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lol dont get me started on old/antique tools, dad is a boatbuilder by trade, and has been collecting tools for over 40 years........
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That's what this thread is all about . If you can get pic's and give a description of what the tool was used for , go for it mate . All the more the better . Like I said at the beginning "Heirlooms , Collectables" , I bet there's heaps out there and people just don't know what they've got until they see another one . Please feel free to show us , we're NEVER to old to learn . Norm
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HSV - I just ate one!
Join Date: Dec 2004
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unfortunately photos arent really possible as the only tools dad has up here is the stuff he uses regularly, most of the interesting ones are in storage down in tasmania.
its amazing what he's found picking through the stalls in salamanca place in hobart, as well as haunting the public auctions, car boot sales, flea markets, etc.... some people simply have no idea what some things are worth! he swears he's gonna sell off his collection before he dies cos he reckons i wont know what to do with it all..... i've told him that if he tries, i'll inherit his collection sooner lol
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Bit of History for South West W.A people
My Mothers Father had a Bus Run from "Donnybrook-Agyle-Boyanup-Dardenup-Picton to Bunbury" , maybe your parents or grandparents travelled on these buses . It was known as "Martins Bus Service" and started on 4th July 1938 till Sept 1952 . I noticed a couple of members come from Bunbury , the Bus Stop was in Princep St. Bunbury. During the war years Petrol was "unavailable" so the buses were run on Gas Producers as can be seen in the Pics :- ![]()
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I see you....
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No pics, sorry but I have my great grandfathers fob watch - its made of aluminium or some very non precious metal and was still working up until a few years ago. He was a market gardener who dies of a heart condition at 43 or something. This wwould have been around 1912 or so.
I also have my grandfather old bankers style desk, its battered up but has been valued at $3k restored. I will get is restored some time in the future. |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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i dont know if its collectable or not,but i have a Henry Ford trade school shop theory book from a mate of my dads,its from 1936 at The Willow Run Plant(or something like that,its hard to read the old school writing)and the guy then went to Toronto and Detroit in 1937+8. its pretty cool reading through it as not that much has changed in engineering/fitting and turning over the years.
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When I was growing up I watched in horror as my parents went through my grandfathers shed throwing out all of my childhood memories of him. The main one was his harnesses for his clydesdale horses, he use to cart wool around Ivanhoe and Bourke with a team of 34 horses, he kept all the gear in lovely condition in his shed. All of it went to the tip. So I have to confess that I don't throw anything away anymore.
We ahve a few bits and pieces from hubbies family home in England passed down from generation to generation. The family were quackers and came to Asia as missionaries, during world war 2 they were evacuated to WA. Grandpa was interned in Changi for the duration. It was his job to manufacture glasses frames from old toothbrushes etc. His war diary is in the War Memorial here in Canberra and his book was published a couple of years ago. This table was Great-Great Grandpa's, its a bedside table, you lift it up and slide it across the bed. It has little pencil drawers in the side and the top lifts up to give you a slope so that you can read comfortably. (ignore the cat ;) ) ![]()
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Saving for a Jet Car
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A bit of history and Heirloom from me.
My Great Grandfather was Lord Mayor of Sydney during WWII He was also GM of MGM/FOX Australia for a time and was also on the Harbour Bridge Committee. The photo below is him with the Capt. of the HMAS Sydney presenting the keys to the city. In return my Great Grandfather was given Binoculars and some other effects collected off a POW Japanese kamikaze pilot. His son(my grandfather) Donated the binoculars to the War Memorial just last month. They were still in working order last time i saw them. ![]() ![]()
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Worth getting the watch looked at , might be "non precious metal" but you never know ! 1912 that's getting close to 100 yrs old .... Be great to see the desk restored & kept , at least you still have it . gotanxr6 You would be surprised what is collectable , as I said before , my wife & I used to work at Antique / Collectibles sales , amazing what some people collect . I'm one for "keeping them in the family" & I think you book would be collectables , but "don't let it go" , you can never replace something like that . B.J(inCanb) I know how you feel , I am so lucky to have so many heirlooms (heaps more than I've listed here) that have been kept . When my parents sold our farm , they had a fire burning for 3 days , things we couldn't take to Sydney . We went from a 5 bed house to a 3 bed & 6 car garage to a 2 car garage , things just wouldn't fit. I remember old Sulky's , Harness Etc. on the fire , trouble was in 1970 they weren't worth anything . That "bedside table" is quite unique and in good condition . (don't worry about the cat , we've got 2 ) That's why I started this thread , to make people aware of "what they might have in the shed" just like angelfury and the sideboard. Other things mentioned in here , like "old war Diaries" , LOOK at every old book before you throw them out . I've got an old Docket book I've been looking for . the date on the top is "190_" ? Wow , Great History 2ndOwner , Photo's & collected Items are "Priceless" & at least you know the Binoculars are in good hands for everyone to see . Thank You every one who has been contributing to this thread , it is very interesting , but don't forget if you have any old "Mechanic's Tools" eg. Model T spanners or anything of a mechanical type , we'd like to see them too. Norm
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I dont know what they are worth, but I have heaps of old mechanics/engineering books and magazines.
For example, there was a magazine called "Practical Mechanics". They have a heap of DYI stuff, and articles about new technology at the time. I am missing some, but so far I have: 1938 - all issues other than july 1939 - all issues other than may and jan 1940 - all issues other than june 1941 - all issues other than jan and august 1942 - all issues other than jan, august, sep 1943 - Complete 1944 - Complete 1945 - Complete 1946 - all issues other than feb 1947 - all issues other than august 1948 - all issues other than nov and dec My Great Grandfather collected them, went to war etc etc, so Im hunting down the ones I dont have so ive got a full set. Ive also got an old book called "The London Journal" which is like a book that has the newspaper in it, like a master copy so to speak, its from the 1890's aswell.
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What's green is gold
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Shepparton
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We have my granddads war medals from WW2...plus his uniform is hung up somewhere,
There is a tool set in a leather pouch (about 60 odd pieces) with his dads name on the front and property of ford motor company written underneath it... (he worked in the geelong plant for 30 odd years..) and it was his first tool set from there, never used...
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Just watching on "The Bay" Bayonets are valued between $112 - $150 & I imagine over the years they will only increase , but when they're family items they mean so much more . Polypal "Very Impressive" collection you have there , some Complete years too , I've taken note of the ones you are missing and I'll keep an eye out , maybe we can complete a few more years for you . Amazing what you pick up at "Clearing Sales" Etc. Whoa ... TonkoXR8 , Fantastic about your Grandad's Medals AND Uniform , BUT a "Tool Kit" from Ford , now these are the things we like to hear about , being a Ford Forum , mate that's like finding Gold . Any chance of a little more description & maybe a pic or 2 . Same as gotanxr6 , and his "Henry Ford trade school shop theory book " , just priceless .
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Wow, you are very lucky to own such pieces. I know Michael Hill (jeweller) would love to get hold of those. He is a collector of antique violins (and quite a dab hand at playing them). I have a carriage clock hand made in France around 1860. It is in good working order and the last time I had it valued about 10 years ago it was worth aroung $4,500. |
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Mum has often suggested (whinged) that I don't need such an expensive violin, and we should sell it and buy furniture for the house, or get the garden landscaped and the curtains put up.
Believe me, it will have to be wrenched from my cold dead fingers before I part with it.
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Ive got every wheels and motor magazine since 1996 aswell, I have no room it all..LOL
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I've got my dad's "Curta" pocket mechanical calculator circa 1955 that he used for a long time as a surveyor until the advent of electronic calculators in the 1970's. It's swiss made and still works beautifully after you read the instruction manual! I'll post pics once I get some new batteries for the digi camera (the new baby drained it flat!)
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What's green is gold
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From what i remember, The tool kit is a big rolled up one, with everything labelled on the pouch as to what goes in there, and every tool is engraved with the ford logo and his initials, F.A.T (seriously, his initials were f.a.t :hihi: ) and a date (which i cant remember, dammit) I'll have to go there on the weekend and check it out, but the old boy is very protective since he died 2 years ago (R.I.P) It has spanners, hammer, dolly, and a few odd pieces that ive never seen before, apparently he had to tell his boss it was stolen to get a new one! shifty bugger, lol But it would be good to see it all again, my nan put it all (except the medals) in the bin just as we got there, no wonder i havent seen her since....
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What's green is gold
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I like this thread, old sentimental stuff is cool
It reminds me of that tv show antiques roadshow, i think im the only 20 year old that has sat through it! ![]()
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Glad you like what's here , I've got lot's more , just got to get to it . Good to see others are joining in , hope more do . I found my old "Docket Book" , it could only have been used from 1900 to 1909 , look at the date in the top . ![]() (Top) My 8th Birthday Present . Gecado Mod 22 .77 Air rifle (Bottom) "1891 I Hollis & sons" 12G Double Barrel Hammered Shotty , given to me by my grandfather when I was 12 (1966) ![]()
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My grandmother has a very old violin that she used to play when she was younger. Can't remember who built it but I looked the name up at the time and they were a very well known voilin maker. It was made in 1917 in England. We also still have the original bow but not sure if it came with the violin or was purchased later. She also has another violin but I think it was made quite a few years later. My grandfather also had a coin collection including one or two 1933 pennys. |
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Have my grandfathers WW2 medals and we have a cabinet full of old sentimental stuff that grand parents and great grandparents have aquired over time.
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