Somebody's life in a box on e-bay.....

[Berlin-Bob]

Could I suggest something?  Could someone in the UK see if they can take up a collection (may have to be a collection of promises!⁽¹⁾  ) to put in a bid?  I would do it/be involved, but I am not in the currency zone, and it is a real pain, and expensive, sending money back and forth internationally!  If you did make a joint bid, you'd obviously get some of your money back selling the theatre programmes⁽²⁾, and a huge amount of fun⁽⁴⁾ trying to find claimants for the family stuff⁽³⁾.  Just a thought...

MarieC

Nice idea, but ......

⁽¹⁾ some people would promise to contribute and then "forget", and the Organiser will be out of pocket

⁽²⁾Would this really cover your costs ?? Some of this stuff goes for quite high amounts.

⁽³⁾Do the family want to be traced ??  Maybe the Family (binned it)(sold it)(gave it away) in the first place.

⁽⁴⁾Definitely agree with this one; just needs a lot of thought before starting the quest 


Bob

[MarthaJane]

I've just had a look at that on ebay, incredibly sad the family evidently had no interest in the personal items. 

However, I work for auctioneers and at our last sale, the entire  contents of a local farm, that had been in the family for generations, there were several boxes full of school reports from the 1920s, photos, letters, certificates etc. but the deceased had never married, nor had any of his brothers (he had no sisters) the farm and all his money was left to distant relations and so no-one was interested in them.  They all went to dealers in ephemera.

I would love to put a bid in on that box!

[ankerdine]

How lovely for you Les de B, it's the sort of thing I dream of happening to me.

I have been waiting for a scrapbook to turn up which was always brought out on a Sunday evening when I stayed with my grandparents as a child in the late '40s. It was the usual sort of thing, photos of ladies in dark full-length dresses and big hats, postcards of seaside resorts, letters and beautiful birthday or valentine cards embroidered and signed with love.

I don't know what happened to it after my family split up from them in the 1950s, after my father died and mum married again. My grandparents would have nothing to do with me after that event. Terrible..

[Lydart]

It might be a good idea to 'cool it' so that you-know-who has a good chance ?  This site is fully searchable on Google, dont forget ! 

I wonder if the person who started this thread might like to lock it ?   (Sorry, forget who it was !)  It can always be unlocked later ...

[liverpool annie]

To the Rootschatter who's name can't be mentioned ........  

Let us all know as soon as you get it ........... you'll have loads of helpers !!

Good Luck .... got my fingers and eyes crossed for you !!

Annie  

[Jeanette H]

Hello To All RootsChat Members,

I have recently had contact with various departments at the 'Victoria & Albert Museum' in London.

This has prompted me to think why not alert them to this magnificent "Time Capsule” - A Snap-Shot in Time.

So I have sent off some Emails to my various contacts.
Time may be against us.
However, let's hope something good comes of it.

Perhaps they may be able to assist, or contact the appropriate facility interested in all this Research Material.

Possibly a 'Social History Museum' or some place similar that have the means to obtain such material, for instance the 'Government Records Office', perhaps. 

'Wishful Thinking'
'Keep All Our Fingers Crossed'.

Jeanette H.

[Ruskie]

IF anyone decides to bid, wait till the last second and bid HIGH! In fact if you have two pc's you can place a last second bid, if that isn't enough, a second person on a second pc can be at the ready to place an immediate higher bid. OR you can pay for a snipe. If you bid too early, others will come in an push the rice up and up. Best of luck to any who are able to bid. And you can always sell off the programmes etc to get some of your money back. Good luck!!!

[bel_jon68]

I've just come across this thread - checked out the listing on ebay and have to admit to getting tingles down my spine!

What a wonderful find - if I had the money, I'd bid, and between us Rootschatters we could piece together this huge jigsaw - I'm sure the story told by the contents of the box would make a fascinating read.

Bel

[Polldoll]

Fabulous story ...just registering my interest too ... all those photos!!!
Polldoll  on a "reckie " from the restoration board ...