Antiques Roadshow Attic Helmet

A worthless bit of plastic.

Antiques roadshow attic helmet.

1820 from san francisco hour 1. Moment fiona bruce on antiques roadshow fails to feel the force of star wars helmet worth 50k. It s the kind of thing everyone has dreamed about. An official at wgbh in boston where the show is produced says the station was concerned about an episode in which a woman brings in a 17th century milanese parade helmet she said she found in.

5 of 5 found this interesting interesting. Part adventure part history lesson part treasure hunt. Participants gather across the united states and the united kingdom to show off their wares and. Check out donald ellis s antiques roadshow appraisal of this eskimo hunting helmet ca.

Antiques roadshow travels the country in search of america s hidden treasures. One of the episodes featured a woman with a fifteenth century spanish parade helmet. You re digging around in grandma s attic when you stumble across an old knick knack that s actually worth. This episode has been taken off the syndication list because the producers were unable to reach the woman later.

It may be a national treasure but antiques roadshow is an advert for a sleazy industry in which people only want to make a quick buck jonathan jones mon 11 oct 2010 09 59 edt first published on. Acclaimed television show antiques roadshow appeals to such a broad audience because it gives anyone who has inherited something from a loved one found a unique item in their attic or fallen in love with a castaway object at a moving sale a chance to discover the true value of their treasure. Peter cook executive producer of roadshow says wgbh learned of the helmet controversy from several sources within the antiques community the show is still reeling from pritchard and juno s.