What Childhood Toy's You Had Are Antiques Now?
Apr 24, 2023 08:47:07 #
When I wonder through thrift stores, flea markets and antique stores, I see many things I had as child that cost a few dollars and many for pocket change now in bid wars on eBay or in glasses, locked cases with do not touch without assistance. Like my brand new original radio flyer bicycle, fire engine red, white walls and built-in radio with lots of chrome now an American pickers prize find for a wealthy collector. With all those things that are considered antique, I'm with the realization I am the true antique looking at item's and even classic cars younger than me.
Apr 24, 2023 08:51:35 #
Apr 24, 2023 09:23:04 #
Passingbye wrote:
Just a few for old times sake…..When I wonder through thrift stores, flea markets ... (show quote)
Apr 24, 2023 10:17:48 #
Apr 24, 2023 10:33:22 #
Radio flyer flexible flyer sled; Spyder bike with the banana seat, hi rise handlebars, and sissy bar, Duncan yoyos; just to name a few.
Apr 24, 2023 11:04:04 #
Apr 24, 2023 11:42:26 #
They’re all antiques. Actually they have to be over a hundred years old to be considered an antique. So at our age they would be collectibles… 🐟on
Apr 24, 2023 16:18:26 #
We sometimes do clean outs of abandoned estate's or clean house's or old business building's out for seller or new tenants and get paid for it, plus we can keep anything worth using or selling. We have scored Hot wheels collections in their packages, and large rolls of copper pipes and antique items too. I've owned and operated a furniture restoration shop and antique stores and everything doesn't have to be 100 years old to be considered an antique. Period and retro furniture I've sold them for $ thousands.
Apr 24, 2023 17:23:03 #
Passingbye wrote:
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I don’t no about mine being an antique, but I sure loved to go down my street on my Big Wheel! I lived on hill and would slide out and spin and keep going, got a lot of road rash from that thing but I got to say I loved every minute of it!
Apr 24, 2023 18:51:37 #
Bassmatter wrote:
I don’t no about mine being an antique, but I sure loved to go down my street on my Big Wheel! I lived on hill and would slide out and spin and keep going, got a lot of road rash from that thing but I got to say I loved every minute of it!
A few of my old boats were close enough to be called an antique and my newer one is an 84' but the fish don't care 🤣
Apr 25, 2023 15:39:35 #
Passingbye wrote:
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I remember well something my DAD made me in the early 1940s. Those of you that may know a little about old logging methods, they used a big winch like thing they called a "DONKEY". It was a big engine that was mounted on top of two very large logs used as a skid and had a big boom that was made of two thinner logs that come up and out from the skid coming together at the end with a big pulley. A cable was run from a big drum that was attached to the big engine and run out and up thru the pulley and down the hill to where trees were being cut. They would use this to yard the trees back up to the Landing. Well my DAD made me one and he used the winding mechanism from an old gramophone to making my "Donkey" I used it a lot during the WW2 time frame. Wished I had it now!
Apr 25, 2023 15:40:41 #
Graywulff wrote:
Just a few for old times sake…..
I remember all of those.
Apr 25, 2023 17:09:20 #
Big dog
Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York
Passingbye wrote:
When I wonder through thrift stores, flea markets ... (show quote)
There are a bunch of us that qualify as antiques!!🤣😂🤣😢
Apr 25, 2023 18:41:44 #
Well, according to the US Gov, anything over 50 years old is an "Historical Artifact" That's me. LOL
Apr 25, 2023 22:08:58 #
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