Texas Man Finds Treasure Hidden in Chest From Estate Sale, It didn't take long for Emil Knodell, of Bellville, Texas, to purchase a midsection for $100 that he soon found had a shrouded drawer of fortune.
On Saturday, Knodell, a resigned promoting executive whose purchases obsolescents and collectibles as an interest, went to a domain offer of a man who had kicked the bucket in Missouri City, Texas. He immediately chose to purchase a midsection of three drawers with a marble best that had been marked down on the third day of the sale.Because it has a pleasant marble top, I would like to utilize it in my lounge area," Knodell, 67, told ABC News.
However, when he and a staff individual from Premiere Estate Sales Network attempted to load the bit of furniture into a vehicle, they heard moving metal when they tipped it on its side.
"He requested help stacking it," said Jeff Allen, who meets expectations for Premiere Estate Sales Network in Sugar Land, Texas. "When we laid it down, it began making this racket within. Clearly we were extremely fascinated with what was going on with the dresser. There were rings, jewels, gold and a wide range of stuff. It was a genuine adrenaline surge. The two of us were in stun for a brief moment."
"When you take a gander at the front of it, it would appear that it has three conspicuous drawers with trim on the base, however the base has a mystery drawer that opens up," Knodell said. Inside, he found coin, adornments with emeralds and jewels, a lock of hair, military canine labels and even Civil War memorabilia. Anyhow, Knodell said he never thought in regards to keeping the things in the bit of furniture he just purchased.
Allen said the dresser goes back to around 1890.
"I purchased the midsection drawers. I didn't purchase those things. In the event that I kept them, I would never feel right about it. There would be a cover over the entire thing. It's an inclination more than whatever else," Knodell said.I'm an old ex-Marine and I attempt to make the best decision. Jeff additionally, the man in control, his prompt response was, 'How about we call the proprietor.' There was never an issue of anybody keeping it; it was: 'This is phenomenal. How about we call the proprietor and recover the stuff to them,'" he said.
Allen began to do simply that and called the home agent, who is the child of the man who had kicked the bucket.
"He recalls that dresser in a house in Michigan when he was a little tyke - in his grandfolks' home," Allen said of the child. "What's more, he had no clue there was a shrouded compartment."
On Saturday, Knodell, a resigned promoting executive whose purchases obsolescents and collectibles as an interest, went to a domain offer of a man who had kicked the bucket in Missouri City, Texas. He immediately chose to purchase a midsection of three drawers with a marble best that had been marked down on the third day of the sale.Because it has a pleasant marble top, I would like to utilize it in my lounge area," Knodell, 67, told ABC News.However, when he and a staff individual from Premiere Estate Sales Network attempted to load the bit of furniture into a vehicle, they heard moving metal when they tipped it on its side.
"He requested help stacking it," said Jeff Allen, who meets expectations for Premiere Estate Sales Network in Sugar Land, Texas. "When we laid it down, it began making this racket within. Clearly we were extremely fascinated with what was going on with the dresser. There were rings, jewels, gold and a wide range of stuff. It was a genuine adrenaline surge. The two of us were in stun for a brief moment."
"When you take a gander at the front of it, it would appear that it has three conspicuous drawers with trim on the base, however the base has a mystery drawer that opens up," Knodell said. Inside, he found coin, adornments with emeralds and jewels, a lock of hair, military canine labels and even Civil War memorabilia. Anyhow, Knodell said he never thought in regards to keeping the things in the bit of furniture he just purchased.
Allen said the dresser goes back to around 1890.
"I purchased the midsection drawers. I didn't purchase those things. In the event that I kept them, I would never feel right about it. There would be a cover over the entire thing. It's an inclination more than whatever else," Knodell said.I'm an old ex-Marine and I attempt to make the best decision. Jeff additionally, the man in control, his prompt response was, 'How about we call the proprietor.' There was never an issue of anybody keeping it; it was: 'This is phenomenal. How about we call the proprietor and recover the stuff to them,'" he said.
Allen began to do simply that and called the home agent, who is the child of the man who had kicked the bucket.
"He recalls that dresser in a house in Michigan when he was a little tyke - in his grandfolks' home," Allen said of the child. "What's more, he had no clue there was a shrouded compartment."
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