Old store stock found in attic.

[Idris]

Does the MCCH thread contain enough information to be able to work out in which mill the models were found? (I've just had a look on MCCH but cannot find the relevant thread.)

See thread with that photo here:

http://www.mboxcommunity.com/forums/for ... ter-opener

The person concerned seems to have covered their tracks extremely well:
- The photograph is the only one in the Photobucket folder,
- The folder is the only one in the user's area, and
- No other photographs have been posted on the Internet by the same photobucket user.

I like to think that if something's out there on the Internet, I can find it, but I've had no luck with this watermill so far.
Given the apparent lengths which have been gone to in order to avoid leaving a trail back from the photograph, I'm now wondering whether this building really is in Massachusetts (although I have to say that the architectural style seems to fit).

Addendum 1: Found it! (Now all I have to do is find an e-mail address!)

Addendum 2: No e-mail address to hand, so message left on voicemail inviting them to start a topic with us. (Fingers crossed!)

[matchboxmarcel]

Does the MCCH thread contain enough information to be able to work out in which mill the models were found? (I've just had a look on MCCH but cannot find the relevant thread.)

See thread with that photo here:

http://www.mboxcommunity.com/forums/for ... ter-opener

The person concerned seems to have covered their tracks extremely well:
- The photograph is the only one in the Photobucket folder,
- The folder is the only one in the user's area, and
- No other photographs have been posted on the Internet by the same photobucket user.

I like to think that if something's out there on the Internet, I can find it, but I've had no luck with this watermill so far.
Given the apparent lengths which have been gone to in order to avoid leaving a trail back from the photograph, I'm now wondering whether this building really is in Massachusetts (although I have to say that the architectural style seems to fit).

Addendum 1: Found it! (Now all I have to do is find an e-mail address!)

Addendum 2: No e-mail address to hand, so message left on voicemail inviting them to start a topic with us. (Fingers crossed!)

Great, keep me informed. Was it in Massachusetts ? I took quite a search without luck sofar.

Full name of Dave is Dave Sperry.


marcel

[Idris]

Was it in Massachusetts ?

Yes, it was.

[DaveS]

Hi from across the Atlantic, Here is a bit of an update about the attic find.

We never realized how big of a find this was, nor how to handle it. At the end of November we had a local team of Matchbox experts and enthusiasts inspect and document authenticity the collection at the Mill. (Don't worry most of the boxes remain unopened!) The experts reviewed the folder of invoices and correspondence with Fred Bronner in New York, NY to understand how this collection came to be. Hopefully there will be a full writeup published in a few weeks with pictures of the attic.

We have contracted with a consignment organization that understands the enthusiasm of the collector community and can properly sell these Matchboxes world wide. We expect the first models will be sold early in 2015.

Thanks for your patients in this matter.

[durangokid]

Dave,
Thank you for the update and please keep the forum informed as the next steps start to take place.
What a great find indeed and how exciting............................!!

Bill

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Welcome to the forum DaveS. Yes, please do keep tabs on what is happening to the 'Big Find' and be our representative. You will no doubt have seen the excitement that hoard has created on this forum, on 'Moyboz' and probably others.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[radar]

Great find - woulda also liked all the Spitfires to turn up in Burma.

[SMS88]

Great find - woulda also liked all the Spitfires to turn up in Burma.

Peter Arnold expects a dozen to be dug up as soon as they get around the obstruction that pen pushers have placed over the spot they want to dig.

[Idris]

Great find - woulda also liked all the Spitfires to turn up in Burma.

Peter Arnold expects a dozen to be dug up as soon as they get around the obstruction that pen pushers have placed over the spot they want to dig.

Interesting. Can you please provide a link supporting that statement?

[Tinman]

Can we pleasae stay on topic while we await developing news about the disposition of this historic lot of New Old Stock?