A Day at the Antique Mall(s)

Joyce and I spent the day at the Adamstown antique malls, and there are tons of them. Saw (and bought) several items. 

Saw three items described as old prisoner restraints similar to the come-alongs in my collection. The ones I have are comprised of a length of chain 10 to 12 inches long with a T-handle at either end and are from the early 20th century. The items on display were made of elaborately twisted wire and the T-handles were made of some type of hardwood. The asking price was $85 each. My initial thoughts were, are they real, and are they old. I decided to pass on the purchase for the following reasons: the asking price, the fact that there were three of them, and not just one (the same situation as with the "old" padlocks on e-bay with 2 keys), and finally because in the same display case was an obviously fake padlock with a brass tag affixed to it labeled "Fort Smith" (the same as the fake padlocks on e-bay with various brass tags soldered on). Note to antique dealers - if you include obvious fakes in your display case you will lose credibility, and the possible sale of a different item.

On the way back to the RV we stopped at a supermarket to get a couple of items. Proceded to the 10 item or less line. In front of us was a woman with five kids. She had just a few items in her cart. Great, we'll be out of here in no time. Wrong. Each kid had his own item - a candy bar, a bag of chips, whatever. Each kid had his own wallet and paid for his own item. So the one person in front of us was actually six people. Ya never know.