Residents from Riverdale and surrounding regions pulled some of their most personal belongings and family heirlooms out of closets and dusty attics to be appraised in support of the Riversdale Mansion on Sunday May 21st. The participants working for the day appraised an array of items including paintings, coins, dolls, medals, plaques, sleds and rings. Jr. Analysts from Weschler's Auctioneers and Appraisers worked next to Zelma S. Fink and Joyce Alderson, who are doll collectors, to give rough ideas about the value of the items. I have seen some wonderful things come in here.
Paintings are a huge item.
I have brought some coins, my husband brought his father's ring. A line of residents holding their items quickly formed after the event got underway in the mid-afternoon. Paintings seemed to be the most popular collection item. Simon Plog brought his print of an illustration by Howard Chandler Christy of Christopher Columbus. Plog said that he has had the print for five years and wanted to see if it was worth anything.