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Mobile, Hour 3

Season 11 Episode 12 | 52m 53s

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark Walberg and appraiser Ken Farmer tour the Mobile Medical Museum, with its antique medical tools and "quack" devices. Highlights include: a highly desirable Confederate army belt buckle; an archive of letters and documents from Franklin Delano Roosevelt bought at an estate sale for $5; and a beautiful circa 1850 Virginia painted chest, estimated to be worth $60,000.

Aired: 04/07/07 | Expires: 04/09/14
Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
Extras
Appraisal: Patek Philippe Officer's Watch, ca. 1919
Appraisal: 1877 Ralph Albert Blakelock Landscape Oil
Appraisal: 1923 Enst Heinrich Roth Violin
Appraisal: Al Stohlman Tooled Leatherwork Picture
Appraisal: 1590 Theodor de Bry Map of Virginia
Appraisal: 1953 Rita Hayworth Still Life Oil Painting
Appraisal: Thai Silver Repousse Bowl, ca. 1950
Appraisal: French Three Graces Clock, ca. 1890
Appraisal: 1994 Charles Schulz-signed "Peanuts" Comic Strip
Appraisal: Kenner Star Wars Action Figure Collection, ca. 1980