1 00:00:00,401 --> 00:00:02,067 At this town, man. 2 00:00:02,135 --> 00:00:04,536 Robbie: It's cool. He's got an engine in the back. 3 00:00:04,605 --> 00:00:07,139 Jersey jon: Let's see what he's got. Any leads? Any old motorcycles around? 4 00:00:07,207 --> 00:00:08,607 Man in truck: I wish I did. Jersey jon: Alright, dude. 5 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:10,942 Man in truck: You have a good day, man. Robbie: Alright, see ya buddy. 6 00:00:11,011 --> 00:00:12,410 Mike: What are you, texting those guys again? 7 00:00:12,479 --> 00:00:14,346 Danielle: Yeah. 8 00:00:14,414 --> 00:00:16,014 Mike: They couldn't do anything without you telling them to do it. 9 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:17,749 Danielle: That's what I tell them all the time. 10 00:00:17,818 --> 00:00:18,683 Mike: What am I doing for the day? 11 00:00:18,752 --> 00:00:20,552 I don't know, let me ask danielle. 12 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:23,055 What am I doing, I don't know. 13 00:00:24,024 --> 00:00:25,090 Jersey jon: Alright, got a text from danielle. 14 00:00:25,159 --> 00:00:27,893 Jersey jon: Sending you precious little angel babies. 15 00:00:28,095 --> 00:00:30,029 Robbie: What is that? Jersey jon: I don't know. 16 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:31,563 Robbie: I mean, that's something mike told her to say. 17 00:00:31,631 --> 00:00:34,032 Jersey jon: Probably something like that. This guy's name is steve. 18 00:00:34,101 --> 00:00:37,903 And his family property dates back to 1916, dude. 19 00:00:38,105 --> 00:00:40,839 Yep. His great-great-grandfather was an inventor 20 00:00:40,908 --> 00:00:44,042 And pioneer in the telephone industry. 21 00:00:44,111 --> 00:00:45,844 Robbie: You're the guy that likes all that little... 22 00:00:45,913 --> 00:00:47,913 Jersey jon: I love all that stuff, man. 23 00:00:48,115 --> 00:00:50,115 Switches and all that stuff that makes stuff move. 24 00:00:50,184 --> 00:00:54,186 Motors that make the pulleys move. I'm totally into that. 25 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:55,320 Woohoo! 26 00:00:55,388 --> 00:00:58,189 Mike: So you're up here, girl. Danielle: Yeah. 27 00:00:58,258 --> 00:00:59,992 Mike: You're up here. So tell me about this place, what is it? 28 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,193 Danielle: We're going to see a fella named jerry 29 00:01:02,262 --> 00:01:05,464 Who has an antique shop that also is a general store museum. 30 00:01:05,533 --> 00:01:07,665 Mike: Oh that's cool. 31 00:01:07,734 --> 00:01:09,868 Danielle: Yeah. So their father had it in another location. They actually moved it. 32 00:01:09,937 --> 00:01:12,137 And right around covid, they closed it up. 33 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:15,207 So the roof is starting to go, they're getting some leaks, 34 00:01:15,276 --> 00:01:17,876 But when that happens, you know once the elements come inside. 35 00:01:17,944 --> 00:01:19,478 Mike: Then it's a different situation. 36 00:01:19,547 --> 00:01:21,746 Danielle: It's all over. 37 00:01:21,816 --> 00:01:24,215 Mike: So it's a general store museum, so they got all the counters and the display cases. 38 00:01:24,284 --> 00:01:26,551 Danielle: Yeah, they got tons. Mike: They got antique signs? 39 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:28,620 Danielle: They got signs. They got signs, toys, they got all the stuff you like. 40 00:01:28,689 --> 00:01:30,222 Mike: They got antique tools? 41 00:01:30,424 --> 00:01:31,756 Danielle: Petroliana, they got like... Mike: They got everything. 42 00:01:31,826 --> 00:01:33,492 You know I love general store stuff. 43 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,227 Danielle: I do too. 44 00:01:35,296 --> 00:01:38,096 Mike: I mean, I just kind of grew up around, you know, like in iowa, all the antique shops 45 00:01:38,165 --> 00:01:40,099 And everything, they just had a lot of it. I love it! 46 00:01:40,301 --> 00:01:43,034 Jersey jon: His great-great-grandfather was an inventor, 47 00:01:43,103 --> 00:01:45,704 So he's probably got cool like gadgets and wizardry 48 00:01:45,906 --> 00:01:48,107 And all kinds of neat stuff in there. 49 00:01:48,309 --> 00:01:50,108 Robbie: You like to use that word a lot, jersey - wizardry. 50 00:01:50,177 --> 00:01:52,311 Jersey jon: Dude I'm kind of a mechanical wizard myself. 51 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:55,247 I make these old motorcycles work and do all this crazy stuff. 52 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:57,850 Robbie: I guess I could call myself the wizard of cars then. 53 00:01:58,052 --> 00:01:59,051 Jersey jon: You're like the wizard of signs. 54 00:01:59,253 --> 00:02:01,987 Robbie: The sorcerer. Jersey jon: The sorcerer of signs! 55 00:02:02,189 --> 00:02:04,322 Jersey jon: I'll be the wizard, you be the sorcerer. 56 00:02:04,391 --> 00:02:04,990 Robbie: Okay. 57 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:19,137 Jersey jon: Turn right here, robbie. 58 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:21,940 Robbie: Yeah I know, I see- oh I'm glad that you're on it. 59 00:02:22,008 --> 00:02:24,143 Jersey jon: There's the driveway right here. 60 00:02:24,345 --> 00:02:25,743 Wow! 61 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:26,878 Look at the roof on this thing! 62 00:02:26,947 --> 00:02:29,347 Robbie: Holy toledo! Jersey jon: Very cool. 63 00:02:29,416 --> 00:02:31,149 Robbie: Wow! 64 00:02:31,218 --> 00:02:32,684 Jersey jon: Yeah. This looks like the wizard's castle, man. 65 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:34,886 Robbie: Dude, look at this thing! 66 00:02:34,955 --> 00:02:38,991 Jersey jon: Very cool, whoa. Get a flyer. 67 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:42,160 Wow. 68 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:43,828 Robbie: Steve. Jersey jon: Look at this place. 69 00:02:43,898 --> 00:02:45,831 Steve: Hey fellas! Jersey jon: Hey man. 70 00:02:45,899 --> 00:02:48,033 Steve: Can I do something to help ya? 71 00:02:48,235 --> 00:02:49,368 Robbie: Yeah, I'm rob. You talked to dani on the phone? 72 00:02:49,570 --> 00:02:51,769 Steve: I did, rob. 73 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:53,771 Steve: Nice to meet you, hey jon! 74 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,175 Robbie: Dude, this place is crazy! 75 00:02:56,377 --> 00:02:58,109 It's one of those properties that just takes your breath away. 76 00:02:58,179 --> 00:03:01,112 I mean, literally, it looked like chitty chitty bang bang 77 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:03,515 And the professor lived here and he was going to roll 78 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:04,716 The car out of the garage. 79 00:03:04,785 --> 00:03:07,185 I've never seen a roof like this. 80 00:03:07,254 --> 00:03:08,587 Steve: Me neither. It's going to be quite the undertaking. 81 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:10,789 Robbie: Where's the gutters at? 82 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:12,391 How does the water flow off this thing? 83 00:03:12,459 --> 00:03:13,791 Jersey jon: It's a shingled roof, but it looks like a thatched roof 84 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:15,527 From an english cottage. It's so cool! 85 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:18,130 Robbie: Who built the house? 86 00:03:18,198 --> 00:03:19,331 Steve: The original barn here and the house was built 87 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,800 In late 1800s. 88 00:03:22,002 --> 00:03:23,735 So in 1914, my great-great-grandfather, 89 00:03:23,804 --> 00:03:25,804 W.J. Moore, purchased this property. 90 00:03:26,006 --> 00:03:29,074 My great-great-grandfather redesigned it. 91 00:03:29,143 --> 00:03:31,743 He did the roofing, the stonework, all the cool stuff. 92 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:34,746 W.J. Was a pretty inventive guy. 93 00:03:34,815 --> 00:03:37,815 He hid his gutters inside the roof, 94 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:39,017 And they would go down the stone columns 95 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:42,554 And come out and water different sections of the property. 96 00:03:42,623 --> 00:03:43,555 He was a telephone pioneer, 97 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:46,624 He was a gadgeteer, an inventor. 98 00:03:46,693 --> 00:03:47,759 Jersey jon: This car is cool. 99 00:03:47,828 --> 00:03:49,561 I mean, the windows and the wheels. 100 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:51,229 Steve: Yeah, they open up too. 101 00:03:51,298 --> 00:03:55,767 That's a replica of the car he imported from France in 1899. 102 00:03:55,836 --> 00:03:56,901 Jersey jon: What kind of car is it? 103 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:59,237 Steve: De dion-bouton. Robbie: Yeah, yeah. 104 00:03:59,306 --> 00:04:01,239 Jersey jon: They made motorcycle engines. Steve: Really? 105 00:04:01,308 --> 00:04:02,907 Jersey jon: They were the first ones imported into america. 106 00:04:02,976 --> 00:04:06,978 They were the first ones to come up with a small enough motor to put in a motorcycle. 107 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:08,179 So this is the stuff that we're looking for. 108 00:04:08,249 --> 00:04:10,849 Steve: Oh cool. Jersey jon: That's stuff that we're buying. 109 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:12,784 So, you got anything like that around? 110 00:04:12,986 --> 00:04:14,920 Steve: We sure do. Uh, interesting story, 111 00:04:15,122 --> 00:04:18,323 Our family sold it in '65. And we just got it back. 112 00:04:18,392 --> 00:04:19,992 Jersey jon: Wow! 113 00:04:20,194 --> 00:04:22,060 Steve: And lots of w.J.'s stuff is still up in there 114 00:04:22,128 --> 00:04:23,929 And then there's been an accumulation over the years. 115 00:04:23,997 --> 00:04:27,198 I didn't see this property until my mid-20s, 116 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:30,936 When I started visiting michigan from arizona for the summers. 117 00:04:31,138 --> 00:04:33,938 It reminded me of like an abandoned amusement park. 118 00:04:34,008 --> 00:04:36,808 About 6 years ago, the caretaker of the property 119 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,543 Thought it was really cool that I was 120 00:04:38,746 --> 00:04:40,145 W.J.'s great-great-grandson 121 00:04:40,347 --> 00:04:42,614 And offered me and my brother a chance to stay the night here. 122 00:04:42,683 --> 00:04:45,150 And I feel like at that point, 123 00:04:45,219 --> 00:04:49,154 I don't know if you know, w.J.'s spirit tapped in or something, 124 00:04:49,222 --> 00:04:51,890 But it was like, ding! Like, you need to own this place. 125 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:55,226 And just last year, the owners offered to sell 126 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:57,162 The property back to the family, which you know, was a blessing. 127 00:04:57,230 --> 00:05:00,231 And so without much thought, we just jumped right on it. 128 00:05:00,301 --> 00:05:02,834 Robbie: That's crazy! Steve: Yeah, let's go and check it out. 129 00:05:03,036 --> 00:05:04,002 Jersey jon: Is that wrought iron decoration? 130 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:13,111 Mike: Alright, how far is this place? 131 00:05:13,180 --> 00:05:15,980 Danielle: It's right up here, I believe to the right. 132 00:05:16,050 --> 00:05:19,184 Mike: Alright, I see it, I see the sign. Oh yeah. 133 00:05:19,253 --> 00:05:21,787 Whoa. 134 00:05:21,989 --> 00:05:23,054 Danielle: Davis general store and museum. 135 00:05:23,123 --> 00:05:24,989 Mike: Let's pull right up front. Hey, you got the flyer? 136 00:05:25,058 --> 00:05:26,591 Danielle: Yeah. Mike: Who did you talk to here? 137 00:05:26,794 --> 00:05:28,994 Danielle: Jerry. Mike: Alright. 138 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,601 Mike: You're right. It is a general store and a museum. 139 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:38,536 Danielle: Right? Mike: Yep. 140 00:05:38,605 --> 00:05:41,339 Danielle: They open? Yeah. 141 00:05:41,408 --> 00:05:46,011 Jerry! Hello? 142 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:47,679 Jerry: Sorry, we're not, we're not open right now. 143 00:05:47,881 --> 00:05:50,082 Danielle: It's danielle and mike. 144 00:05:50,284 --> 00:05:52,817 Mike: How're you doing, you talked to dani on the phone? 145 00:05:52,886 --> 00:05:53,885 Jerry: Oh, I talked to her on her phone. 146 00:05:53,954 --> 00:05:55,620 Danielle: Hi. How are you, nice to meet you. 147 00:05:55,688 --> 00:05:57,155 Jerry: Hi, how're you doing? 148 00:05:57,357 --> 00:05:59,357 Mike: Is this the general store side or the antique shop side? 149 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:01,760 Jerry: This was the antique side; the other side is the museum side. 150 00:06:01,828 --> 00:06:04,095 We bought it about 30 years ago. 151 00:06:04,164 --> 00:06:06,898 Mike: Oh wow. You moved everything here 30 years ago. 152 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:08,967 'cause dani said you guys had another location. 153 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:10,234 Jerry: It was down state, yeah. Mike: Okay. 154 00:06:10,303 --> 00:06:13,971 Jerry: It was my father's dream to have a building and a place 155 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,507 To put all his collection in, because he had it 156 00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:17,975 In our basement at home, 157 00:06:18,044 --> 00:06:19,778 And you couldn't get in the basement anymore. 158 00:06:19,847 --> 00:06:22,981 'cause the collection got some big. 159 00:06:23,050 --> 00:06:24,916 He had to do something, and he happened to find 160 00:06:24,985 --> 00:06:26,985 This old building out in the country there. 161 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:29,788 It was a general store, a real general store. 162 00:06:29,856 --> 00:06:30,789 Mike: So that had to be the ultimate. 163 00:06:30,991 --> 00:06:32,791 That's like me collecting old motorcycles 164 00:06:32,993 --> 00:06:34,393 And finding like an old motorcycle shop 165 00:06:34,595 --> 00:06:35,994 To put my stuff in. 166 00:06:36,196 --> 00:06:38,730 Jerry: Yeah, exactly. After he passed away, we said, 167 00:06:38,798 --> 00:06:40,265 Let's move it up to houghton lake. 168 00:06:40,467 --> 00:06:43,001 Mike: So you guys are honoring him still through all his dreams. 169 00:06:43,070 --> 00:06:44,936 Jerry: Absolutely, this is his monument, right here. 170 00:06:45,005 --> 00:06:46,872 Mike: I love that. How'd you choose this town? 171 00:06:46,940 --> 00:06:48,540 Jerry: Well, actually, me and my partner 172 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:50,675 Were musicians from detroit. 173 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,878 Mike: No kidding. Jerry: Yeah. 174 00:06:52,946 --> 00:06:54,279 Danielle: Nice. Mike: What'd you play? 175 00:06:54,481 --> 00:06:56,081 Jerry: I played guitar, saxophone, she played all the keyboards. 176 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:58,950 Our agent called and he said, I got a job for you 177 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:01,953 Up in houghton lake. I said, houghton lake? And... 178 00:07:02,021 --> 00:07:04,089 Mike: You fell in love with it. Jerry: Yeah. 179 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:06,824 Mike: Dani said that this place closed during covid 180 00:07:06,893 --> 00:07:07,959 And you guys have just never opened it. 181 00:07:08,028 --> 00:07:10,028 Jerry: Yeah. 'cause we're all getting older now, 182 00:07:10,230 --> 00:07:12,497 And it's time, you know, maybe we should send this stuff 183 00:07:12,566 --> 00:07:13,899 Back to the collectors. 184 00:07:14,101 --> 00:07:16,034 My father had the rule of anything in the museum 185 00:07:16,236 --> 00:07:19,770 You can't sell it, no matter what somebody offered you. 186 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,906 And this was all the real good stuff. 187 00:07:21,975 --> 00:07:23,708 This is the first time we ever opened up to 188 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:25,043 Selling anything in the museum. 189 00:07:25,111 --> 00:07:28,647 Mike: Oh wow. You guys did a good job with this. 190 00:07:28,715 --> 00:07:29,514 I mean, it looks authentic. 191 00:07:29,716 --> 00:07:31,049 They completely nailed it. 192 00:07:31,117 --> 00:07:34,185 I mean, really truly nailed it, because you know, 193 00:07:34,254 --> 00:07:36,521 It's one thing to have all of these items, but it's another 194 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:38,856 To display them in a way 195 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:41,927 That looks natural and organic and real. 196 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:44,061 This stuff is getting all hard to find, you know. 197 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,130 Because a lot of it's been snapped up by collectors 198 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,266 Over the years. But now, it seems like a lot of the people 199 00:07:48,334 --> 00:07:52,069 That are collecting the general store stuff, they're ageing out. 200 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:54,873 And that's unfortunate, because a lot of this stuff, 201 00:07:55,075 --> 00:07:57,208 It's america, you know, it's entrepreneurs, 202 00:07:57,277 --> 00:07:59,010 It's small businesses. Jerry: That's where we came from. 203 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:01,212 Mike: Yeah and little towns. These are the stores 204 00:08:01,281 --> 00:08:04,816 That served rural america, you know, and so they needed to 205 00:08:04,885 --> 00:08:06,751 Basically have anything and everything. 206 00:08:06,954 --> 00:08:08,686 It's almost like an art installation, 207 00:08:08,755 --> 00:08:10,622 Like look at all those egg beaters. 208 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:11,756 And then you got all the padlocks, 209 00:08:11,824 --> 00:08:13,625 And then you got the meat grinders. 210 00:08:13,693 --> 00:08:14,892 I'm appreciating it, but I'm 211 00:08:14,961 --> 00:08:16,961 Seeing it from a completely different light, 212 00:08:17,030 --> 00:08:18,896 Because nothing in here has ever been for sale. 213 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:20,966 This is cool because it's a trailer coach. 214 00:08:21,034 --> 00:08:24,035 So this gets into the travel trailer stuff. 215 00:08:24,104 --> 00:08:26,972 And then they're using a covered wagon to connect that. 216 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,974 How people were traveling in the covered wagon 217 00:08:29,042 --> 00:08:30,508 And they're traveling in the travel trailer. 218 00:08:30,577 --> 00:08:33,578 Mike: Uh, like 40 bucks. 219 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:35,313 I think that's like 75 bucks. 220 00:08:35,382 --> 00:08:36,581 Jerry: 50. 221 00:08:36,649 --> 00:08:39,117 Mike: Okay. I'll do it. 222 00:08:39,185 --> 00:08:41,119 So when somebody says they collect general store stuff, 223 00:08:41,187 --> 00:08:44,523 That's just their way of saying, 'I collect everything.' 224 00:08:44,725 --> 00:08:45,723 Here's the cool piece, man. 225 00:08:45,792 --> 00:08:48,526 1960s mountain dew store display. 226 00:08:48,595 --> 00:08:50,862 But what's always missing 227 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:52,263 And what's missing on this one is the jug. 228 00:08:52,332 --> 00:08:55,733 And then there was a metal wire that went up with a cork on it, 229 00:08:55,802 --> 00:08:57,802 And that cork went through his hat. 230 00:08:57,870 --> 00:08:59,003 Jerry: Oh I wondered what that was. 231 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:00,605 Mike: So it was looking like the cork was exploding 232 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:02,807 From the jug, through his hat. 233 00:09:03,010 --> 00:09:04,876 Nowadays when you think of mountain dew, 234 00:09:04,944 --> 00:09:07,078 You think of x games and energy drinks. 235 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,081 But originally, it was made by 2 brothers out of knoxville, 236 00:09:10,149 --> 00:09:14,085 Tennessee as a mixer for moonshine back in the 1940s. 237 00:09:14,154 --> 00:09:16,554 Which is where the mascot of a moonshine totin' hillbilly 238 00:09:16,623 --> 00:09:18,956 Named granpappy came from. 239 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:22,026 His feet are nice, you know, the denim is nice, 240 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:25,029 The shirt, everything's nice, except for that jug, 241 00:09:25,098 --> 00:09:27,365 And you- every once in a while, you can find a jug. 242 00:09:27,567 --> 00:09:28,633 They're out there. 243 00:09:28,701 --> 00:09:30,568 But you know, you're not going to find the finger, okay. 244 00:09:30,637 --> 00:09:32,103 We've bought these before, 245 00:09:32,172 --> 00:09:34,772 And there's always something missing or something broken. 246 00:09:34,841 --> 00:09:37,775 This piece is actually pretty intact. 247 00:09:37,844 --> 00:09:40,511 It would have said 'mountain dew', 248 00:09:40,581 --> 00:09:41,446 You can barely read it. 249 00:09:41,515 --> 00:09:43,114 But the paper label's still on the back. 250 00:09:43,183 --> 00:09:46,851 This is how creatively different advertising used to be. 251 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,720 This was handmade, this is paper-machéd, 252 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:51,589 There was a jug there, his clothing, 253 00:09:51,658 --> 00:09:53,191 Someone who had to make that. 254 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:56,460 Nowadays when you see in store advertising, it's cardboard. 255 00:09:56,529 --> 00:09:58,997 Um, like 700 bucks. 256 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:03,001 Jerry: 750 sounds good to me. 257 00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:04,869 Mike: Alright, I'm doing it. Jerry: You're doing it? 258 00:10:05,072 --> 00:10:08,006 Mike: I'm doing it. Jerry: You got it, sir. 259 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:16,480 Steve: Welcome to the private club and garage of w.J. Moore. 260 00:10:16,549 --> 00:10:18,416 Robbie: W.J. Moore. 261 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:20,084 Jersey jon: Whoa, look at the pulleys in this place, man! That's cool! 262 00:10:20,153 --> 00:10:22,687 Steve: Yeah, it's kind of what I'm working on right now. 263 00:10:22,755 --> 00:10:24,822 Robbie: Yeah. Was this his car? 264 00:10:24,891 --> 00:10:27,492 Steve: It was not. This is my stepfather's. 265 00:10:27,561 --> 00:10:28,760 Robbie: Is this for sale? 266 00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:31,829 Steve: Oh no. Oh no. He loves this thing more than he loves me. 267 00:10:31,898 --> 00:10:33,965 Robbie: Oh. (laughs) steve: Yeah, yeah. 268 00:10:34,167 --> 00:10:35,833 Robbie: I'm trying to figure out this pulley system 269 00:10:35,902 --> 00:10:36,968 You got hanging from the ceiling here. 270 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:39,103 Steve: Me too! Jersey jon: Is it a garage opener? 271 00:10:39,172 --> 00:10:42,707 Steve: Heh. I've got this motor working one way that way. 272 00:10:42,776 --> 00:10:43,974 Robbie: And what's that motor do? 273 00:10:44,044 --> 00:10:46,845 Steve: That motor controls the outdoor garage. 274 00:10:46,913 --> 00:10:48,113 Jersey jon: See, it goes up here, robbie. 275 00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:49,914 It's got this pulley system that operates the garage door. 276 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:52,384 Now 1920, you didn't have garage door openers, 277 00:10:52,586 --> 00:10:54,119 They weren't around. 278 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:55,787 And this thing has got bells and whistles and pulleys all over, 279 00:10:55,856 --> 00:10:57,589 All kinds of motion gadgets and stuff. 280 00:10:57,791 --> 00:10:59,857 Steve: This pulley system here, 281 00:10:59,926 --> 00:11:02,861 Is the zip-line pulley system back there. 282 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:03,661 Jersey jon: Zip-line? Robbie: Zip-line? 283 00:11:03,730 --> 00:11:05,263 Steve: Oh yeah well, yeah, yeah. 284 00:11:05,332 --> 00:11:07,465 He, he had a zip-line. Here I got a cool photo of him over here. 285 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,000 Robbie: Let's see this. 286 00:11:10,603 --> 00:11:13,805 Jersey jon: Wow, look at this place, all kinds of cool neat stuff in here. 287 00:11:13,874 --> 00:11:14,939 Steve: There he is riding that zip-line. 288 00:11:15,142 --> 00:11:20,078 Robbie: W.J. Moore and his flying trapeze. 1954. 289 00:11:20,147 --> 00:11:23,481 Steve: One year before his demise, and he passed at 85, 290 00:11:23,683 --> 00:11:25,216 So he was 84 right there. 291 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,418 Jersey jon: That's an airplane. Steve: We got it right here. 292 00:11:27,487 --> 00:11:30,422 Robbie: Dude, I got to look at this thing. This thing is crazy looking. 293 00:11:30,624 --> 00:11:32,090 Steve: It's upside down. 294 00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:34,692 Jersey jon: Right, right. Are the wings around for it? 295 00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:36,026 Steve: I have not found the wings. 296 00:11:36,096 --> 00:11:38,963 The zip-line was just another example of how w.J. 297 00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:42,000 Took everything to the next level, and beyond. 298 00:11:50,711 --> 00:11:52,043 Robbie: What's this? 299 00:11:52,245 --> 00:11:54,245 Steve: That right there is an old dusty sign I found. 300 00:11:54,313 --> 00:11:58,116 Robbie: What the heck? Where I mean, was it hung up in here? 301 00:11:58,184 --> 00:11:59,917 Steve: Uh, I think you need to flip it up this way. 302 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:02,052 Robbie: Sherry's office. Steve: Sheriff's office. 303 00:12:02,122 --> 00:12:03,188 Robbie: Oh sheriff's. Jersey jon: Oh sheriff's office. 304 00:12:03,256 --> 00:12:05,389 Robbie: God, you can barely read it there, I see. 305 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:06,857 Robbie: You're dealing with a house that was built in the late 1800s. 306 00:12:06,926 --> 00:12:08,460 This sign could have came from that time. 307 00:12:08,662 --> 00:12:10,261 Jersey jon: Is it smaltz? 308 00:12:10,329 --> 00:12:13,130 Robbie: No, it's not smaltz. It is- but hey, right here it is. 309 00:12:13,199 --> 00:12:15,466 Actually, that is, jersey, they actually raised that in. 310 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:17,202 Steve: What's smaltz? 311 00:12:17,270 --> 00:12:19,871 Jersey jon: Like glass ground into paint, so it reflects. 312 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:20,872 Robbie: So it'd be early, really early. 313 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:22,740 Jersey jon: So when light hits it, it shines. 314 00:12:22,809 --> 00:12:24,608 Robbie: Is it part of the estate? 315 00:12:24,677 --> 00:12:26,144 Is it part of the property? 316 00:12:26,212 --> 00:12:27,545 Steve: It is not part of the estate. I would be willing 317 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,480 To get rid of that for sure. 318 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:32,984 Robbie: It's cool. Um... 319 00:12:34,221 --> 00:12:35,887 300. 320 00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:37,755 Steve: 2 pieces of wood with paint on it? 321 00:12:37,824 --> 00:12:39,958 Robbie: Yeah. Steve: You got a deal. 322 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,628 Robbie: It's early, it's early. I think it's cool. 323 00:12:43,696 --> 00:12:46,030 It's inscribed and painted. 324 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:49,000 Yeah, it's in 2 pieces, but man, it still exists. 325 00:12:56,976 --> 00:12:59,110 Mike: You got just about everything in here. 326 00:12:59,178 --> 00:13:02,180 Oh here's your pharmacy. This is more apothecary stuff. 327 00:13:02,248 --> 00:13:04,915 Would you be interested in selling those cabinets or no? 328 00:13:04,984 --> 00:13:06,851 Jerry: Well, you know, it breaks my heart, 329 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,921 But it's probably time to send it out there 330 00:13:09,990 --> 00:13:12,190 To some of the collectors and let them enjoy it. 331 00:13:12,259 --> 00:13:15,860 Mike: I want him to know that I understand what these items are, 332 00:13:15,929 --> 00:13:17,595 And that they are going to go somewhere. 333 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:18,863 Like these apothecary cabinets. 334 00:13:18,931 --> 00:13:20,798 Well these are neat, these are really popular right now. 335 00:13:20,867 --> 00:13:22,800 Whether they're bare metal or white 336 00:13:22,869 --> 00:13:25,136 With that queen anne style iron leg, 337 00:13:25,204 --> 00:13:29,007 They're great to put in a bathroom or any kind of display. 338 00:13:29,075 --> 00:13:30,875 It's got the manufacturer's tag, look at that one. 339 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:32,343 This was made in detroit. Isn't that cool? 340 00:13:32,412 --> 00:13:34,813 Jerry: Yeah, everything local we could get our hands on, we bought. 341 00:13:35,015 --> 00:13:36,147 Mike: This was a key lock one right here. 342 00:13:36,349 --> 00:13:39,550 They're very simple, and they're steel, so they're over-built. 343 00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,152 And that's what people love. 344 00:13:41,220 --> 00:13:43,421 You probably know these poison bottles are collectable. 345 00:13:43,489 --> 00:13:44,955 Jerry: Oh yeah. 346 00:13:45,024 --> 00:13:46,891 Mike: You know, like that with that label on it. 347 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,761 That one, and then this one, same exact label, 348 00:13:50,831 --> 00:13:52,897 But different top, it's a larger top, 349 00:13:52,965 --> 00:13:55,033 You know, and these are always missing. 350 00:13:55,101 --> 00:13:56,434 Back in the day, we didn't have the convenience 351 00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:57,768 Of really good lighting, 352 00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:58,903 And there was a lot of illiteracy. 353 00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:02,574 So poison labels had to be big and obvious, 354 00:14:02,776 --> 00:14:03,774 With the skull and crossbones. 355 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:06,578 The retail on a cabinet like this 356 00:14:06,780 --> 00:14:09,013 Is probably anywhere from 600 357 00:14:10,517 --> 00:14:11,916 To maybe 900. 358 00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:15,653 I'd be a player at like 400 apiece on them. 359 00:14:15,722 --> 00:14:16,987 Jerry: Could you go 500 apiece? 360 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:20,992 Mike: I'd do 500 apiece with those two bottles. 361 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,261 Danielle: With these 2? Jerry: Oh. 362 00:14:23,463 --> 00:14:24,395 (both laugh) 363 00:14:24,463 --> 00:14:26,063 Jerry: Whoa now. 364 00:14:26,132 --> 00:14:28,132 Mike: Whoa- okay, what are you thinking on the bottles? 365 00:14:28,201 --> 00:14:31,469 Jerry: Well, they should be worth 100, wouldn't you think? 366 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:33,071 50 a bottle there? 367 00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:35,139 Mike: Why don't we do this, why don't we do 1,050? 368 00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:39,009 So we'll do 500 bucks apiece on these and 50 on the bottles. 369 00:14:39,078 --> 00:14:40,879 Jerry: Yeah. Alright. Mike: You want to do that? 370 00:14:41,081 --> 00:14:43,013 Jerry: Alright. Danielle: It's a good start. 371 00:14:43,082 --> 00:14:44,883 Jersey jon: So are any of these tools for sale? 372 00:14:45,085 --> 00:14:46,951 Like I love this dorman thing, this is neat. 373 00:14:47,019 --> 00:14:49,019 Robbie: Does it still have the pieces in it? 374 00:14:49,088 --> 00:14:50,822 Jersey jon: Yeah it's, well, it's got random stuff. 375 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:52,023 Steve: Yeah, yeah, take all that too. 376 00:14:52,092 --> 00:14:53,891 Jersey jon: Because these only went to distributors, 377 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,626 Dorman products and dorman chests are rare. 378 00:14:55,695 --> 00:14:56,828 You don't find them very often. 379 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,095 Steve: What's dorman, what do they do? 380 00:14:58,164 --> 00:14:59,830 Jersey jon: They were a parts manufacturer, distributor 381 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:02,700 Of nuts, bolts, screws, whatever that, 382 00:15:02,768 --> 00:15:03,901 Like a mechanic shop would use. 383 00:15:03,970 --> 00:15:05,703 Robbie: They also made the freezer plugs. 384 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:07,171 Jersey jon: They made everything. 385 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,640 So it's like having a really cool piece of advertising sign 386 00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:11,976 For your hardware in your shop. 387 00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:13,845 So is that something you'd think about selling? 388 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:15,579 Steve: Absolutely. Jersey jon: Alright cool. 389 00:15:15,648 --> 00:15:17,015 I mean, 100-and-a-quarter. 390 00:15:18,385 --> 00:15:19,517 Steve: (exhales) 391 00:15:19,585 --> 00:15:20,985 Jersey jon: Yeah? No? 392 00:15:21,053 --> 00:15:24,322 Steve: That seems like a pretty fair deal to me. 393 00:15:24,391 --> 00:15:26,457 (group laughing) 394 00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:27,725 Jersey jon: Thank you, man. I'm finally buying something. I like that. 395 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:29,059 Steve: Cool, cool, yeah, let's get going. 396 00:15:29,128 --> 00:15:30,995 Jersey jon: Let's see what else we got going on here. 397 00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:41,739 Danielle: Jerry. Jerry: What's up, danielle? 398 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,608 Danielle: This hat stand is what's up. 399 00:15:44,678 --> 00:15:45,743 I love a utilitarian antique. 400 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:48,880 But look how beautiful the hat stand is 401 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:52,083 By itself, just as a conversation piece. 402 00:15:52,152 --> 00:15:54,952 I lot of people who collect hats want a place for them, 403 00:15:55,021 --> 00:15:56,887 You know, they don't want to keep them in boxes. 404 00:15:56,957 --> 00:15:59,623 So this is a nice piece, a great display piece. 405 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:01,092 You ready to let this one go? 406 00:16:01,294 --> 00:16:04,161 Jerry: I would let it go, yeah. Would that be a $50 piece? 407 00:16:04,230 --> 00:16:06,764 Danielle: I mean, I would give you 50 bucks for this piece. 408 00:16:06,833 --> 00:16:08,632 Jerry: Alright then, we made a deal. 409 00:16:08,702 --> 00:16:10,034 Danielle: Yeah. Alright, sweet. 410 00:16:10,103 --> 00:16:12,637 Hey, by the way, I saw this incredible texaco hat. 411 00:16:12,705 --> 00:16:14,639 Jerry: Isn't that something? 412 00:16:14,707 --> 00:16:16,841 Danielle: Yeah, look at that texaco hat, fits there just perfect. And this jacket. 413 00:16:17,043 --> 00:16:18,843 Jerry: You got to have a shirt to go with. 414 00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:20,244 Danielle: Right? Isn't that a great jacket? 415 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:22,647 Jerry: You can trust your car to the man that wear the star, 416 00:16:22,715 --> 00:16:24,782 The big, bright texaco star. 417 00:16:24,851 --> 00:16:27,852 I can't recall where that came from, 418 00:16:27,921 --> 00:16:29,720 Because my dad, he would go out buying stuff, 419 00:16:29,789 --> 00:16:31,656 And every day we had a constant flow 420 00:16:31,858 --> 00:16:33,924 Of all kinds of things coming in. 421 00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:35,459 Danielle: It is special that you have a hat 422 00:16:35,528 --> 00:16:37,661 And the jacket together. 423 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:39,931 Jerry: Is it $50 too much for ya? 424 00:16:40,133 --> 00:16:41,065 Danielle: No, I would give you 50 for the jacket, 425 00:16:41,133 --> 00:16:44,468 25 for the hat. Maybe 75 sounds a little more. 426 00:16:44,537 --> 00:16:46,137 Jerry: I'd do that. 427 00:16:46,205 --> 00:16:49,007 Danielle: Sounds more fair. Sweet! Okay, I'm going to keep looking around too. 428 00:16:57,017 --> 00:16:57,815 Jersey jon: All kinds of little gadgets here. 429 00:16:58,017 --> 00:16:59,884 Steve: This cardboard box right here. 430 00:16:59,953 --> 00:17:02,886 I found in that metal scrap bin over there. 431 00:17:02,955 --> 00:17:05,690 And it was full of these old telephone parts. 432 00:17:05,892 --> 00:17:08,025 Jersey jon: Did he make a telephone? 433 00:17:08,094 --> 00:17:10,627 Steve: This is where he made his telephone boxes. 434 00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:12,696 And he invented a transmitter, 435 00:17:12,766 --> 00:17:14,165 We've got a patent for it inside. 436 00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:18,035 Robbie: When the patents ran out for the bell in the early 1900s, 437 00:17:18,104 --> 00:17:21,038 Telephone exploded across the united states basically, 438 00:17:21,107 --> 00:17:24,575 There were over 6,600 independent phone companies. 439 00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:27,111 W.J. Moore was one of them. 440 00:17:27,179 --> 00:17:29,981 Steve: W.J. Started his phone company selling phones 441 00:17:30,183 --> 00:17:32,984 To businesses first, and then got into residential 442 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:34,452 And pretty much just set up the telecommunications 443 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:35,853 Here in the thumb. 444 00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:37,922 Jersey jon: Oh the moore telephone system box. 445 00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:40,858 Steve: Yep, this is his old toolbox here. 446 00:17:40,926 --> 00:17:43,061 Jersey jon: Toolbox? Yeah look at that. 447 00:17:43,263 --> 00:17:44,728 Steve: This is actually the only piece of his equipment 448 00:17:44,798 --> 00:17:46,663 That I have that says 'moore' on it. 449 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:48,065 So I got to hang onto that one. 450 00:17:48,134 --> 00:17:49,733 Jersey jon: This needs to stay, but I love the bench, man. 451 00:17:49,802 --> 00:17:50,934 Let me take a look at this thing. 452 00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:52,403 Steve: Yeah, let me get this out of the way. 453 00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:54,138 Jersey jon: Ooh wow. 454 00:17:54,207 --> 00:17:56,140 This is the kind of thing that a cabinet maker would use. 455 00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:58,075 This is something that you would build fine furniture with. 456 00:17:58,144 --> 00:18:00,878 Like all these holes in here, would be for a bench dog, 457 00:18:00,946 --> 00:18:02,746 And it would hold the wood on the bench 458 00:18:02,816 --> 00:18:04,215 While you're planing it with a plane. 459 00:18:04,284 --> 00:18:06,884 It's really a neat bench. These benches are really hard to find. 460 00:18:06,953 --> 00:18:08,152 You don't find them in the wild very often. 461 00:18:08,354 --> 00:18:10,154 A lot of guys are gobbling them up, putting them in kitchens, 462 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:12,490 You know, refinish them, putting them in their living rooms. 463 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:14,025 It's a neat, heavy bench. 464 00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:16,294 It was probably made by a company called christiansen. 465 00:18:16,496 --> 00:18:18,896 They made a lot of benches like this around the turn of the century. 466 00:18:18,965 --> 00:18:20,097 Is this something you'd be willing to sell? 467 00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:22,500 Steve: I think I could part with something like this. 468 00:18:22,568 --> 00:18:24,368 Jersey jon: I'm thinking like, I'll give you 500 bucks for this thing, man. 469 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,237 I really like it. 470 00:18:26,305 --> 00:18:28,972 Steve: Oh wow, that was about $400 more than I was thinking. 471 00:18:29,041 --> 00:18:32,310 Jersey jon: Dude, I would love to have this bench. 472 00:18:32,512 --> 00:18:34,578 Steve: Awesome. It's yours. Jersey jon: Very cool. Thank you, sir. 473 00:18:34,647 --> 00:18:35,012 Steve: You bet, thank you. 474 00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:56,066 Mike: These are what's really interesting to me. 475 00:18:56,135 --> 00:18:58,936 Jerry: Those are advertisements for walk-over shoes. 476 00:18:59,005 --> 00:19:02,006 That was a big shoe company. Mike: In michigan? 477 00:19:02,075 --> 00:19:03,141 Okay, do you remember where you got this stuff at? 478 00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:07,010 'cause this seems to be all from maybe the same place, 479 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:08,813 'cause you got the shoes, you got the shoe display. 480 00:19:08,881 --> 00:19:11,081 There's four pieces here in total 481 00:19:11,151 --> 00:19:12,616 That connect to anybody that's going to be interested 482 00:19:12,685 --> 00:19:15,753 In shoes and vintage clothing. 483 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,088 No one's going to actually wear these, 484 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:20,558 But people that collect menswear and women's clothing, 485 00:19:20,626 --> 00:19:21,425 All that kind of stuff. 486 00:19:21,628 --> 00:19:23,827 The pedestal is really what sets it apart. 487 00:19:23,896 --> 00:19:26,297 So I've got this piece, leather shoes. 488 00:19:26,365 --> 00:19:27,999 I'd do... 489 00:19:30,570 --> 00:19:31,969 I'd do 60. 30 and 30. 490 00:19:32,038 --> 00:19:35,506 Jerry: 75. Mike: Okay, 75. Jerry: Alright. 491 00:19:35,575 --> 00:19:36,907 Mike: 75 shoes and stand. 492 00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:39,577 Okay here, these two pieces are very cool. 493 00:19:39,779 --> 00:19:41,512 They're plaster. Jerry: Yeah. 494 00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:43,247 Mike: They're early. 495 00:19:43,315 --> 00:19:45,582 She's got a crack in her neck all the way around. See that? 496 00:19:45,651 --> 00:19:46,918 Jerry: I never noticed that. 497 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:49,052 Mike: I never noticed that until just now either. 498 00:19:49,121 --> 00:19:51,989 He looks like he's in pretty decent shape. 70 bucks. 499 00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:55,526 Jerry: I'm thinking $100. 500 00:19:55,594 --> 00:19:57,795 Mike: I'd do 80 bucks. 501 00:19:57,864 --> 00:19:59,797 She's got a massive crack right there. 502 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:02,266 Jerry: How about $90? Mike: 90 bucks. 503 00:20:02,468 --> 00:20:04,868 Jerry: $90. 504 00:20:04,938 --> 00:20:05,736 Mike: Okay 90 bucks. And then look at this. 505 00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:08,339 Blackhawk's blood and body tonic. 506 00:20:08,408 --> 00:20:09,874 Chief blackhawk. 507 00:20:10,076 --> 00:20:11,542 Jerry: He's a man that really knows the market. 508 00:20:11,611 --> 00:20:13,878 He knows what people want. 509 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,815 Mike: Blackhawk was from our area, in illinois. 510 00:20:17,884 --> 00:20:19,550 Jerry: There's no fooling around with him. 511 00:20:19,618 --> 00:20:20,884 He knows what he's doing. 512 00:20:20,954 --> 00:20:23,687 Mike: 15 bucks. Jerry: Ah come on, mike, 25. 513 00:20:23,756 --> 00:20:25,622 Jerry: And I know what I'm doing, 514 00:20:25,691 --> 00:20:27,291 So we didn't bluff each other. 515 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:28,359 Mike: 20. 516 00:20:28,428 --> 00:20:30,628 Jerry: Alright. 517 00:20:30,697 --> 00:20:32,829 So it was fun dealing with him. 518 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:34,098 Mike: This is a carnival chalk piece. 519 00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:35,766 This would have been for like a knock-down game or something. 520 00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:37,835 Jerry: That should be... Mike: 10 bucks. 521 00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:39,503 Jerry: 10 bucks, come on, 15 at least. 522 00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,505 Mike: 12. Jerry: 15. 523 00:20:41,574 --> 00:20:42,573 Mike: 14. Jerry: 75. 524 00:20:42,775 --> 00:20:44,908 Mike: 14.75. Jerry: 14.75. 525 00:20:44,978 --> 00:20:46,444 Mike: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 526 00:20:46,646 --> 00:20:47,711 I was thinking 30 bucks. 527 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:48,579 Jerry: I'll let it go for 40, mike. 528 00:20:48,781 --> 00:20:50,781 You'll never see another one. 529 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:51,982 Mike: Interesting enough to me. 40 bucks. 530 00:20:52,051 --> 00:20:53,517 Mike: Alright. I got some other stuff over here 531 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:54,986 I want to show you too. 532 00:20:59,992 --> 00:21:02,926 Steve: So that was the manufacturing section 533 00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:05,129 Of the company, and here's where he would keep 534 00:21:05,331 --> 00:21:08,999 All of his work trucks and tool, you know, some more supplies. 535 00:21:09,068 --> 00:21:10,267 Robbie: So everything happened in this building. 536 00:21:10,336 --> 00:21:13,204 He manufactured the phones and then the guys would come in 537 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:14,938 And he'd be like, hey I need you to go put a phone somewhere. 538 00:21:15,008 --> 00:21:16,807 Jersey jon: Before we had a nationwide network, 539 00:21:16,875 --> 00:21:19,009 There were smaller regional grids. 540 00:21:19,078 --> 00:21:21,212 So guys like w.J., they had to put the poles up, 541 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,013 They had to put the lines up, they had to sell the phones. 542 00:21:23,082 --> 00:21:25,983 Robbie: Oh, what the heck's that? Look at that! 543 00:21:27,219 --> 00:21:28,819 What up, jersey? Jersey jon: What is that, a downrigger? 544 00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:30,220 Robbie: You don't even know what that is, 545 00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:31,822 You live on the jersey shore, you don't even know what that is. 546 00:21:32,024 --> 00:21:33,024 Jersey jon: It's like a downrigger, dude. 547 00:21:33,226 --> 00:21:37,027 Robbie: I'm a fisherman. I love antique vintage reels, 548 00:21:37,096 --> 00:21:39,763 I love the poles, but I've never seen one like this. 549 00:21:39,832 --> 00:21:41,766 I mean, the reel's as big as my head. 550 00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:42,767 Steve: What do you catch with it? 551 00:21:42,969 --> 00:21:45,102 Jersey jon: Big fish. Robbie: Huh, big. 552 00:21:45,170 --> 00:21:48,172 This is metal. See the roll around the end of that? 553 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,974 Jersey jon: Yeah, and that would bring the lure way down. 554 00:21:50,176 --> 00:21:52,009 Robbie: You're going deep with this thing. 50 bucks. 555 00:21:53,913 --> 00:21:55,445 Jersey jon: There you go. Steve: Cheers. 556 00:21:55,514 --> 00:21:57,581 Robbie: Dang. Woo! 557 00:21:57,650 --> 00:21:58,649 Steve: You're a fisherman. 558 00:21:58,851 --> 00:21:59,984 Robbie: Alright, what else are we looking at in here? 559 00:22:08,795 --> 00:22:10,728 Jerry: So you wanted to see this one? 560 00:22:10,797 --> 00:22:13,931 Danielle: Yes, please. Jerry: Okay. 561 00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:17,001 Whoa, this has got a cast iron base to it. 562 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:18,001 Danielle: Ooh, that's going to be a heavy one. 563 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:20,671 While this corset represents a thing of beauty, 564 00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:23,407 It also represents women's bondage. 565 00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:25,076 Quite literally. 566 00:22:25,278 --> 00:22:27,878 It was not unusual for women to actually break their ribs 567 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:30,815 When they were corseting themselves into a dress. 568 00:22:31,017 --> 00:22:33,818 It's not whalebone. This is a metal rod. 569 00:22:33,886 --> 00:22:35,820 Jerry: About what year would that be? 570 00:22:35,888 --> 00:22:37,154 Danielle: Roughly turn-of-the-century. 571 00:22:37,222 --> 00:22:40,090 Jerry: The pinched waist was the big style at that time. 572 00:22:40,159 --> 00:22:42,293 Danielle: Yeah, right after that like, right around 573 00:22:42,495 --> 00:22:43,961 Like 1911, 1910. 574 00:22:44,030 --> 00:22:46,630 Things started to loosen up on the female body. 575 00:22:46,698 --> 00:22:48,632 In 1911, the lampshade tunic 576 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:51,101 Was invented by paul poiret. 577 00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:53,904 And when that happened, women stopped wearing corsets. 578 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:55,373 Jerry: Oh excuse me, I didn't mean to do that. 579 00:22:55,575 --> 00:22:57,040 Danielle: (laughs) 580 00:22:57,110 --> 00:22:59,710 Also, the suffragette movement started to gain momentum 581 00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:01,512 And it's wild that these two things 582 00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:02,913 Collided at the same time. 583 00:23:02,982 --> 00:23:04,715 Women needed a little bit more flexibility, 584 00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:08,719 And didn't want to be corseted in. 585 00:23:08,921 --> 00:23:09,720 'cause you can't sit there at a desk 586 00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:12,056 If you're corseted into the garment. 587 00:23:12,258 --> 00:23:13,724 Jerry: A little liberation. Danielle: Right, you have to 588 00:23:13,792 --> 00:23:14,859 Kind of lay on a fainting couch. 589 00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:16,794 That's why the fainting couch was invented, 590 00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:18,796 Because women would regularly pass out, 591 00:23:18,865 --> 00:23:20,531 Because their corsets were too tight. 592 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:21,932 We couldn't even sit down! 593 00:23:22,134 --> 00:23:24,668 But it's still such a beautiful piece of history 594 00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:26,604 And I do love to wear a corset. 595 00:23:26,806 --> 00:23:29,539 In the condition that this is in, 596 00:23:29,608 --> 00:23:31,875 I would offer $25 for it. 597 00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:34,678 Jerry: Ooh I thought it'd be more than that. 598 00:23:34,747 --> 00:23:35,879 Danielle: Yeah no. Not really. 599 00:23:35,948 --> 00:23:39,817 Jerry: How about that and the stand, $40. 600 00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:42,352 Danielle: I'll tell you, that and the stand. 601 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:43,421 I'd do 65 bucks. 602 00:23:43,623 --> 00:23:46,090 Jerry: They're yours. 603 00:23:46,292 --> 00:23:48,158 Danielle: Yeah, 'cause the stand is definitely worth that. 604 00:23:48,227 --> 00:23:54,698 Jerry: Okay, I feel good about it. Danielle: Amazing. 605 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,834 Steve: Alright guys, I got to show you the inside of the house. 606 00:23:56,903 --> 00:23:58,969 Jersey jon: This is awesome! Robbie: Wow! 607 00:23:59,038 --> 00:24:00,771 Jersey jon: Yeah man, woo. Robbie: So what is this? 608 00:24:00,973 --> 00:24:02,506 Steve: This is the master control panel 609 00:24:02,575 --> 00:24:04,774 For the entire property. 610 00:24:04,844 --> 00:24:06,710 You could open those garage doors, 611 00:24:06,779 --> 00:24:07,844 You could start up the zip-line, 612 00:24:07,913 --> 00:24:09,713 Turn on the lights on the tennis court. 613 00:24:09,916 --> 00:24:10,714 Robbie: Everything was right here? 614 00:24:10,783 --> 00:24:12,383 Steve: Everything was right here. 615 00:24:12,585 --> 00:24:14,518 Robbie: "south hall" 616 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,320 "lock down the front garage" 617 00:24:16,389 --> 00:24:17,655 "burglar alarm". 618 00:24:17,723 --> 00:24:19,122 Jersey jon: Here's the airplane. 619 00:24:19,192 --> 00:24:21,992 Steve: Some of these control some of the lighting in here. 620 00:24:22,061 --> 00:24:23,994 But I've been pushing them all and haven't seen- 621 00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:25,596 Jersey jon: Did I just turn the lights on downtown? 622 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:28,198 Steve: Maybe. (group laughing) 623 00:24:28,267 --> 00:24:29,600 Robbie: I mean, that's crazy. Steve: It's pretty awesome. 624 00:24:29,802 --> 00:24:31,802 Jersey jon: That's really cool. 625 00:24:31,870 --> 00:24:33,069 Robbie: What's the top lights for? 626 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:34,137 Steve: Those are little indicator lights that would 627 00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:36,673 Let you know when certain water pumps were running, 628 00:24:36,742 --> 00:24:38,142 Or if they were failing to run. 629 00:24:38,344 --> 00:24:41,011 Jersey jon: At this time, people washed their clothes by hand. 630 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,013 There was horse-and-buggies still on the streets. 631 00:24:43,082 --> 00:24:46,483 Meanwhile, w.J. Was building the luxury of automation 632 00:24:46,552 --> 00:24:47,551 Way before its time. 633 00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:49,085 It was the first smart home. 634 00:24:49,154 --> 00:24:50,955 Steve: Check out these little indicator lights up here. 635 00:24:51,157 --> 00:24:53,224 Jersey jon: Oh wow, it's got lights on it, robbie. 636 00:24:53,426 --> 00:24:54,892 Steve: It'll tell you what doors open here, what door's there. 637 00:24:54,961 --> 00:24:57,495 Robbie: He had to build this house, jersey! 638 00:24:57,697 --> 00:24:58,962 With all this stuff in it! 639 00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:02,433 All that wiring is built inside the fireplace, 640 00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:03,767 It's also interconnected 641 00:25:03,970 --> 00:25:05,169 To everything else that's in the house. 642 00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:08,772 Steve: You hit the switch, and this panel would pop open. 643 00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:11,041 So he came up with the burglar alarm. 644 00:25:11,110 --> 00:25:13,511 That switch would turn on every light on the property, 645 00:25:13,713 --> 00:25:14,978 It would phone the police. 646 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:17,915 It's been a bit of an overwhelming experience 647 00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:20,384 Seeing all these lights and switches and wires 648 00:25:20,453 --> 00:25:21,852 And cable pulleys. 649 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,054 I've got to basically reverse-engineer. 650 00:25:24,256 --> 00:25:27,992 Robbie: He can actually make this work again. Just crazy. 651 00:25:33,065 --> 00:25:35,332 Mike: Alright, you got a flange sign in here, 652 00:25:35,401 --> 00:25:36,734 Auto supplies. 653 00:25:36,936 --> 00:25:39,136 Obviously tires, firestone, porcelain. 654 00:25:39,338 --> 00:25:42,206 Jerry: Oh yeah. Oh that's going to be something to get down. 655 00:25:42,408 --> 00:25:44,874 Mike: Oh I know. See how it's got loss of porcelain on the edge? 656 00:25:44,944 --> 00:25:47,611 Mike: It's the same thing on the other side 657 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,013 Crawling up a little bit higher. 658 00:25:49,215 --> 00:25:51,148 And then you've got some chips, but I mean, overall, 659 00:25:51,350 --> 00:25:54,551 It's a great sign, the color's great, awesome subject matter. 660 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:55,753 The fact that it's a flange, 661 00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:56,954 Those are getting harder to find. 662 00:25:57,022 --> 00:26:00,557 Great color, great subject matter. It's cool. 663 00:26:00,626 --> 00:26:01,692 Mike: Here's what I'd do. 664 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:05,495 I'll do 1,200 on the firestone sign, 665 00:26:05,565 --> 00:26:07,764 And then on this clock, 666 00:26:07,833 --> 00:26:09,366 There's a big crack in the top of it. 667 00:26:09,434 --> 00:26:10,768 Right there. 668 00:26:10,970 --> 00:26:13,037 It's an advertising clock for tobacco. 669 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:17,107 I'd do a grand on the clock and 12 on the sign. 2,200. 670 00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:20,577 Jerry: Well those clocks are going for probably 2,000. 671 00:26:20,646 --> 00:26:21,978 Mike: Not in that condition. 672 00:26:22,047 --> 00:26:24,114 We're talking about a high-test antique here. 673 00:26:24,183 --> 00:26:26,850 I mean, something that's rare, that's difficult to find, 674 00:26:26,919 --> 00:26:29,987 But any little thing knocks it down in price. 675 00:26:31,723 --> 00:26:32,856 See the crack? Jerry: Yeah. 676 00:26:32,924 --> 00:26:34,057 Mike: See it? Jerry: Yeah, I seen it. 677 00:26:34,126 --> 00:26:36,727 Mike: It goes, just goes all the way through, you know. 678 00:26:36,796 --> 00:26:37,661 I tell you what, I'd do 1,200 on it, 679 00:26:37,729 --> 00:26:41,398 And 1,200 on the sign. 2,400. 680 00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:42,866 Jerry: I'd like to get 2,000 for it. 681 00:26:42,935 --> 00:26:45,936 Mike: Yeah I can't do that. I can't do that. 682 00:26:46,004 --> 00:26:48,405 You want to do 1,200 on the firestone sign? 683 00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:50,073 Jerry: I'll do that. 684 00:26:50,142 --> 00:26:51,875 Mike: Okay, let's do that, 1,200 on the firestone sign. 685 00:26:52,078 --> 00:26:54,745 Jerry: So, what would you give for that clock? 686 00:26:54,814 --> 00:26:57,948 Mike: I mean, I'm at 12 on it now. 687 00:26:58,017 --> 00:27:00,017 Jerry: Well give me 15 and you can take it then. 688 00:27:00,219 --> 00:27:02,753 Mike: I'll do 14 on it, I'm coming all the way up on. 689 00:27:02,822 --> 00:27:04,088 I'm telling you that crack hurts it. 690 00:27:04,156 --> 00:27:07,490 What about, what about, here, let me show you this. 691 00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:09,626 You stay right there. 692 00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:11,761 When you and danielle disappear, 693 00:27:11,830 --> 00:27:13,563 That's when I start digging deep. 694 00:27:13,633 --> 00:27:14,999 Jerry: Oh yeah, I seen that. 695 00:27:16,769 --> 00:27:20,637 Mike: Alright. Let's do this. 696 00:27:20,706 --> 00:27:21,905 Jerry: Boy, you got a good eye. 697 00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:25,709 You're pulling out the best stuff we got here. 698 00:27:25,778 --> 00:27:26,976 Mike: What are you talking about? 699 00:27:27,046 --> 00:27:30,581 I call this a tv light, or just a mood light. 700 00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:31,915 Obviously this is not a light. 701 00:27:32,118 --> 00:27:34,651 That would be made for you to see anything with, 702 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:35,853 This is just to strike a mood. 703 00:27:35,921 --> 00:27:37,587 Jerry: It's beautiful when it lit up. 704 00:27:37,657 --> 00:27:39,189 Mike: It's a cast iron frame, 705 00:27:39,257 --> 00:27:42,992 With a golden piece of slag glass, and then in the cast iron 706 00:27:43,062 --> 00:27:46,463 Is the impression of a majestic native american. 707 00:27:46,665 --> 00:27:48,799 I was blown away by it, 708 00:27:48,868 --> 00:27:50,867 Because the glass is intact in this piece, 709 00:27:50,936 --> 00:27:53,070 And things like this just didn't survive. 710 00:27:53,138 --> 00:27:56,673 Jerry: So what do you think? Mike: What do I think? 711 00:27:56,742 --> 00:27:57,741 Jerry: Yeah. Mike: Well... 712 00:27:57,810 --> 00:27:59,609 Jerry: Well you, you want to buy it? 713 00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:01,344 Mike: You want 15 for the clock. 714 00:28:01,414 --> 00:28:03,013 So let's do... 715 00:28:04,483 --> 00:28:06,550 Let's do 1,600 716 00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:07,985 For the clock and this. 717 00:28:12,158 --> 00:28:15,693 Basically what I'm offering for this is 200 bucks. 718 00:28:15,895 --> 00:28:17,627 I think this is probably like 350. 719 00:28:17,697 --> 00:28:19,630 Jerry: Yeah, that's really old. 720 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,965 Mike: What if I came up 100? 721 00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:24,434 I'll just, I'll just almost pay retail for this. 722 00:28:24,503 --> 00:28:27,438 So then I'm at 17 723 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,007 On the clock and this. 724 00:28:31,443 --> 00:28:32,642 Jerry: Okay. 725 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:34,845 Mike: We're doing it? Alright. 726 00:28:34,913 --> 00:28:37,014 Jerry: It hurts. Mike: I appreciate ya. 727 00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:40,851 Steve: So yeah, apparently, you would hit that button. 728 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,920 Upstairs in the garage, is a private club. 729 00:28:43,989 --> 00:28:46,990 This door here, I found buried up in the attic 730 00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:49,927 And I kept wondering what this piece was here for. 731 00:28:49,995 --> 00:28:52,062 Robbie: So that was like the little peephole, 732 00:28:52,130 --> 00:28:53,597 Hey the cops might be here, the party might be over. 733 00:28:53,799 --> 00:28:54,932 Jersey jon: The speakeasy door. 734 00:28:55,134 --> 00:28:57,201 Steve: Let them in or not. Jersey jon: Very cool. 735 00:28:57,403 --> 00:28:59,269 Robbie: Man, you have to wonder what the heck happened up here. 736 00:28:59,337 --> 00:29:01,871 Robbie: Holy cow! Look at this. Jersey jon: What a nice space! 737 00:29:01,940 --> 00:29:04,141 Robbie: What a killer space. Steve: Yeah. 738 00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:06,810 Robbie: Wow. So it looks like it was even an exercise room. 739 00:29:07,012 --> 00:29:09,813 Jersey jon: Cool. Robbie: Yeah. Feels good. 740 00:29:09,882 --> 00:29:11,882 Steve: Now I know what to use them for. 741 00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:13,349 Robbie: Yeah, you want to do it? Let's do it. 742 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:14,985 (group laughing) 743 00:29:17,222 --> 00:29:19,957 Robbie: So what's the deal with all this soda pop stuff? 744 00:29:20,025 --> 00:29:21,758 Steve: I've just found them up in the attic. 745 00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:24,160 I don't have any connection to them. 746 00:29:24,229 --> 00:29:27,096 I don't think they're really related to the home much, so. 747 00:29:27,166 --> 00:29:29,767 The house has been out of the family for over 50 years, 748 00:29:29,969 --> 00:29:32,836 And lots of things have come and gone. 749 00:29:32,905 --> 00:29:34,571 And so those are one of the things that 750 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,039 Must have came and stayed. 751 00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:38,575 Robbie: You're kidding me. Steve: What do you think? 752 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,711 Robbie: Wow. It's a whole crate. 753 00:29:40,913 --> 00:29:42,112 Jersey jon: So it's new-old stock. 754 00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:44,781 Robbie: It says there were 50. Steve: There were 50. 755 00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:45,849 Jersey jon: How many are in there now? 756 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:48,919 Robbie: Let me ask you, are you seriously 757 00:29:48,987 --> 00:29:50,787 Thinking about selling these? Steve: Yeah. 758 00:29:50,856 --> 00:29:51,655 Robbie: Okay. So can I pull them out? 759 00:29:51,857 --> 00:29:53,723 Cause condition means everything. 760 00:29:53,793 --> 00:29:54,991 Steve: Yeah, let's check them out. 761 00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:56,793 Robbie: I'm just going to lay them on the ground. 762 00:29:56,862 --> 00:29:58,995 They're in the original shipping crates. 763 00:29:59,064 --> 00:30:01,732 They were still sandwiched between the wax paper. 764 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:02,599 Got to get them all out of here. 765 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:04,868 You never find stuff like this. 766 00:30:05,070 --> 00:30:06,937 These hires root beers, these in particular, 767 00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:09,672 A mint one would sell for about 500 bucks. 768 00:30:09,741 --> 00:30:11,674 That's a retail number on that. 769 00:30:11,743 --> 00:30:13,943 But condition means everything. 770 00:30:14,012 --> 00:30:16,146 The biggest thing with soda sign collectors, 771 00:30:16,214 --> 00:30:20,417 These guys want to nitpick you on every little scratch, 772 00:30:20,486 --> 00:30:21,552 Every little scrape. 773 00:30:21,754 --> 00:30:24,087 The condition to me, I think, the retail number on them 774 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:28,358 Is going to be 3, 3 and a quarter on the top side of it. 775 00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:30,494 1,600 for the 8. 776 00:30:30,696 --> 00:30:33,030 That where I'd want to be. 777 00:30:33,232 --> 00:30:34,764 And I'm kind of varying that number because you know, 778 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,633 This one right here is probably... 779 00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:37,767 Steve: Taking an average, kind of? 780 00:30:37,837 --> 00:30:39,836 Robbie: Yeah, that's what I'm doing. 781 00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:41,971 That's probably $100 sign right there. 782 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,240 You don't have any of them that are dead mint. 783 00:30:44,309 --> 00:30:47,043 The fact that they were in this crate, I mean, makes a big plus. 784 00:30:47,112 --> 00:30:50,847 I'll tell you what I'd do, I'd give you the 1,600, 785 00:30:50,916 --> 00:30:52,983 And I'd give you another 100 for the crate. 786 00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:56,053 Steve: I like it. Robbie: Alright. 787 00:30:56,121 --> 00:30:56,720 Jersey jon: Thanks, buddy. Steve: Cool, thank you. 788 00:30:56,789 --> 00:30:57,855 Steve: That was quite shocking. 789 00:30:58,057 --> 00:31:00,724 I didn't know the retail value of them at all. 790 00:31:00,792 --> 00:31:02,993 Jersey jon: Wow. Robbie: Oh wow. 791 00:31:04,730 --> 00:31:05,995 Jersey jon: That's unusual. 792 00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:08,598 Robbie: Man, that I'd grade a nine all day long. 793 00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:09,799 Steve: Okay, good to know. 794 00:31:09,869 --> 00:31:11,468 Robbie: Most soda signs were painted. 795 00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:13,070 They weren't porcelain. 796 00:31:13,272 --> 00:31:16,873 Porcelain itself is going to be shinier and last longer. 797 00:31:16,942 --> 00:31:20,010 Where painted signs got scratched up. Three. 798 00:31:21,746 --> 00:31:23,881 Steve: 3, that's it, brother. 799 00:31:24,083 --> 00:31:25,348 Robbie: These actually are worth a lot more. 800 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:27,017 Steve: Okay. 801 00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:30,220 Robbie: If these hadn't been set in between the wax paper 802 00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:32,990 In their original state, they would already be scratched up. 803 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,425 Robbie: 1,600 bucks for the three. 804 00:31:35,493 --> 00:31:37,828 Steve: You do 18? 805 00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:41,831 Robbie: 1,700. 1,700 with the crate. 806 00:31:41,901 --> 00:31:43,967 Steve: And you guys carry them out? Deal. 807 00:31:44,036 --> 00:31:45,101 Jersey jon: Thanks, buddy. Robbie: Appreciate it. 808 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:47,570 The fact that they're still in the original crate 809 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:48,772 Makes them worth more money. 810 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,008 Don't scratch it, don't scratch it. 811 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,713 Jerry: Alright dani, I got to show you something over here 812 00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:58,915 You're not going to believe this one. 813 00:31:58,984 --> 00:32:01,117 Danielle: I'm pretty excited to see this. 814 00:32:01,186 --> 00:32:03,186 Jerry: This is one of our crown jewels of our collection. 815 00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:04,321 So... 816 00:32:04,523 --> 00:32:06,923 Danielle: Whoa! 817 00:32:06,992 --> 00:32:09,059 Jerry: This is a tub that mae west took a bath in. 818 00:32:09,128 --> 00:32:10,727 Danielle: Do you mind if I start taking some stuff out? 819 00:32:10,796 --> 00:32:12,929 Jerry: Yeah sure. Danielle: Okay. 820 00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:14,531 Jerry: These people came in, older people. 821 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:17,067 He was a nice old man. 822 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:19,069 And he said he was a bellhop there at the park hotel. 823 00:32:19,138 --> 00:32:21,804 It was the most luxurious hotel in michigan at the time. 824 00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:24,674 And all the movie stars stayed there 825 00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:25,742 And all the big-time gamblers. 826 00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:27,944 When the park finally closed down, 827 00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:29,946 They were going to bulldoze the whole thing. 828 00:32:30,015 --> 00:32:30,880 And they went to their employees and they said, 829 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:33,750 If you want anything, go and get it now, 830 00:32:33,818 --> 00:32:35,285 Because it's going to be bulldozed. 831 00:32:35,487 --> 00:32:38,155 Danielle: Shoot. 832 00:32:38,223 --> 00:32:39,556 Jerry: And then he said, mae west was the most beautiful 833 00:32:39,758 --> 00:32:41,758 Woman I ever seen in my life, 834 00:32:41,826 --> 00:32:43,826 And she took a bath in this tub. 835 00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:46,430 And went right for this tub right away. 836 00:32:46,498 --> 00:32:48,031 Danielle: What! 837 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:50,166 Jerry: And all those years he had it in his basement. 838 00:32:50,235 --> 00:32:52,635 Danielle: And it says right here 'the steel bath manufacturing 839 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:54,971 Company in detroit michigan.' 840 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:56,907 Do you think if I sat in it, it would hold me? 841 00:32:57,109 --> 00:32:58,241 Jerry: Oh absolutely. Danielle: You think so? 842 00:32:58,310 --> 00:32:59,842 (laughs) 843 00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:01,778 Danielle: I got to just see if it'll... 844 00:33:01,846 --> 00:33:02,979 Mae west was the end-all-be-all. 845 00:33:03,048 --> 00:33:05,382 There will never be any better. There just won't. 846 00:33:05,451 --> 00:33:07,316 She was magnetic. 847 00:33:07,386 --> 00:33:09,519 Holy monkey! 848 00:33:09,587 --> 00:33:11,788 And she just laid here 849 00:33:11,857 --> 00:33:14,124 In her little bath and just luxuriated. 850 00:33:14,326 --> 00:33:16,059 Wow. 851 00:33:17,129 --> 00:33:19,663 Robbie: What the heck is, that's not even a pool, man. 852 00:33:19,731 --> 00:33:21,865 Jersey jon: It's like a lake. 853 00:33:22,067 --> 00:33:23,733 Steve: The pool was almost like an abandoned, 854 00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:25,334 You know, sea world or something. 855 00:33:25,404 --> 00:33:27,070 Robbie: Wow! 856 00:33:27,139 --> 00:33:30,073 Steve: So this once was just a pond. So in the '30s, 857 00:33:30,142 --> 00:33:31,874 He did all this transformation, poured all the concrete, 858 00:33:31,943 --> 00:33:35,746 Did a cool waterslide feature over here. 859 00:33:35,948 --> 00:33:37,214 Jersey jon: It's like a water park. 860 00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:39,482 Steve: And over here, this lighthouse used to light up at night. 861 00:33:39,551 --> 00:33:40,884 Robbie: What the heck. 862 00:33:40,952 --> 00:33:42,485 Jersey jon: And over there was for the... 863 00:33:42,554 --> 00:33:44,021 Steve: Yes, the zip-line. 864 00:33:44,223 --> 00:33:46,223 He'd come out of his room in the morning and jump on... 865 00:33:46,291 --> 00:33:48,758 Robbie: Oh basically he would come off the house right here, 866 00:33:48,827 --> 00:33:50,894 And zip-line down into the pool. 867 00:33:50,962 --> 00:33:54,497 The features that w.J. Put into this pool 868 00:33:54,566 --> 00:33:56,700 Are over 100 years old. 869 00:33:56,902 --> 00:33:58,835 All the features are one-of-a-kind. 870 00:33:58,904 --> 00:34:01,971 It needs some serious restoration work. 871 00:34:02,041 --> 00:34:03,774 Steve: And then, when you're done, you climb up, 872 00:34:03,976 --> 00:34:04,574 You hit a little button with your foot, 873 00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:07,910 And zip, it takes you back up. 874 00:34:07,979 --> 00:34:09,179 Jersey jon: The kids must have loved that. 875 00:34:09,248 --> 00:34:12,049 Jerry: That's the story that... Danielle: This is the story. 876 00:34:12,251 --> 00:34:13,583 Jerry: They printed in the local newspaper down there. 877 00:34:13,652 --> 00:34:14,984 And that's my dad sitting there. 878 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:19,456 Danielle: That's your dad with his cowboy hat! Yes! 879 00:34:19,524 --> 00:34:21,390 Jerry: With his cowboy hat on, he's probably got his coveralls on too. 880 00:34:21,460 --> 00:34:23,860 Danielle: Oh wow. 881 00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:26,329 So the timing of this bathtub is about right 882 00:34:26,398 --> 00:34:28,732 For mae west 883 00:34:28,934 --> 00:34:29,866 To have been able to have been in it. 884 00:34:29,934 --> 00:34:32,669 But we don't have any solid provenance. 885 00:34:32,738 --> 00:34:33,870 Jerry: We don't. I can't prove it. 886 00:34:33,938 --> 00:34:36,806 All's I can say is I have no doubt that 887 00:34:36,875 --> 00:34:37,940 That man was telling me the truth. 888 00:34:38,009 --> 00:34:40,410 Danielle: Without the story it's worth $500. 889 00:34:40,479 --> 00:34:42,812 Jerry: Yeah, yeah. 890 00:34:42,881 --> 00:34:43,880 Danielle: It's just with that story, 891 00:34:43,949 --> 00:34:46,683 It definitely is worth more than 500 bucks. 892 00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:48,685 But how much is that, you know? 893 00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,987 Jerry: So what would you think? 894 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:56,292 Danielle: I could see adding another 1,000 onto that, 895 00:34:56,361 --> 00:34:57,828 Doing 1,500. 896 00:34:58,030 --> 00:35:00,297 I could see that with the local folklore, 897 00:35:00,365 --> 00:35:04,300 With your history it, with your father's history with this tub, 898 00:35:04,369 --> 00:35:05,235 With the... 899 00:35:05,304 --> 00:35:06,436 Jerry: So you're saying you believe that. 900 00:35:06,504 --> 00:35:07,704 Danielle: I believe that that could very well be true. 901 00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:10,506 Jerry: Okay, so this is your bathtub. 902 00:35:10,575 --> 00:35:13,109 Danielle: Ah! Jerry! Ah! 903 00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:15,111 Jerry: It's not about the money all the time, you know. 904 00:35:15,180 --> 00:35:18,848 These are my children, I want them to go to a good home. 905 00:35:18,917 --> 00:35:22,051 It's crazy, I know it sounds crazy, 906 00:35:22,121 --> 00:35:24,454 But that's what collectors do, they get a little nuts. 907 00:35:24,523 --> 00:35:25,989 Danielle: So exciting. 908 00:35:31,663 --> 00:35:32,862 Steve: Alright come on, 909 00:35:32,931 --> 00:35:34,998 You need to break out your flashlights. 910 00:35:39,271 --> 00:35:41,871 Jersey jon: Going to go right through the floor on this one. 911 00:35:41,940 --> 00:35:43,406 Robbie: Right here, dude, look at this. 912 00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:46,008 Steve: What do you got? Robbie: I think this is an early rat trap. 913 00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:48,812 Jersey jon: What? Steve: Is there anything in it? 914 00:35:49,014 --> 00:35:50,013 Jersey jon: Look at that thing, robbie. 915 00:35:50,215 --> 00:35:51,948 Robbie: It looks like, looks like, ooh hold on here. 916 00:35:52,016 --> 00:35:53,683 Jersey jon: I think it's upside down, no? 917 00:35:53,752 --> 00:35:54,484 Robbie: It's an early trap, dude. 918 00:35:54,553 --> 00:35:57,887 It could have been for, 919 00:35:57,956 --> 00:35:59,755 So I don't know how it would have worked. 920 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:01,024 You really have to figure these out, 921 00:36:01,092 --> 00:36:02,892 How these guys were making stuff back in the day. 922 00:36:02,961 --> 00:36:04,828 Jersey jon: Like for a rat or something? 923 00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:06,896 Robbie: It could have been for a raccoon. 924 00:36:06,965 --> 00:36:08,965 Steve: Squirrels, lots of squirrels around. 925 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:12,969 Robbie: There is a huge collecting field out there 926 00:36:13,038 --> 00:36:15,972 That collect mouse traps, rat traps, bird traps. 927 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,708 So to find one and figure out how it works, 928 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:20,910 That's what people are intrigued by. 929 00:36:20,979 --> 00:36:22,378 Robbie: I think the way this thing sat, 930 00:36:22,447 --> 00:36:23,847 It sat like this. 931 00:36:23,915 --> 00:36:26,716 And this string then ran back to here, 932 00:36:26,785 --> 00:36:29,853 Which is on a... Steve: Clothespin. 933 00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:30,920 Robbie: Right here. Jersey jon: Right. 934 00:36:30,989 --> 00:36:32,789 Robbie: And then this one did the same thing. 935 00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:34,724 So depending on which way you came in... 936 00:36:34,926 --> 00:36:36,192 Jersey jon: And the bait was in here. 937 00:36:36,261 --> 00:36:38,060 Robbie: The bait was in there. Jersey jon: You trip the bait. 938 00:36:38,129 --> 00:36:40,330 Steve: They both fall. Robbie: And then they both fall. 939 00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:41,998 Robbie: Boom, boom. Jersey jon: And you got a live animal in there. 940 00:36:42,067 --> 00:36:44,200 Steve: I could use that. Jersey jon: (laughing) yeah. 941 00:36:44,269 --> 00:36:46,136 Robbie: You want to keep this? Jersey jon: New pet squirrel. 942 00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:48,205 Steve: Yeah, you know, it's... Are you interested in it? 943 00:36:48,407 --> 00:36:50,273 Robbie: Dude, I think it's cool as can be, I love these things. 944 00:36:50,342 --> 00:36:53,743 Every single one of these... Jersey jon & steve: Is different. 945 00:36:53,811 --> 00:36:55,011 Robbie: Is different. 75 bucks. 946 00:36:58,416 --> 00:37:00,984 Steve: 100? 947 00:37:02,086 --> 00:37:05,221 Robbie: I think the top, top dollar on it's 125. 948 00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:06,756 I'm trying to leave a little... Steve: A little wiggle room? 949 00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:09,092 Robbie: Yeah. Steve: How about 80? 950 00:37:09,161 --> 00:37:10,960 Robbie: 80 bucks. Jersey jon: There you go. Thanks, bro. 951 00:37:11,029 --> 00:37:12,996 We'll be trapping raccoons by tonight, robbie. 952 00:37:15,033 --> 00:37:17,833 Jersey jon: It's like $100 piece. You ? 953 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:20,770 This sign has incredible subject matter, 954 00:37:20,839 --> 00:37:22,839 The condition is a little bit rough, 955 00:37:22,908 --> 00:37:25,442 But this is a company that's been around 956 00:37:25,644 --> 00:37:26,642 Since the early 1900s. 957 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:28,578 You know, it's a household name. 958 00:37:28,646 --> 00:37:30,446 It's a very cool piece. 959 00:37:30,515 --> 00:37:32,015 Mike: Look at that. 960 00:37:33,452 --> 00:37:35,652 Jerry: Whoa. So... 961 00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:38,321 Our store down state there... 962 00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:40,857 Mike: You're talking about the first place you guys had this museum? 963 00:37:40,926 --> 00:37:42,859 Jerry: Yeah, all the stuff used to be there. 964 00:37:42,927 --> 00:37:44,727 And to get to the little town of davis, 965 00:37:44,796 --> 00:37:47,997 You had to drive through waldenburg. 966 00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:50,800 And so this was the hardware store in waldenburg, 967 00:37:51,002 --> 00:37:53,602 The only store in the town of waldenburg. 968 00:37:53,672 --> 00:37:55,871 And we knew mr. Stier also. 969 00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:57,006 Mike: Yeah. What's great about the sign is, 970 00:37:57,075 --> 00:37:59,875 It's got graphics on it of the outboard motor. 971 00:37:59,944 --> 00:38:01,878 This is what they call a privilege panel, 972 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:03,880 Where they would have put your name up here. 973 00:38:04,082 --> 00:38:05,881 A lot of times that's down here on the bottom. 974 00:38:05,950 --> 00:38:08,951 You know, this is much larger at the top. 975 00:38:09,020 --> 00:38:11,620 But look at the font and the way they did this. 976 00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:12,755 Mike: The problem with it is, 977 00:38:12,824 --> 00:38:14,624 Is you can see through it right here. 978 00:38:14,692 --> 00:38:15,892 And it's about ready to rip. 979 00:38:16,094 --> 00:38:18,828 But you can tell, did you pull it off the wall? 980 00:38:18,897 --> 00:38:21,498 Jerry: No. We got that at a flea market. 981 00:38:21,700 --> 00:38:22,766 Mike: Okay, oh no kidding. 982 00:38:22,834 --> 00:38:24,100 Jerry: Out in the town of almeda. 983 00:38:24,168 --> 00:38:26,436 Mike: But you drove through this town all the time. 984 00:38:26,638 --> 00:38:28,104 Jerry: Every, every day. 985 00:38:28,173 --> 00:38:30,640 Mike: Okay. If this sign was really nice, I mean, to me, 986 00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:33,642 It's probably a $2,500 sign. 987 00:38:33,712 --> 00:38:35,178 But you know, it's got issues. 988 00:38:35,246 --> 00:38:37,981 It's got this going down the center, there's paint loss, 989 00:38:38,049 --> 00:38:40,784 There's a hole in it, there's a lot of nails 990 00:38:40,852 --> 00:38:42,585 That were tacked through it and such. 991 00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:45,989 In this condition, I'd pay, 992 00:38:50,795 --> 00:38:52,796 I'd pay a grand. Jerry: It's yours. 993 00:38:52,864 --> 00:38:54,797 Mike: You're doing it? Jerry: Yeah. 994 00:38:54,866 --> 00:38:55,798 Mike: Alright, my friend. Jerry: 1,000? 995 00:38:55,867 --> 00:38:57,467 Mike: $1,000. Jerry: Okay, you got it. 996 00:38:57,536 --> 00:38:58,601 Mike: I appreciate it. 997 00:38:58,804 --> 00:39:01,805 Jerry: I was sad to see so many things go in here today, 998 00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:05,408 But I know they were going to collectors. 999 00:39:05,610 --> 00:39:06,876 Mike: Alright, okay. 1000 00:39:07,078 --> 00:39:09,479 Jerry: Collectors take good care of the stuff, 1001 00:39:09,548 --> 00:39:10,746 And they treasure it. 1002 00:39:10,815 --> 00:39:12,949 And then they pass it onto another. 1003 00:39:13,018 --> 00:39:14,884 Mike: Alright, buddy. Thank you. Jerry: Alright. 1004 00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:17,620 And that gives it a chance for all these objects 1005 00:39:17,689 --> 00:39:18,755 To have a much longer lifespan. 1006 00:39:18,957 --> 00:39:22,558 Danielle: So good to actually meet you. 1007 00:39:22,627 --> 00:39:24,094 Jerry: So nice to meet you. 1008 00:39:24,296 --> 00:39:25,829 Danielle: And get to see you and hang out with you all day. 1009 00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:27,030 Jerry: Nice to meet you. Danielle: Thank you. 1010 00:39:27,232 --> 00:39:30,633 Mike: It was so important to jerry to honor his father, 1011 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:31,968 His mission, and his passion. 1012 00:39:32,170 --> 00:39:34,637 And as a romantic, jerry wants to pass this stuff on 1013 00:39:34,706 --> 00:39:37,106 To somebody that understands it. 1014 00:39:37,175 --> 00:39:38,908 We understand it, and we're going to push it forward. 1015 00:39:38,977 --> 00:39:41,110 Mike: I'll see you, buddy. Jerry: Alright. 1016 00:39:41,179 --> 00:39:43,179 Mike: Thank you for sharing your family's story with us. 1017 00:39:43,248 --> 00:39:44,981 Jerry: Absolutely. Thank you. Mike: You held on, my buddy. 1018 00:39:45,050 --> 00:39:46,782 Jerry: I feel good they went to some good people. 1019 00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:47,850 Danielle: I'm going to stay in touch. 1020 00:39:47,919 --> 00:39:49,786 Jerry: Do that. Danielle: I will, I will. 1021 00:39:49,854 --> 00:39:51,988 (honks horn) mike: See you, buddy! 1022 00:39:52,391 --> 00:39:53,990 (honks horn) 1023 00:40:08,873 --> 00:40:10,073 Jersey jon: Hey steve. Steve: Hey yeah. 1024 00:40:10,141 --> 00:40:12,742 Jersey jon: Hey, so I found this industrial base, 1025 00:40:12,810 --> 00:40:14,610 It's like a foot-powered mechanism 1026 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:15,812 To drive a piece of machinery. 1027 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,080 Steve: Would it have a belt on there? 1028 00:40:18,150 --> 00:40:20,015 Jersey jon: Yeah, it would have had a flat belt on it. 1029 00:40:20,084 --> 00:40:22,685 So it's kind of cool, probably about 1875, 1880. 1030 00:40:22,888 --> 00:40:24,954 Before electric motors were around, 1031 00:40:25,023 --> 00:40:27,490 This was a human-powered motor, by your feet. 1032 00:40:27,692 --> 00:40:29,492 Jersey jon: I mean, to me, 1033 00:40:29,561 --> 00:40:31,027 It's like $100 piece. 1034 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:34,497 Steve: Okay, 'cause to me it's like a $500 piece. 1035 00:40:34,566 --> 00:40:37,166 Jersey jon: Really? No. 1036 00:40:37,235 --> 00:40:38,968 Steve: I don't know, you said 1880, man. Like, I don't know. 1037 00:40:39,170 --> 00:40:41,104 Jersey jon: Yeah, but I see quite a few of these. 1038 00:40:41,306 --> 00:40:43,373 I mean, the most I'm going to do, dude, is like 125 bucks. 1039 00:40:43,575 --> 00:40:44,640 What do you think? 1040 00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:46,842 Steve: I say you bring it on out. 1041 00:40:46,911 --> 00:40:48,911 Jersey jon: Yeah? Steve: Yeah. Why not? 1042 00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:50,580 Jersey jon: Alright. I like that, thank you. 1043 00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:51,848 Steve: You bet. Well I like you. 1044 00:40:51,917 --> 00:40:53,382 Every little bit's going to help us out. 1045 00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:55,985 Jersey jon: Yeah, and then we got to get a new roof on this place. 1046 00:40:56,054 --> 00:40:59,722 Robbie: This is hands-down the most customized home 1047 00:40:59,790 --> 00:41:01,057 I've ever been in, in america. 1048 00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:04,994 From the roof line to the pool, to the automation. 1049 00:41:05,063 --> 00:41:08,731 Everything that w.J. Moore did here, was a one-off. 1050 00:41:08,934 --> 00:41:09,666 And it's all right there in his head. 1051 00:41:09,868 --> 00:41:13,135 Alright, jersey, I can't believe... 1052 00:41:13,204 --> 00:41:15,672 Dude, what's up with that? Jersey jon: That's heavy, man. 1053 00:41:15,874 --> 00:41:17,273 Robbie: Alright, I know it's heavy. 1054 00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:19,609 Steve: Good luck catching some there and catching something here. 1055 00:41:19,678 --> 00:41:20,810 Robbie: Yeah. Check that out. 1056 00:41:20,879 --> 00:41:22,878 Dude, it has been one incredible day. 1057 00:41:22,947 --> 00:41:25,147 Jersey jon: It really has. Steve: Likewise. 1058 00:41:25,216 --> 00:41:27,083 Jersey jon: The whole story, this whole place is amazing. 1059 00:41:27,152 --> 00:41:29,886 It's so cool it's still intact, like it's all still here. 1060 00:41:29,955 --> 00:41:31,487 Robbie: I'd love to wake up to this every day. 1061 00:41:31,556 --> 00:41:32,889 Just the challenge of it. 1062 00:41:33,091 --> 00:41:34,957 Steve: Put a little elbow grease into it, and... 1063 00:41:35,026 --> 00:41:37,226 The stuff that we sold, hopefully will pitch into 1064 00:41:37,295 --> 00:41:40,429 The new roof and to some of the other pieces of the property 1065 00:41:40,499 --> 00:41:41,898 That we need to fix. 1066 00:41:41,966 --> 00:41:42,698 Robbie: Appreciate it, thank for sharing. 1067 00:41:42,767 --> 00:41:43,966 Jersey jon: Really appreciate it. 1068 00:41:44,035 --> 00:41:45,902 Steve: You bet, thank you. Jersey jon: Alright. 1069 00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:47,836 Robbie: Steve has a huge task to undertake. 1070 00:41:47,906 --> 00:41:48,571 (honks horn) jersey jon: Thanks, buddy. 1071 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,172 Steve: Yeah, thank you guys. 1072 00:41:50,242 --> 00:41:54,176 Robbie: But the biggest plus for him, is that w.J. Left enough 1073 00:41:54,246 --> 00:41:57,013 Behind to give him the path that he needs to finish this project. 1074 00:41:58,583 --> 00:41:59,983 Subtitling: Difuze