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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
Preview: Junk in the Trunk 14
Appraisal: George II Walnut Tripod Table, ca. 1760
Preview: Maryland Zoo, Hour 3
Appraisal: Silk Wedding Dress, ca. 1895
Appraisal: 1998 Magic: The Gathering "Dark Ritual" Trading Card Art
Owner Interview: 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic Collection
Appraisal: John Waters Posters
Appraisal: Black Forest Child's Bear Chair, ca. 1900
Owner Interview: 1942 DC Comics Promotional Superman Figure
Appraisal: Desmo Mickey Mouse Hood Ornament, ca. 1934