Storage Auctions
The Storage Locker => The Treasure Chest => Topic started by: jwaccardi on August 08, 2013, 10:30:28 PM
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Got a great diving helmet from a locker ended up selling it to a diving museum in Florida for about 3500 dollars. A good find. the locker was great too , lots of antiques. I rarely buy lockers, but love going to them . Im a hoarder of sorts. so my wife says. but , I love looking. I love buying and selling.
I added a pic of it with my wife
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That's a great find. How did you come in contact with the diving museum?
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I emailed them with pictures of the helmet and asked if they could identity and age, afterwards I asked if they would be interested.
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Where was the museum? I used to live near Tarpon Springs, FL. Their major export is sponges. I used to see these helmets everywhere!
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The Lyons museum in Saint Augustine
http://helmetsofthedeep.com/Gallery/index.html
if you ever find anything diver related and need help identifying email Leon he is a really nice guy and an expert in all things diving.
there are a lot of fake ones of these that thrown in stores and restaurants , but the old ones have a lot of value, if I had the collar it would have been worth a lot more.
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tHATS GREAT