jeffandmistie(TEXAS)
Jr. Member
Cleaned out Grandpa's house.....ew
A little history....My grandfather was a hoarder. He collected and kept EVERTHING. When he died last year, the family wanted to just bulldoze the house....as is. The house was built in the 1830's...BEAUTIFUL. Unfortunately it did get bulldozed (family said the stench would never come out) but not before my husband and I went through as much as we could. Not only was my grandfather a hoarder of things, but of animals too. I cannot even describe the disgust. We had to walk over 4ft of stuff and just start digging. We were amazed to put it lightly.....It took a long time and we found alot. Armoire, sideboard, table, chairs, dishes, coins, stamps, boxes, clocks, paintings, sketches, prints, dolls, toys, .....A full storage building, bought only to hold what we took from there. Truckloads. BUT it was all soooo nasty, it had to air out for months and ALOT of cleaning had to be done. We worked on the big pieces first....to get them in the house. And the paintings and sketches. We sold some crystal cut to clear on ebay...and some silver items. I have no idea how old this stuff is, so i thought i would start a little at a time....and see if you know anything about it. I am still researching. If you have anything you collect or want to ask about...please please let me know. I can take pictures. I hate to sell this stuff in a garage sale to people who dont have a clue or appreciate its value. We have already taken all the sentimental stuff. Ok here are a few sketches and paintings i have....
A little history....My grandfather was a hoarder. He collected and kept EVERTHING. When he died last year, the family wanted to just bulldoze the house....as is. The house was built in the 1830's...BEAUTIFUL. Unfortunately it did get bulldozed (family said the stench would never come out) but not before my husband and I went through as much as we could. Not only was my grandfather a hoarder of things, but of animals too. I cannot even describe the disgust. We had to walk over 4ft of stuff and just start digging. We were amazed to put it lightly.....It took a long time and we found alot. Armoire, sideboard, table, chairs, dishes, coins, stamps, boxes, clocks, paintings, sketches, prints, dolls, toys, .....A full storage building, bought only to hold what we took from there. Truckloads. BUT it was all soooo nasty, it had to air out for months and ALOT of cleaning had to be done. We worked on the big pieces first....to get them in the house. And the paintings and sketches. We sold some crystal cut to clear on ebay...and some silver items. I have no idea how old this stuff is, so i thought i would start a little at a time....and see if you know anything about it. I am still researching. If you have anything you collect or want to ask about...please please let me know. I can take pictures. I hate to sell this stuff in a garage sale to people who dont have a clue or appreciate its value. We have already taken all the sentimental stuff. Ok here are a few sketches and paintings i have....
