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All Episodes of Antiques Roadshow

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All Episodes of Antiques Roadshow

Based on the popular BBC series running since 1979, the PBS Antiques Roadshow combines history with discovery. Each year, the show visits a handful of...
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Season 1

  • Chicago, Illinois
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    Chicago, Illinois

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/1997

    Appraisals include a 19th-century kaleidoscope; a calendar watch dated circa 1640; a Women's Professional League baseball. Also: a woman learns that the vase she bought from an antiques dealer is a replica. Host: Chris Jussel.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Seattle, Washington
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    Seattle, Washington

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/1997

    From Seattle: Items appraised include a Confederate sword; a painting by an Aboriginal artist; three handcarved pottery pieces; a series of letters written by Gen. W.T. Sherman after the Civil War.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Denver, Colorado
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    Denver, Colorado

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/1997

    Appraisals from Denver include a silver tea set made in 1871 and believed to have been a gift from the Czar of Russia; a Li'l Abner toy that sold for $2.59 in 1945; a sword dating back to the Revolutionary War. Host: Chris Jussel

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/1997

    Appraisals include a 16th-century Milanese parade helmet that the owner discovered in her parents' attic. Also: a Gibson mandola; a document written by Abraham Lincoln; a Colonial mug made by a renowned Boston silversmith.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • San Antonio, Texas
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    San Antonio, Texas

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/1997

    Appraisals include dueling pistols; a doll; and a pocket watch said to have belonged to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Host: Chris Jussel.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Southfield, Michigan
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    Southfield, Michigan

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/1997

    From Michigan: Appraisals include a Duncan Phyfe sewing table-desk; an 1867 watercolor by Carl Haag; a pre-1850 carved green limestone necklace. Also: a visit to the Henry Ford Museum. Host: Chris Jussel.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
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    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/1997

    From Minnesota: Appraisals include a stuffed bear manufactured by Steiff; a flag from the 1901 Pan American Exposition with an interesting history; an Oriental rug. Also: a woman learns that the ceramic figures she purchased in China are replicas.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico
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    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/1997

    Appraisals from Albuquerque include a 1498 etching by printmaker Albrecht Durer; a banjo with mother-of-pearl inlay played by the owner's father during the 1930s; a pie safe circa 1870; a Chippendale slant-front desk.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Concord, Massachusetts
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    Concord, Massachusetts

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/1997

    Appraisals from Concord, Mass., include a needlepoint sampler that records six generations of a Massachusetts family; a highboy; a 19th-century Loetz vase that the owner's mother bought for $5 at a yard sale; a Swiss music box made in 1818.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • College Park, Maryland
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    College Park, Maryland

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/10/1997

    Appraisals include two rare and valuable quilts; a thank-you letter written by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; handpainted French vases; a walnut pie safe with an unusual eagle motif. Also: a segment on African-American memorabilia. Host: Chris Jussel.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Kansas City, Missouri
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    Kansas City, Missouri

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/17/1997

    Appraisals from Kansas City, Mo., include a Thomas Hart Benton painting; Tiffany vases purchased in the 1950s; an 18th-century cedar chair made in Bermuda; a collection of rare pin-back buttons; a photo collection of members of a Civil War regiment.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Durham, North Carolina
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    Durham, North Carolina

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/24/1997

    Appraisals include autographed photographs of Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley; a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth; an 18th-century table; Glenn Miller memorabilia; a schoolbook dated 1819. Also: a gun collector learns the truth about some of his pieces. Host: Chris Jussel.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Greenwich, Connecticut
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    Greenwich, Connecticut

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/1997

    Appraisals include a Civil War sword; a single-action Colt revolver; a Hepplewhite card table; a 1936 New York Yankees home-run baseball autographed by several prominent players; two Kewpie dolls; a Masonic watch.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown