I remember watching this episode, with my mom. She only lived for another 2 years. So, it's a good memory, of some of the things we used to watch together.
@@russellgrimes3491 My mom didn't die of breast cancer or any other kind of cancer. You obviously don't know what or who you're talking about. And, Jim who? We don't have any anyone named Jim, in our family or amongst our close friends. Smfh
It good to see some of the experts from Day 1 are still here today 24 years later. It is funny, I don't recognize the face as much as I recognize the voice.
I remember my parents watched Antiques Roadshow a long time ago. They don’t watch it anymore. I would watch it on and off, but now I’m watching it a lot. Just unbelievable how much some of these things people bring on can be worth.
You are right that you maybe saw the Antiques Roadshow before 1997, if you saw the British original version (made by the BBC, aired since 1979). There are Australian and Canadian versions too but the UK original is still going strong, in a primetime slot in the UK (where the supply of antiques seems neverending). But the American show has wonderful things to see with astonishing valuations. What USA lacks in ancient centuries, it makes up for with a vast population size who stored things in attics. So many great things in the USA show...
I remember the one where a lady found a Spanish Conquistador helmet in the rafters in a house she bought. Expert told her good thing you are sitting, your find is a million plus dollar find. Really cool.
If you're talking about the Milanese parade helmet that a woman brought in during the season that aired in 2000, Antiques Roadshow ended up pulling that segment because her story about finding the piece couldn't be substantiated and she stopped returning the producers' phone calls. There have been lots of other certifiably genuine great finds brought in by unsuspecting owners over the years, though! Cool indeed.
What a GREAT trip back in time. I was soooo thrilled when cable tv came to our tiny rural town and l could soak up all kinds of British Mysteries via WPBS Watertown!!!🎈🥳🎈. And then THIS came to town...also via PBS!👍🏻 *Instant Addiction!!* So glad you are on Utube now as l no longer have cable to access this or the UK version on tv. At 61 1/2 now, l have been watching my beloved Ant 🐜 Show almost half my life now!!👍🏻 Time well spent! Thank 💐 You A.R.! 💖🐜💖🌈☮️🇨🇦
I remember when I used to watch this with my grandma, shit used to put me and her to sleep, and then we'd watch diagnosis murder. Good memories. RIP grandma.
I heard one of the appraisers say something about them being in Northern Missouri at that time of the show do you know exactly where in Missouri did this air?
I saw this back when, and the experts remain my favorites. *(I could be obsessed with Frank Lloyd Wright, truly my favorite and will remain one of the all time best forever.)*
Beth Bartlett Since you mentioned you loved Frank Lloyd Wright, I thought you might enjoy his appearance here on the original What’s My Line if you hadn’t seen it before: ua-cam.com/video/mjGopgkqpDU/v-deo.html The show is a treasure trove of history as well as fun, and has episodes with Salvador Dali, Eleanore Rosevelt, Marion Anderson and many more
I too love the Road Show....And I am obsessed with Frank lloyd Wright, I have over 200 books on him, and have travelled to see several homes. Including his personal homes. Met and talked with his Grandson Eric one time at a lecture. And was once a member of the FLLW Foundation.
On January 9, 1997, Antiques Roadshow premiered on PBS, with antiques expert Chris Jussel as the show's first host, and veteran WGBH producer turned executive producer Aida Moreno. The show was produced by PBS affiliate WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, and was inspired by the BBC programme, which aired since 1979. The first show took place in Chicago, Illinois, at the Odium Sports and Expo Center.
So nice to see the original host and opening of the show. Funny how they would just show the price...no little "bliiiing" noise as the price would sweep in. I love seeing the woman and her library furniture...you can see the host and one of the Keno brothers watching and listening intently.
The two gentlemen who brought in that old rifle at approximately time stamp 20:00 - when the appraiser told them in detail the amazing history of the rifle having been used in the war, I was astounded at their lack of reaction to it. It was an amazing historical object, and they were completely nonplussed as if they could care less! I would have been thrilled to learn I had such an object of such historical significance. Some people's lack of enthusiasm is tragic.
Fun Fact: From this video I learned that the name Chicago comes from an old Indian word. I spent a great deal of time in Alaska back in the 80s. There I learned that the Native Alaskan word (at least for those in the Anchorage area) for an outsider or no-Native Alaskan, is Che-Cha-Ko. Weirdly, it was invented by the Natives because the first outsiders they encountered were from Chicago. So now I know that the word came from a Native American tribe then became a Native Alaskan word. That can't have happened to often in history.
Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed every minute of it! The signed ball from the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League is a timeless treasure, and so are all the other antiques shown in this episode (except the replica vase, of course). Since my late grandfather, William J. "Bill" Wojcik, was a huge fan of the show, I'll definitely watch it more often going forward.
Look like to me they would do two days whenever they go to a city,but however ways you are doing has been working for ou all,may God continue to bless what you are doing for regular people,thanks,love the shows,USA!
The plastic vase is a surprise! But what a great first show which I remember! The Frank Lloyd Wright house in Oak Park, Illinois is amazing and hope to see it before I pass!
Mr. Pritchard is handling a sturdy metal sword with gloves, but the two appraisers (I do like them both a lot, though!) handle the paper material - the discharge paper and Titanic letter) with bare hands, moving the paper around and even resting their fingers on the sheet. I confess I cringed a little at that!
I fell asleep on the Chesterfield and woke up to this. I feel that the Titanic/Carpathian letter is worth a lot more, even back in "97. The Margaret Brown that signed the letter is most probably "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" as portrayed on Broadway and in the movie of the same name. This would make this letter the last word of Titanic collectibles. 5K is chump change.
This show aired in Jan 1997 and the movie came out in Dec 1997, I’m pretty sure the letter went up at at least to 20-30K afterwards. It’s all about how desirable the item is at that moment.
@@007Julie Molly Brown was a legend even before the 1960 Broadway show and the 1964 movie of the same name starring Debbie Reynolds. People have also collected Titanic memorabilia long before the L de C movie came out. I think that a letter from anyone else would have been $5G. at the time this episode aired. A letter from Molly Brown would have been the Holy Grail. I was just saying that the expert should have made the connection. Thanks for your input. P.S. was Molly Brown even mentioned in the TITANIC movie? I don't remember.🤔
Margaret Brown is indeed the "unsinkable" Molly Brown. I suspect, although this is just my conjecture, that Ms. Brown herself was the one who actually penned the letter as her name is the first signature of the three women who signed it. I was quite surprised that the appraiser did not touch on the fact of who Margaret Brown was! Even back then when this appraisal was given, remember the Titanic resting site had already been visited by Robert Ballard 12 years earlier, I felt the appraisal was low given it is the Titanic and the fact of who's signatures are on the letter 😮.
teeswatertom, we already know that. We know that a lot of American shows came from the UK like American Idol and Sanford and Son (Steptoe and Son in the UK)
George Juno got convicted for using ARS for doing fraudulent appraisals. The one he does on this episode seems really fishy to me. The guys with the rifle seem really uneasy.
I love watching the full episode as they show the hits and the misses like the plastic vase worth only $5. I wonder how many other fake antiques the "friend" sold to that woman's mother.
I can't believe a 350+ year old pendant/pocket watch with all the original insides and so on isn't worth more than $15000, it might not be ornate or have gems of any kind ...but the age and delicate nature of that thing alone should make it $100k+
PBS copied a show called The Antiques Roadshow from the BBC that was first shown on BBC1 in 1979 , Several other countries have done the same thing , they are really good to watch even if you don't understand Dutch !!
I love books, antiques and bookshelves, but I think the appaiser was a bit overenthusiastic about the price of the bookshelf, it wasn't that old, important or spectacular...either that or back then they were more generous with the appraisals....thanks for uploading the show....
Love the woman with the baseball...even though she got no official quote And I adore the gun story, as I'm reading about Napolean in Russia--War & Peace. Also, the kid is as cool as pie.
@@sanctusiuda Something is amiss because the first AR was indeed in 1979. Maybe this was copied in 1997 or maybe it was recorded from a rerun that played in 1997. All I know is the first AR,according to Google,was in 1979. It just seemed wrong because I knew I had been watching it long before. That's what made me check it.
I remember watching this episode, with my mom. She only lived for another 2 years. So, it's a good memory, of some of the things we used to watch together.
Me and my father enjoyed this show, he just passed away in December. I miss him everyday.
She should have gotten a mammogram sooner. I remember your Mom. I knew her through Jim.
@@russellgrimes3491 My mom didn't die of breast cancer or any other kind of cancer. You obviously don't know what or who you're talking about. And, Jim who? We don't have any anyone named Jim, in our family or amongst our close friends. Smfh
I apologize. I thought Shirley was your Mom. I used to go to Lancaster all the time.
The first lady on the first show was so sweet. She and her kaleidoscope set the tone for the whole series!
I thank you so much for your kind words,
Blag blah
I’ve been watching this show since day one, it has made me appreciate and love antiques of all kind. I really love this show.
Being born in '91, this show was a huge part of my childhood, and I still love it.
This is the original American Pickers!!! lol. (RIP, my man Frank)
WGBH's Antique Roadshow: 30 Years of History (1997-2027)
It good to see some of the experts from Day 1 are still here today 24 years later.
It is funny, I don't recognize the face as much as I recognize the voice.
I remember my parents watched Antiques Roadshow a long time ago. They don’t watch it anymore. I would watch it on and off, but now I’m watching it a lot. Just unbelievable how much some of these things people bring on can be worth.
Wow I did not realize I had been watching this show when it started in 1997,I thought it was in the 90s,thank you love your show!!!!!
You are right that you maybe saw the Antiques Roadshow before 1997, if you saw the British original version (made by the BBC, aired since 1979). There are Australian and Canadian versions too but the UK original is still going strong, in a primetime slot in the UK (where the supply of antiques seems neverending). But the American show has wonderful things to see with astonishing valuations. What USA lacks in ancient centuries, it makes up for with a vast population size who stored things in attics. So many great things in the USA show...
I remember the one where a lady found a Spanish Conquistador helmet in the rafters in a house she bought. Expert told her good thing you are sitting, your find is a million plus dollar find. Really cool.
If you're talking about the Milanese parade helmet that a woman brought in during the season that aired in 2000, Antiques Roadshow ended up pulling that segment because her story about finding the piece couldn't be substantiated and she stopped returning the producers' phone calls. There have been lots of other certifiably genuine great finds brought in by unsuspecting owners over the years, though! Cool indeed.
@@w.randyhoffman1204 so the helmet was a suspected fake?
@@gingechicken7394 Yep.
@@w.randyhoffman1204 dang
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ABSOLUTELY, OUTSTANDING!!!!
I so enjoyed going back in time.❤️ Thank you for sharing this.
So many beautiful art and unusual things in our world. So much skill!
Another Great Episode!! Thank you and Bless you all!
The appraiser on the Titanic letter missed that one of the signers on the letter - Margaret Brown - was "the Unsinkable Molly Brown" !
What a GREAT trip back in time. I was soooo thrilled when cable tv came to our tiny rural town and l could soak up all kinds of British Mysteries via WPBS Watertown!!!🎈🥳🎈. And then THIS came to town...also via PBS!👍🏻 *Instant Addiction!!* So glad you are on Utube now as l no longer have cable to access this or the UK version on tv. At 61 1/2 now, l have been watching my beloved Ant 🐜 Show almost half my life now!!👍🏻
Time well spent! Thank 💐 You A.R.! 💖🐜💖🌈☮️🇨🇦
It's been on in the UK for like 40 years plus
I remember when I used to watch this with my grandma, shit used to put me and her to sleep, and then we'd watch diagnosis murder. Good memories. RIP grandma.
How fun to see this again. I remember watching every single episode as they aired. So yea, Jan. 9, 1997.
I heard one of the appraisers say something about them being in Northern Missouri at that time of the show do you know exactly where in Missouri did this air?
Nevermind i found out it was Chicago. Ty
I used to watch the British show on PBS with my mother who loved antiques.
I miss watching this on TV. I no longer have cable. So I'm really glad that they show it on UA-cam ‼️ THANK YOU ‼️🙋🏽❤️
ARS is not on cable, it's on PBS, which is over the air. All you need is a tv and antenna to watch for free..
Just sayin'.
I've always wanted to watch the first episode...thanks for posting this!!!
Took a while for me to post but was happy to
see it viewed as well.
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Amazingly interesting oddities that show the true unusualnesses as usual 🤔 that Makes this show so beautiful !
I saw this back when, and the experts remain my favorites.
*(I could be obsessed with Frank Lloyd Wright, truly my favorite and will remain one of the all time best forever.)*
Beth Bartlett Since you mentioned you loved Frank Lloyd Wright, I thought you might enjoy his appearance here on the original What’s My Line if you hadn’t seen it before: ua-cam.com/video/mjGopgkqpDU/v-deo.html
The show is a treasure trove of history as well as fun, and has episodes with Salvador Dali, Eleanore Rosevelt, Marion Anderson and many more
I too love the Road Show....And I am obsessed with Frank lloyd Wright, I have over 200 books on him, and have travelled to see several homes. Including his personal homes. Met and talked with his Grandson Eric one time at a lecture. And was once a member of the FLLW Foundation.
On January 9, 1997, Antiques Roadshow premiered on PBS, with antiques expert Chris Jussel as the show's first host, and veteran WGBH producer turned executive producer Aida Moreno. The show was produced by PBS affiliate WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, and was inspired by the BBC programme, which aired since 1979. The first show took place in Chicago, Illinois, at the Odium Sports and Expo Center.
Thanks, Codypedia. 😁
AND SECOND HOST ANTIQUES ROADSHOW DAN ELIAS JANUARY 8 2001
3RD HOST ANTIQUES ROADSHOW LARA SPENCER BEGAN JANUARY 5 2004
LAST HOST ANTIQUES ROADSHOW MARK L WALHBERG BEGAN JANUARY 9 2006
So nice to see the original host and opening of the show. Funny how they would just show the price...no little "bliiiing" noise as the price would sweep in. I love seeing the woman and her library furniture...you can see the host and one of the Keno brothers watching and listening intently.
The two gentlemen who brought in that old rifle at approximately time stamp 20:00 - when the appraiser told them in detail the amazing history of the rifle having been used in the war, I was astounded at their lack of
reaction to it. It was an amazing historical object, and they were completely nonplussed as if they could care less! I would have been thrilled to learn I had such an object of such historical significance. Some people's lack of enthusiasm is tragic.
All they care about is how much money they can get for the rifle!
Good evening everyone
Fun Fact: From this video I learned that the name Chicago comes from an old Indian word. I spent a great deal of time in Alaska back in the 80s. There I learned that the Native Alaskan word (at least for those in the Anchorage area) for an outsider or no-Native Alaskan, is Che-Cha-Ko. Weirdly, it was invented by the Natives because the first outsiders they encountered were from Chicago. So now I know that the word came from a Native American tribe then became a Native Alaskan word. That can't have happened to often in history.
Interesting historical and informative.
Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed every minute of it! The signed ball from the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League is a timeless treasure, and so are all the other antiques shown in this episode (except the replica vase, of course). Since my late grandfather, William J. "Bill" Wojcik, was a huge fan of the show, I'll definitely watch it more often going forward.
Look like to me they would do two days whenever they go to a city,but however ways you are doing has been working for ou all,may God continue to bless what you are doing for regular people,thanks,love the shows,USA!
The presentation certainly improved over the years!
Love this episode
This was a great first show! Good stuff! Thanks for making this available!
I was looking for this episode for a long time. Thanks.
Adrian dude, 1997 is when this episode aired. The show first televised in 1979....
Back then the appraisers handled everything with bare hands. I couldn't believe how cavalierly he handled that George Washington signed paper.
Were we really happy with the quality of TV back then? Compare this to some 4k and High Def of today.... Wow!
The plastic vase is a surprise! But what a great first show which I remember!
The Frank Lloyd Wright house in Oak Park, Illinois is amazing and hope to see it before I pass!
I enjoyed seeing some of the appraisers "in the old days".
Loved the rifle story! WOW!
Thanks for the upload! Nice to see an old show. lol!
I officially feel old..because I watched this episode lol
:-D Memories!! Thank You so very much for uploading this Adrian Ramos
Oh my Goodness
Ben Carson
Rosie.
I love it♥️👍
Mr. Pritchard is handling a sturdy metal sword with gloves, but the two appraisers (I do like them both a lot, though!) handle the paper material - the discharge paper and Titanic letter) with bare hands, moving the paper around and even resting their fingers on the sheet. I confess I cringed a little at that!
I about had a stroke. Totally unacceptable behavior from experts.
I love the hairstyles and clothes 😂❤️❤️
I actually started around 1997 and remember watching the uk show as well.
This show is an antique. You should ask them to appraise the VHS tape.
Our conservative estimate between 4 and 7.
Thousand?
No.....
I fell asleep on the Chesterfield and woke up to this. I feel that the Titanic/Carpathian letter is worth a lot more, even back in "97. The Margaret Brown that signed the letter is most probably "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" as portrayed on Broadway and in the movie of the same name. This would make this letter the last word of Titanic collectibles. 5K is chump change.
Exactly what I was thinking, Molly was her nickname.
This show aired in Jan 1997 and the movie came out in Dec 1997, I’m pretty sure the letter went up at at least to 20-30K afterwards. It’s all about how desirable the item is at that moment.
@@007Julie Molly Brown was a legend even before the 1960 Broadway show and the 1964 movie of the same name starring Debbie Reynolds. People have also collected Titanic memorabilia long before the L de C movie came out. I think that a letter from anyone else would have been $5G. at the time this episode aired. A letter from Molly Brown would have been the Holy Grail. I was just saying that the expert should have made the connection. Thanks for your input.
P.S. was Molly Brown even mentioned in the TITANIC movie? I don't remember.🤔
@@shoutyman9922 yes I know Molly’s amazing story, she was an incredible woman and I agree that the letter deserved to be worth more all on its own.
Margaret Brown is indeed the "unsinkable" Molly Brown. I suspect, although this is just my conjecture, that Ms. Brown herself was the one who actually penned the letter as her name is the first signature of the three women who signed it. I was quite surprised that the appraiser did not touch on the fact of who Margaret Brown was! Even back then when this appraisal was given, remember the Titanic resting site had already been visited by Robert Ballard 12 years earlier, I felt the appraisal was low given it is the Titanic and the fact of who's signatures are on the letter 😮.
American Roadshow. The British one has been running since 1979.
Obviously American, no one said shhhedjewel.
I'm surprised it began that recently. Seems like it's been around much longer than that.
I think this is the first American television one. It started airing in the UK in about 1978.
195511SM, I didn't realize it went as far back as 1997
agree with you...I would have thought about a decade earlier
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Yeah 97 was so short ago
Back Then??
WOW!!
Incredible war1812 Plattsburgh battle history that needs to be taught in our schools
Love you PBS
Wow first episode nice. 😎
Damn these appraisers that are still on the show sure have aged.
The values on some of these items would have skyrocketed. That Titanic letter would be worth 150K today.
Antiques looked so old back then.
Im shocked at that watch valuation. It must have increased exponentially since that time.
Is nobody else trying to watch this with captions?!
Anybody.
UA-cam captions are TRASH!
Nice Show. I was born in 1997. What are the values today for all the items seen in this episode conpared to that year?
The first episode was 1979 but then I am talking about the original BBC version.
This is only the first year on American TV . The UK was first .
teeswatertom, we already know that. We know that a lot of American shows came from the UK like American Idol and Sanford and Son (Steptoe and Son in the UK)
So title it 1st American show not 1st show.
This is when the show was good.
What's wrong with it now?
Recognized the Chinese specialist from another episode where he cried from the beauty of the object that had been brought in.
George Juno got convicted for using ARS for doing fraudulent appraisals. The one he does on this episode seems really fishy to me. The guys with the rifle seem really uneasy.
Also, his associate and last appraiser in this episode Russel Pritchard was sentenced to two 4-8 year concurrent jail terms for theft and fraud.
@@michaelsexton70 The auction biz can be really shady...
Wow, talk about rudimentary!
I started watching around this time - possibly 1998.
I was born in the 90s. There I said it
I love watching the full episode as they show the hits and the misses like the plastic vase worth only $5. I wonder how many other fake antiques the "friend" sold to that woman's mother.
The first name on the Titanic letter is that of Molly Brown. As in the unsinkable.
Antique Roadshow dates from the 1970"s
Titanic letter was awesome.
I remember this episode because of the plastic vase and the Titanic letter.
It was 1st shown in the U.K. in 1979
This is the non-stuffy version of ARS.
Nummy Derringer was actually a man. He was the manager of the Racine Belles, one of the top women's baseball teams.
Man that revolutionary war rifle was so cool
INDEED!! :)
(though war of 1812 :p)
i startled when they read the plaque in the back - the seige date was 9/11 (21:05 time stamp)
very cool! i dig it
DISPLAY IT, DON'T VAULT IT...
They should make or film much more those fake or replica appraisals
I think I just saw the toaster this was filmed on in this weeks episode. It was worth $25-50.
Can't help but wonder how much these items are worth today. Even the "plastic" dragon vase would be valued now for its kind of plastic.
In the days when you could still find "deals" at yard sales.
I just bought a basket for $1 at a yard sale, and sold it at auction for $978.. It was the third and last day of the sale!
@@georgeshackelford5111 Wow!! Good for you!!
@@georgeshackelford5111 I just bought a basket for $978 and sold it for $1
I can't believe a 350+ year old pendant/pocket watch with all the original insides and so on isn't worth more than $15000, it might not be ornate or have gems of any kind ...but the age and delicate nature of that thing alone should make it $100k+
This show was 1997...
On those clock dials, why is the Roman Numeral 4 incorrect?
PBS copied a show called The Antiques Roadshow from the BBC that was first shown on BBC1 in 1979 , Several other countries have done the same thing , they are really good to watch even if you don't understand Dutch !!
Isn't that Margaret Brown from the Titanic letter "the unsinkable Molly Brown "?! Molly was her nickname!
Yes and her home in Denver is now a museum
I love books, antiques and bookshelves, but I think the appaiser was a bit overenthusiastic about the price of the bookshelf, it wasn't that old, important or spectacular...either that or back then they were more generous with the appraisals....thanks for uploading the show....
Ha! That Titanic letter... Just wait another year for the movie and watch the price skyrocket!
I'm looking at the upcoming videos; and there's an Antique Roadshow from 1992. How is this one labeled as '.......first televised program 1997 ?
This is the first US one. It's on in the UK since the 70s
They say Chicago but have the venue 20 miles away. That says it all LOL.
What does it say????
Love the woman with the baseball...even though she got no official quote
And I adore the gun story, as I'm reading about Napolean in Russia--War & Peace.
Also, the kid is as cool as pie.
Great show but please get rid of the extremely messed up subtitles. It is very distracting!
You can deactivate the subtitles on the options of the UA-cam player
Wow I would not be able to read the letter about the titanic.
amazin'
Is it really 1997 or did the digits get mixed up and it was 1979? I think the latter. Adrian Ramos might want to fix the title and description.
According with the person who originally recorded this episode it's 1997
@@sanctusiuda Something is amiss because the first AR was indeed in 1979. Maybe this was copied in 1997 or maybe it was recorded from a rerun that played in 1997. All I know is the first AR,according to Google,was in 1979. It just seemed wrong because I knew I had been watching it long before. That's what made me check it.
The captions are a mess.
55:58 A production of WGBH Boston.
I remember ars before it was a big deal, where people sat in chairs in a circle around the appraisers.
I remember ARS before they were antiques.
55:58 Antiques Roadshow Announcer: A Production Of WGBH Boston