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[line ringing]
- HELLO?
- CHUM, WHERE YOU AT? YOU'RE TWO HOURS LATE.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE?
WHAT'S WRONG?
- WHY DID YOU--
- CHUM, YOU GO TO A DENTIST FOR A TOOTH.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
CHUM?
- THAT WAS THE WEIRDEST PHONE CALL I'VE EVER HEARD.
- YEAH, I-I THINK HE SAID THAT HE WENT TO THE DENTIST--
HE WENT TO A DOCTOR-- both: IT DOESN'T MATTER.
- HE'S LYING. - YEAH.
IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN SEEING YOU BE MAD
AT SOMEBODY ELSE AND NOT ME.
- AT MY SHOP, FAMILY COMES FIRST
AND MONEY COMES SECOND...
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ASK.
BUT THE BEST PART,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME THROUGH THAT DOOR.
THIS IS PAWN STARS.
[rock music]
HEY.
I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN ONE OF THESE THINGS BEFORE.
THIS IS A AIR PUMP FOR A SMOKE SUIT FOR A FIREFIGHTER.
BEFORE THEY HAD OXYGEN TANKS-- - MM-HMM.
IT'S GOT A PIPE GOING IN FOR THIS RIGHT HERE.
- RIGHT. - THERE WAS A BIG AIR HOSE.
IT WENT INTO THE HELMET THERE.
AND IT PUMPS FRESH AIR INTO YOUR HELMET.
THIS IS REALLY COOL.
SO WHY DO YOU WANT TO SELL IT?
- I FIGURED IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OLD...
AND USUALLY OLD STUFF CAN FETCH A PRICE, SO...
- NOT NECESSARILY.
[laughing]
- WATCH IT.
[marching music]
- IT LOOKED PRETTY COOL WHEN I FOUND IT...
AND I MEAN IT'S MADE OF OLD BRASS BINDINGS AND OLD WOOD.
I MEAN, NOT A LOT OF THINGS ARE MADE LIKE THAT ANYMORE.
IT JUST LOOKED ANTIQUE.
I FIGURED THAT IT MIGHT BE WORTH SOME MONEY.
I WANT TO TRY TO SELL IT TODAY FOR 800
JUST BECAUSE MY PARENTS REALLY DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE,
AND THEY'RE JUST KICKING ME OUT OF THE HOUSE.
- SO, RICK, WHAT DO YOU THINK? LATE 1800s OR EARLY 1900s?
- UM, YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. A SIEBE GORMAN AND COMPANY--
I KNOW THEY MADE FIRE SAFETY STUFF AND DIVING EQUIPMENT.
I MEAN, IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY NEAT DESIGN.
WHAT IT BASICALLY DOES IS-- THIS RIGHT HERE--
YOU PUSH DOWN ON THIS.
WHICH FILLS THIS FULL OF AIR.
AND IT SORT OF-- THIS SORT OF, LIKE,
SMOOTHES OUT THE AIRFLOW RIGHT HERE.
IT REALLY WAS INNOVATIVE.
I MEAN, THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN INTO A HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE,
MAYBE SAVE SOMEBODY,
MAYBE PUT THE FIRE OUT WHEN BEFORE THIS, IT WASN'T POSSIBLE.
IT MAKES YOU THINK WHAT IT WAS LIKE BACK THEN.
- THE COOL THING ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS, SON,
IT WAS A LIFE-SAVING INSTRUMENT BACK IN THE DAY.
- IF YOU THINK FIREFIGHTING IS DANGEROUS NOW,
RUNNING INTO A BURNING BUILDING 100 YEARS AGO
WAS PRACTICALLY A SUICIDE MISSION.
SO AN APPARATUS THAT COULD PUMP FRESH AIR TO A HELMET
THAT A FIREMAN WAS WEARING WAS A GODSEND,
EVEN IF BEING TETHERED TO AN AIR HOSE WAS CUMBERSOME.
OH, COOL, CHECK THIS OUT.
RIGHT HERE, WE GOT OUR LITTLE CODE HERE.
FROM WEARER OF SMOKE HELMET, ONE PULL: MORE AIR REQUIRED.
TWO PULLS: SLACK OFF LIFELINE.
AND THREE PULLS: HELP ME OUT IMMEDIATELY.
YEAH, THIS WAS A LITTLE CREEPY, THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING-- - NO, I COULDN'T, TO BE HONEST.
- OKAY, THERE'S NO WALKIE-TALKIES.
- YEAH. - THERE'S NO NOTHING LIKE THAT.
YOUR WHOLE COMMUNICATION'S A FEW--
A FEW PULLS WITH YOUR LIFELINE.
- WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'D RATHER BE THE GUY PUMPING
THAN THE GUY ACTUALLY INSIDE.
- YEAH, WELL, NO [bleep]. [laughs]
IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.
IT'S A--IT'S A NEAT PIECE OF HISTORY.
HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
- I WAS THINKING MAYBE 800.
- NO. - [laughs]
YOU DON'T HAVE THE REST OF IT, DO YOU?
- I--PFFF, I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR, REALLY.
- OKAY, THERE WAS A HOSE AND A HELMET.
OKAY, AND MAYBE EVEN A WHOLE SUIT.
THE HELMET'S WHERE THE MONEY'S AT.
THEN IT WOULD BE REALLY COLLECTIBLE, BUT--
I'LL GIVE YOU 100 BUCKS.
- WOW, UH--
THAT'S WAY LESS THAN I WAS HOPING TO GET.
DON'T PEOPLE LOVE FIREFIGHTER MEMORABILIA?
I MEAN, THAT'S GOTTA BE PRETTY COLLECTIBLE, RIGHT?
- YEAH, PEOPLE LIKE OLD FIREFIGHTER EQUIPMENT.
BUT, LIKE I SAID, YOU ONLY HAVE HALF A MACHINE.
- RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT 400?
- UMM...
I MEAN, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GIVE YOU 150 BUCKS FOR IT.
- WELL, THAT REALLY SUCKS. I NEED FIRST RENT, SO, UM...
HOW 'BOUT 200?
- HEY, 200 BUCKS, MAN. - ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, I'LL MEET YOU RIGHT UP THERE.
THIS PUMP IS REALLY COOL.
AND IF I CAN GET THE HELMET THAT GOES WITH IT...
IT TURNS INTO ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE THE WHOLE
IS WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THE PIECES.
THIS HAS GOTTA BE ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN.
YOU HAVE THIS WHOLE APPARATUS RIGHT HERE
SO YOU CAN'T GET TOO MUCH PRESSURE INTO THE HELMET.
YOU KNOW, IT SORT OF EQUALIZES THE PRESSURE.
IT'S UM--IT'S AN INTERESTING TECHNOLOGY.
I LIKE IT.
- WHAT'S UP, BIG HOSS?
- WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? - YOU KNOW.
- RUNNING A LITTLE LATE?
- NAH, NOT TOO BAD.
- CHUMLEE...
IF YOU GOT ERRANDS TO RUN, YOU WAKE UP EARLY TO DO THE ERRANDS
BEFORE IT'S TIME TO GO TO WORK.
- OH, DON'T WORRY. I GOT YOU SOME DOUGHNUTS.
- WELL...
EVERYBODY'S LATE ONCE IN A WHILE, RICK.
[twangy guitar music]
- YOU CAN BE BOUGHT FOR A DOUGHNUT.
- YES.
- HEY, I'M ONLY LATE THREE OR FOUR TIMES ONCE A MONTH.
- THREE OR FOUR TIMES ONCE A MONTH.
- WELL, THREE OR FOUR TIMES A MONTH, I'M LATE, THAT'S IT.
IT'S NOT THAT MANY. - [sighs]
- IT'S LIKE ONCE A WEEK.
- UH-- I'M DOCKING YOUR PAY.
OR, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU COULD MORE THAN MAKE IT UP
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA WORK GRAVEYARD ON FRIDAY.
THAT'S IT.
I'M FED UP WITH CHUM ROLLING IN WHENEVER HE FEELS LIKE.
SO I'M GONNA TEACH HIM A LESSON.
I'M GONNA PUT HIM ON THE NIGHT SHIFT.
HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL MAKE HIM MORE RESPONSIBLE.
AND...
I WON'T HAVE TO SEE HIM DURING THE DAY.
[laughs]
- HEY, AT LEAST HE'S NOT WASTING MONEY ON STUPID CRAP LIKE THAT.
- IT'S NOT STUPID CRAP. I WILL MAKE MONEY ON IT.
PEOPLE WHO COLLECT FIRE EQUIPMENT LOVE THIS STUFF.
IF I CAN FIND THE HELMET FOR THIS THING,
I CAN GET A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
- HOW 'BOUT I GO FIND THE HELMET INSTEAD OF...
WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT?
- YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU FIND A GUY WITH A HELMET FOR THIS,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK THE GRAVEYARD ON FRIDAY.
- OH, I'M GONNA FIND ONE.
WELL, NOW THAT THAT'S SETTLED,
YOU WANT TO TRY ONE OF THESE DELICIOUS DOUGHNUTS?
I'M TELLING YOU, GET YOUR SUGAR LEVEL UP A LITTLE BIT.
YOU'RE CRANKY.
[blues music]
- THESE ARE BIG, HEAVY DOUGHNUTS, SON.
YOU OUGHT TO TRY ONE.
- [sighs]
[rock music]
[howling]
- HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
WHAT DO WE GOT?
- I HAVE A SILVER DOLLAR SILVER CERTIFICATE RIGHT HERE.
AND IT IS VERY OLD.
- ALL RIGHT. WHERE'S THE SILVER?
- YOU HAVE TO BITE INTO IT
TO ACTUALLY SEE IF THERE'S SILVER IN IT.
I GOT IT FROM MY GRANDFATHER.
WHEN HE DIED, WE WERE GOING THROUGH HIS STUFF,
AND WE FOUND THIS CERTIFICATE.
I'M HOPING TO GET AROUND $200 FOR IT BECAUSE I JUST THINK
THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST THINGS THAT'S PROBABLY EVER
BEEN IN THIS STORE. [laughs]
- WHAT YOU HAVE IS CALLED A SILVER CERTIFICATE.
AND WHAT IT IS IS--
UNITED STATES MONEY USED TO ALL BE IN GOLD AND SILVER.
- 'KAY. - SO...
IF YOU HAD 20 OUNCES OF SILVER IN YOUR POCKET,
YOUR PANTS WOULD BE FALLING DOWN.
SO THEY CAME UP WITH THESE SO YOU CAN FOLD UP
FIVE OF THESE, TWENTY OF THESE, JUST PUT 'EM IN YOUR POCKET--
- 'KAY - AND JUST GO TO A BANK...
AND WHEN YOU WANTED TO, YOU'D EXCHANGE THESE
AND THEY'D HAND YOU THE SILVER.
EACH OF THESE WAS ORIGINALLY ONLY WORTH A DOLLAR,
BUT NOW THEY CAN BE WORTH WAY MORE THAN THAT,
DEPENDING ON YEAR AND CONDITION.
SILVER CERTIFICATES ARE REALLY COOL.
THE ARTWORK ON 'EM CAN BE AMAZING.
THEY'RE ALSO ONE OF THE OLD MAN'S FAVORITE THINGS...
BEHIND CHICKEN WINGS.
I LIKE TO KEEP THE OLD GUY HAPPY, SO IT'D BE A WIN-WIN
FOR EVERYBODY IF I COULD PICK THIS THING UP.
HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
- I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT VALUE AMOUNT ON IT--WHAT IT COULD BE.
UH, AN ODD NUMBER I WOULD THROW OUT IS PROBABLY ABOUT $217.95.
- [laughing]
WHAT IN THE WORLD MADE YOU COME UP WITH THAT NUMBER?
- I SAY THAT BECAUSE MY PARENTS WERE IN THE CAR BUSINESS
FOREVER, AND YOU ALWAYS HAD A REALLY RANDOM NUMBER.
SO NOTHING WAS EVER JUST A FLAT NUMBER OUT THERE.
- THING IS, IT'S JUST IN ROUGH SHAPE, MY MAN.
EVERY ONE OF THESE CREASES...
- MM-HMM.
ARE GONNA DROP THE VALUE A LITTLE BIT.
THAT BEING SAID, MAN, I'M GONNA START AT 40 BUCKS.
- WHAT ABOUT 99.95?
- [laughs]
- I LIKE THAT.
- YOU KNOW WHAT?
50 BUCKS. THAT WORK FOR YA?
- I THINK 50 DOLLAR'S A GREAT PRICE. THANK YOU.
- ALL RIGHT. - I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
- CHUM, YOU WANT TO WRITE HIM UP?
- YEAH, LET'S DO IT OVER HERE.
- FIFTY BUCKS THAT I GOT FOR A ONE DOLLAR BILL--
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL.
I THINK I CAME OUT AHEAD ON THIS.
[rock music]
I THINK I CAME OUT AHEAD [rock music]
♪ ♪
- EXCUSE ME, HELLO?
- HI.
- HEY, HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
- GOOD.
- RICK SAID THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN COMING INTO WORK LATE,
I HAVE TO WORK THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT.
BUT WE MADE A DEAL
THAT IF I FIND THE FIRE HELMET TO HELP HIM COMPLETE HIS SET
THAT I'D BE OFF THE HOOK.
SO I THOUGHT THE BEST PLACE TO START WAS THE FIREHOUSE.
I'M CHUMLEE, HOW YOU DOING?
- I'M DOUG.
I'M THE ON-DUTY BATTALION CHIEF TODAY.
- SO WHERE'S THE DALMATIANS AT?
- UH... NO DALMATIANS AT THIS STATION.
CAN I HELP YOU OUT?
- I'M LOOKING FOR A LATE 1800s SMOKE HELMET.
- WH--WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN 1800s SMOKE HELMET?
- I--WELL, I WORK AT A PAWN SHOP,
AND I GOT IN A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WITH--
BUT TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT,
MY BOSS BOUGHT A PUMP FOR THE SMOKE HELMET,
BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE HELMET,
SO IF I CAN FIND THE SMOKE HELMET
THAT GOES WITH THE PUMP,
I'M NO LONGER IN TROUBLE.
SO I FIGURED DOWN HERE AT THE FIRE STATION
WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO START.
UM, I WAS HOPING MAYBE YOU GUYS HAD ONE LAYING AROUND.
- YEAH, UH, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE ONLY BEEN IN SERVICE
SINCE 1953 HERE, BUT, UH--
YOU KNOW WHAT, I GOT A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO DEALS WITH ALL SORTS OF FIREFIGHTER ANTIQUES.
I CAN GET YOUR INFORMATION AND I CAN PASS IT ALONG TO HIM.
- YEAH, YOU COULD DO THAT FOR ME?
- ABSOLUTELY. - ALL RIGHT, COOL, YEAH.
HERE, LET ME GIVE YOU MY NUMBER.
UH-HUH, THERE WE GO.
I GAVE THE CHIEF MY NUMBER.
HE THINKS HE HAS SOME LEADS, SO...
THIS BETTER WORK OUT. I'M GONNA WAIT FOR HIS CALL.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU, MAN.
THAT'S GONNA BE COOL. - OKAY.
- HEY, SO YOU GUYS NEED SOME HELP?
- WE'RE GOOD. - I THINK WE'RE GOOD, THANK YOU.
- 'CAUSE I'M GOOD AT ROLLING CORDS OUT.
MY DAD MADE ME DO IT MY WHOLE LIFE.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY GOOD
AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I GOT YOUR INFORMATION.
I'LL GO AHEAD RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL GET AHOLD OF THIS GUY
AND PASS IT ALONG, AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL HEAR SOMETHING.
- IS THERE ANYTHING I COULD DO IN HERE?
SURE I COULDN'T TRY ON A FIREFIGHTING SUIT?
- I CAN LET YOU TRY ON A FIREFIGHTING SUIT.
- YEAH? - YUP.
- SWEET! LET'S DO IT.
- HERE ARE THE BOOTS.
- ALL RIGHT.
- WELL, YOU KNOW THEY ONLY HAVE A MINUTE TO PUT IT ON.
- IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A MINUTE TO GET MY SHOES OFF.
- YOU GOT THE PANTS ON IN ABOUT A MINUTE.
IT'S TAKING YOU QUITE A BIT OF TIME.
- THIS IS PRETTY COOL. - ALL GOOD TO GO.
- WHAT ABOUT THE HELMET?
- RIGHT HERE.
THE FINAL PIECE.
THERE, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
- HEY, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
YOU GOT ANY ROOM FOR A HONORARY FIREFIGHTER ON SQUAD?
- I THINK WE'RE FULL. - PROBABLY GOOD TODAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
[techno music]
- I BOUGHT A SILVER CERTIFICATE FOR 50 BUCKS.
THAT'S NOT MUCH OF A FINANCIAL RISK,
BUT CONDITION ALWAYS DETERMINES VALUE.
SO I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I CAN GET OUT OF THIS ONE.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- LUCKILY, OUR CURRENCY EXPERT IS HERE,
GRADING SOME STUFF FOR US.
SO I BOUGHT THIS SILVER CERTIFICATE.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT
BEFORE I TRIED TO SELL IT.
- SURE.
WELL, THIS IS AN 1899 $1 SILVER CERTIFICATE,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A BLACK EAGLE BECAUSE OF THE VIGNETTE.
THESE REPRESENTED ONE SILVER DOLLAR THAT YOU COULD TAKE
TO THE U.S. TREASURY AND CASH IN UP UNTIL 1964.
- OKAY.
- THE GUYS WILL CALL ME TO COME IN SOMETIMES WHEN THEY NEED
A LITTLE EXTRA HELP AUTHENTICATING A NOTE
OR TO KNOW WHAT THE GRADE OR CONDITION IS.
PAPER MONEY'S MY HOBBY.
IT'S BEEN MY HOBBY SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE HEAVILY CIRCULATED.
THERE'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK EAGLES
IN COLLECTORS' HANDS.
IT'S NOT A RARE ONE
WITH THE LYONS AND ROBERTS' SIGNATURE.
CAN I ASK YOU WHAT YOU PAID FOR IT?
- I GAVE THE GUY 50 BUCKS FOR IT.
- OKAY, AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
A FAIR PRICE FOR THIS NOTE IN THIS CONDITION.
- WHAT'S THE GRADE ON IT?
- THE CONDITION ON THIS NOTE--
IT WOULD GRADE A FINE 12, FINE 15.
- SO A "FINE" IS LIKE "DECENT," RIGHT?
IT'S NOT--
- YEAH, "FINE" IS JUST A CIRCULATED NOTE
THAT'S BEEN SPENT.
THE HIGHEST GRADE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, "SUPERB GEM."
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD CALL THAT A 70.
AND THE LOWEST LOOKS LIKE A WASHCLOTH.
AS FAR AS VALUE-- - MM-HMM.
- IT WOULD PROBABLY BE WORTH $75.
IT'S A COMMON CIRCUL--
OKAY, WAIT.
THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
SO THIS IS A VERY COMMON NOTE.
IF IT DIDN'T HAVE AN INVERTED BACK.
- INVERTED? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
- WHEN YOU LOOK AT A PIECE OF U.S. PAPER MONEY...
YOU TURN HORIZONTAL,
AND YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT IT CORRECTLY.
THESE WERE PRINTED IN SHEETS OF FOUR.
- OKAY.
- AND SO BACKS WERE PRINTED, FACES WERE PRINTED,
IN OLD PRINT.
THEY JUST GOT PUT IN UPSIDE-DOWN.
SO IF THIS ONE EXISTED,
THAT MEANS THREE OTHERS ON THE SAME SHEET EXISTED,
'CAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY HEAVILY CIRCULATED,
WHICH MEANS NOBODY CAUGHT IT, WHICH IS EVIDENT
BY ALL THE FOLDS AND SOILING AND CREASES.
- ALL RIGHT, UM...
I PAID 50 BUCKS FOR IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH?
- BECAUSE OF THE INVERTED BACK...
IT SHOULD RETAIL...
FOR ABOUT $800, EASY.
- SWEET.
USUALLY WHEN I MAKE A MISTAKE, IT COSTS ME A BUNCH OF MONEY.
- NO, THIS IS A GOOD ONE. YOU SCORED.
[both laughing]
THERE'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE
STILL IN COLLECTORS' HANDS.
THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF THESE NOTES PRINTED,
BUT THERE'S LESS THAN 100 KNOWN INVERTED BACKS.
THE FACT THAT HE PAID $50 FOR IT AND COULD EASILY RETAIL IT
FOR $800 WAS A MAJOR SCORE FOR COREY.
- ALL RIGHT, WELL, I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU.
- OKAY, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- WATCH, CHECK IT OUT.
BACKWARDS.
- IT DON'T LOOK BACKWARDS TO ME.
- IT'S UPSIDE DOWN.
- OH.
IT'S CRAZY.
- I BOUGHT IT THINKING I WAS ONLY GONNA MAKE 30 BUCKS.
NOW, I'M GONNA MAKE $750.
- NICE, BIG HOSS.
YOU SCORED BIG, DUDE.
[rock music]
ock music]
♪ ♪
[gun clicks]
- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
- I GOT A CALL FROM YOUR PAWN SHOP SAYING THAT YOU'D
BE WANTING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
- YEAH, I HAD ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES LOOKING
FOR ONE OF THESE.
COOL. I LIKE IT.
- YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
- I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IT'S A SMOKE HELMET, PROBABLY 1880-ISH.
- CORRECT.
- I BOUGHT AN OLD FIREMAN'S AIR PUMP.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET A SUIT AND A HELMET TO GO WITH IT.
IF YOU HAVE A COMPLETE SET,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET MORE MONEY
THAN YOU WILL FOR THE PARTS SEPARATELY.
SO I HAD CHUM TRY TO FIND ONE.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE KID ACTUALLY PULLED THROUGH.
I'M SHOCKED. [laughing]
I GUESS CHUM WON'T HAVE TO WORK THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT ANYMORE.
YES, IT DEFINITELY LOOKS DARTH VADER-ISH.
DO YOU WANT TO COME TO THE DARK SIDE?
[sighs]
THAT WAS MY PICK-UP LINE ON GIRLS BACK IN THE '80s.
[laughing]
- BACK IN THE 1800s, THIS WAS VERY TOP-OF-THE-LINE TECHNOLOGY.
THEY USED ALUMINUM, BRASS, TOUGHENED LEATHER,
SO THIS WAS VERY ADVANCED.
I KNOW ALL FIREFIGHTERS ARE BRAVE, BUT BACK IN THE 1880s
TO USE THIS CONTRAPTION, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY BRAVE.
- GOD, IT'S COOL.
THIS WAS THE 1880s, UH...
YOU KNOW, LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS COMING ABOUT
ALL AROUND THE WORLD, LIKE IN THE UNITED STATES,
ALL OVER EUROPE.
AND...
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE TODAY. YOU GET A FIRE CHIEF.
HE WANTS ALL THE NEW, COOL STUFF.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY GO INTO A BURNING BUILDING
AND YOU COULD ACTUALLY SAVE SOMEBODY WITH THIS.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY INNOVATIVE.
AND IT WAS USED WITH A PUMP AND A SMOKE SUIT.
THE GREAT THING IS, I HAVE THIS.
- RIGHT. - THAT'S THE AIR SUPPLY.
AND THE AIR SUPPLY FOR THEIR DIVING HELMETS
LOOKS REALLY SIMILAR.
SO IT'S BASICALLY YOU PUT YOUR FOOT RIGHT HERE...
AND PUMP AND PUMP
AND PUMP AND PUMP.
[laughing]
AND THAT SENDS AIR TO THE FIREFIGHTER
THAT'S INSIDE THE BUILDING.
- WHAT'S AMAZING ABOUT THIS: IT'S OVER 130 YEARS OLD
AND IT'S IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
- I'M ASSUMING THE LEATHER'S BEEN REPLACED?
- I DON'T KNOW. I COULDN'T TELL YOU.
- YOU CAN TELL THIS HAS ALL BEEN RESTORED.
THIS HAS BEEN, LIKE, RE-LACQUERED--
ALL THIS HAS RIGHT HERE.
BASICALLY, IF YOU CAN TELL HOW ROUGH THE HOSING IS--
YOU CAN TELL THIS THING'S HAD A LOT OF RESTORATION.
SO THIS HAS ALL BEEN RE-LACQUERED.
ALL THIS LEATHER'S BEEN REPLACED.
EVEN THOUGH PARTS OF THE HELMET HAVE BEEN MODIFIED,
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TO COMPLETE THE SET.
SO I'M WILLING TO PLAY BALL.
I JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T OVER-PAY.
I MEAN, IT-- YOU KNOW, IT TAKES AWAY
SOME OF THE VALUE, BUT NOT ALL.
I MEAN, IT-- WE STILL HAVE A REALLY RARE,
COOL PIECE HERE.
HOW MUCH YOU WANT FOR IT?
- UM, $6,000 I WAS ASKING FOR.
- NOT GONNA HAPPEN. - NO.
- UM...
IT'S NOT A $6,000 HELMET.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COMMON DESIGNS.
AND IT'S JUST NOT THERE.
- OKAY. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- [sighs]
I'LL GIVE YOU 1,500 BUCKS.
- NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.
WHAT ABOUT $2,500?
- NO, 1,500 BUCKS WOULD BE IT.
- YEAH, I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THAT.
- ARE YOU SURE?
- YEAH, I COULDN'T DO $1,500.
- I'M SORRY YOU WASTED YOUR TIME COMING DOWN, MAN.
- I WASN'T GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY.
I'M SURE I CAN GET A LOT MORE OFF THIS
SINCE I DIDN'T MAKE THE DEAL TODAY.
AND IT'S A GOOD PIECE.
IT'S A SOLID PIECE, AND IT'S A VERY RARE AND COLLECTIBLE PIECE.
- HEY, THERE.
- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
- NOT MUCH, HOW YOU DOING? - GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
- PRETTY GOOD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO THANK THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FOR HELPING ME OUT WITH THE LEAD ON THE SMOKE HELMET.
IT SUCKS THAT RICK DIDN'T MAKE A DEAL,
BUT AT LEAST I DON'T HAVE TO WORK
THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT ANYMORE.
I WANTED TO BRING YOU A GIFT FOR SAYING, UH--
TO SAY, "THANK YOU."
- OH, WELL, THANKS. - YEAH, APPRECIATE IT.
- OH, MAN, HUFFY. - [laughs]
- A SMOKE-DETECTOR/FIRE ALARM.
- YEAH. - ALL RIGHT!
GOOD OLD SMOKE DETECTOR HERE.
- A SMOKE ALARM. - YEAH.
- I'M SURE WE'LL FIND SOMEBODY TO HANG THIS UP FOR.
- YEAH, SO WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING OVER HERE?
- HEY, WE'RE JUST, UH, CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT HERE
FOR THE DAY HERE.
- DUDE, I BET THIS THING'S SWEET TO RIDE IN.
- WELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A RIDE IN IT?
- HECK, YEAH, I WANT TO RIDE IN THIS THING!
I THINK I FIT IN PRETTY GOOD AROUND HERE.
I THINK I MADE A COUPLE NEW FRIENDS AND...
JUST WAIT TILL THESE GUYS SEE HOW MUCH FOOD I CAN PUT DOWN.
- ALL RIGHT?
WE'LL FIRE IT UP NOW.
- HELLO. 10-4.
- ACTUALLY, WE DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.
- OH. I'M SORRY, MAVERICK.
- IT'S OKAY, GOOSE. I GOT YOUR BACK.
- I'M THE CHIEF TODAY, SO...
RIGHT?
- UH, PROBABLY NOT. - OH. OKAY.
- YOU GET TO DO ONE THING. YOU GET TO RING THE BELL.
HOW'S THAT SOUND? - OKAY.
[rings bell]
AWESOME.