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backwoodsbob

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Sat Apr-03-10 12:35 PM
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estate sales are awesome

an elderly woman who lived a few miles away passed recently and the family decided to just estate sale everything and then sell the house.

Granny had a taste for good silverware :toast: :fistbump:

We got a set that started as a 100 odd piece set of 1940's communityware sterling...but...granny liked her silverware.Tucked into the now over 150 piece set were 8 solid silver united pieces and some solid silver rogers pieces all in a VERY well built cherry wood silverware box.

the price we got it for?......$20

i win :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

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texanwitch

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Sat Apr-03-10 12:41 PM
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1. Good deal.

I have a friend who goes to estate sales.

She finds great stuff like that.

The kids just want to get rid of stuff without looking at it, I don't get it.

The stuff can always be stored for awhile.

I need to start going again myself.

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backwoodsbob

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Sat Apr-03-10 12:59 PM
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3. been researching this stuff online

Edited on Sat Apr-03-10 01:00 PM by backwoodsbob

the box itself costs 175 bucks to buy at an antique silverware site.

we got what turns out to be two matching 4 piece sets of united silver circa 1947...each set sells for $445 at same site.

the over 100 piece original set has a replacement costs per piece depending on what it is of 14 to 25 bucks per piece.It's a rogers brothers set that was started in 1944 and discontinued in 1950

i love granny O8)

ETA: haven't found the exact rogers silver pieces yet so it only gets better

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auntAgonist

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Sat Apr-03-10 12:55 PM
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2. That's awesome! I love estate sales.

In some circles, $20.00 wouldn't even buy ONE utensil.

:hi:

aA

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backwoodsbob

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Sat Apr-03-10 01:12 PM
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4. found the chest cheaper

159

http://www.silvercollect.com/pd-bird-flatware-chest.cfm

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auntAgonist

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Sat Apr-03-10 10:06 PM
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5. very nice indeed! n/t

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Mopar151

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Sat Apr-03-10 10:14 PM
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6. Estate sales rule for tools!

Especially precision stuff - Starret stuff, lightly rusted, 3% of new price.

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