Posted 11 years ago
Yaya12lopez
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It's 39 inches long and 20.5 inches wide 25 to 30 lbs and its oak wood, were trying to find out if its an antique and how much it could be worth, could anybody help
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Help ASAP!
Antique?? Depends on how you define an antique. Everything above the plywood obviously isn't original. Seeing what is below the plywood would help. Also did you examine the inside of the lower rails for stencil or other markings? How are the springs assembled? Based on the one picture I would be hard put to even call it vintage, let alone an antique.
Help ASAP-- didn't know FREE help was under such a tight window.
Suggest you be more less demanding when folks are providing FREE input.
To your item: Agree with fhjr2-- looks modern and worthless (since it doesn't appear to meet Federal safety standards).
scott
Well thanks for y'all's input im going to trash it anyway.
Don't take down your posting someone else might have another answer or a comment as well to make and welcome to cw!!!
Thanks Sean
Never trash it. It certainly isn't an antique but that doesn't say there is no value. This appears to be a mass produced, factory made item. As scottvez pointed out, it doesn't meet safety standards. He pointed out a good thing. These may have had a recall which means they were trashed and possibly now more rare. Collectors like odd ball stuff. Never give up because it isn't what you were in hopes it was. Accept it for what it is and look for the positive points. It doesn't have to be old to have value. That is where sites like this help you. Everyone here learns together. Leave the post up for more input.
My point on it being worthless is that it CANNOT be LEGALLY SOLD.
A few years ago-- the Federal Government made it illegal to sell ANY crib that didn't meet the current safety standards. At that point, the secondary markets on cribs was effectively eliminated. I never heard any follow up that amended or changed the law.
scott
The law stands as you say scottvez but only applies to putting a live child in it. A collector or museum can buy them for display or use for a doll etc. Doll collectors as well as crib & furniture collectors present a viable market for this. Although they are a minority for something in this condition. Anything is better than kindling wood.
When enacted there was no distinction in the law-- Sale of any kind was prohibited.
scott