nice.

- steve 2-24-2009 11:13 am [add a comment]

there was an even nicer (single line train with diamond wheels) one on antiques roadshow last night in red, black, white. got me to lookin'.
- bill 2-24-2009 12:24 pm [add a comment]

And then, of course, there's my favorite Antiques Roadshow segment of them all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkYn39i4Fw


- Justin (guest) 2-24-2009 7:29 pm [add a comment]

wow i almost cried, glad he didnt have a heart attack
- Skinny 2-24-2009 7:50 pm [add a comment]

Yeah, nice one Justin. When Bill first posted it I actually thought "that navajo stuff is always worth a lot on antiques roadshow." But that's really a lot.
- jim 2-24-2009 9:01 pm [add a comment]

I've hardly ever watched the American version. That was really a sweet clip.
- L.M. 2-24-2009 9:48 pm [add a comment]

"....To put it in perspective, Campbell says that in 1860, to buy such a blanket cost between $100 and $150. "Guys are making $5 a week if they're lucky, about half that if they're blue collar," Campbell says. "So that's a year's wages for most men. You could buy a house for $200."

roadshow's website
- Skinny 2-24-2009 10:02 pm [add a comment]

Yeah, I always get a lump in my throat when I see that segment. The poor guy was crying because his parents were just "poor farmers" and the blanket was "just sitting on the back of the chair" for all those years....
- Justin (guest) 2-24-2009 10:09 pm [add a comment]

Oh, and I heard somewheres the guy sold the blanket and it went for like $550,000............
- Justin (guest) 2-24-2009 10:15 pm [add a comment]

thanks justin i love that segment. nice when something super nice happens to a humble guy. you know he was thinking about his parents dieing modestly and not reaping the benefits. good for him.
- bill 2-24-2009 10:59 pm [add a comment]

Amazing! - steve
- Erin Boberg 2-26-2009 9:48 am [add a comment]