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I listed 17 items last week. Listing similar items really makes it faster and more efficient. So far, since getting home I have resisted the temptation to do more sourcing. My death pile is full of gold nuggets and I need to mine them.
Have a great week everyone.
Hi I had a big fat 0 last week. I was busy getting ready and traveling back from my job as a volunteer camp host in Idaho. I made it home safely and it’s time to get to listing!
Have a great week everyone!
Buying storage lockers might be a similar and better option, assuming they have not been “picked” before the auctions. Although, they are profitable it’s too much work for me similar to estate buy outs. I am a cherry picker and I still have a lot more stuff than I can list.
I had 26 new listings last week. My numbers were boosted by listing a bunch of vintage cassette music tapes, mostly polka music. They look like slow sellers but they are in the pipeline now.
Have a great week everyone.
After studying it more closely I agree that it is a K and not R. I will go with your original assessment of Company K of the 1st Infantry Regiment US.
Thanks again for taking the time to help and educate me about this item. I will list it in the next few days at auction with a high starting bid and see what happens.
Research is fascinating and good for the bottom line. The more you know the easier it gets. 🙂
I thought it was cool too. I love the hunt and finding objects like this. They keep things interesting. I have to wonder how the box found it’s way to a small city in Eastern Idaho. There was nothing else of this age at the estate. Mostly 70’s items. Ah if only items could talk…
Hi and thank you for your very detailed response.
I agree with you about the crossed rifles, I too think the lack of detail is just due to poor quality on the stencil work.
Another detail I failed to mention is that there is a very faint stamp inside that appears to show that it was inspected in NY. I will attempt to add the photo of the stamp to this post. This would and provenance to it being a US piece.
Regarding the marking itself, I understand that the rifles indicate Infantry. What do the top and bottom characters indicate? Also, I thought the bottom might be an R rather than a K. So, I went down the rabbit hole of the 65th Infantry Regiment. However, I have little experience in this arena.
I would certainly entertain donating it to the museum, as long as it would be displayed and not stored in a backroom to be forgotten as time went on.
Here’s a picture of the stamp inside:
Thanks for your response. I’m not an expert by any means, but I was thinking WWI as well.
What makes you think it European?
