‘Antiques Roadshow’ Reveals Shocking Value Of ‘Scary’ Heirloom
Antiques Roadshow is discovering many surprisingly valuable items that people have in their possession. They priced a ring that one woman paid $30 for at almost $30,000 in value. They also revealed heirlooms that some people had in their families were worth more than they ever imagined. This just happened again in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Here is what the team from the PBS reality show found now.
Antiques Roadshow Prices ‘Scary’ Heirloom Very High
Antiques Roadshow headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for an episode. One man spoke with the show’s experts about a 19th-country gambling wheel one of his relatives left to him in his inheritance. What he never expected was that this wheel was worth a small fortune.
Brad Witherell, one of the show’s experts, appraised the wheel when the show was in Oklahoma. The owner said he got the item from an uncle. He said his uncle and aunt came to Oklahoma in 1898, nine years before it became a state. “He was a professional gambler. They traveled over Oklahoma, went to Shawnee, and came back,” the man said (via The Express).
He said his uncle liked Tulsa, where he leased a building housing a cigar stand, barber shop, billiard parlor, and upstairs gambling hall. His uncle then made money by lending it to gamblers, who offered valuables as collateral. He said his uncle also loved to gamble and would keep pawned items when people couldn’t pay him back.
What Is The Heirloom Worth On Antiques Roadshow?
Brad Witherell said the gambling wheel’s origins were in San Francisco, with the manufacturer Will and Fink. This cutlery business began making gambling equipment when the demand for knives decreased. “This would probably fit the turn of the century as far as production goes,” he said.
“The exciting part about it is the vivid colors, how the patina on the paint is so untouched, and it’s never been monkeyed with,” he continued. He then said that since it was a Will and Fink product, it was worth about $4,000.
This shocked the man, who said that would likely scare one family member. “Well, you probably scared my daughter to death,” he said. “She keeps it in her living room.”
It has been a big year on Antiques Roadshows so far. One woman bought a ring at an auction for $30 after they said it was made of cubic zirconia. However, the auctioneers were wrong. The ring was diamonds and had at least eight to ten carats, with a stone of about 1.5 with more carats surrounding it. It is worth between $25,000 and $30,000.
There was also a woman who was given an heirloom from her relative, a famous Hollywood golden-era actress named Helen Hayes. That heirloom ended up selling for $340,000.
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