American Pickers rare Vickers globe - Sat Nov 07 2015 09:56 AM
This post is not about the show, it's about the globe. The guys came across this very rare globe on this weeks episode.
According to the globe CD, 1920's and it lists it as "rarity 5", potentially less than 10 known to exist. Well now I guess it's 11. Amazing piece to find just lying in a pile of junk!! Staged? No way!! If you see the video, when Mike finds it and picks it up, the lens falls out of the frame on it's way to the floor and disaster. But luckily it falls right into his chest and arms. There is no way that was staged.
Single lens, crusty frame. Paid $500. (now that part may have been staged, I leave that to the critics).
Amazing find IMHO!!
According to the globe CD, 1920's and it lists it as "rarity 5", potentially less than 10 known to exist. Well now I guess it's 11. Amazing piece to find just lying in a pile of junk!! Staged? No way!! If you see the video, when Mike finds it and picks it up, the lens falls out of the frame on it's way to the floor and disaster. But luckily it falls right into his chest and arms. There is no way that was staged.
Single lens, crusty frame. Paid $500. (now that part may have been staged, I leave that to the critics).
Amazing find IMHO!!