NaN/100 votes#1 - 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.
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#2 - 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.
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#3 - 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
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#4 - 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.
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#5 - 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.
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#6 - 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.
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#7 - 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.
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#8 - 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.
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#9 - 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.
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#10 - 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.
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#11 - 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.
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#12 - 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.
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#13 - 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.
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The Best Episodes of Antiques Roadshow Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Chicago, Illinois" is the best rated episode of "Antiques Roadshow" season 1. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/1997. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Seattle, Washington".