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00:00There's a jukebox.
00:01Oh yeah, Seaberg.
00:03God dang, this thing's cool.
00:05I've got a rescue.
00:06If I don't, it's going to sit here and ride.
00:08Byron, what are you thinking on something like this?
00:10Uh, don't go over 5,000.
00:12Whoa!
00:14That's a pretty good lock on there.
00:16Then put the hammer to it.
00:18Here.
00:19It's deep in there, dude.
00:20You know, I felt a little embarrassed how long it was taking Mike to pick that lock.
00:24Don't do that.
00:25Okay.
00:28Oh, right here.
00:29These jerseys are incredibly hard to find.
00:31Wow.
00:32The big question is, will he want to sell it?
00:34I did 200.
00:35You've got to be kidding me.
00:37No.
00:38This piece is the holy grail.
00:40I'm Mike Wolfe.
00:41And I'm Frank Frez.
00:43And we're Pickers.
00:45We travel the back roads of America looking for rusty gold.
00:49We're looking for amazing things buried in people's garages and barns.
00:54What most people see as junk,
00:56we see as dollar signs.
00:58We'll buy anything we think we can make a buck on.
01:03Each item we pick has a history all its own.
01:07And the people we meet, well, they're a breed all their own.
01:11We make a living telling the history of America one piece at a time.
01:24You know what?
01:25If we don't find something pretty soon or a place to pick, all we're going to be picking
01:29is oranges.
01:30Oh, phone's ringing here.
01:31Who is it?
01:32Orange Queen?
01:33Yeah.
01:34Hello?
01:35Hey.
01:36I know you guys have been getting great stuff in Florida.
01:37But we still haven't had-
01:38The Motherlode.
01:39You got the Motherlode?
01:40Said Motherlode.
01:41Now these guys' names are Byron and Lou.
01:43And they're in their 70s and 80s.
01:44They've been collecting like before they were even teenagers, like back in the day.
01:49It sounds like this couple has tonnage.
01:52All right.
01:53You had my attention at Motherlode.
01:55Send over the coordinates.
01:57Okay, awesome.
01:58They're really sweet and funny.
01:59You're going to love them.
02:00All right.
02:01We'll hit it.
02:02See ya.
02:03Bye.
02:04Bye.
02:05Hey, I'm excited, man.
02:06If you guys have been collecting that long.
02:07If you get a great lead, we're off to the races.
02:08We're definitely out in the country, man.
02:09Yeah, this is good.
02:10Hey, where is this place at?
02:11I have no idea.
02:12It's supposed to be a barn.
02:13It's a big barn.
02:14The only big barn I see is this one over here.
02:16That could be it.
02:17If this place is full of stuff, I'm going to throw it out there.
02:21This could be a honey hole.
02:23This could be.
02:24All right.
02:25Let's see what we got.
02:26Man, look at this place.
02:28It's like we're in the right place, man.
02:29Hey, how you doing?
02:30Danielle sent us over here.
02:32She said you're a big collector, and from the doors being opened on the garage, we can
02:35see we're in the right place.
02:36All right.
02:37What's your name?
02:38Byron.
02:39Byron.
02:40Nice to meet you, Byron.
02:41I'm Lou.
02:42This is some of the kind of stuff that we buy.
02:43This just kind of gives you, just maybe jog your memory a little bit.
02:46If you let us look around, we...
02:47It looks like we've collected every one of these things.
02:50Every one of these things on here.
02:51Everything on here?
02:52All right.
02:53You want to start in the barn?
02:54Heck yeah.
02:55Let's go.
02:56We lived in Ohio way back in 48.
02:58He was already collecting, and I would be going with him everywhere he went.
03:02We went to auctions.
03:04What I could buy for a dime then, I couldn't buy now for $100.
03:07It was unreal.
03:08It was a fun time.
03:10Yeah.
03:11Holy moly.
03:13Wow.
03:14We never get tired of that moment when the door opens up.
03:16When we walk into a barn this big with this much stuff.
03:19I mean, it's incredible.
03:21Man, you guys have been junking for a long time.
03:24When we got to Florida, we went nuts.
03:31We bought out every junkyard we could find.
03:33Yeah.
03:34We bought out every Ford garage we could find.
03:35We filled everything.
03:36Man, look at this thing.
03:38When's the last time this ran?
03:40Oh, a year ago.
03:41No doubt.
03:42So when I got out of the army, we were only married a few years.
03:45Uh-huh.
03:46And I had already purchased about 100 Model A's.
03:49This is when you're 21?
03:50Yeah.
03:51Did you find the collecting stuff together, or were you guys collecting stuff separately and then...
03:56He could collect anything he wanted because he gave me anything I wanted.
04:00Okay.
04:01That works.
04:02Match made in heaven.
04:03Byron and Lou's love of antiques and collecting is something that really bonded them throughout their life.
04:07You could tell that they were truly in love.
04:10Now, how old were you guys when you met?
04:12I guess I was 13 when I ran around with her brother, and then she kept looking better and better.
04:20And I was 16, I told her I was going to marry her.
04:24Yeah, what'd you say?
04:26I ain't ready.
04:27Oh, she was tough.
04:30I chased her and chased her.
04:33Finally, I said yes because I was getting sick of him asking.
04:36I was going to be mashed.
04:38Hey, can we look up here?
04:39Certainly.
04:40Climb right up there.
04:41All right.
04:42All right.
04:43I'm climbing up.
04:44I'm going in.
04:45Wow.
04:46All right.
04:47I'm digging in.
04:51Right away, I come across a box of old toys.
04:53There was all these little cars.
04:55There was a cap gun.
04:56People relate to toys because it brings them back to their childhood.
04:59What would you have to have for these four pieces?
05:09$30 for everything.
05:14I'd do $30.
05:15I'd do $30.
05:16That would be the ice breaker.
05:18It broke the ice.
05:24National Air Races, 1930.
05:26I come across this airplane stuff.
05:29Airplane stuff is hot.
05:30Spirit of Aviation, 1928.
05:33Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927.
05:36This is all 1928 to 1930 racing airplane stuff.
05:40That's neat.
05:41That is cool.
05:42This was the beginning of American Aviation.
05:54Well, I think this stuff kind of all goes with the banner.
05:57There were some really cool buttons.
05:58There was really cool pins there.
05:59Some of it looked like it might have came from a track official,
06:02and it might have been somebody that actually worked there
06:04and kept the memorabilia.
06:05What would you think on this stuff?
06:07Why don't you just take the whole pile?
06:09What do you want for the whole pile, then?
06:11A hundred bucks?
06:12Dang it.
06:13Get out of here.
06:14All right.
06:20So you guys are picking now, too.
06:22It's hard to pick.
06:23I forgot the stuff was here.
06:24What do you got?
06:25What do you got?
06:26Oh, I know what this is.
06:27My old square dance pantalones.
06:30This lady is a trip.
06:32I love her.
06:33Yeah, this is what you wore square dancing?
06:34Yeah.
06:35Man.
06:36You guys are getting down.
06:38There you go.
06:39Under my skirt.
06:40Oh, okay.
06:41I was going to say it was awesome.
06:42It's just a fun thing.
06:44Life is a bowl of cherries if you let it be that way.
06:47What's this?
06:48That's a peacock.
06:49That's a stuffed peacock?
06:50Yeah.
06:51Slip into a Bradley knitwear.
06:53How much is that?
06:54A couple dollars.
06:55All right.
06:56How about five?
06:57Let's round it up.
06:58Yeah.
06:59All right.
07:00That sounds good.
07:01Woo!
07:02This is my husband's collection of Model A stuff.
07:07All right.
07:08We love Model A stuff.
07:09We're walking around all these car parts.
07:11I'm like, hey, I need some headlights for a 32 Ford.
07:1432.
07:15This is 32?
07:1632.
07:17Now tell me how you know.
07:18This bar is curved, but this is bigger.
07:20Here, I'll show you the difference.
07:22He's specialized in Model A stuff.
07:25He pulls down a 31-70.
07:26See how much bigger they are?
07:27Okay.
07:28So the bucket's not as deep and it's larger in diameter.
07:30Right.
07:31That's great when you can talk to a collector.
07:33That's how you learn as a picker.
07:35This is 37, right?
07:3637, 8, 9.
07:3737, 8, and 9.
07:38Okay.
07:39Here, Frank, reach in that box right there and get him another lens.
07:42Guarantee us.
07:43That's a 32 lens.
07:44Hanging out with Byron and all his knowledge and everything.
07:47I mean, I could not get any closer to Henry Ford.
07:49Man, I'm learning everything.
07:51This is great.
07:52And for $1,500, you can't go wrong.
07:55$1,500?
07:56Yeah.
07:57I start high.
07:58I can always go down.
08:01In a day, I have seen him bring $800.
08:04$800?
08:06$800.
08:07All right.
08:08I could shave that a bit.
08:09All right.
08:10Well, tell me.
08:11Tell me.
08:12Go ahead.
08:13Start bartering.
08:14Start bartering with yourself.
08:16You don't start low and try to go up.
08:20Probably two and a half.
08:23So how about $200?
08:24I never thought of that.
08:26Well, you're at two and a half.
08:27I'm at two.
08:29I'm doing a 32 Ford right now, and I need these parts.
08:32All right.
08:33All right.
08:34So I'm at $200.
08:35All right.
08:36And there we go.
08:37So this is like the lamp section.
08:44I have a fetish for lamps.
08:47Wow.
08:48Look at that one.
08:49That's an umbrella.
08:50You need to cover it with silk.
08:51Oh.
08:52It's an umbrella lamp.
08:53Yeah.
08:54I just thought it was neat.
08:55Have you seen a lot of these before?
08:56No.
08:57Pick in 101.
08:58If you've never seen it before, and it's right in front of you, buy it.
09:00What are you thinking on that?
09:01I mean, I'll just toss it around.
09:02Um, make me an offer and see what it sounds like.
09:0850 bucks.
09:10I think I'll take that.
09:12All right.
09:13You're on.
09:14All right.
09:15I'm on it.
09:16It's more than I've got right now.
09:17Okay.
09:18There you go.
09:19This is sacred pickin' ground, man.
09:22I mean, these guys have been collecting well before me and Frankie were even born.
09:25So it's an honor to go through some of this stuff.
09:27How about this sign?
09:29Merry-go-round.
09:30Every writer must have a ticket.
09:32I'm looking at more like 40.
09:34It's wood.
09:35I go 50.
09:37This is a really cool piece.
09:39It's hand-painted.
09:40It's made out of wood.
09:41It came from a circus.
09:42Oh, look here.
09:45Somebody made that.
09:47That came from Ringling Brothers.
09:50Ringling made this town.
10:02Byron really embraced these people and took them all in and let them live on his property.
10:06One year, we had 35 trailers hid in the groves, hid in the farms, hid everywhere that would stay.
10:12And they only stayed for maybe six weeks over Christmas.
10:16And then they'd all go again.
10:18Imagine that.
10:19You know, you've got this big orange grove.
10:21And then all of a sudden, a certain time of the year, all these people would come and live.
10:24And they were all performers and they had all these animals.
10:27I mean, what a great experience.
10:29Willard Lawson started with Ringling when he was 12 years old.
10:34This was in his barn.
10:36This is just a great piece.
10:38I mean, where do you find that stuff?
10:40You don't.
10:41How much for the clown?
10:44Uh, 75.
10:45I'm thinking more like 75 for both.
10:48We'll bond them together.
10:50Uh, 80.
10:54All right, I'll tell you what.
10:56Let's do 80.
10:5780?
10:58All right.
10:59You're on.
11:00Bam.
11:01Any circus collector would love to get their hands on any kind of item from the Ringling Brothers circus.
11:06Cold Schaefer beer.
11:08Oh, he's bad.
11:09He is.
11:10He is.
11:11He is bad.
11:12Frank, look at these toys.
11:13It's all empty.
11:14Yeah, those are empty.
11:15Whoo!
11:16Man.
11:17You guys got the mother load on these.
11:19Holy crap.
11:20Oh, yeah.
11:21Those are astronaut pennants.
11:22Oh, yeah.
11:23This whole shelf is full.
11:25Those are good.
11:26They came up from Ringling.
11:28Byron said he got these pennants from the Ringling Brothers circus back in 1969.
11:33What's that one say?
11:34The first MRT.
11:35Landing on the moon.
11:36Landing on the moon.
11:37They were made to commemorate Apollo 11's first moon landing.
11:48How much for a stack of these?
11:50Why don't you take them?
11:51Why don't I buy them like you do?
11:53Buy them all.
11:54How much for all of them?
11:55You got it.
11:56Think big.
11:57All right, I'm thinking big.
11:58I know.
11:59I'm starting to do that when I'm around you.
12:01A thousand dollars.
12:03I'm going to wait for Byron to come back down from the moon, back to Earth on his prices.
12:08Those are originals.
12:10But I could probably do better.
12:12Probably do better.
12:13You know what?
12:14How about, uh...
12:16800, huh?
12:17The tails...
12:18No, I didn't say that yet.
12:21Man, if I could seal this deal, this is going to be one small step for man, but one giant
12:26step for a picker.
12:27How about, uh...
12:29400 for all of them.
12:31Oh.
12:32I won't have enough gas to get to town tomorrow.
12:36Uh...
12:37Go five.
12:38You got me from a thousand down to five hundred.
12:41But the thing is, you know, you'd probably sell a hundred of them right away and then I'd be stuck with...
12:44That's the...
12:45You know what I'm saying?
12:46Okay, do this.
12:47Is it getting close to lunch yet?
12:48What?
12:49450.
12:50How about 400 for all of them?
12:52You're on.
12:53Go.
12:54There.
12:55All right.
12:56400 bucks for all of them.
12:58I've got to look in these boxes.
13:00I haven't looked in them for 20 years.
13:02They are letting us look through everything.
13:04They're accommodating.
13:05There hasn't been one thing that he says, I don't want to sell.
13:08How much is it?
13:09Name your price.
13:10$35.
13:11All right.
13:12What did I buy?
13:13What did I buy?
13:14Uh...
13:1510 bucks.
13:1620.
13:18Why don't you buy your own fireworks here?
13:20How about 75 bucks for everything?
13:22You're on.
13:2360 bucks.
13:24We'll let you go with it.
13:26All right.
13:27Ain't this fun?
13:28Yeah.
13:30Woo!
13:31We walk into this barn and it's dusty.
13:33It's grimy.
13:34And there's stuff all the way up to the rafters.
13:36Oh, wow.
13:43How about a gas mask?
13:44You don't need a gas mask.
13:45Um...
13:46Frankie hasn't been eating beans lately.
13:48Good thing for that.
13:51Brand new shirt.
13:52Large.
13:53Slipped away from me.
13:56What's under the sheet?
13:57Oh, yeah.
13:58There's a jukebox.
13:59Mmm.
14:00Wow.
14:01God dang.
14:02This thing's cool.
14:03This 1940 Seberg jukebox is called the trash can model because it's round like a trash can and also because of the way the lid opens up.
14:09Looks like it's got all the guts in there.
14:22It had the plastic when we moved it in, but then...
14:24It broke.
14:25This side looks good.
14:26Yeah, no, this whole piece on the other side is gone as well.
14:29Oh, it's gone.
14:30Oh, it's gone.
14:31All the mirrors gone in the front.
14:32This thing is in really rough condition.
14:34It might even be a parts machine for somebody, but I've got to rescue it because you know what?
14:38If I don't, it's going to sit here and rot.
14:40Byron, what are you thinking on something like this?
14:41Byron, what are you thinking on something like this?
14:42I mean, this thing needs to be completely restored.
14:44Uh, don't go over 5,000.
14:465,000?
14:47No.
14:48No.
14:49No.
14:50No, I'm only joking.
14:51300?
14:52300 bucks.
14:53Yeah, these pieces can be reproduced, but you know, they start costing you some money,
14:58you know?
14:59How about two and a half?
15:01Oh, you're killing me, but I'll do it.
15:05All right.
15:06Thanks, man.
15:07250.
15:08All right.
15:09I think they're one of the coolest because they look like a robot.
15:18This is all just a bunch of material.
15:21Yeah.
15:22Oh, over here, I got some license plates.
15:25Looks like you got a few.
15:26Oh, yeah.
15:27Oh, there's about 50,000.
15:28Get out.
15:29I bought him to shingle a barn with.
15:32Yeah.
15:34One of the things I love about Byron is he's not afraid to dive in, man.
15:3850,000 license plates, no problem.
15:40It wouldn't be anything for him to call up and say, honey, get the big truck.
15:45We always bought more than we sold.
15:48So you guys are moving all this stuff around with these, I guess, what, semi trucks?
15:53No, a truck with a trailer.
15:55Okay.
15:56She still drives truck.
15:57You're still driving truck?
15:58That's awesome.
15:59I'm still driving truck.
16:00All right.
16:01Good for you, man.
16:02That's great.
16:03Me too, but he can't keep me out of it.
16:04Hey, I can tell, man.
16:06You're a firecracker.
16:07I can choke my truck.
16:08We figured tracker and trucking is going to be what we're going to make a living with.
16:12We made enough money junking, but we still had to have something that was every day.
16:17So we bought an old dump truck.
16:19I don't know where to grab you at.
16:21It's not every day that you see an 80-year-old woman behind a massive dump truck.
16:25Hold on for your lives, boys.
16:26We're going to shift gears.
16:28Punch it.
16:29Yeah.
16:30Put your foot in there, Lou.
16:31Yeah, I know.
16:32Don't put your foot in there.
16:33Don't put your foot in there.
16:35So how long have you been driving dump truck?
16:3850 years.
16:3950 years?
16:40Yes.
16:41We knew we were going to go into topsoil, because topsoil, you make more money.
16:46I would haul dirt.
16:47They loaded my truck for 25 cents, and I sold it for $2.
16:51And the most I ever hauled was 40 loads in one day.
16:54Is this your favorite truck?
16:55Yes, it is.
16:56How many miles have you logged on it?
16:59160,000.
17:00No doubt.
17:01I raised a baby on the seat beside me.
17:04That was the life his mother had, so he was tied in.
17:08Lou!
17:09All right, you rocked it.
17:11Thanks, Lou.
17:12Today was incredible.
17:13Me and Frankie got to hang with two amazing people that had this incredible collection that reflected their remarkable lives.
17:19It's a restoration project, but it's cool.
17:21These Seaburg trashcan models, if they're up and working, can be worth as much as $2,000.
17:26This one's in rough condition.
17:27I'm hoping someone can buy it off me for $500 and use it for parts.
17:30I paid $80 for the signs.
17:32I think the merry-go-round sign, I mean, to the right person, could be worth $150.
17:36And the clown sign, who knows?
17:38All right, Frankie.
17:41For $50, I got a great lamp.
17:43It needs a little bit of work, but I think to the right person, it could be worth $150 to $200.
17:48Thank you so much.
17:49Thank you so much.
17:50Have a great trip back.
17:51All right, see you guys later.
17:52Bye now.
17:53They were fun, and I had a good time joking with them.
17:56And he has always been a jokester.
17:58No matter what happens, it's usually a big joke, which sometimes is hard to take.
18:04Take care.
18:08Oh, man, those guys are so cool.
18:10They were so sweet.
18:15All right, here's the deal, man.
18:16What I'm thinking is, we're in Florida.
18:18This is orange juice country.
18:19Well, let's go for oranges.
18:20We'll get some oranges.
18:21That's what I'm saying.
18:23Danielle.
18:24Hey.
18:25Wow, it's nice to hear from you.
18:26Here's what I have.
18:27It's an animal preserve run by two sisters who come from an old circus family.
18:31Pam works with chimps.
18:33Kay works with tigers.
18:36Entertaining.
18:37Audiences with animals.
18:38What?
18:39I'm not exactly sure what's inside.
18:40On the property, they're not exactly sure what's inside, but you can go check it out.
18:45Send us some coordinates to these two ladies.
18:48We'll see what we find.
18:49Okay.
18:50Let's go.
18:51Let's go check out the chimps.
18:52You know what?
18:53If I had a monkey, I think I'd name him Mr. Bojangles.
18:56Hey, what about Michael Jackson?
18:58Michael Jackson had the...
19:00He had a monkey.
19:01He had a monkey.
19:02It was called Pebbles or something.
19:03Do you think that's why he had that silver glove on, so he couldn't bite through it?
19:06That could have been.
19:07That could have been his feeding glove.
19:08He got bit one time.
19:09That could have been.
19:10You know what I'm saying?
19:11All right, this has got to be it.
19:12This is it.
19:13Oh, this is cool.
19:19Oh, it's not open.
19:21Hey!
19:22Hey!
19:23Hey!
19:24They didn't have a doorbell, so we just made our own jungle style.
19:28Here she comes.
19:29All right.
19:30Hey, guys.
19:31Hey, how you doing?
19:32Hey, how you doing?
19:33Hey, how are you?
19:34Wow, look at Frankie.
19:35Hey, I'm Mike.
19:36Clayton Rose.
19:37Nice to meet you, Clayton.
19:38So who's this?
19:39This is Chance.
19:40Hey, buddy.
19:41What's up?
19:42You're my five.
19:45So what's going on?
19:46Danielle said you guys had a few older pieces that were related to the circus here in town.
19:50Yeah, I'm one of them.
19:52Oh, you're one of them?
19:53Well, if you guys got the time, we would love to look around.
19:55It's the Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary, and it actually just started out to be a place for animals that needed a home.
20:07So how many animals do you have here?
20:08We have over 100 altogether.
20:10We have 40 big cats.
20:11We have 10 bears, all different kinds of bears.
20:14Wow.
20:15And a variety of smaller monkeys and lemurs.
20:18Brown bears?
20:19That's a young grizzly bear right there.
20:21Are these animals that you're still using that you perform with?
20:24Well, not too many, no.
20:25The majority of the animals here are all from illegal owners or a bad situation.
20:30So this is actually an animal sanctuary that you guys have funded through.
20:34Through our work that we do.
20:35What do you specialize in?
20:36I specialize in big cats.
20:38I've raised chimps my whole life since I was seven years old.
20:41Who was your mentor when you were growing up as far as learning to work with?
20:44My father.
20:45Derek Roser.
20:46My mother and father were both born in the circus.
20:49Now we're into 10th generation Roser family.
20:55Frankie and I had no idea that we were in the presence of circus royalty.
21:06You guys have lived it your whole lives.
21:08I mean, for so many generations and stuff, you've got me even more excited about wanting
21:12to look around here.
21:13I have no idea what we're going to find here, but if there's any cool vintage stuff,
21:16I'm going to find it.
21:17People always come here and leave all their stuff.
21:20You ever leave anything good?
21:21Sometimes.
21:22We walk into this barn and it's dusty.
21:24It's grimy.
21:25And they're scuffed all the way up to the rafters.
21:28What's in here?
21:29I have no idea.
21:30It's on the road.
21:31Bunch of jeans.
21:32Somebody's clothes.
21:33Here's a whip.
21:34You interested, Frank?
21:35Nope.
21:36Hey, Pam.
21:37Are these like, maybe they went on the chimps?
21:38No, actually those belong to my daughter.
21:39Whoops.
21:40Find anything, Frankie?
21:41Nothing so far.
21:42I'm looking.
21:43Oh.
21:44Oh.
21:45Oh.
21:46Oh.
21:47I like these old trunks here.
21:48There's no telling what kind of funky stuff we're going to find in these circus trunks.
21:49Pam told us that people have been leaving these trunks in her barn for decades.
21:50What was this?
21:51A headdress we wore for the entrance.
21:52Oh, okay.
21:53I see.
21:54Oh, wow.
21:55Look at this.
21:56Oh, that's an old headdress.
21:57Yeah, I think so.
21:58Oh, wow.
21:59These things look like something Cher would have worn back in the day.
22:02Frank.
22:03Looks all right.
22:04That's different.
22:05Unfortunately, this isn't Cher's, and I don't think I could sell it.
22:08We'll find them, Mike.
22:09Nah, just some of the stuff we're going to find in these circus trunks.
22:11We're going to find the stuff we're going to find in these circus trunks.
22:12Pam told us that people have been leaving these trunks in her barn for decades.
22:14What was this?
22:15A headdress we wore for the entrance.
22:17Oh, okay.
22:18I see.
22:19Oh, wow.
22:20Look at this.
22:21That's an old headdress.
22:22Yeah, I think so.
22:23Oh, wow.
22:24These things look like something Cher would have worn back in the day.
22:26Frank.
22:27This old wardrobe from the 70s?
22:28What?
22:29From the 60s?
22:3060s, yeah.
22:31I wasn't really interested in buying any of the circus clothing that we found.
22:34It was all ladies clothing, and I wasn't on a chick pic.
22:36Frank, you want to get measured for a flap?
22:38Plus, it's not going to fit Frankie.
22:40What's in here?
22:41These little chimp astronaut suits.
22:43Yeah, look at this one.
22:44It's got the little thing on it.
22:45She has tons of tiny chimpanzee costumes from circus acts over the years.
22:49God, they're made really well.
22:51Yeah.
22:52These things are really cool, but the chimpanzee costume market fell out five years ago.
22:56The big trunk interests me, because who knows what's in that big trunk.
23:06Pull it out.
23:07It doesn't, it feels like some stuff's in there.
23:09Is it heavy?
23:10A little bit.
23:11That's a pretty good lock on there.
23:12Yeah.
23:13Obviously, you probably don't have the key.
23:15I got one.
23:16That's it.
23:17No, it doesn't have a lot of meat to it, but see if we can get through.
23:21Yeah.
23:22I was dying to get in there.
23:24See, now I think we need a hammer to hammer down on it.
23:27Let me get it.
23:29Here, here.
23:30Get it in there, then put the hammer to it.
23:33Pam told us we could try to bust the lock.
23:36Here.
23:37It's deep in there, dude.
23:38You know, I felt a little embarrassed how long it was taking Mike to pick that lock.
23:42Yeah, don't worry about the latch.
23:44There you go.
23:45Now we're cooking.
23:46Perfect.
23:47Chop and cut from the top.
23:50Okay.
23:51You just did it.
23:53And then take it like this.
23:57Holy bony.
24:02Whoa.
24:03And then take it like this.
24:07Holy bony.
24:12Whoa.
24:13Look at all that belt buckle.
24:16It's got an 1881 silver dollar in it.
24:20Here's some riding belts.
24:21There's a lot of cool little small things in this trunk, but nothing was really speaking
24:25to me.
24:26Hold on to these boots.
24:28Dude, those are cool.
24:30Finally, in the bottom drawer, I find these really cool vintage cowboy boots.
24:34Those are cool.
24:35These boots are killer.
24:37Anything Western sells fast.
24:38What do you got to have for those?
24:40I don't know.
24:41How about 30 bucks?
24:4330 bucks?
24:44Yeah, 30 bucks.
24:46They're cool, man.
24:48What are you thinking?
24:49I'm at 30.
24:50Where are you at?
24:51About 50.
24:52Done.
24:53You let me tear open the trunk.
24:56Yeah.
24:57That was like $100 worth of fun for 50 bucks.
24:59A lot of times on a pick, you got to dig down deep through piles of stuff.
25:04Oh, you're brave.
25:05Other times, it's like Mount Everest and you got to get your climbing boots on.
25:09It's just a bunch of harnesses.
25:10Is that a table?
25:11What is that?
25:12Yeah.
25:13You know, sometimes when Mike's on a mission, he kind of ignores his own personal safety.
25:17If you wouldn't catch me dead up there, I don't care if the Holy Grail isn't one of
25:22those crates.
25:23Nah, it's a bunch of wood planes.
25:25One of those dolls that you hook to your feet and do a dancing thing with them.
25:32Oh, you hook your feet and hands and act like you're dancing with it?
25:35Yeah.
25:36How old is it?
25:37It's old.
25:38It's probably from the 40s.
25:39Oh, they found a dancing doll, which came from a very famous old clown, Rudy Docky.
25:45Rudy Docky?
25:46Yeah.
25:47And he did the dancing doll thing.
25:48It was a famous act and a famous old clown.
25:51Yeah, you could take her out dancing.
25:54Mike fell in love with it.
25:56I think he wanted to date her.
25:59Here, hold it.
26:00Let me see it.
26:01Let me take a look at it.
26:02Yeah, she is kind of cool.
26:03If this doll came from the famous vaudeville act, I know I could sell it to a collector.
26:07How much would you have to have for this?
26:09I don't know.
26:10She looks like she's a wealthy woman to me.
26:12This could have been back in the day.
26:14You don't got a prom date.
26:15What the heck?
26:16What are you thinking on there?
26:17How much you want for her?
26:18A hundred bucks.
26:19A hundred bucks?
26:20She's very pretty.
26:22Yeah, she's pretty rough though, man.
26:24I mean, she's definitely been put away here.
26:26How about 60?
26:3060 bucks.
26:31All right, cool.
26:33This is going to be in the back of the van.
26:34It's going to haunt us.
26:35This doll is a piece of vaudeville history.
26:36It would have wasted away on that shelf if we hadn't come along.
26:37Swing her over your shoulder.
26:38Load her up, man.
26:39These cowboy boots are very cool.
26:40I bought them for 50 bucks.
26:41I'm going to ask 150.
26:42A prop from a famous vaudeville clown.
26:43I paid 60 bucks.
26:44I'm thinking I could get 300 to the right collector.
26:46All right, guys.
26:47Thank you so much.
26:48Take care, guys.
26:49See you all.
26:50See you later.
26:51See you for driving.
26:52Be safe.
26:53Now treat that girl right.
26:54All right, all right.
26:55I thought they were awesome.
26:56See you later.
26:58See you later.
26:59What would you want to work with?
27:12You want to work with the tigers or the monkeys?
27:13Tigers.
27:14I think you would be better at the monkey training.
27:19I mean, they'd be easier to train, I think.
27:22We could teach them to do Daniel's job.
27:23at the monkey training.
27:24I mean, they'd be easier to train, I think.
27:26We could teach them to do Daniel's job.
27:30She didn't hear that.
27:37It's raining like cats and dogs out there, dude.
27:40We'll have the sunshine and oranges.
27:41Every day can't be good.
27:43It's crappy weather in Florida,
27:45but you know what, me and Frankie are out freestyling.
27:48Rainy days and Mondays don't always get us down, man.
27:50When we're out picking,
27:51we got a big old smile on our face.
27:53If it's raining, you just have to feel
27:55the picking thunder, dude.
27:56I feel it.
27:57Feel the picking thunder?
27:58This neighborhood's looking good, though.
28:00Everybody's got every single thing
28:01they own out there, you're laying outside.
28:03Keep your eyeballs peeled, son.
28:05Oh, dude, look at this motorcycle.
28:06This motorcycle, back it up, back up.
28:08Oh, that's an Indian, dude.
28:10I know it.
28:11That's a zebra-striped Indian.
28:14I mean, these guys probably look like they got some stuff.
28:16This place looks janky.
28:18It looks sketchy.
28:19It's cool, just like this bike.
28:21I knew we had to get in.
28:22No way.
28:23That's a zebra shark.
28:24Look at the teeth.
28:26There's an electric start on there.
28:28You can tell this guy is a motorcycle guy.
28:30He's got 12-volt ignition, he's got the crash bar,
28:32he's got trick stuff on this bike.
28:34We need to find out who owns this and where he's at.
28:37What's that? Doors open?
28:38This place looks perfect.
28:40Hello!
28:41When you're this far away from home,
28:42your mojo better be tight.
28:45Hey, how you doing?
28:46Hey, man, what's up?
28:47Good, how you guys doing?
28:48I'm a zebra shark.
28:50Oh, yeah.
28:51Cool, dude.
28:53Oh, thanks.
28:53How you doing? My name's Frank.
28:54Hi, Frank.
28:55Me and Mike start chatting this guy up,
28:57and this guy's name's Earl.
28:58We're pickers, you know what a picker is?
28:59Uh, if you buy a little bit of everything,
29:02it looks like you got a little bit of everything here.
29:04Is this your place?
29:05Yes. Well, this is where my father lived.
29:08Oh, this was your dad's house?
29:09This was his house. He died in 06.
29:11My father spent his retirement years here.
29:14I own the property, and I have to decide
29:17whether to demolish it or salvage it.
29:19Is that bike for sale?
29:20That is not for sale.
29:22That was my father's bike.
29:24The family horse that never dies, man.
29:25Hey, I appreciate that, man.
29:26I appreciate that.
29:27You do?
29:28If you're interested in that, you can stop.
29:30I can see you at the garage opening.
29:31I mean...
29:34Mmm.
29:35Rangy.
29:37That's kind of cool.
29:39Dog bones.
29:42Hey, Earl.
29:43Yeah?
29:44I'm looking at a lot of these pants and stuff here.
29:47They're motorcycle wear.
29:48How did you run across so much Indian stuff?
29:51He was an Indian dealer.
29:52Oh, your dad was?
29:53My dad was an Indian dealer back in the 30s and 40s.
29:57You know, when Earl told us that his dad had his own Indian dealership, the sun wasn't
30:01shining here, but it was shining on me.
30:04This is my dad's shop in Pennsylvania.
30:06The Indian shop.
30:07Okay.
30:08That's my pre-40s.
30:09I think the reason that he's got this stuff left over is because this is the stuff that
30:23no one could fit into.
30:24Yes.
30:25Bad thing about him, the waist is like 21, you know?
30:28They're ladies.
30:29Good thing about them, they're mint condition.
30:30We've got like three pairs of pants here and this small jacket, I believe.
30:35Mm-hmm.
30:36What would you be thinking on these?
30:38You got one pair, two pair here.
30:40Uh, why don't we say 200 for the whole thing?
30:45All right, I'm breaking the ice here.
30:47Nice to do.
30:48These items could be going in a museum.
30:50They could be going in somebody's personal collection.
30:52They're great, great display items.
30:54Wow.
30:55Whoa.
30:56Earl, hold on to your bike.
30:58Uh-oh.
30:59What did you find?
31:01When my father got ill, I came down to be with him, and then he passed away.
31:06But in the time I spent here, I realized that having come here in my youth, I actually
31:12had fallen in love with it then.
31:13Frankie and I a lot of times get to know people through their things, and that's exactly
31:17what Earl is doing right now through Herman's stuff.
31:19Oh, that's cool.
31:23That tank is...
31:24That's a real cruncher.
31:26I like this envelope because it says posters on it.
31:31Uh-huh, uh-huh.
31:32All right, check this.
31:33Yeah.
31:34Indian winds.
31:38Oh, my God.
31:39Isn't that cool?
31:41And this is Bill Tooman.
31:42Okay.
31:43Bill Tooman was actually from our area.
31:46Isn't that you?
31:47That looks kind of like me.
31:48He's got the schnoz going.
31:49Whoa.
31:50Oh, yeah.
31:51You got any Indian jerseys like that?
31:52I, uh, have an Indian, uh...
31:53Jersey?
31:54Sweatshirt.
31:55Oh, you do?
31:56When Earl said he had an Indian jersey somewhere on this property, I knew I had a mission.
32:11But right now, I've got my sights set on all these Indian posters.
32:14How many posters are there?
32:16Mmm, like five or six in there.
32:18There's all the legends, man, back in the day, that were racing Indian motorcycles.
32:22Wow.
32:23Mm-hmm.
32:24These things are extremely hard to find.
32:26Win with the Indian Warrior and Warrior TT.
32:29When you're looking at vintage posters, there's three things I look for.
32:32Rarity, condition, and subject matter.
32:34These posters have it all.
32:36Here, I got something else I found here for you.
32:39Check these out.
32:40These two white motorcycle jackets, one female, one male, got red silk inner linings.
32:45Those are cool, man.
32:47Yeah.
32:48They're cool because they're white.
32:49That's unusual.
32:50Most of the time, if you see a motorcycle jacket, it's black.
32:52I mean, this is like full-on Nancy Sinatra type stuff here.
32:55Not in the best shape.
32:57I don't know if these stains are gonna come out.
32:59I mean, this garage roof has been leaking for a long time, but I had to take the chance to see whether or not I could clean them.
33:05Here's where I'm at.
33:06$400 on this.
33:07Two bills on this.
33:08$600.
33:09Oh, my God.
33:10You would do $400 on those posters.
33:12Yeah.
33:13I was surprised at the prices Mike was offering at that point.
33:16So they were at six bills.
33:18All right.
33:19Okay.
33:20And I was like, oh, wow.
33:23I'm feeling good.
33:24I got the posters.
33:25I got the jackets.
33:26Now I gotta find that Indian jersey.
33:30Frank, I'm shopping here.
33:32I'm seeing stuff here.
33:34You find something, Frankie?
33:36Wow.
33:37What'd you find?
33:38I pick up these cat face tail lights from the era back in the 50s.
33:42You could take your stock tail light off and it would bolt right on.
33:45Oh, that's the light.
33:46It has the light.
33:47That's great.
33:48Yeah, man.
33:49Yeah.
33:50Remember, these were made in Japan.
33:51Uh-huh.
33:52You've got probably six of them back here.
33:54Oh, yeah?
33:55There was two original ones and then there was four replacement lens.
33:58The type of person that would buy these would be a vintage restore.
34:01Somebody's trying to recreate a nice 50s, 60s look.
34:04What would you have to have for a week?
34:05Well, I don't know what that kind of thing's worth.
34:07I mean, 30 bucks a piece?
34:10How about 60 bucks?
34:12Not for all of that.
34:13I don't think so.
34:14How about 75?
34:16Um, my negotiations with Frank I found a bit amusing because he wasn't offering as much money as Mike.
34:23They were $1.85 back in the day.
34:25I'm going to take the best offer that I can get.
34:29Would you do 90 on that?
34:30I'd do 90 for both those and the replacement.
34:32Okay.
34:33Let's do that.
34:34Okay.
34:35Deal.
34:36Okay.
34:37These can be great collector pieces.
34:38I don't even know if I want to sell them.
34:41Manchinette keeps going on and on here.
34:43Yes.
34:44The condition of the property is abysmal.
34:46Wow.
34:47Dang.
34:48The roof's leaking.
34:49Water's coming in.
34:50There's grease.
34:51There's oil.
34:52There's stuff piled all over the place.
34:53I mean, this is what we dream of.
34:55I got excited.
35:02Wow.
35:03Whoa.
35:04Girl.
35:05Hold on to your bike, girl.
35:09I see two pair of Miami Motorcycle Club coveralls.
35:13AMA patch.
35:14Mm-hmm.
35:15That's like for working the races.
35:17That's cool, man.
35:18Yeah.
35:19The guy that wore these coveralls was in the pit crew, wrenching on stuff, twisting the throttle,
35:23man.
35:24Making sure that that bike was humming oh so perfect.
35:27All right, Earl.
35:28Yeah.
35:29Got these two here.
35:30Mm-hmm.
35:31100 apiece.
35:32This stuff has been sitting in that trunk probably since the late 40s, maybe early 50s.
35:36I love vintage motorcycle clothing because it's got style.
35:39It's got edge.
35:40It's got personality.
35:41Can I get them for that?
35:42Yeah.
35:43All right.
35:44Cool, man.
35:45I can see cruising down the road with that on.
35:49What do we got here hiding?
35:51This is the kind of pick that we want to be on.
35:53Look at these.
35:54I mean, Earl's father held onto it.
35:56This funky stuff.
35:57Till the day he died, he could have got rid of it.
35:59But no, he saw the value in it.
36:03You care if we break the drawer?
36:04I mean, it's not worth anything.
36:06You can break the drawer.
36:07All right.
36:08I'm still searching for that Indian jersey he mentioned.
36:11What's this say?
36:14Oh.
36:15Right here.
36:16Uh-oh.
36:17Mission accomplished.
36:18I found Herman's racing jersey from the late 30s, early 40s in the dresser drawer of his bedroom.
36:25I mean, how much more history do you need?
36:28These jerseys are incredibly hard to find.
36:30Wow.
36:31That's a cool one.
36:32Can I make you an offer on this?
36:34Sure.
36:35I'd do, uh, I'd do 200.
36:39You've got to be kidding.
36:41No.
36:42There was a couple moments in this pick when I made Earl offers on stuff and he was totally blown away by it.
36:46But you know what?
36:47When I throw a number out there, I want to grab his attention.
36:50I'd do 200 bucks on it.
36:53Yeah.
36:54All right.
36:55Sweet.
36:56As much as it was a very coveted design, it was full of moth holes.
37:00So I couldn't do anything with it.
37:02I love vintage clothing.
37:03I love motorcycles.
37:04I mean, this piece is the Holy Grail for Mike Wolf.
37:07All right, man.
37:08I bought some stuff and it's not too heavy.
37:11Oh, man.
37:12Hey, is the sun coming out?
37:13I'm very happy that Mike and Frank came by.
37:17It's hard to sell things that have a special connection to my father, but it would be silly to keep them all.
37:25Thanks for sharing your dad's stories.
37:26That's great, man.
37:27Appreciate it.
37:28Keep your knees in the breeze, my brother.
37:29All right, brother.
37:30I paid $200 for vintage Indian clothes.
37:33I think I can get at least $500.
37:35I shelled out $200 for this Indian jersey.
37:38I'm not sure what it's worth in this condition, so I'm gonna have it appraised.
37:41I paid $90 for cat face tail lights.
37:44I think I can get $200 for the set.
37:48See you, girl.
37:49The Rivadarchi.
37:50Check this out.
37:51I'm loving it.
37:52It's cool.
37:53It's cool.
37:54It's got the original AMA patch on it.
37:56It was like a collector's dream.
37:57You just don't see those things very often.
37:58What do you think it's worth?
37:59Dude, look at this thing.
38:00This is a freaking Indian jersey, dude.
38:01Dude, stop freaking on it.
38:02It's not that good a condition.
38:03Today, me and Mike want to get this appraised.
38:04We just don't know what it's worth in this condition.
38:05So, Daniel got us hooked up with this guy that owns an old vintage motorcycle shop.
38:10This guy's versed in motorcycle apparel, old motorcycle cars.
38:15So, we're headed there to see what he thinks.
38:16I think this is it, dude.
38:17All right, let me grab a jersey.
38:18All right.
38:19All right.
38:20Let's hit it.
38:21This is it.
38:22This guy's going to freak out when he sees this, man.
38:24This shop's cool, dude.
38:25It looks cool, man.
38:26Check out the panhead.
38:27I know.
38:28I see it.
38:29I see it.
38:30Are you wearing it?
38:31Yeah.
38:32Yeah.
38:33This is it.
38:34This is it.
38:35This guy's going to freak out when he sees this, man.
38:38This shop's cool, dude.
38:39It looks cool, man.
38:40Check out the panhead.
38:41I know.
38:42I see it.
38:43I know.
38:44I see it.
38:45You wearing it?
38:46Yeah.
38:47How you doing?
38:48Mike.
38:49Frank.
38:50Talked to Daniel on the phone?
38:51Yeah.
38:52She said something about a sweater or something.
38:53Yeah.
38:54We got an Indian jersey, man.
38:55Cool.
38:56Cool.
38:57You want to see it?
38:58Hell yeah.
38:59Hell yeah.
39:00All right.
39:01Check this out.
39:02Got to be careful.
39:03It's very fragile.
39:04It's my baby here.
39:05I'm loving it.
39:06It's cool.
39:07It's a wool sweater.
39:08It's got the felt Indian letters on the front.
39:10It's got the original AMA patch on it.
39:12American Motorcycle Association.
39:13Yeah.
39:14It does have quite a few holes in it.
39:16I call this personality.
39:17Patina.
39:18Yeah.
39:19It's seen some action.
39:20You know this isn't a factory racer sweater, right?
39:22This is one you get at the dealership.
39:24Oh, okay.
39:25There were two different types of these sweaters.
39:26There was factory racers, and the racers that wore these, they raced for the dealers.
39:32Like privateers.
39:33Yeah, privateers.
39:34This guy's father had an Indian dealership in the 30s.
39:39The guy who got this from his father?
39:40Yep.
39:41Oh, really?
39:42Yeah.
39:43His name was Herman Levine, and he raced Indians.
39:45This is an original piece.
39:46This is real deal, man.
39:47I'm loving it.
39:48It's cool.
39:49It's cool.
39:50When Mike and Frank pulled that jersey out of the box, it was like a collector's dream.
39:53You just don't see those things very often.
39:55Well, Aaron, what do you think it's worth?
39:56Well, I'd say it's worth somewhere between $500 or $600 bucks.
40:05Really?
40:06Yeah.
40:07In this shape?
40:08Yeah.
40:09Awesome, man.
40:10That's good.
40:11At $500 to $600, I'm really happy.
40:12Frankie?
40:13Yeah.
40:14I mean, just the fact that you guys know who wore it and where it came from, I mean,
40:17that makes it really cool.
40:18Do you know the story behind that vintage piece of clothing?
40:21Ooh.
40:22It's not just a piece of cloth anymore.
40:23It's a piece of history.
40:24I bet there's some guys out there that'll really like to have this thing.
40:27I know.
40:28I'm loving it.
40:29I'm loving it right now.
40:30I'm probably too much.
40:31What do you think you're going to do with it?
40:33Um, you know what?
40:34Seriously, I haven't found anything like this before.
40:36I've got plans to keep it.
40:37Do you know where any of these guys' bikes are or if they still exist?
40:41There's a guy in North Carolina.
40:43His name's Dale Waxler.
40:44I don't know if you know him or not.
40:45Yeah, I know him.
40:46Dale Waxler is a guy that owns a museum.
40:48It's called Wheels Through Time, and he's a huge motorcycle collector.
40:52Because the antique motorcycle scene is kind of a small world, me and Frankie have had
40:55the opportunity to deal with Dale on a couple occasions.
40:57His son told us that Dale has this guy's bike.
41:00Oh, really?
41:01He bought the bike.
41:02He's got the 35 Chief that this gentleman raced.
41:05Dale Waxler.
41:06He's got everything.
41:08Thanks for the information.
41:09Your place is amazing.
41:10Thanks.
41:11Yeah, man.
41:12Thanks for having us on in here.
41:13Great find, you guys.
41:14You should be proud to own that, Dave.
41:20How are you doing?
41:21I'm in love with it.
41:22Thank you so much for the appraisal.
41:23See you again.
41:24All right, man.
41:25Take it easy.
41:26All right, dude.
41:27Take it easy, man.
41:28I can't believe that five, six hundred bucks.
41:30Yeah.
41:31I love this thing, man.
41:32It's so damn cool.
41:33Don't love it to death now.
41:35You know where I think it should go?
41:37Dale Waxler.
41:38Dale would be excited to have the actual jersey that went with the bike.
41:42Believe me, I understand this importance of putting it with the bike.
41:46Okay, so I'll never be able to replace it.
41:48Think about it.
41:49You're going to be the guy that's putting it in the museum that hundreds of thousands
41:54of people are going to see it.
41:55Just give it a shot.
41:56All right.
41:57Let me call him and talk to him about it.
41:59It wasn't easy, but I knew I had to do the right thing.
42:02Hey, Dale.
42:04This is Mike Wolf.
42:07Frank Fritz.
42:08Dale, what's up?
42:09We're down here in Florida, and we came across an Indian racing jersey from a guy
42:14that supposedly you got the bike, a guy named Herman Levine.
42:19Herman Levine from Easton, Pennsylvania.
42:22That's exactly right.
42:24That's the guy.
42:25Well, guess what?
42:26We were over at his son's place, and I pulled out of the dresser this jersey,
42:31and I tell you what, Dale, it's cool, man.
42:34Frankie and I took it to a guy's place.
42:36He felt that in the condition that it was in, but with us knowing the history of it,
42:41I felt that the value of it was like $500 to $600.
42:44He tells Frank to tell you to sell it to me.
42:47Oh, he's been telling me.
42:48That's why I called you.
42:49$500 to me to tell him is cool price.
42:51When I'm talking to Dale, thinking to myself, you know what?
42:54To put the pieces of history together, he might have to own this thing.
42:57I'll sell it to you for $500 if you can send us like a little snapshot or something
43:04of maybe like the bike on display with the jersey, you know, just kind of cementing the thing
43:09because it needs to go with the bike.
43:11I'm stuck like Lou, man.
43:13Dale promised he would send us a video or a photo of the jersey sitting right next to the bike.
43:17At the end of the day, it was the right thing to do.
43:20I'm breaking up with it.
43:22All right.
43:23I'll tell you what.
43:24I'll get you some chocolates or something later, do a little life coaching.
43:26You'll be fine.
43:27You made me feel good.
43:28I feel good too.
43:29Awesome.
43:30Mike and Frank, thank you very much for sending this to me.
43:38Checks in the mail.
43:39The bike here, Herb Levine's 1935 Indian, Speed King.
43:44This was most likely his favorite motorcycle.
43:47Oh, one more thing.
43:48Herm's extremely cool picture sitting on this motorcycle, the Speed King.
43:53Just goes with the history.
43:54Crank it up.
44:00Ah, it had a little dark зм receber once.
44:01It was open.
44:02The discount.
44:03Yeah.
44:06Haha, that's right.
44:07I'll go back and see what I OH was about.
44:09My strengthsogue room and Husky was there.
44:10I loved it.
44:11We both love him.
44:13All right.
44:14If it's possible, have an Area of nutrition, human instrument that,
44:16you know, just calm the way down to it.
44:17It seems like the量 of a field in anything.
44:19You don't have to have cousins that are meant to be visible to yourself.
44:20I love you.
44:21You.
44:22We better try guys.
44:23My school who loves you.
44:24You struggle.
44:25All right.
44:26So I get excited to see if there's something about it.
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