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(blowing into horn)

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Robbie: How about "to broadway"?
Jersey jon: Yeah, that's cool.

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Got to make it to broadway.

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Christina:
This is a secret room.

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Mike: There's a coffin?
Christina: There's a coffin!

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Andrew: The green ones
are really old.

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Ah crazy money, crazy!

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Jersey jon: 13, 14, 15...

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Mike: One, two, twelve!

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Christina: Mike!

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(mike laughs)

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(upbeat rock music)

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<i> Danielle: Hey, you doing okay</i>
<i> out there on your own?</i>

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Mike: Oh, absolutely.

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Danielle: You ready for a lead?

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'cause I'm going to send you
out to meet christina.

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She lives in this super cool
old building.

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<i>This building's like from 1840.</i>

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Mike: Really!

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Danielle: Yeah.
This woman's such a badass.

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So she bought this building
in the early 2000s, like 2010.

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<i> She fixed it up,</i>
<i> she lives upstairs,</i>

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She's got a studio
on the third floor.

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Mike: So what is she into?
What kind of stuff
she collect?

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<i> Danielle: So chris</i>
<i> is an artist. And her art</i>

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<i> Is made out of found pieces.</i>

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There's architectural salvage,
there's mannequins,

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She's got old tools,
she's got taxidermy as well.

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Mike: Oh, so
she's collecting stuff

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Because she's using it for art?

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<i> Danielle: Yeah, I think</i>
<i> that this collection</i>
<i> really inspires her.</i>

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I mean, her process is cool,
I really bonded
with her on that.

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Mike: Alright, I'm going
to buy something for you,

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For your art inspiration.

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Danielle: I love you, man.

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Mike: Okay, I love you too.
Danielle: Okay.

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Mike: Bye.

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<i>Mike: As soon as I crossed over</i>
<i> the bridge into owego,</i>

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<i>The architecture takes you back.</i>

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Mike: Wow...

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<i> Mike: And then each individual</i>
<i> building, the streetscape</i>

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<i> That was done, the lighting,</i>
<i> the old-growth trees.</i>

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<i> I mean, it just kind of puts</i>
<i> its arms around you.</i>

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<i> There's nothing like</i>
<i> the energy of the shopkeepers</i>

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<i> On a main street,</i>
<i> and everyone working so hard</i>

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<i> To not only keep that alive,</i>
<i> but to also see it thrive.</i>

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(doorbell rings)

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Mike: Are you chris?

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Christina: Hi,
how are you? Mike.

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Mike: Nice to meet you. Hi.
(laughs)

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Christina: Nice to meet you too.
Mike: That's a flyer,

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Dani probably went over
some of the stuff with ya.

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Christina: She did. Oh my god,
it was so good to talk to her!

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I love her!
Mike: I know, she was explaining

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To me all the parallels
between you too.

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Christina: I know,
it's so weird, I know.

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Christina: Sisters from
another mister.

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Mike: I know, exactly.

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Well, tell me about your
building here for a second.

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Mike: She said it's 1840?
Christina: 1849.

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Mike: Okay, '49, okay.
Christina: So it's been
many things.

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There used to be a bike
shop right here.

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Mike: Get outta here!

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Christina: True story.
Mike: From what time period?

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Christina: Uh like,
19-0-something to the '30s.

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Mike: Oh really, early stuff!
Christina: Yes. And they sold
reliance motorcycles.

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Mike: I have a monarch.
Christina: You do not.

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Mike: I have a monarch
motorcycle that was made
in this town.

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<i> Mike: What I love about</i>
<i> christina is, in the first</i>

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<i> Three minutes, I already know</i>
<i> most of the history</i>

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<i> Of this building.</i>
<i> It was a fraternal lodge,</i>

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<i> It was a bicycle shop.</i>

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<i> She's so proud to take me</i>
<i> around the corner</i>

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<i> And show me the ghost sign</i>
<i> for the bicycle shop.</i>

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Christina: So it says
"strong's cycles" I think.

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So right there, right there.
Mike: Oh okay,

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I can see cycle right there.
C-y... L-e, the end of it.

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Christina: Right.
Mike: Oh wow!

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Christina: I feel like owego
is the home of my heart.

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There's such a sense
of community here.

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It's lovely, it's like
a slice of americana...

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Mayberry r.F.D.
With a little pizzazz.

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Christina: I have some things
back here I think that you

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Would like, though,
in my basement.

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Mike: She said you were
into architectural salvage.

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Christina: I consider myself
a collector-slash-artist

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Slash lots of things.

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I love multiples of something.

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I can't just have one.

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Now I just have too much stuff.
(laughs)

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Christina: So we had a flood,
really bad flood here in 2011.

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So people cleaned out a lot
of things,

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And I felt like
they needed to be saved.

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Mike: Is that when you
went dumpster diving?

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Christina: Yes,
I went dumpster--

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Christina: Whenever
I see a dumpster--

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Mike: Dani was telling me all--
dani's like,

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She's a big fan of yours, man.

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<i> Mike: Danielle has described</i>
<i> christina to a t.</i>

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I mean, they're fangirl-ing
on each other big-time.

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But they're so similar.
I mean, danielle,

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When I first met her,
she was making art,

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That's what christina's doing.

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Danielle was dumpster diving,
that's what christina's doing.

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Danielle wore overalls
all the time,

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That's what christina's doing.

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They're completely sisters
from another mister.

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Christina: So I've got
some stuff there.

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Mike: Oh you do?
Christina: People drop off
things off to me.

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Mike: With some drawers
and some windows.

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Christina: Oh, and this is uh...
Mike: You've got clothing racks.

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Christina: Yeah.
Mike: Oh, it's got
a wood base on it.

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Christina: Yes it does,
so I got that salvaged

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From one of the buildings here.

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Mike: So why did
you guys raise it up?

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Christina: Ah,
'cause I do pole fitness,

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And I needed to have
a big mirror,

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So we attached a mirror to this.

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Mike: What's pole fitness?

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Christina: Like you know,
a stripper pole?

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(laughing)
mike: Okay.

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Christina: But you
do it for exercise.

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Mike: And you do that on this?

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Christina: No, no,
this had the mirror on it,

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So I could watch myself.
Mike: Oh, okay.

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So you have to watch
yourself while you're doing it.

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Christina: Well, you got to know
if you make a mistake, yeah.

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Christina: You could
practice later.

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Mike: Okay, okay.
Christina: So anyway,

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I took the mirror off, and I...

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Mike: So those boards
can be pulled.

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Christina: Yeah, the boards--
but this was on it, yeah.

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Mike: Yeah. 125.

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Christina: You got it,
sold america.

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Mike: Alright cool, boom.
Christina: I like it.

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Christina: My grandmother always
said, make do with what you got.

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We didn't throw things out
or we went to the dump

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To get something to use.

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Mike: That's cool.
Christina: Okay, follow me.

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Mike: Alright, okay.
Wow, this is awesome.

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Christina: Yeah.

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Robbie: See jersey,
that's kind of nice,

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I mean, you haven't talked
in like three minutes,

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I mean, that's like a peaceful
feeling in the morning.

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Jersey jon: Huh, what?
(robbie chuckles)

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(phone rings)

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Robbie: Whaddup, dani d?
Jersey jon: What's up?

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Danielle: Ah, good morning,
jersey. Hey, how's if feel

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To be in your home state?

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Jersey jon: Ah, I love being
back in new jersey, man,

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It's been a while.
<i> Danielle: Are you guys</i>
<i> near cresskill yet?</i>

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Jersey jon: Palisades parkway.
<i> Danielle: Okay perfect.</i>

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I'm going to send you guys
to meet andrew then.

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<i> Hey listen, andrew has loved</i>
<i> antiques his entire life.</i>

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<i>He used to own an antique store,</i>
<i> as a matter of fact.</i>

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<i> In the late '90s,</i>
<i> andrew found this 40-foot</i>

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<i> Tractor trailer semi</i>
<i> that was</i>

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Packed full of early
new york city

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<i> Subway signs and artifacts.</i>

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Jersey jon: Holy mac-- really?!

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Danielle: Exactly. So andrew
has them packed

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Down in the basement
of this house that he rents out.

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Robbie: Okay.
Jersey jon: Okay.

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Danielle: This is not going
to be an easy day,

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I'm just gonna let you know
right now.

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This is some heavy lifting.
But listen,

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<i> It's going to be a good day.</i>

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Robbie: Alright, send us
the coordinates, dani, thanks.

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<i> Danielle: Alright, guys.</i>

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(upbeat rock music)

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Robbie: I think it's coming up
here... Right here.

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There's the guy right there.

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Jersey jon: Yeah. Cool.
Alright. Hoo!

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Robbie: How you doing?
You andrew?

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Andrew: Yep.
Robbie: How're you doing?

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Talked to danielle on the phone?
Andrew: I did.

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Jersey jon: She asked you
about this stuff?

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Jersey jon: How you doing?
I'm jon.
Andrew: Hi, jon.

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Jersey jon: Nice to meet you.
Andrew: You too.

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Jersey jon: This is stuff
we're looking for, buddy.

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Andrew: My name is andrew,
and I'm from howarth,
new jersey.

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Andrew: Okay.
Robbie: It says
stained glass, see.

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Andrew: I got stained glass.
Robbie: And some signs.

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She said you got
a whole container...

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Andrew: ...Full of subway signs.

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Robbie: What would possess
a person to buy

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A whole container
full of subway signs?

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Andrew: 'cause I'm crazy?
(laughs)

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Robbie: We're all a little
crazy, but that's...

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Jersey jon: I like crazy.
Andrew: I like to collect.

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Andrew: I found the signs
on the internet.

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I bought one sign.

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Andrew: I contacted the seller,
I'm like,

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Do you have any other signs?

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He had a 40-foot
container full of signs.

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Andrew: And he opens the door,
and he says,

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"do you see anything
you'd like?"

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And I said, "yes, everything."

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Swear the guy was going
to fall on the ground.

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And I said, "what do you want?"

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He said, $10,000.
I said, "I'll give you 9."

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And that's exactly
how it happened.

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Robbie: Wow.
Jersey jon: So how did this guy
have this stuff?

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Where did they get it from,
I mean...?

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Andrew: Well, his story was,
so in the '80s,

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They changed all the signs
over in the subway.

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Robbie: Right.
Andrew: They switched from
the white and black...

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To the black with white.
Robbie: Right.

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Andrew: He said,
he lived around the corner

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From the contractor.
There were so many signs,

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They threw it in the dumpster
at the end of the night.

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Jersey jon: Whoa...
Andrew: He went,
and he didn't drive,

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He went with a red wagon,
every night,

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Filled up his wagon,
brought them to his house.

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Jersey jon: Phew!

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Robbie: This is folklore
in the sign business.

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Jersey jon: Where is
all this stuff?
Andrew: In the basement.

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Jersey jon: Show the way.
Andrew: It's easier to show you.

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And this is
a rental property...

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Jersey jon: Okay.
Andrew: But I use the basement.

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Okay, every place I buy has
to have a basement or a garage.

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Jersey jon: Got to have storage.
Andrew: So we can store stuff.

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Jersey jon: If you collect
stuff, you got to have
storage somewhere.

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Jersey jon:
It's dark in here, man.

225
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Robbie: Wow, you ain't
kidding, dude.

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Jersey jon: Man, you got a lot
of stuff in here, buddy.

227
00:08:31,812 --> 00:08:34,880
Andrew: I collect subway signs,
I collect stained glass,

228
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I collect license plates.

229
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I pick things out
of the garbage,

230
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My whole life, you know,
it's... What don't I collect?

231
00:08:42,689 --> 00:08:44,355
Jersey jon: Wow...
Robbie: Look at this, jersey.

232
00:08:44,358 --> 00:08:45,891
Jersey jon: Man, it goes
way back, robbie.

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Robbie: Holy cow...
Jersey jon: Man.

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00:08:47,627 --> 00:08:49,427
Andrew: The first moment
they walked in,

235
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It gets you excited.
Your adrenaline starts going,

236
00:08:51,898 --> 00:08:54,232
It's like this stuff
that you've collected,

237
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Somebody else appreciates.

238
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Jersey jon: Man, robbie,
they are stacked in here,

239
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There are stacks of signs
in here, robbie.

240
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Andrew: So I have several
rental properties,

241
00:09:01,507 --> 00:09:02,974
And all of them,
I used to store

242
00:09:03,109 --> 00:09:05,043
Different parts
of my collection.

243
00:09:05,178 --> 00:09:06,778
But that one I'm thinking
of selling, so it's time

244
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To downsize, so I don't
have to move it again.

245
00:09:10,183 --> 00:09:12,717
Robbie: This looks like,
it's probably '60s coke sign.

246
00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:14,118
Is this something
you want to sell, andrew?

247
00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:15,519
Andrew: I would sell that.

248
00:09:15,522 --> 00:09:18,523
<i> Robbie: It's just cool.</i>
<i> Coca-cola, iconic,</i>

249
00:09:18,659 --> 00:09:21,159
<i> It's got the bull-nose</i>
<i> wraparound, easy sell.</i>

250
00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:22,794
Robbie: 450.

251
00:09:22,929 --> 00:09:24,729
Andrew: I'm pretty sure
I paid more than that for it

252
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When I bought it.
You do 600, it's yours.

253
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Robbie: I'll do it for 600.
Andrew: Okay.

254
00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:31,869
Robbie: 600.
Jersey jon: Thank you.

255
00:09:32,005 --> 00:09:33,537
Andrew: That was a sign
I brought home,

256
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And put in my basement,
and my wife said,
"get it out of here."

257
00:09:36,510 --> 00:09:37,375
Robbie: Wow...

258
00:09:39,947 --> 00:09:41,680
Jersey jon: 18th avenue,
that's a nice early one.

259
00:09:41,815 --> 00:09:43,214
Andrew: Yeah,
that's an early one.

260
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Jersey jon: Oof...
Got that arrow.

261
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Andrew: Yep, yep.
Jersey jon: Got two arrows.

262
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Andrew: Yep. "to 17th avenue,
to 18th avenue."

263
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<i> Jersey jon: The earliest</i>
<i> porcelain signs are those</i>

264
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<i>Blue and white porcelain signs,</i>
<i> that started around 1910</i>

265
00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,462
<i> To 1915. Before that,</i>
<i> they were schmaltz signs;</i>

266
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<i> Before that there was</i>
<i> no subway,</i>

267
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<i> It was horse-and-carriage.</i>
<i> The subway system</i>

268
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<i> In new york city started</i>
<i> around 1890s,</i>

269
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<i> Start digging the holes,</i>
<i> through 1910.</i>

270
00:10:05,639 --> 00:10:07,872
<i> Then they needed a sign</i>
<i> to tell people where to go.</i>

271
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Jersey jon: 800 bucks.

272
00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:12,177
Andrew: Can you go 1,000?

273
00:10:12,913 --> 00:10:14,312
Jersey jon: Split it
with me, buddy, 900 bucks.

274
00:10:14,448 --> 00:10:15,546
Andrew: Fine, take it.

275
00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:17,181
Jersey jon: Alright,
I'll take it for 900 bucks.

276
00:10:17,316 --> 00:10:18,516
There's other stuff
in here, man.

277
00:10:31,731 --> 00:10:33,131
Jersey jon: You have
some roll signs...

278
00:10:33,266 --> 00:10:35,867
Andrew: Yep.
Jersey jon: Let me see,
if I get, there it goes.

279
00:10:36,003 --> 00:10:38,203
Look at that.

280
00:10:38,338 --> 00:10:40,338
Today, all the stuff's
electronic, of course,

281
00:10:40,340 --> 00:10:43,041
But this is the day
when they would crank it around.

282
00:10:43,176 --> 00:10:45,477
It's almost like a window blind.
Andrew: Correct.

283
00:10:46,279 --> 00:10:49,080
Robbie: I mean, this stuff
is like stacked in here
like cord wood.

284
00:10:49,215 --> 00:10:51,516
Jersey jon: It really is.
Andrew: The evolution
of subway signs,

285
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Especially the ones I have,
is the blue ones were first,

286
00:10:55,021 --> 00:10:57,689
And that was the first line
that they built.

287
00:10:57,824 --> 00:11:01,226
So they went from the blue ones
to the green ones.

288
00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:04,062
Then they went from the green
ones to the white ones.

289
00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:06,030
Jersey jon: Now, this is modern.

290
00:11:06,033 --> 00:11:08,232
Andrew: Correct.
Jersey jon: Aluminum.

291
00:11:08,368 --> 00:11:09,968
Andrew: This is what
they replaced...

292
00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,503
Jersey jon: Right.
Andrew: ...The old ones,
with these.

293
00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:14,205
Jersey jon: Okay,
I didn't see that.

294
00:11:14,207 --> 00:11:16,074
So this is what
we're talking about here.

295
00:11:16,076 --> 00:11:17,709
Andrew: Yep.

296
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Jersey jon: Ugh,
independent subway system. Ha!

297
00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:23,615
Andrew: A lot of people
don't realize in the beginning,

298
00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:26,818
The subway system was owned
by private companies.

299
00:11:26,953 --> 00:11:28,586
So the different lines
were different companies.

300
00:11:28,721 --> 00:11:30,654
So you had different signs.

301
00:11:30,790 --> 00:11:34,258
In 1932, the city,
they opened their first line,

302
00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:35,993
Which was owned by the city.

303
00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:37,862
And that was the ind,

304
00:11:37,997 --> 00:11:40,265
Which was the independent
subway system.

305
00:11:40,267 --> 00:11:42,666
By 1940, the city had taken over

306
00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:45,336
All the private companies,
and merged,

307
00:11:45,472 --> 00:11:48,540
And it was merged into
the nycta,

308
00:11:48,542 --> 00:11:50,442
New york city transit authority.

309
00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:52,677
Andrew: But then a lot
of these signs

310
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Became obsolete instantaneously.

311
00:11:54,481 --> 00:11:55,714
Jersey jon: Sure.
Robbie: Yeah.

312
00:11:55,849 --> 00:11:58,516
Andrew: Because they said
what branch it was...

313
00:11:58,785 --> 00:12:00,351
Robbie: Oh.
Andrew: But it wasn't
a branch anymore.

314
00:12:00,353 --> 00:12:02,019
Robbie: The biggest thing
that I know about these

315
00:12:02,155 --> 00:12:04,756
Subway signs is like,
what was on 8th avenue?

316
00:12:04,891 --> 00:12:07,424
That's what makes
the signs more valuable.

317
00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:08,960
Andrew: So this
is from manhattan.

318
00:12:09,028 --> 00:12:09,961
Robbie: Okay.
Andrew: You know, it ran

319
00:12:10,096 --> 00:12:12,029
All the way through,
through hell's kitchen...

320
00:12:12,165 --> 00:12:13,430
Jersey jon: Yep.
Robbie: Oh, yeah.

321
00:12:13,433 --> 00:12:15,033
Andrew: Oh yeah, this is...
Jersey jon: That's cool.

322
00:12:15,168 --> 00:12:18,369
Andrew: These are signs
that people really want,
anything with manhattan.

323
00:12:18,504 --> 00:12:20,638
<i> Robbie: These signs are those</i>
<i> things that we can sell</i>

324
00:12:20,774 --> 00:12:25,109
<i>In our stores, these are iconic</i>
<i> locations in new york city.</i>

325
00:12:25,111 --> 00:12:26,277
Robbie: 425.

326
00:12:27,514 --> 00:12:28,680
I mean, it's still beat up.

327
00:12:28,815 --> 00:12:30,215
Jersey jon: Yeah.
It's beat up pretty bad.

328
00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:31,816
Andrew: I was thinking
$700 for this sign.

329
00:12:31,952 --> 00:12:34,118
Robbie: I don't think I can
get 1,000 bucks out of it.

330
00:12:34,121 --> 00:12:34,919
Andrew: I think it will.

331
00:12:35,055 --> 00:12:36,721
(robbie exhales loudly)

332
00:12:36,857 --> 00:12:37,989
Andrew: You tell me.

333
00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:40,425
Robbie: 500 bucks.

334
00:12:40,427 --> 00:12:41,992
Andrew: 550, it's yours.

335
00:12:41,995 --> 00:12:43,261
Jersey jon: Do it.
Andrew: Done.

336
00:12:43,396 --> 00:12:44,595
Robbie: Alright.
Jersey jon: Alright, cool.

337
00:12:44,731 --> 00:12:46,263
Andrew: You know, I'm not
going to be low-balled,

338
00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:47,598
I'm going to be fair,

339
00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:49,200
They have to make money,

340
00:12:49,202 --> 00:12:51,469
But I'm not giving stuff away.

341
00:12:52,005 --> 00:12:53,404
Robbie: I mean,
there is so much in here,

342
00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:55,473
Jersey, it's crazy.

343
00:12:55,609 --> 00:12:57,075
Andrew: See those signs
that you're looking at?

344
00:12:57,210 --> 00:12:58,676
Those are lee tire signs...
Robbie: Ouch.

345
00:12:58,812 --> 00:13:01,446
Andrew: ...They were never up.
They're brand new.

346
00:13:02,149 --> 00:13:03,480
Robbie: Probably around 1940.

347
00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:05,149
Jersey jon: Still got the onion
skin on it.

348
00:13:05,151 --> 00:13:07,618
You got how many in here? One...
Jersey jon & robbie: Two...

349
00:13:07,753 --> 00:13:09,020
Three...

350
00:13:09,022 --> 00:13:11,289
Robbie: There's four,
there's five.

351
00:13:11,424 --> 00:13:12,690
Where did these come from?

352
00:13:12,825 --> 00:13:15,292
Andrew: I've been collecting
stuff for forever,

353
00:13:15,294 --> 00:13:16,060
All kinds of stuff.

354
00:13:16,195 --> 00:13:17,362
Andrew: So the lee tire signs,

355
00:13:17,497 --> 00:13:19,563
We're talking I was probably
in high school

356
00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:20,732
When I bought that stuff.

357
00:13:20,867 --> 00:13:22,100
Jersey jon: They're painted,
not porcelain.

358
00:13:22,102 --> 00:13:23,301
Andrew: They're painted,
but they're in perfect--

359
00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:24,702
You never find those...
Robbie: Yeah, you never find--

360
00:13:24,771 --> 00:13:26,103
Andrew: ...In that condition.

361
00:13:26,239 --> 00:13:28,506
<i> Robbie: These lee tire signs</i>
<i> are called tin tackers.</i>

362
00:13:28,642 --> 00:13:30,107
<i>The colors on them are perfect,</i>

363
00:13:30,243 --> 00:13:31,508
<i> They're not all beat up.</i>

364
00:13:31,511 --> 00:13:34,512
All collectors out there are
looking for something like this.

365
00:13:34,648 --> 00:13:36,080
Robbie: 2,500 bucks.

366
00:13:37,651 --> 00:13:39,918
Andrew: That's 500...
Robbie: 500 each.

367
00:13:40,053 --> 00:13:41,719
Andrew: Do 600 each,
you got them.

368
00:13:41,855 --> 00:13:43,520
Robbie: You're at,
you're at three grand?

369
00:13:43,523 --> 00:13:45,323
Yeah, I just can't, I mean...

370
00:13:45,458 --> 00:13:46,658
Andrew: Okay,
I'll split it with you,

371
00:13:46,660 --> 00:13:48,326
2,750, they're yours.

372
00:13:48,461 --> 00:13:49,828
Robbie: 2,600, I'm in.

373
00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:55,799
Andrew: I'll give
this one to you.

374
00:13:55,802 --> 00:13:57,802
Robbie: Alright.
Jersey jon: Awesome,
thank you buddy.

375
00:13:57,937 --> 00:13:59,070
Robbie: There's so much
stuff here, it's like,

376
00:13:59,205 --> 00:14:00,671
I don't even know
which direction to go.

377
00:14:00,807 --> 00:14:02,406
Andrew: Yeah, yeah, yeah,
I'll give this one to you.

378
00:14:02,542 --> 00:14:04,475
<i> Robbie: You don't find them</i>
<i> when they're n.O.S.,</i>

379
00:14:04,477 --> 00:14:06,076
<i>They're always usually beat up,</i>

380
00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:08,279
<i> These were probably stuck up</i>
<i> in a shelf somewhere,</i>

381
00:14:08,415 --> 00:14:09,480
<i> And he got lucky.</i>

382
00:14:09,616 --> 00:14:11,783
I think I got
pretty lucky today too.

383
00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:21,893
Christina: So you ready?
Mike: Yeah, yeah.

384
00:14:22,028 --> 00:14:22,760
Christina: Oh look!

385
00:14:22,762 --> 00:14:24,295
Mike: I'm already looking.
(laughs)

386
00:14:24,430 --> 00:14:25,964
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: Yes, absolutely.

387
00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:28,566
This is so cool. Okay...

388
00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:30,434
Mike: So you got two new
electrical panels, that's nice.

389
00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:31,835
Christina: Right, so this
was after the flood.

390
00:14:31,838 --> 00:14:33,104
So you could see
that's the window

391
00:14:33,239 --> 00:14:34,305
Where they blocked that in.

392
00:14:34,307 --> 00:14:35,973
Mike: Yep, there's
a window right there.

393
00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:37,574
Christina: Yeah, yeah.
Mike: So this would have been

394
00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:39,177
All open staircase
coming into it.

395
00:14:39,312 --> 00:14:41,646
Christina: I think so.
<i> Mike: Preservationists</i>
<i> in general are nerds.</i>

396
00:14:41,781 --> 00:14:44,148
I mean, when we get around
old properties, like we just,

397
00:14:44,284 --> 00:14:47,151
You know, the forensics
of it all, really turn us on.

398
00:14:47,287 --> 00:14:48,820
Mike: I've got a building
like that in leclaire,

399
00:14:48,955 --> 00:14:51,622
Where the ceiling is super high
in the basement.

400
00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:53,257
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: And then same thing,

401
00:14:53,259 --> 00:14:54,993
Just like this with windows.
Christina: Really.

402
00:14:54,995 --> 00:14:57,662
Mike: And I've always imagined
what it would be like to...

403
00:14:57,797 --> 00:14:59,330
Christina: Right.
Mike: ...To see natural light

404
00:14:59,465 --> 00:15:01,065
Coming into it from that way.
Christina: Oh my god,

405
00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:02,734
That would be great.
Mike: You know what I mean?

406
00:15:02,869 --> 00:15:05,703
<i> Mike: Buildings are just like</i>
<i>people, they have personalities,</i>

407
00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:08,139
<i> They have story,</i>
<i> they have history.</i>

408
00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:09,773
<i> They've gone through a lot.</i>

409
00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:12,443
<i> There've been good times,</i>
<i> and there's been bad times,</i>

410
00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:14,312
<i> And that's what makes</i>
<i> them what they are.</i>

411
00:15:14,447 --> 00:15:15,913
Christina: This is my
garden section.

412
00:15:16,049 --> 00:15:17,581
Mike: This is the garden
section of your collection?

413
00:15:17,717 --> 00:15:19,717
Christina: They are, yes.
Oh my mother of god!

414
00:15:19,852 --> 00:15:21,252
Mike: You want some help?

415
00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:22,653
Christina: Look it.

416
00:15:22,788 --> 00:15:24,522
Mike: Look at that,
oh, what is that?

417
00:15:24,657 --> 00:15:26,624
It's not an eagle.
Christina: It's a dove, I think.

418
00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:27,992
Mike: Yeah, I think
it's a dove too.

419
00:15:28,128 --> 00:15:29,394
Christina: Isn't it awesome?
Mike: Wow, that's cool.

420
00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:31,862
Christina: So this isn't cement,
this is iron.

421
00:15:31,865 --> 00:15:33,564
Mike: Did this gate
hang off of that?

422
00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:34,766
Christina: No,
I just put them...

423
00:15:34,901 --> 00:15:36,100
Mike: Okay.
Christina: ...Side-by-side.

424
00:15:36,236 --> 00:15:38,702
This has got a lot of brick
dust on it, just from this.

425
00:15:38,838 --> 00:15:40,104
Mike: Yeah, I know,
I can see that.

426
00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,106
<i> Mike: This gate</i>
<i> is so incredibly cool.</i>

427
00:15:42,241 --> 00:15:44,174
<i> The ornamentation,</i>
<i> the white paint,</i>

428
00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:45,776
<i> The weight of it all.</i>

429
00:15:45,911 --> 00:15:48,112
<i> You know, this is</i>
<i> a really cool piece.</i>

430
00:15:49,049 --> 00:15:52,049
Christina: I actually like it
with the brick dust on it.

431
00:15:52,184 --> 00:15:53,985
Mike: I know, right?
I can see what you're saying.

432
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,987
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: The color of it.

433
00:15:55,989 --> 00:15:57,922
How about that
"no parking here" sign?
Let me see that.

434
00:15:58,057 --> 00:15:59,590
Christina: Okay.
Mike: What's going
on with that situation?

435
00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:01,392
Christina: That,
we had in our yard.

436
00:16:01,527 --> 00:16:02,894
Mike: Okay.

437
00:16:03,029 --> 00:16:04,896
So that's the... The bottom
of this is broken off.

438
00:16:05,031 --> 00:16:06,197
Christina: Yeah, yeah.

439
00:16:06,332 --> 00:16:08,833
Mike: Yeah, but it's still neat.
I mean, it's an iron sign.

440
00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:11,802
Mike: For the gate
and the dove...

441
00:16:11,871 --> 00:16:13,204
Christina: Yeah.

442
00:16:13,339 --> 00:16:15,406
Mike: ...And the sign...
Christina: I'll give you
the sign for free.

443
00:16:15,542 --> 00:16:16,841
Mike: 400.

444
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,209
Christina: Okay.
I like that price a lot.

445
00:16:18,344 --> 00:16:20,010
Mike: You like that?
Christina: I love that price.

446
00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:21,279
Mike: I like that too.

447
00:16:21,414 --> 00:16:22,746
<i> Mike: The great thing</i>
<i> about architectural salvage,</i>

448
00:16:22,749 --> 00:16:25,616
<i> Is that each piece is unique</i>
<i> in some way.</i>

449
00:16:25,752 --> 00:16:28,486
<i> And if you take the time</i>
<i> to find these pieces,</i>

450
00:16:28,621 --> 00:16:31,188
All of that adds up to...

451
00:16:31,191 --> 00:16:32,656
Just a life well lived.

452
00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:34,959
Christina: So when I started
doing assemblage art,

453
00:16:35,094 --> 00:16:38,296
I did it with doll heads
and made these characters,

454
00:16:38,431 --> 00:16:39,764
And they each had
their own story.

455
00:16:39,899 --> 00:16:41,966
Mike: Okay.
Christina: Some of them
had a little story book.

456
00:16:42,101 --> 00:16:43,834
Mike: Aw...
Christina: That was
the matchstick girl.

457
00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:46,771
Christina: My form of art
has been called lots
of different things:

458
00:16:46,906 --> 00:16:48,906
Outsider art, folk art.

459
00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:52,577
Assemblage art
is probably the overall term

460
00:16:52,711 --> 00:16:55,679
Of what I do, because I assemble
different pieces

461
00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:57,248
And make them
into something else.

462
00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:59,784
Mike: I told danielle that
I would find her something...

463
00:16:59,786 --> 00:17:01,318
Christina: Oh,
the matchstick girl?

464
00:17:01,321 --> 00:17:02,686
Mike: Yeah.
What do you have on it?

465
00:17:02,822 --> 00:17:03,955
Christina: $25.
Mike: $25!

466
00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:06,190
Christina: Because she's been...
Mike: I'll give you $25.

467
00:17:06,192 --> 00:17:08,993
Christina: Okay,
because she's been like,
you know, homeless...

468
00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:11,395
Mike: Yeah, around the circuit,
she was in the flea market
circuit for a while,

469
00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,231
And still hasn't sold.
Christina: For a while, right.

470
00:17:13,233 --> 00:17:14,399
Christina: That's why
she's down here.

471
00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:15,933
Mike: What about this piece
right here?

472
00:17:16,069 --> 00:17:17,468
What did this come out of,
this big rack?

473
00:17:17,603 --> 00:17:19,403
Christina: This came out
of a building downtown.

474
00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:21,272
I believe it's stainless steel.

475
00:17:21,274 --> 00:17:22,473
Mike: Yep, and it's a wall rack.

476
00:17:22,609 --> 00:17:24,608
Christina: And it's a wall
coat rack, I think.

477
00:17:24,744 --> 00:17:26,944
<i> Mike: This is the world's</i>
<i> longest coat rack,</i>

478
00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:30,081
<i> That's adjustable,</i>
<i> slides from side to side,</i>

479
00:17:30,216 --> 00:17:32,150
<i> And there's two tiers.</i>

480
00:17:32,285 --> 00:17:33,518
Mike: What are you
thinking on it?

481
00:17:34,487 --> 00:17:35,553
Christina: 100?

482
00:17:35,688 --> 00:17:37,288
Mike: No, you're light.
I'll do 200.

483
00:17:37,423 --> 00:17:38,388
Christina: Mike... Okay, good.

484
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:39,790
I appreciate you being honest.

485
00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,292
Mike: I mean, here's the deal,
I mean,

486
00:17:41,294 --> 00:17:43,794
It's going to take someone
that needs something this long.

487
00:17:43,930 --> 00:17:46,030
Mike: I would hate to have
anybody cut it and separate it

488
00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:48,065
To make it smaller.
Christina: Oh my god,
yes, right.

489
00:17:48,134 --> 00:17:50,435
<i> Mike: This is something</i>
<i> that you could never imagine</i>

490
00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:52,169
<i> Somebody making.</i>

491
00:17:52,304 --> 00:17:55,572
<i>I mean, obviously this was made</i>
<i> for commercial application.</i>

492
00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,508
<i> It could go back to that,</i>
<i> or residential.</i>

493
00:17:57,510 --> 00:17:59,444
<i> Either way,</i>
<i> it's really awesome.</i>

494
00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:08,919
Mike: Alright, this is cool.

495
00:18:09,055 --> 00:18:10,787
Oh, you got a little bit
of a hike.

496
00:18:10,923 --> 00:18:12,656
Christina: Yeah, not too bad.
It keeps me...

497
00:18:12,792 --> 00:18:14,325
Mike & christina: ...In shape.

498
00:18:15,027 --> 00:18:16,026
Christina: And now...
Mike: Wow!

499
00:18:16,162 --> 00:18:18,996
Christina: This is where I live.
Mike: Wow!

500
00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:20,798
Christina: What do you think?
Mike: It's gorgeous!

501
00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:23,667
It's beautiful!
It looks like something
out of a magazine.

502
00:18:23,802 --> 00:18:24,735
Christina: Yes!

503
00:18:24,870 --> 00:18:26,403
<i> Mike: Walking into christina's</i>
<i> space,</i>

504
00:18:26,539 --> 00:18:30,341
<i> You can obviously see that she</i>
<i>lives a very creative lifestyle,</i>

505
00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:33,411
<i> With a really, like</i>
<i> super interesting backdrop.</i>

506
00:18:33,546 --> 00:18:34,879
<i> I mean, this is a smart way</i>
<i> to live.</i>

507
00:18:35,014 --> 00:18:37,548
<i> It's really the way</i>
<i> main street shopkeepers</i>

508
00:18:37,683 --> 00:18:39,951
<i> Have lived for hundreds</i>
<i> of years.</i>

509
00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:41,752
<i> You know, they had a very</i>
<i> short commute,</i>

510
00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:43,921
<i> It was all in one building.</i>
<i> They raised their family</i>

511
00:18:44,057 --> 00:18:46,824
<i> On the second floor,</i>
<i> and they went down</i>

512
00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:48,692
<i>The staircase to work every day.</i>

513
00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:51,062
<i> You know, the butcher,</i>
<i> the barber,</i>

514
00:18:51,064 --> 00:18:52,630
<i> The hardware store,</i>

515
00:18:52,632 --> 00:18:54,598
<i>All of that was self-contained.</i>

516
00:18:54,601 --> 00:18:56,466
Mike: And this is the pole
you're talking about?

517
00:18:56,602 --> 00:18:58,102
Christina: Then I had
to put in this pole.

518
00:18:58,104 --> 00:18:59,303
Christina: Pole fitness
is really using

519
00:18:59,438 --> 00:19:02,773
Your core muscles
to climb that pole.

520
00:19:02,908 --> 00:19:05,109
And I tell you,
it kicks your butt.

521
00:19:05,244 --> 00:19:07,044
Mike: I might hurt
myself here. Ready?

522
00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:09,313
Christina: You are crazy talk.
Mike: 1, 2, 12...

523
00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:11,515
Christina: Mike! Awesome!

524
00:19:11,651 --> 00:19:13,984
Mike: Ta-da!
(laughs)

525
00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,254
Christina: That is
really awesome!

526
00:19:16,389 --> 00:19:17,788
Christina: He was really
pretty strong.

527
00:19:17,924 --> 00:19:19,323
Now, I'd like to see him
do a spin

528
00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:20,791
And a climb next time.

529
00:19:20,793 --> 00:19:23,661
Christina: So from up here on
was the secret part

530
00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:25,462
Of the building where the...

531
00:19:25,598 --> 00:19:29,866
Both the elks and the masons
had all of their secret stuff.

532
00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:32,069
Mike: Okay, okay.
Christina: Yeah.

533
00:19:32,205 --> 00:19:35,272
This is the reception area
that you would have come to.

534
00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:36,907
Mike: When it was
the mason's lodge.

535
00:19:37,042 --> 00:19:38,743
Christina: When it was
the mason and the elks.

536
00:19:38,745 --> 00:19:41,145
Actually, this is where
they had all their garb.

537
00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:42,547
Mike: Okay, oh,
the costumes and stuff?

538
00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:45,483
Christina: Right.
So I costume it with my...

539
00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:48,352
Antique weird dolls.
Mike: Oh yeah... Okay.

540
00:19:48,488 --> 00:19:50,354
<i> Mike: There's doll heads</i>
<i> everywhere.</i>

541
00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:51,756
<i> And then there's</i>
<i> ventriloquist doll heads.</i>

542
00:19:51,891 --> 00:19:53,691
<i> And it's like an art</i>
<i> installation, you know,</i>

543
00:19:53,826 --> 00:19:56,027
<i> She's an artist</i>
<i>and she's displaying her things</i>

544
00:19:56,162 --> 00:19:59,396
<i> In a way that maybe</i>
<i> you'd even see in a gallery.</i>

545
00:19:59,399 --> 00:20:01,565
But the reason she's gathering
all this stuff

546
00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:04,068
Isn't just because
of the collector in her.

547
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,971
This is her inventory,
this is part of, you know,

548
00:20:07,106 --> 00:20:10,508
The junk baby series, maybe,
that I saw downstairs, you know.

549
00:20:10,510 --> 00:20:11,776
Christina: This is
a secret room.

550
00:20:11,910 --> 00:20:13,177
Mike: Where, in here?
Christina: Right there.

551
00:20:13,313 --> 00:20:14,312
Mike: Oh in here? Okay.
Christina: Yeah.

552
00:20:14,447 --> 00:20:16,146
Mike: Down here?
Christina: Created
by the masons.

553
00:20:16,282 --> 00:20:18,315
Christina: When I saw
that secret door,

554
00:20:18,318 --> 00:20:20,918
That's when I wanted
to buy the building, for sure,

555
00:20:21,054 --> 00:20:22,453
Before I ever saw
my workshop.

556
00:20:22,588 --> 00:20:23,788
Christina: Are you ready?
Mike: Yeah, absolutely.

557
00:20:23,923 --> 00:20:25,589
Christina: I just want you
to know I love Halloween.

558
00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:28,058
Mike: Okay, okay.
(chuckles)

559
00:20:28,193 --> 00:20:29,460
Alright...
Christina: Okay.

560
00:20:29,595 --> 00:20:31,161
Mike: You need some help?
Christina: Oh no.

561
00:20:31,297 --> 00:20:32,797
Mike: Okay.
Christina: I'm strong like bull.

562
00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:35,733
There...
Mike: There's a coffin?

563
00:20:35,868 --> 00:20:36,800
Christina: There's a coffin!

564
00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:38,202
And it's an odd fellows
coffin...

565
00:20:38,338 --> 00:20:39,670
Mike: Okay.

566
00:20:39,672 --> 00:20:42,273
Christina: ...With a paper-maché
half skeleton in there.

567
00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:44,074
Mike: Yeah, I love those.

568
00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:47,144
The bones are wood,
the clavicle's wood here.

569
00:20:47,279 --> 00:20:50,348
And so they've incorporated wood
with the paper-maché.

570
00:20:50,483 --> 00:20:52,683
Some of them will just be
all paper-maché.

571
00:20:52,819 --> 00:20:55,219
I've always associated
these with the odd fellows.

572
00:20:55,355 --> 00:20:57,188
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: Yeah, because they had
a ritual,

573
00:20:57,190 --> 00:20:59,557
They had black glasses
where they had blinders on them.

574
00:20:59,692 --> 00:21:01,425
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: You know, and they would
open the glasses up,

575
00:21:01,561 --> 00:21:03,227
You would have a skeleton
in front of you,

576
00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:04,762
And they would say
something like,

577
00:21:04,897 --> 00:21:07,164
"this is what you will become,

578
00:21:07,299 --> 00:21:09,700
Now you need to
make a difference."

579
00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:12,502
Christina: That's awesome.
Mike: It's basically like, hey,
mortality is not far away.

580
00:21:12,505 --> 00:21:14,305
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: Make a difference
while you're here.

581
00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:15,506
Christina: Cool.
Mike: Yeah.

582
00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:18,242
Christina: This is where I had
the ghost hunter come...

583
00:21:18,378 --> 00:21:21,379
Mike: Uh-huh.
Christina: And he had all
of his machinery,

584
00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:24,982
And he said,
how many people are here?

585
00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:27,951
And the response was, nine.

586
00:21:28,087 --> 00:21:30,187
And it say nine multiple times.

587
00:21:30,323 --> 00:21:31,588
Mike: Wow.

588
00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:35,025
Christina: That odd fellows
skeleton and casket,

589
00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:37,261
I've used almost every year
on Halloween

590
00:21:37,397 --> 00:21:39,130
To scare trick-or-treaters.

591
00:21:39,265 --> 00:21:41,264
Christina, silly voice:
Yeah, hello, what are you doing?

592
00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:44,267
Uh, hi, mike,
I've been waiting to see you.

593
00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:45,736
(both laugh)

594
00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:47,871
Mike: When you bought this
coffin, this piece was in it?

595
00:21:47,874 --> 00:21:49,072
Christina: Yes, it was.
Mike: Yes.

596
00:21:49,075 --> 00:21:51,475
Christina: I haven't offered
it to anybody for sale,

597
00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:54,211
'cause... I think
it's like... Precious.

598
00:21:54,346 --> 00:21:55,680
Christina: Are you ready
for the next part?

599
00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,614
Mike: I don't know, I mean,
there's-- yes!

600
00:21:57,750 --> 00:21:59,683
(laughs)
christina: Okay, yeah,
yeah, yeah, okay alright.

601
00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:01,485
(upbeat rock music)

602
00:22:09,194 --> 00:22:11,095
Jersey jon: Yeah, that's cool.
Robbie: Ugh...

603
00:22:11,230 --> 00:22:13,697
Candy and cigars.
Jersey jon: Is it double-sided?

604
00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:14,899
Robbie: Yeah, double-sided.

605
00:22:14,901 --> 00:22:16,767
<i> Robbie: This sign has</i>
<i> the original hanger,</i>

606
00:22:16,903 --> 00:22:18,302
<i> It just needs</i>
<i> a little cleaning.</i>

607
00:22:18,438 --> 00:22:20,337
Robbie: That's a painted sign.
You can tell by the outside

608
00:22:20,339 --> 00:22:21,972
Edge right there on the edges.

609
00:22:22,108 --> 00:22:24,975
Andrew: I pulled it off
a building, easy 30 years ago.

610
00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:26,143
Robbie: 1,000 bucks.

611
00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:28,646
Andrew: 1,200.

612
00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:31,315
It's got everything, the hanger.

613
00:22:31,450 --> 00:22:33,316
Jersey jon: Yeah.
Robbie: I'm doing it, 1,200.

614
00:22:33,319 --> 00:22:34,718
Andrew: Fine. Done.
Robbie: 1,200.

615
00:22:34,721 --> 00:22:36,387
<i> Jersey jon: This collection,</i>

616
00:22:36,389 --> 00:22:37,922
<i> I mean, it's full of dirt</i>
<i> and dust.</i>

617
00:22:38,057 --> 00:22:40,257
<i> Obviously, nobody's been</i>
<i>digging through this collection</i>

618
00:22:40,259 --> 00:22:41,826
<i> In a very, very long time.</i>

619
00:22:46,865 --> 00:22:48,599
Jersey jon: Man,
there is so much stained glass

620
00:22:48,735 --> 00:22:50,267
In here, it's like, oof. Man...

621
00:22:50,403 --> 00:22:52,736
Andrew: Yeah, that's half
a bathroom window.

622
00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:55,473
Jersey jon: You have hundreds
of pieces, it looks like
in here, I'd say.

623
00:22:55,475 --> 00:22:57,341
<i> Jersey jon: What he has here</i>
<i> is entirely residential</i>

624
00:22:57,477 --> 00:22:58,675
<i> Stained glass panels.</i>

625
00:22:58,811 --> 00:23:00,544
Jersey jon: This stained glass,
this was all coming out...

626
00:23:00,679 --> 00:23:05,583
Andrew: All of-- I mean,
this was neighbors
all over brooklyn, queens...

627
00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:08,118
Andrew: A little bit
in manhattan too, I pulled out.

628
00:23:08,254 --> 00:23:11,155
A demo guy that I made
a contact with,

629
00:23:11,290 --> 00:23:12,757
Would tear the houses down.
Jersey jon: Yeah.

630
00:23:12,892 --> 00:23:15,025
Andrew: He called me,
I gave him...

631
00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:16,827
A couple hundred bucks...
Jersey jon: Right, right.

632
00:23:16,829 --> 00:23:18,361
Andrew: ...For the salvage
rights, I went in...

633
00:23:18,364 --> 00:23:20,231
Jersey jon: Yeah.
Andrew: ...And I could take
whatever I wanted.

634
00:23:20,366 --> 00:23:23,234
Jersey jon: This is all
1880s, maybe 1890s.

635
00:23:23,236 --> 00:23:26,103
Andrew: Sure. Early, ah... Oh...
Jersey jon: That's kind of
the hey day.

636
00:23:26,239 --> 00:23:27,638
Whoa, look at that,
that's interesting,

637
00:23:27,773 --> 00:23:29,173
Because it's clear glass.

638
00:23:29,308 --> 00:23:30,774
Andrew: Know what's funny?
Jersey jon: And it's--

639
00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:32,443
Andrew: I was looking
for that piece of glass.

640
00:23:32,578 --> 00:23:34,477
Jersey jon: Well,
you just found it.

641
00:23:34,513 --> 00:23:39,716
But that's cool, this is a piece
of leaded glass, beveled panels.

642
00:23:39,719 --> 00:23:41,785
<i> Jersey jon: The leaded glass</i>
<i> panel is so cool,</i>

643
00:23:41,787 --> 00:23:43,920
<i> Because it's individual pieces</i>
<i> of glass</i>

644
00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:46,056
<i> That are beveled</i>
<i> on the edges.</i>

645
00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:47,525
<i> With the beveled glass edges,</i>

646
00:23:47,659 --> 00:23:49,660
<i>It gives it a prismatic effect,</i>
<i> so when the sun</i>

647
00:23:49,795 --> 00:23:51,662
<i> Is shining through that panel,</i>

648
00:23:51,797 --> 00:23:54,331
<i> It breaks the sunlight up</i>
<i> like a rainbow.</i>

649
00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:55,599
<i> It makes for a real</i>
<i> dramatic effect,</i>

650
00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:57,134
<i> And that's why they did it.</i>

651
00:23:57,270 --> 00:23:59,136
Andrew: This piece,
my father bought.

652
00:23:59,272 --> 00:24:00,704
Andrew: My father's name
was bill,

653
00:24:00,706 --> 00:24:04,875
And he really gave me
that eye, 100%.

654
00:24:05,011 --> 00:24:07,278
And the funny thing is,
I didn't know it.

655
00:24:07,546 --> 00:24:10,347
Andrew: I got that from him,
100%,

656
00:24:10,416 --> 00:24:12,416
Just like I got
the collecting bug.

657
00:24:12,552 --> 00:24:14,652
My father was very proud.

658
00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:16,186
Jersey jon: Are you keeping it?
Andrew: 100%.

659
00:24:16,255 --> 00:24:17,688
Jersey jon: Okay. Hey,
and that's fine, man,

660
00:24:17,823 --> 00:24:19,089
I respect that,
that's really cool.

661
00:24:19,224 --> 00:24:20,557
This is your dad's memory.

662
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:21,759
Andrew: Yeah.
Look at this window.

663
00:24:21,894 --> 00:24:22,993
That's a nice window.

664
00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:25,128
With the colors when you
go through it with the light.

665
00:24:25,264 --> 00:24:27,998
<i> Jersey jon: So this stained</i>
<i> glass panel with the red crest</i>
<i> was really neat.</i>

666
00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:30,501
<i> You know, red in stained glass</i>
<i> is kind of hard to find,</i>

667
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:32,803
<i> It's very dramatic,</i>
<i> which is really going</i>

668
00:24:32,939 --> 00:24:35,238
<i> To stand out when the sun</i>
<i> hits it in a window.</i>

669
00:24:35,241 --> 00:24:36,974
Jersey jon: The most I'm gonna
pay for something like this

670
00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:38,375
Is 300 bucks.
I could probably get

671
00:24:38,511 --> 00:24:40,277
6, 700 bucks out of this thing.
Andrew: Sure, sure.

672
00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:41,712
300 bucks, take it.
Jersey jon: 300 bucks?

673
00:24:41,847 --> 00:24:43,714
Andrew: Next time, we're gonna
negotiate, it's going my way.

674
00:24:43,716 --> 00:24:45,049
Jersey jon: Well,
let's see what else we got.

675
00:24:50,756 --> 00:24:52,890
Christina: Mike,
close your eyes.

676
00:24:53,025 --> 00:24:54,391
Mike: Okay.
Christina: Alright,
and you can't open them

677
00:24:54,393 --> 00:24:56,393
Until I say so,
and I'm not kidding around.

678
00:24:56,529 --> 00:24:57,861
Mike: Okay.
Christina: Okay.

679
00:24:57,863 --> 00:24:59,930
(door closes)

680
00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:03,067
Christina: Okay mike,
open your eyes.

681
00:25:04,069 --> 00:25:06,604
Hi!
(both laugh)

682
00:25:08,541 --> 00:25:10,340
Christina: It's like
the wizard of oz, right!

683
00:25:10,476 --> 00:25:12,343
Mike: Yes, absolutely.

684
00:25:12,345 --> 00:25:14,411
Christina: So welcome...
Mike: Oh my gosh...

685
00:25:14,547 --> 00:25:15,679
Christina: ...To what was
the elk lodge

686
00:25:15,814 --> 00:25:18,348
And the masonic temple.
Mike: Wow.

687
00:25:19,218 --> 00:25:20,750
Mike: This is pretty incredible.
Christina: Thank you.

688
00:25:20,753 --> 00:25:22,486
Mike: I can't believe
this is your place!

689
00:25:22,621 --> 00:25:23,721
Christina: I know, I know!

690
00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:29,960
<i> Mike: Her reaction</i>
<i> to my reaction,</i>

691
00:25:29,962 --> 00:25:31,828
<i> I can tell that... I mean,</i>

692
00:25:31,831 --> 00:25:34,698
<i> This, I feel like,</i>
<i> is the room that brings her</i>

693
00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:36,967
<i> The most joy. I mean,</i>
<i> this is where she works,</i>

694
00:25:37,102 --> 00:25:39,569
<i> This is where she's got all</i>
<i> of her things to pull from.</i>

695
00:25:39,705 --> 00:25:42,606
Mike: This is a neat little
piece here. This is celluloid.

696
00:25:42,741 --> 00:25:43,874
Christina: Isn't it? Yes, it is.

697
00:25:44,009 --> 00:25:45,142
Mike: It's an early donald duck.

698
00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:46,543
Christina: Yes. Quack, quack!

699
00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:48,646
<i> Mike: Donald duck was</i>
<i> introduced in the mid-1930s,</i>

700
00:25:48,780 --> 00:25:51,548
<i> And when he first came out,</i>
<i> he had a much longer beak.</i>

701
00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,584
<i> Now he's evolved into</i>
<i> what we know today.</i>

702
00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:57,388
<i> Anything disney is good,</i>
<i>especially something this early.</i>

703
00:25:57,390 --> 00:25:58,589
Mike: How about 15?

704
00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:01,191
Christina: Okay, mike,
he's adorable,

705
00:26:01,327 --> 00:26:02,793
You know what I'm saying.
Mike: A-door-able.

706
00:26:02,929 --> 00:26:04,861
<i> Mike: As old and delicate</i>
<i> as this piece is,</i>

707
00:26:04,997 --> 00:26:08,531
<i> With the fading on it</i>
<i> and the joints being so loose,</i>

708
00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:10,867
<i> It's probably 30, $35.</i>

709
00:26:11,003 --> 00:26:13,704
<i> It's not a big money piece,</i>
<i> but I had to dive on it.</i>

710
00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:15,105
Christina: These
are automatons...

711
00:26:15,141 --> 00:26:16,073
Mike: Okay...
(chuckles)

712
00:26:16,208 --> 00:26:17,474
Christina: So I made,
these images are transferred

713
00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:20,077
Onto wood, and so each
has a different personality.

714
00:26:20,212 --> 00:26:23,080
This is an aged disco queen.

715
00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:24,881
(mike chuckles)
christina: This is aunt bertha,

716
00:26:25,017 --> 00:26:28,952
And this is, oh,
the most popular girl
from the class of 1968.

717
00:26:29,822 --> 00:26:31,088
Mike: Yeah, here it comes.
Christina: Okay.

718
00:26:32,692 --> 00:26:35,826
You can do it if you try,
v-I-c-t-o-r-y!

719
00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:38,294
(mike laughs)

720
00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:40,897
Mike: I think they're brilliant.
Christina: Thank you. Thanks.

721
00:26:41,033 --> 00:26:42,967
Mike: You know, she's got
so much inspiration here,

722
00:26:43,101 --> 00:26:45,168
It's like inspiration overload.

723
00:26:45,304 --> 00:26:48,005
Christina: Oh! Look at--
you're doing fancy!

724
00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:49,406
Mike: 60.
Christina: Okay, mike.

725
00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:50,774
(laughs)
christina: There.

726
00:26:50,909 --> 00:26:52,576
Mike: Oh, cigar boxes.

727
00:26:52,578 --> 00:26:53,977
Christina: Yeah,
but what do they say?

728
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:55,713
Mike: Rum-soaked...
Wolf brothers!

729
00:26:55,715 --> 00:26:57,715
Christina: Yeah, yeah.
Mike: This is cool.

730
00:26:57,717 --> 00:26:59,616
Christina: It's my gift to you.
Mike: You're giving me these?

731
00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:00,684
Christina: Yes, I am.

732
00:27:00,819 --> 00:27:02,786
Mike: So this is
the pedigree of a horse.

733
00:27:02,921 --> 00:27:07,390
Christina: A pedigree of
a racing trotter from the 1800s.

734
00:27:07,393 --> 00:27:09,860
<i> Mike: Okay, so this is like</i>
<i> ancestry.Com for horses,</i>

735
00:27:09,961 --> 00:27:11,828
<i> On one big piece of paper.</i>

736
00:27:11,831 --> 00:27:13,797
<i> This is the grand-pappy,</i>
<i> the cousins, the aunts,</i>

737
00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:16,400
<i> The uncles, the mamas,</i>
<i> the daddies,</i>

738
00:27:16,535 --> 00:27:18,802
<i> Everybody for questator,</i>
<i> the horse.</i>

739
00:27:18,938 --> 00:27:20,670
Mike: Oh and this is dated 1891.
Christina: Yeah.

740
00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:21,938
Mike: Would you sell
something like this?

741
00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:24,007
Christina: Yeah, I would
sell something like that.

742
00:27:24,076 --> 00:27:25,743
Mike: I have a store
in nashville, tennessee,

743
00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:27,744
It's in horse country,
it's in the south.

744
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:32,082
This would be a great piece
to present in my shop.

745
00:27:32,218 --> 00:27:34,551
Christina: Um,
I'd probably... 60?

746
00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:37,587
Mike: I think you're light
on it. I'll give you 160.

747
00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:39,756
Christina: Mike,
I really like you.

748
00:27:39,892 --> 00:27:41,358
Okay, so let's do it.
Mike: Alright, let's do it.

749
00:27:41,494 --> 00:27:43,060
Christina: Thank you, thank you.
Mike: Okay.

750
00:27:43,195 --> 00:27:45,195
<i> Mike: This is an original</i>
<i> document, original frame,</i>

751
00:27:45,330 --> 00:27:48,065
<i> Wavy glass, it's a no-brainer.</i>

752
00:27:53,305 --> 00:27:56,306
Robbie: Alright, man...
There is some stuff back there.

753
00:27:56,442 --> 00:27:58,709
Okay. I mean like...

754
00:27:58,844 --> 00:28:00,644
You're making us work today,
I'll tell you that.

755
00:28:00,779 --> 00:28:03,113
(andrew laughs)
robbie: So you got
the exit sign here.

756
00:28:03,249 --> 00:28:05,616
Andrew: Right, right.
Robbie: It'll clean up.
You got the "no spitting".

757
00:28:05,751 --> 00:28:07,518
Robbie: And then you got
"to the street" you know,

758
00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:09,787
And this one right here,
"to the street".

759
00:28:10,523 --> 00:28:11,955
The cool thing about this,

760
00:28:12,091 --> 00:28:13,757
Doesn't necessarily
tie this to new york.

761
00:28:13,892 --> 00:28:16,093
Andrew: No, no.
Robbie: Yeah. It'll clean up.

762
00:28:16,228 --> 00:28:18,061
<i> Robbie: The fact that it's got</i>
<i> a red arrow on it,</i>

763
00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:20,697
<i> It says "to street".</i>
<i> It's self-framed,</i>

764
00:28:20,833 --> 00:28:22,065
<i> It's a big plus.</i>

765
00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:23,800
<i> It's dirty, but man,</i>
<i> these things will clean up</i>

766
00:28:23,803 --> 00:28:25,469
Like a baby's...
(claps)

767
00:28:25,604 --> 00:28:26,603
...Butt!

768
00:28:26,738 --> 00:28:28,471
Andrew: Don't low-ball it.

769
00:28:28,474 --> 00:28:29,940
Robbie: 1,600.

770
00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:30,908
Andrew: A little low.

771
00:28:32,478 --> 00:28:34,144
Robbie: How much low?
Andrew: That sign,

772
00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,113
All day long,
with the red arrow...

773
00:28:36,248 --> 00:28:38,215
Robbie: Yeah.
Andrew: All day long,

774
00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:39,716
Is a $1,500 sign.

775
00:28:39,719 --> 00:28:41,985
All day long,

776
00:28:41,987 --> 00:28:42,886
All day long.

777
00:28:43,022 --> 00:28:44,221
Robbie: Where do you need
to be?

778
00:28:44,356 --> 00:28:45,755
Let's see if we can
get together.

779
00:28:45,758 --> 00:28:48,225
Andrew: For the three of them,

780
00:28:48,227 --> 00:28:50,594
2,500 bucks,
for the three signs.

781
00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:53,630
<i> Robbie: As the years go on,</i>
<i> on these signs,</i>

782
00:28:53,632 --> 00:28:55,833
<i> The prices are only</i>
<i> going to go up on them.</i>
<i> They're porcelain.</i>

783
00:28:55,835 --> 00:28:57,634
Robbie: Two grand.

784
00:28:57,770 --> 00:28:59,502
Andrew: 2,200.

785
00:28:59,638 --> 00:29:00,771
22.

786
00:29:00,906 --> 00:29:02,172
Robbie: Alright, I'm doing it.

787
00:29:02,307 --> 00:29:04,307
Alright, thanks man,
appreciate it.

788
00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:07,244
Andrew: After we negotiated,
it was a fair price for them.

789
00:29:07,379 --> 00:29:09,513
Andrew: Wait till you start
digging the really
nice stuff out.

790
00:29:09,515 --> 00:29:11,748
Robbie: Oh, there's so--
dude, you gotta get way in here.

791
00:29:11,751 --> 00:29:13,984
Jersey jon: Yeah, I'm ready.
Robbie: You gotta get
deep in here.

792
00:29:19,591 --> 00:29:21,058
Robbie: I wasn't kidding
when I said

793
00:29:21,060 --> 00:29:22,960
You have the market on these.
What are those, jersey?

794
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:24,394
Jersey jon: These are kind
of like, I...

795
00:29:24,530 --> 00:29:26,863
Well, this one says express.
These are probably like...

796
00:29:26,866 --> 00:29:28,231
Andrew: They're lo-v signs.

797
00:29:28,367 --> 00:29:30,601
Lo-v was one of the first
subway trains.

798
00:29:30,736 --> 00:29:33,069
So it was before
there were roll signs.

799
00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:35,339
They would just swap them.
They slide them in,

800
00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:37,341
Hang them,
then they change them.

801
00:29:37,476 --> 00:29:39,176
Robbie: Oh, I see.
Jersey jon: These are
like hand-painted...

802
00:29:39,311 --> 00:29:41,912
Andrew: Hand-painted.
They were all hand-painted.

803
00:29:43,182 --> 00:29:45,949
Robbie: This... Like this
sign right here.

804
00:29:46,985 --> 00:29:48,585
Okay, it says,

805
00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:50,954
"to l.I..." okay.
Andrew: Long island city.

806
00:29:51,089 --> 00:29:52,889
Jersey jon: Long island city.
Andrew: It's got paint on it.

807
00:29:53,024 --> 00:29:55,959
Robbie: So there's pieces of
the porcelain that are missing.

808
00:29:56,094 --> 00:29:57,827
Andrew: It's got patina,
but no, but the paint

809
00:29:57,963 --> 00:29:59,263
Will all come off,
it'll clean up,

810
00:29:59,398 --> 00:30:00,797
Just all of them, I mean...

811
00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,100
They're 100-plus years old.

812
00:30:03,235 --> 00:30:04,534
They should have
something on them.

813
00:30:04,669 --> 00:30:05,736
(robbie sighs)

814
00:30:05,871 --> 00:30:07,303
Andrew: You're not gonna find--
robbie: Before I go

815
00:30:07,439 --> 00:30:09,039
Pulling 15 of these out...
Andrew: Yeah.

816
00:30:09,175 --> 00:30:11,708
Robbie: What are we at?
If I buy 15 signs,

817
00:30:11,844 --> 00:30:13,844
What are we, what's a sign?

818
00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:16,680
How much?
Andrew: You're not gonna
find 15 of those signs.

819
00:30:16,816 --> 00:30:18,749
You want to be fair,
what are you thinking?

820
00:30:18,884 --> 00:30:22,185
Robbie: If I buy 15
of these signs,
I want to be at like...

821
00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:23,319
(sighs)

822
00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:25,556
Andrew: To long island city
and to brooklyn,

823
00:30:25,691 --> 00:30:27,758
You know, that's hipster
central, both of them.

824
00:30:27,893 --> 00:30:30,260
Robbie: I want to be between
5 and 700 apiece.

825
00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:31,728
Andrew: Yeah, forget it.
Robbie: Yeah.

826
00:30:31,864 --> 00:30:33,663
Andrew: Not gonna happen.
Robbie: Yeah, see,
that's what I'm saying.

827
00:30:33,798 --> 00:30:35,599
Andrew: We're way too far apart
on these signs.

828
00:30:35,734 --> 00:30:37,868
A sign like
that, that says "brooklyn",

829
00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:41,538
Yeah I... Crazy money, crazy!

830
00:30:42,274 --> 00:30:44,608
That's what you should take,
all the brooklyn signs.

831
00:30:44,743 --> 00:30:47,076
Manhattan, brooklyn,

832
00:30:47,079 --> 00:30:49,079
They're worth big,
big, big, big money.

833
00:30:49,214 --> 00:30:51,281
Robbie: This is one of those
areas that, you know,

834
00:30:51,417 --> 00:30:54,150
I'm an advertising guy,
but andrew is the guy

835
00:30:54,153 --> 00:30:56,953
That understands where these
signs all need to be, you know,

836
00:30:57,089 --> 00:30:59,155
He's teaching me along the way.

837
00:30:59,291 --> 00:31:00,356
I understand porcelain,

838
00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:03,293
But I need to know more
about values on these.

839
00:31:03,428 --> 00:31:04,761
Robbie: What's big money?
Give me a number.

840
00:31:04,763 --> 00:31:08,031
Andrew: I would let them go
for $1,000 a sign. That's me.

841
00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:09,899
Robbie: Okay.
Andrew: Again, depending
on what you pick.

842
00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:11,434
I'm not going
to be unfair with you,

843
00:31:11,570 --> 00:31:14,037
I don't want you sitting
on it or losing money.

844
00:31:14,173 --> 00:31:15,305
Robbie: No,
and I understand that.

845
00:31:15,407 --> 00:31:17,407
I'm just saying I'm buying it,
I'm buying such

846
00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:19,442
A large quantity,
that's all I'm saying.

847
00:31:19,578 --> 00:31:22,379
Jersey jon: Andrew appreciates
the subway signs because...

848
00:31:22,514 --> 00:31:24,114
He's got them all.

849
00:31:24,249 --> 00:31:25,515
He's got the corner
in the market.

850
00:31:25,517 --> 00:31:28,385
He has the whole subway system
market place

851
00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,254
For signage in the palm
of his hand. He knows that.

852
00:31:31,389 --> 00:31:33,189
Robbie: This sign right
here is 1,000 bucks.

853
00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:34,524
Andrew: Yep.
Robbie: Okay.

854
00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:35,992
Andrew: But if you're taking,
you know, again...

855
00:31:36,128 --> 00:31:37,861
Robbie: Right, I got to pull
more stuff out, let me...

856
00:31:37,997 --> 00:31:39,596
Andrew: Pull more stuff out.
Robbie: Okay.

857
00:31:39,732 --> 00:31:41,531
Alright, let's do this, jersey,
let's pull some stuff out.

858
00:31:41,666 --> 00:31:42,933
Jersey jon: Alright.
Robbie: Let's do this.

859
00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:44,601
<i> Robbie: The plus to these</i>
<i> signs are,</i>

860
00:31:44,736 --> 00:31:47,737
<i> These are iconic locations</i>
<i> in new york city.</i>

861
00:31:47,873 --> 00:31:49,339
(grunts)

862
00:31:49,475 --> 00:31:51,675
Jersey jon: Like... Up here...

863
00:31:51,810 --> 00:31:54,278
(indistinct chatter)

864
00:31:58,884 --> 00:32:00,684
<i> Andrew: I was surprised</i>
<i> how much time</i>

865
00:32:00,819 --> 00:32:04,154
<i> They actually spent</i>
<i> doggin', doggin',</i>

866
00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:07,023
<i> And especially robbie</i>
<i> was getting so excited,</i>

867
00:32:07,158 --> 00:32:09,559
<i> Pulling them out,</i>
<i> pulling them out,</i>
<i> pulling them out.</i>

868
00:32:09,695 --> 00:32:12,763
<i> It was really unbelievable.</i>

869
00:32:12,897 --> 00:32:15,231
Andrew: The green ones
are really old.

870
00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:18,168
Jersey jon: Ugh...
Andrew: That's a real sign.

871
00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:21,905
Robbie: So bmt would be before,
before they consolidated?

872
00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:23,740
Andrew: Yes,
brooklyn manhattan trains.

873
00:32:23,875 --> 00:32:25,208
Jersey jon: Yeah,
this is pre-consolidation.

874
00:32:25,344 --> 00:32:26,176
Jersey jon: It's like 1930s.

875
00:32:26,311 --> 00:32:27,644
<i> Robbie: It's great stuff, man,</i>

876
00:32:27,780 --> 00:32:29,779
<i> This is awesome.</i>
<i>You don't find things like this.</i>

877
00:32:29,915 --> 00:32:31,548
Jersey jon: Downtown trains.
Andrew: Oh yeah.

878
00:32:33,552 --> 00:32:35,118
Robbie: 6th avenue to manhattan?

879
00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:36,386
Jersey jon: Yes.

880
00:32:36,521 --> 00:32:38,655
<i>Robbie: A lot of the advertising</i>
<i> signs I deal with</i>

881
00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:40,190
Connect people to products.

882
00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:43,059
<i> These signs, they connect</i>
<i> people to places.</i>

883
00:32:43,195 --> 00:32:44,728
Jersey jon: Get that one,
bring that out.

884
00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:46,463
Robbie: I'm like...

885
00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:48,464
Jersey jon: Come on...
Man up, dude, man up.

886
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,800
Andrew: Oh yeah,
that's a good sign.

887
00:32:50,803 --> 00:32:53,536
Robbie: Ugh! Hold on,
hold on... Geez!

888
00:32:53,671 --> 00:32:54,938
Jersey jon: Yeah.

889
00:32:55,741 --> 00:32:57,374
Robbie: How about "to broadway"?
Jersey jon: Yeah, that's cool.

890
00:32:57,509 --> 00:32:59,142
Got to make it to broadway.

891
00:32:59,278 --> 00:33:01,144
<i> Jersey jon: So how many signs</i>
<i> do you need for, you know,</i>

892
00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:04,181
<i> 42nd and broadway?</i>
<i> A dozen, maybe 10?</i>

893
00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:05,849
It's not like there'd be
thousands of these signs,

894
00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:08,151
They're very unique,
and it's low production.

895
00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:09,218
Robbie: Up town?

896
00:33:09,354 --> 00:33:12,355
Jersey jon: Up town, baby, yeah.

897
00:33:12,357 --> 00:33:14,991
Robbie: Now this
is a neat sign. Look at that.

898
00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:16,459
Jersey jon: Yep, that's cool.
Robbie: That's...

899
00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:17,794
Jersey jon:
...Look at that thing.

900
00:33:17,930 --> 00:33:20,030
Andrew: That's beat up, yeah.
Jersey jon: Up town trains
with the hand.

901
00:33:20,032 --> 00:33:21,898
Andrew: Oh, you know what
that was, it's on an angle?

902
00:33:22,033 --> 00:33:23,567
Jersey jon: That was
on the stairwell.

903
00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:24,835
Andrew: Yep, exactly.

904
00:33:25,771 --> 00:33:27,637
(indistinct chatter)

905
00:33:27,639 --> 00:33:29,106
Jersey jon: Robbie, grab
that little subway sign

906
00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:30,974
You got there, that blue one
and let's get outta there.

907
00:33:31,109 --> 00:33:32,308
Robbie: Yeah, you start hauling
them out,

908
00:33:32,444 --> 00:33:33,510
I'll be over there in a minute.

909
00:33:43,822 --> 00:33:45,555
Christina: Right.
Mike: This is a neat
like, saloon door.

910
00:33:45,691 --> 00:33:47,557
Christina: I know.
Mike: Where did that come from?

911
00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:50,660
Christina: Oh that came
from another one
of my junking adventures.

912
00:33:50,796 --> 00:33:52,662
Mike: I mean, was it,
was it from this town?

913
00:33:52,798 --> 00:33:54,264
Christina: Yes, it was.

914
00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:56,666
And so were these lights,
but yeah.

915
00:33:56,668 --> 00:33:58,201
Mike: I know, I was checking
these lights out.

916
00:33:58,337 --> 00:34:00,804
So you got porcelain shades...
Christina: Ugh...

917
00:34:00,939 --> 00:34:02,472
Mike: ...On these heavy
cast aluminum bodies,

918
00:34:02,474 --> 00:34:04,407
Oh, and they're
explosion lights.

919
00:34:04,543 --> 00:34:07,677
<i> Mike: These are what you call</i>
<i> explosion-proof lights.</i>

920
00:34:07,679 --> 00:34:10,346
<i> There's a cage around</i>
<i> the lens bulb itself,</i>

921
00:34:10,349 --> 00:34:12,281
<i> But what's unique about these,</i>

922
00:34:12,284 --> 00:34:15,218
<i> Is that it's got</i>
<i> that porcelain shade</i>

923
00:34:15,220 --> 00:34:16,887
<i> That's incorporated into it,</i>
<i> okay,</i>

924
00:34:17,021 --> 00:34:19,555
<i> So it brings some color</i>
<i> into it, it's green.</i>

925
00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:22,726
<i> And then it also illuminates</i>
<i> differently, okay,</i>

926
00:34:22,861 --> 00:34:25,595
Instead of the light going out
and every way like this,

927
00:34:25,597 --> 00:34:27,263
The shade is directing it,

928
00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:29,666
<i> You know, so these would</i>
<i> be great over an island,</i>
<i> over a bar.</i>

929
00:34:29,802 --> 00:34:31,101
Mike: Okay, I see what's
going on here.

930
00:34:31,236 --> 00:34:32,969
Christina: There's more there.
Mike: I know, I see that.

931
00:34:33,105 --> 00:34:34,237
So what do you got?
You got...

932
00:34:34,373 --> 00:34:35,972
So you got one, two, three,
four, five...

933
00:34:36,108 --> 00:34:38,374
Christina: Let me see.
Mike: ...Six, seven of them.

934
00:34:38,510 --> 00:34:40,710
What are you thinking?
Christina: 350?

935
00:34:40,712 --> 00:34:42,512
Mike: I'll give you a grand.

936
00:34:43,382 --> 00:34:45,115
Christina: (bleep) a,
are (bleep) me?

937
00:34:45,117 --> 00:34:47,117
Mike: No! Think about it,
think about it,

938
00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:49,986
100 apiece I think
would be reasonable.

939
00:34:49,988 --> 00:34:51,421
Christina: Oh.
Mike: Okay, you got seven
of them...

940
00:34:51,557 --> 00:34:52,889
Christina: Yeah,
I forgot I had seven.

941
00:34:53,025 --> 00:34:54,290
Mike: So let's take it
up to there.

942
00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:55,391
Christina: Okay.
Mike: So 1,000 bucks.

943
00:34:55,527 --> 00:34:57,127
Christina: Thanks for thinking.
Mike: Yeah. Absolutely.

944
00:34:57,262 --> 00:34:59,129
Christina: Thanks for my,
you know, having my back.
I appreciate you.

945
00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:01,898
Mike: Hey, we're all here to
take care of each other, right?
Christina: That's right.

946
00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:05,435
Christina: They are pretty cool,
and again, I honor mike
for being so honest.

947
00:35:05,571 --> 00:35:07,204
Mike: This saloon door's
kind of cool, man.

948
00:35:07,338 --> 00:35:09,539
Christina: It is.
Mike: If you had the other one,
you'd be dangerous.

949
00:35:09,675 --> 00:35:11,141
Christina: I know, I know.
Mike: Look at that.

950
00:35:11,276 --> 00:35:13,342
Christina: I just, you know,
and I didn't realize... Whoops.

951
00:35:13,478 --> 00:35:15,678
Mike: This is like, I call this
the little gingerbread.

952
00:35:15,814 --> 00:35:17,346
Christina: Yeah.
Mike: This is the little
gingerbread.

953
00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:19,149
There's the hinge.
Christina: At first...

954
00:35:19,151 --> 00:35:20,783
Mike: Swings both ways.

955
00:35:20,919 --> 00:35:22,552
And depending what
the doorjamb was, you know,

956
00:35:22,554 --> 00:35:25,622
If it was a little bit thicker,
it'd just be one door.

957
00:35:25,757 --> 00:35:26,956
I mean, it's made really well.

958
00:35:26,959 --> 00:35:30,293
<i>Mike: The saloon door is heavy,</i>
<i> it's well-constructed.</i>

959
00:35:30,428 --> 00:35:32,429
Christina: Look at the wear
pattern, like you could see--

960
00:35:32,564 --> 00:35:34,364
Mike: Oh where they
were touching it, yeah.

961
00:35:34,432 --> 00:35:36,499
Christina: And it's smoother,
right, and it's worn
down there. But yeah.

962
00:35:36,501 --> 00:35:39,502
<i> Mike: This kind of embodies</i>
<i> what people are looking for</i>

963
00:35:39,637 --> 00:35:41,705
<i> When they're looking</i>
<i> for architectural salvage.</i>

964
00:35:41,839 --> 00:35:44,107
<i> I mean, it really is,</i>
<i>something unique and different.</i>

965
00:35:44,109 --> 00:35:46,343
<i> Imagine this going</i>
<i> into a bar area,</i>

966
00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:49,745
<i> Or even a den or a kitchen.</i>

967
00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:51,815
Christina: Oh, I didn't even
notice it, eastlake.

968
00:35:51,950 --> 00:35:54,150
Mike: Look how-- yeah, exactly.
Look, I was going to say,

969
00:35:54,286 --> 00:35:55,718
The ornamentation on that hinge.

970
00:35:55,854 --> 00:35:57,120
Christina: Boy,
you're very astute.

971
00:35:57,256 --> 00:35:59,523
Mike: Oh my gosh,
you had no idea that
your hinge was that hot?

972
00:35:59,725 --> 00:36:01,591
Christina: I had no freakin'--
I didn't even look at it.

973
00:36:01,726 --> 00:36:03,193
Mike: No way?
Christina: No way, josé.

974
00:36:03,328 --> 00:36:04,327
<i> Mike: The way this is made,</i>

975
00:36:04,462 --> 00:36:06,730
<i> It would cost you thousands</i>
<i> of dollars</i>

976
00:36:06,864 --> 00:36:08,565
<i> To build this from scratch.</i>

977
00:36:08,700 --> 00:36:10,866
<i> That's the beauty</i>
<i> of architectural salvage,</i>

978
00:36:10,869 --> 00:36:12,469
You know, yes,
some of it's expensive,

979
00:36:12,604 --> 00:36:14,103
But other stuff like this,

980
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,873
<i>That's very random, not so much.</i>
<i> But it's really cool.</i>

981
00:36:17,943 --> 00:36:19,342
Mike: What are you
thinking on this?

982
00:36:19,477 --> 00:36:21,278
Christina: 150.
Mike: I'll give you 2.

983
00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:22,612
Christina: Mike.
Mike: Okay.

984
00:36:22,747 --> 00:36:24,080
Christina: Thank you.
Mike: Well, thank you!

985
00:36:24,215 --> 00:36:25,749
Christina: I'm going
on vacation, I guess, yeah.

986
00:36:25,751 --> 00:36:26,950
Mike: Thank you, thank you.

987
00:36:27,085 --> 00:36:29,085
Mike: Christina and I
are definitely kindred spirits.

988
00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:31,221
We are hunters,
we are gatherers,

989
00:36:31,223 --> 00:36:32,556
We are preservationists.

990
00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:34,257
Mike: This thing's
got some weight to it.

991
00:36:34,259 --> 00:36:35,758
Christina: I know,
you gave me the light one.

992
00:36:35,894 --> 00:36:36,760
(mike laughs)

993
00:36:36,894 --> 00:36:38,227
Christina: I am strong,
though, you know.

994
00:36:38,363 --> 00:36:40,229
<i> Christina: One of the things</i>
<i> I liked about my connection</i>

995
00:36:40,232 --> 00:36:42,565
<i> With mike is that we shared</i>

996
00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:44,701
A love of small towns,

997
00:36:44,836 --> 00:36:46,870
And living in buildings
like this

998
00:36:47,138 --> 00:36:48,672
And what it means
to ourselves

999
00:36:48,674 --> 00:36:49,873
As well as to the community.

1000
00:36:49,875 --> 00:36:51,107
Mike: I had so much
fun with you.

1001
00:36:51,243 --> 00:36:52,508
Christina: I had
so much fun with you.

1002
00:36:52,511 --> 00:36:53,977
Mike: Seriously.
Christina: It was
like a play date.

1003
00:36:54,112 --> 00:36:55,712
Mike: Thank you.
Christina: Thank you so much.

1004
00:36:55,847 --> 00:36:57,113
Mike: I love the way
you're living.

1005
00:36:57,115 --> 00:36:58,448
Alright, I'll talk to you soon,
thank you!

1006
00:36:58,583 --> 00:37:00,750
Christina: Thank you,
okay, bye! Bye, mike!

1007
00:37:00,752 --> 00:37:01,817
Don't leave, don't leave!

1008
00:37:01,953 --> 00:37:03,319
Mike: Bye!
(laughs, honks horn)

1009
00:37:03,455 --> 00:37:05,454
Christina: Mike, no! No!

1010
00:37:05,590 --> 00:37:07,357
(laughs)
bye!

1011
00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:17,267
Robbie: Dang...
Jersey jon: I got it...

1012
00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:19,002
Robbie: Hot-dang...
Jersey jon: Alright.

1013
00:37:19,137 --> 00:37:20,237
Robbie: Alright,
I'll grab these.

1014
00:37:23,542 --> 00:37:25,008
Jersey jon: Get that door.
Andrew: Watch your head.

1015
00:37:25,143 --> 00:37:26,443
Robbie: Alright.
Jersey jon: Thanks, buddy.

1016
00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:30,046
Robbie: Ah right here, jersey.

1017
00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:33,717
Jersey jon: Argh...

1018
00:37:40,358 --> 00:37:41,490
Robbie: Alright, I think
I'm pretty close

1019
00:37:41,626 --> 00:37:43,360
To being on there, alright?

1020
00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:47,663
Jersey jon: That makes,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

1021
00:37:47,799 --> 00:37:49,799
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

1022
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:54,170
13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18, 19 signs, robbie.

1023
00:37:54,806 --> 00:37:56,139
Robbie: A little over.
Jersey jon: A little over.

1024
00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,174
Robbie: But condition's
everything, I mean...

1025
00:37:58,309 --> 00:37:59,675
Andrew: Absolutely.
Robbie: That thing's killer,

1026
00:37:59,678 --> 00:38:01,410
But it doesn't,
you know, it's early.

1027
00:38:01,546 --> 00:38:02,779
Jersey jon: What a killer
sign, man. Oof.

1028
00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:04,314
Andrew: I mean,
that is really...

1029
00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:06,016
(overlapping chatter)

1030
00:38:06,150 --> 00:38:08,251
Andrew: It's on an angle, and...
Robbie: Yeah, but it's beat up.

1031
00:38:08,387 --> 00:38:10,986
Andrew: It's beat up.
Bmt in the red, white,
and green...

1032
00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:12,455
Robbie: Yeah?
Andrew: Unbelievable.

1033
00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:14,924
Those are the rarest,
you can't find them.

1034
00:38:15,060 --> 00:38:17,326
Jersey jon: I wish the blue ones
were a little better condition,

1035
00:38:17,396 --> 00:38:18,895
That's for sure.
Andrew: You know what,
they never are,

1036
00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:20,196
Because they're the oldest ones.
Jersey jon: Yeah,

1037
00:38:20,332 --> 00:38:21,398
They're the earliest ones,
I getcha.

1038
00:38:21,533 --> 00:38:22,932
Andrew: The earliest, earliest.
Robbie: Yeah.

1039
00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:24,734
Andrew: You got a lot
of good ones here.

1040
00:38:24,870 --> 00:38:25,869
Robbie: I actually, andrew,

1041
00:38:25,871 --> 00:38:27,703
I tried to pick
the smaller stuff.

1042
00:38:27,839 --> 00:38:29,238
Jersey jon: Yeah, larger ones
are harder to display.

1043
00:38:29,374 --> 00:38:30,339
Andrew: Correct.
Jersey jon: You need some

1044
00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:31,874
Serious wall space
to devote to that.

1045
00:38:32,010 --> 00:38:33,243
Robbie: Correct.

1046
00:38:34,979 --> 00:38:36,146
Eight grand.

1047
00:38:37,582 --> 00:38:39,148
Andrew: Yeah, not even close.

1048
00:38:39,151 --> 00:38:40,884
(robbie laughs)
jersey jon: Not even close?

1049
00:38:41,018 --> 00:38:42,552
Andrew: Not on these.
Jersey jon: Dude, we just--

1050
00:38:42,554 --> 00:38:45,155
You said you were gonna
work with us, we just
hauled these signs out.

1051
00:38:45,290 --> 00:38:46,622
Andrew: I was, I told-- right.

1052
00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:48,024
Robbie: When andrew bought
all these signs,

1053
00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,360
He bought them in bulk,
he got a discount.

1054
00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:51,895
That's all I'm asking for him,

1055
00:38:52,030 --> 00:38:53,430
To give me a little bit
of a discount.

1056
00:38:53,432 --> 00:38:55,098
Andrew: That's,
believe it or not,

1057
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:57,367
More than 1,000,
but I'd say $1,000 sign.

1058
00:38:57,502 --> 00:39:00,169
These are the most
collectable signs.

1059
00:39:00,238 --> 00:39:03,506
The green sign is going
to sell faster than that sign.

1060
00:39:03,641 --> 00:39:04,907
Robbie: Yeah.
Andrew: The blue sign...

1061
00:39:04,910 --> 00:39:06,976
Robbie: Oh, I know, subway.
Andrew: Those are the ones

1062
00:39:06,978 --> 00:39:08,778
That have the value.

1063
00:39:08,780 --> 00:39:10,513
These are the earliest signs.

1064
00:39:10,649 --> 00:39:12,181
If you go online and look,

1065
00:39:12,317 --> 00:39:15,518
They're stupid, I can't believe
when I look how much money.

1066
00:39:15,654 --> 00:39:17,987
Robbie: I understand that
because I'm a sign guy, okay,

1067
00:39:18,123 --> 00:39:19,722
I understand the rarity of them.

1068
00:39:19,791 --> 00:39:21,657
But for our market
where we sell in?

1069
00:39:21,793 --> 00:39:23,659
Andrew: Mm-hmm.
Robbie: Most people aren't
gonna understand what bmt is.

1070
00:39:23,795 --> 00:39:25,395
Andrew: Correct. I got it.
Robbie: So, here's the deal.

1071
00:39:25,397 --> 00:39:27,931
I love the fact
that they're the green ones,

1072
00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:29,799
I'm going to take these two...
Andrew: Out.

1073
00:39:29,935 --> 00:39:31,668
Robbie: ...Out of
the whole equation.

1074
00:39:31,670 --> 00:39:33,903
Andrew: Fine.
Robbie: Because what's gonna
happen with those, andrew,

1075
00:39:33,905 --> 00:39:35,371
They're going to sell,
but they're going to sell

1076
00:39:35,506 --> 00:39:37,107
Better here and we don't have
a store out here.

1077
00:39:37,242 --> 00:39:38,608
Andrew: Right, of course.

1078
00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:39,809
<i> Robbie: When andrew's pricing</i>
<i> these signs,</i>

1079
00:39:39,945 --> 00:39:41,343
<i> He's going off an online price</i>

1080
00:39:41,479 --> 00:39:43,212
<i>That he's been selling these at.</i>

1081
00:39:43,347 --> 00:39:46,149
<i> The people that I deal with</i>
<i> don't necessarily deal online.</i>

1082
00:39:46,151 --> 00:39:47,450
Robbie: We're at...
Andrew: 17.

1083
00:39:47,585 --> 00:39:48,918
Robbie: ...17 signs right here.

1084
00:39:49,054 --> 00:39:50,620
Robbie: So with the two
taken out,

1085
00:39:50,755 --> 00:39:52,822
I'm at eight grand.

1086
00:39:52,957 --> 00:39:54,891
With those two out.
Andrew: Right.

1087
00:39:54,992 --> 00:39:56,793
Robbie: These signs like this
right here, the street sign?

1088
00:39:56,928 --> 00:39:58,828
Andrew: Mm-hmm.
Robbie: I mean, cleaned up,

1089
00:39:58,964 --> 00:40:01,965
In the shop, probably,
because it's got an arrow on it,

1090
00:40:02,099 --> 00:40:04,367
I might be able to get 800,

1091
00:40:04,503 --> 00:40:06,102
Okay, that's what I'm thinking.
Andrew: Sure, sure.

1092
00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:08,337
Robbie: So the subway signs,
I mean, condition's everything.

1093
00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:11,040
This is probably the nicest
one out of them all, you know.

1094
00:40:11,176 --> 00:40:14,243
The up town, this is cool,
it needs to be clean, though.

1095
00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:15,545
Andrew: Yep.
Robbie: I mean, it's...

1096
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,480
Somebody colored all over it.
Jersey jon: Got graffiti on it.

1097
00:40:17,482 --> 00:40:19,048
Robbie: Yeah, rest something,
I don't even know.

1098
00:40:19,183 --> 00:40:20,316
Andrew: That's awesome,
the graffiti.

1099
00:40:20,452 --> 00:40:22,017
Jersey jon: Yeah, well...
Robbie: So I mean, I gotta...

1100
00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:23,519
Here's the deal.
Andrew: You got to make money.

1101
00:40:23,655 --> 00:40:25,254
Robbie: Yeah.
And at the end of the day,

1102
00:40:25,389 --> 00:40:26,789
I'm not trying to make
a killing on them...

1103
00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:28,825
But at the same time,
I got to cover the costs

1104
00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:29,959
In doing all that.

1105
00:40:29,961 --> 00:40:32,429
I need to be at $8,000.

1106
00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:38,734
Andrew: Okay,
I was thinking 10 grand.

1107
00:40:38,736 --> 00:40:40,369
Robbie: I can't do it.
Andrew: For all of them.

1108
00:40:40,472 --> 00:40:43,473
Robbie: I can't do it.
Andrew: You want to split
it with me? Split it with me.

1109
00:40:43,475 --> 00:40:46,709
9 grand, and that's me being
generous with you, honestly.

1110
00:40:46,744 --> 00:40:49,546
<i>Robbie: Andrew took the risk on</i>
<i>these signs over 10 years ago.</i>

1111
00:40:49,548 --> 00:40:51,280
<i> But those numbers</i>
<i> aren't the same</i>

1112
00:40:51,416 --> 00:40:53,850
<i> As they are today.</i>
<i> So the numbers have climbed,</i>

1113
00:40:53,985 --> 00:40:56,553
<i> I've got to pay up</i>
<i> in order to get these.</i>

1114
00:40:57,389 --> 00:40:58,655
Robbie: 8,500.

1115
00:40:59,458 --> 00:41:01,123
Andrew: Not doing it.

1116
00:41:01,259 --> 00:41:03,426
Andrew: 9 grand,
you're not going to beat me up,

1117
00:41:03,562 --> 00:41:06,229
I did it a couple times before.
I agreed.

1118
00:41:06,231 --> 00:41:08,030
Robbie: Ohh...
Andrew: 9 grand.

1119
00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:11,034
Robbie: Argh!
Andrew: Now $500 on 17 signs?

1120
00:41:11,169 --> 00:41:12,969
Robbie: Okay,
I'm doing it! Damn it!

1121
00:41:13,104 --> 00:41:14,070
(jersey jon laughs)

1122
00:41:14,072 --> 00:41:15,839
<i> Robbie:</i>
<i> Andrew is a tough negotiator.</i>

1123
00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:17,907
<i> He's got a lifetime of signs</i>
<i> to sell here.</i>

1124
00:41:17,909 --> 00:41:20,910
<i> I'm happy that I'm walking</i>
<i> away with 17 of those things.</i>

1125
00:41:21,046 --> 00:41:22,178
Robbie: Argh...

1126
00:41:22,180 --> 00:41:23,913
Andrew: If you divide
it all out,

1127
00:41:23,915 --> 00:41:25,882
What they paid per sign,

1128
00:41:26,017 --> 00:41:27,817
Which is the way you
have to do it,

1129
00:41:27,819 --> 00:41:29,619
You know, they're going to make
money on every single sign.

1130
00:41:29,754 --> 00:41:30,920
Jersey jon: Ugh... Here.

1131
00:41:32,190 --> 00:41:33,990
<i>Andrew: I still have a basement</i>
<i> full of signs.</i>

1132
00:41:34,125 --> 00:41:36,192
And my wife is mad
because I didn't accomplish

1133
00:41:36,328 --> 00:41:37,827
Selling all the signs.

1134
00:41:38,863 --> 00:41:40,029
Robbie: Thank you
for sharing the history.

1135
00:41:40,165 --> 00:41:41,497
Andrew: My pleasure.
Robbie: I appreciate it.

1136
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:43,066
Andrew: Pleasure.
Robbie: Hey, thanks for saving
all those.

1137
00:41:43,201 --> 00:41:44,801
Somebody had to do it,
you know what I mean?

1138
00:41:44,936 --> 00:41:47,403
Jersey jon: Oh yeah,
what a load,
what a great load of stuff.

1139
00:41:47,539 --> 00:41:49,138
Robbie: When we sell
all these, I'll come to ya.

1140
00:41:49,140 --> 00:41:50,740
Jersey jon: Come back for more.
Andrew: Okay.

1141
00:41:50,875 --> 00:41:51,874
Jersey jon: Thanks, brother.

1142
00:41:52,010 --> 00:41:53,409
<i> Jersey jon: It's really</i>
<i> impressive that andrew</i>

1143
00:41:53,544 --> 00:41:57,547
<i> Seized the opportunity</i>
<i> to buy all these subway signs.</i>

1144
00:41:57,549 --> 00:42:00,349
<i> It takes a really smart</i>
<i> collector to do that.</i>

1145
00:42:00,485 --> 00:42:01,885
<i> And I'm so glad that andrew</i>

1146
00:42:02,019 --> 00:42:03,819
Let us into his
collection today.

1147
00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:05,288
Jersey jon: Thanks, brother!

1148
00:42:05,423 --> 00:42:06,923
(honks horn)

1149
00:42:08,159 --> 00:42:10,026
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