I am a seasoned treasure hunter !!!
I love "thrifting" ... "junking" ... "treasure hunting" ... "finds"
or whatever you want to call it.
I have had many people tell me they have found treasures in the "junk" they buy ...
rare money in old couches ...
buried treasures in old house ...
gold, silver and diamonds ...
(you get the picture)
SO ...
I am always looking for a "for-real" treasure
hidden in the things I buy.
(once I found $20.00 hidden in a book) ... lol
and, oh yes, the cigar box full of "diamonds" ...
will tell you about that later.
I had been on the hunt for a long time to find a large metal loving cup trophy and for sure they are very hard to find.
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Well, when I saw this lamp ...
No engraving ... but the handles were really interesting.
Patina is wonderful ...
aged thin silver plating over copper on the urn/trophy.
15" tall including the handles.
Patina is wonderful ...
aged thin silver plating over copper on the urn/trophy.
15" tall including the handles.
I knew it was hollow, so I knew it was weighted with something.
It was easy to tell that it was an urn or vase, turned lamp,
so I did not feel bad about taking it apart.
It indeed, had something packed inside !!!
Inside, I found several balls of something heavy wrapped in old, brittle newspaper ... did I finally find my "treasure"?
dated April 1951 ... so, this had been packed away for sixty-five years!getting a little more excited now ...
a treasure ???
NOT !!! 
... just balls of S A N D !!!
What would you do?
What treasure have you found?
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