Hi All,
I'm Rose, the oldest of three sisters, tasked with a mammoth job, clearning my grandmother's hoarder house.
For context, she is still living but has moved to a more manageable home following a stroke in 2020. This has impacted her memory and made her an unable to identify or at identifying her "treasure trove", also much less interested in its preservation which is fair. She had been collecting since the late 50s, and particularly has a lot of bags, hats, silk and odd things she was interested in.
Following a major burst pipe leak, the house is now damp, and will be demolished eventually. My granddad and uncle are all for binning the lot but we've arranged a stay of execution, and are working hard and fast to remove as much of the undamaged stuff as we can, bin the rest etc. It was suggested that members might be interested in our progress and be able to offer guidance/suggestions as we go, so this is that.
We are complete novices but enjoy the research and learning more about our grandmother's interests.
Thanks! I attach some pictures of our initial interesting finds for your enjoyment! I'm back at the house tomorrow so will attempt to capture the scale of the project!
The snakeskin shoes have a faded label inside that says "Equity" haven't been able to find any info on the brand but they look similar to catalogues pictures of shoes from the 20s?
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