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The Old Garage

This two-car garage was built in 1915 by my great uncle, who built the house I live in a summer cabin around that same time.

I have never seen a car in it. When I was a kid my dad filled it up with firewood, thinking it was important to have dry wood. Later he emptied it out and used it for a mail-order business that sold bulk used postage stamps to collectors and middle-men who sold to collectors. He had that business for about ten years until he sold it.

Next, he built shelves and used it to display his farm toy collection and old tools he bought at auctions.

This is a drill press that he restored. It is fun to crank it, but it doesn't serve much purpose.

posted on July 25, 2010 10:27 PM ()

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So, do you still have the collection of farm toys? I'll bet they are worth a bunch of money if you do.

comment by redimpala on July 27, 2010 5:29 AM ()

Our crawl space is filled with stuff from late spouses and their late spouses before we knew them going back to the 1800s. Someone's going to have a ball one day after we're gone.

comment by tealstar on July 27, 2010 3:59 AM ()

I loved the collection of toys and cars there.They are great.Are these your or you husband collection?

comment by fredo on July 26, 2010 9:45 AM ()

My dad collected those farm toys by going to auctions and after he died we had to auction them off so my sister could get her share of 'the money.'

reply by troutbend on July 26, 2010 9:32 PM ()

I agree with elderjane -- how fun it would be to explore the garage and find so many antiques!

You could really make a killing selling some of those items on ebay...just a suggestion.

comment by nangrey2012 on July 26, 2010 8:18 AM ()

There's lots to look at in that garage, that's for sure, although it's different stuff now - all those in the photos were sold in 2003.

reply by troutbend on July 26, 2010 9:33 PM ()

The old farm toys are extremely valuable as I am sure you know. How I would love to explore the old garage.

comment by elderjane on July 26, 2010 6:03 AM ()

He spent about $12,000 on his collection and we got about $4000 at auction in 2003.

reply by troutbend on July 26, 2010 9:34 PM ()

The models are a savings account! You should get them appraised, as a collection.

comment by jondude on July 26, 2010 5:07 AM ()

They're gone. I kept only a few items that we played with when we were kids.

reply by troutbend on July 26, 2010 9:36 PM ()

that drill press takes me back a bit , my grandad had one like it ---all thoise models are great and must be worth something to a collector

comment by kevinhere on July 26, 2010 12:04 AM ()

He had a lot of fun acquiring them and fixing up the old tools.

reply by troutbend on July 26, 2010 9:38 PM ()

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