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Antiques Roadshow (US)

Season 1 1997
TV-G

  • 1997-01-10T01:00:00Z on PBS
  • 1h
  • 13h (13 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of cities to appraise items brought in by viewers. Are these items worth a lot of money, more than the visitors expect?

13 episodes

Series Premiere

1997-01-10T01:00:00Z

1x01 Chicago

Series Premiere

1x01 Chicago

  • 1997-01-10T01:00:00Z1h

Appraisals include a 19th-century kaleidoscope; a calendar watch dated circa 1640; a Women's Professional League baseball. Also: a woman learns that the vase she bought from an antiques dealer is a replica. Host: Chris Jussel.

1997-01-17T01:00:00Z

1x02 Seattle

1x02 Seattle

  • 1997-01-17T01:00:00Z1h

From Seattle: Items appraised include a Confederate sword; a painting by an Aboriginal artist; three handcarved pottery pieces; a series of letters written by Gen. W.T. Sherman after the Civil War.

1997-01-24T01:00:00Z

1x03 Denver

1x03 Denver

  • 1997-01-24T01:00:00Z1h

Appraisals from Denver include a silver tea set made in 1871 and believed to have been a gift from the Czar of Russia; a Li'l Abner toy that sold for $2.59 in 1945; a sword dating back to the Revolutionary War. Host: Chris Jussel

1997-01-31T01:00:00Z

1x04 Philadelphia

1x04 Philadelphia

  • 1997-01-31T01:00:00Z1h

Appraisals include a 16th-century Milanese parade helmet that the owner discovered in her parents' attic. Also: a Gibson mandola; a document written by Abraham Lincoln; a Colonial mug made by a renowned Boston silversmith.

1997-02-07T01:00:00Z

1x05 San Antonio

1x05 San Antonio

  • 1997-02-07T01:00:00Z1h

Appraisals include dueling pistols; a doll; and a pocket watch said to have belonged to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Host: Chris Jussel.

1997-02-14T01:00:00Z

1x06 Southfield, MI

1x06 Southfield, MI

  • 1997-02-14T01:00:00Z1h

From Michigan: Appraisals include a Duncan Phyfe sewing table-desk; an 1867 watercolor by Carl Haag; a pre-1850 carved green limestone necklace. Also: a visit to the Henry Ford Museum. Host: Chris Jussel.

1997-02-21T01:00:00Z

1x07 Minneapolis

1x07 Minneapolis

  • 1997-02-21T01:00:00Z1h

From Minnesota: Appraisals include a stuffed bear manufactured by Steiff; a flag from the 1901 Pan American Exposition with an interesting history; an Oriental rug. Also: a woman learns that the ceramic figures she purchased in China are replicas.

1997-02-28T01:00:00Z

1x08 Albuquerque

1x08 Albuquerque

  • 1997-02-28T01:00:00Z1h

Appraisals from Albuquerque include a 1498 etching by printmaker Albrecht Durer; a banjo with mother-of-pearl inlay played by the owner's father during the 1930s; a pie safe circa 1870; a Chippendale slant-front desk.

1997-03-07T01:00:00Z

1x09 Concord, MA

1x09 Concord, MA

  • 1997-03-07T01:00:00Z1h

Appraisals from Concord, Mass., include a needlepoint sampler that records six generations of a Massachusetts family; a highboy; a 19th-century Loetz vase that the owner's mother bought for $5 at a yard sale; a Swiss music box made in 1818.

1997-04-11T00:00:00Z

1x10 College Park, MD

1x10 College Park, MD

  • 1997-04-11T00:00:00Z1h

Appraisals include two rare and valuable quilts; a thank-you letter written by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; handpainted French vases; a walnut pie safe with an unusual eagle motif. Also: a segment on African-American memorabilia. Host: Chris Jussel.

1997-04-18T00:00:00Z

1x11 Kansas City

1x11 Kansas City

  • 1997-04-18T00:00:00Z1h

Appraisals from Kansas City, Mo., include a Thomas Hart Benton painting; Tiffany vases purchased in the 1950s; an 18th-century cedar chair made in Bermuda; a collection of rare pin-back buttons; a photo collection of members of a Civil War regiment

1997-04-25T00:00:00Z

1x12 Durham, NC

1x12 Durham, NC

  • 1997-04-25T00:00:00Z1h

Appraisals include autographed photographs of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley; a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth; an 18th-century table; Glenn Miller memorabilia; a schoolbook dated 1819. Also: a gun collector learns the truth about some of his pieces. Host: Chris Jussel.

Season Finale

1997-05-02T00:00:00Z

1x13 Greenwich, CT

Season Finale

1x13 Greenwich, CT

  • 1997-05-02T00:00:00Z1h

Appraisals include a Civil War sword; a single-action Colt revolver; a Hepplewhite card table; a 1936 New York Yankees home-run baseball autographed by several prominent players; two Kewpie dolls; a Masonic watch.

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