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Antiques Roadshow

Segment: Catherine Williamson — Wizard of Oz Script

Season 23 Episode 24 | 4m 37s

During ROADSHOW’s 2013 Detroit event, a guest named David brought in the working script for the beloved Hollywood classic, The Wizard of Oz. The script had belonged to the actor who played the Cowardly Lion, Bert Lahr, who was David’s step-grandfather. After expert Simeon Lipman gave the script an insurance value of $150,000, David decided to contact appraiser Catherine Williams to sell it.

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Preview: 250 Years of Americana
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
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Appraisal: 1931 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Watch
Appraisal: 1931 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Watch
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Charles Loloma Necklace & Ironwood Bird
Appraisal: Charles Loloma Necklace & Ironwood Bird
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1900 Oscar Berninghaus Watercolor
Appraisal: 1900 Oscar Berninghaus Watercolor
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Appraisal: Loetz 4-handled Phänomen Vase, ca. 1904
Appraisal: Loetz 4-handled Phänomen Vase, ca. 1904
Clip: S30 E25 | 3:24
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 20th C. Ernest Trova "Falling Man" Sculpture
Appraisal: 20th C. Ernest Trova "Falling Man" Sculpture
Clip: S30 E25 | 3:31
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Appraisal: 1937 Inscribed "Of Mice and Men" First Edition
Appraisal: 1937 Inscribed "Of Mice and Men" First Edition
Clip: S30 E25 | 1:46
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: John Juzek Violin, ca. 1950
Appraisal: John Juzek Violin, ca. 1950
Clip: S30 E25 | 2:46
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1964 - 1965 Ellsworth Kelly "Yellow over Black" Litho
Appraisal: 1964 - 1965 Ellsworth Kelly "Yellow over Black" Litho
Clip: S30 E25 | 2:59
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Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: 1951 Coca-Cola Baseball Advertisement Painting
Appraisal: 1951 Coca-Cola Baseball Advertisement Painting
Clip: S30 E25 | 1:10