1766 Carved Drinking Horn

Appraised on: August 18, 2007

Appraised in: Las Vegas, Nevada

Appraised by: Ken Farmer

Category: Folk Art

Episode Info: Tasty Treasures (#1520)

Originally Aired: November 14, 2011

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Appraisal Video: (1:07)

GUEST: It was a gift to me from my father.

APPRAISER: Do you know what it is?

GUEST: It's a drinking gourd, I'm pretty sure. And I know that that little clip there is, I think, to hang it on your belt. That's about all I know. I just really love the sun, so...

APPRAISER: I've been doing the Roadshow for 12 years, and I've never seen a drinking horn. It's called a drinking horn.

GUEST: Okay.

9APPRAISER: Now, I think he could have hooked it to his belt, but if he would have had a rifle and had his powder horn down here, then he could have hooked it on there. I love this saying, "Drink ye thirst away." And when you get to the date, 1766, that's a pretty good mind-blower, too.

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: And I think our favorite thing is the same thing here, right?

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: The sun face.

GUEST: Yeah, definitely.

APPRAISER: I love the way they did the mouth to make it look like he had an open mouth. Little nostrils in there. We're all in agreement that this is a great thing, probably worth $3,000 to $5,000.

GUEST: That's great, that's great!