The Anticipation - Its KILLING me! - POLL

[mjm579]

So, my yard sale profits were chewing a hole in my pocket. I took a ride to an auction about 45 min away. I had to wait nearly three hours just to bid on these wooden boxes. Why you ask? Well, first they are pretty darn cool for one. AND, I opened the one drawer before the auction started (people were still busy with the box lots in the other room - got there too late to bother with those) and noticed film canisters with "beads" and "earring backs" written on the lids. 'Nuf said. I closed the box and went along my merry way. I haven't looked inside and now as I make my 45 min trek back home, I wonder, what was your best "mystery box" find? I'll be sure to share what I find inside as soon as I get home. Pulled off the road to share (btw, thx for "getting me")! Better "box" photos to follow. PAID $25 (plus 6% tax plus 10% buyers premium).

 

[mjm579]

Had to stop for groceries, so I grabbed these pics in the meantime.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

You home yet?

 

[mjm579]

You home yet?

Yea, but it's time to cook dinner.

 

[mjm579]

What's behind drawer number 1?

Too funny - looks like I won't be needing to buy a set of jeweler's screwdrivers.

 

[Jayers]

That first drawer is a fine set of hobby tools, no matter what hobby. Most of those I have for model train building. So far so good.

 

[mjm579]

What's behind drawer number two?

Looks like a decent miniature mitre box (with literature - otherwise I would have had no idea what it was).

 

[Limitool]

The pine box and drawers don't "appear" to be too old with plywood bottoms... but I'll be curious to see what you find out.... LET US KNOW.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

The packaging on some of those tools & toys looks to be 1960's, like the Starrett Small Hole Gauge box (it doesn't actually contain hole gauges). Some real goodies there among the screws.... You'd easily get your $25 plus tax plus premium and likely double that just for the goodies only. Consider that a real bonus. Shall we say that you actually found treasure?

 

[mjm579]

....and to complete box number one....what's behind drawer number three?

 

[mjm579]

Oddly enough, box number two, with all of the film canisters had just that, film canisters filled with brads, beads (nothing of quality), and a few other odds and ends. It did have an x-acto knife.

 

[mjm579]

That first drawer is a fine set of hobby tools, no matter what hobby. Most of those I have for model train building. So far so good.

That's funny bc I was trying to figure out what this guy (gal) did with all of these tools, etc...

Train builder, clock builder, ....?

 

[mjm579]

The packaging on some of those tools & toys looks to be 1960's, like the Starrett Small Hole Gauge box (it doesn't actually contain hole gauges). Some real goodies there among the screws.... You'd easily get your $25 plus tax plus premium and likely double that just for the goodies only. Consider that a real bonus. Shall we say that you actually found treasure?

I'm happy.
Not gold...or a rare coin....
But treasure in my book.

I'll prob sell the tools (except for the jeweler's screwdriver set) and keep the boxes for my jewelry stash.

 

[clovis97]

My guess is that whoever owned that box was a model builder and a jewelry/bead person.

Evergreen plastic and Testors paint, along with Xacto tools are a dead give away to a model builder.

Maybe it was a husband and wife hobby box? I am constantly using my wife's bead/jewelry hobby supplies for building models.

 

[Red James Cash]

Not my find but my brothers.He got a box of stuff at an auction a number of years ago.Mostly junk until he got to the bottom,a nice pair of spurs marked 7th Cavalry.

 

[Butter Hat]

That was some find!

 

[Army of 1]

A great score ..cheers Mick

 

[mugsisme]

Cool find! What are you plans for the dresser? It is awesome, never mind all the other treasures you found inside.

 

[mjm579]

Not my find but my brothers.He got a box of stuff at an auction a number of years ago.Mostly junk until he got to the bottom,a nice pair of spurs marked 7th Cavalry.

Thx for sharing.

I was at an auction about a month ago. The one guy said he bought a box lot the week before. There was a mason jar filled with cufflinks. Guess some of the cufflinks turned out to be gold and he made over $800 off of them.

 

[stonehenge]

Old model paints sell well. I picked some up as part of a mixed lot for a few bucks and sold them for $8. & $10 each.