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Originally Posted by blondterror
This was a great way to get kids into working with wood and their hands. I know i loved it and now plan to refurb these 2 boats to give to an eventual grandchild...
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these pond models were incredibly hot a number of years back in the antiques and collectibles market, examples like your were being scooped up and shows and auctions by major retailers for display and sale and the prices got ridiculous, modern reproductions have "adjusted" the market but the 60's vintage like yours and the 20-30's era mentioned are still highly collectible, to be quite honest, the original surface is going to maintain the highest value if you are passing these along for future generations...might sound crazy but the collectors want original paint and surface so you might consider that if you are thinking about refurbishing...examples like your's easily bring a few hundred dollars each and the bigger, older and more elaborate...the higher the price...thanks for the pics, those are terriffic! hope that doesn't make you feel old
