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yard sale find - Maggot - 08-09-2014
I went to a yard sale today, an old lady in a wheelchair was in her garage and 3⁄4 of the garage was filled with old movie posters and books stuffed to the ceiling. All kinds of old stuff. She had boxes of old newspapers with deeds and letters all from 1780-1860 the box I bought for 20.00 looked old so I bought it and brought it home.
In the box was newspapers from Philadelphia, Boston area. I found one from 1792 with a few things George Washington had made speeches about. Some from the early 1800's selling slaves and trinkets from the far east.
In between was a pencil sketch book from 1825 with some really cool drawings by a guy named T.S. Wright 8 sketches in all. The letters written are hard to read as people wrote kinda slobby back then. There are hundreds of paper things in the box, fans from Paris from around 1850 and a few things from the 1960's a few toys and a couple little things that look like Cracker jack prizes.
I will try and Image some stuff later but I want to find out about this T.S. Wright guy.
I really wanted to look in the back of that garage though. She had a print dated 1650 that she wanted 150.00 for I might go back and get it if I get really ambitious.
Piles of deeds from the early 1800's all hand written. I'm liking this find.
RE: yard sale find - ramseycat - 08-09-2014
You've got some history right there.
RE: yard sale find - Carsman - 08-09-2014
(08-09-2014, 01:04 PM)Maggot Wrote: I went to a yard sale today, an old lady in a wheelchair was in her garage and 3⁄4 of the garage was filled with old movie posters and books stuffed to the ceiling. All kinds of old stuff. She had boxes of old newspapers with deeds and letters all from 1780-1860 the box I bought for 20.00 looked old so I bought it and brought it home.
In the box was newspapers from Philadelphia, Boston area. I found one from 1792 with a few things George Washington had made speeches about. Some from the early 1800's selling slaves and trinkets from the far east.
In between was a pencil sketch book from 1825 with some really cool drawings by a guy named T.S. Wright 8 sketches in all. The letters written are hard to read as people wrote kinda slobby back then. There are hundreds of paper things in the box, fans from Paris from around 1850 and a few things from the 1960's a few toys and a couple little things that look like Cracker jack prizes.
I will try and Image some stuff later but I want to find out about this T.S. Wright guy.
I really wanted to look in the back of that garage though. She had a print dated 1650 that she wanted 150.00 for I might go back and get it if I get really ambitious.
Piles of deeds from the early 1800's all hand written. I'm liking this find.
Hey, you may wind up cashing in on (claiming) those deeds, and becoming a land baron. IT WORKED FOR THE INDIANS HERE IN NE! They claimed many thousands of acres from old hand written deeds. They were considered to be legal. So . . . maybe casinos are in your future!
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 08-10-2014
I found some stamps in a few of them. But I cannot find them in a book they are Washington 1.50 from around 1850 and are longer than a normal stamp but perforated, they were on the deeds. They look brand new. I will put them on CU to see if anyone can identify them.
RE: yard sale find - Blindgreed1 - 08-11-2014
Google didn't turn up anything on the artist, but it sounds like you need to have that stuff appraised ASAP. You could be sitting on a gold mine. Good luck buddy.
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 08-11-2014
(08-11-2014, 11:20 AM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Google didn't turn up anything on the artist, but it sounds like you need to have that stuff appraised ASAP. You could be sitting on a gold mine. Good luck buddy.
I found a few letterheads, it looks like the guy went on to become president of a pig iron firm when he got older maybe 1840-1850. I spent the afternoon reading the letters. It's really interesting reading the daily lives of these people and how articulate they were as compared with today. One letter was from a guy that built an entire floor on a building to house his many friends going to the the Columbian expo in 1892-93 it was a huge deal back then and there were all kinds of things Edison and the world had to offer. People were amazed at all the discoveries and machines that were being produced.
I'm hoping to have some time to put a few of the more interesting letters and documents out into cyberworld for the first time.
The Industrial revolution was an exciting era.
RE: yard sale find - Blindgreed1 - 08-11-2014
(08-11-2014, 01:46 PM)Maggot Wrote:Indeed it was. Things were changing so quickly. Kind of makes you think twice about bitching because your computer is running slow.(08-11-2014, 11:20 AM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Google didn't turn up anything on the artist, but it sounds like you need to have that stuff appraised ASAP. You could be sitting on a gold mine. Good luck buddy.
I found a few letterheads, it looks like the guy went on to become president of a pig iron firm when he got older maybe 1840-1850. I spent the afternoon reading the letters. It's really interesting reading the daily lives of these people and how articulate they were as compared with today. One letter was from a guy that built an entire floor on a building to house his many friends going to the the Columbian expo in 1892-93 it was a huge deal back then and there were all kinds of things Edison and the world had to offer. People were amazed at all the discoveries and machines that were being produced.
I'm hoping to have some time to put a few of the more interesting letters and documents out into cyberworld for the first time.
The Industrial revolution was an exciting era.
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 08-11-2014
I wanted to mention the 1855 San Francisco newspaper. The Gold rush was on full steam ahead and the stories of the large fights over claims and the accounts of the amounts of people going there via steamship was staggering. They accounted for everyone.
The Indians were not letting their land go very easily and the stories of Indian savagery seemed quite biased.
I may send that one to HOTD if she wants it.
RE: yard sale find - Duchess - 08-11-2014
The Indians got the shitty end of the stick, they were lied to repeatedly and cheated. I've never faulted them for being savages. I would have been too.
Maggot, you must be having the best time going through your loot. It sounds so interesting.
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 08-11-2014
I love the way people told each other to Fuck off back then.
RE: yard sale find - Duchess - 08-11-2014
...because there was no PC back then. Ah, the good ol' days. I would have loved to live in the Wild West...I think.
RE: yard sale find - FAHQTOO - 08-11-2014
You should go back and get more stuff from the lady.
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 08-11-2014
(08-11-2014, 02:45 PM)FAHQTOO Wrote: You should go back and get more stuff from the lady.
She had a garage full but said "maybe next year"
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 04-20-2015
(08-11-2014, 02:45 PM)FAHQTOO Wrote: You should go back and get more stuff from the lady.
She is having another sale in 2 weeks, I really want some of those movie posters she had. There must have been 2000 all rolled up in piles in that garage.
RE: yard sale find - Duchess - 04-20-2015
I'd love the opportunity to rummage around in the stuff someone has spent years collecting.
RE: yard sale find - Clang McFly - 04-21-2015
(04-20-2015, 12:47 PM)Duchess Wrote:
I'd love the opportunity to rummage around in the stuff someone has spent years collecting.
My youngest brother does too(garage sales, Goodwill,etc). I think for the most part you're just helping people relocate their junk. Though he has gotten me a few cool trinkets over the last few years.
RE: yard sale find - Duchess - 04-21-2015
I like estate sales, bigass flea markets, etc. I like to repurpose things. I've bought crappy old metal chandeliers, painted them black and hung one in my pergola. I'll pay a couple bucks for decorative pillows and throw them on the benches in my garden. Stuff like that is fun.
RE: yard sale find - Clang McFly - 04-21-2015
(04-21-2015, 06:25 AM)Duchess Wrote:
I like estate sales, bigass flea markets, etc. I like to repurpose things. I've bought crappy old metal chandeliers, painted them black and hung one in my pergola. I'll pay a couple bucks for decorative pillows and throw them on the benches in my garden. Stuff like that is fun.
Do you go to the big flea market/tag sale in Warrensburg? I might tag along with my brother and his friends next year if I'm not working or find something better to do.
RE: yard sale find - Duchess - 04-22-2015
(04-21-2015, 10:00 PM)Clang McFly Wrote: Do you go to the big flea market/tag sale in Warrensburg?
No, I didn't even know where it was until I googled it.
RE: yard sale find - Maggot - 04-22-2015
I have learned quite a bit from Antiques roadshow. Especially makers marks on the bottom of ceramic pieces, so much so that I bought a book with diagrams and images of goofy artists and their products that have made a mark on the art world. The stories behind the junk is interesting also.