Clip: Season 28 Episode 11 | 1m 7s | Video has closed captioning.
Watch Michael Bertoia’s appraisal of a Dent horse-drawn patrol wagon, ca. 1890, in North Carolina Museum of Art, Hour 2.
Aired: 04/15/24
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GUEST 1: A family was liquidating an estate.
And this was one of the things that I really thought was very cool.
APPRAISER: Okay.
GUEST 1: Because it was all there, complete.
APPRAISER: These figures are easily removable, and as such, can oftentimes be missing or be replacement parts.
These are, however, are authentic, original examples, which is really nice.
The toy has been played with.
GUEST 1: Oh!
APPRAISER: And it has been played with a fair amount.
You can see the finish and the wear.
GUEST 1: Oh, sure.
APPRAISER: Around the wheels.
These were once all red.
Right here, on this hitch, it was broken in half.
Right on that crack.
GUEST 2: Huh.
GUEST 1: Yeah, that's what it looks like.
APPRAISER: And, and this metal bar here was welded-- was welded or screwed in to give the toy a second life.
GUEST 1: Support.
APPRAISER: If that was not an issue, I'd expect this toy to bring between $600, $900.
With this repair, we're probably more around $400 to $600.
GUEST 1: That sounds fair.
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