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Special: Trash to Treasure (2008)

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's Trash to Treasure unwraps more than 20 incredible tales of treasures rescued from rubbish heaps, roadsides, dumpsters, and demolition sites, proving that sugar plum fairies aren't just in your dreams, they're also in your garbage.

1820 John Trumbull Print

Scene on a $2 bill ... An up-close look at Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" on a little-used piece of U.S. currency. (Reno, Hour 3)

All in Good Time

A closer look reveals these antique watch parts are true treasures. (Reno, Hour 1)

Standing Up to the Academy

Why did Dudley Nichols turn down his Oscar in 1936 ... only to accept it after all? (Bismarck, Hour 3)


China Trade Album, ca. 1850
Carl Crossman

$3,000-$6,000
Trash to Treasure


1820 John Trumbull Print, "The Declaration of Independence"
Christopher W Lane

$800-$900
Trash to Treasure


1905 Escapement Salesman Samples in Display Case
Kevin Zavian

$4,000-$6,000
Trash to Treasure


1852 Applique Southern Quilt
Ken Farmer

$4,000-$6,000
Trash to Treasure


1935 Presentation Movie Script, "The Informer"
Mike Gutierrez

$4,000-$5,000
Trash to Treasure


New Orleans "Blue Book", ca. 1916
Chris Coover

$3,500-$4,500
Trash to Treasure


Self-framed Riz La Tin Advertisement Sign, ca. 1910
Philip Weiss

$1,200-$1,800
Trash to Treasure


Zuni Olla (Pot), ca. 1885
John A Buxton

$15,000-$25,000
Trash to Treasure


Lionel #1536 Mickey Mouse Circus Train Set, ca. 1939
Andy Ourant

$10000-$12000
Trash to Treasure


Doulton Lambeth Pottery, ca. 1885
Stuart Whitehurst

$2,600-$2,600
Trash to Treasure


Cochiti Pueblo Figure, ca. 1895
Bruce M. Shackelford

$3,000-$5,000
Trash to Treasure


Eberhard Company Ledgers, ca. 1900
Selby Kiffer

$1,200-$1,500
Trash to Treasure


Laurelton Hall Louis Comfort Tiffany Relics
Reyne Haines

$80,000-$100,000
Trash to Treasure


Albert Schaaf Fiat Collection
Kathleen Guzman

$32,500-$34,000
Trash to Treasure


Judaic Etrog Box, ca. 1920
Kerry Shrives

$2,000-$3,000
Trash to Treasure


1844 Johan Barthold Jongkind Watercolor
Alan Fausel

$5,000
Trash to Treasure


Medicine Cabinet, ca. 1900
George Glastris

$5,000-$7,000
Trash to Treasure


17th-Century Flemish Tapestry
Elisabeth Poole Parker

$2,000-$4,000
Trash to Treasure


Gerhard Bakker Works Progress Administration Prints
Todd Weyman

$2,000
Trash to Treasure


1920s Art Deco Cartier Cigarette Box
David P. McCarron

$5,000-$7,000
Trash to Treasure


Silent Movie Slides, ca. 1915
Rudy Franchi

$15,000
Trash to Treasure




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