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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Santa Clara, Calif. - Hour 1

Appraisal of an Italian hotel proprietor’s autograph book that includes signatures from John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain.
Courtesy of Meredith Nierman for WGBH, © WGBH 2015
Appraisal of an Italian hotel proprietor’s autograph book that includes signatures from John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain.

Airs Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW visits the Bay Area in search of antiques gold.

Part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is a 13-time Emmy® Award-nominee and PBS' most-watched ongoing series.

Mark L. Walberg hosts.

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Appraisal of 1969 Sam Maloof chess table and chairs.
Courtesy of Meredith Nierman for WGBH, © WGBH 2015
Appraisal of 1969 Sam Maloof chess table and chairs.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is in Santa Clara, where host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Stephen Fletcher travel to the Japanese American Museum of San Jose to learn about arts and crafts made by Japanese and Japanese Americans interned in camps during World War II.

Appraisal of Italian majolica chargers.
Courtesy of Meredith Nierman for WGBH, © WGBH 2015
Appraisal of Italian majolica chargers.

Highlights include an Italian hotel proprietor’s autograph book that includes signatures from John Steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain; a Margaret Keane “Big Eye” painting; and a collection of 1936-1939 Edward Weston photographs, previously owned by Academy Award-winning special effects artist Warren Newcombe, and now valued at $180,000 to $260,000.

Behind the Scenes in Santa Clara

At the Santa Clara ANTIQUES ROADSHOW appraisal event on June 7, 2014, Silicon Valley changed from a tech hub to an antiques mecca! View photos

Appraisal of Roy Campanella game-used bat.
Courtesy of Meredith Nierman for WGBH, © WGBH 2015
Appraisal of Roy Campanella game-used bat.

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