Chapter 108 Business Card Box
Lin Yuan told Tony that the vinyl record was worth about $40,000.
Henry leaned over and took a look and found that it was Tommy Johnson from "Alcohol And Jake Blues".
He didn't know much about records, and he had never heard of this record before. But it doesn't matter, information is so developed now, and I can find information about this vinyl record just by searching on my mobile phone.
"The last time this vinyl record was auctioned, it sold for $37,000." He said while looking at his phone.
Blues singer Tommy Johnson was active in the 1920s and was famous for his weird falsetto singing and complicated guitar playing.
The record in front of me is a 78 rpm record "Alcohol And Jake Blues", which contains two of his most famous songs, "Canned Heat Blues" and "Maggie Campbell".
The discovery of the vinyl record that was last auctioned is quite legendary.
The original owner found this record in the old house he bought many years ago. He didn't know its value at first, but it was put on the auction website many years later. Unexpectedly, a few hours later, someone contacted him directly, hoping to sell it. $4,000 in direct purchases, asking him to withdraw from the auction.
The seller discovered the specialness of the record and decided to continue the auction. In the end, it was sold for a high price of $37,000.
According to the current market situation, if it continues to be put at auction, it will definitely fetch a higher price, so Lin Yuan's statement of around US$40,000 is correct, and the error is not large.
At this moment, Xiao Tai called Lin Yuan and told Lin Yuan that the police had found his sister, but the condition was not good and she had been injected with poison.
No matter what, Xiao Tai was very lucky to still be alive.
You know, he had prepared for the worst before.
"Go back and detoxify! As long as the person is still alive, that's fine. Others will be difficult to pursue," Lin Yuan said.
Xiao Tai was silent for a moment and then said: "Yeah! Yes! It's good that he is still here."
The police also made it clear to him that it would be difficult to pursue further investigations and asked him to stop there.
Although he was angry, he had to face reality.
He told Lin Yuan and his uncle that he was going to return to China in two days, so he wanted to treat them to a meal.
Xiao Tai knew very well that if it weren't for Lin Yuan and his uncle, it would not be so easy to find his sister. To a certain extent, Lin Yuan and his uncle were the benefactors and even life-savers of his two brothers and sisters.
"Okay, let's meet in Chinatown tomorrow!" Lin Yuan said to him.
"Okay! See you tomorrow."
Just after hanging up the phone, suddenly, a gunshot broke the silence. Everyone subconsciously looked for a bunker. David and Tony immediately escorted Lin Yuan to the nearest bunker.
That’s right, this is American.
The scene was in chaos, but no one seemed to be injured. The gunfire came from outside, and it might not be aimed at the people here, but no one dared to bet or go out.
Some people even left the things they brought to the exchange meeting where they were.
"We should ban guns like China. If everyone doesn't have guns, there will be no danger." Henry said, very dissatisfied with the current government.
Lin Yuan said nothing.
Not having a gun has its advantages, and having a gun also has its advantages.
If you hold the truth in your hands, you won't be afraid of being bullied. Just do it. Everyone only has one life.
The organizer of the exchange meeting was somewhat responsible and began to evacuate the crowd, asking everyone to pick up their belongings and evacuate in an orderly manner, and hold it again next time.
Others left one after another. Lin Yuan and the others were no exception. As soon as they walked out, Henry saw a small box on the ground. It seemed to be made of silver and was very delicate.
To be precise, Lin Yuan and his party saw it.
But Henry picked it up first.
"What's coming from?"
No need to guess, it must have been leaked by those who evacuated just now.
If this thing is valuable, it is equivalent to free prostitution, without spending a penny.
Lin Yuan reached over, took the thing from Henry's hand, looked at it, opened the box, and took another look.
"The ancient business card box is worth some money."
Uncle’s difference: “Did business cards exist in ancient times?”
He even wondered if he had heard wrongly.
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Business cards have been around for a long time, but they were not called business cards at first."
He told his uncle that in different times, the names of business cards are also different, from "ye" in Qin and Han Dynasties, to "thorn" in Eastern Han Dynasty, "mingtie" in Tang Dynasty, "menzhuang" in Song Dynasty, and "mingshan" in Ming and Qing Dynasties. " etc. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that the word "business card" was commonly used.
In ancient my country, woven and embroidered "business card holders" were commonly used among the people. They are colorful and can be appreciated by both refined and popular people. The business card boxes that appear on the auction market were usually specially made by craftsmen at that time after accepting orders from European countries, especially British and French businessmen.
At that time, the upper class in Europe often carried expensive business card boxes to show their status.
Back when technology was not yet developed, simply taking out "my business card" instantly made people feel elegant and calm, and a sense of trust arose spontaneously.
The silver filigree hollow dragon pattern business card box in front of you is made of silver filigree filigree weaving technology. First, thick silver wire is woven into the frame, and then ultra-fine silver filament is woven into various shapes and welded to the frame.
The main decoration of the box is based on a "well" pattern woven with extremely fine silver wire, with a hollow dragon on the top and bottom, and smart cloud patterns in between. The overall workmanship is complicated and the structure is ingenious.
"Don't think that business cards are a modern invention. In fact, they are leftovers from our ancestors' play," Lin Yuan said.
According to records, Guo Tai, a famous figure in the Eastern Han Dynasty, often received business cards, so exaggerated that he used his car to carry them.
During the Tang and Song dynasties, business cards were renamed "menzhuang". After each imperial examination, these new scholars had to visit dignitaries everywhere, hoping to be appreciated and promoted, and to pave the way for their future political future. To see these famous nobles, you must first submit a "door status" to see if the master will receive them.
By the Ming Dynasty, business cards were called "name cards". Students and junior officials had to hand over a "name card" when meeting their teachers and senior officials. The characters on the "name post" should be larger to show humility. If they are too small, it will be regarded as arrogance.
At that time, the size of "name cards" in the Ming Dynasty was about seven inches long and three inches wide. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China that they were called "business cards" in the traditional sense, and they tended to be miniaturized.
Of course, in the past, the business card box was not called a business card box, but a business card box.
The use of worship boxes was most common in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is also common in novels.
By the Qing Dynasty, there were more and more varieties of worship boxes. Just the descriptions of the worship box in the novel include "Xiang Fei's worship box made of bamboo and flowers", "Bamboo silk worship box", "Foreign lacquer worship box inlaid with mother-of-pearl" and so on.
Although Lin Yuan told him that the box of cards was worth about five thousand dollars.
Although the price was not high, Henry was still very happy.
In any case, this thing didn't cost him a penny. How much it was worth was pie in the sky, just a few thousand dollars!
(End of chapter)