The Singapore Sweep: Winner of The Big Sweep Lottery First Prize

Many years ago when I was young, I'd heard from an elderly work colleague that he knew someone who'd won a first-prize from The Big Sweep lottery in the mid-1970s. That first-prize sum of several hundred thousand dollars was big money back then when gold was selling for only US$150 an ounce. 

Today, the price of gold is about US$2,450 an ounce. 

That lottery winner was a humble craftsman working in a goldsmith shop at Chinatown and he'd still continued working, riding a bicycle to work daily. 

He'd saved his money for his children, and donated some money to charity. If he'd bought an apartment or some gold at that time, he (and his children) could be very much richer today.

2014 Canon Angpow Hongbao Red Packet

2014 Year of the Horse.

The very first pack of angpow envelops received for the new year for my collection.

It's a lucky pack of ten (10) envelops.

Carr® Picture Frame

Frame size: 227mm by 177mm.
Glass size: 145mm by 94mm.

This is an ornate metallic picture frame for a 3-R photograph, most likely made in USA.

If any viewer out there knows about the kind of material this frame is made of, please write to me.

2013 Hitachi Angpow Hongbao Red Packet

2013 Year of the Snake.

A very scarce angpow packet from Hitachi Home Electronics Asia (Singapore) Private Limited.

It's a lucky pack of ten (10) red envelops.

2013 Rinnai Angpow Red Packet

2013 Year of the Snake.

A very scarce angpow packet from Rinnai Singapore for this year.

It's a lucky pack of ten (10) red envelops.

Papa Bear

Collectible Papa Bear.

Santa Bears

Collectible Santa Bears.

Colored Rock

A 4-kg colored rock good for display

Copper Tool

A piece of copper cylindrical tool as useful as a hammer.

1967 Currency Devaluation

In 1967 there was a currency change and a 15 percent currency devaluation at the same time.

When you handed in 100 cents of those colonial coins, you received 85 cents of Singapore coins.

However today, your collectible colonial coins, especially those uncirculated ones, could be sold for many times their face value.

Leather Bag

An old leather bag.

NDP 1990 Certificate

This certificate is not worth the dime of ink that was used to print on this paper.

Rock Expedition: The 1960s

Rock Expedition: The 1960s, CDROM and compact disc.

Beefeater Pig

Beefeater Pig, made of ceramic from UK.

Money Plant

A small pot of money plant.

Flying Pig

A flying pig, made of ceramic.

Sunbathing Miss Piggy

Sunbathing Miss Piggy, made of pewter.

Pewter Elephants

A pair of pewter elephants.

Baron's Beer Mug

Baron's pewter beer mug.

Baron's Knights

Baron's knights, holding sword and hammer.