For 40 years, Germaine and Gary Morse kept an old piece of wood in their umbrella stand. Then they learned it might be worth millions. OnlyAGameNPR
What would you do if you found an old piece of wood, and experts told you that piece of wood could be worth millions? You'd probably put it up for auction.auction ends this weekendKG: OK, so let's explain what you found and where you found it. When did you first start to think that that old piece of wood hanging out in your umbrella stand might be worth something?
KG: So eventually you found some experts to take a look at the stick. Who did you find, and what did they say? Gary: And, to the best of our knowledge as of right now, there's no other old hockey sticks that have ever been identified as hornbeam, other than ours.KG: So that carbon dating suggests that the stick was made sometime between 1850 and 1875, making it one of the oldest hockey sticks in existence. What was your reaction, Gary, when you heard that news?
Gary: Uh, I asked him if he was sure. I'd like to point out that that three-and-a-half million, that's only an insurance appraisal.Gary: Well, when you go into Canada with it in a gun case, the Canadian officials don't even wanna see what you got in the gun case. And when you get to the border, the sign at the American customs, all it says is “All trucks stop here.” So, the first time we took it to Kingston, to Mr. Fitsell, he wanted to know what we had for paperwork.
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