So... a friend of mine was trying to sell this chest at their yard sale the other day... they almost sold it for $25.00, but didn't .. They've been using it as a TV stand every since her father gave it to them and never cracked it open. They final opened it up since they didn't sell it and discovered it was a rare chest...

and here is the auction for it on ebay. From $25 to...

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Antique-Lou...QQcmdZViewItem

Let this be a lesson, research your junk before you get rid of it.

Cheers

 

WOW!! We just never know what we have do we?? I hope he has a good vacation on the old box, it never seems to amaze me what some people will pay for something old!! Goodluck,,,Rick

 

I see it all the time on Antiques Roadshow.
Some one brings in a 'widget' that they bought for a quarter in a yard sale, or played with as a kid and find out it's a priceless heirloom that should be in the Smithsonian Museum.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadsh...niversary.html