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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: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Hour 3
Appraisal: 1932 Jessie Teed Hooked Zodiac Rug
Appraisal: McCobb Desk & Eames Chair, ca. 1955
Appraisal: 1920 James Joyce-signed Book
Appraisal: Eanger Irving Couse Oil Portrait, ca. 1900
Appraisal: Adirondack Folk Art Table, ca. 1890
Appraisal: Pattern 1777 Short Land Musket Group, ca. 1785
Appraisal: Tiffany Reactive Paperweight Glass Vase, ca. 1911
Appraisal: 1823 Schoolgirl United States Map
Appraisal: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Archive, ca. 1984