Oh wow, that’s such a lovely comment!
Yeah I liked writing about this and I hoped it would resonate with someone.
I’ve no idea how anyone would value these keys. I didn’t even think they would have value to be honest, only my own sentimental value.
New shiny keys are ace though, you can do a fun project with those I’m sure.
Thanks for the curation nomination, that very kind of you 🙌🏻
I understand it this way (sorry, now I will say a cynical thing) - the planet's population is growing, many also want to own a vintage collection of their own, want to enjoy old things, but those things simply have nowhere to come from! and what the folks are supposed to do, then? rob the previous owners? the number of old things is limited, moreover, some of them become unusable over time, and become "erased" from circulation. according to the law of supply / demand, supply is limited and decreases, and demand only grows from year to year.
A typical example: in the early 2000s, I used to buy a lot of mag/newspaper clippings on Ebay, whole cuttings collections costed me ... £ 5-10 excluding shipping. nowadays many sellers put this £ 10 label tag on ONE newspaper page!
I'm not a collector, I just like old things, and my grandparents left almost nothing of this kind to my family. nowadays it is impossible to buy such a thing on the market - given the current pricing trends for vintage - it is impossible. thats it....
this is one from my collection -- used it as a props in this sudden improvised photosession. thanks one more time, was pleased to enjoy your "valued" keys and talk about it :)