1 00:00:01,268 --> 00:00:04,103 ♪♪ 2 00:00:04,205 --> 00:00:05,604 mike: So where are you getting all this nautical stuff at? 3 00:00:05,706 --> 00:00:07,106 You're getting some cool stuff. 4 00:00:07,208 --> 00:00:08,574 Robbie: I'm telling you, this guy I introduced you to him, 5 00:00:08,676 --> 00:00:09,742 you know, a few years ago, 6 00:00:09,844 --> 00:00:11,310 but you probably don't even remember. 7 00:00:11,412 --> 00:00:12,144 His name's chip. 8 00:00:12,246 --> 00:00:13,112 Yeah, they call him "the captain." 9 00:00:13,214 --> 00:00:15,514 mike: He's like a total nautical aficionado. 10 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:17,149 Robbie: He looks, yeah. 11 00:00:17,251 --> 00:00:19,318 The guy looks like a barnacle off the bottom of the ship, man, 12 00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:20,285 I'm telling ya. 13 00:00:20,388 --> 00:00:21,053 Mike: [laughs] 14 00:00:21,155 --> 00:00:21,854 robbie: It- he plays the part. 15 00:00:21,956 --> 00:00:22,755 Mike: Well, how old is the guy? 16 00:00:22,857 --> 00:00:23,255 Robbie: I think he's like 68 years old. 17 00:00:23,357 --> 00:00:24,757 Mike: Yeah? 18 00:00:24,859 --> 00:00:26,058 Robbie: Every time I stop by his house, 19 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,293 he's got his shirt off, and he's freakin' doing curls with- 20 00:00:28,396 --> 00:00:29,795 with anchors. 21 00:00:29,897 --> 00:00:31,764 Mike: [laughs] that's really weird, man. 22 00:00:31,866 --> 00:00:33,699 Robbie: You should see the guy's hands. 23 00:00:33,801 --> 00:00:34,933 There's cuts, nicks all over him. 24 00:00:35,036 --> 00:00:37,236 He's been shucking oysters since he was like, 6. 25 00:00:37,338 --> 00:00:38,070 Mike: Wow. 26 00:00:38,172 --> 00:00:38,837 Robbie: He's a crusty-looking dude, 27 00:00:38,939 --> 00:00:39,438 but he's a book of knowledge. 28 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:40,706 Mike: Sounds like it. 29 00:00:40,808 --> 00:00:42,841 So when am I going to meet this guy? 30 00:00:42,943 --> 00:00:44,476 Robbie: You've already met this guy before. 31 00:00:44,578 --> 00:00:45,277 This is him right here. 32 00:00:45,379 --> 00:00:46,111 This is him. 33 00:00:46,213 --> 00:00:48,680 Mike: [laughs] robbie: That's him! 34 00:00:48,783 --> 00:00:49,948 Mike: Why has he got his shirt off? 35 00:00:50,051 --> 00:00:52,651 Robbie: Man, if you look like him when you were 70, 36 00:00:52,753 --> 00:00:54,553 wouldn't you take your shirt off? 37 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:56,588 Mike: ...Yeah, I guess so. 38 00:00:56,690 --> 00:00:57,756 Robbie: He looks like a badass! 39 00:00:57,858 --> 00:00:59,625 Mike: Why is he um... Your screensaver? 40 00:00:59,727 --> 00:01:01,293 Robbie: He's not my screensaver... 41 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:03,062 Mike: [laughs] 42 00:01:03,164 --> 00:01:05,998 robbie: ...That picture comes up when he calls me. Geez! 43 00:01:07,234 --> 00:01:10,302 ♪♪ 44 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:13,539 [phone rings] 45 00:01:13,641 --> 00:01:14,440 mike: Dani d, what's up? 46 00:01:14,542 --> 00:01:15,774 Robbie: What's up? 47 00:01:15,876 --> 00:01:16,708 Danielle: Hey, so how's texas treating ya? 48 00:01:16,811 --> 00:01:18,477 Mike: Everything big in texas, girl. 49 00:01:18,579 --> 00:01:19,711 What you got going on? 50 00:01:19,814 --> 00:01:20,479 Danielle: Alright. Well listen, I'm going to send you guys 51 00:01:20,581 --> 00:01:21,814 to meet retro rick. 52 00:01:21,916 --> 00:01:24,416 This guy has been collecting movie props, 53 00:01:24,518 --> 00:01:26,485 like his entire life. 54 00:01:26,587 --> 00:01:27,286 Mike: That sounds cool! 55 00:01:27,388 --> 00:01:28,587 Robbie: Yeah. 56 00:01:28,689 --> 00:01:29,955 Mike: That sounds really cool! 57 00:01:30,057 --> 00:01:31,256 Danielle: Listen, this dude grew up on movie sets. 58 00:01:31,358 --> 00:01:34,259 I mean, his mom was an actress and his dad was a photographer. 59 00:01:34,361 --> 00:01:35,961 Robbie: Wow. 60 00:01:36,063 --> 00:01:38,263 Danielle: But listen, he also collects coin-op stuff. 61 00:01:38,365 --> 00:01:39,398 Mike: Nice! 62 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:42,101 Danielle: So this guy is so obsessed with coin-op and 63 00:01:42,203 --> 00:01:45,404 specifically with jukeboxes, that he really wanted to own, 64 00:01:45,506 --> 00:01:46,638 like one of those... 65 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:49,775 Neat old, super legit diners. 66 00:01:49,877 --> 00:01:51,677 Robbie: Oh yeah, the- the aluminum ones. 67 00:01:51,779 --> 00:01:52,311 Mike: Oh like the old-style diners? 68 00:01:52,413 --> 00:01:53,212 Robbie: Yeah. 69 00:01:53,314 --> 00:01:54,546 Danielle: Yes. So the dude buys a diner 70 00:01:54,648 --> 00:01:56,915 and moves it to his town. 71 00:01:57,017 --> 00:02:00,219 And get this, it's an actual operating diner. 72 00:02:00,321 --> 00:02:01,987 Mike: Wow! 73 00:02:02,089 --> 00:02:03,021 Robbie: That's some serious commitment right there. 74 00:02:03,124 --> 00:02:05,724 Mike: I like him already. Alright, we're there. 75 00:02:05,826 --> 00:02:06,225 Danielle: I'll send you the details. 76 00:02:06,327 --> 00:02:08,160 Mike: Bye. 77 00:02:08,262 --> 00:02:14,766 ♪♪ 78 00:02:14,869 --> 00:02:15,601 mike: I wonder if this guy has ever been 79 00:02:15,703 --> 00:02:17,870 to the chicago coin- op show. 80 00:02:17,972 --> 00:02:19,004 If he's got that much coin-op, I bet he has. 81 00:02:21,008 --> 00:02:22,274 Robbie: Look at that freakin' woodie right there. 82 00:02:22,376 --> 00:02:23,575 [honks horn] 83 00:02:23,677 --> 00:02:25,477 mike: Hey, he's cleaning up the garage for ya. Here get a flyer. 84 00:02:25,579 --> 00:02:29,314 Ugh... Hey, you eric? 85 00:02:29,416 --> 00:02:30,682 Eric: Hey, I am. 86 00:02:30,784 --> 00:02:31,316 Mike: Nice to meet you, I'm mike. 87 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:32,684 Eric: Hey mike. 88 00:02:32,786 --> 00:02:33,552 Mike: It's a beautiful place, man. 89 00:02:33,654 --> 00:02:34,586 Eric: Well thank you, sir. 90 00:02:34,688 --> 00:02:35,320 Mike: This is my brother, robbie. 91 00:02:35,422 --> 00:02:36,221 Eric: Hey robbie. 92 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:36,622 Robbie: How're you doing? Nice to meet ya. 93 00:02:36,724 --> 00:02:37,756 Eric: Yeah. 94 00:02:37,858 --> 00:02:38,423 Mike: You talked to dani on the phone. 95 00:02:38,526 --> 00:02:39,158 Eric: My name's eric. 96 00:02:39,260 --> 00:02:40,025 I'm also known as retro rick. 97 00:02:40,127 --> 00:02:43,729 I collect history, americana history. 98 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:46,532 Man cave items, jukeboxes, coin-op, 99 00:02:46,634 --> 00:02:47,699 gas pumps, classic cars. 100 00:02:47,801 --> 00:02:49,535 Mike: My brother was already geeking 101 00:02:49,637 --> 00:02:50,302 out on your woodie, man. 102 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:50,702 Robbie: Yeah. 103 00:02:50,804 --> 00:02:51,637 Eric: Yeah. 104 00:02:51,739 --> 00:02:52,871 Robbie: That thing's beautiful. 105 00:02:52,973 --> 00:02:53,572 Mike: Now did you own it before you restored it 106 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:54,606 or did you buy it restored? 107 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:55,941 Eric: I traded for it restored. 108 00:02:56,043 --> 00:02:56,875 Mike: Okay, that's the best way to do it, right? 109 00:02:56,977 --> 00:02:58,477 Eric: Oh yeah. But then you always regret 110 00:02:58,579 --> 00:03:00,312 what you traded. [laughs] 111 00:03:00,414 --> 00:03:01,680 robbie: Yeah. 112 00:03:01,782 --> 00:03:02,881 Mike: Ah yeah, you can't look back. 113 00:03:02,983 --> 00:03:03,482 Look at this thing, robbie, this is killer. 114 00:03:03,584 --> 00:03:05,717 This is so cool. Wow... 115 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:07,152 Robbie: It's only- it's a 2-door too. 116 00:03:07,254 --> 00:03:08,620 Robbie: Not really my cup of tea 'cause it's a little too shiny, 117 00:03:08,722 --> 00:03:11,290 but all the same, it's a woodie. 118 00:03:11,392 --> 00:03:12,191 Robbie: Yeah. 119 00:03:12,293 --> 00:03:12,991 Mike: So is this like your daily driver? 120 00:03:13,093 --> 00:03:13,725 Eric: This is going to be the... 121 00:03:13,827 --> 00:03:15,294 The diner advertising vehicle. 122 00:03:15,396 --> 00:03:16,261 Mike: Oh yeah. 123 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:17,262 Dani was telling us you had an old diner. 124 00:03:17,364 --> 00:03:17,829 Eric: Yeah. 125 00:03:17,932 --> 00:03:18,497 Mike: What year is it? 126 00:03:18,599 --> 00:03:19,731 Eric: Pre-war, early '40s. 127 00:03:19,833 --> 00:03:21,033 Mike: Oh wow. Wow, did you have to do a lot of work to it? 128 00:03:21,135 --> 00:03:23,669 Eric: The diner was a bit of a disaster when we got it. 129 00:03:23,771 --> 00:03:24,903 I had to do some restoration on it. 130 00:03:25,005 --> 00:03:27,806 It's basically all, you know, retrofitted and 131 00:03:27,908 --> 00:03:29,641 back to normal and it's been operating as 132 00:03:29,743 --> 00:03:33,512 hullabaloo diner for 15 years now. 133 00:03:33,614 --> 00:03:34,346 Mike: Check these out. 134 00:03:34,448 --> 00:03:35,581 I saw these right when we pulled up. 135 00:03:35,683 --> 00:03:36,481 Are these from a local...? 136 00:03:36,584 --> 00:03:37,583 Robbie: Spaceships. 137 00:03:37,685 --> 00:03:38,817 Eric: Yeah, a carnival ride. 138 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:39,785 Well I'm doing a rocket right now with texas a&m students, 139 00:03:39,887 --> 00:03:41,553 we're making it into a flight simulator. 140 00:03:41,655 --> 00:03:43,288 It's a 1950s carnival rocket. 141 00:03:43,390 --> 00:03:44,323 Mike: Really? 142 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:45,857 Eric: It's 8 feet wide and about 10 feet long. 143 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,493 Eric: I've worked for texas a&m university's 144 00:03:48,596 --> 00:03:50,562 ocean discovery program. 145 00:03:50,664 --> 00:03:51,930 And it's a research group. 146 00:03:52,032 --> 00:03:53,832 And we have a drill ship, goes around the world, 147 00:03:53,934 --> 00:03:55,667 drills core samples from the ocean floor. 148 00:03:55,769 --> 00:03:56,902 Mike: What's this piece right here? 149 00:03:57,004 --> 00:03:59,871 Eric: That is a mold used to make rocket rides. 150 00:03:59,974 --> 00:04:01,707 You know, the kind of coin-operated machines 151 00:04:01,809 --> 00:04:03,408 that are in front of grocery stores. 152 00:04:03,510 --> 00:04:03,976 Mike: Oh yeah, yeah. 153 00:04:04,078 --> 00:04:04,810 Robbie: Back in the day. 154 00:04:04,912 --> 00:04:05,944 Eric: That was a ride that I grew up, 155 00:04:06,046 --> 00:04:07,746 you know, when my mom took me to the grocery store, 156 00:04:07,848 --> 00:04:08,513 you know, back in the day in the '60s. 157 00:04:08,616 --> 00:04:10,282 Mike: Oh wow. Oh man! 158 00:04:10,384 --> 00:04:11,049 Robbie: Wow. 159 00:04:11,151 --> 00:04:13,852 Mike: Wow robbie, look at this! 160 00:04:13,954 --> 00:04:15,721 Robbie: You know, we walk into eric's place. 161 00:04:15,823 --> 00:04:17,990 There's movie props everywhere there. 162 00:04:18,092 --> 00:04:19,258 Mike: Okay, tell me about this piece, this is insane. 163 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:20,492 Robbie: Wow. 164 00:04:20,594 --> 00:04:21,793 Eric: I found this helmet. 165 00:04:21,895 --> 00:04:23,729 And it's got a mgm studios, culver city, 166 00:04:23,831 --> 00:04:25,464 california, which is where I grew up. 167 00:04:25,566 --> 00:04:26,698 And I had to have it. 168 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,000 Mike: Oh wow. So you made this suit. 169 00:04:28,102 --> 00:04:29,735 Eric: Yeah, I made everything from the helmet down. 170 00:04:29,837 --> 00:04:33,872 This is a vietnam -era jet fuel suit. 171 00:04:33,974 --> 00:04:34,940 Mike: And then this is the crown jewel. Boom. 172 00:04:35,042 --> 00:04:36,642 Eric: That's right, that's what I'm displaying. 173 00:04:36,744 --> 00:04:37,876 Mike: So looking at the dive suit, 174 00:04:37,978 --> 00:04:40,679 you can see what eric is capable of in regards 175 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:41,546 to how he's going to display stuff. 176 00:04:41,649 --> 00:04:44,049 He started with a helmet. 177 00:04:44,151 --> 00:04:46,051 And then the suit he made and everything else around it, 178 00:04:46,153 --> 00:04:49,988 he created, you know, or he positioned in a way that you 179 00:04:50,090 --> 00:04:51,556 look at it and you're like, wow, this is really cool. 180 00:04:51,659 --> 00:04:52,858 Robbie: What was this out of? 181 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,760 Eric: That's out of that rocket mold out front. 182 00:04:54,862 --> 00:04:56,762 Yeah, and I added all the jewelry to it. 183 00:04:56,864 --> 00:04:57,562 Mike: Yeah, all of this stuff is added. 184 00:04:57,665 --> 00:04:58,897 Eric: Yeah. Robbie: Yeah. 185 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,632 Mike: You got a, I love your imagination, man. 186 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:01,933 Robbie: Look at that ray gun. 187 00:05:02,036 --> 00:05:03,302 Mike: This thing, I love the, do you see the dash in it, robbie? 188 00:05:03,404 --> 00:05:04,336 Robbie: Yeah. 189 00:05:04,438 --> 00:05:05,270 Mike: So the deeper we get into this collection, 190 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:08,507 the more I realize how creative eric is. 191 00:05:08,609 --> 00:05:09,474 Mike: You made the body? 192 00:05:09,576 --> 00:05:11,009 Eric: I made the body. 193 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:12,811 Mike: When I see the creature from the black lagoon, 194 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:15,814 it blows my mind, because I'm looking at it 195 00:05:15,916 --> 00:05:17,449 and I'm thinking that it's a movie prop. 196 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:18,717 It's that high quality. 197 00:05:18,819 --> 00:05:20,619 Eric: It's my tribute to the mov- 1954 198 00:05:20,721 --> 00:05:21,553 creature of the black lagoon. 199 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:22,621 Mike: Oh my god, I love that. 200 00:05:22,723 --> 00:05:23,488 What'd you make the body out of? 201 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:24,956 Eric: You want to guess? 202 00:05:25,059 --> 00:05:27,059 It's something you could buy at lowe's or home depot. 203 00:05:27,161 --> 00:05:29,594 Mike: It's some sort of border, I don't know, what is it? 204 00:05:29,697 --> 00:05:30,495 Eric: Rubber baseboard coving. 205 00:05:30,597 --> 00:05:31,763 Mike: [laughs] really! 206 00:05:31,865 --> 00:05:33,298 Eric: Yeah. Trims real good with a scissor 207 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:34,333 and paints up. 208 00:05:34,435 --> 00:05:35,500 Mike: How did you get the bumps on it though? 209 00:05:35,602 --> 00:05:36,468 Eric: Wife's hot glue gun. 210 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:37,436 Mike: I mean, it's legit. 211 00:05:37,538 --> 00:05:38,937 Eric: Well thank you. 212 00:05:39,039 --> 00:05:40,605 Eric: It's all art, and it's all craftsmanship. 213 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:42,874 I enjoy dabbling with my hands, 214 00:05:42,976 --> 00:05:44,743 my dad taught me how to work with my hands. 215 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:45,944 Eric: Yeah, now I got into the props, 216 00:05:46,046 --> 00:05:48,146 I got about 300 props and wardrobes in the building 217 00:05:48,248 --> 00:05:50,849 and the reason I got into those is I kind of grew up in it. 218 00:05:50,951 --> 00:05:51,817 My, both my parents were in the industry. 219 00:05:51,919 --> 00:05:54,119 Eric: Growing up in los angeles, california, 220 00:05:54,221 --> 00:05:56,855 specifically culver city, which was the home of mgm studios. 221 00:05:56,957 --> 00:05:59,758 I used to play on the back lots of- of mgm. 222 00:05:59,860 --> 00:06:02,594 My mother in the 1960s was an actress in 223 00:06:02,696 --> 00:06:03,795 television and motion pictures. 224 00:06:03,897 --> 00:06:05,530 Eric: My father was a photographer with 225 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:07,866 cbs for a period of time. 226 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:09,634 But that kind of gave me the, I don't know, 227 00:06:09,737 --> 00:06:11,036 the interest in the industry. 228 00:06:11,138 --> 00:06:14,740 The props and wardrobes aspect has always fascinated me. 229 00:06:14,842 --> 00:06:15,574 Mike: Do you remember meeting anybody, 230 00:06:15,676 --> 00:06:16,742 like or being on the set? 231 00:06:16,844 --> 00:06:17,843 Eric: Oh absolutely. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 232 00:06:17,945 --> 00:06:19,945 No, I went on location in gallup, new mexico 233 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:21,279 when they filmed a movie called hallelujah trail. 234 00:06:21,382 --> 00:06:22,647 Mike: Okay. 235 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:23,515 Eric: So I met burt lancaster. 236 00:06:23,617 --> 00:06:24,483 Mike & robbie: Oh wow. 237 00:06:24,585 --> 00:06:25,217 Eric: Donald pleasance. 238 00:06:25,319 --> 00:06:26,284 Mike: Wow. 239 00:06:26,387 --> 00:06:27,319 Eric: Lee remick. I was 7 or 8, right in there. 240 00:06:27,421 --> 00:06:28,954 Mike: No kidding! 241 00:06:29,056 --> 00:06:31,423 Eric: Yeah it was filmed in '64 and released in '65. 242 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:32,724 Mike & robbie: Wow. 243 00:06:32,826 --> 00:06:33,892 Eric: I was the only kid on the set, 244 00:06:33,994 --> 00:06:35,327 and they- with my age, they just had a ball with me... 245 00:06:35,429 --> 00:06:36,528 Mike: Oh I bet. 246 00:06:36,630 --> 00:06:37,262 Eric: ...They put- put me up on the camera boom, and... 247 00:06:37,364 --> 00:06:38,830 Mike: Yeah. 248 00:06:38,932 --> 00:06:39,498 Eric: ...They put a black, the makeup artist 249 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:40,332 put a black eye on me. 250 00:06:40,434 --> 00:06:41,800 Mike: Oh my gosh. 251 00:06:41,902 --> 00:06:42,734 Mike: Eric's mother and father being in 252 00:06:42,836 --> 00:06:45,036 the industry enabled him to be on set. 253 00:06:45,139 --> 00:06:48,106 And when he was on set, he was around creative people. 254 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:50,876 You know, and that resonated with him the rest of his life. 255 00:06:50,978 --> 00:06:54,613 It's directly connected to what he collects. 256 00:06:55,082 --> 00:06:56,948 Eric: Yeah well, the reason I called you guys is... 257 00:06:57,050 --> 00:06:59,618 I'm getting old and the wife is kind of wanting 258 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,353 me to whittle a little down... 259 00:07:01,455 --> 00:07:02,554 You might say, so. 260 00:07:02,656 --> 00:07:03,655 Mike: Yeah. Robbie: Yeah. 261 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:04,856 Mike: Is she into this stuff too? 262 00:07:04,958 --> 00:07:05,290 Eric: She will not set foot in this building. 263 00:07:05,392 --> 00:07:07,092 Robbie: [laughs] 264 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:08,160 eric: Yeah no actually, she said, she'd better die before 265 00:07:08,262 --> 00:07:10,328 I do, 'cause she didn't want to deal with it, so. 266 00:07:10,431 --> 00:07:10,762 Mike: No kidding! 267 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:11,797 Robbie: Yeah. 268 00:07:11,899 --> 00:07:12,864 Eric: Yeah, she- she puts up with a lot. 269 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:15,801 And I am going to try to liquidate some of it. 270 00:07:15,903 --> 00:07:17,636 Eric: I've got a lot of duplicate pieces, 271 00:07:17,738 --> 00:07:18,670 especially in the movie area. 272 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:19,671 Eric: If you look right in there, 273 00:07:19,773 --> 00:07:21,573 you'll see a pink, big pink fish. 274 00:07:21,675 --> 00:07:22,941 Mike: Yeah, this fish, yeah? 275 00:07:23,043 --> 00:07:25,143 Eric: This was used in back to the future I & ii. 276 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:28,046 This was in the enchantment under the sea dance at the gym. 277 00:07:28,148 --> 00:07:29,681 There was two of them that flanked him while he played 278 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:31,383 "johnny b. Goode" on the stage, so. 279 00:07:31,485 --> 00:07:32,717 Robbie: Oh on stage. 280 00:07:32,820 --> 00:07:33,452 Mike: Now where did you get this at? 281 00:07:33,554 --> 00:07:35,320 Eric: Ah, another picker. 282 00:07:35,422 --> 00:07:36,354 Robbie: Really. 283 00:07:36,457 --> 00:07:37,756 Mike: I mean, so are- are you dealing with guys 284 00:07:37,858 --> 00:07:39,224 that specifically deal in movie props? 285 00:07:39,326 --> 00:07:40,258 Eric: Yes. 286 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:40,992 Yes, I've got- I've got people that'll let me 287 00:07:41,094 --> 00:07:42,260 know when things are available. 288 00:07:42,362 --> 00:07:43,829 Eric: So much of this stuff over the years has been destroyed. 289 00:07:43,931 --> 00:07:46,731 In the early days, when a film wrapped up, 290 00:07:46,834 --> 00:07:48,700 they looked at it as junk, got tossed. 291 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:49,267 Eric: It's hollywood history, yeah. 292 00:07:49,369 --> 00:07:50,936 Mike: Yeah. 293 00:07:51,038 --> 00:07:51,636 Eric: And I don't care if it was in a blockbuster 294 00:07:51,738 --> 00:07:54,606 or in some podunk cult film. 295 00:07:54,708 --> 00:07:55,707 Mike: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 296 00:07:55,809 --> 00:07:56,975 Eric: If someone took the time to make the film and 297 00:07:57,077 --> 00:07:59,578 spend the money, I think it's got value, you know. 298 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:00,846 It's part of american history. 299 00:08:00,948 --> 00:08:02,380 Mike: What would something like this realize? 300 00:08:02,483 --> 00:08:03,782 Eric: At least 5k. 301 00:08:03,884 --> 00:08:05,617 Mike: Okay. To a huge back to the future 302 00:08:05,719 --> 00:08:07,619 nut that's like, I got to have it. 303 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:08,520 Eric: Oh and they're out there. 304 00:08:08,622 --> 00:08:09,621 Mike: What's this sign behind you here, 305 00:08:09,723 --> 00:08:10,655 did somebody make that or what's the deal with that? 306 00:08:10,757 --> 00:08:12,290 Eric: Uh... That's another prop. 307 00:08:12,392 --> 00:08:13,391 Robbie: Prop. 308 00:08:13,494 --> 00:08:15,060 Eric: That's from a tv series called nurse jackie. 309 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:17,462 Eric: So nurse jackie was a television show on showtime. 310 00:08:17,564 --> 00:08:20,565 Ran from 2009 to 2015. 311 00:08:20,667 --> 00:08:21,833 Robbie: Look at the colors. 312 00:08:21,935 --> 00:08:23,435 Mike: I know. No I love that, I love owls. 313 00:08:23,537 --> 00:08:25,070 I'm a freak for owls. 314 00:08:25,172 --> 00:08:26,605 Eric: It's a fake sign, it's made out of wood, not metal. 315 00:08:26,707 --> 00:08:28,773 But it's painted to look aged. 316 00:08:28,876 --> 00:08:31,109 Eric: It's a neon sign, and unfortunately, 317 00:08:31,211 --> 00:08:34,646 I knocked it over one day and busted off 90% of the neon. 318 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:36,648 Here's what I broke. [chuckles] 319 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:37,582 mike: Okay, wow yeah, you did... 320 00:08:37,684 --> 00:08:38,450 Robbie: No, that's not what, 321 00:08:38,552 --> 00:08:39,217 yeah you're better off just making new. 322 00:08:39,319 --> 00:08:39,718 Mike: Wow. 323 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:40,952 Eric: Yeah I know. 324 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:43,021 I keep that around to remind myself to be careful. 325 00:08:43,123 --> 00:08:45,790 Mike: It's got everything going on, except it's not old. 326 00:08:45,893 --> 00:08:48,059 But the thing is, if I put neon on this, 327 00:08:48,161 --> 00:08:51,563 this is going to be a neon sign that somebody can enjoy, 328 00:08:51,665 --> 00:08:52,631 that's not a ton of money. 329 00:08:52,733 --> 00:08:53,732 Mike: Where did you get this at? 330 00:08:53,834 --> 00:08:55,700 Eric: That came out of a prop house. 331 00:08:55,802 --> 00:08:57,636 I think in el segundo, california. 332 00:08:57,738 --> 00:08:59,571 Mike: It's cool, man, I like it. 333 00:08:59,673 --> 00:09:01,106 I love the subject matter. 334 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:02,974 Mike: Neon is extremely hot and it's extremely expensive, 335 00:09:03,076 --> 00:09:05,977 and it's directly connected to the subject matter. 336 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:08,013 Now this is a piece of plywood that's been painted, 337 00:09:08,115 --> 00:09:11,316 it's a great backdrop, it's a great skin for a neon, 338 00:09:11,418 --> 00:09:12,584 but it's not old. 339 00:09:12,686 --> 00:09:14,286 Mike: What do you want for it? 340 00:09:14,388 --> 00:09:15,620 Eric: Hooh... 341 00:09:15,722 --> 00:09:17,722 I'd have to have 1,000 for that. 342 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:18,557 Mike: So what would it take, robbie, 343 00:09:18,659 --> 00:09:20,692 you think to fix the neon? 344 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:21,893 Robbie: It's 3 colors, it's simple. 345 00:09:21,995 --> 00:09:25,497 Transformers are there, so probably 600 bucks. 346 00:09:25,599 --> 00:09:26,998 Mike: Okay. 700 bucks. 347 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:30,669 Eric: Hooh... Um... 348 00:09:30,771 --> 00:09:33,138 Yeah I could, I can go 900 on it. 349 00:09:34,141 --> 00:09:35,707 Mike: Man, it's amazing what people will pay for paint- 350 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:38,810 painted plywood, isn't it? [chuckles] 351 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:39,544 eric: Alright, when you put it like that, 352 00:09:39,646 --> 00:09:41,346 I'll... Take it for 850. 353 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:42,414 How about that? 354 00:09:42,516 --> 00:09:43,782 Mike: Alright, 850. 355 00:09:43,884 --> 00:09:44,983 Eric: Alright. Mike: Alright. I love it. 356 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:46,384 Mike: And the fact that it's from a television show, 357 00:09:46,486 --> 00:09:53,158 that's even better. 358 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:56,728 ♪♪ 359 00:09:56,830 --> 00:09:58,263 mike: You got a lot of metropolitans. 360 00:09:58,365 --> 00:09:59,164 Eric: Yeah. 361 00:09:59,266 --> 00:10:00,031 Mike: What's your connection with these? 362 00:10:00,133 --> 00:10:01,700 Eric: Eh, it's just the car that's so 363 00:10:01,802 --> 00:10:03,301 cute it's ugly, or ugly it's cute. 364 00:10:03,403 --> 00:10:04,636 Mike: [laughs] 365 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:06,304 eric: Now this guy's from 300. 366 00:10:06,406 --> 00:10:06,938 Mike: Oh yeah. 367 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:07,839 Eric: Yeah, immortals. 368 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:10,709 Mike: How about this jukebox over here? 369 00:10:10,811 --> 00:10:11,943 Eric: Yeah, that one's not for sale. 370 00:10:12,045 --> 00:10:14,546 Eric: Pop culture, something everyone relates to, 371 00:10:14,648 --> 00:10:15,914 is always a big factor. 372 00:10:16,016 --> 00:10:17,916 You know, if you've got a collection that people 373 00:10:18,018 --> 00:10:20,719 can identify with, that's always fun, you know. 374 00:10:20,821 --> 00:10:21,820 Eric: Those are from dwayne johnson, 375 00:10:21,922 --> 00:10:23,254 the rock, you know, the rock dwayne johnson. 376 00:10:23,357 --> 00:10:24,756 Mike: Yeah. 377 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:25,590 Eric: He was in a movie called hercules. 378 00:10:25,692 --> 00:10:27,325 And those are from hercules. 379 00:10:27,427 --> 00:10:28,026 Robbie: Narnia. 380 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:28,760 Eric: Yeah, it was made by- 381 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:29,294 robbie: God, I love that movie. 382 00:10:29,396 --> 00:10:30,862 This is so cool. 383 00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:32,797 Eric: Peter jackson's weta studios made these. 384 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:35,100 I got 3 of them there, all one-of-a-kind. 385 00:10:35,202 --> 00:10:38,803 Eric: They're built on metal armatures, and very detailed. 386 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:40,505 You can imagine the labor and materials 387 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:41,539 that went into each one. 388 00:10:41,642 --> 00:10:43,742 Those will not probably leave the collection. 389 00:10:44,211 --> 00:10:45,377 Eric: Yeah, it's one of the things I'd love to have in the 390 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:48,613 house, but the wife just draws the line at all the other stuff. 391 00:10:48,715 --> 00:10:49,214 Robbie: She says no frozen dudes? 392 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:51,149 Eric: No. 393 00:10:51,251 --> 00:11:04,295 ♪♪ 394 00:11:04,398 --> 00:11:06,631 eric: [laughs] 395 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,267 mike: Did you see this woodie, robbie? Whoa... 396 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:10,101 Robbie: Wow. 397 00:11:10,203 --> 00:11:11,269 Eric: What's cool about this car is, 398 00:11:11,371 --> 00:11:13,638 according to the president of the national woodie club, 399 00:11:13,740 --> 00:11:15,473 there's only 4 known to exist. 400 00:11:15,575 --> 00:11:16,508 This is the fourth one. 401 00:11:16,610 --> 00:11:17,575 Robbie: This is- this is, it's an oldsmobile. 402 00:11:17,678 --> 00:11:19,044 Eric: 1946. Robbie: Yeah. 403 00:11:19,146 --> 00:11:20,445 Eric: And during that year, general motors had a plant 404 00:11:20,547 --> 00:11:21,746 strike, shut it down. 405 00:11:21,848 --> 00:11:23,281 Only 400 of them made it out the door. 406 00:11:23,383 --> 00:11:24,849 Robbie: Wow. 407 00:11:24,951 --> 00:11:27,719 Mike: Every collector has that one piece, 408 00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:29,621 that prized possession that takes their 409 00:11:29,723 --> 00:11:31,690 collection to the next level. 410 00:11:31,792 --> 00:11:33,558 This woodie is that piece for him. 411 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:34,659 Robbie: Man it's amazing. 412 00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:36,561 So this isn't for sale, or it is? 413 00:11:36,663 --> 00:11:38,997 Eric: Well, not for sale. 414 00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:40,799 Mike: What year is the coin-op with the horse there? 415 00:11:40,901 --> 00:11:43,535 Eric: Uh, that's a valley champion, 1950. 416 00:11:43,637 --> 00:11:44,469 What's cool about that- 417 00:11:44,571 --> 00:11:45,437 mike: Does that work? 418 00:11:45,539 --> 00:11:46,004 Eric: Yeah, it used to be in my kids' rooms 419 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:46,438 when they were little. 420 00:11:46,540 --> 00:11:47,639 Mike: Really! 421 00:11:47,741 --> 00:11:48,807 Eric: Yeah, they're grown now. 422 00:11:48,909 --> 00:11:49,874 Yeah, what's cool about that piece is it's got the rein 423 00:11:49,976 --> 00:11:52,944 control on it, where you pull back on the rein, 424 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:55,113 it slowed it down, when you let loose it sped up. 425 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:58,283 Chicago cranked out a lot of these coin-operated machines. 426 00:11:58,385 --> 00:11:59,417 Robbie: Yeah. 427 00:11:59,519 --> 00:12:00,752 Eric: Originally it said "ride the champion. 10 cents." 428 00:12:00,854 --> 00:12:02,120 mike: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Robbie: Yeah. 429 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:03,988 Mike: So with all this stuff that you have with the cars and 430 00:12:04,091 --> 00:12:06,891 the rides and everything, have you been approached by 431 00:12:06,993 --> 00:12:09,794 people that do, you know, prop rental from you? 432 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:11,162 Eric: Yeah, I just never got into it. Um... 433 00:12:11,264 --> 00:12:13,865 With the movie wardrobes, I'd like to open up an exhibit when 434 00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:16,167 I retire, that's free to the general public. 435 00:12:16,269 --> 00:12:18,303 But then file everybody through the gift shop on the way out. 436 00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:19,571 Robbie: Yeah. 437 00:12:19,673 --> 00:12:21,106 Mike: Yeah, there you go. 438 00:12:21,208 --> 00:12:22,140 Eric: So the- the t-shirts and the caps and the posters... 439 00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:23,341 Mike: Keychains, coffee mugs, bumper stickers. 440 00:12:23,443 --> 00:12:24,476 Eric: Yeah, yeah. 441 00:12:24,578 --> 00:12:26,544 Mike: Eric's plan for his collection is the long game. 442 00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:27,579 It's not about right now. 443 00:12:27,681 --> 00:12:30,749 Right now, he's collecting, he's categorizing, 444 00:12:30,851 --> 00:12:33,551 he's preserving, and he's building his 445 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:35,053 collection for the future. 446 00:12:35,155 --> 00:12:37,989 When he retires, eric wants to take all of the clothing, 447 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:41,826 all of the props, and curate it in a museum setting, 448 00:12:41,928 --> 00:12:44,929 so he can enjoy it, and others can enjoy it. 449 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:51,736 Mike: This. Longest yards, '74. Oh yeah, man... 450 00:12:51,838 --> 00:12:53,738 Eric: Oh yeah. That goes back. [laughs] 451 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,840 mike: I know, man. I love that movie. 452 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:56,674 Eric: That may be one of my oldest pieces. 453 00:12:56,777 --> 00:12:58,143 Mike: Burt reynolds. Eric: Yeah. 454 00:12:58,245 --> 00:13:01,980 Mike: Movies, music, tv shows, there are certain things that 455 00:13:02,082 --> 00:13:04,482 you saw that you experienced when you were younger, 456 00:13:04,584 --> 00:13:05,717 that never leave you. 457 00:13:05,819 --> 00:13:07,619 That was the longest yard for me, man. 458 00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:09,921 Prison, football, burt reynolds. 459 00:13:10,023 --> 00:13:13,691 1974, I was 10 years old, I remember this movie. 460 00:13:13,794 --> 00:13:15,426 Mike: Okay, so how many's in here? 461 00:13:15,529 --> 00:13:16,427 Eric: That's just one. 462 00:13:16,530 --> 00:13:17,729 Mike: Is it just one? 463 00:13:17,831 --> 00:13:18,963 Eric: Yeah, it's just the whole outfit. 464 00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:20,231 Mike: Okay yeah, so it does have the pants with it. 465 00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:21,266 Eric: Yep. 466 00:13:21,368 --> 00:13:22,233 Mike: Alright, it might even fit me. [laughs] 467 00:13:22,335 --> 00:13:23,301 eric: [laughs] you planning on wearing that? 468 00:13:23,403 --> 00:13:24,836 Mike: Yeah... 469 00:13:24,938 --> 00:13:27,572 Mike: Here I am, holding one of the uniforms. 470 00:13:27,674 --> 00:13:29,107 And I'm blown away by it. 471 00:13:29,209 --> 00:13:31,810 So I'm thinking this is burt reynolds', you know, uniform. 472 00:13:31,912 --> 00:13:33,645 Mike: What- what is this worth, I mean, 473 00:13:33,747 --> 00:13:34,612 you- you must know the value. 474 00:13:34,714 --> 00:13:36,281 Eric: What's the number on there? 475 00:13:36,383 --> 00:13:38,683 Mike: 64562. 476 00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:41,553 Eric: No, burt reynolds wore 61394. 477 00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:42,554 Mike: Oh really? Eric: Yeah. 478 00:13:42,656 --> 00:13:45,190 Mike: Alright, so burt reynolds didn't wear it. 479 00:13:45,292 --> 00:13:46,191 Eric: No. 480 00:13:46,293 --> 00:13:47,192 Mike: He knew the number down to the science, 481 00:13:47,294 --> 00:13:49,561 because he's a prop guy, he's a wardrobe guy. 482 00:13:49,663 --> 00:13:51,029 He knows exactly what he has. 483 00:13:51,131 --> 00:13:53,865 It's like, me looking at a 1910 harley and telling you 484 00:13:53,967 --> 00:13:55,834 whether or not it's got the right cylinder. 485 00:13:55,936 --> 00:13:57,535 Mike: So what's a burt reynolds one worth? 486 00:13:57,637 --> 00:13:59,003 Eric: Uh... Around 650. 487 00:13:59,105 --> 00:14:01,673 Mike: Okay, so if burt reynolds didn't wear this one, 488 00:14:01,775 --> 00:14:03,041 what do you think this one's worth? 489 00:14:03,143 --> 00:14:05,043 Eric: I don't know, I'm not real motivated to sell it, 490 00:14:05,145 --> 00:14:07,345 but if I was going to sell it, I- it'd probably in the, 491 00:14:07,447 --> 00:14:09,280 I don't know 450. 492 00:14:09,382 --> 00:14:10,915 Mike: Yeah. 493 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:12,851 Mike: Once he said this wasn't burt reynolds, 494 00:14:12,953 --> 00:14:14,986 it just kind of took the wind out of my sails. 495 00:14:21,661 --> 00:14:23,528 Mike: Oh this is kind of cool. 496 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:24,462 Eric: That's the problem, 497 00:14:24,564 --> 00:14:25,263 I need to alphabetize these damn things. 498 00:14:25,365 --> 00:14:26,865 Mike: Yeah. 499 00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:27,699 What about golden girls, you got any of that? 500 00:14:27,801 --> 00:14:28,299 Eric: No, no golden girls. I wish. 501 00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:29,968 Mike: [chuckles] 502 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:31,836 eric: God bless betty white, that's all I can say. 503 00:14:31,938 --> 00:14:33,705 Mike: He's smart in what he's collecting, 504 00:14:33,807 --> 00:14:36,774 is still part of the current culture. 505 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:38,810 So when he does this museum in the next 506 00:14:38,912 --> 00:14:41,779 few years when he retires, all of this will 507 00:14:41,882 --> 00:14:43,882 still be relevant in the next 10 years. 508 00:14:43,984 --> 00:14:46,551 I hope that this dream can come true for him. 509 00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:50,455 Eric: This one, seth rogan wore in the green hornet. 510 00:14:50,557 --> 00:14:51,289 Check out those shoes. 511 00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:52,790 Mike: Oh yeah. 512 00:14:52,893 --> 00:14:54,692 Okay, so these are pierre hardy's shoes. 513 00:14:54,794 --> 00:14:56,661 So these can be big money, I mean, 514 00:14:56,763 --> 00:14:57,896 if they're just like a one-off. 515 00:14:57,998 --> 00:14:59,264 Robbie: Man, I freakin' loved him as a kid... 516 00:14:59,366 --> 00:15:00,832 I loved it. 517 00:15:00,934 --> 00:15:01,933 Mike: You were a green hornet, when we were 518 00:15:02,035 --> 00:15:03,167 kids he collected all green hornet comic books. 519 00:15:03,270 --> 00:15:05,603 Robbie: Growing up as a kid, I was a huge comic book nerd. 520 00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:07,272 And green hornet was my comic. 521 00:15:07,374 --> 00:15:09,307 I loved it. 522 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:10,041 Robbie: Ugh... 523 00:15:10,143 --> 00:15:10,475 Mike: Rip it, don't rip it! 524 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:11,910 There you go. 525 00:15:12,012 --> 00:15:13,311 Robbie: I think I could wear this whole thing. 526 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:14,612 Eric: I hear ya. 527 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:15,413 Robbie: This is... I mean... 528 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,315 You got to have it. 529 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:18,116 Eric: [laughs] 530 00:15:18,218 --> 00:15:18,549 robbie: And I look good in white. 531 00:15:18,652 --> 00:15:19,584 Eric: Well... 532 00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:20,952 Robbie: Hit me with a number. 533 00:15:21,054 --> 00:15:25,990 Eric: Oh the shoes got to be worth at least 500. 600. 534 00:15:26,359 --> 00:15:26,991 Robbie: 450. 535 00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:29,761 Eric: Nooo... [chuckles] no. 536 00:15:29,863 --> 00:15:32,997 I'll tell you what, I'll go 550 on it. 537 00:15:34,034 --> 00:15:35,934 Just 'cause you look so damn good in that coat. 538 00:15:36,036 --> 00:15:36,634 Mike: [laughs] you do look good in that, robbie. 539 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:39,304 Robbie: 500. Make the deal. 540 00:15:39,873 --> 00:15:40,471 Eric: Ho... Did he teach you all this? 541 00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:41,506 Robbie: No. Mike: No. 542 00:15:41,608 --> 00:15:42,407 Eric: 500. Robbie: 500. 543 00:15:42,509 --> 00:15:43,608 Eric: Alright, 500. 544 00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:45,009 Mike: Alright, there you go. 545 00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:52,817 ♪♪ 546 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:54,285 mike: I haven't seen one of these in a while. 547 00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:55,453 Eric: Alright. 548 00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:56,454 Mike: This is good stuff. 549 00:15:56,556 --> 00:15:57,588 Eric: I think I got it. 550 00:15:57,691 --> 00:15:59,557 Mike: There it is! [laughing] 551 00:15:59,659 --> 00:16:01,826 eric: Is that freaky or what? 552 00:16:01,928 --> 00:16:02,627 Mike: But I think that's why people love it, 553 00:16:02,729 --> 00:16:05,596 is just because it's so bizarre. 554 00:16:05,699 --> 00:16:06,798 So what do you value this at? 555 00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:08,366 Eric: I've seen them go for about 4,500, 556 00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:09,534 believe it or not. 557 00:16:09,636 --> 00:16:10,568 Mike: Really! Eric: Yep. 558 00:16:10,670 --> 00:16:11,536 Mike: Well what do you want for this one then? 559 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:12,670 Eric: It's not for sale. 560 00:16:12,772 --> 00:16:13,838 It's too freaky to sell. [laughs] 561 00:16:13,940 --> 00:16:16,174 mike: It's all happening in this little box. 562 00:16:16,276 --> 00:16:21,646 ♪♪ 563 00:16:21,748 --> 00:16:23,748 eric: That's a 1940s, 48-incher. 564 00:16:23,850 --> 00:16:25,450 Robbie: I know. They make great sleds. 565 00:16:25,552 --> 00:16:26,718 Eric: [laughs] sleds. 566 00:16:26,820 --> 00:16:27,585 Robbie: And they spin you around as you're going down the snow. 567 00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:29,287 Eric: That's a 2-man button. 568 00:16:29,389 --> 00:16:30,822 Robbie: Yeah. 569 00:16:30,924 --> 00:16:32,690 I think it's a porcelain one, looks like it. 570 00:16:32,792 --> 00:16:33,424 Eric: Yeah it is, that is porcelain. 571 00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:36,627 Robbie: 850. Alright. 572 00:16:36,730 --> 00:16:38,162 Eric: Alright. Robbie: Thanks. 573 00:16:38,264 --> 00:16:39,597 Eric: Guys, I got some stuff I want to show you in this place. 574 00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:40,631 Mike: Oh wow... Robbie: Wow. 575 00:16:40,734 --> 00:16:41,933 Mike: ...This is a different vibe. 576 00:16:42,035 --> 00:16:44,936 Eric: Yeah, this is my diner-home-away-from-home. 577 00:16:45,038 --> 00:16:47,772 Mike: We walk into the next room, and it's legit. 578 00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:49,607 I mean, you feel like you're in a diner. 579 00:16:49,709 --> 00:16:50,775 You know, he really nailed it. 580 00:16:50,877 --> 00:16:52,710 Robbie: So wait a second, you own a diner, 581 00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:55,747 but then you come home to the diner. 582 00:16:55,849 --> 00:16:56,614 Eric: That's basically the idea, yes. 583 00:16:56,716 --> 00:16:57,915 Eric: This is my game room. 584 00:16:58,018 --> 00:17:01,853 I've got a lot of my nicer pieces in this room. 585 00:17:01,955 --> 00:17:04,689 Mike: So is this restored? This was restored. 586 00:17:04,791 --> 00:17:05,690 Eric: Yeah, you're looking at a... 587 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:09,894 A rebuilt band box on a custom base. 588 00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:13,297 Mike: The band box was made from 1950 to 1952, 589 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:14,999 by chicago coin. 590 00:17:15,101 --> 00:17:16,768 The ones that we bought before were pretty wore out, 591 00:17:16,870 --> 00:17:18,903 and the figures themselves are rubber, 592 00:17:19,005 --> 00:17:21,205 and that stuff gets hard and it starts to break. 593 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:25,009 It's really hard to find one of these in really good condition. 594 00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,311 Mike: So do they reproduce everything for this piece? 595 00:17:27,414 --> 00:17:28,179 Eric: They do. 596 00:17:28,281 --> 00:17:29,580 A gentleman has bought the rights to 597 00:17:29,682 --> 00:17:30,982 the chicago coin band box, 598 00:17:31,084 --> 00:17:34,285 and he makes everything factory, for these things. 599 00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:35,686 Mike: Really. 600 00:17:35,789 --> 00:17:36,521 Eric: You can buy one of those done. 601 00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:37,388 Mike: How much are those? 602 00:17:37,490 --> 00:17:38,523 Eric: They- they run about... 6 grand. 603 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,457 Mike: Really? Eric: Yeah 604 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,793 mike: Fire it up, man. 605 00:17:41,895 --> 00:17:42,994 Eric: Alright, I'll crank this baby up. 606 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,464 Mike: Originally this piece was meant to hang on the wall, 607 00:17:46,566 --> 00:17:48,866 away from the jukebox. 608 00:17:48,968 --> 00:17:51,903 So you had the stereophonic sound going on. 609 00:17:52,005 --> 00:17:54,772 Mike: Oh yeah... Check out the drummer. [laughs] 610 00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:55,840 robbie: I know, he's just bouncing away. 611 00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:58,709 Mike: This thing was like a party in a box. 612 00:17:58,812 --> 00:18:00,745 It was theatrical, it was robotic, 613 00:18:00,847 --> 00:18:02,747 it was animated, it was entertaining. 614 00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:04,816 Mike: I like the stand-up bass player. 615 00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:06,050 Mike: When you put a coin in the jukebox, 616 00:18:06,152 --> 00:18:08,986 all of a sudden, you had the front row seat to the band. 617 00:18:09,389 --> 00:18:11,122 Mike: Alright. 618 00:18:11,224 --> 00:18:12,757 How about any of your jukeboxes, do any of your jukeboxes work? 619 00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:14,659 Mike: All of the jukeboxes are incredible. 620 00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:16,561 Mike: So are any of these for sale, 621 00:18:16,663 --> 00:18:18,029 like is this one for sale? 622 00:18:18,131 --> 00:18:20,031 Eric: No, those at this time are part of a collection. 623 00:18:20,133 --> 00:18:22,733 Eric: In the game room is where I primarily display some 624 00:18:22,836 --> 00:18:25,703 of the best coin-op, jukeboxes, props. 625 00:18:25,805 --> 00:18:29,273 Eric: This one's '41, that one's '49. 626 00:18:29,375 --> 00:18:30,274 Mike: Okay. 627 00:18:30,376 --> 00:18:31,175 Eric: These are not for sale because you won't 628 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:32,243 want to pay what I want for them. [laughs] 629 00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:35,546 mike: I got to ask about this, man. This is real? 630 00:18:35,648 --> 00:18:36,214 Eric: Yeah, absolutely. 631 00:18:36,316 --> 00:18:36,547 Mike: You didn't make this? 632 00:18:36,649 --> 00:18:37,715 Eric: No. 633 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:38,616 Mike: "receive your fortune below." 634 00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:40,251 so this is all original paint. 635 00:18:40,353 --> 00:18:41,018 Eric: Yeah. 636 00:18:41,121 --> 00:18:42,019 Mike: And it was made in the '50s? 637 00:18:42,122 --> 00:18:43,588 Eric: Yeah, late '50s. This is serial number 4. 638 00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:44,922 And I haven't seen any others. 639 00:18:45,024 --> 00:18:46,524 Mike: So what's the value of something like this? 640 00:18:46,626 --> 00:18:48,159 Eric: Probably at 10,000. 641 00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:50,728 Mike: So as far as coin-op goes, this is one of the holy grails. 642 00:18:50,830 --> 00:18:53,131 It was colorful, it was breathtaking. 643 00:18:53,233 --> 00:18:55,800 Mike: How much for the model 44, what are you thinking on that? 644 00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:58,269 Eric: Oh the vendo? Yeah, it's for sale. 645 00:18:58,371 --> 00:18:59,103 Mike: Ooh... 646 00:18:59,205 --> 00:19:00,138 Eric: It works. And it's complete, 647 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,340 and it's about as nice original as you can find. 648 00:19:02,442 --> 00:19:03,908 Mike: It works. 649 00:19:04,010 --> 00:19:05,810 Mike: The original paint, model 44 coke machine, 650 00:19:05,912 --> 00:19:08,913 upright, doesn't take up a lot of space, 651 00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:12,783 incredible machine, very rare. 10, 15 years ago, 652 00:19:12,886 --> 00:19:14,385 that was the biggest heavy-hitter machine 653 00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:16,621 that you could find. 654 00:19:16,723 --> 00:19:17,855 Mike: What do you got on this one? 655 00:19:17,957 --> 00:19:20,858 Eric: Uh, I'd have to be at 3,950 on it, just under 4,000. 656 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,328 Mike: Eric's price on the model 44 wasn't bad. 657 00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:25,363 I can't pay that. 658 00:19:25,465 --> 00:19:27,832 Mike: 3,000 bucks. 659 00:19:27,934 --> 00:19:32,603 Eric: Ohh... I'd have to look at my books, 660 00:19:32,705 --> 00:19:34,405 but I think I can go 3,800. 661 00:19:34,507 --> 00:19:38,809 Mike: Yeah. [sighs] 662 00:19:38,912 --> 00:19:40,478 I think you're going to sell it for that, 663 00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:41,345 to be honest with you. 664 00:19:41,447 --> 00:19:42,914 I think you're going to get the 3,950. 665 00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:44,348 That's where I needed to be to make something... 666 00:19:44,450 --> 00:19:45,750 Eric: Yeah, yeah. 667 00:19:45,852 --> 00:19:46,751 I know there's no room for you, yeah sure. 668 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:47,518 Mike: ...And messing around, moving it, 669 00:19:47,620 --> 00:19:48,452 moving it around and stuff. 670 00:19:48,555 --> 00:19:49,453 Mike: I got to make a little bit on it, 671 00:19:49,556 --> 00:19:51,622 and- but he realizes how hard they are to find, 672 00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:52,990 especially in that condition. 673 00:19:53,092 --> 00:19:56,294 So he's willing to wait and get the back end of it. 674 00:19:56,396 --> 00:19:57,862 Mike: 1, 2, 3... 675 00:19:57,964 --> 00:19:58,629 Eric: Mike and robbie didn't buy a whole lot 676 00:19:58,731 --> 00:20:01,332 while they were here, 3 items. 677 00:20:01,434 --> 00:20:02,667 Yeah it's okay. 678 00:20:02,769 --> 00:20:03,601 But you know what, I love showing 679 00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:05,670 my stuff to people, you know. 680 00:20:05,772 --> 00:20:07,638 So that made it all worthwhile. 681 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:08,439 Mike: Hey, we tried. [laughs] 682 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:09,307 I tried to buy more. 683 00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:10,808 Robbie: Yeah. 684 00:20:10,910 --> 00:20:11,475 Mike: Hey, thank you man, appreciate ya. 685 00:20:11,578 --> 00:20:12,910 Eric: Alright, you bet. 686 00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:14,812 Mike: Eric is a jukebox guy, he's a coin-op guy, 687 00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:17,882 he's a diner guy, he's a preservationist. 688 00:20:17,984 --> 00:20:21,252 And soon to be the curator of his own museum. 689 00:20:21,354 --> 00:20:23,588 [honks horn] 690 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:26,290 robbie: See you at the coin- op, buddy! 691 00:20:26,392 --> 00:20:26,791 Eric: Bye-bye! 692 00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:27,391 Robbie: Thank you! 693 00:20:27,493 --> 00:20:28,159 Eric: Safe travels. 694 00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:30,995 ♪♪ 695 00:20:34,234 --> 00:20:39,737 ♪♪ 696 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:42,740 mike: Dude, this town is cool. Old rip. 697 00:20:42,842 --> 00:20:43,874 Let's go around the square one time. 698 00:20:43,977 --> 00:20:46,844 Robbie: Hey listen, we got about 10 minutes. 699 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:47,578 Mike: Just let me look around, you know how 700 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,380 I love this kind of stuff. 701 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:49,847 Wait, go that way. 702 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:50,815 Robbie: Whoa... 703 00:20:50,917 --> 00:20:53,251 Mike: Wait yeah wait, wait stop. Alright. 704 00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:55,419 Go this way. 705 00:20:55,521 --> 00:20:57,355 Robbie: Look at that. 706 00:20:57,457 --> 00:20:58,189 Mike: Go this way. 707 00:20:58,291 --> 00:20:59,290 Look at that little place up lyric... 708 00:20:59,392 --> 00:21:00,057 Stop right here. 709 00:21:00,159 --> 00:21:00,591 Robbie: Alright, hold on, hold on, 710 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:01,692 hold on, hold on... 711 00:21:01,794 --> 00:21:02,893 Mike: Is there anybody behind you? 712 00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:03,828 Alright, I want to take a picture of this place. 713 00:21:03,930 --> 00:21:04,695 Robbie: We're in the middle of the road! 714 00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:05,730 Mike: I'm going to take a picture. 715 00:21:05,832 --> 00:21:06,897 Mike: When I roll into any small town, 716 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,667 the first place I want to go is the main street. 717 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:12,370 The businesses, the architecture, 718 00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:13,838 the old buildings. 719 00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:16,340 They all connect you to the original vision 720 00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:17,775 of the community. 721 00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:19,310 Mike: You see this place on the left... 722 00:21:19,412 --> 00:21:19,910 Robbie: Yeah. 723 00:21:20,013 --> 00:21:20,645 Mike: ...The majestic? 724 00:21:20,747 --> 00:21:21,312 We're going to get that next. 725 00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:22,079 Robbie: Dude. 726 00:21:22,181 --> 00:21:23,047 We got about 7 minutes, come on. 727 00:21:23,149 --> 00:21:24,749 Mike: Today dani's sending us to eastland, 728 00:21:24,851 --> 00:21:26,884 texas, to meet terry, the curator of 729 00:21:26,986 --> 00:21:29,320 the local history history museum. They've decided- 730 00:21:29,422 --> 00:21:31,055 robbie: Let's go! 731 00:21:31,157 --> 00:21:32,590 Mike: ...To sell off items that aren't directly connected 732 00:21:32,692 --> 00:21:33,724 to the town's history in order 733 00:21:33,826 --> 00:21:35,226 to maintain the building they're in. 734 00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:37,561 Robbie: Look at this old gas station! 735 00:21:37,664 --> 00:21:38,529 Mike: That is pretty cool. 736 00:21:38,631 --> 00:21:39,664 Robbie: Now that I like. 737 00:21:39,766 --> 00:21:40,498 Mike: See, now you're getting it. 738 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:41,799 Robbie: Yeah. We got about 6 minutes. 739 00:21:41,901 --> 00:21:45,770 Mike: See that one's like 1930s, like it's got that parapet wall 740 00:21:45,872 --> 00:21:47,972 in the front and real prominent columns 741 00:21:48,074 --> 00:21:49,640 on the side. Imagine the storefront on this building. 742 00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:50,841 Look at the brick work on that. 743 00:21:50,943 --> 00:21:51,909 Robbie: Oh, look at the brick work on it. 744 00:21:52,011 --> 00:21:54,478 Mike: Okay, look at that, that's the old jail. 745 00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:56,414 Oh it's a museum now. 746 00:21:56,516 --> 00:21:57,815 Pretty gothic, huh. 747 00:21:57,917 --> 00:22:00,785 I get jacked up on all this stuff, man. 748 00:22:00,887 --> 00:22:01,952 Robbie: We're almost late because of you. 749 00:22:02,055 --> 00:22:03,954 Mike: I know, but you just said the word "almost." 750 00:22:04,057 --> 00:22:06,891 you know what I want to know, what's this old rip? 751 00:22:06,993 --> 00:22:08,859 Robbie: I noticed that on a couple of buildings. 752 00:22:08,961 --> 00:22:09,994 Mike: Looks like an armadillo or something. 753 00:22:10,096 --> 00:22:12,530 Robbie: It's on that building over there too. Old rip. 754 00:22:12,632 --> 00:22:13,531 Mike: Here pull up here. 755 00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:15,466 Here it is, right here. 756 00:22:15,568 --> 00:22:16,233 Robbie: Right here. 757 00:22:16,336 --> 00:22:17,001 Look at that gigantic building. 758 00:22:17,103 --> 00:22:17,601 Mike: Look at the size of that. 759 00:22:17,704 --> 00:22:18,569 Robbie: Look at it. 760 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:19,537 Mike: Dude, that is huge. 761 00:22:19,639 --> 00:22:21,706 Robbie: 4 floors, 5 floors? 762 00:22:21,808 --> 00:22:23,307 Mike: 5 floors, my god. Get a flyer. 763 00:22:23,409 --> 00:22:25,009 Mike: Alright. 764 00:22:29,015 --> 00:22:30,181 Mike: The inspiration for a lot of these small town 765 00:22:30,283 --> 00:22:34,985 museums starts with individuals that have passion and pride. 766 00:22:35,388 --> 00:22:37,321 Mike: Hey-hey. 767 00:22:37,423 --> 00:22:37,722 Robbie: Whoa... 768 00:22:37,824 --> 00:22:39,090 Mike: Hello. 769 00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:41,726 Mike: It's people that want to move that narrative forward 770 00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:42,293 and preserve their community's story. 771 00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:43,361 Terry: Hello. 772 00:22:43,463 --> 00:22:44,261 Robbie: You terry? 773 00:22:44,364 --> 00:22:44,795 Terry: Yes. 774 00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:45,629 Mike: Hey, I'm mike. 775 00:22:45,732 --> 00:22:46,464 Terry: Hey mike, nice to meet you. 776 00:22:46,566 --> 00:22:47,665 Mike: My brother, robbie. 777 00:22:47,767 --> 00:22:48,532 You talked to dani on the phone. 778 00:22:48,634 --> 00:22:49,166 Terry: Yeah absolutely. 779 00:22:49,268 --> 00:22:49,934 Robbie: Good to see ya. 780 00:22:50,036 --> 00:22:51,235 Mike: Hey, here's a flyer of ours. 781 00:22:51,337 --> 00:22:52,403 Terry: We're excited to have you here to look at what we have... 782 00:22:52,505 --> 00:22:53,871 Mike: Yeah, what's got, what's do you got going on here? 783 00:22:53,973 --> 00:22:55,639 Terry: It- it's a county museum that's been in 784 00:22:55,742 --> 00:22:57,775 operation for about 10 years. 785 00:22:57,877 --> 00:23:00,644 The previous director was a collector 786 00:23:00,747 --> 00:23:02,613 to the point of being a hoarder. 787 00:23:02,715 --> 00:23:03,314 Mike: Okay. [laughs] alright. 788 00:23:03,416 --> 00:23:05,149 Robbie: Yeah. 789 00:23:05,251 --> 00:23:06,183 Terry: And this was- this was kind of his storage building. 790 00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:07,685 The reason we're wanting to sell things is because 791 00:23:07,787 --> 00:23:09,954 we have multiples of a lot of things. 792 00:23:10,056 --> 00:23:12,623 We have items that have no relevance to the county 793 00:23:12,725 --> 00:23:14,258 or the history or to the museum. 794 00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:16,060 Mike: Okay. 795 00:23:16,162 --> 00:23:18,963 Terry: The eastland county museum started in about 1995. 796 00:23:19,065 --> 00:23:22,867 We basically took possession of the building in 2012. 797 00:23:22,969 --> 00:23:25,002 We're a non-profit, it's all volunteer-run. 798 00:23:25,104 --> 00:23:29,640 This area grew up with cotton, and then it went to oil. 799 00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:32,877 In 1917, oil was struck in ranger. 800 00:23:32,979 --> 00:23:35,479 In about 3 months, ranger went from 700 people 801 00:23:35,581 --> 00:23:37,047 to about 50,000 people. 802 00:23:37,617 --> 00:23:38,449 Mike: [chuckles] really. 803 00:23:38,551 --> 00:23:39,784 Robbie: Wow. In 1917. 804 00:23:39,886 --> 00:23:40,551 Terry: In just a few months. In '17, yes. 805 00:23:40,653 --> 00:23:41,619 Mike: Wow. Robbie: Wow, wow. 806 00:23:41,721 --> 00:23:43,020 Terry: And so we had a big boom. 807 00:23:43,122 --> 00:23:44,288 That's how all the buildings you see around the square, 808 00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:44,989 this building... 809 00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:46,023 Mike: Yeah. Robbie: Yeah. 810 00:23:46,125 --> 00:23:46,690 Terry: ...Was all built on that kind of money. 811 00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:47,992 Mike: Yeah. Robbie: Wow. 812 00:23:48,094 --> 00:23:49,260 Terry: You know, this building was started in 1919. 813 00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:51,462 Mike: And this was a bank, I saw the sign when I came in here. 814 00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,963 Terry: This was a bank. 815 00:23:53,065 --> 00:23:54,031 Mike: What were the other floors being utilized for? 816 00:23:54,133 --> 00:23:56,567 Terry: Offices. Oil men would have had offices. 817 00:23:56,669 --> 00:23:57,802 Robbie: Yeah. Mike: Yeah. 818 00:23:57,904 --> 00:23:59,136 Terry: Lots of lawyers, when you got oil. 819 00:23:59,238 --> 00:24:01,639 Terry: We have a little rental income off of the third floor, 820 00:24:01,741 --> 00:24:02,973 we have office space for rent. 821 00:24:03,075 --> 00:24:06,811 But all of our other funding is through donations, 822 00:24:06,913 --> 00:24:10,614 grants, special events, things like that. 823 00:24:10,716 --> 00:24:11,882 Mike: So I mean, obviously texas, 824 00:24:11,984 --> 00:24:14,618 oil, you guys have a lot of gas and oil stuff? 825 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,587 Terry: Uh... A gas pump globe. 826 00:24:16,689 --> 00:24:17,455 Mike: Okay where is that... At? 827 00:24:17,557 --> 00:24:18,255 Robbie: Is that local to this area? 828 00:24:18,357 --> 00:24:19,723 Terry: Um, I'm not really for sure, 829 00:24:19,826 --> 00:24:21,559 but it was donated by a local family. 830 00:24:21,661 --> 00:24:22,626 Robbie: Okay. Terry: So... 831 00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:23,794 Mike: Is that out here on display? 832 00:24:23,896 --> 00:24:24,962 Terry: No, it's over here in the office, 833 00:24:25,064 --> 00:24:26,897 because it's cracked and we don't have it on display 834 00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:28,499 'cause we don't want it to get broken anymore. 835 00:24:28,601 --> 00:24:29,834 But I can bring it out- 836 00:24:29,936 --> 00:24:31,435 mike: Okay, can- can we... Yeah absolutely. 837 00:24:31,537 --> 00:24:32,002 Robbie: Let's see it. 838 00:24:36,242 --> 00:24:38,876 ♪♪ 839 00:24:38,978 --> 00:24:39,944 terry: It's in the office because it's cracked 840 00:24:40,046 --> 00:24:41,645 and we don't have it on display 'cause we don't 841 00:24:41,747 --> 00:24:43,447 want it to get broken anymore. 842 00:24:43,549 --> 00:24:45,382 Mike: Oh no you got... 843 00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:46,383 Robbie: There it is. 844 00:24:46,486 --> 00:24:47,585 Mike: There you go. 845 00:24:47,687 --> 00:24:48,719 Robbie: Arab. Arab aviation. 846 00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:49,553 Mike: Have you seen that one before? 847 00:24:49,655 --> 00:24:50,988 Robbie: I've never seen it. 848 00:24:52,625 --> 00:24:54,291 Mike: Where's it broke at? 849 00:24:54,393 --> 00:24:55,693 Terry: On top. 850 00:24:55,795 --> 00:24:56,293 Robbie: It's the globe that's broke. 851 00:24:56,395 --> 00:24:56,861 Mike: Oh okay. 852 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:57,428 Robbie: The globe. 853 00:24:57,530 --> 00:24:58,295 The lens isn't broke. 854 00:24:58,397 --> 00:24:59,230 Terry: No, no. 855 00:24:59,332 --> 00:25:00,130 Robbie: That's the most important piece. 856 00:25:00,233 --> 00:25:01,031 Mike: Do you have the other lens for it? 857 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:02,533 Terry: Supposedly it's in the building, 858 00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:03,267 but I have never seen it. 859 00:25:03,369 --> 00:25:03,834 Mike: Okay. 860 00:25:03,936 --> 00:25:05,669 Robbie: Arab aviation. 861 00:25:05,771 --> 00:25:07,004 Too many independents back then, 862 00:25:07,106 --> 00:25:09,306 but just to have aviation in general with the big a. 863 00:25:09,408 --> 00:25:10,007 Terry: Right. 864 00:25:10,109 --> 00:25:11,242 Robbie: It's kind of cool. 865 00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:12,843 Robbie: I've been collecting gas and oil for over 35 years. 866 00:25:12,945 --> 00:25:14,979 Any time you can put "aviation" on a globe, 867 00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:18,782 and the word "texas", it means the number's going up. 868 00:25:18,885 --> 00:25:20,117 Robbie: Is this something you'd sell? 869 00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:22,686 Terry: Uh sure, I have no idea what it would be worth, but... 870 00:25:22,788 --> 00:25:24,889 Robbie: I've never seen it before. 871 00:25:24,991 --> 00:25:26,657 If you don't mind, can I take a picture of it? 872 00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:28,626 I got a guy that I deal with, that- 873 00:25:28,728 --> 00:25:29,260 that would know more about it. 874 00:25:29,362 --> 00:25:30,895 Terry: Sure. 875 00:25:30,997 --> 00:25:32,897 Mike: Yeah, I mean, we want to be able to give 876 00:25:32,999 --> 00:25:35,666 you as much as we can for stuff, because I feel 877 00:25:35,768 --> 00:25:37,468 like it's going to a great cause. 878 00:25:37,570 --> 00:25:38,869 Terry: Sure absolutely. 879 00:25:38,971 --> 00:25:39,603 Mike: You know, I- I really believe in a lot 880 00:25:39,705 --> 00:25:40,604 of these small town museums. 881 00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:42,506 You know, this is hands -on history for kids 882 00:25:42,608 --> 00:25:43,807 when they come in here. 883 00:25:43,910 --> 00:25:46,644 Mike: Gas and oil collectibles, or what we call "petroliana," 884 00:25:46,746 --> 00:25:49,179 has been hot for a very long time. 885 00:25:49,282 --> 00:25:51,882 So imagine all of these years, people that collect this stuff, 886 00:25:51,984 --> 00:25:54,752 been on the back roads, shaking the bushes, 887 00:25:54,854 --> 00:25:58,022 trying to find anything related to it. 888 00:25:58,124 --> 00:26:01,859 You would think that by now, all of it had been found. 889 00:26:01,961 --> 00:26:02,359 Robbie: It'll take a little while for this guy 890 00:26:02,461 --> 00:26:03,460 to get back to me. 891 00:26:03,563 --> 00:26:04,995 What else you got to... 892 00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:07,331 Mike: Oh wait, I- okay, look it, there it is again. 893 00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:08,899 What's old rip? 894 00:26:09,001 --> 00:26:09,867 'cause we see it on the buildings around town. 895 00:26:09,969 --> 00:26:11,869 Terry: You'll see the original old rip in 896 00:26:11,971 --> 00:26:14,338 a casket in front of the courthouse over there. 897 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:15,172 Mike: What is it? 898 00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:16,907 Terry: That is an interesting story. 899 00:26:17,009 --> 00:26:19,877 In 1897, eastland county built a new courthouse. 900 00:26:19,979 --> 00:26:23,047 Terry: They put a bible, a bottle of whiskey, 901 00:26:23,149 --> 00:26:25,849 some newspapers and some other stuff in the cornerstone. 902 00:26:25,952 --> 00:26:28,285 And a kid was playing with a horned frog... 903 00:26:28,387 --> 00:26:29,753 Mike: Uh-huh. 904 00:26:29,855 --> 00:26:31,622 Terry: And his dad took the horned frog 905 00:26:31,724 --> 00:26:32,923 and dropped it in the cornerstone. 906 00:26:33,025 --> 00:26:36,560 31 years later, when they opened up the cornerstone 907 00:26:36,662 --> 00:26:37,261 to build a new courthouse. 908 00:26:37,363 --> 00:26:38,596 Mike: Yeah. 909 00:26:38,698 --> 00:26:40,130 Terry: Old rip was still alive. 910 00:26:40,533 --> 00:26:41,398 Mike: He was still live. 911 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:42,499 Terry: Still alive. 912 00:26:42,602 --> 00:26:44,735 Terry: Gentleman reached in, and pulls something up, 913 00:26:44,837 --> 00:26:48,772 and it was a flat horned frog, dusty, 914 00:26:48,874 --> 00:26:51,909 looked like he was a carcass basically. 915 00:26:52,011 --> 00:26:55,713 And as everybody was looking, it took a breath. 916 00:26:55,815 --> 00:26:56,480 Mike: [laughs] robbie: Okay. So... 917 00:26:56,582 --> 00:26:57,915 Terry: And he became... 918 00:26:58,017 --> 00:26:59,450 Mike: So this is way better than groundhog day. 919 00:26:59,552 --> 00:27:00,317 Terry: Yeah absolutely. 920 00:27:00,419 --> 00:27:01,785 Mike: This guy was in there 31 years. 921 00:27:01,887 --> 00:27:04,455 Terry: He became famous and named old rip 922 00:27:04,557 --> 00:27:05,556 after rip van winkle. 923 00:27:05,658 --> 00:27:06,957 He went to washington d.C. 924 00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:10,127 To see the president, traveled around the country. 925 00:27:10,229 --> 00:27:13,764 Somebody took him home for the weekend and a norther blew in. 926 00:27:13,866 --> 00:27:16,700 And they left him sitting in the window, 927 00:27:16,802 --> 00:27:18,736 and he caught pneumonia and died. 928 00:27:18,838 --> 00:27:22,673 And so the local undertaker embalmed him, 929 00:27:22,775 --> 00:27:23,941 had this casket specially made, 930 00:27:24,043 --> 00:27:27,478 and he's now on display at the county courthouse. 931 00:27:27,947 --> 00:27:28,512 Terry: And this was the picture of him in 932 00:27:28,614 --> 00:27:30,280 his casket at one time. 933 00:27:30,383 --> 00:27:31,315 Here's a... 934 00:27:31,417 --> 00:27:32,182 Robbie: What? 935 00:27:32,284 --> 00:27:32,583 Mike: Oh wow, that's a nice casket. 936 00:27:32,685 --> 00:27:33,717 Robbie: Wow. 937 00:27:33,819 --> 00:27:34,618 Mike: So whatever you want to call it, 938 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,121 local folklore, local history. 939 00:27:37,223 --> 00:27:41,725 Bottom line - old rip is a huge part of this town's history. 940 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:43,260 Mike: Can we look around a little bit? 941 00:27:43,362 --> 00:27:44,161 Terry: Sure. 942 00:27:44,263 --> 00:27:44,595 Mike: Did you send those pictures off? 943 00:27:44,697 --> 00:27:46,096 Robbie: I did. 944 00:27:46,198 --> 00:27:48,265 Terry: Pretty much anything within reason would be for sale. 945 00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:49,500 Mike: Okay. 946 00:27:49,602 --> 00:27:50,868 Terry: There's a few items on the carpeted area over here 947 00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:52,603 that wouldn't be for sale because it all came 948 00:27:52,705 --> 00:27:54,338 from eastland or eastland county. 949 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:55,773 Mike: Yeah, yeah. 950 00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:56,540 Mike: A small town museum is just like 951 00:27:56,642 --> 00:27:58,108 any other small business. 952 00:27:58,210 --> 00:28:02,146 There's challenges and hurdles just to keep the doors open. 953 00:28:02,248 --> 00:28:04,815 Mike: Over the years, we have bought stuff from a lot of these 954 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:06,884 museums, that faced the same challenges. 955 00:28:06,986 --> 00:28:09,420 Mike: Alright, so you got some medical stuff here. 956 00:28:09,522 --> 00:28:11,789 This is medical stuff. 957 00:28:11,891 --> 00:28:13,057 Mike: The director of any small town museum 958 00:28:13,159 --> 00:28:16,894 and its volunteers have to wear a lot of different hats. 959 00:28:16,996 --> 00:28:19,463 Anything from inventorying pieces that come in, 960 00:28:19,565 --> 00:28:20,964 to doing the research. 961 00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:24,935 But to me, the most important thing is the displays. 962 00:28:25,037 --> 00:28:26,837 Mike: Yeah, you got a lot of medical stuff in here. 963 00:28:26,939 --> 00:28:28,439 Mike: Because that's what's keeping people 964 00:28:28,541 --> 00:28:30,741 interested in the story. 965 00:28:30,843 --> 00:28:32,309 So the displays have to be on point. 966 00:28:32,778 --> 00:28:35,145 Terry: This is all optometry stuff. 967 00:28:35,247 --> 00:28:39,850 Terry: The medical items came from a medical museum in ranger. 968 00:28:39,952 --> 00:28:43,153 Mike: Man, you guys do have a lot of lenses. 969 00:28:43,255 --> 00:28:46,056 Mike: Unfortunately, a lot of these small town museums close. 970 00:28:46,158 --> 00:28:49,093 And then the stuff is sent to another small town museum. 971 00:28:49,195 --> 00:28:51,829 And they're kind of just trying to find their way of like, 972 00:28:51,931 --> 00:28:54,665 how can we represent this, but also stay on 973 00:28:54,767 --> 00:28:55,599 point with what our message is. 974 00:28:55,701 --> 00:28:57,401 Mike: This is kind of cool. 975 00:28:57,503 --> 00:28:58,202 Yeah, look at that. 976 00:28:58,304 --> 00:28:59,369 No way. 977 00:28:59,472 --> 00:29:00,704 Robbie: Wonders if that magnifies out, let's see here. 978 00:29:00,806 --> 00:29:02,506 Mike: Is that like early bifocals? 979 00:29:02,608 --> 00:29:03,807 Terry: [laughs] yeah. 980 00:29:03,909 --> 00:29:04,942 Robbie: Actually, it does magnify it out. 981 00:29:05,044 --> 00:29:06,643 Mike: Well yeah, look at what you got on your face! 982 00:29:06,746 --> 00:29:07,511 Terry: [laughs] robbie: Yeah. 983 00:29:07,613 --> 00:29:08,479 Mike: Look at you, man. 984 00:29:08,581 --> 00:29:09,613 You look like dustin hoffman from papillon. 985 00:29:09,715 --> 00:29:12,116 Robbie: These things are cool. 986 00:29:12,218 --> 00:29:13,684 Mike: So terry is showing us all of this medical stuff and 987 00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:16,687 he says, "a lot of this is for sale, 988 00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:18,956 because we have an abundance of it." 989 00:29:19,058 --> 00:29:21,625 terry: Looks like something a jeweler would wear. 990 00:29:21,727 --> 00:29:22,459 Robbie: 100 bucks for the pair. 991 00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:24,294 Terry: That works for me. 992 00:29:24,396 --> 00:29:25,129 Robbie: Okay. 993 00:29:25,231 --> 00:29:26,430 Mike: Here's a piece of vertebrae. 994 00:29:26,532 --> 00:29:27,531 That's interesting... 995 00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:28,499 It's on an iron pedestal. 996 00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:30,367 I don't know, 20 bucks. 997 00:29:30,469 --> 00:29:31,802 Terry: That works. 998 00:29:31,904 --> 00:29:32,002 Mike: [chuckles] alright. Terry: [laughs] 999 00:29:37,243 --> 00:29:43,080 ♪♪ 1000 00:29:43,182 --> 00:29:45,649 terry: This piece gets the most questions by school kids. 1001 00:29:45,751 --> 00:29:46,550 Mike: Oh I know what this is. 1002 00:29:46,652 --> 00:29:47,651 Robbie: Yeah. Terry: Yeah. 1003 00:29:47,753 --> 00:29:48,452 Mike: This is for chicken feathers. 1004 00:29:48,554 --> 00:29:49,286 Terry: Chicken plucker. 1005 00:29:49,388 --> 00:29:50,187 Robbie: Yeah. 1006 00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:51,088 Mike: Yeah, I used to use one of these. 1007 00:29:51,190 --> 00:29:51,955 We worked at a, a butcher shop in chicago. 1008 00:29:52,057 --> 00:29:54,558 And they boiled the chicken first... 1009 00:29:54,660 --> 00:29:55,592 Terry: Right. Robbie: Yep. 1010 00:29:55,694 --> 00:29:56,393 Mike: Because they wanted the pores to open up. 1011 00:29:56,495 --> 00:29:57,628 And then they go... Bblllrrtt... 1012 00:29:57,730 --> 00:29:58,262 They knock all the feathers off. 1013 00:29:58,364 --> 00:29:58,996 Terry: Yep. 1014 00:29:59,098 --> 00:30:00,130 Robbie: Yeah, feathers off. 1015 00:30:00,232 --> 00:30:00,964 Terry: The number one question the little kids ask, 1016 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:02,299 when we tell them what it was for... 1017 00:30:02,401 --> 00:30:03,634 Robbie: Yeah. 1018 00:30:03,736 --> 00:30:04,568 Terry: Were the chickens dead? 1019 00:30:04,670 --> 00:30:05,936 Mike: [laughs] robbie: Heh. 1020 00:30:06,038 --> 00:30:06,603 Mike: They were when we were dealing with them. 1021 00:30:06,705 --> 00:30:07,604 Robbie: They were, yeah. 1022 00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:08,438 Terry: They were, they were... 1023 00:30:08,541 --> 00:30:09,506 Mike: I don't know in texas here. 1024 00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:13,277 Mike: Keep your eye open, robbie, for that panel. 1025 00:30:13,379 --> 00:30:14,378 Robbie: Wow. 1026 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:15,813 Terry: There's stuff here, there's stuff everywhere. 1027 00:30:15,915 --> 00:30:17,714 Robbie: The basement has basically become 1028 00:30:17,817 --> 00:30:19,983 the catch- all for the whole city. 1029 00:30:20,085 --> 00:30:22,786 Mike: Man, you guys got some square footage down here. 1030 00:30:22,888 --> 00:30:24,855 Terry: Watch out for all the junky books. 1031 00:30:24,957 --> 00:30:27,024 They used to have a book sale here for money. 1032 00:30:27,126 --> 00:30:28,759 Robbie: Someone dies, they think it's worth something, 1033 00:30:28,861 --> 00:30:31,361 it goes to the museum, where does it go? 1034 00:30:31,463 --> 00:30:32,296 Into the basement. 1035 00:30:32,398 --> 00:30:32,996 Terry: Right. 1036 00:30:33,098 --> 00:30:33,764 Mike: That's a cool thing. 1037 00:30:33,866 --> 00:30:34,264 Put shelving in it or something. 1038 00:30:34,366 --> 00:30:35,866 Terry: Yeah. 1039 00:30:35,968 --> 00:30:36,333 Mike: What are all the leather bound ledgers, 1040 00:30:36,435 --> 00:30:37,835 what are those? 1041 00:30:37,937 --> 00:30:39,803 Terry: Those are all from a title company. 1042 00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:41,572 'course all that's on digital now, so... 1043 00:30:41,674 --> 00:30:42,339 Mike: So these are canvas? 1044 00:30:42,441 --> 00:30:43,974 Those are neat. 1045 00:30:44,076 --> 00:30:45,909 Mike: A lot of these leather books and ledgers are 1046 00:30:46,011 --> 00:30:48,779 being sought after by decorators and designers. 1047 00:30:48,881 --> 00:30:50,747 Mike: It's not about the documentation, 1048 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:53,383 it's more about the appearance of... 1049 00:30:53,485 --> 00:30:54,451 Robbie: ... Of that. 1050 00:30:54,553 --> 00:30:55,285 Mike: ...This side of it. 1051 00:30:55,387 --> 00:30:56,153 Terry: Right. 1052 00:30:56,255 --> 00:30:57,287 Mike: People are using these to decorate, 1053 00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:59,756 and they're stacking them so they'd use this big base, 1054 00:30:59,859 --> 00:31:01,792 they'd go smaller, smaller, smaller... 1055 00:31:01,894 --> 00:31:03,660 Top, and then they put something on top. 1056 00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:05,963 Mike: These have become so popular, 1057 00:31:06,065 --> 00:31:09,066 that they're actually starting to reproduce them. 1058 00:31:09,168 --> 00:31:11,969 And what they're reproducing basically is a leather bound 1059 00:31:12,071 --> 00:31:14,938 book, with that killer edge, nothing on the pages. 1060 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,975 Mike: I'm interested in, in more than one of these, 1061 00:31:18,077 --> 00:31:21,678 I can tell you that right now for sure, you know. 1062 00:31:21,780 --> 00:31:22,746 Robbie: Hey, it's that guy, mike. 1063 00:31:22,848 --> 00:31:24,281 Mike: Alright, that's the guy that... 1064 00:31:24,383 --> 00:31:25,215 Robbie: Ed. 1065 00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:25,916 Mike: ...He sent pictures to for the globe. 1066 00:31:26,018 --> 00:31:27,684 Ed (on phone): Hey robbie. 1067 00:31:27,786 --> 00:31:29,286 I got those pictures that you sent. 1068 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:30,888 Robbie: Yeah? 1069 00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:32,422 Ed (on phone): It's a pretty interesting lens 1070 00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:33,857 you got on that globe. 1071 00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:34,424 I've not seen that one before, I've not even 1072 00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:35,993 heard of the company. 1073 00:31:36,095 --> 00:31:38,896 I really like the fact that that's an aviation globe, 1074 00:31:38,998 --> 00:31:40,864 you know, it makes it worth quite a bit more. 1075 00:31:40,966 --> 00:31:42,866 Robbie: I've known ed for about 5 years now. 1076 00:31:42,968 --> 00:31:45,002 He's the biggest gas globe guy in the country. 1077 00:31:45,104 --> 00:31:47,804 For him to tell me that he's never seen this globe, 1078 00:31:47,907 --> 00:31:50,974 that knocks the rarity level to top 10. 1079 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:52,442 Ed (on phone): How many lenses have you got there, 1080 00:31:52,544 --> 00:31:53,443 is it just the one lens? 1081 00:31:53,545 --> 00:31:54,511 Robbie: Just the one lens on a cracked body. 1082 00:31:54,613 --> 00:31:56,813 Ed (on phone): One lens. 1083 00:31:56,916 --> 00:32:00,918 I would say about $3,500 for that one lens. 1084 00:32:01,020 --> 00:32:02,886 It'd be nice if you could find the second lens, 1085 00:32:02,988 --> 00:32:06,690 but if so, I would say, I'll shoot for complete, 1086 00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:08,292 I'd give 8,000 for that, probably. 1087 00:32:08,394 --> 00:32:09,660 Robbie: Okay. 1088 00:32:09,762 --> 00:32:10,294 Ed (on phone): In good shape too. 1089 00:32:10,396 --> 00:32:11,161 Robbie: Correct. 1090 00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:11,595 Ed (on phone): We'll cross for that. 1091 00:32:11,697 --> 00:32:12,896 Robbie: Alright. 1092 00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:13,497 Sounds good, buddy, I'll be talking to you soon. 1093 00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:14,865 Ed (on phone): Alright. 1094 00:32:14,967 --> 00:32:15,832 Robbie: What really is going to make this globe 1095 00:32:15,935 --> 00:32:18,335 valuable is if we can find the other lens. 1096 00:32:18,437 --> 00:32:19,536 That's 2 sides. 1097 00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:20,737 You complete the puzzle. 1098 00:32:20,839 --> 00:32:21,805 Terry: I think these look like that, 1099 00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:23,407 and then they were recovered at some point. 1100 00:32:23,509 --> 00:32:24,474 Mike: You think so? 1101 00:32:24,576 --> 00:32:28,078 I got to be delicate. 1102 00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:30,280 Oh yeah, I see the words. 1103 00:32:30,382 --> 00:32:31,248 Terry: See? 1104 00:32:31,350 --> 00:32:32,516 Mike: This canvas is a really elaborate way 1105 00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:34,017 to preserve these books. 1106 00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:36,620 Because these books were being used over and over again, 1107 00:32:36,722 --> 00:32:37,788 pulled off the shelf, opened up. 1108 00:32:37,890 --> 00:32:39,856 You know, the binding's were getting bad. 1109 00:32:39,959 --> 00:32:41,692 And in order for them to keep them together, 1110 00:32:41,794 --> 00:32:44,528 this canvas is wrapped super tight. 1111 00:32:44,630 --> 00:32:45,262 Mike: Yeah. Terry: Yeah. 1112 00:32:45,364 --> 00:32:45,829 Mike: See it is, you're right. 1113 00:32:45,931 --> 00:32:46,863 Terry: Yeah, yeah. 1114 00:32:46,966 --> 00:32:49,599 Mike: Their preservation efforts back in the day, 1115 00:32:49,702 --> 00:32:51,635 made these more interesting, 1116 00:32:51,737 --> 00:32:52,936 and different, which is awesome. 1117 00:32:53,038 --> 00:32:56,573 Terry: Some of these books started in about 1880. 1118 00:32:56,675 --> 00:32:57,774 Mike: This one is roached. 1119 00:32:57,876 --> 00:33:02,012 Alright, there's another one. Oh yeah... 1120 00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:08,552 Alright, here's what I'm thinking. 1121 00:33:08,654 --> 00:33:11,254 I found that pile there... 1122 00:33:11,357 --> 00:33:12,322 Terry: Okay. 1123 00:33:12,424 --> 00:33:14,624 Mike: ...That one, and I already had these. So... 1124 00:33:14,727 --> 00:33:16,793 I'm thinking we should do 500? 1125 00:33:16,895 --> 00:33:17,894 And then I- then I'm interested in this. 1126 00:33:17,997 --> 00:33:23,900 Terry: So how about... 550 including the rack? 1127 00:33:24,003 --> 00:33:26,436 Mike: Alright, I'm going to do that, because... 1128 00:33:26,538 --> 00:33:27,771 I need the rack, man. 1129 00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:30,440 That'll save my back, let me tell ya. 1130 00:33:30,542 --> 00:33:36,179 Alright, we're doing it. 1131 00:33:36,281 --> 00:33:38,548 ♪♪ 1132 00:33:38,650 --> 00:33:40,617 mike: Terry! Terry: Yes. 1133 00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:42,919 Mike: Look at that. That's old. 1134 00:33:43,022 --> 00:33:44,855 It's got some age to it, look at the frame on that. 1135 00:33:44,957 --> 00:33:46,757 Mike: You know, this is a perfect example of 1136 00:33:46,859 --> 00:33:49,393 everything back in the day having style, 1137 00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:50,427 class, and artistry. 1138 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:51,995 This is an exit sign. 1139 00:33:52,097 --> 00:33:55,932 But it's stained glass, it's leaded, it's beautiful. 1140 00:33:56,035 --> 00:33:58,702 Mike: And then I found all this in like, one box. 1141 00:33:58,804 --> 00:34:00,470 This is boy scouts, look at that. 1142 00:34:00,572 --> 00:34:02,439 Terry: Oh cool. Yeah. 1143 00:34:02,541 --> 00:34:03,106 Mike: "be prepared." 1144 00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:04,307 this is the best piece. 1145 00:34:04,410 --> 00:34:05,242 Terry: Oh wow. 1146 00:34:05,344 --> 00:34:06,476 Mike: Yeah, that's a little zeppelin toy, 1147 00:34:06,578 --> 00:34:07,277 this was a pull toy, there would have been a string on that. 1148 00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:08,779 Terry: Yeah. 1149 00:34:08,881 --> 00:34:09,746 Mike: And they would pull that around. 1150 00:34:09,848 --> 00:34:10,881 Terry: Is that cast or is it...? Wow. 1151 00:34:10,983 --> 00:34:11,915 Mike: Yeah, I mean, it's basically new-old stock. 1152 00:34:12,017 --> 00:34:12,482 Here's one of the things I think is the coolest, 1153 00:34:12,584 --> 00:34:14,251 those are all charms. 1154 00:34:14,353 --> 00:34:15,285 Terry: Wow. 1155 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:17,287 Mike: Yeah, there's elephants, horses, camels. 1156 00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:18,622 Terry: Right. 1157 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:19,289 Mike: Here's just some spectacles. 1158 00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:20,457 Terry: Right. 1159 00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:21,725 Mike: I mean, this is the kind of stuff I can sell in my 1160 00:34:21,827 --> 00:34:23,093 shop for, you know, 5 bucks, 10 bucks. 1161 00:34:23,195 --> 00:34:27,130 Mike: All of these smalls are tiny moments from the past, 1162 00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:30,801 that someone thought enough of, to send them to the museum. 1163 00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:31,868 They may not connect with the story here, 1164 00:34:31,970 --> 00:34:34,704 but in my store, when someone picks them up, 1165 00:34:34,807 --> 00:34:36,606 they might connect with their story. 1166 00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:38,708 That's what's cool about them. 1167 00:34:38,811 --> 00:34:40,343 Mike: How about... For this stuff... 1168 00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:41,411 Like 120 bucks. 1169 00:34:41,513 --> 00:34:42,446 Terry: That's fine. 1170 00:34:42,548 --> 00:34:43,380 Mike: This is the money. 1171 00:34:43,482 --> 00:34:44,381 Terry: That works. 1172 00:34:44,483 --> 00:34:48,452 Mike: Oh, and this. Um... 40 bucks on this. 1173 00:34:48,554 --> 00:34:48,852 Terry: That'll work. 1174 00:34:48,954 --> 00:34:49,352 Mike: Okay. 1175 00:34:49,455 --> 00:34:50,854 Terry: That works. 1176 00:34:50,956 --> 00:34:51,488 Terry: So what did you find out on the phone? 1177 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:52,422 Robbie: Here's the deal. 1178 00:34:52,524 --> 00:34:54,024 It's a great piece, 1179 00:34:54,126 --> 00:34:58,695 but if we find the other panel, it's like... Mega. So... 1180 00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:00,063 Terry: Alright. So get to looking. 1181 00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:02,966 Robbie: We're trying to find the needle in the haystack. 1182 00:35:03,068 --> 00:35:04,901 So we're going to have to do some due diligence and 1183 00:35:05,003 --> 00:35:07,704 actually dig through every one of these boxes. 1184 00:35:07,806 --> 00:35:10,006 Hopefully we can find the other lens. 1185 00:35:10,275 --> 00:35:16,880 ♪♪ 1186 00:35:16,982 --> 00:35:19,716 mike: There's a lot of stuff in this basement, 1187 00:35:19,818 --> 00:35:21,718 but not a lot of stuff that has value. 1188 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:23,653 Mike: Little red riding hood right there. 1189 00:35:23,755 --> 00:35:25,288 Terry: We'd probably keep this. 1190 00:35:25,390 --> 00:35:26,156 Robbie: Okay. 1191 00:35:26,258 --> 00:35:35,799 ♪♪ 1192 00:35:35,901 --> 00:35:41,972 mike: Here... Look at that, that's cool! 1193 00:35:42,074 --> 00:35:45,175 "motion pictures machine operaters[sic] local union." 1194 00:35:45,277 --> 00:35:46,610 wow... 1195 00:35:46,712 --> 00:35:48,111 Mike: As soon as I see this sign, 1196 00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:50,714 I'm going all the way back to the golden age of hollywood. 1197 00:35:50,816 --> 00:35:52,716 And how the motion picture machine 1198 00:35:52,818 --> 00:35:53,850 operators were steering that ship. 1199 00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:56,620 This is really cool, awesome subject matter. 1200 00:35:56,722 --> 00:35:58,588 Mike: Here look at this, robbie. 1201 00:35:58,690 --> 00:35:59,556 Robbie: It's masonite, yeah. 1202 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:00,657 Mike: It's masonite, yeah. 1203 00:36:00,759 --> 00:36:02,759 Okay, so I got the motion picture machine operators, 1204 00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:04,327 how many reels have we got over there, 1205 00:36:04,429 --> 00:36:05,262 the film reels? 1206 00:36:05,364 --> 00:36:06,429 Terry: 4, 4. 1207 00:36:06,532 --> 00:36:07,297 Mike: People use those in their tv rooms, you know... 1208 00:36:07,399 --> 00:36:08,131 Robbie: Yeah. 1209 00:36:08,233 --> 00:36:08,632 Mike: Movie rooms. Got 4 of those... 1210 00:36:08,734 --> 00:36:09,232 Terry: Yeah, yeah. 1211 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:12,536 Mike: 200. 1212 00:36:12,638 --> 00:36:13,737 Terry: I think that'll work. 1213 00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:17,707 Mike: Ohh look at that, it's a crusty davy crockett coat. 1214 00:36:17,809 --> 00:36:19,576 Mike: Davy crockett was a soldier, 1215 00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:21,845 a folk hero, a politician. 1216 00:36:21,947 --> 00:36:25,148 Biggest of all, king of the wild frontier. 1217 00:36:25,250 --> 00:36:27,250 Mike: It's a little winter coat, look it's got the bear on it. 1218 00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:28,685 It's vinyl. 1219 00:36:28,787 --> 00:36:31,454 Mike: In the 1950s, davy crockett 1220 00:36:31,557 --> 00:36:33,123 became a television star. 1221 00:36:33,225 --> 00:36:36,092 Walt disney put out a television show and then all of a sudden, 1222 00:36:36,195 --> 00:36:40,630 there was all this merch, big coonskin caps, lunch boxes. 1223 00:36:40,732 --> 00:36:42,599 There was a lot of merch made. 1224 00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:43,867 That's what this jacket is. 1225 00:36:43,969 --> 00:36:47,304 It's a petrified davy crockett vinyl jacket. 1226 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:48,538 Mike: Look at this. Oh yeah. 1227 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:49,806 Is this the local team? 1228 00:36:49,908 --> 00:36:51,107 Terry: No. No idea where that came from. 1229 00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:55,011 Mike: Alright, how about the jersey and the crusty coat... 1230 00:36:56,281 --> 00:36:57,280 40 bucks. 1231 00:36:57,382 --> 00:36:59,149 Terry: Sure. 1232 00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:07,090 ♪♪ 1233 00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:08,959 mike: The basement of this place is an accumulation of a lot 1234 00:37:09,061 --> 00:37:12,762 of different families with nowhere else to go with 1235 00:37:12,864 --> 00:37:14,297 some of this stuff, so it ended up here. 1236 00:37:14,866 --> 00:37:15,832 They've got everything from, you know, 1237 00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:18,668 broken popeye statues to empty scrapbooks, 1238 00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:21,638 to mickey mouse comics, you know, 1239 00:37:21,740 --> 00:37:23,340 it's- it's all over the place. 1240 00:37:23,642 --> 00:37:24,708 Mike: Terry. Terry: Yes. 1241 00:37:24,810 --> 00:37:25,909 Mike: He was all wrapped in plastic. 1242 00:37:26,011 --> 00:37:28,278 Look it, his foot's gone, half of his neck's gone. 1243 00:37:28,380 --> 00:37:29,779 Terry: Wow. 1244 00:37:29,881 --> 00:37:30,647 Mike: His pipe is gone, look, look it... 1245 00:37:30,749 --> 00:37:31,548 Terry: A little popeye. Yeah. 1246 00:37:31,650 --> 00:37:34,584 Mike: He's still so cool. 1247 00:37:34,686 --> 00:37:40,423 Um... All of this, 70 bucks. 1248 00:37:40,525 --> 00:37:42,592 Terry: How about 85? 1249 00:37:42,694 --> 00:37:44,561 Mike: Alright, 85. Thank you, 1250 00:37:44,663 --> 00:37:46,329 my friend, I appreciate ya. 1251 00:37:47,199 --> 00:37:48,832 Terry: Okay, I'm going to leave you guys here for a little 1252 00:37:48,934 --> 00:37:49,766 bit to dig, and I'm going to run upstairs 1253 00:37:49,868 --> 00:37:52,002 and check on some things and I'll be back. 1254 00:37:53,238 --> 00:38:02,946 ♪♪ 1255 00:38:03,048 --> 00:38:05,982 mike: Danielle would love that, a box of dresses. 1256 00:38:09,655 --> 00:38:13,657 Robbie: Ha-ha- ha-ha! Hoo... 1257 00:38:14,259 --> 00:38:17,761 Robbie: My heart is pounding so fast when I uncovered that lens. 1258 00:38:17,863 --> 00:38:19,462 I'm just hoping that I don't break it. 1259 00:38:19,731 --> 00:38:21,998 I can't stand touching glass. 1260 00:38:22,768 --> 00:38:24,534 Robbie: I found it. I found it! 1261 00:38:24,636 --> 00:38:26,469 Mike: What shape's it in? 1262 00:38:26,571 --> 00:38:27,404 Robbie: It's not broke. 1263 00:38:27,506 --> 00:38:28,872 Mike: Where was it? 1264 00:38:28,974 --> 00:38:30,540 Robbie: It was underneath the books over here. 1265 00:38:30,642 --> 00:38:32,442 Mike: God dang, good job. 1266 00:38:32,544 --> 00:38:33,643 Robbie: Look at that. 1267 00:38:33,745 --> 00:38:34,711 Mike: Finding the lens, all of a sudden, is a game-changer. 1268 00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:37,013 Not just for us, but for the museum. 1269 00:38:37,683 --> 00:38:39,082 Mike: Here's what I think. 1270 00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:41,718 I don't think we need to be the middle man on this deal. 1271 00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:42,385 Robbie: I'm thinking the same thing. 1272 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:44,087 Mike: Okay you are. 1273 00:38:44,189 --> 00:38:45,722 Robbie: Yeah, let ed, we'll just connect ed and him together. 1274 00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:47,757 Mike: Alright. Robbie: Yeah. Seriously. 1275 00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:49,859 Mike: Robbie and I already got our fix. 1276 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:51,661 Finding something that we've never seen before, 1277 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,830 especially petroliana, especially 1278 00:38:53,932 --> 00:38:55,465 transportation-related, because that's the 1279 00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:56,499 kind of stuff we love. 1280 00:38:56,601 --> 00:38:58,301 Mike: Woo! Guess what!? 1281 00:38:58,403 --> 00:38:59,069 Robbie: Terry. 1282 00:38:59,171 --> 00:39:00,737 Mike: Where are you at? Look! 1283 00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:01,438 Terry: Holy, holy crap, you found it! 1284 00:39:01,540 --> 00:39:02,906 Mike: I know! [laughs] 1285 00:39:03,008 --> 00:39:05,742 terry: I've been with the museum for, for 8 years. 1286 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:08,311 And I don't remember ever seeing it. 1287 00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:09,546 Mike: Yeah... 1288 00:39:09,648 --> 00:39:10,447 Terry: It's pretty cool. 1289 00:39:10,549 --> 00:39:11,581 Mike: It's like cinderella gas globe. 1290 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:12,148 Robbie: Yeah. Terry: Yep. 1291 00:39:12,250 --> 00:39:13,416 Mike: Fits perfectly. 1292 00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:16,386 Mike: This is another part of american gas and oil history. 1293 00:39:16,488 --> 00:39:17,654 Mike: Oh my gosh... 1294 00:39:17,756 --> 00:39:18,722 Robbie: You better hold onto it. 1295 00:39:18,824 --> 00:39:19,689 Mike: It does exist! Okay, you got it? 1296 00:39:19,791 --> 00:39:20,590 Robbie: Yeah I got it. Mike: Okay. 1297 00:39:20,692 --> 00:39:22,592 Robbie: Yeah. I hate glass. 1298 00:39:22,694 --> 00:39:24,894 Mike: The reason terry called us, 1299 00:39:24,996 --> 00:39:26,629 is because he's got to keep this museum going. 1300 00:39:26,732 --> 00:39:28,131 He's got to keep this building up. 1301 00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:32,836 These lenses can be an integral part of making that happen. 1302 00:39:32,938 --> 00:39:34,671 We don't need to be the middleman on this. 1303 00:39:34,773 --> 00:39:36,573 We just need to connect the dots. 1304 00:39:36,675 --> 00:39:38,074 That's the right thing to do. 1305 00:39:38,176 --> 00:39:40,810 Robbie: So I called my guy, ed, he lives here in texas. 1306 00:39:40,912 --> 00:39:44,147 He said if we could find the extra lens, 1307 00:39:44,249 --> 00:39:50,286 which we did, he said he would pay $8,000 for these 2 lenses. 1308 00:39:50,389 --> 00:39:51,287 Terry: Really. 1309 00:39:51,390 --> 00:39:52,322 Robbie: Yeah. 1310 00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:53,056 He's probably the biggest gas globe collector... 1311 00:39:53,158 --> 00:39:54,324 Terry: Serious? Robbie: Yes. 1312 00:39:54,426 --> 00:39:57,594 Terry: To find out that it was valued at $8,000 for the pair, 1313 00:39:57,696 --> 00:40:00,563 it was... Pretty surprising... 1314 00:40:00,665 --> 00:40:03,032 Um, or shocking, maybe even. 1315 00:40:03,135 --> 00:40:05,101 Robbie: But here's the kicker - mike and I talked about 1316 00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:09,139 it downstairs, it's not about us making money here, okay. 1317 00:40:09,241 --> 00:40:11,408 This is about you guys surviving in this economy that's going on. 1318 00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:12,876 Terry: Right, right. 1319 00:40:12,978 --> 00:40:13,710 Mike: We've bought enough stuff here to where 1320 00:40:13,812 --> 00:40:15,178 we feel like we can make some money. 1321 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,747 This is something that we don't feel like we have to make any 1322 00:40:17,849 --> 00:40:19,616 money on, because this guy's in texas, 1323 00:40:19,718 --> 00:40:20,984 he's passionate about these. 1324 00:40:21,086 --> 00:40:23,753 Terry: Because it has a connection to a family here, 1325 00:40:23,855 --> 00:40:27,924 would there be a way to reproduce this, 1326 00:40:28,026 --> 00:40:31,394 so we would have one of these here at the museum, 1327 00:40:31,496 --> 00:40:32,996 to keep on display? 1328 00:40:33,098 --> 00:40:35,398 Mike: So we can have something like this reproduced, 1329 00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:36,266 we'll photograph it. 1330 00:40:36,368 --> 00:40:37,434 Robbie: Yep. 1331 00:40:37,536 --> 00:40:39,702 Mike: You know, and then there's a company that does that. 1332 00:40:39,805 --> 00:40:41,304 Robbie and I will take care of that. 1333 00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:41,704 Robbie: Yeah. 1334 00:40:41,807 --> 00:40:42,739 Terry: Okay. 1335 00:40:42,841 --> 00:40:43,640 Mike: And um, and then the other guy's 1336 00:40:43,742 --> 00:40:44,808 going to come here and pay... 1337 00:40:44,910 --> 00:40:45,575 Robbie: He's going to come here and pay. 1338 00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:48,511 Terry: I say let's go for it. 1339 00:40:48,613 --> 00:40:49,512 Mike: You want to do it? 1340 00:40:49,614 --> 00:40:50,480 Terry: I want to do it. 1341 00:40:50,582 --> 00:40:51,347 Robbie: Alright, awesome. 1342 00:40:51,450 --> 00:40:52,182 That's awesome. 1343 00:40:52,284 --> 00:40:52,982 Terry: Sounds great. That's great. 1344 00:40:53,084 --> 00:40:54,250 Mike: God bless texas, my friend. 1345 00:40:54,352 --> 00:40:55,785 Terry: Yeah. 1346 00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:56,419 Mike: Alright, let's load some stuff up. 1347 00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:57,821 Robbie: Let's load up. 1348 00:40:57,923 --> 00:40:58,855 Terry: I really appreciated what they did. 1349 00:40:58,957 --> 00:41:01,624 Mike talks about the museum in his hometown, 1350 00:41:01,726 --> 00:41:03,026 and he knows how museums struggle. 1351 00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:07,797 So for them to do that for us, just meant a lot to us. 1352 00:41:07,899 --> 00:41:09,566 Mike: Alright, this is the last of them! 1353 00:41:09,668 --> 00:41:10,300 Robbie: Yeah, there we go. 1354 00:41:10,402 --> 00:41:12,635 Mike: Small town museums preserve 1355 00:41:12,737 --> 00:41:13,903 more than just the items inside. 1356 00:41:14,005 --> 00:41:16,706 They are essential in cultivating pride for a 1357 00:41:16,808 --> 00:41:19,476 community, passing on local culture, 1358 00:41:19,578 --> 00:41:21,244 and sharing heritage. 1359 00:41:21,346 --> 00:41:22,679 Mike: Woo! 1360 00:41:22,781 --> 00:41:23,713 Robbie: Man, it's been a great day. 1361 00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:26,683 Mike: These museums need to be moved 1362 00:41:26,785 --> 00:41:29,886 into the future, and not left behind. 1363 00:41:29,988 --> 00:41:31,688 On the lenses, there was no decision to be made. 1364 00:41:31,790 --> 00:41:34,991 It was simply the right thing to do. 1365 00:41:36,495 --> 00:41:37,560 Mike: See you, buddy! 1366 00:41:37,662 --> 00:41:40,096 Terry: See ya! Mike: Awoo! 1367 00:41:41,032 --> 00:41:42,599 Mike: Man, you know what that place reminded me of? 1368 00:41:42,701 --> 00:41:43,766 Robbie: Buffalo bill museum. 1369 00:41:43,869 --> 00:41:44,567 Mike: Yeah, it reminded me of the little 1370 00:41:44,669 --> 00:41:46,569 museum we have in leclaire. 1371 00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:47,770 Didn't it remind you of that? 1372 00:41:47,873 --> 00:41:49,472 Robbie: Both small towns, small towns. 1373 00:41:49,574 --> 00:41:50,440 Mike: Exactly, exactly. 1374 00:41:50,542 --> 00:41:52,675 Mike: The only thing that I can't believe, 1375 00:41:52,777 --> 00:41:55,011 is that you found it, and not me! 1376 00:41:57,716 --> 00:41:58,414 Robbie: I learned from the best. 1377 00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:00,416 I learned from you. 1378 00:42:00,519 --> 00:42:01,684 Mike: I love you too. 1379 00:42:01,786 --> 00:42:03,386 Robbie: Love you too, man. Seriously. 1380 00:42:03,488 --> 00:42:04,120 Mike: Love you too. 1381 00:42:04,222 --> 00:42:04,954 Robbie: That was a good day, man. 1382 00:42:05,056 --> 00:42:05,688 Mike: I know. I feel good about that. 1383 00:42:05,790 --> 00:42:07,290 Robbie: Look at that sunset. 1384 00:42:07,392 --> 00:42:07,991 Mike: Alright.