For your chance to win $100,000 and support a great cause enter at www.omaze.com/... After a big estate purchase Melissa and I go through the boxes to see what we got! follow along with our super cool unboxing episode!
Alex the painting is called Cows by the River and the original was from 1908..:) That was sooo dear of you to give that sewing machine to Melissa..as soon as you were showing it to her, i was thinking, Please give it to Melissa..she’s so sweet..great video..Best wishes
The Kewpie dolls are Chalkware Kewpie Flapper Dolls. Dating from the 1920’s. I love the unboxing videos. So many things that are fun. I love that Melissa is taking the sewing machine.
Eastern Star teacup set! My grandmother was an Eastern Star! It was a auxillary of woman in a spiritual based organization that served their communities and sisterhood! The star was their emblem!🙏🏾♥️
OMG that makes perfect sense I was racking my brain trying to think what they would have put in that bag I am 65 so I well remember hanging clothes on the line for my mother and we did have a bag with a clothes hanger sewn into it nothing fancy just usable
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My old Hall China book lists your coffee pot under "Tricolator Products" and the shape/style is "Wilson." The price listed is $20-25 USD, but my Hall China Book was purchased in 1989, so I don't know what current values are. I have 25 or so Hall teapots. :)
At one time they would have a bridal shower called a teacup party. My Mom was married in the 30's and they would serve tea in new teacups and cakes on fancy new plates. Everyone brought one. After washing up they were gifted to the bride to be. Great pieces. Glad Melissa got to keep the sewing machine. Would love to have one like that as mine is so heavy to lift. Great treasures. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤
Exactly. I've seen simular in my family as well. Maybe she would continue the collection or just cherish the cups and saucers from that special day. Always stored in beautiful glass cabinets that warned to stay away from. It was a great tradition that young brides I think would still enjoy. Brides have so many different showers within the church family this one would still be great for just ladies ones. Those were some pretty teacups in her collection.
Awesome for Melissa to keep the sewing machine. Sewing machines to some women are the equivalent of an old car to some men 😂 Melissa please video you and your mom and grandma using that machine for the first time we would love it
yes...great machine, but the comment ewquvalent to old car got me! I have a Singer industrial dateing at least the to the 1940s...love that machine. (but love all my worker bees here )
My Grandma had one. Not quite as fancy. This was in amazing condition. Grandma kept her "Support hose " her whispering Which was her Stockings. She lived to almost 90. passed in 1981. Never wore anything but dresses her Entire life. Isn't that amazing. She worked for Rice Stix which ironically made Lee jeans.
The teacup with stars is representative if Eastern Star which is a branch of the Masonic temple. My mother was in that from age 18 to into her 80s. Ironically enough she also had a Singer Featherweight machine.
This is mom's everyday sewing machine! She has everything in this case, in excellent condition. Very satisfying to watch the two of you unpack your finds. We need more of this!
Alex, that pink glass/silver top jar is Victorian, and called a biscuit jar. I used to sell those on ebay, and one like yours would usually fetch around $300+. The handle can be soldered back on, and the top would have to be glued back on. They used to use a grout-like material to attach them. It is definitely worth restoring. You should get a better price for it if you do that.
@@raraavis7782 that’s what it made me think of too. Changed daily but not really eaten. I couldn’t have that, I would be having snacks at 3am every night! 😂
@@scotcat7182 Lol, true! Sweets on the bedside table! The temptation. I wonder what kind of cookie needs to be exchanged daily, though. I remember them saying it, but it seed odd to me.
Oh, Melissa! I’m so happy you chose to keep the Singer Featherweight! I have one that my mother gifted me in the 1970s. They may be small, but they are a workhorse of a machine! Find a reputable place to have it cleaned and give it some love. There are multiple Featherweight Facebook groups and oodles of RU-vids that will help you to get started. You can also look up the serial number online to see when your machine was made. Can’t wait to see what your first project will be! Happy sewing!!!
Melissa buy a charm square package of fabric and sew those nice little squares together. You cannot go wrong. Abagail is the perfect age to sew straight seams also. 🇨🇦
The featherweight is perfect as a starter, and Abigail is not too young to begin sewing. The boys may be interested, too. Boys tend to be interested in the machine aspect of sewing.
Someone cherished this collection. Someone had a great eye. Overall great shape. Good examples of the decorative arts while maintaining practicality. Impressive.
Same here. Northwood popped right out of my mouth. Just got to see if the marking is an N or Z with underscore (_). N underscored would be correct where Z underscore is a...reproduction, imposter.
Loved your unboxing Melissa and Alex! Great finds, please let us know when they are ready for sale. The box with the animals were from Uruguay and the artist is Artesania Rinconada. They should all be marked with AR on the bottom of their feet. There is also another artist named Rinconada from there that makes those adorable creatures. Jocelyn will be able to help you with your new finds, especially the glass and the AR figurines. Really enjoyed seeing all your new treasures, thank you for sharing that!
Your Royal Dux vase is worth some money for sure. Without damage a range from $200 up to $675 is what I found in a quick search. Might be worth repairing. It's a beautiful piece.
Alex, Royal Dux is a Czech/ Czechoslovak Porcelain making company. They mostly specialize on porcelain figurines, especially of hunting scenes, animals etc.
That first glass jar is beautiful, definitely worth restoring. Pyrex! And it's a beautiful color & print! Cola bottle- SCORE! Oh, the featherweight machine! I'm a quilter, and yes, that is a valuable machine. Probably $500 American, especially with all the accessories. Get it cleaned, refurbished (rubber parts) probably about $100 American, and it will sew 4ever. The tea cup collection is beautiful. What an interesting person(s) to have such wonderful things, and to keep them in such stellar condition.
My mom has the exact same machine....and she still uses it. She bought it back in the 1950's used, and it still works. She has the case, the button holer and the guide. I learned to sew on this machine, and it is such a great find. Melissa will have loads of fun sewing on it.
What a wonderful collection! Everything was in great condition and that's so surprising considering the age of many items. I admit, it hit a lot of my aesthetic buttons! From the stretch/swung vases, the gorgeous mid-mod Le Creuset cookware, to the vintage tea sets (I belong to a Tea Scout group and this is right up our alley!) I follow a lot of historical fashion youtubers and the older pieces are great to learn how thing were constructed. This whole video with the collections, Melissa helping... all was such a joy to watch. :)
Those dolls would have been to put your pyjamas into for the daytime. The pink glass with the handle looks almost like a candle lantern but there are no vent holes in the lid. I have two featherweight sewing machines. One is a freearm. I keep one permanently set up for buttonholes.
Exciting that the sponsors finding you are so worthy of this channel's exceptional goodness. Everything in these boxes was droolable. The lovely Melissa made the video even better! Always a delight to see her.
I'm lucky enough to have my late aunt's Singer Featherweight. They're great little machines and Melissa will enjoy it! It should have a tray that sits on top of the machine and lifts off. There are lots of online sources for extra parts and accessories.
I love my featherweight. It cost me $400 over 25 years ago. That one is incredible condition. You can check the age by looking at the silver looking plate pattern.
Alex I’m sure you know you can date by the serial number. You can do it Melissa Featherweights are great little machines. Practically indestructible and parts are readily available.
We were given a set of 12 collector tea cups with saucers in 1967. I have regifted them over the years but still have several. The porcelain is so transparent you can almost see through it.
The 1920's - 1930's doll with the hat & fabric pouchwould lay on the bed to keep one's pajamas in ( it's not for dirty clothes). Nice collection of items, I enjoy your videos👏🏽❣👍🏽 thank you both ❣
The clown fabric bag things were to store your nightgown. They weren't laundered every morning, so you would place them in the bag. If you didn't have anything that fancy, you would just place them under your pillow. My grandmother (who was born in 1890) spoke about this habit very casually when I was a child. She was surprised that I tossed my nighties into the hamper every morning.
My grandmother used them her whole life. I don’t wash my nighties every day because I shower before bed every night. But I do not wear one for more than maybe 3 days max. Back then, they had far, far fewer clothes than what we have. Even the wealthier classes.
@@debshaw680 Linen was the fabric of choice for underclothing for just this reason. I have started using my hand sewn, linen medieval shifts in everyday rotation since the start of covid and surprising those folks knew a thing or two. My shift stays reasonably fresh for 1 week, this being independently sniff tested by my daughter. lol
My grandmother puts her nightgown under her pillow before she makes her bed. She'll wear the nighty three or 4 days before washing it. She's almost 103.
31 minutes the Red Cross cup is for giving liquids to a bedridden patient. The lily of the valley teacup is sweet. My grandmother collected teacups and I have 1 of hers.
Omg- Le Creuset is EXPENSIVE! An antique set like that would be amazing. Really happy Melissa accepted the sewing machine; if she likes the orange Creuset set, she should definitely accept that too! You two both work too hard to pass up on goodies you really like, when they so rarely come along like this. Overall you got some quality pieces in this mystery unboxing! Well done!
Featherweight machines are highly desirable by quilters. The Hall tea pot is great and the biscuit jar even broken I'd love to have! 10 minutes in and I'm wishingvI lived closer and shipping wasn't so terribly high. Is that what they call a fingervase? I've seen the Crazy Lamp Lady buy them and her resell is very high. In fact she collects them
Hello Alex and Melissa good to see you both. Very interesting items you guys have there,beautiful stuff 👍cool. Love watching your videos 👏👏⭐️🌺🦋🌈hope to hear from you both soon. Lots of love 💖❤️😊😘🙏🏻from Edith in cairns Queensland Australia 🇦🇺. Cheers!!!
What a terrific unboxing. So much more of the things I collect have been in your videos lately. I never thought I’d see you getting Le Creuset. I’ll never give up mine. When I finished college, I sublet 2 different apartments and both had kitchens with that cookware. I knew nothing about it but quickly saw how great it was. When I got my own apartment, I saved up and started buying Le Creuset for myself. Still using those starter pieces. Thanks for keeping us interested.
Absolutely love the glass pieces. We recently inherited several pieces (like way too many). Upon selling them off we definitely learned a lot about glass. We did keep a few pieces though. Amazing reads about the history behind some of the glass companies over the years. I’d have to say the Viking glass and Blenko are our favorites. We sold several Fenton pieces. Most of what we sold were from the 50s up to late 70s.
Having just a few boxes to go through, and being able to do it at a calm pace, with Melissa, and lots of normal conversation between the two of you (not kinda stiff like some live-stream convo can be) lead to a quiet, peaceful video where we could appreciate each piece and enjoy the discussion. Really just what I needed on a tense night after a stressful day. Serendipitous timing! Thanks so much!
Good Morning, Alex. I love waking up to your videos with my morning coffee! The milk glass lady head vase is showing on eBay as a succulent planter. Not sure that's correct but several listings as such.
Milk glass head appears to be product container, Circa 1900, and would have had a metal or paper lid. When the product was used up you had an attractive vase.
Melissa, So glad you are keeping the sewing machine.. those are so easy to use .. can set it is just about anywhere.. mine was stolen .. will replace it one day .. they are not easy to find especially like the one you have now !! 😊
Love the Artesania Rinconada animals. Also love the art glass, I don't have room for another piece, but it sure is beautiful. I would suspect that the milk glass head vase is Mosser, but not sure.
My son bought a brand new set of pots with stand for $20. Worth more than $500. Looked like a gift that nobody used or knew the value of. Feel sorry for the gifter
@@ivydickson7596 My mom bought one in 1965 and we still use it. Best quality in the world but they tend to be pretty heavy. If you can afford them they will last a lifetime. Your son was lucky, we all need that sometimes! Best wishes Ian.
That horse may be one of Henry VIII war horses that he personally bred. There are still a number of them at Hampton Court from the original line. This was one of the best videos I've seen. I love thecrelaxed banter between you and Melissa. My kids are named Alex and Melissa.
The "masonic' cup and plate is for the Eastern Star group, which is the women's group (but they do have men belonging). To be able to join, you have to have a relative that is a mason and they are affiliated with the masons in that they usually are a 'sister' group with that masonic lodge.
Just putting away my 40-year-old 'le Creuset' pot after finishing off a stew last night! Crikey, just looked up the new price £215! Ouch, but still good value after having used it all these years…
@Jesus IsGod Despite your name I am afraid you are wrong. The cast-iron ware is still made at the original foundry location in Fresnoy-le-Grand, in France, though other products, such as their stainless steel and ceramics ones are indeed made elsewhere. The foundry was featured in a 2020 BBC programme called "Inside the factory.
I was wondering how long it was going to be before Alex couldn't resist on getting his hands in the box. I was really enjoying Melissa taking things out
I think it is the man-explain thing. If he could hold back and let her look and visualize what she might or might not use it for. I think we might get a few laughs .
I am so glad you had Melissa help on this unboxing...so many beautiful items we got a better view of. Loved most everything! I was thinking about the niche you were building into the new house-the art glass vases would add color and warmth.
Great job you two, you a amazing team!!❤️ Enjoy these unboxing videos, a treasure after treasure sharing! Mellisa I would love to see more on the sewing machine adventures👍❤️❤️
The sewing machine is lovely and hardly ever used by the looks of it, I have the same buttonholer attachment on my older Singer sewing machines and it is very interesting to use. They have cams you drop into the bottom of the item in the size you want.
Quick bit of advice on sewing machine maintenance passed on from my late Dad, only use Singer sewing machine oil on a Singer, Dad was not much of a one for brand loyalty, but he was over Singer oil. All the oiling points should be in the manual. A beauty of a machine for sure! I love my little Singer 99, I swear with the right needle it would sew through iron . . .
I've got two old ones, one still with the original bill of sale ..they're the bigger ones with the cast treddle peddle and the fold away into their own cupboard
Great treasures. My Grandma had a singer in the case. I was given it by my Sweet Momma. I will use that machine over any new one. My Grandma worked at Rice Stix factory which they made Lee Jeans. The mechanics there kept Grandma's Singer in tip top shape. Awesome 🌟
The clown and what looks like a fancy clothespin bag look newer because of the material - maybe 1960's or so? The teapot set and the biscuit jar - Oh my, how beautiful! I have the Featherweight that was my mother-in-law's which she used only a few times. I am a quilter and have never used it myself though I treasure it. Wonderful items and fun to watch the unboxing!