Old Photos Are Not Worth Anything - Missy Mwac
Spoiler, yes they are…
The list of objects you say our children do not want includes things like steamer trunks, sewing machines, porcelain figurines, silver-plated objects, “heavy dark antique furniture,” Persian rugs, linens, sterling silver flatware, crystal wine services and fine porcelain dinnerware. Some of these items made sense; some didn’t. And I was okay, until I read this object:
Paper Ephemera: family snapshots, old greeting cards and postcards.
Upon reading that last sentence, I left my computer in search of a couple Advil and some vodka. I knew I wouldn’t make it through without their help. I was already feeling a pain behind my left eye. And, having consumed both, I thought I could walk away from the article, but alas, the words you wrote kept rattling around in my head:
“OLD PHOTOS ARE NOT WORTH ANYTHING…”
Forbes is dead to me.