He bought a family of unknown people, which he thinks are over 100 years old. He said there are 12 pictures, probably from the 1800s. I can't vouch for Hick-dating. I'm pretty sure it's not as accurate as carbon-dating.
I don't know why Hick would want these pictures. He can't sell them, unless a lightning-strike PowerBall-jackpot of a coincidence brings the relatives to shop at Hick's Storage Unit Store. I guess he just likes old things.
The other purchase included in his $2 was a card/dice game.
Obviously, it's associated with the Camel cigarette brand, because that's Joe Camel's picture on the cards. I tried to find out more, but didn't see this blue version. It's not expensive, according to Google. The year that kept popping up was 1992. But I never did see this color of the packaging. Let the record show that it was NOT an extensive search. I lost interest after a couple of minutes. Versions that looked older than this one were going for $17 or $24 at the highest, and some were $5. This one almost looks like a foreign knockoff, because it's not immediately recognized as the camel on the cigarette pack.
I'm really hoping Hick already has a themed shed that this will fit in, and that it does not require new construction. I'm going to recommend his Little Barbershop of Horrors.
UPDATE!
Hick says the blue is the BACK OF THE BOX, and the front does, indeed, look like a white pack of Camel cigarettes. He plans to put it with his "smoke" stuff in...I was right...The Little Barbershop of Horrors. Of course Hick sent me a picture of the back of the box of cards. I guess I was supposed to know that, from his attitude of, "Yeah. White. The FRONT of the box is white."
Hick says people buy old pictures like crazy. CRAZY! That they'll pay $2-$3 apiece for the pictures, of which he has 12 or 13. So he plans to sell them.
I think the old pictures probably will sell...not sure why but who knows. The camel stuff is for sure worth more than $2. The lady on the left of the old pictures looks like an 1880 Caitlyn Jenner.
ReplyDeleteMaybe someone out there has been bitten by the collecting bug worse than Hick, who has terminal collectivitis. That gal on the left must have been a woman (?) ahead of her time.
DeleteI was wondering about the olde worlde photos too. Why would random people, not just Hick, buy these things? Perhaps they want to create a fake family tree.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why somebody would want those pictures. It's like keeping the pictures of random models that come with a new wallet. Or at least they used to.
DeleteHicks sure is entrepreneur. I wish I had taken more of my family's old photos.
ReplyDeleteYeah. My sister (the ex-mayor's wife!) and I divided a shoebox full of old photos. We didn't know some of the people included. It might be a good idea to ask my favorite gambling aunt if she recognizes them.
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