I have been cleaning out my mothers old shed .I came accross two really old mincers the one is dated oct 12 1897 cant read the other one they have tons of writing and serial numbers all over them.They are iron and fix to a table .They are rusty but everything seems to work ok. Would it be worth asking a collector if he wants them or shall i just throw them away regards .Gina

amricca

Sounds like they would be nice antiques if they were cleaned up. Do you have an antique shop near you that you could take them to. You should look into selling them before you throw them out.

Clough

You do have opportunity to make some money here. You also have opportunity to have something that is from family to maybe be passed along to other family members. Do you have children?

loobiloo

yes i have 6 boys all grown up

Clough

Do you think that any of them (or, possibly spouses) might be interested in these things that were your mothers?

loobiloo

I know that 3 of them would definitely be interested they were close to their nan that causes a problem i dont want to upset any of them

Clough

Do you have holidays where all of you might get together and have gift exchanges?

loobiloo

We all get together at christmas and ive just had an idea If i could find other things that belonged to my mom i could give them all something to remember her what do you think ? I never thought of that until you mentioned exchanging gifts thanks a lot

Clough

Now, you're cookin'! This may be an ideal situation to get things into the right hands before people have to decide much later, if you know what I mean...

One of the things that you could do would be to speak with all about having your mom's things and needing to do something with them. You could ask them what would be a fair way of distributing them if some or all of them have an interest. You could make a list of the items, maybe even with pictures, and distribute it to the children.

I know that when one of my dad's brother's died, my dad and his other remaining brother just flipped coins to decide on who got what. I am sure that there are other, creative ways to make sure that the person who really needed or wanted something could have opportunity to obtain it.

I don't really know the ideal way to deal with this. But, I do know that if it is something that is from a part of the family history, then it would help to have a good way of making sure that things are passed down to those who really want them.

Maybe someone else will come along who has some ideas also!

loobiloo

HEY I tell you what you have some great ideas .Why didnt i think of that myself , no excuses .I foster children now my own are grown up its just the sort of things i do for them .I make them a memory box so they dont forget all the people that have been in their lives, i keep tickets they have of places they have visited and photographs .OK ill stop there im rabbiting on .Anyway youve been very helpful so thanks for that ,nice speaking to you .We may chat again when i find something else he he .