r/Antiques Sep 25 '23

Started cleaning up my grandpa's antique store after he passed away Show and Tell

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '23

Sadly mostly trash

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u/kennyiseatingabagel Nov 21 '23

What are the items they are not trash and how can you tell just by looking at one photo?

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '23

I guess I’m coming from a place where a grandparent died that had a shop like this -more of a hoarding situation. It was really hard on my family to go through all the junk-a lot of it was old sure, but not worth anything really. Unless those lamps are Tiffany or those 45s are rare-but doubt it. I have some experience with artifacts and historical things of value through my work at a museum. All these things sadly are “junk” by definition because it would be hard to find some one that would pay for items they could possibly get for free-older antiques are niche-not a lot of people like them. I do-oddly most of my family is into modern and hate old stuff- it’s nice junk-but would be hard to make a profit off of, and to get rid of.