A pensioner who bought a garage packed to the roof with dusty household junk was left stunned to discover a hoard of antique silver treasure hidden away inside. Chris Mundin, 78, was offered the chance to purchase the garage space at his block of flats just before Christmas last year.
He decided to make an offer on a whim having no idea what was inside - other than knowing it was filled with "boxes of stuff" and would need clearing out. Chris said was taken aback when he opened the garage and found it piled with household items - including a three-piece suite, a kitchen unit and cupboards.
But once he began sorting through the mess, he was left gobsmacked to also discover vintage silverware and collectable ceramics among the bric-a-brac. They included sugar snips dating back to 1765, an Edwardian silver-topped bottle made in 1901, silver from San Francisco, USA, and Egyptian decorative items.
