omg... im rich

[mr. dalek]

today i was at a yardsale and i found a 100 yr old (about there cant center the date) photo album late victorian design the most astounding thing ... it has a mark on the hindges that say pat. aped. for (patent appiled for) witch makes it a prototype of its class or style the family crest on the inside its worn down but i can recognize its design and the inside has a little box made from gold right now im trying to id the hallmark and get a acturate age but for 5 bucks im gonna make a killing on ebay then im gonna clean it up and fix the hinges

[Stone Fox]

good find mate! Good luck at the auction, post a link to it so we can see how well you do.

[mr. dalek]

i will i havnt started rebuiding im kinda wery of using cleaners so any good ideas are apprecated ive found out some odd things the book is is 1 of 3 designs all freestanding all include a mirror (mines missing) locking clips and a hinge that says patent applied for all of them are from the same maker the look is very signature heart shaped mirror (except the third i saw it had a floral mirror) all have 1837-1879 victorian design all used the same styled paper and cutout shapes ive rounded it to 1871 (invention of the dryplate photo) 1880 (photo becomes popular and handheld) but i cant find any maker name company or patend being passed for a freestanding photo album

[Joe]

antiques such as this are the same as collector coins .. you should leave it in its current state and not touch it with any chemicals .. this will actually help it retain its value .. cleaning it will depreciate the value of it.

[PimpMySystem]

Joe is right dont you touch it with it it could half its value and thats not exagurated

[mr. dalek]

k but id like to at least fix up the pages some theve recived some major where and tear wat would you say to that?

note im not gonna start anything til ive got a good knowage off this subject

[PimpMySystem]

just clean things of with towel and a dryer thats all i would do clean it up carefully but dont change anything and keep its somewhere safe and dry and in the dark

[mr. dalek]

ok that sounds best ill post a link when its ready but it really is a pretty photobook good condtion for a 120 yr old book hey do you think its a good idea to keep it in a gun safe?

[Zefram]

I'd say, Mr Dalek, put those antique in a air-tight packaging and put it in some safe deposit box............ and after your retirement you could sell those antique and with that money you could make yourself a real dalek :D

[PimpMySystem]

yup in a gunsafe is just fine
lol when we are on retirement all the water in lakes will be dirty and its gonna be about 30 degrees in the winter and water rises to our shoes who would care about a stupid almost 200 year old photobook

[omga14]

big time congrats bro'. i used to watch that antiques road show sometimes and some dude decided to have fun and take a bunch of stuff his old land lady told him he could have. one painting was $3000+ and some bedroom set was crafted by some dude in the victorian age that worked for nobles and appraised at $80k. haha, dude almost fainted at that one.

i never have luck like that but i will continue my barn search for that special project muscle car. maybe i can find someone who doesn't know the value of their worn 69 and a half Camaro. the rarest camaro ever made. i could sell it to Chip Foose or Boyd Coddington for a nice retirement starter:D

[mr. dalek]

lol well im not gonna have it till retirment i dont have the room nor the keeping abilty to take care of it for that long even in a safe and i am building my own dalek ive al righty got the eyestalk complete but the money from this will be invested in something omga on the note of a camaro my neighbor has one thats yellow its his prized possion i dont think he has even driven it since ....1960? but iive seen him out there taking care of it then driving a nissan to work

[mr. dalek]

update working on getting pictures soon need to fix my camrea (reinstall drivers) but yesterday when i whent to the moose lodge i meet a guy who has all this antques and wants to sell them on ebay but is afreid of computers (oy) hes gonna give me a precent of the sale if i can do it

so far hes told me he has

a orignial in the box 1964 gi joe
a mint washington woodburning stove

then he said a room in his house is full to the top with old crap from his parents friends relitaves and just genral people offloading junk onto him

[PimpMySystem]

i would just keep it as long as you can until you Really ( no not for a AMD with gddr3 ram if it comes :p )need it then its value is naturally higher

[mr. dalek]

naturally i would but theres no room here ive got a dog a cat that likes to pee on things and a cricketfarm in my backyard then a entier room full of computer equiptment (most of witch is now outdated and in need of replacing)just not enogh room for stuff that im not gonna use but if this becomes a occupatant ill buy a shed but till then