Ideas needed: uncle hid Rolex before he died

[anotherblack944]

Originally Posted by MarkRobinson

"under the big "W""??

[Rednine11]

I keep mine in a safe..I sure hope he finds the lost Rolex.

[Head416]

Toilet tank?

[MarkRobinson]

There are 5 other toilet tanks we didn't check, but only two other could have the Rolex: we checked the one in the master suite & in the guest house.

checking under the false floor in the safe as well (which hides the studs/nuts which anchor it to the floor)

I'm 42, so too young for that movie.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I'd delete this if I were you.

TOOOO late you already copid it....

And his address is again????

[JAR0023]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

Toe area of shoes.

Sorry for the brief tangent. I always carry a pocket knife. When I fly for work I put the knife in one of my shoes. Shoe compartment of my bag is separate and handy. Just drop knife in, zip and lock. Arrived at destination, grabbed my bag, absently opened it and reached in for the knife. I found it blade open, now I'm bleeding in the airport. Damn, TSA had found it when scanning opened it and couldn't figure out how a liner lock works, so they stuck it back in the shoe opened blade pointing out. Yes, it was too large to open by itself.

Back on topic. Any furniture or shelving with crown type moulding around the top. You said lots of books. We have several pieces of standalone and some built in. I'm the only one in the family tall enought to reach it. Great place to hide a spoon or watch. No one is tall enough to look over the ledge. You said your uncle was tall. Just reach up and drop it over the edge?

-J

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Did anyone check the Jewerly Box...

[MarkRobinson]

jewelry box checked, furniture moulding checked in a few areas, including the massive TV stand in the master. just running out of common ideas.

I dont think he would have stashed it in something that could be mistaken for trash.

[Shuie]

Ask the maid.

[Embraer]

any of the closets. above the doors there's usually a little shelf from the framing. i used to hide my stuff there when i was little.

[Hugh R]

Its a mad, mad, mad World from the mid or early 60's great funny movie if you haven't seen it.

[bell]

id almost guarantee there is a hidden safe of some sort in the house, that he didn't tell anyone about........
look behind all the wall art, under rugs, etc.....
it'll be in HIS area of the house...also flip through books, a hollowed out book is good too........

[Zeke]

Last year hiding places was discussed somewhere, maybe here. One that I'd never heard of was to take a circular saw and cut a kerf in the top of a door. Drop the money in the slot, get it out with a pin. I didn't like the idea because the money was high up in a flammable object.

That might be why books are a good idea. Books stacked on a shelf are well insulated.

Use a mirror and a light to see up inside the bathroom sink cabinet although that's a poor spot if you forget and then have to call a plumber for a sink problem.

I still think a metal detector is the answer:
Amazon.com: Street Wise Hand Held Metal Detector: Home & Kitchen

[gt350mike]

Sorry for your loss. I'd pull all of the drawers out of each piece of furniture (chest, nightstands, end tables, etc.) and check the interior (top, bottom, and sides) along with the back of the drawers. Also look under the furniture. I've seen chest with 3" of dead-space between the bottom drawer and the floor that would provide ample room hiding items. Another long-shot is checking for floor.....from the crawlspace/basement, you can inspect the floor to see if it has been cut to install a floor safe or a box that cannot be seen from the topside.

Good luck.

[MarkRobinson]

All the flooring is either cork, stone, or carpet: I don't think he'd go to that extreme, but do need to check behind pictures & such.

I've also gone through this three file cabinets & searched in all the envelopes: nuttin. :/

[creaturecat]

Originally Posted by shuie

ask the maid.

+1

[onlycafe]

shoeshine box?

[LeeH]

There are lots of variations on this theme...

[SeanPizzle]

My MIL hid the keys to her desk under a corner of the carpet that easily pulled up. Had us stumped for a while.

[MarkRobinson]

-for a watch, under the carpet is more difficult.

-we've searched for false containers to no avail (so far). :/