The little bear is a koala with an opal in the middle you can get them in tourist shops in Australia

@Starshadow

Жыл бұрын

Cane here to say that. My Mum was an Aussie war bride. I’d know a koala with my eyes closed.

@Starshadow

Жыл бұрын

*came not cane. Dang typos

@erad67

Жыл бұрын

@@Starshadow Hover your curser over your comment, you'll see 3 dots appear to the right. If you click on those, you can edit your comment. Don't need to make a new comment.

@jksampley5872

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Koala!!

@1cutebyrd

Жыл бұрын

My dad brought me one of those koalas from his trip to Australia.

Hi you two, the little bear/mouse with opal tummy is a Koala bear as opals come from Australia mainly. Great video, xxx

@Fees-Shed

Жыл бұрын

Yes Koala defo and Australia is famous for opals

@douglastalbot8031

Жыл бұрын

@@Fees-Shed Noticed that right away so the Opal is probably genuine.

@SouthernBelleReviews

Жыл бұрын

Oh nice!!!

@jennayoung1911

Жыл бұрын

I came to comments just to say this! Aussie opal in a koala (not koala bear)

@ivylasangrienta6093

Жыл бұрын

Came to the comments just for this!

Wait...what? No cars in this video? I'm going to have to rethink my subscription to this channel! (Just kidding.)

Has anyone mentioned that it's a koala? (Reads comments) ... oh kaaay. 😄

Its a koala holding the opal!! 🇦🇺🐨🥰❤

That pin with the filigree and the little dangly shields are handcrafted in Norway I believe. Most likely sterling silver. Called a Solje in Norwegian. Wear it just the way it is, on a national costume, a bunad. My mom and I have many pieces like this, handcrafted by silver smiths in Norway. Take care.

@denisecampbell6736

Жыл бұрын

Now I understand what that pin is. I follow the Royals & have seen Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit & Princess Ingrid Alexandra wear such brooches on their Bunads during your National Day or when Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s Confirmation took place. They really are beautiful pieces of the Silversmiths Art. Not to mention the Embroidery Patterns on the Bunads themselves. I embroider & just am in admiration of the skill shown on the various pieces of the Bunad. They truly are stunning. Thanks for explaining just what that Brooch is & helping me to understand the significance of the Brooches. Take Care from 🇨🇦!! 😊

@badkitty4922

Жыл бұрын

The Solje is absolutely stunning! I love filigree, and jewelry that are special pieces in other cultures. I'd LOVE to know more about the brooch they found in the satiny bag!

@lynneborradaile3243

Жыл бұрын

Yes exactly I have some of these too

Could be a koala, opals are found in Australia. I would think if it's real it would be in gold.

at 12.33 minutes , that's Traditional Norwegian/Saami Folk jewellery. It's got value. Could be 'Juhls' a Saami Jeweller..

The Sherman pieces are beautiful. 💖

Still have my mons Sarah Coventry jewelry from 70s In awesome shape still wear it myself

Looks like a Koala bear with Opal. Love the turtle. The Amber is beautiful. The pipes were just Wow. Awesome find y'all.

@sheebathefunnyrescuedog692

Жыл бұрын

Please, not a bear 🤣🤣🤣 🇦🇺

So that's where it went! I was out jewelry-hunting this morning, and sterling of course, but Alex bought it all! Long wonky post alert: 08:32 I'd say circa 1960. The newer they are the longer they tend to be. The coating was invented in 1954 so that's the oldest the AB set can be. The red one looked newer than the AB one. 09:48 Koala stickpin -souvenir of Australia. Opal might be a doublet or triplet - glued between two pieces of glass. 11:12 pre-1900 for sure. I'd bet on gold-filled. 12:12 early 20s filigree, Czech or Rhode Island. Could be either. 12:26 Scandinavian Solje! Wedding brooch. Still being made in the traditional style with the 19th century style hardware or were the last I looked, so age is... who knows. 13:17 Goofy 60s or early 70s, 16:00 amber, heat-treated. 17:45 80s acrylic. No bakelite there. 20:55 Not painted - transfer print. 24:18 The earrings aren't gold. The ivory looks like Ivory. 25:45 SHERMAN! That pays for the whole box!

@chazzyb8660

Жыл бұрын

9:48 - Glad I wasn't alone shouting - it's a koala!

@monaradu3034

Жыл бұрын

❤koala australia opal

@badkitty4922

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the breakdown! I was thoroughly enjoying each little treasure! I loved the little treasure box a bit more than the petrified wood. Do you know what the large brown topaz like stones in the pendant and what looked like a huge brooch' I once had a nice medium sized brooch with a large faceted brown stone, just like those items. It's ok if it's just colored glass, I just think those stones are really pretty and cool!

@dawndixon402

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@Cantfi

Жыл бұрын

12:26 It's not a wedding brooch, it's for the Norwegian national costume called Bunad. By the style of it and the way it's made, it's probably from the late 1800s or early 1900s.

I think the plastic halloween pumpkin ring was the best find, thumbs up

@karenmilligan5597

Жыл бұрын

Dave, Dave, Dave, don't you know the turtle is everything? 😆🐢

@NitrousDiecast

Жыл бұрын

@@karenmilligan5597 ha ha ha

Heat up the glue from the back of the collage. And use a couple of the extra pieces from the parts box to fill in what you remove

I agree, a koala with a genuine opal.

Very cool stuff. I love the green Sherman set. True about people not using their nice cutlery sets. When my mom passed I inherited 2 sets, silver plated with bakelite handles, They were my grand parents' set . Not very valuable but cool and valuable to me. I use them daily now. Great memories.

The ring Melissa kept is 1960's Sarah Coventry. I have one that is identical. Glad she likes it.

@deboraballes9044

Жыл бұрын

I have that exact ring!! It was giving to me as a kid in a bag of cast off jewelry from an aunt, still in perfect shape😄

The little "mouse" pin is actually a koala and opal stone. Opals are found in Australia. It's a tourist piece.

Great treasures

I'm amazed at how valuable costume jewelry is these days. Be sure to check all those pins and brooches for marks in case they are Trifari crown or Coro or other good-quality maker. The piece with the tiny thimble, scissors and needle case (etui) is called a chatelaine.

@ValleyOakPaper

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the little case opens and contains a tiny needle. Not very usable obviously, but cute.

@sharonlamendola7421

Жыл бұрын

I would love to have that, my great grandmother was a seamstress at A fancy store downtown LA. It reminds me of her. I have her treadle sewing machine.

What you showed at 12.25 is a Norwegian Solje wedding brooch, Alex.

@judithpride1690

Жыл бұрын

The earrings may also be in the haul. Difficult to see the brooch clearly, but is worth in the region of USD20-40. And it's vintage, not antique.

@yvonnebrumbeloe6626

Жыл бұрын

Yep have several of these!!

The stool was made the way Josh has been making his cutting boards with glueing different types of wood together and then forming shapes.

@anniewardlow9297

Жыл бұрын

Great observation 👍! If you're not spot on you're close! I can actually see him making stuff like that in the future. That young man is so multi talented with an imagination that is going to take him places!

Wow I’m one of the first, watching all the way from Jakarta Indonesia, old southern American x-pat….

That is a Stratton Initial compact the little "key" is to turn the initial to your chosen letter. To get the bottom portion to open you lean the mirror all the way back and the covered portion pops open. I would guess it to be a 1950s to early 1960s compact. Depending on the condition I have seen them sell for anywhere from $20 to $100 USD.

It's always nice when Melissa comes in! Have a great day from Texas!

I hope Abigail got that cute ring at the beginning with the circles. It was so pretty.

The turtle can be use for potpourri.

Cool and fun!

Other than the Rolex "blunder", the watch collage is pretty neat, and tastefully done. It would be nice if you could salvage it by switching out some of the other watch parts for the pricey ones. I see you don't have a shortage of watch parts from this haul!

@lousbits

Жыл бұрын

It looks terrible.

@pomskylifenova7344

Жыл бұрын

For sure. Take the Rolex out and keep the rest of the collage.

@charlesmcconnell9611

Жыл бұрын

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@JeanStAubin-nl9uo

Жыл бұрын

I think it looks nice. Lots of work went into that.

The first crystal necklace that Melissa pulled out has Aurora Borealis crystals. That dates it to no earlier than 1954 when that process was invented. The cast iron turtle may be a flower frog used to hold cut flowers.

@teramonte7077

Жыл бұрын

Aurora borealis? Northern light crystal?

@barbaraann7173

Жыл бұрын

@@teramonte7077 I have some...it's very beautiful! 💕

I could see my clueless self making a collage like that!!!😂😂😂 It does appeal to my heart ❤️

@cleot151

Жыл бұрын

Crafters sometimes use watch parts in art work. You probably won't get a Rolex part too often!

Over the years of treasure hunting, I have bought quite a few boxes of jewelry like this one. It is sooooo much fun! I haven't done much in the past 2 years, but this video has inspired me to get back out there and do some serious treasure hunting again. In fact, right before March 2020, I bought about 4 boxes from an estate sale, and they're FULL of jewelry. I need to go through those again. I also re-sell vintage and antique items, and it is so addictive. Again, thanks for inspiring me to get back to doing what I love!

I think the opal brooch is real. At one of the Commonwealth Games in Australia or it might have been an expo we had in Brisbane Australia, those opal tie pins/brooch were sold as mementos. It was a koala holding the opal and I too bought one but I don’t remember how much it cost. The opals were not so valuable at that time (70’s or 80’s). Who knows now. ❤️ from Australia 🇦🇺.

That piano stool is totally awesome.

I did see ALL the jewelry and watch stuff, but, what I also saw was a SCHOONER on your piano. Please introduce that lovely model to us?

The piece at 30:18 , did you try to open the top, it looks like it comes apart. I suspect a needle case.

Check to see if the hair thingies are tortoiseshell. I used to have one similar- Edwardian.

That little opal bear pin could be a Koala with opal. :)

I like to see you do a jewelry episode because you have respect for clearly loved pieces.

@lousbits

Жыл бұрын

You're joking surely? He hasn't got a clue.

Such beautiful jewelry 🤩

That bear/mouse must be a koala, hence the opal - a souvenir from Australia.

The Earrings at 18:42 that are pierced with clipon back look like a pair I sold that were 14k white gold and real gemstone!!

@XcrestxfallenX

Жыл бұрын

Yvonne, I agree!

The ring with the tiny colored balls is a very high end piece. I sold a pair of earrings and necklace and got 250.00 US for it.

@judithpride1690

Жыл бұрын

Maybe this is the ring that Abigail choose? She's a smart kid :D

Sterling is usually kept in those anti-tarnish felt bags. The Girls Guide spoons are demi-tasse spoons. (Sorry for so many posts!)

The watch collage is a very nice off- the-page scrapbooking project. Impressive!

All my vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry looks the same as it did when I bought it in the 1960's. It was good stuff.

@jhn146

Жыл бұрын

It was good stuff, and too expensive for me back in the day. But everybody wanted it.

@joyceb5864

Жыл бұрын

@@jhn146 I could only buy one small piece at a time until I had a matching set.

Nice score!

Nice lil adventure into jewellery ...there's some very beautiful pieces in that box....kudos...thanks for sharing!!! 💞

I love the art piece with the watch parts.

Its a koala bear from Australia, also many good opals are from Australia. Might be a good find.

the little earings with opal in them looks like a koala. and since opals come from australia i feel like there is a theme going on here

Hey .... sweet! Got in on the ground floor for once .... very rare I'm one of the first to comment. Nice video! Uhhh... your "mouse" is a koala with an opal (real or not...) because, as I'm sure you know, a lot of opals come from Australia!

loved watching that thanks ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

That pin you think is a mouse looks like a koala bear with what looks like a genuine opal the pin could be Australian gold .

That was fun👍

Jewelry like that sell really good people collect and wear them

It is a koala with an opal! The fancy hair clip can be tortoise shell.

@jamesacoffey9006

Жыл бұрын

which like ivory is illegal to sell at least in the usa

What a great score with the silver dinner ware..

I think that stick pin is a koala & it very well could be an opal.

you had a few pieces of Mexican silver. there is an interesting story to go with that. Back in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, when a southwestern Native American was hired to do a job, he would specify that he be paid in silver dollars. He would take his pay to a silversmith and work out a deal with him to turn it into jewelry. The silversmith would go to a railroad track and, just before the train came by, he would lay all those coins out on the tracks. When the train came, every wheel that passed over the coins would act like a jeweler's hammer and, when it was gone, the coins would be turned into short pieces of sheet silver, which the smith would stamp and form using homemade tools. Often, you could see the old impression of the coin design

@starrlacey2505

Жыл бұрын

That is really interesting! I had never heard that before! Thanks for sharing!

@emmitstewart1921

Жыл бұрын

@@starrlacey2505 The really funny part was that they would then take the jewelry to the train station and sell it to tourists from back East. The tourists would ask, "Is it sterling?" and the seller would say, "Oh yes" What neither the buyer or the seller knew was that the coin silver used at the time was actually finer (purer) than sterling. Sterling silver is 7.5%copper.

@starrlacey2505

Жыл бұрын

@@emmitstewart1921 thank you for that info - love to hear stuff like that!

Great box of jewelry!!

This was really fun to watch. Bet some of the bunch will do good at auction.

I have my grandma’s crystal jewelry. They are precious to me. 😁❤️🎶👏🇨🇦

Very nice to have a wife very educated about jewelry.

Both koala bears come from Australia. Come to think of it, so does the gold and the opal. A nice little sister gift.

Yes, don’t clean the ivory as you may remove the patina that says it’s antique.

Another exciting treasure hunt. Nice.

That's a Koala Bear with an opal belly. Maybe someone brought it back from a trip to Australia

The amber jewelry was sold at a mall store with “nature” in the name. It was sold right after Jurassic Park was released. I have many pieces because my family was fascinated with the concept of insects in amber.

You'll get best price for the flatware if you identify the pattern. Dorks like me look for pieces to complete or replace for a set they already have.

Some great old jewelry.

I'm just here to be one of the 3,000,000 views on this video. 🙂

Another great jewelry haul!! I love looking through the jewelry with u 2!!

Just like too say Alex your a great guy and the great stuff you have done for others is awesome. Cheers from down under

Think the little mouse is actually a koala bear as its holding a piece of Australian opal but I imagine someone has already said that lol....

I love watching / explore with your adventures to find treasure or a new haul. Good old Canada’s caches in -people old attics or the back of grandma’s old Chest of drawers.

Love how all your family get involved

I just love these! Thanks so much for this video today! 😃

That was so much fun 🤩❤️❤️❤️

Yessss. Jewelery vids are my favs

You know what I noticed? The privacy that you have now in your dining room is awesome and the finds were superb. Great Haul ! Loved it. :) :)

Wow truly some awesome pieces!

great finds ❤

Always fun to watch!! Thanks so much 😊😊😊

I believe the little scissors & thimble charms are hanging on one half of a toggle clasp, perhaps silver from the looks of it. Love, love the ivory set & it looks fabulous on that gold setting! I have a tiny carved ivory rose charm given to me some 62 years ago. Great finds, keep up your wonderful videos, even the cars, lol. 🤩💕

I LOVE the painting of the sailboats!

Joshua uses keys in his welding projects.

I think you will more than double your money. Some of the pieces are precious. Love the silver dinnerware. But, you right on when you said silverware is not used everyday anymore. Good luck!

Great Family work! Thanks for sharing Your Adventures Brother Alexander 😀👍♥️🇨🇦💯💯

Whenever I see keys I think of Josh!!

Looks like a koala. Australian opal?

Hi Melissa and Alexander ! ❤

That ring with the different stone is a moss agate ring

Got to love those crafty people! 😉 I’m one.🤷🏼‍♀️

I love the ivory rose pin and earrings. They are beautiful! 🙂🌹❤

Some gorgeous pieces!

Nice find ♥️

I love surprise boxes!

Love the shave set!

Willow pattern cup and saucer is incredible. Koala bear with Australian opal. Many thanks for the vid Alex 👌