How old things gain value: the story of a tablet

I recently wrote about an ancient hand tool that is over 100 years old. For me, this thing is valuable because you can work with it and use exactly those for the tasks for which it is intended. There is little added value to this item due to the fact that the instrument is old and has some kind of history.

In the comments, they correctly noted that if Peter 1 had worked with this tool, then there would be no price for him. 😃 Even if I just knew who, when and for what used this tool, or if it had a manufacturer's stamp, then its value would be much greater.

One of these days I came across another old thing, with which I personally have many memories.

My old Ouija board. Photo by the author

This planchette from the times of the Great Patriotic War. I got it from my son-in-law, and my father gave it to him, who brought this tablet from the war. This is, in general, all the information that I know about the origin of this item.

But for me personally, this planchette served very well. When I was at university in the 90s, I walked around with this tablet for several years.

The bag is really comfortable and oddly roomy. In it I had several notebooks, a couple of textbooks and even a couple of sandwiches.

There are special pockets for pens and pencils, and instead of a card, under transparent plastic, the class schedule was very well placed.

When I started taking her to classes, I was the only student on the stream who went to university with a tablet. Later I began to notice similar bags and other students, only these were bags of the so-called civilian model, very similar to army planes.

That's how I was surprised to find that I turned out to be a "fashionable guy". 😃

Now this bag is badly shabby and it takes some effort to put it in order. That is, it is already an old item that has lost its functionality and value.

But for me personally, this shabby bag has value. After all, many memories of her student years are associated with her: gatherings in hostels, rehearsals of holidays, communication with classmates, trips to nature ...

This old Ouija board got me thinking, "How old things gain value."

The conclusions I came to are pretty simple. It turns out that old things become valuable if they are somehow connected with a famous person or organization, tied to to some significant historical event or become a great rarity (several copies all over the world) This applies to simple of things.

There are also things with artistic value, and they are usually always associated with a famous person or a significant historical event.

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