A couple weeks ago, Chris and I were watching Auction Hunters. Have you seen this show?
Cameras follow around these two guys, Allen and Ton, while they travel around the country and bid on abandoned storage units. Then they sell the valuables inside and make a lot of money. Quite frankly, it is one of the only shows Chris and I can agree to watch together.
Cameras follow around these two guys, Allen and Ton, while they travel around the country and bid on abandoned storage units. Then they sell the valuables inside and make a lot of money. Quite frankly, it is one of the only shows Chris and I can agree to watch together.
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| Spike tv |
On one of the episodes they were cleaning out a unit and came across an old iron. Now they weren't terribly excited about it because it isn't worth much, but Chris got excited. Our conversation went something like this:
Chris: We have one of those in our basement!
Me: We do not
Chris: Yes we do!
Me: We do?
Me: We do not
Chris: Yes we do!
Me: We do?
Auction Hunters gets put on pause as Chris runs down to the basement to get said iron
A few minutes later he came upstairs with this
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| Looks like someone may have left it in the fire too long... |
Like most of the other treasures we've found in our house (a chandelier and some old doorknobs), we have no idea if this is something original to the home or if it was a random purchase made by the previous owner.
Chris looked it up on eBay and discovered that similar antique irons were going for about $25. Not bad considering it was free to us. But we aren't going to sell it. Turns out it makes a terrific doorstop for one of our guest bedroom doors that won't stay closed.
Or maybe our guests would like to use it to iron their clothes...
Have you ever seen one of these before?
18 comments:
My husband and I have watched that - he really gets a kick out of it. I feel like I have seen one of those irons before, but too funny that your hubby recalled having one - and lo and behold there it is! Doorstop is a great use for it too.
I think my grandmother used to have one of those. Great idea for a doorstop! I wish I could find some cool stuff in our house. All the previous owners left us was a staple gun.
It makes a nice conversation piece too. I love it when I see things with history in a home. I'm sure you'll explain that story to a lot of people who visit your home in years to come.
Fun to find old stuff - we were only left with playing cards in the attic and a bunch of old window screens in the basement.
I've seen a bunch of them at antique shops. They are too heavy for me to carry home. :P
And why do husbands have such crappy taste in television. I jumped up and down when some dude won the US Open...only because I no longer had to hear grunting 24/7.
My mother-in-law had a very large collection of them. She had them lined up on the fireplace hearth from largest to smallest. The smallest one was about an inch tall.
saw the same episode and we have one that we use as a doorstop, too! I gotta say though-those 2 guys are total tools!!!
Saw it once and think its a great show actually, wish I had more time to devote to all these amazing types of shows! My parents have a small collection of them and they are dispalyed atop a large armoire, they are actually quite decorative.
We have an 1870s farmhouse, and I found one (minus the handle) half-buried in our driveway. I love discovering old "treasures!"
We don't have this show in Canada but we do have Storage Wars which both my husband and 13-year-old son love. How weird is that??? I adore this old iron and think it's a perfect accessory in your home. I love mixing old and new together.
You are lucky that your husband will watch anything HGTV related! (Mine watches baseball The Simpsons, and the Daily Show -- the last of which is all I can stand to watch.)
I'd be keepin' that old iron if I found one in my house too. Awesome.
When I lived in Delhi there was an ironing station on the corner of my street. People dropped their clothes off and they used a fire and an iron like this to do the ironing (outside mind you.)
I totally love that show...we always watch it and try and decide how much of it is totally staged (c; But that is a pretty cool little find there! I have seen them before and I just like the fact that they are a neat little piece of history...I'm glad you are keeping it!
I totally love that show...we always watch it and try and decide how much of it is totally staged (c; But that is a pretty cool little find there! I have seen them before and I just like the fact that they are a neat little piece of history...I'm glad you are keeping it!
Yes- I've seen than many times at antique shows. A perfect doorstop or bookend- something fun to collect.
Love that show! I am so glad you watch as I know no one else who watches it!
I love the iron! it's a great idea to use it as a doorstopper! And I love the dialogue between you and Chris- too funny! :)
Love it as a doorstop! And M & I might have to try out this show. Have you guys watched Pawn Stars?
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