1 00:00:03,103 --> 00:00:04,773 JERSEY JON: Is that the falls? ROBBIE: Yeah, that’s the falls. 2 00:00:04,905 --> 00:00:07,275 JERSEY JON: Man, it’s churning it up over there. Woo. 3 00:00:07,341 --> 00:00:09,741 Dude, are we going to Canada? ROBBIE: No, we’re not going to Canada! 4 00:00:09,810 --> 00:00:11,380 JERSEY JON: I think we are. ROBBIE: No, we’re not. 5 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,982 That’s Canada right there, we’re not going, see this? 6 00:00:14,047 --> 00:00:14,977 It says, "exit". 7 00:00:17,718 --> 00:00:20,588 DANIELLE: I’ve been doing some research. And I’m curious. 8 00:00:20,654 --> 00:00:22,994 Do you think it was the Greeks or the Macedonians 9 00:00:23,056 --> 00:00:24,686 that created the Coney dog? 10 00:00:24,825 --> 00:00:27,165 MIKE: You know what, that’s one thing that has been 11 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:28,857 disputed forever. 12 00:00:28,996 --> 00:00:30,496 I mean, it’s like you know, 13 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:32,631 are there Martians really in Roswell? 14 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:34,699 ROBBIE: You’ve been on your phone for like an hour. 15 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:36,338 JERSEY JON: Yeah. ROBBIE: I’ve watched you 16 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:39,110 for years, but I’ve never seen you smile at damn phone 17 00:00:39,239 --> 00:00:41,809 like you’re smiling at it like, what is up, dude? 18 00:00:41,942 --> 00:00:43,982 JERSEY JON: Nothing, man. MIKE: If you know hot dog 19 00:00:44,111 --> 00:00:46,551 history at all, you would know that the hot dog 20 00:00:46,613 --> 00:00:48,823 was sold in Coney Island, 21 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:52,049 but it was a Macedonian immigrant that opened the first 22 00:00:52,185 --> 00:00:55,615 Coney Island restaurant in Jackson, Michigan. 23 00:00:55,756 --> 00:00:56,986 JERSEY JON: I have needs. 24 00:00:57,057 --> 00:00:58,427 See, this says "I love New York"? 25 00:00:58,492 --> 00:01:00,262 ROBBIE: Yeah. JERSEY JON: Well, I need love too, you know. 26 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:01,864 ROBBIE: What the heck’s that mean? 27 00:01:01,929 --> 00:01:05,199 MIKE: So the Jackson restaurant is the first brick-and-mortar 28 00:01:05,265 --> 00:01:08,095 instead of somebody selling them on the boardwalk... 29 00:01:08,235 --> 00:01:09,705 ROBBIE: So you’re saying you got a girlfriend. 30 00:01:09,836 --> 00:01:11,296 ROBBIE: Just come out and say it, Jersey. 31 00:01:11,371 --> 00:01:12,371 JERSEY JON: We’re hanging out, it’s good. 32 00:01:12,506 --> 00:01:13,636 ROBBIE: Say the words! 33 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:14,737 JERSEY JON: Yes, it’s girlfriend, yeah. 34 00:01:14,875 --> 00:01:16,315 ROBBIE: What! JERSEY JON: Girl-friend. 35 00:01:16,376 --> 00:01:17,336 ROBBIE: Yeah. JERSEY JON: Yeah. Friend. 36 00:01:17,411 --> 00:01:18,781 ROBBIE: Damn, dude. 37 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:20,112 JERSEY JON: I know. It’s kind of weird. 38 00:01:20,180 --> 00:01:21,920 ROBBIE: What’s up with that? JERSEY JON: I don’t know, man. 39 00:01:21,982 --> 00:01:23,722 DANIELLE: Have you been to the two spots in Detroit? 40 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:25,254 Lafayette and American? 41 00:01:25,385 --> 00:01:27,115 MIKE: Yeah, that’s like the Hatfields and McCoys over there. 42 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:29,017 DANIELLE: It is! JERSEY JON: I don’t even know her last name. 43 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:30,989 ROBBIE: What! JERSEY JON: I don’t, man. 44 00:01:31,058 --> 00:01:32,828 ROBBIE: You’ve been hanging out with this girl for four months 45 00:01:32,893 --> 00:01:34,193 and you don’t even know her last name? 46 00:01:34,261 --> 00:01:35,531 JERSEY JON: Nope. MIKE: Hot dog people 47 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,132 are very passionate people. 48 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:38,874 DANIELLE: I guess. MIKE: They’re like Packers fans. 49 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:41,572 If you’re into dogs, you’re into the history of the dog. 50 00:01:41,702 --> 00:01:43,102 From the rooter to the tooter. 51 00:01:43,236 --> 00:01:44,696 (laughing) 52 00:01:44,838 --> 00:01:45,908 MIKE: That’s the reality of it. 53 00:01:57,784 --> 00:01:59,824 DANIELLE: So we’re going to go see Deane right now. 54 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:01,963 Kind of a cool story ’cause this guy is actually one 55 00:02:02,022 --> 00:02:05,632 of the oldest McCulloch dealers in Michigan. And now-- 56 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:07,659 MIKE: What are you talking about, like chainsaws and stuff? 57 00:02:07,794 --> 00:02:09,604 DANIELLE: Yeah. MIKE: The guy’s got a small engine shop? 58 00:02:09,663 --> 00:02:11,333 DANIELLE: Yeah. MIKE: So how long has he been in business? 59 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:13,075 DANIELLE: 55 years. MIKE: Damn. 60 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,103 DANIELLE: He’s retiring. 61 00:02:14,167 --> 00:02:15,167 So it’s just simple. 62 00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:17,542 He’s thinning out his collection. This is it. 63 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:20,465 MIKE: This little white house? Oh yeah, he’s got buildings 64 00:02:20,540 --> 00:02:22,280 out back. Okay, I see. DANIELLE: Ah okay. 65 00:02:22,342 --> 00:02:23,412 (honks horn) 66 00:02:23,543 --> 00:02:25,153 MIKE: Yeah, there’s a little cabin house there. 67 00:02:25,278 --> 00:02:26,348 DANIELLE: Okay. 68 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,547 DEANE: Hey, you made it. 69 00:02:28,615 --> 00:02:29,975 MIKE: Hey. You Deane? How are you doing, man? 70 00:02:30,117 --> 00:02:31,777 I’m Mike. Nice to meet you. DEANE: Mike? How you doing? 71 00:02:31,918 --> 00:02:33,248 DANIELLE: How are you doing, Deane? 72 00:02:33,387 --> 00:02:35,017 MIKE: This is pretty cool back here. DANIELLE: This is beautiful. 73 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,585 MIKE: How long you been on this property? DEANE: Since ’69. 74 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:39,658 MIKE: Every collector has their spot. 75 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:42,133 It’s the nest where they can surround themselves 76 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,802 with all of their things. It’s peaceful. 77 00:02:44,865 --> 00:02:46,875 That’s exactly what this place looks like to me. I mean, 78 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:49,073 it’s far enough off the road 79 00:02:49,136 --> 00:02:50,896 to where you feel like you’re completely somewhere else. 80 00:02:50,971 --> 00:02:52,111 DEANE: You’re welcome to... 81 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:53,542 MIKE: Which way do you want to go? 82 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:54,974 DEANE: ...look at anything you want, there’s no secrets. 83 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:57,078 DANIELLE: This is great, this is gorgeous out here. 84 00:02:57,144 --> 00:02:58,084 DEANE: Yeah. 85 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,780 MIKE: Oh wow. This is cool. DANIELLE: Oh, this is beautiful. 86 00:03:01,848 --> 00:03:03,178 MIKE: That’s nice, man. 87 00:03:03,316 --> 00:03:05,386 DEANE: That Model T, I worked on years ago. 88 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:06,849 MIKE: Wow, that’s cool. 89 00:03:06,987 --> 00:03:08,817 DEANE: I mostly collect automotive. 90 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:11,415 When I was growing up, my dad, he had old cars. 91 00:03:11,491 --> 00:03:13,031 He will always influence me. 92 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,660 I had to think, I’d like to own one of them. 93 00:03:15,796 --> 00:03:18,726 So I bought cars as a reminder of when I was younger, 94 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:20,895 and it’s my enjoyment. 95 00:03:20,967 --> 00:03:22,667 MIKE: How long did it take you to do this? 96 00:03:22,736 --> 00:03:24,636 DEANE: 10, 12 years. It was all in pieces. 97 00:03:24,705 --> 00:03:26,115 It was just the sheet metal. 98 00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:27,939 But there was no wood, it was all rotten. 99 00:03:28,075 --> 00:03:31,115 MIKE: You could tell the Model T is meticulously done. 100 00:03:31,178 --> 00:03:34,308 Think about the 10 to 12 years you’ve committed your life 101 00:03:34,381 --> 00:03:37,151 to finding every single part on this car. 102 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:40,217 That’s how detail-oriented Deane was. 103 00:03:40,353 --> 00:03:41,293 And it shows, man. 104 00:03:41,421 --> 00:03:42,621 MIKE: What’s up with this bicycle, 105 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:44,019 what’s going on with that? 106 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:47,157 DEANE: That’s a bike I acquired probably 40 years ago. 107 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:48,657 MIKE: Can we look at it? DEANE: Sure. 108 00:03:48,729 --> 00:03:51,129 MIKE: The wood-rimmed bike. And it’s got a head badge on it 109 00:03:51,264 --> 00:03:53,504 which is huge. This is a Cleveland bicycle, 110 00:03:53,633 --> 00:03:56,043 it’s turn-of-the-century. And this was built during 111 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:58,573 the heyday of American bicycling. 112 00:03:58,705 --> 00:04:00,705 There were four major bicycle manufacturers 113 00:04:00,807 --> 00:04:03,407 turn-of-the-century: Pope, Gormully & Jeffery, 114 00:04:03,543 --> 00:04:05,283 Overman, and Lozier. 115 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:07,145 Lozier made this Cleveland cycle. 116 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,220 I love this time period because it’s creeping 117 00:04:09,349 --> 00:04:12,589 into the beginning of the motorcycle industry. 118 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:13,919 It’s pretty cool. 119 00:04:13,987 --> 00:04:16,217 MIKE: What’s going on with that? What are you gonna do with that? 120 00:04:16,289 --> 00:04:17,819 DEANE: It’s going to find a home someplace. 121 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:19,628 MIKE: Yeah, looks like it’s original paint. 122 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,490 That seat’s pretty rough on it. 123 00:04:21,628 --> 00:04:23,728 These handlebars are actually bent, they’ve bent them 124 00:04:23,864 --> 00:04:25,404 to kind of look like a racer. 125 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:28,935 I’d pay 500 for it. If that does anything for ya. 126 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:31,269 DEANE: That’s probably going to find a new home then. 127 00:04:31,338 --> 00:04:33,168 MIKE: You’re doing it? DEANE: Sure. Thank you. 128 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:35,136 MIKE: Alright. I appreciate ya. Thank you very much. 129 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:37,975 I love old bicycles. I’ve been into the bicycle world 130 00:04:38,111 --> 00:04:39,551 for a long time. 131 00:04:48,188 --> 00:04:50,018 JERSEY JON: It’s right up here, right past this sign. 132 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:51,420 ROBBIE: Okay, I see it. JERSEY JON: See... 133 00:04:51,558 --> 00:04:53,488 ROBBIE: Right here. Get a flyer. 134 00:04:54,194 --> 00:04:55,134 (honks horn) 135 00:04:56,029 --> 00:04:57,859 ROBBIE: How’re you doing? KATHY: Good, how are ya? 136 00:04:57,931 --> 00:04:59,501 ROBBIE: Are you Kathy? KATHY: I am Kathy. 137 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:01,673 JERSEY JON: How’re you doing? ROBBIE: You talked to Danielle on the phone? 138 00:05:01,735 --> 00:05:03,445 KATHY: We did, yeah, yeah. Nice to meet you. 139 00:05:03,503 --> 00:05:05,073 KATHY & JERSEY JON: Nice to meet you. 140 00:05:05,138 --> 00:05:06,508 KATHY: Terri and Denise. TERRI: Hey. 141 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,140 ROBBIE: Yeah, she said there were three sisters. 142 00:05:08,208 --> 00:05:10,008 JERSEY JON: How are ya? TERRI: Yes, nice to meet you. 143 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:11,143 ROBBIE: Rob, nice to meet you. 144 00:05:11,211 --> 00:05:12,381 (overlapping chatter) 145 00:05:12,512 --> 00:05:14,712 KATHY: We are trying to sell our dad’s collection, 146 00:05:14,781 --> 00:05:18,121 because unfortunately, he passed away back in January. 147 00:05:18,185 --> 00:05:19,225 ROBBIE: Did you guys grow up here? 148 00:05:19,352 --> 00:05:20,992 TERRI: We spent a lot of summers here 149 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:22,764 in his antique shop. When the store was open, 150 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:24,763 we’d dust the furniture, stuff like that. 151 00:05:24,825 --> 00:05:26,765 JERSEY JON: Oh cool. TERRI: My dad first opened 152 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:29,297 Tony’s Antiques back in the early ’80s. 153 00:05:29,429 --> 00:05:31,629 Kept it open for like 10 years. 154 00:05:31,698 --> 00:05:33,928 DENISE: The market kind of left this area for antiques, 155 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:36,097 and he had to go back to work. JERSEY JON: Everywhere it did. 156 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:37,699 TERRI: Closed it... KATHY: Early ’90s. 157 00:05:37,771 --> 00:05:39,441 TERRI: Yeah, early ’90s, I want to say. 158 00:05:39,506 --> 00:05:41,536 Then he just went back to work, to his construction job. 159 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:43,315 But he still did on the weekends, though. 160 00:05:43,376 --> 00:05:44,576 KATHY: He never stopped collecting. 161 00:05:44,711 --> 00:05:46,211 JERSEY JON: He kept piling stuff into the shop then. 162 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:47,376 TERRI: Yes, he did. JERSEY JON: Ooh. 163 00:05:47,514 --> 00:05:49,124 ROBBIE: Can we take a look? KATHY: Yeah, absolutely. 164 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:50,852 KATHY: Come on in. Alright. ROBBIE: You lead the way. 165 00:05:50,984 --> 00:05:52,354 JERSEY JON: Ooh, I like that drafting table. 166 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:53,989 TERRI: Okay, yeah. JERSEY JON: What’s up with that? 167 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,420 TERRI: You know what? I don’t even know 168 00:05:55,488 --> 00:05:57,218 when or where my dad got it from. 169 00:05:57,357 --> 00:06:00,227 He probably just picked this up just because of what it was. 170 00:06:00,293 --> 00:06:02,233 TERRI: It was old, right. Yeah, not to work on it. 171 00:06:02,295 --> 00:06:03,425 JERSEY JON: Okay. ROBBIE: Yeah. 172 00:06:03,496 --> 00:06:05,626 KATHY: I honestly didn’t even really notice the table. 173 00:06:05,699 --> 00:06:07,499 JERSEY JON: This is cool, this is like a cast-iron 174 00:06:07,634 --> 00:06:09,104 piece under here, Robbie. You see this? ROBBIE: Oh yeah. 175 00:06:09,236 --> 00:06:11,896 JERSEY JON: This is when they actually hand-drew mechanical drawings 176 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:13,942 and architectural drawings. They did it on tables like this. 177 00:06:14,074 --> 00:06:15,744 TERRI: No kidding. JERSEY JON: So now, 178 00:06:15,809 --> 00:06:18,309 there’s like an industrial revival for furniture 179 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,348 and it kind of fits into an esthetic 180 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:21,980 that people are decorating with now. 181 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:23,318 TERRI: Okay. JERSEY JON: So this is something 182 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:24,783 I’d be interested in buying. TERRI: Okay. 183 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:26,418 JERSEY JON: This is a draftsman’s tool. 184 00:06:26,553 --> 00:06:27,823 JERSEY JON: The top is nice. 185 00:06:27,888 --> 00:06:31,018 JERSEY JON: 1900 to 1920, I’d say this thing is. 186 00:06:31,091 --> 00:06:32,891 TERRI: Oh, look at that. JERSEY JON: See that? 187 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:34,886 JERSEY JON: The flexibility of this table is amazing. 188 00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:38,058 It moves with your body to adjust to your height, 189 00:06:38,131 --> 00:06:40,271 the way you’re comfortable. It makes work easier. 190 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:41,933 ROBBIE: This would be a good dinner table. 191 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:44,068 JERSEY JON: Put stools around it. It just has the look. 192 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:45,837 JERSEY JON: These drafting tables are fantastic 193 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:47,306 for industrial décor. 194 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,140 They fit in as your dining room table, 195 00:06:49,209 --> 00:06:50,579 as a kitchen table, work table. 196 00:06:50,710 --> 00:06:52,010 It still works as a drafting table. 197 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:53,775 JERSEY JON: It’s not so much about refinishing, 198 00:06:53,914 --> 00:06:56,724 it’s mostly about keeping the patina on it. 199 00:06:56,783 --> 00:06:58,183 JERSEY JON: It’s an everyday work table that works 200 00:06:58,251 --> 00:06:59,621 in today’s environments. 201 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:01,593 JERSEY JON: Something like this, cleaned up, 202 00:07:01,655 --> 00:07:04,225 retail on this is probably around... 203 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:06,591 around 550, 600 bucks, you know. 204 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:08,630 KATHY: I was surprised by the value of it. 205 00:07:08,695 --> 00:07:09,935 JERSEY JON: I’m thinking 300 bucks. 206 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:15,940 KATHY: I think that’s a good price for this. 207 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:18,139 TERRI: I don’t know. 350? 208 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:20,871 JERSEY JON: 350. Hey, we’ve got to clean this thing. 209 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:22,941 TERRI: Yeah, but you just said, everyone likes the old look 210 00:07:23,076 --> 00:07:25,606 of it still, so there’s not that much work on it. 211 00:07:25,745 --> 00:07:27,275 JERSEY JON: Well, we gotta wax it and clean it, 212 00:07:27,347 --> 00:07:29,377 we gotta haul it. 3-and-a-quarter. 213 00:07:29,516 --> 00:07:30,816 TERRI: Alright. That sounds good. 214 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:32,221 JERSEY JON: 3-and-a-quarter? KATHY: That sounds good. 215 00:07:32,352 --> 00:07:33,652 JERSEY JON: Thank you. ROBBIE: Awesome. 216 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,217 JERSEY JON: Thank you so much, I appreciate it. 217 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,258 JERSEY JON: Drafting tables are timeless. This is made to last. 218 00:07:37,390 --> 00:07:39,060 JERSEY JON: Robbie, look at this car. What it is? 219 00:07:39,192 --> 00:07:40,892 ROBBIE: It’s a ’32 Chevy. This is a ’32 sedan, 220 00:07:41,027 --> 00:07:42,397 and I just... eh... 221 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:45,472 I mean, I love cars, but I cannot do sedans. 222 00:07:45,598 --> 00:07:47,028 It’s not me. 223 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,070 All this stuff just from flea markets 224 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:50,895 and things around here, all? 225 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:53,171 DENISE: Estate sales, garage sales. 226 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:54,936 TERRI: When Denise and I were little, 227 00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:56,578 he used to take us on Sundays, 228 00:07:56,710 --> 00:07:58,740 there was a flea market every Sunday downtown 229 00:07:58,878 --> 00:08:01,978 at the city market. We’d help him sell stuff. And... 230 00:08:02,115 --> 00:08:04,185 DENISE: He had a little booth that he would operate 231 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:05,987 out of his pickup truck, and we would help lay out 232 00:08:06,119 --> 00:08:08,819 all the glassware, whatever the items he had on the table. 233 00:08:08,955 --> 00:08:10,155 TERRI: Unwrap, unwrap everything. 234 00:08:10,223 --> 00:08:11,493 DENISE: Yeah, that’s a good point. 235 00:08:11,624 --> 00:08:13,394 After all of that wrapping and unwrapping everything 236 00:08:13,460 --> 00:08:15,530 over and over again. TERRI: How many things do you think we dropped? 237 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:17,432 (laughing) TERRI: And broke. 238 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,397 ROBBIE: So Kathy, I see this place has got an attic. 239 00:08:19,466 --> 00:08:20,466 Anything up there? 240 00:08:20,533 --> 00:08:21,903 KATHY: I’m not quite sure what’s up there, 241 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:23,338 but you can go up there and look. 242 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:27,341 DENISE: I’ve never been upstairs in the garage. 243 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:32,910 KATHY: I poked my head up there once, and just kind of 244 00:08:32,979 --> 00:08:34,409 walked back downstairs. 245 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:37,125 DENISE: Are you finding anything good? 246 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:38,783 (sighs) 247 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,222 (objects clattering) 248 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:41,753 ROBBIE: Yeah, it’s just an old roof rack. 249 00:08:41,821 --> 00:08:43,621 The wood’s broken on it, but it, you know, 250 00:08:43,757 --> 00:08:45,857 the fact that it still exists is a cool thing. It... 251 00:08:45,992 --> 00:08:47,792 KATHY: Wow. ROBBIE: This was in an accessory 252 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:49,501 that they put on a car, is what they did. 253 00:08:49,629 --> 00:08:51,659 I call it the jewelry. I mean, it would have gone 254 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:53,031 on any ’30s, ’40s car. 255 00:08:53,099 --> 00:08:55,299 Even into the ’50s station wagons. 256 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,138 ROBBIE: It’s missing some of the rubber pieces 257 00:08:57,270 --> 00:08:59,540 that go on the bottom here, they would suction cup that down 258 00:08:59,672 --> 00:09:02,412 and the straps are gone too. But... 259 00:09:02,542 --> 00:09:04,142 it’s still great. It’s got the look, 260 00:09:04,277 --> 00:09:06,747 and everybody’s looking for this stuff to put back on their cars. 261 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,050 ROBBIE: They want to throw on some old leather luggage on top 262 00:09:09,182 --> 00:09:10,652 of there just to give it the nostalgic look 263 00:09:10,784 --> 00:09:12,154 of back in the day when they were traveling. 264 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:13,988 DENISE: What would something like that be worth? 265 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,490 ROBBIE: If everything was complete on it, 266 00:09:15,622 --> 00:09:17,162 it had all the strapping, it’d probably be 267 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:18,693 3-and-a-quarter. DENISE: Wow. 268 00:09:18,825 --> 00:09:21,195 DENISE: That to me would have went right on the curb. 269 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:22,661 KATHY: I would have trashed that. 270 00:09:22,796 --> 00:09:24,996 DENISE: Honest to God. That would have went right to the curb. 271 00:09:25,065 --> 00:09:27,275 I did not realize the value. 272 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,700 KATHY: Yeah, Dad was always bringing just random stuff 273 00:09:29,769 --> 00:09:32,169 like that home. I mean, who knows where he found it, 274 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:33,705 especially car parts like that. 275 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,270 He always would gather stuff 276 00:09:35,341 --> 00:09:36,781 ’cause he was kind of a motor head. 277 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:38,510 KATHY: Dad was the one, you’re throwing that away? 278 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:40,278 DENISE: Oh my God. KATHY: So you had to hide 279 00:09:40,346 --> 00:09:41,776 if you were throwing something away. 280 00:09:41,915 --> 00:09:43,655 ROBBIE: I want to be at like 60 bucks on it. 281 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:48,645 I won’t clean it up too much, but I will fix the wood. 282 00:09:48,788 --> 00:09:50,618 And then try and get the straps fixed on it, 283 00:09:50,757 --> 00:09:52,587 and then that’s it. KATHY: Yeah, we can do that. 284 00:09:52,659 --> 00:09:54,159 That sounds like a deal. ROBBIE: I appreciate it. 285 00:10:02,902 --> 00:10:04,972 TERRI: We didn’t live here, but we spent a lot of time here 286 00:10:05,105 --> 00:10:07,115 helping my dad out in the summertime. 287 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,780 DENISE: We had to work 9-to-5 Monday through Friday. 288 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:11,579 DENISE: We loved the ladies coming in, ’cause they would buy 289 00:10:11,711 --> 00:10:14,681 the small glassware, you know, versus big furniture. 290 00:10:14,747 --> 00:10:16,777 So we would get to wrap it up and bag it, 291 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:19,350 and that was like the biggest kick, you felt like a cashier, 292 00:10:19,419 --> 00:10:20,419 I guess, yeah. 293 00:10:20,553 --> 00:10:21,953 TERRI: Yeah, ’cause we stood behind the counter. 294 00:10:22,021 --> 00:10:24,291 TERRI: My sister here, Denise, used to dust 295 00:10:24,424 --> 00:10:26,294 all the furniture inside, there was a lot of furniture 296 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:27,456 in there at the time he sold. 297 00:10:27,594 --> 00:10:28,794 DENISE: I would get the easier jobs 298 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:29,732 ’cause I was younger. 299 00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:30,863 TERRI: I used to cut the grass 300 00:10:30,997 --> 00:10:32,597 with the gas mower. I could never start it, 301 00:10:32,665 --> 00:10:34,465 so he always had to start it for me. 302 00:10:34,601 --> 00:10:37,571 DENISE: We would have to help him load the truck, you know. 303 00:10:37,704 --> 00:10:38,744 TERRI: We know how to move furniture. 304 00:10:38,872 --> 00:10:40,112 DENISE: We know how to move furniture, right? 305 00:10:40,173 --> 00:10:41,973 DENISE: I would have to like, strip it, and then 306 00:10:42,108 --> 00:10:44,378 sand it by hand, and then stain it. 307 00:10:44,511 --> 00:10:45,541 JERSEY JON: But then you sold it. 308 00:10:45,678 --> 00:10:47,348 DENISE: The best part was the money that we got, 309 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:48,880 we had to use to buy our school clothes. 310 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:50,352 DENISE: We couldn’t even use it to have fun. 311 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:51,846 JERSEY JON: ’Cause that’s how it works. 312 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:54,325 DENISE: So we learned at an early age what a work ethic was. 313 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:55,587 JERSEY JON: The value of a dollar. 314 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:56,985 JERSEY JON: You’re working for your money. 315 00:10:57,056 --> 00:10:58,186 DENISE: I appreciate that to this day. 316 00:10:58,258 --> 00:11:00,288 ROBBIE: My mom was the same way with my brother and I. 317 00:11:00,426 --> 00:11:02,056 ROBBIE: Tony taught these girls to be self-sufficient 318 00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:04,435 and independent. He taught them to work with their hands. 319 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:06,527 Something that they’ll use their entire life. 320 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:08,466 ROBBIE: Check that out. JERSEY JON: Oh, that’s cool. 321 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:09,901 ROBBIE: Brochures for the early batteries. 322 00:11:09,969 --> 00:11:11,499 JERSEY JON: That’s neat. ROBBIE: Or tires. 323 00:11:11,571 --> 00:11:13,241 JERSEY JON: So they made it look like a battery box. 324 00:11:13,306 --> 00:11:15,236 ROBBIE: Goodyear didn’t sell batteries. They sold tires. 325 00:11:15,308 --> 00:11:17,978 Sisters: Right, okay, wow. ROBBIE: So this was like a display for... 326 00:11:18,111 --> 00:11:19,381 JERSEY JON: It’s like a hard rubber box. 327 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:20,752 JERSEY JON: That is kind of interesting. 328 00:11:20,813 --> 00:11:22,823 I’ve never seen that, Robbie. KATHY: Where did you find that? 329 00:11:22,949 --> 00:11:24,179 ROBBIE: It was underneath the car back there. 330 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:25,180 KATHY: Oh, okay. 331 00:11:25,251 --> 00:11:26,751 ROBBIE: It’s probably from the ’40s, ’50s. 332 00:11:26,819 --> 00:11:28,749 I think it’s 75, $80 retail. 333 00:11:28,821 --> 00:11:30,021 KATHY: Really. ROBBIE: Yeah. 334 00:11:30,089 --> 00:11:31,559 KATHY: Wow. ROBBIE: 35 bucks. 335 00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:33,234 KATHY: Yeah, that sounds good. We can do that. 336 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:34,429 JERSEY JON: Cool. TERRI: I like that. 337 00:11:34,494 --> 00:11:35,864 DENISE: For something we didn’t even know was there. 338 00:11:35,995 --> 00:11:37,595 KATHY: Yeah. ROBBIE: She likes 50. 339 00:11:38,264 --> 00:11:40,334 I could see it in here face. TERRI: I was going to say 50. 340 00:11:40,466 --> 00:11:41,666 JERSEY JON: She was definitely... 341 00:11:41,734 --> 00:11:42,944 ROBBIE: I saw it in her face. 342 00:11:43,069 --> 00:11:45,839 (overlapping chatter) TERRI: You said 75, 80 retail. 343 00:11:45,905 --> 00:11:48,065 JERSEY JON: Well, we got these guys here, we’re going to make some money. 344 00:11:48,141 --> 00:11:49,881 TERRI: Um... 50? 345 00:11:49,943 --> 00:11:51,213 ROBBIE: 40 bucks. 346 00:11:51,344 --> 00:11:52,714 TERRI: 45. 347 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:55,076 ROBBIE: Alright. KATHY: Man, you drive a hard bargain. 348 00:11:55,148 --> 00:11:56,648 ROBBIE: She’s driving... TERRI: My father... 349 00:11:56,783 --> 00:11:58,783 ROBBIE: She’s got her father talking, yeah. 350 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:00,251 JERSEY JON: I found these things here too. 351 00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:02,146 This is Buffalo water meter. 352 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:04,422 JERSEY JON: It’s a bronze water meter that’s made in Buffalo. 353 00:12:04,490 --> 00:12:06,430 It’s got the clockwork on it so it actually measures how muc 354 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,029 water is going through it, 355 00:12:08,094 --> 00:12:08,834 so they can bill you. 356 00:12:08,962 --> 00:12:10,262 ROBBIE: Oh, I know all about those. 357 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:11,626 JERSEY JON: Trouble lights, man, they’re really cool. 358 00:12:11,698 --> 00:12:13,228 JERSEY JON: I mean, it’s just for a decorator piece, 359 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:15,069 like sitting on a corner with a bulb in it. 360 00:12:15,134 --> 00:12:16,274 So I’m interested in both these things. 361 00:12:16,336 --> 00:12:18,496 KATHY: Okay. JERSEY JON: What do you want for them? 362 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:21,141 (Robbie laughs) 363 00:12:21,274 --> 00:12:22,744 JERSEY JON: She’s the one doing all the negotiating. 364 00:12:22,809 --> 00:12:24,139 TERRI: I’m in charge of the money. 365 00:12:24,277 --> 00:12:25,777 (laughs) 366 00:12:25,912 --> 00:12:27,752 JERSEY JON: Hit me. TERRI: 125. 367 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,550 JERSEY JON: Ahh, no, no, no. 368 00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:31,716 This thing is cool, it ain’t that cool. 369 00:12:31,784 --> 00:12:33,154 TERRI: You said it was bronze, though. 370 00:12:33,219 --> 00:12:35,249 JERSEY JON: Okay, so how much scrap is that, like 10 bucks? 371 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:36,788 TERRI: Yeah. KATHY: Probably. 372 00:12:36,856 --> 00:12:38,086 ROBBIE: Are you going to melt it down? 373 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:40,634 JERSEY JON: I could. This retails like 75 to 100 bucks. 374 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,230 TERRI: Okay. JERSEY JON: This like, 375 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:44,905 like 25 maybe $30 thing, right, Robbie? I mean, if that. 376 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:48,031 ROBBIE: Oh, yeah. JERSEY JON: We’re talking about retail like 100, 110 bucks. 377 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:49,771 KATHY: Okay. JERSEY JON: 50 bucks. 378 00:12:49,902 --> 00:12:50,902 TERRI: 50, alright, I’m good with it. 379 00:12:51,037 --> 00:12:52,267 JERSEY JON: Good with that? Woo-hoo, see that? 380 00:12:52,338 --> 00:12:53,908 I know how to negotiate with her, Robbie. 381 00:12:53,973 --> 00:12:54,913 (laughs) KATHY: She’s the tough one. 382 00:12:54,974 --> 00:12:56,144 JERSEY JON: I noticed that right away. 383 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:57,936 ROBBIE: Yeah. ROBBIE: What’s in the big building? 384 00:12:58,011 --> 00:12:59,981 KATHY: You have no idea. JERSEY JON: Really. 385 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:01,513 TERRI: There’s a lot, a lot. 386 00:13:01,581 --> 00:13:02,781 ROBBIE: You guys lead the way. 387 00:13:02,915 --> 00:13:04,015 DENISE: Alright, I’ll hang back here, 388 00:13:04,150 --> 00:13:05,450 there’s enough to clean up around here. 389 00:13:05,585 --> 00:13:06,795 ROBBIE: Alright. JERSEY JON: Alright, cool. 390 00:13:11,057 --> 00:13:12,417 DEANE: This is a part of the barn, 391 00:13:12,558 --> 00:13:13,628 this was the original barn. 392 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,690 MIKE: Oh, wow, this goes on. Nice. 393 00:13:15,828 --> 00:13:17,258 DANIELLE: Woo-hoo. 394 00:13:17,330 --> 00:13:19,270 MIKE: Did you restore this car too? 395 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:21,299 DEANE: Yeah, this is a ’48 Dodge. 396 00:13:21,434 --> 00:13:22,874 MIKE: Then you got the 4-door here. 397 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:25,295 DEANE: Yeah, that’s a nice car, that’s original. 398 00:13:25,438 --> 00:13:27,308 DEANE: At first, I was always around farm stuff. 399 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,510 And then my dad had a garage and gas station 400 00:13:29,575 --> 00:13:30,735 when I was growing up. 401 00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:32,877 DEANE: Then when I got older, I worked in an automotive 402 00:13:32,945 --> 00:13:35,175 machine shop. So I enjoyed that. 403 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,785 MIKE: I love this truck. This is an ’83, Dani. 404 00:13:37,917 --> 00:13:39,117 DANIELLE: That’s beautiful. 405 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:40,585 MIKE: What’s the long-term plan on this? 406 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:43,863 DEANE: Ah, there’s a doctor, and he wants that bad. 407 00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:45,890 MIKE: Does he? Has he offered you any money for it? 408 00:13:46,025 --> 00:13:48,025 DEANE: I told him it might be 20,000, he said, 409 00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:49,904 "I don’t care what it is, don’t let it sit outside, 410 00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:51,599 because I want to take it." (Mike laughs) 411 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,104 DEANE: So, there it sits. DANIELLE: That’s a killer truck. 412 00:13:54,233 --> 00:13:55,273 MIKE: I know, man. 413 00:13:55,335 --> 00:13:57,145 Look at that, Dani D. 414 00:13:57,270 --> 00:13:59,910 So you’ve got all this early McCulloch stuff. 415 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:02,942 DEANE: I was the youngest McCulloch dealer in the state of Michigan, 416 00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:05,736 ’cause the dealer that they had wasn’t doing mechanical work. 417 00:14:05,878 --> 00:14:07,708 I was doing some of his mechanical work. 418 00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:09,780 MIKE: How old were ya? DEANE: I was 17. 419 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:12,519 DEANE: I didn’t want to really work for somebody else, 420 00:14:12,585 --> 00:14:14,585 I always wanted to work for myself. 421 00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:16,794 MIKE: So you were self-employed when you were 17. 422 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:20,026 DEANE: I still had a job. I worked construction too. 423 00:14:20,159 --> 00:14:22,859 MIKE: Deane has been in busines for 55 years. 424 00:14:22,929 --> 00:14:26,269 Imagine the sense of pride bein able to pass down your business 425 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:29,072 everything that you worked hard for to your son. 426 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:30,468 That’s pretty cool. 427 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:31,696 MIKE: What are you thinking on that clock? 428 00:14:31,838 --> 00:14:34,938 DEANE: I got that clock in 1962 from my father-in-law, 429 00:14:35,074 --> 00:14:36,214 who was a Magneto man. 430 00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:37,512 MIKE: Okay. DEANE: And... 431 00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:38,807 MIKE: He serviced Magnetos and sold them? 432 00:14:38,945 --> 00:14:41,355 DEANE: Forever. He started in ’37, ’38. 433 00:14:41,414 --> 00:14:42,384 MIKE: Wow. 434 00:14:42,515 --> 00:14:43,585 MIKE: If you’re into early transportation, 435 00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:45,376 you’re going to need a Magneto guy. 436 00:14:45,451 --> 00:14:48,391 Because the Magneto is what gives the engine life. 437 00:14:48,454 --> 00:14:50,864 It’s a self-contained unit that uses a magnet 438 00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:54,430 and a coil to generate spark for the ignition system. 439 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:56,034 MIKE: And that’s what’s cool about this clock, 440 00:14:56,095 --> 00:14:58,455 it’s directly connected to early engines. 441 00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:00,898 MIKE: That clock looks ’40s to me, late ’30s. 442 00:15:01,033 --> 00:15:02,503 Oh, look at that. DANIELLE: Yeah, there we go. 443 00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:03,868 She’s running. DEANE: That’s running. 444 00:15:03,936 --> 00:15:05,636 (Mike whistles) MIKE: Isn’t it amazing the way they made things 445 00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:07,115 back then, that it’s still running? DEANE: Quality. 446 00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:08,943 MIKE: What is that, is that like steam behind it? 447 00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:10,585 What is that? DANIELLE: It’s on the glass, 448 00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:13,080 actually, it looks like someone tried to scrap something off 449 00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:16,416 of it with a brillo pad or something. It’s etched in. 450 00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:17,419 DEANE: It’s a nice clock. 451 00:15:17,550 --> 00:15:18,920 MIKE: $1,000. 452 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:23,217 DEANE: You’re probably going to take it with you. 453 00:15:23,289 --> 00:15:24,619 (Danielle laughs) 454 00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:26,690 DEANE: It fell off that shelf... 455 00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:28,286 MIKE: Well, I mean, if the glass wasn’t that way, 456 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:31,058 it’d mark it up even more. DEANE: It is a nice clock. 457 00:15:31,197 --> 00:15:32,867 MIKE: Alright, what do you got going on back here? 458 00:15:32,999 --> 00:15:35,199 DEANE: To me, the fun of collecting is the challenge 459 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:36,898 of finding that stuff. 460 00:15:37,036 --> 00:15:39,236 And a lot of people would come in the shop 461 00:15:39,305 --> 00:15:41,135 and they’d bring me in a light or they’d bring me 462 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,744 in an oil can or a bike. 463 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:45,536 So they would say, you want that? Yeah. 464 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:47,351 And I had to drag it home. 465 00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:49,723 MIKE: What about stuff like this? Like, I saw this. 466 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:51,582 Any of these stoplights. You got that one 467 00:15:51,717 --> 00:15:54,717 that says "stop". Like, it looks like somebody’s repainted that. 468 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:56,657 You’ve got this one that says "stop". 469 00:15:56,789 --> 00:15:58,689 It’s embossed in the glass. 470 00:15:58,825 --> 00:16:00,895 MIKE: These stop taillights are accessories. 471 00:16:01,027 --> 00:16:02,627 A lot of them weren’t this elaborate 472 00:16:02,695 --> 00:16:04,055 and they didn’t say "stop" in them. 473 00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:05,900 MIKE: And then you got some dash clocks. 474 00:16:06,032 --> 00:16:07,902 DEANE: Yeah, that hangs down below the dash. 475 00:16:08,034 --> 00:16:09,974 MIKE: Dash clock, same thing. 476 00:16:10,102 --> 00:16:12,302 It was a very elaborate accessory. 477 00:16:12,371 --> 00:16:14,711 MIKE: That’s so cool, right? I love that. DEANE: And it runs too. 478 00:16:14,841 --> 00:16:16,281 MIKE: Is this something you’d sell? DEANE: Sure. 479 00:16:16,342 --> 00:16:17,482 MIKE: That and these two stoplights? 480 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:19,553 DEANE: Yeah. MIKE: Okay, then I saw in here, 481 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:21,752 one that I’ve never seen before. 482 00:16:21,881 --> 00:16:24,781 This was really cool. I’ve never seen the hand. 483 00:16:24,917 --> 00:16:26,917 Look at that. DEANE: Yeah, it’s a hand, stop. 484 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,416 MIKE: Look at that, man. That’s really cool. 485 00:16:28,554 --> 00:16:30,824 MIKE: I love this stuff because these are the things 486 00:16:30,957 --> 00:16:34,387 people are searching out to make their project different 487 00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,860 And this stuff is getting harder and harder to find. 488 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,056 You know, it’s getting snapped up in collections, 489 00:16:39,131 --> 00:16:41,001 and the only time you’re ever going to get a chance 490 00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:42,737 to buy some of this stuff, is when you know, 491 00:16:42,869 --> 00:16:46,269 an older guy says, "Hey, man, it’s time, I’m going to sell." 492 00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:48,769 MIKE: So you’ve got this stop one, and this. 493 00:16:48,908 --> 00:16:49,938 These are pretty common. 494 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:51,379 This one’s a little bit different, ’cause it’s got 495 00:16:51,511 --> 00:16:52,711 the accessory light on top. 496 00:16:52,778 --> 00:16:55,978 Would you do... 45 apiece on these? 497 00:16:56,115 --> 00:16:57,515 DEANE: Yes. MIKE: And then you’ve got 498 00:16:57,583 --> 00:17:00,223 something like this, I’d do 80 bucks. 499 00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:01,993 DEANE: Yeah, that’s nice. Fine. 500 00:17:02,121 --> 00:17:04,421 MIKE: And then you’ve got this dash clock. 501 00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:05,990 DEANE: That’s gotta be good. 502 00:17:06,058 --> 00:17:07,788 MIKE: I mean, these are a couple of hundred bucks. 503 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:10,060 DEANE: I know. MIKE: Yeah, so... 100 bucks. 504 00:17:10,129 --> 00:17:12,399 DEANE: Um... MIKE: Where do you want me to be on it? 505 00:17:12,465 --> 00:17:14,475 DEANE: I wanna bump it up a little bit, ’cause I-- 506 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:15,730 MIKE: 120? DEANE: Yeah, that’s good. 507 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:17,538 DEANE: ’Cause there just isn’t any of them around. 508 00:17:17,670 --> 00:17:19,570 MIKE: Alright, cool. I’ve seen guys, you ever go to Hershey? 509 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:22,135 DEANE: Yeah. MIKE: They’ll have like a table of these. 510 00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:24,345 Those are the guys you love to talk to, 511 00:17:24,477 --> 00:17:25,737 when you’ve got a dash clock, 512 00:17:25,811 --> 00:17:27,351 ’cause they can tell you everything about it, 513 00:17:27,413 --> 00:17:28,713 and they got extra parts. 514 00:17:30,917 --> 00:17:32,417 KATHY: This was Tony Forgione Antiques. 515 00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:34,822 KATHY: Um, this is where my dad had his shop. 516 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:36,094 JERSEY JON: Look at that, Robbie. 517 00:17:36,222 --> 00:17:37,662 TERRI: Come on in. KATHY: Watch your step. 518 00:17:37,790 --> 00:17:39,060 ROBBIE: Wow! Holy cow! 519 00:17:39,191 --> 00:17:41,231 JERSEY JON: You guys are seriously packing it in here. 520 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:42,490 ROBBIE: This is full. JERSEY JON: Wow. 521 00:17:42,628 --> 00:17:43,998 KATHY: It’s full. TERRI: Yeah. 522 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:45,463 ROBBIE: So when’s the last time your dad actually 523 00:17:45,598 --> 00:17:46,828 sold something out of here? 524 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:49,069 KATHY: Probably in the early ’90s, 525 00:17:49,135 --> 00:17:50,905 he still would have it open like on the weekends, 526 00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:52,297 even though we went back to work. 527 00:17:52,371 --> 00:17:53,971 TERRI: Someone pulled in the parking lot, 528 00:17:54,106 --> 00:17:55,736 he’d let them in, he didn’t refuse anyone, 529 00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:57,185 and just say, "Hey, we’re not open no more." 530 00:17:57,310 --> 00:17:59,410 KATHY: But it was probably the last 20 years 531 00:17:59,545 --> 00:18:01,945 where he kept that private. 532 00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:03,984 He didn’t really want anybody around. 533 00:18:04,050 --> 00:18:05,650 JERSEY JON: Oh, this is neat. I’m really finding stuff. 534 00:18:05,785 --> 00:18:08,725 Look at this fan, Robbie. Missing the blade. 20 bucks. 535 00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:10,388 TERRI: 30. JERSEY JON: It’s missing the blade. 536 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:11,756 KATHY: Alright. 20 bucks. TERRI: 20. 20. 537 00:18:11,824 --> 00:18:13,394 JERSEY JON: 20? Alright. Thank you. 538 00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:14,659 Alright, that’s one thing. 539 00:18:14,794 --> 00:18:17,264 JERSEY JON: The antique shops that closed up in the ’90s 540 00:18:17,396 --> 00:18:19,696 were like relevant in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. 541 00:18:19,832 --> 00:18:21,932 ROBBIE: Color-matic tree stand. 542 00:18:22,068 --> 00:18:23,568 Looks like it’s probably from the ’50s. 543 00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:25,573 JERSEY JON: It’s an odd situation to be picking 544 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:27,715 an antique shop that’s been closed for so long, 545 00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:29,713 because there’s great stuff in there 546 00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:32,475 that really hasn’t been exposed to the new market. 547 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:33,955 ROBBIE: It didn’t look like it was ever used. 548 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:34,980 KATHY: No, it’s new. 549 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:36,524 JERSEY JON: You’re finding new opportunity 550 00:18:36,582 --> 00:18:38,922 to buy things that maybe 551 00:18:38,985 --> 00:18:40,795 weren’t relevant then, but they are now. 552 00:18:40,853 --> 00:18:41,993 ROBBIE: 25 bucks. KATHY: Alright. 553 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,821 ROBBIE: Alright, deal. JERSEY JON: Cool. 554 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:44,956 ROBBIE: This guy... 555 00:18:45,024 --> 00:18:46,964 I saw the advertising on the side of it. 556 00:18:47,026 --> 00:18:48,426 JERSEY JON: Agh... ROBBIE: What’s it say? 557 00:18:48,561 --> 00:18:50,101 Robbie & JERSEY JON: Niagara Falls! 558 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:52,029 TERRI: Oh, wow... ROBBIE: Brewing Company. 559 00:18:52,098 --> 00:18:53,398 JERSEY JON: That’s cool, man. 560 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:54,866 ROBBIE: Yeah. JERSEY JON: Yeah. 561 00:18:55,001 --> 00:18:56,741 ROBBIE: That’s actually really cool. JERSEY JON: Yep, I like that. 562 00:18:56,869 --> 00:18:58,639 Probably from the ’30s. ROBBIE: This Niagara Falls box, 563 00:18:58,704 --> 00:18:59,914 it’s cool as can be. 564 00:19:00,039 --> 00:19:01,469 JERSEY JON: What do you think? 565 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:02,710 TERRI: What do you think? 566 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:04,115 ROBBIE: 50 bucks. 567 00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:08,676 TERRI: 75? 568 00:19:10,016 --> 00:19:11,346 60. 569 00:19:12,218 --> 00:19:13,548 ROBBIE: 55. 570 00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:15,589 TERRI: Alright, I-- 55’s good. 571 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:17,425 ROBBIE: See, her and I have a rapport. You guys don’t. 572 00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:18,990 (laughs) ROBBIE: I’m just telling you that right now. 573 00:19:19,091 --> 00:19:19,631 JERSEY JON: I like your style. 574 00:19:26,265 --> 00:19:27,925 MIKE: Wow... this is a great truck. 575 00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:29,267 Did you restore this? 576 00:19:29,402 --> 00:19:30,772 DEANE: Yeah. MIKE: What year is it? 577 00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:32,673 DEANE: ’41. MIKE: That’s very cool. 578 00:19:32,738 --> 00:19:35,138 You don’t see General Motors trucks too much, you know? 579 00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:36,314 You always see the-- DEANE: Fords. 580 00:19:36,442 --> 00:19:37,882 MIKE: Yeah, you don’t see the GMs. 581 00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:39,343 DEANE: I always liked GM stuff. 582 00:19:39,412 --> 00:19:41,082 The headlights and the front end, 583 00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:42,347 and they run nice. 584 00:19:42,415 --> 00:19:44,785 So I fixed that all up. And there it is. 585 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:46,050 MIKE: What are you gonna do with this? 586 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:47,645 DEANE: This’ll probably go down the road. 587 00:19:47,787 --> 00:19:49,517 MIKE: I might be interested in this, this is cool, 588 00:19:49,588 --> 00:19:51,258 it’s clean. You painted this? 589 00:19:51,390 --> 00:19:52,760 DEANE: Yeah, we painted it at the shop. 590 00:19:52,825 --> 00:19:54,835 MIKE: No kidding. You guys did a good job, it looks like. 591 00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:57,064 Then what, you did, a mechanical restoration on it? 592 00:19:57,196 --> 00:19:58,296 DEANE: I didn’t touch the engine. 593 00:19:58,431 --> 00:20:00,001 MIKE: How’s it run? DEANE: Last time it was driven, 594 00:20:00,066 --> 00:20:02,196 it runs good. MIKE: When’s the last time it was driven? 595 00:20:02,268 --> 00:20:04,238 DEANE: Ahh... 6 to 8 years ago. 596 00:20:04,303 --> 00:20:05,543 MIKE: It’s a good-looking truck. I mean, 597 00:20:05,671 --> 00:20:07,141 the restoration’s nice on it. 598 00:20:07,273 --> 00:20:09,313 But it’s not so nice that you’re afraid to drive it. 599 00:20:09,375 --> 00:20:11,345 Well, what are you thinking on it? 600 00:20:11,410 --> 00:20:14,010 DEANE: I would, I was thinking like 18,000. 601 00:20:14,146 --> 00:20:15,476 MIKE: Yeah. DEANE: I know what it is, 602 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:17,378 ’cause I had to restore a lot of stuff. So it’s... 603 00:20:17,450 --> 00:20:18,750 MIKE: Oh, I know, I know. 604 00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:20,348 You know this thing inside and out. 605 00:20:20,419 --> 00:20:21,719 DEANE: What would you offer on it? 606 00:20:21,787 --> 00:20:23,157 MIKE: If it’s rocking and rolling down the road, 607 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,892 I mean, hell I’m way too far apart. 608 00:20:25,024 --> 00:20:27,634 DEANE: Oh, okay. MIKE: Because for what I gotta do to it and ship it... 609 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,660 MIKE: Hell, it’s gonna cost me two grand to ship it. 610 00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:32,325 And then I’m probably gonna pay a guy three to four 611 00:20:32,465 --> 00:20:35,505 to go through it. But, I like it, it’s really cool. 612 00:20:35,634 --> 00:20:36,804 It’s got a great look to it. 613 00:20:36,869 --> 00:20:38,969 MIKE: I feel like Deane is spot on when it comes 614 00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:40,545 to the value of the truck. 615 00:20:40,673 --> 00:20:43,183 I don’t blame him trying to get the last buck out of it, 616 00:20:43,309 --> 00:20:44,809 he’s got a lot of time invested in it. 617 00:20:44,944 --> 00:20:46,984 And he knows it’s not going to be hard to sell. 618 00:20:47,113 --> 00:20:48,913 MIKE: I love this. We got a flanged sign. 619 00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:50,921 Did you have this in your business? 620 00:20:50,983 --> 00:20:53,053 DEANE: Yes. MIKE: This isn’t a super rare sign, 621 00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:55,715 but what it’s got going for it is its condition. 622 00:20:55,788 --> 00:20:57,418 There’s no nicks, there’s no marks. 623 00:20:57,556 --> 00:20:58,886 It’s basically new-old stock. 624 00:20:59,024 --> 00:21:00,664 And it’s a flanged sign, 625 00:21:00,793 --> 00:21:02,493 which makes it more desirable as well. 626 00:21:02,628 --> 00:21:03,928 DEANE: That requires big bucks. 627 00:21:04,063 --> 00:21:05,333 MIKE: I know, I was going to say. 628 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:06,804 DEANE: It won’t be no more than... 629 00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:09,426 it hasn’t been none of them for probably 50 years. 630 00:21:09,502 --> 00:21:11,042 MIKE: 300. 631 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:12,473 DEANE: Fine. MIKE: We’re doing it? 632 00:21:12,538 --> 00:21:14,068 DEANE: Yeah. MIKE: Alright, very cool. 633 00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:15,540 DEANE: You get both sides for that? 634 00:21:15,674 --> 00:21:17,144 MIKE: Yeah. 150 a side. 635 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,936 DEANE: Okay. (Mike laughs) 636 00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:21,078 MIKE: Deane has a lot of time and energy invested 637 00:21:21,147 --> 00:21:22,677 in this collection. 638 00:21:22,748 --> 00:21:25,218 And it shows, man, it really truly does. 639 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:26,651 MIKE: Alright, what’s going on with this? 640 00:21:26,786 --> 00:21:28,446 "Feel better, look better." 641 00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:30,217 MIKE: Barber pole, porcelain, 642 00:21:30,356 --> 00:21:33,056 it’s in great shape. This is an easy sign to sell. 643 00:21:33,192 --> 00:21:36,032 90% of the time when I find something barber, 644 00:21:36,162 --> 00:21:37,162 it goes to a barber. 645 00:21:37,263 --> 00:21:38,533 These guys care about their history, 646 00:21:38,664 --> 00:21:39,464 which is awesome. 647 00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:40,668 MIKE: 250. 648 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,273 DEANE: Faire enough. MIKE: Thank you. 649 00:21:42,334 --> 00:21:43,544 There, look at that. 650 00:21:43,669 --> 00:21:45,699 It’s a directional for a weather vane. 651 00:21:45,838 --> 00:21:48,268 Missing the glass. 30 bucks. 652 00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:49,440 DEANE: Sounds fair. 653 00:21:49,508 --> 00:21:51,538 MIKE: Alright, I’m doing it. I appreciate it. 654 00:21:55,281 --> 00:21:56,581 ROBBIE: Check this thing out, Jersey. 655 00:21:56,715 --> 00:21:58,775 JERSEY JON: That’s cool, Robbie. Throw it over. Ugh. 656 00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:00,348 ROBBIE: I mean, even I like that. 657 00:22:00,419 --> 00:22:01,919 JERSEY JON: Yeah, it’s a drill press. 658 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:03,987 You want to sell this thing? KATHY: Yeah, we can sell it. 659 00:22:04,056 --> 00:22:05,616 JERSEY JON: 40 bucks. KATHY: Yeah, that’ll work. 660 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:07,428 Make life easy. JERSEY JON: Absolutely. Cool. 661 00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:09,433 JERSEY JON: To find a shop that’s been closed for 30 years... 662 00:22:09,495 --> 00:22:11,135 ROBBIE: Now, now, look at this. 663 00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:13,103 Roosevelt Beach, New York. 664 00:22:13,232 --> 00:22:15,072 JERSEY JON: ...and to see the prices on things 665 00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:17,474 that were priced 40, 50 years ago. 666 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:19,166 TERRI: It’s on Lake Ontario, 667 00:22:19,305 --> 00:22:21,115 about 15, 20 miles north from here. 668 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:22,940 JERSEY JON: How is this even possible, this thing is worth 669 00:22:23,075 --> 00:22:24,205 that much more money? 670 00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:26,783 ROBBIE: It’s like new-old stock. Or it was never hung up. 671 00:22:26,912 --> 00:22:29,012 JERSEY JON: A good example is like, the porcelain sign market, 672 00:22:29,148 --> 00:22:30,578 I mean, it’s going through the roof now! 673 00:22:30,716 --> 00:22:31,976 ROBBIE: I think the retail on it, 674 00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:35,587 if it cleans up nice, probably 450-ish. 675 00:22:35,654 --> 00:22:36,964 TERRI: Yeah? ROBBIE: Yeah. 676 00:22:37,022 --> 00:22:38,362 JERSEY JON: Back in the day, man, 677 00:22:38,424 --> 00:22:39,864 you’re lucky to give those things away. 678 00:22:39,992 --> 00:22:40,862 No one really cared. 679 00:22:40,993 --> 00:22:42,293 ROBBIE: 275. 680 00:22:42,428 --> 00:22:44,398 TERRI: Um, yeah, I’ll do 275. 681 00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:46,933 ROBBIE: Alright. Thank ya. Appreciate it. 682 00:22:47,066 --> 00:22:50,666 Hey, what’s this down here? It’s an old street sign... 683 00:22:51,503 --> 00:22:54,573 TERRI: Oh, yes. Yep. 684 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:57,307 Hyde Park is the main, would be main drag at that corner. 685 00:22:57,376 --> 00:22:59,946 ROBBIE: Okay. So your dad stole this in the middle of the night, 686 00:23:00,012 --> 00:23:01,552 or one of you girls did? (laughs) 687 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:02,954 TERRI: No, I can’t take credit for that. 688 00:23:03,082 --> 00:23:04,552 But maybe it was a time when, 689 00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:05,747 you know how every so often, 690 00:23:05,818 --> 00:23:06,948 they maybe change the street signs out. 691 00:23:07,019 --> 00:23:08,449 ROBBIE: Oh yeah, yeah. TERRI: Update them or whatever. 692 00:23:08,587 --> 00:23:10,357 ROBBIE: This has got a cast-iron piece to it, 693 00:23:10,422 --> 00:23:12,062 so I mean, it’s an earlier one. 694 00:23:12,191 --> 00:23:15,631 ROBBIE: Early street signs in America were hand-carved wood. 695 00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,061 Then it went into porcelain. 696 00:23:17,196 --> 00:23:18,856 Nowadays, the sign is just reflective. 697 00:23:18,998 --> 00:23:20,528 It’s an aluminum sign. 698 00:23:20,666 --> 00:23:22,626 ROBBIE: This is a local piece to ya? 699 00:23:22,701 --> 00:23:24,871 TERRI: Yeah. ROBBIE: Is it something you and your sisters want to keep? 700 00:23:24,937 --> 00:23:26,437 TERRI: No, we wouldn’t need that. 701 00:23:26,505 --> 00:23:28,305 ROBBIE: 125 bucks. 702 00:23:28,374 --> 00:23:30,344 TERRI: Yeah, that’s good. ROBBIE: Thank you. 703 00:23:31,176 --> 00:23:33,546 ROBBIE: Even though I might not know somebody named Hyde, 704 00:23:33,679 --> 00:23:36,279 that person might walk into my shop someday and go, 705 00:23:36,348 --> 00:23:37,618 "Hey, I’ll give you 500 bucks for it 706 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,180 ’cause it’s got my name on it." 707 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:40,591 JERSEY JON: Ha! Look at this thing. 708 00:23:42,521 --> 00:23:44,291 TERRI: It’s an oldie. JERSEY JON: You know what it is? 709 00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:46,063 KATHY: No, what is it? JERSEY JON: Apple peeler. 710 00:23:46,191 --> 00:23:47,691 KATHY: What? JERSEY JON: Yeah, it peels your apple. 711 00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:49,286 KATHY: Okay, I see it now. JERSEY JON: See? 712 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:51,258 JERSEY JON: You could absolutely use them for peeling apples today. 713 00:23:51,330 --> 00:23:52,730 It would work just as well, you gotta stick 714 00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:54,275 an apple on there, you crank it around, 715 00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:55,673 it’s gonna peel an apple that’s quicker 716 00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:57,074 than you can with a hand-paring knife. 717 00:23:57,136 --> 00:23:59,636 JERSEY JON: Sinclair Scott Company from Baltimore. 718 00:23:59,705 --> 00:24:01,075 These are all cast-iron. 719 00:24:01,140 --> 00:24:03,480 18... 80s, 1870. 720 00:24:03,542 --> 00:24:05,142 KATHY: Okay. JERSEY JON: It’s post-Civil War. 721 00:24:05,210 --> 00:24:06,750 JERSEY JON: Ooh, you’ve got two of them in here. 722 00:24:06,879 --> 00:24:08,549 KATHY: Oh. JERSEY JON: Here’s another one, another style. 723 00:24:08,614 --> 00:24:09,984 KATHY: Okay. JERSEY JON: Different brand, 724 00:24:10,115 --> 00:24:11,645 but so cool, because they’re mechanical. 725 00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:13,624 TERRI: You know what, I saw a lot of my dad 726 00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:15,652 in how Jersey loved the mechanics of it. 727 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,758 KATHY: Dad was always fascinated with how everything worked. 728 00:24:17,823 --> 00:24:19,663 TERRI: Forget watching the apple, watching the wheels 729 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,262 of how it’s working. 730 00:24:21,393 --> 00:24:24,133 JERSEY JON: Retail on these things, maybe 75 to 80 bucks. 731 00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:26,633 KATHY: Really. JERSEY JON: This one here, not so much. 732 00:24:26,699 --> 00:24:29,099 This is probably like a 40, $50 thing. 733 00:24:29,234 --> 00:24:32,504 So, I’m thinking 50 bucks for the both. 734 00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:35,339 TERRI: You can’t keep everything, it’s hard. 735 00:24:35,474 --> 00:24:37,944 And like, being it’s so new, you just... 736 00:24:38,010 --> 00:24:39,380 you want to keep everything. 737 00:24:39,511 --> 00:24:40,551 You know what I mean? 738 00:24:40,612 --> 00:24:42,512 You just want to keep everything, and you can’t. 739 00:24:43,515 --> 00:24:44,645 TERRI: Yeah, that’s good. JERSEY JON: Yeah? 740 00:24:44,783 --> 00:24:46,053 KATHY: Yeah. JERSEY JON: Alright, that’s cool. 741 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:47,595 JERSEY JON: Thank you. It’s been a pleasure. 742 00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:58,197 MIKE: What do we got here? The best of Woody Woodbury. 743 00:24:58,263 --> 00:25:00,603 So, this is all stuff you put on when you’re wrenching? 744 00:25:00,666 --> 00:25:03,266 DEANE: Oh yeah. MIKE: Nice. A little atmosphere in here. 745 00:25:03,402 --> 00:25:05,042 Get the neon clock going. DEANE: Yeah. 746 00:25:05,104 --> 00:25:07,574 MIKE: Guys like Deane lived in the time periods 747 00:25:07,706 --> 00:25:09,036 that I romanticize about. 748 00:25:09,108 --> 00:25:11,178 You know, so it’s not just about the items at hand, 749 00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:14,080 it’s just getting to know people and hearing stories. 750 00:25:14,146 --> 00:25:16,516 DANIELLE: Look at that. Yeah! 751 00:25:16,582 --> 00:25:18,922 DANIELLE: I’m just obsessed with all of these 752 00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:21,994 John Deere implement toys. 753 00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:23,461 DEANE: We was an Ertl dealer. 754 00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:25,819 We would buy this stuff by the case. 755 00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:28,661 DANIELLE: There’s a lot of connection to John Deere out where we’re from. 756 00:25:28,794 --> 00:25:30,164 DANIELLE: It makes me real sentimental when I see 757 00:25:30,229 --> 00:25:31,929 vintage John Deere items. 758 00:25:32,064 --> 00:25:34,704 We grew up around John Deere. Every single little boy 759 00:25:34,833 --> 00:25:37,103 who grew up in the Quad Cities wanted to work at John Deere. 760 00:25:37,236 --> 00:25:38,696 Because they all love a tractor. 761 00:25:38,771 --> 00:25:41,541 That’s what a lot of them see every day out their window, 762 00:25:41,673 --> 00:25:43,343 that’s what a lot of their dads drive, 763 00:25:43,475 --> 00:25:45,505 or their grandpas, or their aunts or uncles. 764 00:25:45,577 --> 00:25:48,907 DANIELLE: I remember when Miles was little, my son Miles, 765 00:25:48,981 --> 00:25:51,421 we would collect books on John Deere 766 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,320 and at two years old, he was like, 767 00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:56,785 "Paver, grader, combine..." DEANE: Oh yeah, that’s good! 768 00:25:56,855 --> 00:25:59,015 DANIELLE: "In-loader", like, all this, and so he was just 769 00:25:59,091 --> 00:26:02,231 so in love with it. He’s a welder at John Deere now. 770 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:03,804 DANIELLE: My son works at John Deere, 771 00:26:03,862 --> 00:26:06,132 and that’s so cool. Like, that was his whole life 772 00:26:06,265 --> 00:26:09,075 when he was a baby, that’s all he wanted to talk about. 773 00:26:09,868 --> 00:26:12,068 DANIELLE: I would really love to take all of them 774 00:26:12,137 --> 00:26:14,437 if you’re wanting to part with all of them. 775 00:26:14,506 --> 00:26:15,506 DEANE: Yeah. Yes. 776 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:17,084 I’m getting kind of old to sit out here 777 00:26:17,142 --> 00:26:19,282 and play with a little tractor, you know? 778 00:26:19,344 --> 00:26:21,154 DANIELLE: Alright, so if we count all these up, 779 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,380 I see about 12 of the bigger tractors. 780 00:26:24,516 --> 00:26:25,576 DEANE: How about the little ones? 781 00:26:25,717 --> 00:26:27,187 DANIELLE: I want the little ones too. 782 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:29,822 And all these tractors are right around 1970s 783 00:26:29,955 --> 00:26:31,455 for the most part. DEANE: In that area, yeah. 784 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,760 DANIELLE: Okay. Yeah. DANIELLE: Some of them are contemporary, 785 00:26:33,826 --> 00:26:36,256 but they can still definitely be sold. 786 00:26:36,395 --> 00:26:39,735 DANIELLE: So, at 12 of the large John Deere tractors, 787 00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:41,205 how would you price that? 788 00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:43,066 DEANE: Well, I would take a... 789 00:26:43,202 --> 00:26:44,942 See, a tractor like this here. DANIELLE: Yeah. 790 00:26:45,070 --> 00:26:46,840 DEANE: BR, so I’d take that to a show, 791 00:26:46,905 --> 00:26:48,305 that would bring 60, $70 probably. 792 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,980 DANIELLE: Okay. DEANE: But little ones, 793 00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:51,979 they’re 5 bucks or something, you know. 10 bucks. 794 00:26:52,111 --> 00:26:54,751 DANIELLE: Sure. So, I’m going to offer... 795 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:56,950 450 for all of them. 796 00:26:57,015 --> 00:26:59,515 Counting this display. DEANE: I’ll go for that. 797 00:26:59,585 --> 00:27:00,995 DANIELLE: That sounds like... DEANE: Sounds alright, yeah. 798 00:27:01,053 --> 00:27:02,393 DANIELLE: Alright. DEANE: Okay. 799 00:27:02,521 --> 00:27:04,721 DANIELLE: Alright. The kids are going to love these. 800 00:27:04,790 --> 00:27:07,430 They’re going to get so excited about these in the shop. Thank you. 801 00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:08,789 DANIELLE: At Antique Archaeology, 802 00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:10,161 nothing runs out the door like a Deere. 803 00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:12,029 It’s local history. 804 00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:16,670 ROBBIE: Kathy. KATHY: Yes? 805 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:18,272 ROBBIE: Buddy L. 806 00:27:18,403 --> 00:27:20,943 KATHY: Oh yeah, yeah. A Buddy L truck, yep. 807 00:27:21,073 --> 00:27:23,113 TERRI: My dad loved toy trucks. 808 00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:24,915 Especially like those riding toys. 809 00:27:24,977 --> 00:27:27,207 ROBBIE: The kids would have sat on this seat right here. 810 00:27:27,346 --> 00:27:28,746 KATHY: Yes. ROBBIE: And their parents 811 00:27:28,814 --> 00:27:30,284 could have pulled them around like that. 812 00:27:30,349 --> 00:27:32,579 ROBBIE: These type of toys were made for kids, 813 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,021 but when you really look at them, 814 00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:36,523 they’re quality pieces that were made to last 815 00:27:36,588 --> 00:27:37,758 the test of time. 816 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:39,390 ROBBIE: Buddy L is from my hometown. 817 00:27:39,458 --> 00:27:40,958 KATHY: Oh, okay. ROBBIE: Moline, Illinois. 818 00:27:41,026 --> 00:27:42,256 That’s where these were made. KATHY: Wow. 819 00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:44,034 ROBBIE: It has a higher resale value in our area. 820 00:27:44,096 --> 00:27:45,996 KATHY: Does that have a higher wholesale value right now? 821 00:27:46,064 --> 00:27:48,234 ROBBIE: Oh, of course it does. In our area in this condition, 822 00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:50,140 we probably get like 3-and-a-quarter, 823 00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:51,739 350 out of this. KATHY: Okay. 824 00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:53,270 ROBBIE: 160 bucks. 825 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:56,939 KATHY: Hmm, I was thinking more like 200. 826 00:27:57,075 --> 00:27:59,805 (inhales sharply) 827 00:27:59,945 --> 00:28:01,085 ROBBIE: 175. 828 00:28:02,748 --> 00:28:04,018 KATHY: Alright. ROBBIE: That worth it? 829 00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:06,249 KATHY: I can do 175, yeah. ROBBIE: Thank you. Thank you. 830 00:28:06,385 --> 00:28:07,195 That’s awesome. 831 00:28:07,319 --> 00:28:08,319 There’s one other one. 832 00:28:08,387 --> 00:28:10,987 This is a Smith Miller I see right here. 833 00:28:11,123 --> 00:28:13,393 ROBBIE: They were like the Cadillac of toys back in the day. 834 00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:14,658 KATHY: Wow. 835 00:28:14,793 --> 00:28:16,863 ROBBIE: 1940 when they started producing their trucks, 836 00:28:16,995 --> 00:28:19,625 they were the first ones to use aluminum in toys. 837 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,328 ROBBIE: They don’t make kids toys like they used to. 838 00:28:21,466 --> 00:28:23,226 KATHY: No, they don’t. Yeah. ROBBIE: It’s all plastic now. 839 00:28:23,302 --> 00:28:25,372 ROBBIE: This one right here will bring like, 400, 450. 840 00:28:25,504 --> 00:28:27,874 KATHY: I was thinking maybe you know, about 300? 841 00:28:28,574 --> 00:28:29,674 ROBBIE: 200 bucks. 842 00:28:29,741 --> 00:28:31,311 KATHY: How’s 250? 843 00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:32,806 ROBBIE: Alright. Doing it. KATHY: Alright. 844 00:28:32,945 --> 00:28:33,915 ROBBIE: Thank you. 845 00:28:33,979 --> 00:28:35,479 JERSEY JON: Robbie! ROBBIE: What up? 846 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:38,017 JERSEY JON: Look at this thing, dude! This thing is like solid cast-iron. 847 00:28:38,150 --> 00:28:39,780 JERSEY JON: This piece is unusual. 848 00:28:39,918 --> 00:28:41,588 I didn’t realize what it was at first 849 00:28:41,653 --> 00:28:43,763 until I put my hand on it. You can feel the cold metal. 850 00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:46,162 JERSEY JON: This thing’s got to be like 6 foot tall, dude. 851 00:28:46,225 --> 00:28:47,765 I bet it weighs about 4 or 500 pounds. 852 00:28:47,826 --> 00:28:49,826 ROBBIE: You think that light top’s original? 853 00:28:49,895 --> 00:28:51,305 JERSEY JON: Yeah, I mean, it’s the same size. 854 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:52,660 The fitter’s the same. It fits in there. 855 00:28:52,798 --> 00:28:54,728 ROBBIE: What’s the socket that’s in there? Is there a socket? 856 00:28:54,866 --> 00:28:56,666 JERSEY JON: It’s got a pipe coming up the middle. 857 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:57,895 It’s a gas fixture, Robbie. 858 00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,306 I mean it’s got the little urn up top so this was... 859 00:29:00,439 --> 00:29:02,869 Had a burner that was up here that’s missing. 860 00:29:02,941 --> 00:29:05,041 ROBBIE: Yeah? JERSEY JON: You know, but it had a gas burner, 861 00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:06,710 so you know, the gas would pipe through the ground... 862 00:29:06,778 --> 00:29:08,678 ROBBIE: Back in the day. JERSEY JON: Come straight through the middle 863 00:29:08,747 --> 00:29:09,807 of this column... ROBBIE: Yep. 864 00:29:09,948 --> 00:29:11,348 JERSEY JON: And then come out here, and it 865 00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:13,546 had a burner here, and it lit the globe originally. 866 00:29:13,619 --> 00:29:15,019 JERSEY JON: This is probably 1890s. 867 00:29:15,153 --> 00:29:16,793 ROBBIE: Well, that globe can’t be gas. 868 00:29:16,922 --> 00:29:17,992 There’s no venting on that. 869 00:29:18,056 --> 00:29:19,616 JERSEY JON: Yeah, that’s a good point. 870 00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,758 ROBBIE: It’s an early globe, you can tell by looking at it. 871 00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:23,757 ROBBIE: Somewhere along the line, that thing had to have 872 00:29:23,829 --> 00:29:25,259 been electrified somewhere. JERSEY JON: This would’ve been 873 00:29:25,397 --> 00:29:27,497 a globe they would put on it. ROBBIE: Yeah, because most of these had 874 00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:30,473 more of a clear glass to a vent on the top piece. 875 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:31,842 JERSEY JON: For the gas. ROBBIE: Yeah. 876 00:29:31,903 --> 00:29:33,543 JERSEY JON: So, the heat could escape and you wouldn’t 877 00:29:33,672 --> 00:29:35,242 be able to do that with this. ROBBIE: No. 878 00:29:35,307 --> 00:29:36,777 JERSEY JON: Is there a pair of these things? 879 00:29:36,908 --> 00:29:38,638 KATHY: If there would be, it would be around here. 880 00:29:38,744 --> 00:29:39,914 TERRI: I think it’s the single one. 881 00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:42,548 KATHY: Yeah, it might be single. I think it may have come 882 00:29:42,681 --> 00:29:45,721 from one of the funeral homes around here in Niagara Falls. 883 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:47,394 JERSEY JON: This is right up your alley, dude. 884 00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:49,122 ROBBIE: Is it for sale? TERRI & KATHY: Yeah. 885 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:50,187 KATHY: It’s for sale. 886 00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:51,789 ROBBIE: Typically, when you fin these things, 887 00:29:51,923 --> 00:29:54,693 it’s a gigantic light post and most people can’t use those 888 00:29:54,826 --> 00:29:56,996 This one, it’s not too tall. 889 00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:59,662 It could be put in a garden, it could be put in the front of a home. 890 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,598 ROBBIE: You know, retail on something like that 891 00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,997 with the globe on it, the fact that it’s not broke, 892 00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:05,699 and it can be re-electrified, 893 00:30:05,837 --> 00:30:08,067 probably going to be 12, $1,300? 894 00:30:08,140 --> 00:30:09,510 Somewhere in there? KATHY: Really? 895 00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:12,144 ROBBIE: Yeah. KATHY: I was kind of shocked. 896 00:30:12,210 --> 00:30:13,610 KATHY: I mean... what are you thinking? 897 00:30:13,745 --> 00:30:14,875 ROBBIE: 625. 898 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:19,945 KATHY: It is... it’s kind of rare though, isn’t it? 899 00:30:20,018 --> 00:30:22,518 ROBBIE: Well, I mean, architectural-salvage-wise, 900 00:30:22,587 --> 00:30:23,787 it’s a cool piece. 901 00:30:23,922 --> 00:30:25,622 It could go in a residential home, 902 00:30:25,691 --> 00:30:27,631 it could go on a business. KATHY: Right, right. 903 00:30:27,693 --> 00:30:28,963 TERRI: I was thinking more like 800. 904 00:30:29,027 --> 00:30:30,227 ROBBIE: 800? 905 00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:34,297 Hmm... 700. 906 00:30:35,267 --> 00:30:36,427 TERRI: 750. 907 00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:38,441 ROBBIE: 725. 908 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:39,943 TERRI: Alright, you got yourself a deal. 909 00:30:40,072 --> 00:30:41,642 KATHY: I think we can do that. That sounds good. 910 00:30:41,707 --> 00:30:43,037 TERRI: It’s doable. JERSEY JON: That’s awesome. 911 00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:44,308 JERSEY JON: That’s a cool piece, Robbie. 912 00:30:44,376 --> 00:30:45,776 KATHY: We had no idea what the value was, 913 00:30:45,911 --> 00:30:48,811 so for $725 I was pretty happy with that. 914 00:30:48,947 --> 00:30:51,017 JERSEY JON: I found this dial indicator. 915 00:30:51,149 --> 00:30:52,979 What’s cool about it, it pushes from the back 916 00:30:53,051 --> 00:30:55,551 and you see it measures in thousandths of an inch. 917 00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:56,990 15, maybe 20? 918 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:58,622 TERRI: Yeah, I’ll do 20. JERSEY JON: You’ll do 20? 919 00:30:58,757 --> 00:31:01,227 TERRI: Yeah. TERRI: Jersey, he’s like a kid in a candy store. 920 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,900 He just didn’t know what to look at first, and... 921 00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:05,529 JERSEY JON: Wow, I like that basket over there, 922 00:31:05,664 --> 00:31:07,104 it looks awesome. Hold on a second. 923 00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:08,272 15 bucks. 924 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:09,533 KATHY: Yeah, I think $15 is good. 925 00:31:09,668 --> 00:31:10,938 JERSEY JON: 15 bucks? Thank you. 926 00:31:11,069 --> 00:31:13,299 TERRI: He kept getting, you know, sidetracked a lot. 927 00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:14,668 JERSEY JON: I just found this over here. 928 00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:15,910 It’s like an old saw display. 929 00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:17,681 JERSEY JON: 25 bucks. TERRI: Alright. 930 00:31:17,743 --> 00:31:19,943 TERRI: He couldn’t resist. He couldn’t... 931 00:31:20,078 --> 00:31:22,908 He had to have... be touching something all the time and... 932 00:31:22,981 --> 00:31:24,551 JERSEY JON: I think it’s like solid copper 933 00:31:24,616 --> 00:31:27,446 but it’s like a candle stand. 30 bucks. 934 00:31:27,586 --> 00:31:29,786 TERRI: Yeah, I’ll take that 30. JERSEY JON: You’ll take 30? Alright. 935 00:31:29,855 --> 00:31:32,365 TERRI: My dad was like that too, if he walked into a place like that. 936 00:31:32,424 --> 00:31:34,434 JERSEY JON: These are period-correct color samples. 937 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:36,829 But it’s early. I mean, this is probably from the ’teens. 938 00:31:36,962 --> 00:31:38,002 KATHY: Wow. 939 00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:39,833 JERSEY JON: I’ll tell ya, I’d do 100 bucks on it. 940 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,128 KATHY: Yeah. I mean, I’m good with that. 941 00:31:41,266 --> 00:31:43,596 TERRI: I appreciate his appreciation for it. 942 00:31:43,668 --> 00:31:45,898 JERSEY JON: Here’s a Boy Scout kit. 50 bucks. 943 00:31:45,971 --> 00:31:47,711 All three pieces. TERRI: That’s good. 944 00:31:47,773 --> 00:31:54,913 JERSEY JON: We’re getting along. I like that. 945 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,613 MIKE: Is this you? As a volunteer? 946 00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:58,278 DEANE: No, that’s my dad. MIKE: Okay. 947 00:31:58,350 --> 00:31:59,580 DEANE: My dad was a fire chief. 948 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:01,518 DEANE: And I was a volunteer fireman. 949 00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:04,416 DEANE: I was 13 then, so I got to be a junior member. 950 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:06,616 MIKE: Okay. DEANE: And then they wanted you to learn everything. 951 00:32:06,758 --> 00:32:08,358 MIKE: Yeah, yeah, rolling hoses, 952 00:32:08,427 --> 00:32:10,297 tying knots, cleaning stuff up. 953 00:32:10,429 --> 00:32:12,159 DEANE: As you got older, then you’d fit in 954 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:13,400 ’cause you knew everything. 955 00:32:13,465 --> 00:32:15,005 MIKE: Okay. Absolutely. DEANE: Or knew what to do. 956 00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:18,066 My mother and dad both did a lot to influence me. 957 00:32:18,136 --> 00:32:19,936 DEANE: I wasn’t lucky enough to have brothers and sisters 958 00:32:20,071 --> 00:32:23,071 so I did a lot with my parents and that was great. 959 00:32:23,141 --> 00:32:25,041 MIKE: That’s a huge sense of community. 960 00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:26,580 DEANE: Yeah. MIKE: I was a volunteer too. 961 00:32:26,711 --> 00:32:27,751 DEANE: Oh, were ya? 962 00:32:27,879 --> 00:32:29,479 MIKE: It was one of the hardest things I’ve done, 963 00:32:29,548 --> 00:32:31,678 but it was one of the things that was most rewarding. 964 00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:33,720 MIKE: Firefighters are local heroes. 965 00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:37,415 70% of firefighters are volunteers. 966 00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:40,556 Think about that. Volunteering not only your time 967 00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:43,025 but your safety to help your community. 968 00:32:43,161 --> 00:32:44,861 I had a lot of friends that were on the local 969 00:32:44,996 --> 00:32:46,426 fire department in my town, 970 00:32:46,531 --> 00:32:48,901 and I saw how rewarding that was for them. 971 00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:51,604 And that’s why I wanted to be a volunteer. 972 00:32:51,670 --> 00:32:54,840 MIKE: What about these? These are all like, countertop displays. 973 00:32:54,906 --> 00:32:56,366 DEANE: Yeah. MIKE: For a gas station. 974 00:32:56,508 --> 00:32:58,308 MIKE: These are point-of-sale signs 975 00:32:58,376 --> 00:32:59,936 that would have sat on a countertop. 976 00:33:00,011 --> 00:33:03,381 MIKE: "Shellubrication is the modern up-keep service!" 977 00:33:03,515 --> 00:33:04,755 Look at that little happy guy. 978 00:33:04,883 --> 00:33:06,583 MIKE: The rarity of signs like this 979 00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:08,188 is that it’s cardboard. 980 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,390 And it was never made to last. 981 00:33:10,522 --> 00:33:12,522 And that is called ephemera. 982 00:33:12,591 --> 00:33:15,031 In the antique world, ephemera usually refers 983 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:16,760 to anything that wasn’t designe 984 00:33:16,828 --> 00:33:19,428 to last long, like paper and cardboard. 985 00:33:19,498 --> 00:33:21,628 MIKE: These signs are a perfect example of that. 986 00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:23,030 That’s why they have value. 987 00:33:23,101 --> 00:33:25,141 MIKE: Look at that piecrust tread there. 988 00:33:25,270 --> 00:33:26,870 This one hasn’t even been used. Look at that, 989 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:28,968 it hasn’t even been folded out. DEANE: No, that’s why it’s worth more. 990 00:33:29,107 --> 00:33:32,137 MIKE: Would you do, uh... 15 bucks apiece? 991 00:33:32,277 --> 00:33:34,777 DEANE: 15 for these and 20 for that one? 992 00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:36,313 Being it’s brand new. 993 00:33:36,381 --> 00:33:38,351 MIKE: I’m doing it. DEANE: Oh okay, thank you. 994 00:33:38,416 --> 00:33:39,976 MIKE: Alright, thank you. Very cool. 995 00:33:40,051 --> 00:33:42,251 DEANE: There’s some tag goes with that, you pin it on a wall. 996 00:33:42,387 --> 00:33:43,617 MIKE: I love it, I love it! 997 00:33:46,658 --> 00:33:49,288 ROBBIE: Kathy, I just went through all these drawers 998 00:33:49,427 --> 00:33:52,197 over here and I found a pile of stuff. 999 00:33:52,264 --> 00:33:53,734 ROBBIE: There’s not a lot of big-ticket items here. 1000 00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:56,065 ROBBIE: There’s an early Goodrich tire patch kit. 1001 00:33:56,134 --> 00:33:59,744 ROBBIE: But smalls are the brea and butter of any antique shop. 1002 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:02,111 ROBBIE: I found a box of keys. Skeleton keys. 1003 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:03,310 KATHY: A lot of skeleton keys, yeah. 1004 00:34:03,441 --> 00:34:06,511 ROBBIE: Anything under $100 is easy to sell. 1005 00:34:06,611 --> 00:34:09,411 ROBBIE: And then I found some early baseball counters. 1006 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:11,578 You know, the strike, the ball, the out? 1007 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:13,016 ROBBIE: The umpires would have used. 1008 00:34:13,151 --> 00:34:14,021 There’s two of those. 1009 00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:15,792 Baseball stuff is always highly collectable. 1010 00:34:15,854 --> 00:34:18,864 ROBBIE: I can spend the entire day in this one area. 1011 00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:20,360 ROBBIE: Bicycle tags. JERSEY JON: Yep. 1012 00:34:20,425 --> 00:34:21,885 ROBBIE: Early tintypes. There’s a lot of people 1013 00:34:22,027 --> 00:34:25,097 that collect them. You’ve got a whole pile of them in here. 1014 00:34:25,230 --> 00:34:27,200 And a pile of rulers. 1015 00:34:27,265 --> 00:34:29,695 ROBBIE: Every small that’s here tells a story, 1016 00:34:29,834 --> 00:34:32,104 and that’s to a different type of collector. 1017 00:34:32,237 --> 00:34:33,437 ROBBIE: I collect license plate toppers. 1018 00:34:33,505 --> 00:34:35,945 "At the end of the road, you’ll meet the God." 1019 00:34:36,074 --> 00:34:37,514 JERSEY JON: Ha-ha, wow! That’s cool. 1020 00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:40,112 KATHY: That is really cool. ROBBIE: That’s really cool, man. I like that. 1021 00:34:40,178 --> 00:34:42,548 ROBBIE: So, you’re appealing to all kinds of people 1022 00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:44,151 when you’re buying smalls. 1023 00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:45,815 ROBBIE: $400 for all of it. 1024 00:34:46,551 --> 00:34:48,651 TERRI: Hmm. Um... 1025 00:34:49,421 --> 00:34:50,461 KATHY: It’s smalls. 1026 00:34:50,589 --> 00:34:52,389 TERRI: I was excited about negotiating stuff 1027 00:34:52,457 --> 00:34:55,087 just to get more money for it but then as the day went on, 1028 00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:58,056 I was like, oh God, just get rid of this stuff. 1029 00:34:58,196 --> 00:34:59,826 KATHY: Yeah, I think we’re good with 400... 1030 00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:01,335 for everything, yeah. ROBBIE: Alright. Thanks. 1031 00:35:01,466 --> 00:35:03,126 JERSEY JON: 400. Thank you, sweetie. Alright. 1032 00:35:03,268 --> 00:35:04,598 JERSEY JON: Oh, nice record player, Robbie. 1033 00:35:04,669 --> 00:35:05,869 How about this thing? 1034 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:06,897 JERSEY JON: Victor talking machine. 1035 00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:08,068 They’re made in Camden, New Jersey. 1036 00:35:08,139 --> 00:35:09,439 This is probably 1915. 1037 00:35:09,507 --> 00:35:10,907 It’s a really interesting piece 1038 00:35:10,976 --> 00:35:13,076 JERSEY JON: It’s a Victor 6. Cabinet’s really nice, 1039 00:35:13,144 --> 00:35:15,284 the finish on the cabinet is nice, never been outside. 1040 00:35:15,347 --> 00:35:16,477 JERSEY JON: It’s a plain Jane model, 1041 00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:17,748 not much decoration on it. 1042 00:35:17,816 --> 00:35:19,576 JERSEY JON: Now, there’s pieces missing on this Victor. 1043 00:35:19,718 --> 00:35:20,788 It’s got some issues. 1044 00:35:20,919 --> 00:35:21,989 JERSEY JON: It’s missing the horn, 1045 00:35:22,053 --> 00:35:24,463 missing the crank, but the cabinet is beautiful. 1046 00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:26,189 JERSEY JON: Mechanically, it spins. 1047 00:35:26,324 --> 00:35:27,894 Don’t have a crank so we can’t test it 1048 00:35:28,026 --> 00:35:29,786 but it’s a great looking piece. 1049 00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:30,901 JERSEY JON: I’d do 100 bucks. 1050 00:35:31,029 --> 00:35:31,829 TERRI: Yeah, I’ll do 100. 1051 00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:33,163 JERSEY JON: You’ll do 100 on that? 1052 00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:34,631 Awesome. Alright, thank you. 1053 00:35:34,699 --> 00:35:37,139 JERSEY JON: This is a great piece to build upon 1054 00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:38,868 to make it something more valuable. 1055 00:35:38,937 --> 00:35:40,097 ROBBIE: Jersey, I gotta ask a question. 1056 00:35:40,171 --> 00:35:41,941 When’s the last time you listened to one of those? 1057 00:35:42,073 --> 00:35:50,715 JERSEY JON: This morning. ROBBIE: Yeah... 1058 00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:52,875 JERSEY JON: Yo-yo, what is this chair? 1059 00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:54,751 KATHY: That’s been there forever, I think. 1060 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:56,019 JERSEY JON: That’s early, Robbie. 1061 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:57,164 Can we get that down somehow? 1062 00:35:57,222 --> 00:35:58,662 ROBBIE: Okay. JERSEY JON: Careful, careful. 1063 00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:00,420 KATHY: Oh man. JERSEY JON: Go up. Here it is. 1064 00:36:00,558 --> 00:36:01,828 whoa, whoa, whoa... 1065 00:36:01,893 --> 00:36:03,433 JERSEY JON: I think that’s George Hunzinger. 1066 00:36:03,561 --> 00:36:05,231 JERSEY JON: George Hunzinger was an amazing, 1067 00:36:05,363 --> 00:36:08,073 iconic furniture designer in the 1850s. 1068 00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:09,229 ROBBIE: It’s missing a leg. 1069 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:10,270 JERSEY JON: It’s missing a lot. 1070 00:36:10,402 --> 00:36:12,872 But the decoration is what identifies it. 1071 00:36:12,937 --> 00:36:14,537 These balls, these spandrel balls... 1072 00:36:14,673 --> 00:36:15,913 KATHY: Wow. JERSEY JON: ...it’s so distinctive. 1073 00:36:16,041 --> 00:36:17,541 I mean, that’s the style he did. 1074 00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:18,736 JERSEY JON: It’s a lollipop chair! 1075 00:36:18,877 --> 00:36:20,507 TERRI: It almost looks like a king’s throne. 1076 00:36:20,578 --> 00:36:22,548 JERSEY JON: If there was a Mount Rushmore 1077 00:36:22,614 --> 00:36:23,954 for furniture designers, 1078 00:36:24,015 --> 00:36:25,675 George Hunzinger would be on it. 1079 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:27,820 JERSEY JON: This probably was like folded up like this. 1080 00:36:27,952 --> 00:36:29,322 JERSEY JON: Can you see this? ROBBIE: Like that? 1081 00:36:29,387 --> 00:36:30,787 JERSEY JON: Yes, like that. TERRI: Oh, okay. 1082 00:36:30,922 --> 00:36:32,262 I was assuming it was a big chair, 1083 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:33,820 but like round corner chair. JERSEY JON: No, no. 1084 00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:35,188 JERSEY JON: This is like a parlor chair. 1085 00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,230 TERRI: Gotcha. ROBBIE: It actually looks really comfortable. 1086 00:36:37,295 --> 00:36:38,695 JERSEY JON: The craftsmanship is superb! 1087 00:36:38,830 --> 00:36:40,630 It’s so perfectly done. I mean, the balls 1088 00:36:40,765 --> 00:36:42,865 are perfectly round. The way these are graduated 1089 00:36:43,001 --> 00:36:44,871 from small to large 1090 00:36:44,936 --> 00:36:46,666 and everything is proportionally done. 1091 00:36:46,805 --> 00:36:48,375 It’s very artistic and it’s kind of weird 1092 00:36:48,506 --> 00:36:51,076 because this is 1860, 1870. 1093 00:36:51,142 --> 00:36:52,542 That’s like Civil War period... 1094 00:36:52,677 --> 00:36:54,547 JERSEY JON: And they’re doing crazy stuff like this. 1095 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:56,752 It’s almost a... in a modern style. 1096 00:36:56,815 --> 00:36:58,155 This is not the style of the day. 1097 00:36:58,216 --> 00:36:59,676 TERRI: No. JERSEY JON: Of that day. 1098 00:36:59,751 --> 00:37:01,651 TERRI: Yeah, you’re right. JERSEY JON: This is not 1930s, ’40s stuff. 1099 00:37:01,786 --> 00:37:04,186 This is 1860s when they weren’t even 1100 00:37:04,322 --> 00:37:05,762 thinking about designs like this. 1101 00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:07,534 This is like the science fiction of furniture. 1102 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:09,432 JERSEY JON: You’ll see George Hunzinger pieces 1103 00:37:09,561 --> 00:37:11,031 in places like the Brooklyn Museum, 1104 00:37:11,096 --> 00:37:12,856 in the Smithsonian Institution, 1105 00:37:12,997 --> 00:37:14,427 in the Philadelphia Art Museum. 1106 00:37:14,532 --> 00:37:16,832 JERSEY JON: You rarely see them out in the wild, you know? 1107 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:19,101 JERSEY JON: I’ve only found one piece of George Hunzinger 1108 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,267 in my career. 1109 00:37:20,405 --> 00:37:21,775 JERSEY JON: It’s so cool that this was something 1110 00:37:21,906 --> 00:37:24,176 your dad recognized, too. Why is it here, you know? 1111 00:37:24,309 --> 00:37:25,709 It’s like, he didn’t throw this out. 1112 00:37:25,844 --> 00:37:27,714 The chair is missing all its parts and broken up 1113 00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:29,179 and he still kept it. 1114 00:37:29,314 --> 00:37:31,754 Most people would chuck this in the trash or put it in a burn pile. 1115 00:37:31,816 --> 00:37:33,116 KATHY: He probably picked it from the trash. 1116 00:37:33,184 --> 00:37:35,194 JERSEY JON: This was expensive furniture back in the day. 1117 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:36,850 I mean, he knew this was special. 1118 00:37:36,988 --> 00:37:38,718 Furniture is kind of in the dumps right now, 1119 00:37:38,790 --> 00:37:41,630 but something like this, it’s worthy of restoring it 1120 00:37:41,693 --> 00:37:43,263 and replacing the pieces. 1121 00:37:43,394 --> 00:37:45,204 This probably had a rail here, 1122 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:47,103 had another rail that went around here 1123 00:37:47,232 --> 00:37:48,502 and the legs in the back are missing. 1124 00:37:48,633 --> 00:37:50,273 JERSEY JON: Now, this piece needs help. 1125 00:37:50,401 --> 00:37:51,541 But the most important part, 1126 00:37:51,669 --> 00:37:54,009 the design element is complete, it’s there. 1127 00:37:54,072 --> 00:37:55,912 JERSEY JON: It just needs so much work. 1128 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:57,640 I mean literally, if somebody said, 1129 00:37:57,709 --> 00:37:58,679 "Jon, restore this chair." 1130 00:37:58,743 --> 00:38:00,713 You know, it’d be like four grand, five grand 1131 00:38:00,845 --> 00:38:03,145 to restore this chair. That’s what I would charge. 1132 00:38:03,281 --> 00:38:05,951 JERSEY JON: Would it be worth four grand, five grand? No. 1133 00:38:06,084 --> 00:38:07,754 This chair is probably worth, restored, 1134 00:38:07,819 --> 00:38:10,249 2,500 bucks. Maybe $3,000. 1135 00:38:10,388 --> 00:38:11,388 TERRI: Wow. 1136 00:38:11,456 --> 00:38:12,616 JERSEY JON: Somebody’s gotta do the work. 1137 00:38:12,757 --> 00:38:14,027 Having a professional refinishing shop, 1138 00:38:14,159 --> 00:38:16,389 I’ve been doing this for 43 years. 1139 00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:18,431 JERSEY JON: I could fix this thing. It’s what I do. 1140 00:38:18,563 --> 00:38:20,503 It’s worth my time to restore this chair. 1141 00:38:20,632 --> 00:38:22,902 JERSEY JON: So, I’d like to buy it 1142 00:38:23,034 --> 00:38:24,274 . Do you want to sell it? 1143 00:38:26,337 --> 00:38:27,867 I mean, does it mean something to you? 1144 00:38:27,939 --> 00:38:29,669 TERRI: You know what, no. It doesn’t. 1145 00:38:29,741 --> 00:38:30,641 JERSEY JON: Okay. 1146 00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:32,308 TERRI: You know what, I personally 1147 00:38:32,377 --> 00:38:34,147 don’t love this stuff. 1148 00:38:34,279 --> 00:38:36,679 You know, I don’t decorate like that or anything. 1149 00:38:36,748 --> 00:38:40,478 Yeah, it’s nice, but it’s not my style or taste or anything. 1150 00:38:40,552 --> 00:38:43,392 I love it ’cause my dad loved it. 1151 00:38:43,988 --> 00:38:45,788 KATHY: Yeah. TERRI: It’s hard to part with. 1152 00:38:45,924 --> 00:38:47,534 That was his whole life. 1153 00:38:47,959 --> 00:38:50,229 You know, he didn’t like sports, he didn’t travel. 1154 00:38:50,361 --> 00:38:52,001 This is the only thing he ever did 1155 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:54,633 and that’s what’s hard to let go. 1156 00:38:54,699 --> 00:38:56,469 You know, it’s hard because you know, like, 1157 00:38:56,534 --> 00:38:59,074 if this was 10 years from now, yeah, get this junk out of here. 1158 00:38:59,137 --> 00:39:01,667 But it’s just, it’s very hard. 1159 00:39:01,739 --> 00:39:04,939 KATHY: I mean, I guess because you’re a furniture guy like our dad was... 1160 00:39:05,076 --> 00:39:06,706 JERSEY JON: Yeah. KATHY: We would feel comfortable 1161 00:39:06,845 --> 00:39:08,685 that it’s going to a good home. 1162 00:39:08,746 --> 00:39:10,376 JERSEY JON: Yeah. KATHY: Someone who can appreciate it. 1163 00:39:10,515 --> 00:39:11,685 JERSEY JON: Yeah. KATHY: For what it is. 1164 00:39:11,749 --> 00:39:13,079 JERSEY JON: I would do 400 bucks. 1165 00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:17,389 KATHY: I feel like Jon had a lot of the same enthusiasm 1166 00:39:17,455 --> 00:39:18,985 that our dad would have. 1167 00:39:19,123 --> 00:39:20,423 We know from when we were kids 1168 00:39:20,558 --> 00:39:23,428 how excited dad used to get finding furniture, 1169 00:39:23,494 --> 00:39:25,834 especially on the side of the road and redoing it, so... 1170 00:39:25,964 --> 00:39:27,504 JERSEY JON: It’s been years since I’ve seen something 1171 00:39:27,632 --> 00:39:29,332 that inspires me as much as this piece. 1172 00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:32,097 KATHY: To have Jon come in and get so excited 1173 00:39:32,237 --> 00:39:34,637 the way he did, that kind of made us feel good. 1174 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:36,506 TERRI: You know what, I’m good with that. 1175 00:39:36,574 --> 00:39:37,844 KATHY: Yeah. JERSEY JON: You’re cool with that? 1176 00:39:37,909 --> 00:39:39,109 JERSEY JON: Thank you. I appreciate it. 1177 00:39:39,177 --> 00:39:41,347 JERSEY JON: Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. 1178 00:39:41,412 --> 00:39:42,882 TERRI: Oh, you’re welcome. KATHY: Thank you. 1179 00:39:42,947 --> 00:39:44,747 ROBBIE: Here you go, Jersey. JERSEY JON: Alright, man. Woo-hoo. 1180 00:39:44,816 --> 00:39:46,346 JERSEY JON: I’m gonna put it back together. 1181 00:39:46,484 --> 00:39:48,194 I’m gonna make the pieces that are missing 1182 00:39:48,319 --> 00:39:49,789 and get it back on the antique market. 1183 00:39:49,854 --> 00:39:51,724 DENISE: Oh my God! Wow! 1184 00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:53,589 ROBBIE: Hey, we got a couple of things! 1185 00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:56,095 ROBBIE: Tony taught them the value of a dollar. 1186 00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:58,427 And he taught them how to take care of each other. 1187 00:39:58,496 --> 00:40:00,496 I hope to God that my three daughters 1188 00:40:00,632 --> 00:40:02,632 turn out half as good as these guys. 1189 00:40:02,700 --> 00:40:04,000 KATHY: Pretty good day today. 1190 00:40:04,068 --> 00:40:05,468 ROBBIE: It’s been a very interesting day. 1191 00:40:05,536 --> 00:40:07,266 JERSEY JON: Thank you so much. KATHY: Thank you for everything. 1192 00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:08,565 KATHY: This is a good start for us. 1193 00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:11,276 Obviously, we still have a long road ahead of us 1194 00:40:11,342 --> 00:40:14,112 so this is just part one of the rest of the story 1195 00:40:14,178 --> 00:40:16,478 to finish off for my dad’s legacy. 1196 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:18,117 ROBBIE: Thank you! KATHY: Nice meeting you guys. 1197 00:40:18,182 --> 00:40:19,752 Take care. TERRI: Alright, see you. 1198 00:40:19,817 --> 00:40:21,947 JERSEY JON: I’m sure he’s smiling down and he’s proud of his daughters 1199 00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:23,790 because they’re helping preserve what he collected. 1200 00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:25,022 (honks horn) JERSEY JON: Thanks, guys! 1201 00:40:25,156 --> 00:40:26,716 KATHY: Take care! TERRI: Bye! 1202 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,625 MIKE: Tell me about this, man. Where’d you find that? 1203 00:40:29,694 --> 00:40:31,434 DEANE: A guy brought that into the shop. 1204 00:40:31,496 --> 00:40:33,596 He said it was a gambling machine. 1205 00:40:33,665 --> 00:40:36,435 Other than that, I didn’t know nothing about it. 1206 00:40:36,501 --> 00:40:37,941 MIKE: This is 1890s 1207 00:40:38,069 --> 00:40:40,439 and it’s what they basically call a trade stimulator. 1208 00:40:40,505 --> 00:40:43,945 So, this would spin and you would win a product like a cigar. 1209 00:40:44,075 --> 00:40:46,245 MIKE: This trade stimulator is designed 1210 00:40:46,311 --> 00:40:47,851 to keep you in the bar. 1211 00:40:47,912 --> 00:40:49,182 You drop a penny in there 1212 00:40:49,314 --> 00:40:51,154 and you could possibly win something. 1213 00:40:51,282 --> 00:40:52,922 That was a big deal back then. 1214 00:40:52,984 --> 00:40:55,594 MIKE: Look at that, man. That is so cool. 1215 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:57,420 I think you won a cigar! DEANE: Oh, is that it? 1216 00:40:57,555 --> 00:40:58,985 (laughs) DEANE: And I quit smoking! 1217 00:40:59,123 --> 00:41:01,163 I had to quit smoking. MIKE: Damn it! 1218 00:41:01,225 --> 00:41:02,825 DEANE: Just my luck. 1219 00:41:02,894 --> 00:41:04,864 MIKE: Um, there’s like three or four different versions 1220 00:41:04,996 --> 00:41:09,066 of this with different types of paint on the wheel itself, 1221 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:12,070 you know. And you can see it said Ferris-ed wheel 1222 00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:13,736 instead of Ferris wheel. DEANE: Yeah. 1223 00:41:13,871 --> 00:41:15,941 MIKE: So, you can see there’s one piece of glass 1224 00:41:16,074 --> 00:41:19,114 right here that’s broke. DEANE: Yeah. Mm-hmm. 1225 00:41:19,243 --> 00:41:21,613 MIKE: Well, would you sell it if you got the right number for it? 1226 00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:22,946 DEANE: Yeah, probably. 1227 00:41:23,014 --> 00:41:24,354 They’re no fun to play by yourself. 1228 00:41:24,415 --> 00:41:25,745 MIKE: Yeah. DEANE: To win your own prize. 1229 00:41:25,883 --> 00:41:27,153 MIKE: Um... 1230 00:41:27,218 --> 00:41:30,588 I think the retail on it is about 800 bucks. 1231 00:41:30,655 --> 00:41:33,465 DEANE: Oh. MIKE: I’d do, um... 550. 1232 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:36,690 DEANE: How about 6? 1233 00:41:38,629 --> 00:41:41,229 MIKE: Alright. Thank you very much. I love it. 1234 00:41:41,299 --> 00:41:43,829 MIKE: Trade stimulators come in all shapes and sizes 1235 00:41:43,901 --> 00:41:45,901 but this one is really early, 1236 00:41:46,037 --> 00:41:47,467 and the earlier they are, 1237 00:41:47,605 --> 00:41:50,135 the harder they are to find. Great piece. 1238 00:41:50,274 --> 00:41:51,184 MIKE: Whoa. 1239 00:41:51,309 --> 00:41:53,139 MIKE: This kind of pick, this kind of guy, 1240 00:41:53,277 --> 00:41:56,107 is how I cut my teeth on the back roads of Iowa. 1241 00:41:56,180 --> 00:42:00,150 I could spend hours and hours talking to guys like Deane. 1242 00:42:00,284 --> 00:42:02,194 MIKE: Thank you, buddy. I appreciate you. DEANE: Thank you! 1243 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,620 MIKE: You got a lot to be proud of. DEANE: I do. 1244 00:42:04,756 --> 00:42:06,116 DEANE: It’s really interesting to meet other people 1245 00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:07,420 with the same interests 1246 00:42:07,558 --> 00:42:10,188 and I had fun just playing around with them. 1247 00:42:10,261 --> 00:42:11,231 DEANE: It was nice. 1248 00:42:11,362 --> 00:42:12,462 (honks horn) DEANE: Hey! 1249 00:42:12,597 --> 00:42:14,297 MIKE: See you down the road! DEANE: Thanks a lot!