Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers from across the nation travel throughout the United States offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds. Mark L. Walberg hosts.
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View photos from ANTIQUES ROADSHOW'S visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, July 23, 2011.
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The not-so-little brown jug that appeared at the Tulsa, Oklahoma ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, contains some of the history of Alabama stoneware.
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One man's family heirloom, a 400-year-old Chinese bronze his father brought home from service overseas, and how values about wartime souvenirs have changed over time.
"Tulsa, Okla." (Hour Three) - In Tulsa, Oklahoma, host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Eric Silver at the Philbrook Museum of Art to look at seemingly everyday housewares, appliances and electronics that were transformed into stunning functional art by 20th- century industrial designers.
Highlights include an 1826 English gadget cane, equipped with both a pistol and a telescope; a vibrant 1931 Oscar Mayer in-store display; and a circa 1600 Ming Dynasty cast bronze guardian figure, valued at $70,000-$100,000.
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