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American Pickers - Season 27 - Episode 18: The Iceman Selleth
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00:01What's the deal, man?
00:02What do you mean?
00:03You're copping my style?
00:04What are you doing here, man?
00:05Are you talking about a black t-shirt?
00:07No.
00:08The glasses, sunglasses?
00:09No.
00:09What are you talking about?
00:11Dude, what the hell is with the ponytail?
00:12What are you doing, man?
00:13What?
00:14Oh, this old thing?
00:15Yeah, right, this old thing.
00:16This old thing?
00:17Dude, you are not ready for the responsibility
00:18of a ponytail after 40 years old.
00:20You know what, that's a big deal.
00:22Okay, walk me through that.
00:23What is that?
00:23Okay, dude, here.
00:24You gotta have the wisdom nod when, you know,
00:25when the young guys come up to you
00:27and they ask you a question,
00:27and the answer is,
00:28nah, man, like, yeah, it's all good.
00:30Okay.
00:30And that answers the question.
00:31Okay.
00:32Okay, you gotta do gardening.
00:33I already garden.
00:34Okay.
00:35Okay, what else?
00:36Kombucha.
00:37What do you mean?
00:38You gotta make your own kombucha
00:39and you gotta drink it every day.
00:42All right.
00:43You ain't doing it, that's it?
00:45I ain't doing it.
00:45I'm done.
00:45I can't believe that.
00:46Dude, the SCOBY scares me.
00:57Danny, Danny, what's up?
00:58Danny, what's up?
00:59Good morning.
01:00Well, you got a couple little Western boys today, huh?
01:03Hey, listen to this, Danny.
01:04Mike is wearing a ponytail today.
01:05No, I'm not.
01:06You were.
01:07I was wearing it.
01:08He was imitating my style.
01:09He was copping my style, Danny.
01:10I was messing with him.
01:12Shut up.
01:13I don't even believe that's true.
01:15Mike does not, absolutely does not have a ponytail.
01:19He did.
01:19You're right, I don't.
01:20I can't even imagine.
01:21This is like seeing a wolf in a bow tie.
01:24Like, this doesn't even make sense to my brain.
01:26I know.
01:27All right, listen, I got you boys a lead.
01:28All right.
01:28All right, I'm gonna send you guys to Joe Aveda.
01:31This guy is a big name on the West Coast
01:34when it comes to Italian ice.
01:36Cool.
01:36Nice.
01:37Not only that, the dude's a junker.
01:39He loves stuff.
01:41What kind of stuff does he collect?
01:42So, Joe sent me pictures.
01:43There is no rhyme or reason to this collection.
01:46I mean, he's got everything from lawn mowers
01:48to motorcycles to signs.
01:50I will say it's all pretty high-end, though.
01:51He's got lawn mowers?
01:52I mean, they're cool lawn mowers.
01:54Really?
01:55Hey, man.
01:55I want to see a cool lawn mower.
01:56Why is he getting rid of stuff?
01:57Honestly, his kids are pushing him
01:59because he's stashing his entire collection
02:01in the warehouses that are meant for the business.
02:04No kidding.
02:05So, the collectibles are outrunning the product?
02:07I've never heard it put better.
02:09They need some room.
02:10Hey, you had me at bicycles and signs.
02:12You had me at lawn mowers on Italian ice.
02:15All right, guys.
02:15Have fun.
02:16Be good.
02:25Wow.
02:25Looks like an industrial park here, man.
02:28Joe's ice.
02:29Is that a suburban?
02:30That's kind of cool.
02:31That's cool.
02:32Check it out.
02:33All right.
02:34Oh, yeah.
02:38Hello.
02:39Huge warehouse.
02:41Great.
02:42Joe.
02:43Hey, Joe.
02:44Over here.
02:46Dang.
02:46You must be doing something right.
02:48This place is huge.
02:49Hello there.
02:50Nice to meet you.
02:51John.
02:51Welcome.
02:52Nice to meet you.
02:52Nice to meet you, guys.
02:53This place smells good, man.
02:55Smells like Italian ice.
02:56It's a lot of Italian ice ingredients.
02:58Is that what this syrup is?
02:59Yeah.
03:00When Danny said Italian ice, I was picturing a mom and pop shop
03:03on a main street somewhere.
03:04Not a massive warehouse.
03:06I mean, this guy's got like an Italian ice empire.
03:10Got any of this stuff?
03:11Danny says you're ready to unload some stuff.
03:13You got to make some room in here.
03:14Yeah, I've got plenty of it.
03:16Good.
03:16Well, our truck is empty.
03:18Danielle said you had, um...
03:20What would she say?
03:21Everything from bicycles to...
03:23Lawn mowers.
03:24Lawn mowers to signs.
03:26And telephones and a lot more, yes.
03:28Really?
03:28So what's your main passion, though?
03:29What'd you start out with?
03:30Signs.
03:31Really?
03:31Yeah.
03:31And what subject matter?
03:33Transportation.
03:34Advertising.
03:34You were always in transportation.
03:36Yeah.
03:36I started when I was 10 years old.
03:38Wow.
03:38Get out of here.
03:39I'm 67 now, so it's been a while.
03:42I have a great deal of appreciation for the industrial revolution.
03:45So heavy, industrial, mechanical, I'm all over it.
03:50Maybe a complaint of my family and friends and staff that have to help me move things
03:55is that I collect heavy.
03:57Where are you from?
03:58You were picking out here?
03:59At the time that I was introduced to antiques, I lived in Pennsylvania.
04:03I'm from Wisconsin.
04:05Get out!
04:05La Crosse, Wisconsin.
04:06Oh, man.
04:07La Crosse is a great town.
04:08And...
04:08Oktoberfest, man.
04:09To go to that all the time.
04:11And then Fountain City's right north of there.
04:13It's a beautiful state.
04:14Yeah.
04:14So what do you got going on?
04:15What's going on with you selling stuff?
04:17Well, I've got a lot of things, and I use the warehouse for my products from my store,
04:24Joe's Italian Ice, and then I need a little more space.
04:26The connection to my collection and Joe's is that the theme at Joe's is all roads lead
04:31to Joe's.
04:31So that covers everything from motorcycles, cars, pogo sticks, skateboards.
04:37So I'm all over the place with transportation because of that theme.
04:41I'm looking at this vehicle here.
04:43I'm like, wow.
04:44What year is that?
04:4563.
04:46Uh-huh.
04:47These were never sold in the US.
04:48Did you have to import this?
04:49Yeah.
04:50They're made in Germany.
04:51Yeah.
04:51And I got this from somebody in Canada.
04:53Oh, it's Right Hand Drive.
04:55I learned that they are actually made in Germany primarily for African safaris.
05:00Did you buy it restored?
05:02Yes.
05:03This thing's beautiful.
05:05I mean, it's amazing.
05:06I just love it and turned it into a Joe's vehicle.
05:10It's a beautiful restoration.
05:11That will deliver product to hotels.
05:13It's going to be a novelty thing.
05:15And who else has a safari bus?
05:16We will take this out and serve Joe's out of it.
05:19Other people do food trucks.
05:21Yeah.
05:21That you see all the time.
05:22They take it to another level.
05:23Yes.
05:24After 25 years in the apparel industry, I decided that I wanted to open up my own business.
05:28And I wanted to do it in a way that can really inspire and allow me to teach young people
05:33old school values.
05:34Okay.
05:35My business plan was all about that and less about Italian ice and making money.
05:39I'm an out-of-the-box thinker.
05:41I wanted to be the best in the industry.
05:43I make flavors with ingredients that nobody else uses.
05:47I was told that you can't make money that way.
05:49I said, I don't care.
05:50You make it, they will come.
05:52Joe's in Anaheim.
05:53Probably the average customer drives 35 miles to get there.
05:57And we draw from all over the country and all over the world.
06:00How long have you been doing the ice?
06:01I started in 2002.
06:03I moved out here to California in 1979.
06:06My parents and siblings decided they wanted to join me out this direction.
06:11So everybody moved here.
06:13So it's a long line of self-employment.
06:14So you guys all wagon trained it out here.
06:15How many kids you got?
06:16I have 10 kids.
06:17What?
06:18Really?
06:18Two step kids.
06:19Wow.
06:20How many grandkids you got?
06:2133.
06:23Whoa, man.
06:24No wonder you have a business with family values.
06:26That's awesome, man.
06:28Yeah.
06:28That's so cool.
06:29You got your own employment.
06:30Every one of the kids has worked at Joe's.
06:32That's great.
06:33Very cool.
06:33Joe's approach to business is a direct reflection of his approach to life.
06:37Passion, family values, and thinking generationally.
06:41Not just for his own family, but for all kids in general.
06:44I called you guys because I need to make room for some other Joe's products.
06:48Okay.
06:48So you're going to help me sift through and clear out a few shelves.
06:53All right.
06:53Show us around.
06:54Yeah.
06:54I mean, I saw right away this whole shelving rack right here that you got advertising.
06:59Oh, look at that jersey.
07:00Oh, there's the lawn mower.
07:01There's a lawn mower.
07:02It's one of those.
07:03Is that an eagle?
07:04That's eagles.
07:05I was not expecting an 1899 push motor with a big cast iron eagle on both sides of it
07:10in polychrome decoration.
07:11It says, manufactured by Eagle Lawn Mower Company, Syracuse, New York.
07:17The patent date's 1888.
07:18Right in the middle of the Victorian era.
07:20Yeah.
07:20Did you see this here?
07:21Right here it says, oil often.
07:23So it's reminding you on the handle to oil the machine itself.
07:26It's blowing my mind how incredible this lawn mower is.
07:30This should be in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
07:32I bought it from a very good collector.
07:34I have a lot of faith in them.
07:35This was the only one that they have known about.
07:39I paid up for it.
07:40You did?
07:41Yes.
07:41What'd you have to throw down for it?
07:43$25,000.
07:44No kidding.
07:45I've never seen anything like this.
07:47Jersey's never seen anything like this.
07:49I mean, it's pretty incredible.
07:50That sounds like a crazy number.
07:52Yeah.
07:52But it's not if you know the market on something like this.
07:56$25,000, that sounds like a crazy number.
07:59But guess what?
08:00He just set the bar for it.
08:02Nobody knows of another one.
08:04So it's one of those.
08:05Yeah.
08:05It's like, where do you judge it?
08:06Yes.
08:07Trust a dealer like that.
08:08Yeah.
08:08And to throw down $25,000 on a lawn mower?
08:11Yeah.
08:11Dude.
08:11I may touch it.
08:12You're my hero.
08:13Yeah.
08:14Anybody would be surprised that I would pay $25,000 for a lawn mower.
08:19Especially when you have a gardener.
08:22Jersey, if you were interested and you came up with $30,000, I'd consider selling it.
08:27Wow.
08:28Oof.
08:29Hey, he's putting a number on a jersey.
08:30I would have to mow a lot of lawns to come up with that kind of cash.
08:32So you know what?
08:33I think I got a pass, man.
08:34Did you see this jersey?
08:36Oh, man.
08:36This is cool.
08:39Dixie's Caramel Corn Shop.
08:40Instead of Dixie's, though, it will say Joe's.
08:43Oh, cool.
08:43So this is much like a sign I have over at Joe's that came out of a Photoshop in the
08:4930s, 40s in Pasadena.
08:51Oh, you got that kind of stuff on the wall there?
08:53Yes.
08:53Uh-huh.
08:53Really?
08:54Yeah.
08:54So that's part of your brand, huh?
08:56Right.
08:56Oh, wow.
08:57That's awesome.
08:57The customers that know about signs are thrilled.
09:01I've got a lot of them displayed.
09:02It's a constant conversation piece.
09:05There's a sign right there, man, that Ford.
09:07Now, this would have had neon on it, obviously, too.
09:10Where'd this come out of?
09:12I got that out of Arizona.
09:14Okay.
09:15Is this something you've had for a while?
09:17It came out of a dealership.
09:18I honestly just don't know where and when.
09:21Yeah.
09:21Yes, I have had it for a while.
09:23This is the bones to a great sign.
09:25Porcelain, you can see that it was already neoned.
09:27Is that something you'd consider selling?
09:29Yes, I would.
09:30Obviously, there needs to be a can built with it, but once you build that, have the neon
09:35done, build the can, get the transformers, wire the sucker up, and boom, you got something.
09:41Now, all of that's probably going to cost, I don't know, six, eight grand.
09:45Is there a manufacturer anywhere on the...
09:47Yeah, there it is right there.
09:48Kalamazoo, Michigan.
09:49Mm-hmm.
09:49But the payoff on the end is awesome.
09:533,000 bucks.
09:56I'll do it.
09:57Beautiful.
09:57Thank you, buddy.
09:59Very cool.
09:59Very cool.
10:05One of my favorite parts about collecting.
10:07Early on, I realized that this is a club that is a great group of people.
10:13Yeah.
10:14You know, we just happen to love history.
10:17We like age.
10:18We like the good old days.
10:20And we like the thrill of the hunt.
10:21Yes.
10:22Yeah.
10:22I probably have outlets within 35 states that pick for me, that look for me, that have
10:29things that they eventually are willing to part with.
10:31What about this sucker, man?
10:32That looks like it's been through some miles outside.
10:36Now, the reason I picked that up, Mike, is because I have a theme at Joe's, all dogs
10:40eat for free.
10:41Okay.
10:42I also own a husky.
10:43I have the rarest breed of all huskies.
10:45It's called a colu, and his name is Joey, and he goes with me everywhere, every day.
10:49Can I throw you a number at this?
10:51Go ahead.
10:532,000 bucks.
10:54You saved me the restoration, and so I will go ahead and do it.
10:59Okay.
11:00I'm doing it.
11:01All right.
11:02Oh, you're welcome.
11:02I appreciate it.
11:03It's just going to keep me from having to go through the time and trouble to restore
11:06it, and it was going to a good home.
11:09This is kind of cool.
11:11This is what you guys were using for a wrestling dummy?
11:13Yes.
11:13This looks like it's got some age to it, man.
11:15Did you wrestle?
11:16Yes, I did.
11:17What weight did you wrestle?
11:17From 98 pounds to 126.
11:21Okay.
11:21I was in high school.
11:22I was a freshman.
11:23I wrestled at 90.
11:25I was 4'11", and I weighed 87, and I had to weigh in with my clothes on.
11:30And then my sophomore year, I was a 105, junior year 119, senior year 132.
11:37Okay.
11:38So, the University of Iowa wrestlers, they were like superheroes to us.
11:41I've got one of my kids traveling there today.
11:43Okay.
11:44Are you coaching?
11:45Yes.
11:46Oh, you really?
11:46I coached high school.
11:48That's awesome, man.
11:48I mean, my coach, Frank Freeman, he was the first adult male that I ever respected.
11:54Because, you know, my dad left when I was two.
11:57Mm-hmm.
11:58And so, when he came into my life, I just wanted to aspire to be like him, you know?
12:02I always attributed wrestling to who I became and my drive.
12:07Yeah.
12:08You know, there's so much discipline involved in it.
12:10Coaching wrestling, just like coaching at Joe's Italian Ice, we're constantly coaching
12:16life skills.
12:17Weird.
12:17It's got a fish on it.
12:18Oh, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
12:22Look at that.
12:25I like how you leave the price on everything.
12:27Did you pay $1,800 for this?
12:28I did.
12:29Whew.
12:30Man, it's cool.
12:30I tried to get it for less.
12:33Joe, look at this.
12:34A salesman sample of a page-woven wire fence.
12:38I'm sure you also love salesman samples.
12:40Absolutely.
12:41Who doesn't love salesman samples?
12:42I love them.
12:43Look how much effort they put in some.
12:44Who does this anymore?
12:46I know.
12:46This is a very well-made salesman sample.
12:48It's cast aluminum.
12:49It's selling fencing.
12:51Is this something you want to sell?
12:52I've never seen another one.
12:54And neither have I.
12:54That's why I'm asking this question.
12:56These salesman samples are rare and unique.
12:59This thing's 100 years old.
13:00A lot of them didn't survive.
13:01A lot of them got tossed, got scrapped.
13:03They didn't think they were that important.
13:04Can I hit you with a number?
13:05Go ahead.
13:06$400.
13:08No.
13:08No.
13:09I'd probably be $650.
13:16Yeah.
13:18I've never seen another one.
13:20It's a very desirable thing.
13:21Any salesman sample, people will just go nuts for them.
13:25$500.
13:27I'll make it worth your while and I'll go $550.
13:34Done.
13:35Okay.
13:37Cool.
13:38All right.
13:39I didn't realize it was going to hurt so much.
13:41Why did I sell that salesman sample?
13:43That long-haired, gruff, little fuzzy guy just weakened me at the moment and I gave in.
13:49Something's grabbing my attention over here, which is really kind of blowing my mind.
13:53This electric motor.
13:55Yes.
13:56Oh my God.
13:57It's a heavy one.
13:59The Riker Electric Motor Works from New York.
14:01Type A, number nine power horse.
14:04In the late 1800s, there's a race to get to the top of the power chain.
14:09We had steam.
14:10We had internal combustion motors.
14:12And now there's electric.
14:14Riker is one of the very first companies to produce a viable electric motor.
14:18This is one of the companies that was a competitor to Edison.
14:21It says New York.
14:22I happen to know a little bit about Riker.
14:24They're from New Jersey.
14:25Okay.
14:26I like to bring things that were made in New Jersey back home to New Jersey.
14:29And this is in connection with fans.
14:32Yes.
14:33I love electric fans as well.
14:34A nice fan motor.
14:36That's what this thing is.
14:37There's a fan that went attached to this thing and it would cool down a room.
14:40This is before air conditioning and it was a very expensive product in the day.
14:45Looks like it's been restored.
14:46I'd say because it's polished brass, it's lacquered.
14:49You can see that the enamel on it has been redone.
14:52The pinstripes have been redone.
14:53I mean, it's beautifully redone.
14:55Let me hit you with a number.
14:56Okay.
14:57Yes.
15:00I'll give you $5,000 for this motor.
15:04That's exactly what I paid for it about eight to 10 years ago.
15:08I'd like to make $1,000 over the 10 years.
15:12So you're looking at $6,000 bucks.
15:19I'm going to do it.
15:20Six grand, dude.
15:20Okay.
15:21You got it.
15:22Appreciate you.
15:22That is amazing.
15:23That is a sensational piece.
15:25Yes.
15:25No, I know.
15:26I know what it is.
15:27It's fantastic.
15:28It's probably the best electric motor that I've ever bought.
15:33Yeah.
15:34These motors are extremely rare.
15:37Riker didn't make a lot of them.
15:38So when you find one of these, you do what you can to get it.
15:43Whoa, look at this room.
15:44So this is like the coin-op room.
15:46You are into just about anything and everything.
15:50So are you buying a lot of this stuff at auction or how are you digging up this much stuff?
15:54I do a lot of traveling.
15:55So you're actually on the road.
15:56Yeah.
15:57Okay.
15:57Pennsylvania is a honey hole for me.
16:00I know.
16:00America's attic.
16:01Yeah.
16:02I happen to have four storage units in Round Top.
16:05Oh my gosh.
16:06That's crazy.
16:08And they're all full.
16:10He's buying so much stuff at Round Top that he's got four containers sitting there waiting for him to load
16:17them.
16:17Once they're loaded, then they're trucked to California.
16:20That's killer, man.
16:22Yeah.
16:22What are you thinking on that?
16:24Probably close to what they were asking.
16:26Yeah.
16:26So you got 950 was on it.
16:28Yeah.
16:28But such a good piece.
16:30All the things that I'm seeing in this room on these shelves, it's high test stuff.
16:34I think you're right on the money there, but man, that's so neat.
16:37This guy's a massive player, not just in the Italian ice business, but in the antique world.
16:43I'm surprised we haven't met him before.
16:45Well, you know, when you initially look at this, it looks like a clock.
16:49But it's not.
16:49It's just a spinner.
16:50It's a piece of advertising.
16:51It's like a sign.
16:52It's not a clock.
16:53It looks like it's been rewired.
16:54So I'm assuming it works.
16:56We can try it out, too.
16:57I was going to say, can I plug it in?
16:59Let me see.
16:59Let me see.
17:00Let me see.
17:03There it is.
17:04Looks good on your wall, huh?
17:05Yeah.
17:06I mean, there's a tremendous amount of paint loss.
17:08One for the age, and then two, this got pretty hot.
17:11But you can still read everything.
17:13Imagine walking into a dealership and seeing this.
17:16You know, it just captures your attention.
17:18You're like a moth to a flame.
17:19That's what the person that designed this wanted you to do.
17:22And it's still doing the same thing today.
17:24This is a great piece.
17:25I like stuff that shows its age.
17:27Throw me a price on that, Mike.
17:29I mean, with the paint loss that's on it.
17:313,000 bucks.
17:33Um, you're right there.
17:35I'll do that.
17:36They offered me a fair price, and I'd already had it up at Joe's.
17:40So it served its purpose.
17:42All right.
17:42Thank you, buddy.
17:43Pleasure doing business with you.
17:44All right.
17:45Very cool.
17:53Guys, how would you like to see my bicycle room?
17:55Whoa.
17:56Cool.
17:57Right off the bat, Victor Seafork.
17:59Oh, yeah, man.
17:59Dang, dude.
18:00You're good.
18:00Wow.
18:01That's heavy duty.
18:02When I walk into somebody's collection, and I see something of that quality, I'm like,
18:06OK, this person's serious about collecting bicycles.
18:09So obviously, the significance of this bike is the front suspension of Seafork.
18:13They're amazing bikes.
18:14Victor Bikes, they're the Duesenberg of early bikes.
18:17Anything with suspension really takes it over to the next level.
18:20In the late 1880s, 1890s, the industry was huge.
18:23It was the bicycle boom in America.
18:25There were so many patents, and as inventive as you can be and different, you were selling bikes.
18:30This is a cool bike just because it's nickel-plated.
18:33It's from New York.
18:34Liberty Cycle.
18:35That's beautiful.
18:36The head tube's super long.
18:37Look at the fork crown, too.
18:38The fork crown's interesting.
18:40Wood rims are nice.
18:40Yeah, the wood rims are straight.
18:41Matching pedals, Mike.
18:43I rotate things out at the stores.
18:45They'll go through their season, and then I'll rotate them out and put other bikes.
18:49This is like the alphabet soup of bicycles.
18:51You have every brand in here, man.
18:52It's all mixed up.
18:53The gamut of anything that's cool in the era of bicycling, which is still going on, it's here.
19:00Dude, that's a pierce.
19:01Oh, gosh.
19:01It came off the...
19:02Oh, the wheel came off.
19:03Yeah, that's OK.
19:04But look, it's got the front suspension.
19:05Probably like 1901.
19:07And the handlebars are adjustable, and then there's a rear shock here, a monoshock.
19:11Uh-huh.
19:11Pierce was an automobile company.
19:13It was a motorcycle company.
19:14It was a bicycle company.
19:16But they were doing it next level.
19:17If you look at the front fork on this thing, it's a leaf spring, shaft drive, rear suspension.
19:22It's got all the bells and whistles, man.
19:24Would you sell this bike, Joe?
19:26Yes.
19:26And what would you want for it?
19:29About 15,000.
19:30Yeah.
19:32You know what?
19:32That used to be a crazy number on these, but recently there's been a couple change hands.
19:37Yeah.
19:37You used to be able to buy a bike like this for...
19:40Five grand?
19:40I was going to say 5,000 bucks.
19:42I always loved the pierce stuff.
19:43Yeah.
19:43It's a high-quality, high-grade bicycle.
19:46The only thing I have for this bike is the front fork.
19:50That's it.
19:50That's all I have.
19:51Yeah.
19:51But I do have...
19:52I have a pierce single motorcycle.
19:54I have a pierce four-cylinder motorcycle.
19:56The company's amazing.
19:57If you're into this stuff, like Jersey and I, when you see a pierce out of all the bikes
20:01in here, we had to touch this one.
20:03What do you value this safety bike at, this wood rim, since it's nickel-plated?
20:08That's really the shiny star about it.
20:10You seem to know more about these bikes than I ever did, so...
20:14I mean, it's probably 1,200 bucks.
20:18I was happy that Mike didn't buy a bike, but I was thrilled that we went through them,
20:22because I got an education.
20:24Ah!
20:25Can we pull this out?
20:26You sure can.
20:27Yeah, that's cool, Mike.
20:27Let's pull this out and take a look at it, man.
20:29Come on, Jersey.
20:30We got to watch.
20:31It's got...
20:31Yeah, yeah, yeah.
20:32No, it's got the original grip on it.
20:35Oh, yeah.
20:35You got to watch it break off.
20:37Oh, yeah.
20:38Look at that.
20:39Ah!
20:42She's a beauty, man.
20:43So what is that?
20:44This is first-year Power Plus?
20:45Yeah.
20:46Yeah, this is a 1916 Model G.
20:48Yeah.
20:48What's interesting about this bike is it's got a 1916 engine in it.
20:52Okay.
20:52But it's a rigid rear end, because in 1913, Indian came out with rear suspension.
20:57The full suspension cost more money.
20:58And so the G model, they got rid of all that.
21:00They're using up old stock from the previous models.
21:03They were making a more economical motorcycle, because there was going to be problems.
21:07We had a war in Europe, and we're joining it.
21:10This is Indian Motorcycles Company reaction to that wartime environment.
21:15This is the first time they're coming out with electric lighting, horn, the rear taillight.
21:19There was a little generator that went on the front that charged a battery.
21:22Yeah.
21:22It just had a battery box.
21:23Pretty amazing.
21:24I mean, Indian, they were the technological champions of motorcycling in the day.
21:28Where'd you get it from?
21:29A friend of mine that's since passed away, but he had an Indian shop in Ventura, California.
21:35Huggy Bear.
21:35Oh, you know Huggy Bear?
21:36Yeah.
21:37Oh, dude, that shop had.
21:38No way!
21:38Huggy Bear is a special individual specializing in Indian motorcycles.
21:42It's the only brand that he would touch.
21:44He's a guy that has just devoted his life to it.
21:47So do you want to sell it?
21:50Do you want to buy it?
21:51I don't know.
21:52I mean, I guess it depends on the number.
21:54I paid 30 from Huggy.
21:56Okay.
21:57You're right there.
21:57I think you're safe there.
21:59Yeah.
21:59But as far as like us being able to even make an offer, there's nowhere to go.
22:06You know what I mean?
22:06I think to the right person, this bike will always pull 30 just because it's so unique.
22:11Yeah.
22:12You know, it's definitely a bike you don't see all the time.
22:14Yeah.
22:15I just like that it came from Huggy Bear.
22:16Yeah.
22:16I know.
22:17I mean, he's a legend.
22:18In our community, I mean, I hear so many stories about him.
22:21Yeah.
22:21You know, it's just really heartwarming to, you know, see one of his bikes.
22:25The hobby is so small, depending on who owned the bike and how long they had it, you know,
22:29it'll always be their bike.
22:31That's kind of what's cool with this bike.
22:32This will always be Huggy Bears.
22:33Hey, I got two Italian ice in me, bro.
22:37Yeah.
22:38This is great.
22:39Yeah.
22:39I think the Picker community is one of the best fraternities around.
22:44Once the bug hits, you just bond together.
22:48You look together.
22:49You help each other out.
22:50It's a great community.
22:52Thank you, buddy.
22:53My pleasure.
22:54Your story inspires me.
22:55Seriously.
22:56Not that you only have 10 children, but that you're a wrestling coach.
23:01Yeah.
23:02And that you're running your business for so many years on your own.
23:04Oh, thank you very much.
23:05That's the American dream.
23:06It is.
23:07Joe is a smart guy.
23:08Keep picking.
23:09Thanks a lot.
23:09All right, man.
23:10He's got two kinds of legacies.
23:11He's got his kids and he has his business.
23:14So it's never going to end.
23:15All roads lead to Joe's.
23:18Happy picking.
23:19Safe travels.
23:28You're really drinking cold brew and eating a freaking cold hot dog for breakfast?
23:32That's your idea of nutrition?
23:34Dude, my body is a fine-tuned machine.
23:37This is my third hot dog.
23:38This is my second cold brew.
23:40Dude, that is really sad, dude.
23:43Danny D, what's up?
23:45What's up, girl?
23:46Ah, good morning, boys.
23:48How are we?
23:49Danny, he's eating like four cold hot dogs this morning already.
23:53Cold hot dogs?
23:54He's out of control.
23:55Cold.
23:55The first three weren't cold.
23:57Oh, yeah.
23:57I mean, I remember the routine when you were in your 20s, but I didn't realize that you
24:00were carrying it out into your 50s.
24:03He's eating hot dogs like he's 10 years old.
24:04That's how you stay young, man.
24:06Danny D, you got a lead.
24:07In fact, I do.
24:08Speaking of aging with grays, how would you like to go pick someone who has been picking
24:13for almost a full century?
24:15What?
24:16Wow.
24:17Glenn is 92 years old.
24:20Wow.
24:20And he has been collecting since he was 13 years old.
24:23No way.
24:24Really?
24:25Yeah.
24:26What's he into?
24:27To quote Glenn, I love anything I've never seen before.
24:30That's cool.
24:31Ooh, I like that.
24:32I like that.
24:32Yeah.
24:33That's a nice approach to things.
24:34His house is packed.
24:36I mean, slammed with vintage and antiques.
24:39If it trips his trigger, he brings it home.
24:41All right.
24:41I love it.
24:42Maybe he's got some hot dogs.
24:44Shut up.
24:44You boys are going to have a blast.
24:46I wish I was going.
24:47All right, honey.
24:48Thanks, Danny.
24:49All right, guys.
24:49Have fun.
24:50Bye.
24:57Bye.
24:5892, man.
24:59I mean, I want to buy some stuff today, but I just want to pick his brain.
25:03Yeah, no kidding.
25:04Oh, dude, look at he's got like something.
25:05Wow.
25:06What is that, a cheetah out front?
25:10Dang.
25:10Wow.
25:11I love all this stuff with his bronze cheetahs got an armament in the front. This guy's ready for battle
25:20Hey, hey, how are you Mike? What's your name? Aaron Aaron? I'm John
25:25Hey, this is Danny on the phone. I did. Cool.
25:33Oh my gosh, do it. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. You're very cool. Wow
25:38Oh my gosh man. Oh crazy. This is amazing. Wow
25:45How the story of Glenn's life is on these walls? It's on the ceiling. Did you grow up in this
25:51house? I did
25:52Was it always like this? Yes, it's always been like this
25:55It's like chapter after chapter of a good book that you just can't put down. Hey dad
26:00There's people here to see you everywhere. You look there is something interesting and everywhere you look
26:06There's something very old. What the hell's going on?
26:10Hey
26:11Hey, how are you? I don't allow this many people in to see my stuff. I'm John. You're nice to
26:18meet you
26:18This place is amazing Glenn. That's the stuff we buy. Yeah, so this is all the stuff we buy. Looks
26:24like you got most of it here
26:25So did you specialize in guns? Yes any gun before 1895 when I was 13?
26:32I bought a muzzle loader with a bayonet on it and the highest
26:36General killed in the Civil Wars from Clyde his name's McPherson. They buried him
26:42They took these guns and stuck them in the ground hundreds of them and then I got one of them
26:47Really, but I was only 13 and I screwed up. I had it chromed
26:53Wow, why did you do that? I was stupid. It just seems to seem to do you want a shiny
26:58gun?
26:59Yeah, one of the shiny guns first one ever had. Absolutely. So have you always been interested in local history?
27:05Yes, I know everything about local history. That's awesome
27:08You have a lot to be proud of that you've been collecting for this long you've managed to keep so
27:13much stuff
27:13And I buy every week. Do you really you're still buying it. Yeah yesterday. I spent
27:18$75 okay, I buy what I never seen before I couldn't used to afford it now
27:25I got money I can buy what I want and that's my hobby
27:28The reason she called all my life
27:31I've been buying ever since I was 13 years old and I don't want to put it all on her
27:36and my wife
27:37Yeah, Glenn was born in 1932
27:40So he was picking during the 1940s when America was at war over the years
27:45We've heard incredible stories about all of this stuff that had been scrapped and a lot of it really had
27:50no value back then
27:52But that's when Glenn was a young man searching discovering and acquiring a lot of the stuff that's in this
27:58house right now
27:59You live with your collection. I mean you go it's everywhere. I mean look at this room. Can I go
28:04in here?
28:04Yeah, go. Oh my gosh. That's incredible. Jersey look at this. Like where do you start?
28:11This guy's 92 years old. He's been a picker since he was 13. He obviously collects more than he sells
28:16Wow look at this cigar piece. Can I take this off the wall? Yeah. All right. Look at that Jersey
28:21This is where the rubber hits the road. Is he gonna sell this or not? It's wood and
28:27Metal this buck cigar tin litho sign is very cool. It's white pine in the back, but on the bottom
28:33of it
28:33It usually says king of the range which was buck cigars slogan. This one does not say that which I
28:39find interesting
28:40Do you buy a lot of tobacco related advertising if I never saw it before?
28:45Yeah, Danny was telling us that if you have never seen it before you're excited about it. I'm that way,
28:49too
28:49Yeah, that's a great way. I've never seen this you haven't seen it before. Yeah, it means it's rare. Would
28:54you sell this? Yeah
28:55What are you thinking on that?
28:59I
29:00Yeah, they just paint it a hundred no you're I think you're light on it, buddy. I paid 90. No,
29:05I do um I do 200
29:10Get out of here
29:11Yeah, you get out of here
29:13I'll hold you up. Hey, I just want to be straight with you
29:15Anything tobacco related is extremely hot right now, especially cigar. Look at this. What is that?
29:21It's a doughboy world war one this little guy was one of many things made during the war to inspire
29:27Patriotism and support the war effort that looks like his original hot led soldiers toy guns even children's military
29:35Uniforms anything to rally the folks at home and honor the soldiers overseas. It says ideal on the back see
29:42that yeah
29:43World War one boy. Yep. What do you what do you think? What do you think?
29:46A quarter okay
29:48I do I do 200. I'm at 200 you're light. I just keep going 200 you're you're too light on
29:54that
29:55Where are you going now? That's worth more than that, buddy. I bought it at a garage sale for like
30:00a dollar
30:01All right, cool, man. Thank you. Yeah, thank you very much cool
30:04The first two items he doubled the price
30:07Well, it shocked the out of me. I couldn't believe it like that Winchester piece right there Mike. Oh, that's
30:12cool
30:12Most people think of guns when they think of Winchester
30:14I mean, it's a huge brand, but they made other things imagine that guy in the stream with his fly
30:19rod
30:19Put it onto a steelhead right there. That's cool piece. It has a guy very active
30:23He's trout fishing with his Winchester reel. There's no guns in this ad
30:26This is the way that they diversified and made their company successful. You can backlight it and see through it.
30:31What are you thinking on this?
30:33Well, I just sold one for 150 that sounds like a pretty reasonable
30:38Retail price. Yeah, I'm thinking
30:41Would you go a hundred bucks? 110 110?
30:46You know what? I'll do 110 on it. It's great. This is cool
30:58Seriously, you have a curator's mind, right? This space is very museum-esque if that's even a word
31:04I mean if it is this guy nailed it. I like how you've got like some native american beaded moccasins
31:09here
31:10And you've got some peace pipes and then you've got some african art you look around the room
31:15You think worldly well-traveled collection
31:18Do you travel a lot because you've got so much international art in here when I was?
31:2318 I joined the navy
31:25Cool great britain had their men in yugoslavia and we went in and rescued them
31:31I run a boat at the front end of it drop down and hauled the troops out
31:36That's where I got my medal. We were anchored in the mentradian
31:39But we could go to rome pompeii. I went to all the museums. I was interested in history
31:46I went every chance I got that got me interested
31:50But I didn't have a lot of money to buy you're bringing a museum to your home now
31:54Yeah, because this looks like a museum
31:56I feel like I walked into the smithsonian mentors in our lives are there to educate us and inspire us
32:01I had the biggest spear collection in the united states very impressive
32:05He had places that were mentors museums that were mentors
32:09He was a sponge because he was a collector. I remember those I bought in albana cuba
32:15No kidding. He was already searching for things that were unusual that he'd never seen before
32:21So imagine walking through a museum and letting all that rush over you
32:25And then bringing that back to the states and looking through that lens. What about these pieces right here?
32:31These dead hangs that are metal
32:33Is this something that you would sell take one down off the wall? Okay, this piece is made by paul
32:39Kamalera and he's french
32:42This one unfortunately the wood is cracked all the way through but man they're early. What's the value of something
32:48like this?
32:49350 to 700. Okay. I've had them over 50 years really, but you can't find them anymore
32:55He's collecting hunting stuff, but it's next level like these dead hangs
32:59We're talking like european art and then the time period from the 1850s to the 1880s. Is it something you'd
33:06sell?
33:08Or no price is right if the price is right
33:10I mean obviously they're a pair let's see here
33:17Yeah, the wood is separated on this one too, but still what's this this says pair 600
33:22Is that what you paid? Yeah, so you were right on the money when you were buying them
33:26Yeah, so if you got to make a profit on them because you said they were worth 350 to 700.
33:31What are you thinking on the pair?
33:34600 600 well, you want you don't want to make nothing no
33:38No, I'll take them for 300 a piece
33:41You know, I love them. I think they're brilliant
33:44I think he's at the point where he's been looking at him enjoying them and he's like, you know what?
33:48It's time. I want to buy something new because he's still buying something every week
33:54That's never gonna leave him. I collected the stuff that I used to hunt with my dad hunted and fish
34:01all the time
34:02Hunting was my life. I've shot everything except a grizzly bear
34:07I've shot two bear, 25 mule deer, 25
34:11Okay, so you were going out west and hunting. Yeah, well then I went the arctic circle too. Did you
34:15really? Yeah
34:16How old were you when you went to the arctic circle to hunt?
34:1965. No kidding. Yeah. Glenn is a badass. He's just living his life and going for it
34:25I mean, there's a lot to say about that perspective
34:33Man, when I first pulled a gun from the wall, the first thing I noticed is the weight of it
34:38Extremely heavy. I mean, this is made like a quality firearm. Do you remember where you bought this?
34:42No idea. This Quackenbush air rifle. Yeah, I mean these are harder and harder to find
34:48That's a BB gun. Yeah, this is an air rifle. Yep. The patent date on this is
34:521897. This is a quality air rifle made for somebody that appreciates firearms
34:58And the nickel plating is still decent. If you hold the daisy BB gun, it feels like a toy
35:03That is the furthest thing from this rifle. What do you want for this?
35:07Well, they go between 600 and a thousand dollars. Yep, you're spot on
35:12Would you pay six?
35:16I would and I very much appreciate it. Well, I didn't think I was going to sell any guns
35:22None
35:24But why I did I really don't know except I liked him. I don't know
35:30I wouldn't probably do it again
35:32Look at these things here these syrup dispensers. They're beautiful. I mean this orange crush the dispensers there
35:39The little pottery balls there is not broken. This orange crush dispenser is an example of art pottery at its
35:45finest level
35:46It's an advertising item for soda fountain syrup and it's doing it in such a beautiful way
35:51Back in the day when the soda jerk made your creamsicle float with the orange soda. It's an unforgettable taste
35:57combination
35:57This is the stuff that made that I feel comfortable paying a thousand dollars for this one. I think my
36:03cutoff is
36:041100. Okay, so you're at 1100 bucks with that. I am
36:08I'm gonna take it. Okay, okay, okay
36:11Thank you. It's so cool. I love rapping with you about pottery and glass because I love the stuff me
36:17too. So thank you so much
36:18I appreciate you. Thanks. All right
36:33A little knuckle duster look at this guy
36:35This is a neat piece. I have no idea what that's worth. I've had it for 80 years
36:41Wow, we've had this so this was a one of the first things you monkeyed with yeah
36:45It's a 22 caliber the cool knuckle dusters little pocket pistol get you out of a bar room fight
36:51Is this like your quintessential saloon gun? This is when you get out of your boot when you're in trouble
36:56It's got a patent date of 1886 and the engraving on it is cool
36:59The eye-catching detail on this firearm is the beautiful engraving. I think the guy give it to me free
37:05Oh, no kidding. That was very generous. You would sell it. Yeah
37:10Condition is everything on these things
37:12Yeah, but you never see one. Yeah, I know I get you
37:14I think the value on something like this in really really nice shape
37:19Could be as high as 1200 bucks, but this has got some condition problems, you know
37:24And I've got to be realistic about it. This thing was a nickel plated gun
37:27It's all worn out and all the engraving is not crisp anymore
37:31There's some nicks in the bottom of the gun where they're using as a hammer that all affects condition immensely
37:36But that being said this still could be a beginning collector's item
37:39I think this thing retail is probably worth about maybe five to six hundred dollars
37:45Can I make you an offer?
37:48350
37:51375
37:54You know what I think that's very cool 375 I would definitely do that
37:58I appreciate you selling it to me. You've had this for a long time. Yeah, this is one of the
38:02inspiration pieces for you
38:04Yeah, and that means a lot to me. I'm gonna kick myself in the ass for so
38:13Wow, Glenn you've been busy
38:16Oh my gosh, this is the big game room. You got the giraffe you got the rhino. What's this made
38:22out of?
38:22Oh, this is fiberglass. Where'd this come out of Miami, Florida. How long you had it?
38:2625 years. Have you really? There are a number of things he's had for 50 years 25 years 30 years
38:32It says a lot about the level of respect and love Glenn has for these things. What would you want
38:37for it? Would you sell it?
38:39500
38:40I'm gonna do 500. How often can you buy a fiberglass rhinoceros this big for 500 bucks?
38:48I mean, it's cool. I love it. I would have never sold that to the president
38:53But sold it to them super surprised by the sale of the rhino because it's been there as long as
38:59I can remember
39:00What about that car right there? That's a big one. This had the trailer on the back
39:05You know, this was hauling that teardrop trailer. He didn't come with that though without the trailer 250
39:11Yeah, what about these owls?
39:14Wood so you got that owl. That's an inkwell. What's this one?
39:18This looks like an incense burner. That's what this is. This says 110 and that says 100. That's what I
39:25paid
39:26And that's what I would take. So you're at 210. Yeah
39:30I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it
39:34You and I like the same stuff. Glenn and I love a lot of the same stuff. We love bb
39:38guns. We have fiberglass rhino heads
39:40We love old toys. We love owls. I feel a kindred spirit here
39:44I love your eye. I mean and I love the way you decorate with stuff like all those guns on
39:50the wall
39:50I mean, it's so well thought out. You've done such a great job of it. I love it
39:54You're walking through this beautifully created museum and you're being able to touch things for one
40:01And then you're being able to hear about it from the person that found it and then you're being able
40:07to buy it
40:07You know, that's what's awesome about glenn crow shooters kit
40:15Ah, it's got an owl in it too
40:18Look at that you get two crows
40:22And an owl I like this now let me see
40:27And he's double-sided people have been shooting at crow since the beginning of time
40:31But big game crow hunting started when populations got out of hand in agricultural communities
40:37I'm talking crow roosts that would have
40:40thousands of birds when it comes to crow hunting there is a lot involved because crows are extremely smart
40:47It says SNS two-faced owl and air crow decoys
40:52This is basically a crow hunters starting kit, you know, you got the two crows and you got the owl
40:57But it's cool that it's in the original box. Would you sell this?
41:02150
41:04I'm doing it. I've never I've never I've seen each one of these pieces separate just found the pieces
41:09But I've never seen it in the box today was way more than just a pick it was like stepping
41:13into a museum
41:14Yeah, it was awesome. Thank you for putting up with us
41:17Dude, thank you. Thank you so much, man. You guys shocked me. You're too honest
41:23We'll see you at a flea market in ohio. Yeah, it was an honor to be there when he decided
41:29to let a lot of this stuff go
41:30Happy picking. Yeah, happy
41:39How many kids you got 33
41:43I have 10 kids. I'm gonna ask you again ready have all the neon done made have all the neon
41:51done made on it
41:52Don't know don't make that
41:55Is this grant or what?
41:58Oh
41:59Riker yeah, what about this leprechaun over here?
42:07I don't have my here. Go shoot Mike. This is great
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