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Vintage San Francisco (2012)

Season 16 Episode 26 | 53m 10s

The 1997-1998 rainfall season was the second wettest (47.22 inches) in the 149 seasons recorded beginning in 1849. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 1998 trip to the City by the Bay featured a modest-looking Eskimo hunting helmet with an estimated value that has swelled from its original $65,000 to $75,000 to $100,000 to $125,000, while a 1385 English silver spoon declined from $10,000 to $20,000 to $5,000 to $

Aired: 07/14/12 | Expires: 09/19/16
Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
Extras
Preview: 250 Years of Americana
Appraisal: Carl Kauba Cowboy Bronze, ca. 1900
Appraisal: A. Paul Brooks Silent Film Art, ca. 1927
Appraisal: Massachusetts Chippendale Slant-front Desk, ca. 1765
Appraisal: 2038 BCE Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet
Appraisal: 1962 Ahmed Yacoubi "A Spell Against Evil" Oil
Appraisal: 1926 Tom Barnett "The Rapids" Oil
Appraisal: Victorian Gold & Enamel Bangles, ca. 1890
Appraisal: John Young Apollo 16 & STS-1 Group
Appraisal: Golden Venture Paper Sculptures, ca. 1995