What thrifted treasure would you take to the Antiques Roadshow?

[Other People s Junk]

Something someone said in the other post about the Antiques Roadshow made me think- what treasures would you take to the Roadshow if you went?

As far as thrifted items, I would probably take the old painting I found for $8 that I just love... I posted it in the gallery awhile back.  It's from the 40s and is a mountain/cabin scene.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Something someone said in the other post about the Antiques Roadshow made me think- what treasures would you take to the Roadshow if you went?

As far as thrifted items, I would probably take the old painting I found for $8 that I just love... I posted it in the gallery awhile back.  It's from the 40s and is a mountain/cabin scene.

Ahhh, antiques roadshow...  What would I take?  My mother would make me take her secretary.  A relative of hers (I think an aunt) was married to P.T. Barnum and my mom has P.T. Barnum's secretary and chair.  Its really cool - has secret compartments and the supports come out by themselves when you open the top.

-Jay

[SecondhandSophisticate]

>>Ahhh, antiques roadshow...  What would I take?  My mother would make me take her secretary.  A relative of hers (I think an aunt) was married to P.T. Barnum and my mom has P.T. Barnum's secretary and chair.  Its really cool - has secret compartments and the supports come out by themselves when you open the top.>>

That is just incredible, Jay!  My family hails from Bridgeport, CT, home of none other than--you guesed it--P.T. Barnum!  My gramma's house was about a 1/2 mile from the museum, which is located in downtown Bridgeport.  Tom Thumb's house is (was???) there, too, and every year (still!) Bridgeport and surrounding communities are involved in the Barnum Festival, which is held in BPT.  Such a small world! 

Ciao,
SeSo

[Jay2TheRescue]

>>Ahhh, antiques roadshow...  What would I take?  My mother would make me take her secretary.  A relative of hers (I think an aunt) was married to P.T. Barnum and my mom has P.T. Barnum's secretary and chair.  Its really cool - has secret compartments and the supports come out by themselves when you open the top.>>

That is just incredible, Jay!  My family hails from Bridgeport, CT, home of none other than--you guesed it--P.T. Barnum!  My gramma's house was about a 1/2 mile from the museum, which is located in downtown Bridgeport.  Tom Thumb's house is (was???) there, too, and every year (still!) Bridgeport and surrounding communities are involved in the Barnum Festival, which is held in BPT.  Such a small world! 

Ciao,
SeSo

I was born in CT, Milford to be exact.  My parents moved not long after that though.  I can remember as a child going to CT to visit my grandparents.  One set lived in Fairfield and the other in Monroe.  I also visted family in Waterbury and Bridgeport.  My uncle actually used to own a liquor store in the 70's about a block from the PT barnum museum, and I do remember the Tom Thumb museum. 

-Jay

[ChrisMiss]

If I went to the Antiques Roadshow, I'd take my one goblet that belonged to my grandmother.  I used to have 2 of them but one broke.  It's really heavy and has a blackish tinge to the clear glass so I think it's leaded.  I know it's at least 40 or 50 years old maybe even older.  I never asked my grandmother where it came from so haven't a clue.  It would be cool to find out.

[Mattie]

When I went to Antiques Roadshow (in 2001 or 2002, I can't remember when) I took three things: 
* two 19th century dog collars with license tags (a heavy brass one and a small metal one with a leather overlay that was fraying away)
* a set of 10 glass-plate negatives taken after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and a small photo album with snapshots of earthquake damage
* a strange Victorian shadowbox with Catholic and Masonic symbols and silk flowers inside - it belonged to a friend who couldn't get a ticket and asked me to have it appraised

I knew I could only get two items appraised but I couldn't decide so I took all three.  I had my friend's shadowbox appraised and discovered it was a common, mass-produced item from the late 1800s, worth about $60.  I decided to go with the earthquake negatives and album for my other appraisal.  A woman from Sotheby's told me the negs were worth exactly what I'd paid for them: $20!  She said nobody collects negatives because they're hard to store and display, and only original prints from them would have any value.  Modern prints made from them would have no value.  The album was also worth exactly what I'd paid ($25) because the images were amateurish and small. 

I didn't care that I had mediocre "antiques"; I had a great time!   Now if only I knew what those dog collars were worth...

[Josie Rosy Posy]

Even though I am sure the old chase lounge I have isn't worth much, I would take it on just to find out how old it really is and who made it. It has been re-appolstered by my grandma a couple of times and came from my Great Aunt Erma, who was born in 1908. I would also beg my dad to take in a couple of family heirlooms, intricately hand-cut wooden ornatments (an alter, a castle, come picture frames) than were made my Great Uncle Joseph from Austria. Some of them were made pre-immigration and some post. They would probably be one of theose "sentimental value" situations, although they are extremely unique and expertly crafted.