Find Great Bargains In Your Attic
Homeowners move into a home, store stuff in the basement, or the attic with the intentions to unpack it later. They may reopen the box, but it ends up staying in the attic and thirty years later, it is still there. It is time to dust off the boxes and open the suitcases to see what hidden treasures are there. There are many finds hidden and packed away in an attic that people forget about.
When couples originally move into a home, they may have had new china given to them. The old china packed away in the attic, along with glasses, silverware, cookie jars and other kitchen items, replaced by new items to update to the new home. This is worth looking at. Thirty or forty years having it stored probably increased the value. Collectors look for cookie jars, silverware has increased in price and depending on what kind of china, or glassware it is, it can be worth money.
Boxes of toys that have the old collectible toys in them are a nice find. Many toys given to children were from another family member whose children did not use them anymore. Some of the toys may have been old, but were still in usable condition when packed away, now they may be worth money. Toy tractors, farm equipment and trains are probably the highest-ranking toys that one might find, depending on the company who manufactured them and when.
Furniture is another thing that families passed down, especially to newly wed couples who could not afford new furniture when they first are married. Not that the old piece of furniture given to the couple was a family heirloom, but the grandparents may have given the furniture to the couple knowing they could use it, may be of value now. Furniture found like that requires a personal decision if the furniture is something to pass on to their children, or to sell as an antique.
Other items that one may find of interest are old photographs, especially black and white photos. Some of the pictures may have old gas stations, cars, cities and buildings that may not even exist anymore. It is worth looking over the photos to see what is in them. Old lunchboxes, mining stuff, jewelry, cameras and movie posters are great finds. Each one will need checking to determine what they are and how old they are, but many homes have found movie posters tucked away within supports, used by homeowners as a way to insulate the home from the drafty cold air.
Suitcases may contain clothing, hats, military uniforms, hatpins and other clothing items. Depending on the condition, designer and age, there may be a fashion-find from within the attic. Moths play havoc on many of the old items, but check out comparisons before throwing them out.
Paper items, magazines, brochures, tickets and many paper items, show history in the making. The old newspapers contain genealogical information, or historical information and brochures might be of a new car that was on the market fifty years ago. Do not just pitch the paper stuff; many valuables come in the form of paper.
Marley Martinerin is a regular contributor to a number of sites and writes articles about such cycling topics as the hawthorne bicycle, and the vintage huffy bike.
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