• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Cool and Collected

Collecting pop culture toys, comics, and collectibles collections

June 5, 2012 By 17 Comments

American Pickers — Duck, Duck, Moose episode recap and review

This episode of American Pickers starts with Mike and Frank heading to North Carolina. They visit Dick and his son Eric, who own an old waste paper warehouse filled with architectural salvage items. Chairs and furniture are stacked to the ceiling, and Dick needs to sell everything so that the building can be sold. Despite his need to sell, Dick seems fairly reluctant to part with anything at a price that Mike and Frank want to pay.

american pickers fisk tire sign

Mike finds a small vintage mannequin that was used to advertising lingerie, but the price is too high. After a few more no-sales, Mike comes across a double sided Fisk Tire sign with the iconic Fisk tire boy image. He and Dick haggle over the price and eventually agree on $900, and the ice is broken.

american pickers dopey duck coin operated ride

The next item Mike uncovers is a Dopey Duck coin-operated ride that probably sat outside of a grocery store in the 50’s. Dick wants $1,400 for the ride, but Mike eventually gets him down to $1,050. You would need a big area to display something like that, but it sure would be fun to have!

Frank finally finds something to buy. High on a shelf, he spots some stools that look like they were from an old diner. Dick informs him that those stools played a part in the Civil Rights movement, as they were the ones that the Greensboro Four sat on at the Woolworth department store ice cream counter. The Smithsonian actually borrowed the stools for a traveling exhibit once. Frank buys two of the stools for $225.

american pickers brass headlight

The last item Mike buys is a pair of large brass headlights for $625. He thinks they may have once been used on a firetruck in the early 1900’s.

Mike and Frank get back on the road and do some freestyle picking. They pull off the road at a promising location and meet Charlie Moose, a man who has lived on the property for 72 years, and in that time, has built his own miniature town called, “Mooseville.” There are plenty of buildings for the guys to pick through, and the first item that catches Frank’s eye is a plastic sign with a lighthouse on it, which he buys for $30.

american pickers mine shaft

Charlie shows them a mine shaft that he dug, which eventually opens into a saloon! Mike finds a hand carved piece of folk art — a balancing man figure — and Charlie asks just $3 for it! I don’t remember anyone ever asking such low prices for their items on any episode of American Pickers.

american pickers whirligig

The guys find a few other small items that are just as inexpensive, and Frank buys a folk art whirligig for $20. Mike finds a huge Victorian-era gilded frame that once held a mirror. Charlie asks $25 and Mike decides to pay it forward and offers $75, realizing that Charlie’s prices are way too low.

american pickers brass headlights

Mike and Frank visit a local appraiser, named Bob, to find out more about those brass head lamps. Bob informs them that the headlights are older than Mike thought, probably pre-1912, and were fueled by carbide pellets. It was manufactured by C.L. Charley in Paris, possibly for a Mercedes or Rolls Royce, which gets Mike excited. According to Bob, it would take $5-10,000 to restore the headlights, and Mike is worried his $625 was an unwise decision until he learns that they are worth $2,000!

american pickers motorcycle parts

Danielle calls with information about a guy who has a lot of Indian motorcycles. That is an understatement! Beno and Robin own a warehouse full of British motorcycles and Mike is in Heaven. Beno is in his mid 60’s and still races motorcycles 100 times a year. He has dozens of shelves categorized and organized, unlike anything we have ever seen on American Pickers. This is one organized collector! They search through shelves of old gas tanks, and Mike is drawn to the rustiest, ugliest one on the shelf and buys it for $74.

american pickers indian sweater

Hanging in a glass display cabinet, Mike finds a vintage Indian sweater. Beno wants $200 for it and Mike is honored to buy it for that price. Not to be outdone, Frank buys an old leather Indian racing jacket for $450.

american pickers indian cutaway motor display

The guys keep searching through the warehouse until they come across an early Indian factory cutaway motor that once sat on the counter in the repair shop that Beno’s dad owned. Beno agrees on sell it for $5,000. It’s obvious that Mike is in a sort of awe over Beno and his racing heritage, because he doesn’t haggle nearly as hard with him about his prices as he does with most people with whom he deals.

There’s still time for one more deal, as Mike finds a 1908 Indian motor and bundles it with an Excelsior manifold for $3,300. The show credits start to roll as Beno loans a couple of dirtbikes to Mike and Frank, and they all go for a ride on some dirt trails.

Filed Under: Other

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Christopher Noon says

    June 6, 2012 at 12:07 am

    Wow. Amazing to think that the Greensboro Four Stools have been just sitting in some dude’s warehouse all this time. Makes you wonder what other pieces of history are hiding in obscure places.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      June 6, 2012 at 9:22 am

      No kidding! Between those stools and the Transformers Bumblebee they uncovered in a junkyard on “Hollywood Treasure” last night, I’m ready to go searching through some attics. 😉

      Reply
    • Carl says

      July 27, 2014 at 6:21 pm

      I think the stools don’t date back to the greensboro four. The stools in the photos of the civil rights sit ins have backs on them and no stripes around the bases.

      Reply
  2. Paxton Holley says

    June 6, 2012 at 10:23 am

    This is such a good show. I enjoy catching them in syndication.

    And I can’t help but be completely infatuated with Danielle. She needs more screen time.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      June 6, 2012 at 10:36 am

      Agreed. Danielle is quite mesmerizing with all those tattoos.

      Reply
  3. Paxton Holley says

    June 6, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    More Danielle for you

    http://starcasm.net/archives/75584

    Reply
    • Brian says

      June 6, 2012 at 12:32 pm

      oh my. Thanks Pax! 😉

      Reply
  4. Mike says

    June 7, 2012 at 10:27 am

    I love this show. I always catch the episodes on demand.

    I agree. Danielle = ME-OW!

    She’s a burlesque dancer as well. Schwing!

    Reply
  5. ColeK says

    July 13, 2012 at 8:25 pm

    I live near Greensboro and this Woolworths building has reopened as a museum and I am sure they would love to know that these stool exist as I have been there and far as I know they do not have them there. This is an amazing find, Someone needs to alert the Museum as to who and or where they can find these stool. It would be a valued asset to have them returned to their original place.

    Reply
  6. jim says

    August 24, 2012 at 9:33 pm

    show is terrible. who spends 100 dollars and sells it for 125$ with all that work to get item sold and all that costly traveling, profit goes down. then idiot viewers think they can do same with their junk and it ends up not getting sold because they overpriced it.

    Reply
  7. Pat says

    August 24, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    How do we find the locations of some of the ‘boys’ pick sites. It seems alot of these people are selling their items to the public, but no locations are mentioned or put on the website. How can we find locations. Love, love, love this show…I’m a charter watcher.

    Reply
  8. jim says

    August 24, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    at first i liked watching the show, but now i think its terrible. on one show, they paid 100 dollars for something and then valued it for 125? thats not such a great profit. ive seen similiar pricing like this on other shows. with costly traveling and trying to get item sold, that cuts into profit so u dont make as much as u think u do. then u get idiot viewers who watch these type of shows and think they can do the same with their stuff but it ends up not getting sold because the overpriced it.

    Reply
  9. Carol says

    October 15, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    The stools bought in this episode were not the stools from Greensboro Woolworth.

    Below is a link to NPR and a picture of the Woolworth Four sitting at the counter in different type of stools.

    Sorry Frank

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18615556

    Reply
  10. Lisa says

    September 28, 2015 at 12:22 am

    Only a small bleep with 2 pictures of Charlie’s place. He was an amazing interesting remarkable man. I could listen to him for hours. In 49 years this is the first time I have ever commented on a show. The show was most definitely a repeat and I would so enjoy if you paid him another visit. I live in Michigan and have never traveled to North Carolina. It would be something to visit such a enchanting place and spend some time with Charlie.

    Reply
  11. Judy says

    July 5, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    how do I find out who Charlie Moose bought the frame from a mirror in Midland ,N.C.I grew up there and would like to know this

    Reply
  12. James Alto says

    October 27, 2016 at 1:42 am

    Well some (most) of the prices are way too high & some too
    Low but I just like the show for how they dicker with prices &
    It may help others get the most & lower prices for items.

    But just interesting of the finds in rural america. Don’t try to do it for costs too high for travel etc

    Reply
  13. Dawn Ivey says

    September 23, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Where is Charlie’s Place I’m from NC and have never heard of it.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • “Did you say ‘Youts’?”
  • Marx Marvel Tricycles
  • Here there be dragons
  • Vintage Batman Toy Collection
  • Batman Pinbacks

About Cool & Collected

This site is devoted to us crazy few who go to great lengths to acquire items for our collection. Read more.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Support this site:

If you enjoy reading articles on Cool & Collected, I would greatly appreciate you clicking on this eBay link before you do your shopping. I will get a few pennies from any purchase you make, but those pennies can add up. Thank you for your support!

Footer

Submit a Product for Review

Want to have your product(s) featured on Cool & Collected? This is how you can submit something for review.

Recent Posts

  • “Did you say ‘Youts’?”
  • Marx Marvel Tricycles
  • Here there be dragons
  • Vintage Batman Toy Collection
  • Batman Pinbacks
  • Monkeying Around
  • Current View
  • A drawer filled with Joes
  • It’s all good, man.
  • Feeling Green

Topics

  • Art and Photography
  • Books
  • Collections
  • Comic Books
  • Games
  • Other
  • Pop Culture League
  • Shows & Events
  • Toys
  • TV & Movies

Pages

  • About Cool & Collected
  • Blog
  • Contact Cool & Collected
  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit a Product for Review
  • Tips for starting (and enjoying) a collection

Copyright © 2023 Big Fish Design. All rights reserved.