The razor blade is from 1926. There is a formula with the number on the blade. 2153 The first number = the decade so 2 would be 1920. Second number + third number = the year of that decade so 1+5=6 1920 + 6 = 1926 Second number + fourth number = the week of that year it was made so 1+3 = 4 = 4th week of 1926. You may also want to put a paint lid or something over the toilet hole so gases dont come up in the house lol Loving the progress!!
Yes back gases are never pleasant. You may get them do to the fax water has not gone down the drain in some time. Over a long period of time water will Evaporate Trap.
I've seen people stuff a rag in the hole to keep the gases out. I'm trying to figure out why he's not using the existing area for his new toilet and putting his new sink where the pipes for the tub are.
@@rainydaylady6596 - owner is getting rid of tub so I assume he wants to redesign space to make it look like a welcoming powder room with new tile, floor, etc but keeping the two internal windows. He's also got a layer of concrete under the tile to get rid of, that the former owner put in, perhaps when this original butler's pantry was repurposed as a full bath in the house.
I hope you don't get too down on yourself about the speed of your progress! The house is coming along beautifully, and progress is progress, regardless of the speed. Try not to let 'slow' become a factor in judging the value or the worth of your progress. The house took a century to come to the state it's in, reversing the hands of time is hard work and the steps you take forward can come at your pace. In the grand scheme, a passion project like this is for life, so why sprint this early in the game? You're doing great. Thank you for sharing this incredible project with us! Your passion and joy for it is infectious.
In old houses (and even through the 60s) there was often a slit in the back wall of the medicine cabinet that was placed against an open cavity in the wall for razor blade disposal. Perhaps that’s how the razor blade got there’s:)
@@kate_cooper the bathroom mirror had a little opening and people would dispose of them like that. It sounds weird now, but it was a "modern convenience" at the time lol
I've lived in several old houses that had slits in the medicine cabinet for blade disposal. I've even read a science fiction short story where this was used in the plot.
“The old girl’s got her hat back on and she’s ready to go to town!” Lol This literally made me laugh out loud. I say random stuff like this all the time so I love it. Great to hear of all the stuff on the go and on the horizon with this project! ❤️
I did that on a greyhound bus going from DC to North Carolina 1997. It was Thanksgiving weekend so the traffic was horrible with lots of queing. When the bus driver told us we are arriving in 5 min , I just blurred loudly out "Thanks heaven" (from the 7-Eleven commercial) in relif that we could finally get off the bus. I gave the part of the bus I was sitting in a real good laugh. I am Swedish so it was probably extra funny with my accent.
The puzzle is amazing! The alabaster - I used to clean those when I was a Victorian house museum director. I saw this one and was ready to grab the q-tips, distilled water and ammonia to make her bonnet shine! Some things just never leave your heart. :D
Awesome Video, i thoght when i saw the puzzle box that it was made in Germany with the american machine. The German boy i am, i did some research and found an article about Sawinsky on the webpage of the history club of Troisdorf in Germany. Troisdorf is located between Bonn and Cologne. Born on December 28, 1884, Sawinksky owned at age 18 a toy factory and was very famous for complex 3D-wodden puzzles. He travelled all the way via route 66 to the St. Lois fair to promote his toys. It was a big success.
Here’s an idea for that pattern on the walls. I had something similar and I got a stensil blank and cut the pattern in, rolled the paint on Then I only had to connect the gaps by hand. Much quicker and more precise. Love your videos and never miss a one!
As for the downstairs bathrooms art glass windows they could be repurposed and backlit to operate off the bathroom's entry light switch. That would preserve the original features and have them serve a purpose. A suggestion for the wallpaper reproduction is to create the pattern on a linoleum block to print either on paper or directly on the walls. Good progress and Happy New Year.
If this is decided then he could use some kind of clear topcoat or even acrylic sheets on top to protect them from the damp. I love the backlit windows idea!
Pretty common to find razor blades behind tile and in wall cavities. Small gaps were sometimes made intentionally to be used as a disposal point. Once you tear into it I wouldn’t be surprised if you find more.
Little thought about the little chair table puzzle, maybe you or someone you know can 3d model it for you and maybe print it in wood fillament and you can sell them as a souvenir from the house?
Not a bad idea! Could even make up inexpensive paperboard boxes with a pasted on replica label on the front with another label on the back referencing the house info!
Just get a compost toliet or use a camping version until you get plumbing in. Good for emergencies anyway just in case of power outages or other water pipe woes.
This. A sawdust composting toilet works great! They are very inexpensive, stupid simple, and don't smell!!! Simply get a 5 gallon bucket, a "Luggable Loo" or similar snap-on seat/lid, and a bag of sawdust. I like to use a trash bag as a liner, but put a small amount of sawdust in the bottom and then use a cupfull to "cover up" every time you go. Because they are inexpensive & readily available you could have a "his & hers", one for each of you! I had to do this myself when my old septic system died a few winters ago, so I speak from experience!
Good morning Kaleb,hope you and Kim had a good holiday, can't wait to see one room completed! Keep up the good work and am looking forward to tour next video.
That little puzzle is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I just was going through the comments hoping somebody knew what the extra pieces were for and can't wait to find out if you find out. Great job!! Your Enthusiasm is contagious and I love that you are so enamored with revealing what's under everything in your house. I would be the same way. And I truly commend you for all of the effort you're putting in to bring back the amazingly beautiful wood. Can't wait for the next episode!
The bathroom wallpaper would be relatively easy to duplicate via stenciling. If you can take a hi res photo, it can be cleaned up in adobe and a pattern created to stencil it. Since this is a a low use bathroom (no shower or tub) you could, once you have a design image, have it duplicated on spoonflower. This would give you an opportunity to select the base color. More importantly you can have your own "historic wallpaper" (in varrious colorways) that you can sell and offset some of your restoration costs.
A great idea, and since it's going to be a powder room, there's no worry about steam lifting the wallpaper. I think it would look more authentic as wallpaper.
Who ever editing making this and all other videos are AWESOME! You should possibly due a video on how/who is helping…? We take for granted our RUclips experiences sometimes, but too much TALENT is put into actual creation of these videos!
Watching this take shape all along - it's really beginning to take shape nicely. I mean from where it started until now is like night and day. There is a long way to go no doubt about it - but your efforts, your constant work on it all in as original a form as possible - is admirable. And the video you did of the whole house tour - a room at a time - seeing a lot of things cleaned up, in their place, and having the plans of what is going to happen and when - well just FORCE ME to keep watching - but you won't have to because it's been an amazing journey to watch. You've all done an incredible job and it's really coming back to life. Brilliant Kaleb. Great great work.
I love listening to you talk about your plans for the different rooms and then seeing the progress toward that plan. I’m very excited about the powder room floor being redone with encaustic tiles. That will be gorgeous.🌸
This house could not have gotten a better owner! No one would put their heart into preserving the house as authentic as you are or do the work so thoroughly as you, Kaleb. Thank you so much for sharing your process in restoring the houses soul and heart and making it possible for people like me in the northern most of Norway to tag along!
Kaleb, The red glass item is Bohemian Glass wine decanter. There would be matching wine glasses to go the decanter. It would be kept in the dining room.
Can't wait Kaleb! I've been making sure to comment on every single video of yours this last year to make sure the algorithm understands we love this project. It might make you more money once you get even more followers which in turn gives me more videos, a win win :)
Clue to the mystery razor… they used to build a slot into the wall where you could dispose of your used razor blade. Can’t tell you the exact era, sorry, but I have seen them in houses built from around your house’s era, and a few decades after. Congrats on the second season, here’s to moving into the house with a working bathroom in 2022! 🎊🎉🥂
Maybe there was a medicine cabinet over the sink at one time? They had the slots for razor blades built in, too…There could be a ton of old rusty razor blades inside that wall! Lol
@@melodyfisher1512 Maybe so. Didn’t know they had medicine cabinets like that too. Wonder if they did that when they stopped building the slot into the wall. Seems like when they put that white tile in, the may have cleaned out most of the razors, but missed one.
@@janice7467 That’s very cool! Wonder who came up with the idea of just disposing of old razor blades in the wall. Bit odd, really, and yet kind of makes sense. Best way to make sure no one accidentally cuts themselves on an old blade, unless you’re tearing the wall out.
So glad you plan to continue the channel. I have grown to love you and Kim and want to keep following your lives. I am 76 and my husband remodeled my parents old house that had been empty for years when we bought the property from my siblings. We have bern here for 20+ years now. You never get done is right! Needs change so house changes! So I enjoy your channel! You have great plans and you are so real! Bless you.
I normally just watch but I swear my great grandmother had one of those little puzzles and it unlocked an old memory of her babysitting me an playing with those wooden chairs.
Those tiles are to die for! A shower. During my remodel I made a shower in the basement using a garden hose with a sprayer tied to the floor joist of the first floor. It worked ;-)
Loved the small furniture set, cut from one block of wood without computers, just by eye and hopefully a full set of fingers. Powder room definitely sounds like a priority.
1) That is one elaborate stink pipe! 2) The Gillette blade is from one of their early "safety razors" - 1920's +/-. 3) Stencil. I would get a stencil made of that simple wallpaper pattern. Then you could paint it onto the plaster. Makes it a bit easier (and quicker) than painstakingly trying to draw straight lines.
I had a 1920s home and the bathroom was mostly original. The medicine cabinet had a little slot that was for you to put your used razor blades in and it would just go into the wall. What a silly thing but I loved it
As Nanci Bishof said, making a stamp from a linoleum block or making a stencil of the pattern is a great idea. I can hardly wait to see the rebuild on the mansard. Restorable? YES! Easy? Not even! Worth the effort and wait? A big "Hell Yeah!"
I'm so excited to see this beautiful house restored. I absolutely love the decanter, I noticed it had grapes on it so it was probably used for wine! Much love!
My guess is that the decanter was used for sherry or port wine, because of its size. Definitely etched Bohemian Glass. So fun to watch the progress and acquisitions. All the best for 22!
The little puzzle from the World's Fair a neat find! So special! I like the idea of your painting the wallpaper pattern you found on the walls of the bathroom!
Omg ! So exciting to hear the plans for next 6 months ! Can’t wait to get to the point where your living there ! Super interesting and rewarding year ahead to look forward too !
Regarding the dating of the razor blade: it has a 4 digit code on it, which Gillette began using in mid-1925. I'm not able to find the exact code "2153" on the list I have, but the "three holes" design was discontinued at the end of 1929. Beginning in 1930, Gillette blades adopted a different way of attaching the blade to the razor holder. So all I can tell you is that the blade was manufactured sometime between mid-1925 and 1929. It's an interesting find!
Responding to you so there aren't several different razor threads. I found this info: "4 digit code: 1=decade/ RH# of 2+3=year/ 2+4=week" So... since the code on your blade was 2153, it would mean it was made in 1926 (1+5) during the 13th week (approx. mid March) if I understood it correctly?
Turning a house into a home is always perfect satisfaction; Especially if it's a joint venture 😃 May you and Kim remain focused and strong throughout all 😃❤️
Typically older bathrooms had a slot in the wall to dispose of the razors. In old medicine cabinets, you would find a slot for razor disposal that led behind the wall. So whenever fixing up an older home, be careful b/c it is common to find those behind the walls.
Your channel has spoiled me for when RUclips recommends other channels of people working on old houses. So many people don't seem to care as much about preserving historical features.
First floor Powder Room will be A Great Project. Light 💡 Heat 🔥 & Plumbing 🛁 are major parts to a Home. You & Kim have done Much Work in Restoring Your Home. June will be A Great Time To Move In. New Year 🎉 Good Wishes from Galway ⚓, Ireland ☘. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
OMG!! That wooden puzzle is the BEST!!! What a treasure!!! Older medicine cabinets had a slot in the back, to discard razor blades. You might find quite a few...lol I can't wait to see completed rooms, see you guys moved in!!
Make a stencil for replicating the wallpaper pattern. You’ll have it done in no time. Vitroc (I think it’s called) glass tile….aaaahhhh soooo beautiful! Reusing it is a must! I saw some black and 20’s green Vitroc for sale on eBay. It’s out there so if you don’t have enough and also to make a contrasting color Art Deco design.
You should wainscot the sewer stacks. It would match and you have the least destructive material should they fail. In your year end that hole in the mansard was scary large. Some drone footage of the work will be excellent. I think you can put them in hover mode. The tile slate is going to be so vibrant when installed.
You have an ambitious schedule, but with good luck, good health and good weather you may be able to get it done. It would be such a big step to have enough completed so that you can move in!
Happy New Year! You are off to the races, as they say. We have 1930s tile set in concrete too, and you either leave it, or the whole floor has to come out. With two bathrooms, we did one of each, based on the condition. Replaced the floor of the one with swimming pool tile (the only tile we could find that nearly matched the two-color tile wainscotting on the walls) custom cut to fit. You are so thoughtful in your decisions to reuse, repurpose, gift, or sell items before recycling becomes the option, and items only hit the dumpster if there is no other option. Good on you, but I'm not surprised. That wood puzzle is fantastic! The perfect thing for you. I wonder if the 'ottoman' pieces with the cut-out could hold the flat piece with the wavy top at an angle and form a settee, with the final piece being the seat. It's the sort of thing kids will figure out right away. :D
I imagine little stain glasses in the small windows, to add to the design of the room and for privacy. Also, Happy New year Kaleb and Kim, I can’t wait to see all the changes to come ! :)
I love watching you work on this beauty. It inspires me. Our craftsman house was in bad shape and it took us many many years and tears to rebuild it. Our family never came to check on us or ask about our progress. It was tough but we got it done. Good luck dude!
Back in the day, medicine cabinets used to have a slot that you could put used razor blades into. They fell into the empty wall behind the sink. Strange, but true. I'm sure other things, like bobby-pins could fit in the slot, also.
Wow love the little puzzle. I am also very happy you were able to get the tiles back for your fireplace. What a labor of love it is to restore and old place to its original glory.
Happy new year Kaleb, I hope you and Kim had a great holiday with your family! I am so excited to see the powder room after it's finished, I loved the look of the tiles you showed and I think they'll look great once you get them in. Good luck with everything, it's such a huge project but I know you and Kim can take it on. The old girl may have her hat back on, but remember, now she needs her dress and her pumps, too! 😜
Amazing & Beautiful house!! I am so excited to see it finished, don't worry about ur progress...slow is smooth, smooth is fast👍😁 I Love the heart ur putting into preservation & restoration! Good luck to u.❤️
That bathroom brought some memories and everything was smooth and rounded and was very textile to touch and be in. Your bath brought me some memories. We had a claw foot tub but it was never as comfortable as that built in very very very smooth porcelain and sink and yes even the toilet seat was soft and porcelain. You can't buy that now. I would try to keep it and revel in it, they don't make stuff like that now. It was a true joy to be in those bathrooms then and nobody's grout ever turned black.
You are just too cute. I love your enthusiasm and your laugh. I can hardly wait to see the rooms you are trying to finish. Love your collection for the decor of the house. God Bless.
Hey Kaleb 🤙 I guess you can actually spend a night there with a technology prior to the house that's called chamber pot 🤣 I'd really choose not to keep the bathroom as long as it's not original to the house. I'd prefer transform the room into an inbuilt fridge or something. But, hey, it's up to you to decide. And the wallpaper is beautiful! I was really amazed by the puzzle! So very unique piece of history! So happy you have it! I'd love to gift the blade to a barber friend of mine. Just imagine shipping a razor blade over to Greece 😆
I just found your channel a couple days ago, and I have been binging videos since. I can't wait to see the journey on this house, and I love that you're doing a restoration instead of a renovation! I have always loved old buildings, and I hope to be able to do something like this someday. But until then I am excited to live vicariously through you!
I love how your passion for this house comes through on your videos. It makes me get so excited to see what you are doing next! I can't wait to see the old girl with her hat on
Hi Caleb, I am in the works to get some of these very same glass tiles removed from an upstairs bathroom in my 111 yr old house so we can correct some fixture issues in the bath. I was told by the contractor who specializes in older homes that the brown blobs that hold these tiles to the underlying wall contain asbestos. I wanted to let you know in case you haven't yet heard that little factoid. Please wear your mask and be careful with removing the rest of it! Safe to say, I'm a little bit obsessed with all the great work you're doing in your house and inspired to try to do more of it myself in my own place here in Indianapolis IN. Keep it up!
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The razor blade is from 1926.
There is a formula with the number on the blade.
2153
The first number = the decade so 2 would be 1920.
Second number + third number = the year of that decade so 1+5=6
1920 + 6 = 1926
Second number + fourth number = the week of that year it was made so 1+3 = 4 = 4th week of 1926.
You may also want to put a paint lid or something over the toilet hole so gases dont come up in the house lol
Loving the progress!!
Yes back gases are never pleasant. You may get them do to the fax water has not gone down the drain in some time. Over a long period of time water will Evaporate Trap.
I've seen people stuff a rag in the hole to keep the gases out. I'm trying to figure out why he's not using the existing area for his new toilet and putting his new sink where the pipes for the tub are.
@@rainydaylady6596 - owner is getting rid of tub so I assume he wants to redesign space to make it look like a welcoming powder room with new tile, floor, etc but keeping the two internal windows. He's also got a layer of concrete under the tile to get rid of, that the former owner put in, perhaps when this original butler's pantry was repurposed as a full bath in the house.
The "vinegar decanter bottle" at 7:27 is called a cruet. Bohemian, cranberry cut to clear glass, most likely once a pair, circa 1890s. Very pretty!
Nice. Just saw as saw comment 🤣
I hope you don't get too down on yourself about the speed of your progress! The house is coming along beautifully, and progress is progress, regardless of the speed. Try not to let 'slow' become a factor in judging the value or the worth of your progress. The house took a century to come to the state it's in, reversing the hands of time is hard work and the steps you take forward can come at your pace. In the grand scheme, a passion project like this is for life, so why sprint this early in the game? You're doing great. Thank you for sharing this incredible project with us! Your passion and joy for it is infectious.
In old houses (and even through the 60s) there was often a slit in the back wall of the medicine cabinet that was placed against an open cavity in the wall for razor blade disposal. Perhaps that’s how the razor blade got there’s:)
I was going to add the same thing, often they dumped into the wall cavity so you may find a pile of blades somewhere if you keep exploring...
People used to get rid of used razor blades by shoving them into a hole in the bathroom wall? You learn something new every day.
@@kate_cooper the bathroom mirror had a little opening and people would dispose of them like that. It sounds weird now, but it was a "modern convenience" at the time lol
So weird but interesting 🙂
I've lived in several old houses that had slits in the medicine cabinet for blade disposal. I've even read a science fiction short story where this was used in the plot.
Your enthusiasm is contagious, I suddenly feel like fixing something.
I tell my husband the SAME THING!! He usually grumbles oh great another project, we currently have a 1930s home.
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“The old girl’s got her hat back on and she’s ready to go to town!” Lol This literally made me laugh out loud. I say random stuff like this all the time so I love it. Great to hear of all the stuff on the go and on the horizon with this project! ❤️
I did that on a greyhound bus going from DC to North Carolina 1997. It was Thanksgiving weekend so the traffic was horrible with lots of queing. When the bus driver told us we are arriving in 5 min , I just blurred loudly out "Thanks heaven" (from the 7-Eleven commercial) in relif that we could finally get off the bus. I gave the part of the bus I was sitting in a real good laugh.
I am Swedish so it was probably extra funny with my accent.
I swear, I'm showing your channel to my husband the next time he gripes about doing one little small repair job to our home.
The puzzle is amazing! The alabaster - I used to clean those when I was a Victorian house museum director. I saw this one and was ready to grab the q-tips, distilled water and ammonia to make her bonnet shine! Some things just never leave your heart. :D
Awesome Video, i thoght when i saw the puzzle box that it was made in Germany with the american machine.
The German boy i am, i did some research and found an article about Sawinsky on the webpage of the history club of Troisdorf in Germany. Troisdorf is located between Bonn and Cologne.
Born on December 28, 1884, Sawinksky owned at age 18 a toy factory and was very famous for complex 3D-wodden puzzles. He travelled all the way via route 66 to the St. Lois fair to promote his toys. It was a big success.
amazing
I'm confused, is 1984 the correct date?
@@xanderjames6510 sorry its 1884 my bad
Here’s an idea for that pattern on the walls. I had something similar and I got a stensil blank and cut the pattern in, rolled the paint on Then I only had to connect the gaps by hand. Much quicker and more precise. Love your videos and never miss a one!
Or cut the pattern on a linoleum block & use an ink roller to roll on paint then stamp the wall
Did you use regular wall paint?
Great idea!
As for the downstairs bathrooms art glass windows they could be repurposed and backlit to operate off the bathroom's entry light switch. That would preserve the original features and have them serve a purpose. A suggestion for the wallpaper reproduction is to create the pattern on a linoleum block to print either on paper or directly on the walls. Good progress and Happy New Year.
If this is decided then he could use some kind of clear topcoat or even acrylic sheets on top to protect them from the damp. I love the backlit windows idea!
I too love the back-lit idea for the tiny windows, particularly if stained glass were used.
@@98Zai This will be a powder room without a shower so I wouldn't worry about moisture at all.
@@Ragnar8504 Well, he mentioned how he wasn't sure about using wallpaper in there because of it being a bathroom. So, I just dropped some ideas!
Backlit window is a great idea! Love the puzzle. How Cool! I really appreciate your effort to bring it back to an original form.
Pretty common to find razor blades behind tile and in wall cavities. Small gaps were sometimes made intentionally to be used as a disposal point. Once you tear into it I wouldn’t be surprised if you find more.
Little thought about the little chair table puzzle, maybe you or someone you know can 3d model it for you and maybe print it in wood fillament and you can sell them as a souvenir from the house?
Not a bad idea! Could even make up inexpensive paperboard boxes with a pasted on replica label on the front with another label on the back referencing the house info!
Excellent idea!
I would buy one, a great fundraiser idea!
I’d buy one, too! That puzzle is so very clever.
Great idea
Just get a compost toliet or use a camping version until you get plumbing in. Good for emergencies anyway just in case of power outages or other water pipe woes.
This. A sawdust composting toilet works great! They are very inexpensive, stupid simple, and don't smell!!!
Simply get a 5 gallon bucket, a "Luggable Loo" or similar snap-on seat/lid, and a bag of sawdust. I like to use a trash bag as a liner, but put a small amount of sawdust in the bottom and then use a cupfull to "cover up" every time you go.
Because they are inexpensive & readily available you could have a "his & hers", one for each of you!
I had to do this myself when my old septic system died a few winters ago, so I speak from experience!
He’ll have to make sure they are legal where he lives.
Typically a decorative bottle that held vinegar is called a cruet. Hopefully that helps! Beautiful bottle!
I am pretty sure that is a wine decanter for the sideboard in the dining room, not a vinegar bottle for the kitchen.
@@danielulz1640 you could be right! I didn't get a very good look at it! :)
Remarkable Wooden Puzzle from Mr. Hall to you!
There's a calm happiness that comes over me when I see a new video of the house progress. Always love seeing what's happening 😍🤩🤗🥰
We have a few woodworks who make wood puzzles like this. Usually everything serves a purpose.
Good morning Kaleb,hope you and Kim had a good holiday, can't wait to see one room completed! Keep up the good work and am looking forward to tour next video.
Can’t wait to see the progress this year!! Happy New Year
That little puzzle is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I just was going through the comments hoping somebody knew what the extra pieces were for and can't wait to find out if you find out. Great job!! Your Enthusiasm is contagious and I love that you are so enamored with revealing what's under everything in your house. I would be the same way. And I truly commend you for all of the effort you're putting in to bring back the amazingly beautiful wood. Can't wait for the next episode!
You can still get that hex penny tile, so don't feel too bad.
The bathroom wallpaper would be relatively easy to duplicate via stenciling. If you can take a hi res photo, it can be cleaned up in adobe and a pattern created to stencil it. Since this is a a low use bathroom (no shower or tub) you could, once you have a design image, have it duplicated on spoonflower. This would give you an opportunity to select the base color. More importantly you can have your own "historic wallpaper" (in varrious colorways) that you can sell and offset some of your restoration costs.
A great idea, and since it's going to be a powder room, there's no worry about steam lifting the wallpaper. I think it would look more authentic as wallpaper.
Who ever editing making this and all other videos are AWESOME! You should possibly due a video on how/who is helping…? We take for granted our RUclips experiences sometimes, but too much TALENT is put into actual creation of these videos!
Thank you Kelly. This.is Kaleb and shoot all and edit all of my own videos.
@@The2ndEmpireStrikesBack OMG even BETTER! 🤗
Watching this take shape all along - it's really beginning to take shape nicely. I mean from where it started until now is like night and day. There is a long way to go no doubt about it - but your efforts, your constant work on it all in as original a form as possible - is admirable. And the video you did of the whole house tour - a room at a time - seeing a lot of things cleaned up, in their place, and having the plans of what is going to happen and when - well just FORCE ME to keep watching - but you won't have to because it's been an amazing journey to watch. You've all done an incredible job and it's really coming back to life. Brilliant Kaleb. Great great work.
I love listening to you talk about your plans for the different rooms and then seeing the progress toward that plan. I’m very excited about the powder room floor being redone with encaustic tiles. That will be gorgeous.🌸
OMG, Kaleb, that puzzle is totally rad. What a find! So cool...I would have done a happy dance!
LOVE this unique wooden puzzle!!! Just maybe he made them for toys for children that came to the fair!
This house could not have gotten a better owner! No one would put their heart into preserving the house as authentic as you are or do the work so
thoroughly as you, Kaleb. Thank you so much for sharing your process in restoring the houses soul and heart and making it possible for people like me in the northern most of Norway to tag along!
Missed most of the live but I will definitely watch the replay. One year down and year two of the project. 👏
Kaleb,
The red glass item is Bohemian Glass wine decanter. There would be matching wine glasses to go the decanter. It would be kept in the dining room.
Can't wait Kaleb! I've been making sure to comment on every single video of yours this last year to make sure the algorithm understands we love this project. It might make you more money once you get even more followers which in turn gives me more videos, a win win :)
Clue to the mystery razor… they used to build a slot into the wall where you could dispose of your used razor blade. Can’t tell you the exact era, sorry, but I have seen them in houses built from around your house’s era, and a few decades after.
Congrats on the second season, here’s to moving into the house with a working bathroom in 2022! 🎊🎉🥂
Maybe there was a medicine cabinet over the sink at one time? They had the slots for razor blades built in, too…There could be a ton of old rusty razor blades inside that wall! Lol
My grandmothers home built 1888 had a razor slot in the wall.
@@melodyfisher1512 Maybe so. Didn’t know they had medicine cabinets like that too. Wonder if they did that when they stopped building the slot into the wall. Seems like when they put that white tile in, the may have cleaned out most of the razors, but missed one.
@@janice7467 That’s very cool! Wonder who came up with the idea of just disposing of old razor blades in the wall. Bit odd, really, and yet kind of makes sense. Best way to make sure no one accidentally cuts themselves on an old blade, unless you’re tearing the wall out.
So glad you plan to continue the channel. I have grown to love you and Kim and want to keep following your lives. I am 76 and my husband remodeled my parents old house that had been empty for years when we bought the property from my siblings. We have bern here for 20+ years now. You never get done is right! Needs change so house changes! So I enjoy your channel! You have great plans and you are so real! Bless you.
I normally just watch but I swear my great grandmother had one of those little puzzles and it unlocked an old memory of her babysitting me an playing with those wooden chairs.
Those tiles are to die for! A shower. During my remodel I made a shower in the basement using a garden hose with a sprayer tied to the floor joist of the first floor. It worked ;-)
Loved the small furniture set, cut from one block of wood without computers, just by eye and hopefully a full set of fingers. Powder room definitely sounds like a priority.
The table and chair wooden puzzle is a gem. Thank you for the card.
Woah that puzzle is amazing! :} Reproductions would make a great gift shop item for your museum some day.
1) That is one elaborate stink pipe! 2) The Gillette blade is from one of their early "safety razors" - 1920's +/-. 3) Stencil. I would get a stencil made of that simple wallpaper pattern. Then you could paint it onto the plaster. Makes it a bit easier (and quicker) than painstakingly trying to draw straight lines.
I had a 1920s home and the bathroom was mostly original. The medicine cabinet had a little slot that was for you to put your used razor blades in and it would just go into the wall. What a silly thing but I loved it
As Nanci Bishof said, making a stamp from a linoleum block or making a stencil of the pattern is a great idea. I can hardly wait to see the rebuild on the mansard. Restorable? YES! Easy? Not even! Worth the effort and wait? A big "Hell Yeah!"
I'm so excited to see this beautiful house restored. I absolutely love the decanter, I noticed it had grapes on it so it was probably used for wine! Much love!
The glass bottle is a decanter. Usually used for wine not vinigar in Europe. Check out in internet why wine get decantered😁
My guess is that the decanter was used for sherry or port wine, because of its size. Definitely etched Bohemian Glass.
So fun to watch the progress and acquisitions. All the best for 22!
The little puzzle from the World's Fair a neat find! So special! I like the idea of your painting the wallpaper pattern you found on the walls of the bathroom!
Thank you so much!
Omg ! So exciting to hear the plans for next 6 months ! Can’t wait to get to the point where your living there ! Super interesting and rewarding year ahead to look forward too !
Yes to painting the powder room walls in the same pattern as the old wallpaper! Great idea!
That World's Fair puzzle is killer!! So freakin cool!
Regarding the dating of the razor blade: it has a 4 digit code on it, which Gillette began using in mid-1925. I'm not able to find the exact code "2153" on the list I have, but the "three holes" design was discontinued at the end of 1929. Beginning in 1930, Gillette blades adopted a different way of attaching the blade to the razor holder. So all I can tell you is that the blade was manufactured sometime between mid-1925 and 1929. It's an interesting find!
Wow. Thank you Suzanne. Excellent info.
Responding to you so there aren't several different razor threads. I found this info: "4 digit code: 1=decade/ RH# of 2+3=year/ 2+4=week" So... since the code on your blade was 2153, it would mean it was made in 1926 (1+5) during the 13th week (approx. mid March) if I understood it correctly?
@@Rain0Eve that sounds about right! Thank you!
Why did the faucet handles start moving on their own when you left the room? Were you lossening them from behind the wall or do you have a ghost?
LOL!. I was on the other side of the wall using an access panel to help loosen them.
Turning a house into a home is always perfect satisfaction;
Especially if it's a joint venture 😃
May you and Kim remain focused and strong throughout all 😃❤️
Typically older bathrooms had a slot in the wall to dispose of the razors. In old medicine cabinets, you would find a slot for razor disposal that led behind the wall. So whenever fixing up an older home, be careful b/c it is common to find those behind the walls.
Your channel has spoiled me for when RUclips recommends other channels of people working on old houses. So many people don't seem to care as much about preserving historical features.
Wow! That little table and chair puzzle! What a find!!!
The Hall and Brown puzzle is remarkable!! So glad it found you!
First floor Powder Room will be A Great Project. Light 💡 Heat 🔥 & Plumbing 🛁 are major parts to a Home. You & Kim have done Much Work in Restoring Your Home. June will be A Great Time To Move In. New Year 🎉 Good Wishes from Galway ⚓, Ireland ☘. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
That little wooden puzzle is a great, great find! So very appropriate to your house and city.
OMG!! That wooden puzzle is the BEST!!! What a treasure!!!
Older medicine cabinets had a slot in the back, to discard razor blades. You might find quite a few...lol
I can't wait to see completed rooms, see you guys moved in!!
Loved the like, jazz trombone, ragtime piano and surf guitar combo in that tile removal time-lapse!
Make a stencil for replicating the wallpaper pattern. You’ll have it done in no time. Vitroc (I think it’s called) glass tile….aaaahhhh soooo beautiful! Reusing it is a must! I saw some black and 20’s green Vitroc for sale on eBay. It’s out there so if you don’t have enough and also to make a contrasting color Art Deco design.
You should wainscot the sewer stacks. It would match and you have the least destructive material should they fail. In your year end that hole in the mansard was scary large. Some drone footage of the work will be excellent. I think you can put them in hover mode. The tile slate is going to be so vibrant when installed.
You have an ambitious schedule, but with good luck, good health and good weather you may be able to get it done. It would be such a big step to have enough completed so that you can move in!
I love how you guys have respect for the house. I can't wait to see how it turns out.❤️❤️
Your home will be the Crown Jewel of Saint Louis.
Happy New Year! You are off to the races, as they say. We have 1930s tile set in concrete too, and you either leave it, or the whole floor has to come out. With two bathrooms, we did one of each, based on the condition. Replaced the floor of the one with swimming pool tile (the only tile we could find that nearly matched the two-color tile wainscotting on the walls) custom cut to fit. You are so thoughtful in your decisions to reuse, repurpose, gift, or sell items before recycling becomes the option, and items only hit the dumpster if there is no other option. Good on you, but I'm not surprised. That wood puzzle is fantastic! The perfect thing for you. I wonder if the 'ottoman' pieces with the cut-out could hold the flat piece with the wavy top at an angle and form a settee, with the final piece being the seat. It's the sort of thing kids will figure out right away. :D
Too cute is the souvenir from the Fair represented by Hall and Brown. The powder room will be great for both of you and your guests.
Hey Kaleb and Kim, keep up doing what your doing. Home is where the heart is.
I imagine little stain glasses in the small windows, to add to the design of the room and for privacy. Also, Happy New year Kaleb and Kim, I can’t wait to see all the changes to come ! :)
That puzzle is very cool
I love watching you work on this beauty. It inspires me. Our craftsman house was in bad shape and it took us many many years and tears to rebuild it. Our family never came to check on us or ask about our progress. It was tough but we got it done. Good luck dude!
Back in the day, medicine cabinets used to have a slot that you could put used razor blades into. They fell into the empty wall behind the sink. Strange, but true. I'm sure other things, like bobby-pins could fit in the slot, also.
Wow love the little puzzle. I am also very happy you were able to get the tiles back for your fireplace. What a labor of love it is to restore and old place to its original glory.
I would have never thought I would want to visit St. Louis MO until now… I had no idea there were so many historic sites. 😍
Happy new year Kaleb, I hope you and Kim had a great holiday with your family! I am so excited to see the powder room after it's finished, I loved the look of the tiles you showed and I think they'll look great once you get them in. Good luck with everything, it's such a huge project but I know you and Kim can take it on. The old girl may have her hat back on, but remember, now she needs her dress and her pumps, too! 😜
Look forward to seeing this happening🤗🤗
See you on the next one 🤗🤗
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Amazing & Beautiful house!! I am so excited to see it finished, don't worry about ur progress...slow is smooth, smooth is fast👍😁 I Love the heart ur putting into preservation & restoration! Good luck to u.❤️
That bathroom brought some memories and everything was smooth and rounded and was very textile to touch and be in. Your bath brought me some memories. We had a claw foot tub but it was never as comfortable as that built in very very very smooth porcelain and sink and yes even the toilet seat was soft and porcelain. You can't buy that now. I would try to keep it and revel in it, they don't make stuff like that now. It was a true joy to be in those bathrooms then and nobody's grout ever turned black.
So much respect to you for doing all of these projects yourself! Skills!
I am so happy for you and Kim. Your excitement with your upcoming projects makes me smile.
You sound so positive and look happy to be restoring that beautiful home
Not even my house and I’m super excited!
You are just too cute. I love your enthusiasm and your laugh. I can hardly wait to see the rooms you are trying to finish. Love your collection for the decor of the house. God Bless.
Season two!!! You make me happy!!!
The other two pieces are benches that go on the "long" side of the table. So awesome. Thanks for sharing!
I suggest you start saying OUR house. And WE are planning to.... Kim is putting in the work and she's a keeper
Hey Kaleb 🤙 I guess you can actually spend a night there with a technology prior to the house that's called chamber pot 🤣
I'd really choose not to keep the bathroom as long as it's not original to the house. I'd prefer transform the room into an inbuilt fridge or something. But, hey, it's up to you to decide. And the wallpaper is beautiful!
I was really amazed by the puzzle! So very unique piece of history! So happy you have it!
I'd love to gift the blade to a barber friend of mine. Just imagine shipping a razor blade over to Greece 😆
LOVE the old wallpaper and have total confidence you could paint that. With the tile floor you have in mind I think that's going to look incredible
Good job, can't wait to see the Bathroom finished.👍
That puzzle is an amazing find! Yay!
Thanks for the update!
I just found your channel a couple days ago, and I have been binging videos since. I can't wait to see the journey on this house, and I love that you're doing a restoration instead of a renovation! I have always loved old buildings, and I hope to be able to do something like this someday. But until then I am excited to live vicariously through you!
I love the tile. I’m glad you are saving it. I lay tile for work and believe me… just like you said someone somewhere needs it.
More exciting times ahead Kaleb! Thanks for sharing 💞🥳
Very cool find! Love how the universe connects dots.
That wooden chair puzzle is amazing! One of a kind, truly 😭🤩
Happy New Year and a new season! I'm excited to see your plans unfold. The puzzle from the World's Fair is definitely the best gem!
I love how your passion for this house comes through on your videos. It makes me get so excited to see what you are doing next! I can't wait to see the old girl with her hat on
Hi Caleb,
I am in the works to get some of these very same glass tiles removed from an upstairs bathroom in my 111 yr old house so we can correct some fixture issues in the bath. I was told by the contractor who specializes in older homes that the brown blobs that hold these tiles to the underlying wall contain asbestos. I wanted to let you know in case you haven't yet heard that little factoid. Please wear your mask and be careful with removing the rest of it! Safe to say, I'm a little bit obsessed with all the great work you're doing in your house and inspired to try to do more of it myself in my own place here in Indianapolis IN. Keep it up!
Wow, this house when finished, will be amazing. I cannot wait to see the finished home. Good luck to you .😀
I just love seeing the progress & looking forward to the new work in progress. Keep up the great work. ❤️
Love the editing of the faucet knobs being removed 😂