up the glove to make the tight fitting gloves easier to put one. The opening closed with very little buttons that the only to get them through the very little button holes was with the glove hook.

  • @ginakn615
    @ginakn615 2 года назад +197

    The silver brooch that you thought was a moonstone is actually an abalone blister pearl. Great video. I love antiques (especially jewelry). That also isn't a button, but a holder for a chatelaine. Women would hook it on their skirts or aprons and they would hold various things like that pencil, a little note book, needle and thread, etc. The little button hook you found is definitely agate and was used for women's cuffs. The French ivory piece you pulled out was a nail buffer. Sorry, I'm commenting as I watch.

  • @parkerhatcher224
    @parkerhatcher224 2 года назад +291

    Right before my grandfather was diagnosed with cancer, and passed away very quickly. My grandmother and him, sold the house they’d built and had been living in since 1965. They were together 58 years. So all of us grandkids were helping them get rid of everything they had accumulated over the years. As they were moving into a small apartment. And were at the time, unaware of my grandfathers cancer. But one day, I was sitting with them at the table. Looking through stuff they had found in the back of their closet, and my grandfather handed me a really ornate, little tin treasure chest with a lock on it. I really liked the look of the box and it was heavy. I thought maybe it was full of marbles or maybe a bunch of pennies. He said “Here. Take this. If you can open it, you can have whatever is inside. Unless it’s paperwork”. Some time went on. Not much time. About a month or two. My grandfather got sick. And mere weeks after that, passed away. My grandparents raised me. And losing my grandfather was horrible. I was in a daze most of the time. I couldn’t quite catch myself. Anyways. One day I was sitting down. Finally looking at the items he had given me shortly before he passed. And I figured it was time to try and open it. Hours went by, no luck. I’m no lock-pick. My wife, however. Said “I’ll sit down with it and see what I can do”. I was in a different room when she yelled “Parker! I got it open!” I came running to find that it was absolutely FILLED with coins. Dating back to 1902. Mostly Canadian coins. About half of them silver. As well as some American coins. Probably 5-6000 dollars worth of coins. As some were slightly rare and in great condition. I almost sold a couple. But I couldn’t. I thought about melting down the silver to craft some jewelry. But I couldn’t do that either. So now, when I find an odd coin, or something commemorative, I put it back in that box. I don’t think I’ll ever sell any of its contents. I gave a few commemorative silver dollars to my siblings. I still sort through the coins from time to time. I want to write them all down in a ledger and keep that near it for future reference. And to keep better track of the coins. Take care! Always appreciate the old, dusty things. They tend to hold the best surprises!

    • @KC-fd3lt
      @KC-fd3lt Год назад +14

      That’s was sweet story thank you for sharing

    • @heliosgnosis2744
      @heliosgnosis2744 Год назад +11

      He knew what was inside and that he was sick I bet, old generation people were/are like that, I am myself to a degree, but I am not old as the rocks yet, just dirt.

    • @goldenmoon2023
      @goldenmoon2023 9 месяцев назад +5

      Please do take photos of each coin ..both sides.. as they are. Don't clean them.. that destroys their value ..
      Some of them may prove very valuable, especially if you can make a set .. who knows, some family member in a future generation might bless your grandpa's gift if he needs the money for something special.

    • @PriyaPans
      @PriyaPans 9 месяцев назад +9

      You should photograph them all and also take them to be appraised for insurance purposes. Even if you don't sell them. If they get stolen you'll have proof of what you had and the worth so that if you did want to replace the collection. You'll know where to start

    • @gawging
      @gawging 8 месяцев назад +2

      Looks like your Grandpa left you a very valuable treasure that you can cash in and make profits. What a Blessing to have such loving people in your life.❤

  • @kathleenfarris8710
    @kathleenfarris8710 2 года назад +567

    That is a stationary box. The loop for “bracelets” is for ink. What a cool treasure box! I’d love going through this!

    • @KiraConnally
      @KiraConnally 2 года назад +56

      Yes! And the little loops on the top insert of the box were for fountain pens nibs, and the pen itself went into the loop below.

    • @lisab9541
      @lisab9541 2 года назад +22

      I'm glad someone pointed these details out.

    • @christinepizzi6197
      @christinepizzi6197 2 года назад +19

      @Kathleen Farris interesting that this guy had no clue it was a box for writing, not a jewelry box. Is he supposed to be an expert on antiques?

    • @chlorophyllheart
      @chlorophyllheart 2 года назад +24

      @@christinepizzi6197 there are so many antiques, he can't know it all

    • @rosemaryoconnor630
      @rosemaryoconnor630 2 года назад +14

      I don’t he claimed to be to be an expert, so why do you have to throw shade his way. I think we all enjoyed seeing what was in the jewelry box and getting his interpretation of it. If you can’t say anything nice…

  • @Lilhellionz
    @Lilhellionz Год назад +28

    We need a Part 2 follow up!!!!!!!!! To see if there was any items worth anything !!! Thank-you so much for sharing, beautiful find!!!!

  • @traczebabe
    @traczebabe 2 года назад +127

    I have my great-grandmother’s sewing basket, It’s exactly as she left it. I have it on a shelf in our living room. It’s a cherished treasure to me.

    • @jenh6247
      @jenh6247 2 года назад +3

      I have a brown 70s Tupperware container; I used to take it all over the forest collecting blackberries in it. Not inherently valuable but means a great deal to me. ❤️

    • @dreamerartworx
      @dreamerartworx 2 года назад +2

      I inherited alot of valuable stuff from my father recently and he had kept my grandmother's sewing box (and all her almost 100 year old porcelain too) everything is like brand new! Found so much stuff in there that were left there when she passed in 1990 and was never touched since. Stuff from the 1920-1940's is so incredibly much better than the crap that's made today. :)

  • @heidiquayle5054
    @heidiquayle5054 2 года назад +526

    I've gone to auctions and found war medals - can't believe people don't keep these as treasured collections of a loved one. I even had the discharge papers of the soldier and offered them back and they said 'it's fine we don't have anyone who wants it, we didn't really know him". That was sad.

    • @LysLovesAlpacas
      @LysLovesAlpacas 2 года назад +60

      that is so heartbreaking. i don’t have the heart to do any of this, i’m so sentimental that i would find stuff and ache and become attached to items that were once so precious to people i don’t even know. but especially military stuff, i couldn’t even imagine anybody willingly letting that stuff go. ☹️

    • @addamz3277
      @addamz3277 2 года назад +54

      @@LysLovesAlpacas I'm exactly the same.. EXTREMELY sentimental. Even watching this I pictured a younger version of the woman that owned this jewelry box. This was her personal sentimental part of her whole life.

    • @lesleyhawes6895
      @lesleyhawes6895 2 года назад +38

      If, like me, you are the end of the line, with no descendants to leave "precious" family memories to, what can you do but put them in the bin or sell them?

    • @fantcgirl1978
      @fantcgirl1978 2 года назад +21

      @@LysLovesAlpacas I feel like I'm an asessory to some violation watching this. It makes me sad for the woman who treasured these things!

    • @hollypopovich2105
      @hollypopovich2105 2 года назад +18

      @@lesleyhawes6895 ~ Perhaps contact a small museum & gift it to them while you are still able to do so.

  • @ALittleFree
    @ALittleFree 2 года назад +61

    I love how people with wonderful knowledge are able to help identify your items. My favorite piece? That colorful little horse !

  • @cab102361
    @cab102361 2 года назад +205

    My heart hurts. I cannot imagine getting rid of my family’s jewelry boxes. I understand people want to downsize. But this is part of their history.

    • @cassieo
      @cassieo 10 месяцев назад +18

      We don’t know what pieces the family may have kept before selling this box.

    • @cindyk4324
      @cindyk4324 9 месяцев назад +11

      Some people inherit the most wonderful items, but sadly, have no family to whom these precious gifts can be passed.

    • @kreestor
      @kreestor 9 месяцев назад +5

      My grandmother had a bunch of stuff like this, but when she died, her power of attorney got rid of EVERYTHING. I was and still am devastated. I have memories of my early childhood, playing with her stuff. I'm sure it's all in a landfill now. 😥

    • @joseh3564
      @joseh3564 7 месяцев назад

      Cab: i appreciate your sentiment. Sometimes, though, there are no surviving family or friends to inherit items.

    • @SunnyDay335
      @SunnyDay335 4 месяца назад +2

      My greedy mother-in-law had a living estate sale of her mother's belongings. Grandma cried when she sold the hand carved jewelry box her father made for her in the late 1910s. No family members have anything. So sad.

  • @thomaslucas6079
    @thomaslucas6079 2 года назад +124

    During the 1980s in the back of a Goodwill store there was a donation box that people put things outside of it to Donate and a big dumpster were people would toss a lot of good stuff in it. It wasn't illegal to dig through a dumpster as long as you didn't touch the donations out side the donation truck. Over the years I found three different jewelry boxes full of costume jewelry. I always thought to myself that another old lady died and they tossed her things in the dumpster. It brought back memories when my own mother died and other family members were racking her possessions into plastic trash bags. Heartbreaking.

    • @sarazimmerman713
      @sarazimmerman713 2 года назад +10

      So sorry to hear of your relatives’ bad behavior. Peace.

  • @jrawr7924
    @jrawr7924 2 года назад +329

    I work in the Salvation Army warehouse. I come across many Victorian jewelry boxes. I’ve been working there for 6 years now. Till this day, it’s still my favorite thing to do is looking through those jewelry boxes :)

    • @thescarletgraywitch8052
      @thescarletgraywitch8052 2 года назад +11

      I'd love to just have the boxes! That's so cool.

    • @berealsupportive2744
      @berealsupportive2744 2 года назад +2

      How fun, are you a man or woman lol

    • @jrawr7924
      @jrawr7924 2 года назад +4

      @@berealsupportive2744 woman lol

    • @Kazoku4
      @Kazoku4 Год назад +3

      I just got a job at value village (savers) as a sorter so I’m super excited to go through vintage things

  • @Drux.i
    @Drux.i 2 года назад +430

    The internal hoarder in me would never be able to sell this. I have so much stuff from my great grandma that I can't imagine getting rid of. I'd feel terrible giving things she thought were important enough to keep away :(

    • @janamonji
      @janamonji 2 года назад +12

      So many of my grandparents things were stolen during WWII. What I do have are so very precious.

    • @katiebelles3810
      @katiebelles3810 2 года назад +17

      Oh my gosh i know!! My momma passed 2 yrs ago and i haven't been able to part w annnnything, she kept evvvvverything!!she had birthday cards from HER childhood, let alone mine!! I've got her yearbooks, wedding invitations from ppl she loved, jewelry, photos...maybe one day...but not soon

    • @janamonji
      @janamonji 2 года назад +13

      @@katiebelles3810 It's better to go slow than to quickly get rid of things and later regret it. I think that's why they used to have a mourning period. Is anyone in their right mind during the first year after someone's death?

    • @janamonji
      @janamonji 2 года назад +5

      @@katiebelles3810 That's sort of cool to have old cards. She had lovely memories. I wish I had gone over some of the things my aunt left so I could have learned more.

    • @Dale3fan
      @Dale3fan 2 года назад +2

      Ditto, I have quite a few from my Nana, Memere & Aunts that I just can't part with. Even some tie clips & cufflinks from my Grandpa & Pepere. I cannot imagine getting rid if any of it. I figure if it was important enough to have kept it throughout their lives I should hold the same reverence for it.

  • @samanthacline1265
    @samanthacline1265 2 года назад +21

    This reminds me of when my grandmother died. She collected a lot of jewelry, mostly costume. We kept all the valuable or sentimental pieces and gave away the rest. We mounted every piece on card stock and put them in little plastic jewelry baggies (like little Ziplocks). We organized them and put them in plastic tubs. We filled 9 of them!

  • @sandcastle2069
    @sandcastle2069 2 года назад +185

    What fascinates me, besides the small Chanel bottle and the white gold watch which was STUNNING, is that the squirrel gene is in all of us. Who else haven’t come across their old aunt or grandmothers jewelry box and it looks exactly like this even if you live in a different continent.!? They collected every bead that had fallen off, every pin that had lost its pin, every sequin and pearl, regardless of its value, hoping that one day they would have the time or money to repair it.

    • @goodfox9250
      @goodfox9250 2 года назад +7

      This reminds me of my mom’s old jewelry box. She had a tiny little Channel bottle just like this one that sat in a velvet lined box. I believe she received it as a gift in the 1950’s. Not sure when it was actually purchased.

    • @sarahadair5890
      @sarahadair5890 Год назад +3

      My mom wears channel #5. Lol she always has.

    • @thatskaren
      @thatskaren Год назад +3

      ❤❤❤

    • @emilycote8361
      @emilycote8361 8 месяцев назад

      A good portion of my own jewelry box is spare buttons 😂

  • @chrisweller746
    @chrisweller746 2 года назад +32

    We ladies put special things in jewelry boxes....I loved watching each piece...Thank You

    • @magickmoi1261
      @magickmoi1261 2 года назад +2

      And we don’t usually throw anything away. We pass them on

    • @seniortips1196
      @seniortips1196 2 года назад

      Yes indeed. It looks just like mine.

  • @sharrell1348
    @sharrell1348 2 года назад +735

    As a genealogist, I am perplexed as to why someone would sell heirlooms. They would have made wonderful Christmas gifts.

    • @d6187
      @d6187 2 года назад +41

      They were likely overwhelmed

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 2 года назад +143

      No one to pass them on to...estranged from their kids...dire financial need? Who knows?
      Maybe they saw a chance of having them end up with people who appreciate old stuff at least. Stuff like that can easily end up in the thrash, if the heirs don't want to deal with every little piece of belonging after someone passes.
      To a lot of people, this would mostly just look like junk. You need to be into vintage/antiques or at least know, there is a market for it, to appreciate these finds.

    • @sylviaschepers5166
      @sylviaschepers5166 2 года назад +101

      @@raraavis7782 Well I know my granddaughters have seen only a small part of mine. I listened to their comments amoungest each other and I was but yet not surprised at their comments 🙄❗ Actually they didn't know it but they made me cry 😢❗ Because they only wanted the ones that had the diamonds and pretty stones in them. They would ask me what was real and what wasn't ❗ And these girls are in their 20's😢❗ How sad, if they only understood the value of memories 🙄😓❗

    • @lamaxx8562
      @lamaxx8562 2 года назад +88

      @@sylviaschepers5166 Oh, don't be upset, Sylvia, they are just too young!
      I was the same when I was 20..
      My grandma had hard life, didn't have much and everything was valuable for her, I didn't understand it then. It all came later.. I am 50 now and treasure ALL her personal belongings... her favorite blouse she wore only for special occasions, an empty bottle of her perfume, her linen, an old soviet brooch...And I can't forgive myself that we accidentally broke her old Christmas ornaments when moved house...I would give all my diamonds and gold to have them back!!! She passed away 7 years ago. 😢
      And your granddaughters values will change one day..

    • @sylviaschepers5166
      @sylviaschepers5166 2 года назад +27

      @@lamaxx8562 This I have been told. But it doesn't make it any easier. I have a few things that was my mom's mom. A few pieces are dishes and I cring Everytime they use it with no care in the world for it😓❗ Thank you

  • @born_again_barbie
    @born_again_barbie 2 года назад +5

    I started collecting antique dolls at 19 and got someones beautiful 1950s costume jewelry when I was 16 or 13? I love antiques. I branched out and have funeral stuff, dolls, posion bottles, 1950s, earoy 1960s Barbies and such :)

  • @lynnb-TruckCastreauJr
    @lynnb-TruckCastreauJr 2 года назад +150

    What an absolute treasure to find. I'd love to have that box.
    12:00 that tiny hook is actually for pulling and doing up your glove buttons. It's too small and delicate to pull boot laces or buttons.

    • @lilacprincezz7766
      @lilacprincezz7766 2 года назад +1

      @LynnB I thought the small hook was used to fasten a bracelet? It might sound crazy but I have seen hook type mechanisms like that for a lady to use to fasten a bracelet around her wrist! I was definitely wrong, lol!

  • @user-wm9rd7gt9x
    @user-wm9rd7gt9x 2 года назад +64

    Its horribly depressing that family no longer has these keepsakes 😪

  • @lomolvr
    @lomolvr 2 года назад +632

    I'm seeing a lot of comments about how sad it is that someone would sell their grandmothers precious jewelry. Not everyone has a close relationship with their grandmother so there isn't anything to be sentimental about. Treasure your relationship with your grands if you have them but don't judge others who never had one.

    • @christianesturmer4159
      @christianesturmer4159 2 года назад +39

      Or need money!!!!!

    • @angiearbogast5424
      @angiearbogast5424 2 года назад +60

      Believe or not some also have no family left to hand down their things to

    • @tgbluewolf
      @tgbluewolf 2 года назад +18

      It's still sad, if it means that some family members weren't close for some reason. Nothing judgmental.

    • @NugSkinnyPig
      @NugSkinnyPig 2 года назад +38

      My grandparents stuff I threw out, they adopted me from my mother, made me cook, clean, garden everything, I was never allowed out I'd I disobeyed they tortured my dog eventually killing him to drive to suicide cause they knew they were dying. Just cause someone's old doesn't make them nice. Those two were evil. I am now halfway cross the country in a new home with a 24.7 carer cause of the trauma.

    • @humandoodad
      @humandoodad 2 года назад +16

      And maybe the grandchild held on to the things that were sentimental to them. The state of the box makes it look like it hasn't been handled much in a long time, so there probably aren't memories attached to it for them. Yeah, maybe Grandma would have looked through this box and reminisced but if you have limited space and an estate to deal with, you pick the things that are meaningful for you.

  • @jcbslytherin269
    @jcbslytherin269 11 месяцев назад +16

    We run a family shop, I collect old coins anyway, but i was cashing up one evening and one coin stood out from the rest, on looking closer I realised it was an old penny with a young queen Victoria on the back, I was thrilled.

  • @ThursdayASMR
    @ThursdayASMR 2 года назад +41

    My favorite was the mirror with the little powder puff! How precious!

    • @lmnop29
      @lmnop29 2 года назад

      First comment I see talking about it, it's a clever idea!

    • @loveandlight225
      @loveandlight225 2 года назад

      I think it had face powder in it.

    • @MissT61324
      @MissT61324 2 года назад

      I'd be worried it was lead-based powder! Cool, but probably not safe!!

  • @janetguignard5137
    @janetguignard5137 2 года назад +5

    Thank you so much what wonderful way to start my day. Nice cup of coffee and interesting jewelry thanks again. Have a wonderful day.

  • @gailgrimble2190
    @gailgrimble2190 2 года назад +91

    Thank you for this video. I have been making my own jewelry since I was 10. Since there were no Michael’s or the internet back then I would go door to door and ask the neighborhood women if they had any old jewelry they didn’t want anymore. This video brought back all those memories 💚💚💚The wreath and long yellow one in the top center drawer are sweater clips. They usually came in pairs with a thin chain running between the two clips. They attached the sweater at the top so they did not have to button the sweater. Sometimes they wouldn’t even put their arms in the sleeves.

    • @Godwinpounds4333
      @Godwinpounds4333 2 года назад

      Hello Gail, how are you doing?

    • @sampuatisamuel9785
      @sampuatisamuel9785 2 года назад +1

      That's interesting information about the sweater clips

    • @gracerodriguez4924
      @gracerodriguez4924 2 года назад +1

      I know it's important to keep our ancestors little things to remember them by. But sometimes we should keep only one, see, when mom died she wouldn't want us to be sad. I took all her jewelry and scarfs, some pashminas, put one of each in a box, packed them gave them away to each one of her cousins,nieces and friends. I really know that's what she wanted and so I executed her will.

    • @sitcomsTV
      @sitcomsTV 2 года назад +1

      What's important is not to let the knowledge die.
      Specially one like yours - that cames from first hand.
      Its one think to recognize an object and wonder what they could be fore. Another is to have it said to us how it was used and the reason and intent behind it. Ty.

  • @BeeWilliamsBuzz
    @BeeWilliamsBuzz 8 месяцев назад +10

    Got a couple of clues for you. The 1844 coin has a hole in it because people used to hang them above their front doors on the inside to bring money into the house(old tradition). The long leather covered white wire rimmed object I believe is a nail buffer, women wore their nails natural and shiney. The box itself actually looked like it was made out of rosewood which is a beautiful scarce wood now days. Great vid & thanks for sharing.

  • @Veritasominavincit
    @Veritasominavincit 2 года назад +49

    The horse brooch has some value for vintage enthusiasts/collectors it belonged in the set aside pile. Enjoyed seeing the pieces.

  • @dida079
    @dida079 2 года назад +144

    The teeny perfume bottle is beyond adorable ❤️❤️❤️

  • @jd9351
    @jd9351 2 года назад +99

    I can't imagine selling something that belonged tomy great-grandmother. What a lovely box filled with treasure. I think the hook is for gloves, btw.

    • @maryleemcdaniel7274
      @maryleemcdaniel7274 2 года назад +3

      button hook for gloves sounds right ;)

    • @l.m.o.8948
      @l.m.o.8948 2 года назад +3

      I also thought the hook could be for holding your bracelet when you put it on.

    • @lindat913
      @lindat913 2 года назад +5

      That is my thought! No way I’d sell short of a major emergency.

    • @jd9351
      @jd9351 2 года назад +3

      @@lindat913 Yeah, it would have to be dire.

    • @TerryInUSA
      @TerryInUSA 2 года назад +13

      Possibly the lady who sold it was very elderly but had no one to pass it along to. But she knew that if she gave it to Alex that it would be treated with great respect and appreciation and even better, respected and appreciated by thousands of others who see it on RUclips. That would make me able to part with something like that - you know - when "you can't take it with you".

  • @TheNerak99
    @TheNerak99 Год назад +3

    I had never heard of Maui’s banyan tree , now I’m watching videos of the restoration . Thank you .

  • @deedeejohnson3452
    @deedeejohnson3452 2 года назад +148

    I really think the jewelry box started life as something , perhaps a lady would keep her pens , an inkwell there where you thought maybe a bracelet. You lift and there’s a place for the envelopes . Maybe wax and wax stamps as well . A beautiful box in its self .

    • @sojourningmimi
      @sojourningmimi 2 года назад +15

      I do believe you're right. That leather half circle inside was used to hold the pen on one side and the nibs on the other. Lovely old correspondence box!

    • @deedeejohnson3452
      @deedeejohnson3452 2 года назад +8

      Thank you I knew there must be a name for it , a correspondence box that I didn’t know.

    • @MDSMITH9
      @MDSMITH9 2 года назад

      I@@sojourningmimi trttt

    • @hrhdianednum7203
      @hrhdianednum7203 2 года назад +3

      Like the early portable writing desk for teenage girls and boys that wrote different kinds of journals because it was used during the time journeys were in carriages and even up to the time of the car.

    • @kimberleyjane2338
      @kimberleyjane2338 2 года назад +1

      @@hrhdianednum7203 Intersting.

  • @toyfreaks
    @toyfreaks 2 года назад +72

    Love that celluloid horse pin. Looks more like late 1920's, early 30's.

  • @lydwinaofschiedam2685
    @lydwinaofschiedam2685 2 года назад +8

    Thanks to everyone who has contributed their knowledge of antiques. Fascinating information.

  • @sarahn3394
    @sarahn3394 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely in LOVE with that art deco watch.

  • @sandrabarnett8364
    @sandrabarnett8364 2 года назад +96

    The small button hook is likely for ladies gloves, it has a banded agate handle

    • @amazinggrace5692
      @amazinggrace5692 Год назад +2

      Could also be to help hook bracelets on when alone.

    • @terryheatwole6153
      @terryheatwole6153 Год назад

      @@amazinggrace5692that is exactly it’s purpose

  • @lauralee_365
    @lauralee_365 2 года назад +130

    I was freaking when I saw the Channnel No 5 bottle. What a find! (At last to me). Very fun video. I kept thinking about the woman who found these things so precious to keep in a box. Kind of sad but beautiful.

    • @dianesorokac2260
      @dianesorokac2260 2 года назад +1

      I have 2 blue evening in Paris
      ..bottles... they worth anything?

    • @weismantelj
      @weismantelj 2 года назад +1

      Me too. I want one just like that. Can't find them anywhere

    • @TheCrazyredheadaz
      @TheCrazyredheadaz 2 года назад +4

      I love collecting miniature bottles of perfume! I used to have a bottle that was black lips and had a matching nose stopper, best of all though, it was Salvador Dali perfume, it smells amazing, and I found it for $1 at a garage sale in the 80's For my 55th birthday last year, my sister hunted it down and was able to get me a replacement!

    • @christinagill6332
      @christinagill6332 2 года назад +2

      I remember my mum with the same little bottle of Channel No 5 that brought back memories of her. I've no idea what happened to that little bottle. But my daughter bought me a bottle of Channel No 5 it brings back memories everytime I spray it. Which I don't wear often to expensive for everyday use.

    • @tedbus7708
      @tedbus7708 2 года назад +2

      Yes I saw the Chanel and drooled.
      For myself, it was the best item.
      The nicknacks were cute, war medals Interesting and noble. The Chanel perfume is a gorgeous classic.

  • @judyperilstein9752
    @judyperilstein9752 2 года назад +65

    Gingerly going through a box like this is a gentle opportunity to view the little special items one found special enough to save for the future.
    Like old button boxes passed on to the next generation, these jewelry boxes are like “elastic time capsules” of decades of lives. So very , very interesting and poignant. Thanks Alex

  • @caroleroseburgh1344
    @caroleroseburgh1344 9 месяцев назад +2

    Good Evening Alex and Melissa. The anticipation of seeing what is in that box is killing me ‼️

  • @Misskittenfish71
    @Misskittenfish71 2 года назад +21

    I'm 50, when I was about 13 my mother bought this exact jewelry box from an antique store. I ended up with it for years after, filled with my antique and vintage jewelry, much like these pieces, until the box finally disintegrated. I was so sad about it I ended up keeping all the metal accents off if it (still have them). I never thought I would see that jewelry box again. It was truly a trip down memory lane. Thank you.

    • @joekris.2998
      @joekris.2998 Год назад

      Hello Trish Allen 😊 how are you?

  • @debh7849
    @debh7849 2 года назад +71

    The items you looked at early on were shoe buckles to decorate shoes. Very cool treasure box

  • @danielulz1640
    @danielulz1640 2 года назад +158

    The floral brooch and earrings are indeed sterling silver. My mother had a very similar set. Late 1930s, early 1940s.

    • @elhe1563
      @elhe1563 2 года назад +10

      My mother too! Hello from Germany.

    • @roismireag
      @roismireag 2 года назад +11

      I have a necklace that matches them, and it came from Germany.

    • @ellendelima700
      @ellendelima700 2 года назад +4

      It is silver filigree. Dip it in liquid silver polish. I buy it at Walmart

    • @seniortips1196
      @seniortips1196 2 года назад

      This is so interesting.

    • @catharineswash4208
      @catharineswash4208 2 года назад

      Filigree silver jewellery like that made also in former Yugoslavia

  • @SnowPink90
    @SnowPink90 2 года назад +2

    This was so cool!! You know @19:40 the French ivory piece that was used to buff up your nails, a nail buffer.
    That watch though was beautiful!! Excellent purchase!! Love the box too.

  • @stephaniepapaleo521
    @stephaniepapaleo521 2 года назад +13

    I ❤️ how respectful you were with handling those treasures, no matter how small, I felt like this adorable unique box had so many memories attached and I hope those costume pieces and broken Victorian jewelry/baubles get to find a new home!

  • @Aliwalibongo
    @Aliwalibongo 2 года назад +150

    I don't know why, but it made me a little sad when you didn't put the horse brooch aside! 😂It's so full of personality, I think that was probably my favorite thing in the box. Would love to hear you talk more about why you decide to keep certain pieces over others for at the store. What happens to things you don't think are worth selling?

    • @timemachine7026
      @timemachine7026 2 года назад +12

      I loved it also!

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 2 года назад +25

      Phone his store and put in a bid. Or maybe he is sending it all to auction. I liked the little cat.

    • @favouritemoon4133
      @favouritemoon4133 2 года назад +14

      I loved that little horse too.

    • @deedeejohnson3452
      @deedeejohnson3452 2 года назад +25

      Do you think the horse might have been Bakelite?

    • @Cate7451
      @Cate7451 2 года назад +6

      @@deedeejohnson3452 maybe.

  • @katieallen3927
    @katieallen3927 2 года назад +26

    This took me back to my childhood when my mother would let me look through her jewelry box.

  • @ef9723
    @ef9723 2 года назад +6

    Just came across your channel and immediately love it! I love the tiny chanel bottle! The house I've lived in for years is from 1939 and i still find small treasures outside in the yard. ❤️ Even someone's capped baby tooth from who knows when😳

  • @leannemichelle8327
    @leannemichelle8327 2 года назад +75

    That mirror was really cool. I love the secret little powder puff super cute! Great video.

    • @LeeStJohn-ym4df
      @LeeStJohn-ym4df 2 года назад +2

      Oh I know! Me too. That and the bank dime collector tin.

  • @alicehh9194
    @alicehh9194 2 года назад +41

    That was a wonderful way to get my morning started! A cup of coffee and a notification from Curiosity Inc ! Fantastic! Really interesting things in that jewelry box…thanks Alexander! 😊💝

  • @ahill4642
    @ahill4642 2 года назад +10

    That watch was particularly cool. Neat seeing how pristine the inner workings are, having never been exposed to the elements. So cool that it still works.

  • @audraturner5365
    @audraturner5365 2 года назад +1

    My grandfather was a 32degree Mason and ww2 veteran so seeing these artifacts bring fond memories of the stories he told me and the little time I spent with him before he got alzheimer's diseasehe passed in 2019 at 81

  • @sienashawver6511
    @sienashawver6511 2 года назад +69

    I received my great grandmas jewelry box and the amount of jewelry going from 1930-1980s is incredible. I also received an old compact with a bunch of signatures engraved I’m assuming was her besties that they all signed or perhaps her nursing staff as she was the head nurse at a hospital in the 1930s-40s.

  • @YT4Me57
    @YT4Me57 2 года назад +171

    The box may have been passed down from a grandmother to her daughter and then her daughter. The box itself from the late 1i00s, filled with items from the 1920s and 1940s tells a tale of a family. The last user of the box kept trinkets from her husband in there as well. It would have been quite a treasure if it had stayed in the family.

    • @sylviaschepers5166
      @sylviaschepers5166 2 года назад +4

      Ohh I agree 💯❗ I got probably 5 jewelry boxes of different sizes. 1big 2 medium size and a few real small. Plus I have 2 or 3 shoe boxes packed full 😲❗ Really don't have a clue what any of it's worth ❗ I was going to have a antique jewelry to look at some of it but he made me feel a little uneasy about it. A friend told me that he would under cut the price and sell it for a high price. So I'm still sitting on it all 🙄❗ I know it's crazy, but I sure wish I could get someone from the Antique Road Show come and take a look at all of it.
      When I watched him go through the box I had to laugh because it reminded me of through the years and what I would save and put in my jewelry box. It's the little moements that sometimes mean the most ❤️❗

    • @buckiannscreations9089
      @buckiannscreations9089 2 года назад +11

      Sad to think no one wanted it.. if something from my great grandparents or further were available to me I'd keep it. Then again with all those Mason items, I don't think family items would be on their mind

    • @karenabrams8986
      @karenabrams8986 2 года назад +2

      My family was full of masons and Dars. I want no reminders of them. The ptsd is hard enough to manage without the symbols of their hypocrisy and narcissism laying around. They were sure proud of themselves. 🤮

    • @hummingbird9221
      @hummingbird9221 2 года назад +5

      @@karenabrams8986 I and my Daughter are OES. There is no narcissism in our belonging to such a wonderful group. I'm sorry you feel this way. All the male members of our family are Masons. We've loved it.

    • @AdventureswithAmirah
      @AdventureswithAmirah 2 года назад +2

      @@hummingbird9221 I'm very proud that my Daddy was a Mason. I treasure his cufflinks and other little masonic tie pins etc. that he left behind.

  • @atlanticantiquesltd7372
    @atlanticantiquesltd7372 2 года назад +109

    Your half penny token is a pretty common token and they are found quite often with holes. This was not to make a necklace as jewelry, it was due to the Indians. Indians had no pockets and often they were plugged so they could be tied on a string and worn around the neck. Traders quite often would plug these coins in advance just to trade to the Indians. The indians would use these tokens to buy things that they could not trade for.The Canadian bank tokens from the 1850s as well as the French Canadian (Montreal) UN SOU tokens (1837) are quite often found with holes.

    • @divyak9980
      @divyak9980 2 года назад +13

      Took me a while to guess you probably mean Native Americans and not Indians from India.

    • @FrankMonday
      @FrankMonday 2 года назад +7

      @@divyak9980 I think for the era they were mostly know as engines, red skins, Indians, and such. Don’t think the PC terminology started till the new millennium. I could be wrong though.

    • @bforman1300
      @bforman1300 2 года назад +1

      @@angelak8875 oh. I always assumed 'native American' meant native to the western continents, the Americas.

    • @divyak9980
      @divyak9980 2 года назад +10

      @@FrankMonday it wasn't about being politically correct, I just find it confusing being from India. But I get what you mean.

    • @letsgobrandon6439
      @letsgobrandon6439 2 года назад

      @@bforman1300 they're no more native than Europeans. They just arrived earlier.

  • @Bercuda
    @Bercuda 7 месяцев назад +1

    You should definitely make a show! I would watch EVERY episode!!

  • @ahill4642
    @ahill4642 2 года назад +25

    I used to enjoy going through my mother's jewelry box, and my grandmother's, which happened to be matching boxes because my father bought them for each of them. Both mom and grandma passed away a long time ago and I have both of the boxes now. I haven't gone through them in years because it's a bit sad even if very special. ☺️ It was memory lane seeing this.

    • @lisalee2885
      @lisalee2885 2 года назад +5

      Yes I have my grandmother and moms...love the smell of the old and perfume when I open them 🙂🙂

  • @leodasneves7647
    @leodasneves7647 2 года назад +17

    Sir I just wanted to reach out to sincerely and personally thank you. My grandmother passed away many years ago when I was still in my early teens. I was adapted so she was an older grandmother and was born in 1921. She had left me her jewelry box before she had returned home to the angels and several years ago someone stole all of her most precious items including the jewelry box itself. So as you were showing this jewelry box of yours it just helped me feel like a kid again touching all of my Grandma's treasures and remembering the love that she had for her life. I'm sure this was not your intention, but I just wanted to share with you what you helped give back to me. God bless you and the happiness New Year to you Sir!

    • @sawdust2556
      @sawdust2556 2 года назад +1

      That is just the sweetest message of love for your grandmother, and I bet she smiles down on you and is with you!💕

  • @LMFNinja
    @LMFNinja 2 года назад +24

    The military items are from the Canadian Army of World War One. One item has the Canadian maple leaf on it and the other has the coat of arms of Canada- "A Mari Usque Ad Mare " ('from sea to sea'). The ribbon/badge that says Moose Jaw 1915 refers to the City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The owner of the box was definitely married to a Canadian veteran of World War One.

  • @brendadrake6866
    @brendadrake6866 2 года назад +1

    These are so cool I love going through old stuff

  • @jeremycastro3712
    @jeremycastro3712 2 года назад +58

    With the investigation part I’d love an update on these pieces, see if they were gold or not, or hidden value based on their collectibility.

  • @lizjoyce4846
    @lizjoyce4846 2 года назад +87

    The plastic horse pin was a real fine surprised you didn't separate it out with the other treasures. Also you didn't pull the backing down from the top of the box sometimes little treasures are hidden there as well as in the little satin pouches. Nice box and great find on that 18 carat white gold watch. Thanks for posting very enjoyable.

    • @LeeStJohn-ym4df
      @LeeStJohn-ym4df 2 года назад +7

      I figured that there might be a "secret" compartment. Even if it turns out to not have originally been a jewelry box but a "correspondence" box as many here have suggested. TY

    • @robertawalsh2995
      @robertawalsh2995 2 года назад +1

      Surprised me too. There were actually a couple of things. He didn't know squat about the button hook.

  • @ckswat77zz51
    @ckswat77zz51 2 года назад +144

    My Gramma worked her whole life & wasn’t wealthy. She was amazing. Anyway, after she died & we went through her jewelry which was all costume stuff. I took a “white gold” watch with “ sapphires & diamonds”. It had a broken wrist band. We never saw her wearing it & my Mom didn’t recognize it. To our surprise, it is actually all real! My in-laws surprised me by it getting fixed, cleaned & working. Its such a treasure. We have no idea how she got this. I know its worth quite a bit, but I’ll never sell it. It’s going to my daughter one day.

    • @ameliab7245
      @ameliab7245 2 года назад +9

      Could have been given to her from a 'suitor' or as a special present from her parents for a special occasion like graduation.

    • @ckswat77zz51
      @ckswat77zz51 2 года назад +6

      @@ameliab7245 Highly unlikely. She came to this area on an orphan train with her brother. Then a couple who had a tavern took them in, not as their kids, but as workers. My Grandpa married her before she was 16.

    • @rogeramezquita5685
      @rogeramezquita5685 2 года назад +2

      You should ensured if is vintage and gold It may go to even $20,000

    • @LeeStJohn-ym4df
      @LeeStJohn-ym4df 2 года назад +6

      Oh your story is soo cool! TY

    • @amazingabby25
      @amazingabby25 2 года назад +9

      ckswat77 zz I wonder if she got it a yard sale, my bubby got really expensive jewelry at a yard sale form25 cents

  • @kimkula
    @kimkula 2 года назад +6

    I am fascinating with the emerald penchant at 4:31. It is a beautiful piece.

  • @HUDSONVINTAGE
    @HUDSONVINTAGE 2 года назад +36

    Looks like canetille twisted wire brooch and earrings. Most likely 800 or 835 silver, and victorian. This was the most fun vintage jewelry video I've seen in a long time!

    • @AnniePA1960
      @AnniePA1960 2 года назад

      Is that what you call it? I have 2 silver bracelets made like that.

    • @marykamauf7386
      @marykamauf7386 2 года назад

      @@AnniePA1960 LLP

    • @joekris.2998
      @joekris.2998 Год назад

      Hello 👋🏻 how are you?

  • @edemontfort9482
    @edemontfort9482 2 года назад +86

    It was interesting. I thought you may have been just a little bit rough with handling some of those things, like pulling the strand of beads. They're old and delicate and should be handled very gently. I was an appraiser at an auction house. We were extremely careful when handling older pieces which could easily fall apart. We usually wore gloves. Just saying.

  • @nitamarie5926
    @nitamarie5926 2 года назад +19

    I would have been in heaven going through that jewelry box. Love the box itself. Thanks so much for sharing and have a wonderful day :)

  • @calliewatford2836
    @calliewatford2836 Год назад

    Thank you so much for sharing this video. I enjoyed a gentleman's view and learned a few new things . I'll be checking ladies watches more closely.❤

  • @juliastrom9218
    @juliastrom9218 2 года назад +5

    Wonderful find! It gave me all the feels. My grandmother kept little odds and ends in her jewelry box. I loved looking at everything. Now, I keep special little trinkets in my jewelry box. 😊

  • @JeanStAubin-nl9uo
    @JeanStAubin-nl9uo 2 года назад +70

    The little red plastic heart looks to be Bakelite. I am a collector of Bakelite. If it is just early plastic, it could still be collectible. I wish you would have taken it out so we could have a better look at it. This was fun! Hope you do more jewelry in the future.

    • @alisalembree241
      @alisalembree241 2 года назад +2

      Question for you as a Bakelite collector: i have a Deco Bakelite bracelet strung on the original elastic, which is essentially useless as it's all stretched out. This is probably based on personal preference but would you prefer the bracelet be kept intact as it is, or restrung on new elastic to be usable? I resell jewelry and don't want to mess it up if it's frowned upon.

    • @JeanStAubin-nl9uo
      @JeanStAubin-nl9uo 2 года назад +2

      @@alisalembree241 Restringing it on new elastic should not hurt the value

    • @rhondaborders3452
      @rhondaborders3452 2 года назад +4

      I wondered if the little horse pin was bakelite.

    • @JeanStAubin-nl9uo
      @JeanStAubin-nl9uo 2 года назад

      @@rhondaborders3452 Hard to say. I would have liked to see that one close up as well.

  • @joanparro5777
    @joanparro5777 2 года назад +23

    That was awesome!! So much fun. Lots of great pieces in there. I used to work at a jewelry store. It's amazing how you can tell just from the weight of an item if it is real gold or not and even the karot sometimes just from the weight. And platinum is heavy!! Silver is like holding a feather compared to platinum. A Double long strand of real graduated Pearl beads Amazing!! This was a fun video.

  • @jerlynneallison6361
    @jerlynneallison6361 6 месяцев назад

    I would LOVE to restore that box!! What a BEAUTIFUL piece of art and history!! I'm in love! 😍😍

  • @SHAYUPIVER
    @SHAYUPIVER 2 года назад +15

    I was in the jewelry business for over 10 years and this is definitely an awesome find. 👍♥️

  • @ladycrystalr-u.s.a
    @ladycrystalr-u.s.a 2 года назад +116

    The thing that looks like a small boot lacer is actually used to help clasp bracelets.
    Love that Art Deco 18k ladies watch.

    • @CranbrookArtUK
      @CranbrookArtUK 2 года назад +15

      Um no. It’s a button hook. Used on garments which had lots of small buttons to fasten them - think Victorian shoes and long gloves. This little one was probably for gloves.

    • @joyciejd9673
      @joyciejd9673 2 года назад +7

      Definitely a button hook. I also think that the longish item with the plastic back and padded material on the other side was a nail buffer

    • @ivy_2300
      @ivy_2300 2 года назад +2

      I was looking for this comment! Exactly what I was going to say :) Most of the pieces in this jewlery box seem to be 1920s to 1950s, and the Victorian look of many tiny buttons had largely gone out of fashion at that point. It could be a button hook but given that it was in the jewlery box and that it's such a tiny instrument, I believe it's for helping clasp bracelets :)

    • @michaelcanchola7447
      @michaelcanchola7447 Год назад

      Creo es un descocedor, para deshacer las puntadas de una costura.

  • @megngarnett
    @megngarnett 2 года назад +129

    the funny thing is that the pieces that are least precious (monetarily) might have been the most precious to the person who used to own these treasures, but we’ll never know 🥺
    hopefully whoever has them next will treasure them too! 💕

  • @BullingThunder
    @BullingThunder 2 года назад +2

    Amazing thing to get hold of. I love antiques. They hold so many amazing qualities. Back when quality really ment something. Just amazing. Th Silver pieces that match are for a belt. They could be 1940's to the 60's. The brass military buttons look 1850's to 1880's which really is an amazing find. The wreath I wanna say was for scarfs or a high collar blouse. The piece 19:42 is a nail file. Very OLD nail file. It is crazy how somethings from so long ago can be looked at today and skill is seen or shows how time evolved certain things in our lives... Such as nail files. I hope you are able to get that box cleaned up and looking as it did long ago. It's really an amazing thing to get your hands on.

    • @Lucaangelo252
      @Lucaangelo252 2 года назад

      Hello pretty how are you doing with your family?

  • @lbatemon1158
    @lbatemon1158 2 года назад +8

    That silver filagree rose and matching screw on earrings is exactly like a set my Great-Grandma had. Seeing it made me think of her. I think I still have them in my keepsakes box in my attic. Very cool stuff, thanks for making a video and sharing!

  • @cometasporelcielo
    @cometasporelcielo 2 года назад +62

    The 'cape clasp' is actually a shoe clip. My grandmother had several like that and gifted them to me!

    • @KristenK78
      @KristenK78 2 года назад +1

      They’re actually dress clips. They would clip on the collar of your dress/top to add a little sparkle, and potentially change up the shape of the collar a bit.

  • @robinyoung6533
    @robinyoung6533 2 года назад +5

    I LOVE old fancy makeup with the hidden puffs, etc. love it in the mirror!!!! 🪞

  • @maritzascraft
    @maritzascraft 6 месяцев назад

    Would love to find a priceless old jewelry box like you did. Love the 1920’s watch with the little flowers on it ⏱️ and the secret mirror 🪞

  • @cherylburkitt9722
    @cherylburkitt9722 2 года назад +6

    So interesting.
    I loved going through this box with you..and these pieces shall live on...

    • @Lucaangelo252
      @Lucaangelo252 2 года назад

      Hello pretty how are you doing hope you are doing well with your family?

  • @InThisEssayIWill...
    @InThisEssayIWill... 2 года назад +48

    The item at the 19 minute mark is called a dress clip! It was popular in the 1920's basically a broach for the neckline of your dress! The closet historian here on RUclips taught me that! I'm pretty sure I saw a couple others at the beginning of the video too!

    • @greyeaglem
      @greyeaglem 2 года назад +4

      I think the ones at the beginning were a belt buckle. At first I thought they were part of a convertible piece until I saw the back where you'd thread ribbon or whatever to make a belt.

    • @Susanfuzz
      @Susanfuzz 2 года назад +5

      I love the closet historian! She does love a dress clip :)

  • @kiraberinger
    @kiraberinger 2 года назад +45

    So cool!! I will never forget the time I was going though my great, great grandmothers old jewelry boxes and came across one of her teeth! Scarred to this day, haha!!!😂😂

    • @papagigo1
      @papagigo1 2 года назад +2

      +Kira ,, that so funny !

  • @IvyRoad
    @IvyRoad 2 года назад +4

    Treasure box! What fun! Figurative lucite pin, and the little fiddle, are always popular, don't discount them. Shoe button hooks were used to button shoes, not to tighten laces. The "clasp" is probably a dress or shoe "clip", used not to hold something together but to temporarily adorn a simple dress or pair of shoes. The French Ivory piece is a nail buffer used to shine nails before nail polish.

  • @Yorkie2
    @Yorkie2 2 года назад +21

    I love sorting through anything "old" I imagine the history and person/s lifestyle to whom it once belonged .

  • @cristinalivi-harris3267
    @cristinalivi-harris3267 2 года назад +15

    The little cat ornament is lovely 😻
    I still have photos and objects of mum, dad, grandparents and other older relatives. I consider them my background. It symbolises where I come from. I cherish and take care of all of them, valuable or not.

  • @maureenfitzgerald1895
    @maureenfitzgerald1895 2 года назад +8

    Love the blister Pearl pin! With that egg yolk look. Awesome stuff.

  • @TheOfficialDirtyDan
    @TheOfficialDirtyDan 2 года назад +14

    I literally said “No, stop.” When he tried to remove the button. I would never be able to do this. These are prized possessions which was most likely really loved by someone. I’m glad you got to show up but I also feel like I’m violating privacy and I’m just looking at it-

    • @zoohales2665
      @zoohales2665 3 месяца назад

      It had been there potentially over 100 years, just for someone to pluck it off for no good reason 😢