Appraisal: 1938 Martin Style B Mandola
Clip: Season 29 Episode 15 | 1m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 1938 Martin Style B Mandola
Watch Frederick Oster appraiser a 1938 Martin Style B mandola in Maryland Zoo, Hour 3.
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Appraisal: 1938 Martin Style B Mandola
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Watch Frederick Oster appraiser a 1938 Martin Style B mandola in Maryland Zoo, Hour 3.
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I know that my great-grandfather ordered it in 1938.
It's a Martin.
PRODUCER: Can you play?
GUEST: I do not, no, I can't-- I wish I could!
APPRAISER: I saw you walking up to my table about ten feet away, and I saw what I was sure was a Martin case, and it made no sense 'cause it was too deep for a Martin mandolin.
And then, we opened it up, and there was a Martin mandola in its original, basically, cardboard case.
It's an incredible thing because it's the only one I've ever seen.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: So, this is 1938.
And by that point, mandolin orchestras were kind of dead.
But there were still some people playing different sizes of mandolins, so this is a mandola, the next size bigger than a mandolin.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: So, it went mandolin, mandola, mandocello.
It's a carved top, which is also very rare.
It's the only carved top mandola that I know of.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: And it's the only rosewood mandola that Martin ever made, to my knowledge, with a carved top.
GUEST: Wow, nice.
APPRAISER: So, it's, it's a one of a kind.
So, I think that a Martin Guitar collector...
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: ...who, certainly doesn't have one would-- and would like one might pay... ...maybe $7,500.
GUEST: Wow.
Nice.
APPRAISER: So, it excited me.
(laughs) GUEST: That's excit-- yeah, that's very exciting.
Appraisal: 1998 Magic: The Gathering "Dark Ritual" Trading Card Art
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 11s | Appraisal: 1998 Magic: The Gathering "Dark Ritual" Trading Card Art (2m 11s)
Appraisal: Silk Wedding Dress, ca. 1895
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Silk Wedding Dress, ca. 1895 (1m 3s)
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Preview: S29 Ep15 | 30s | Preview: Maryland Zoo, Hour 3 (30s)
Appraisal: 1864 Bailey & Co. Silver Presentation Pitcher
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 54s | Appraisal: 1864 Bailey & Co. Silver Presentation Pitcher (2m 54s)
Appraisal: 1944 Joseph Erlanger's Nobel Prize & Diploma
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 3m 51s | Appraisal: 1944 Joseph Erlanger's Nobel Prize & Diploma (3m 51s)
Appraisal: 1949 Charles Loloma Pot
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: 1949 Charles Loloma Pot (2m 34s)
Appraisal: 1952 Albert Einstein-signed Josef Scharl Sketch
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 35s | Appraisal: 1952 Albert Einstein-signed Josef Scharl Sketch (2m 35s)
Appraisal: 1959 Jerome Kirk Mobile
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 3m 3s | Appraisal: 1959 Jerome Kirk Mobile (3m 3s)
Appraisal: 1973 Faith Ringgold "Love Poem" Watercolors
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 3m 1s | Appraisal: 1973 Faith Ringgold "Love Poem" Watercolors (3m 1s)
Appraisal: 1974 Ezra Jack Keats Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 3m 20s | Appraisal: 1974 Ezra Jack Keats Collection (3m 20s)
Appraisal: 1975 & 1979 Elizabeth Catlett Prints
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 3m 25s | Appraisal: 1975 & 1979 Elizabeth Catlett Prints (3m 25s)
Appraisal: Cartier Diamond Dress Clips, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 3m 41s | Appraisal: Cartier Diamond Dress Clips, ca. 1930 (3m 41s)
Appraisal: Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Vase, ca. 1890
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 49s | Appraisal: Chinese Famille Noire Porcelain Vase, ca. 1890 (2m 49s)
Appraisal: George S. Patton's Gold WWI Trench Watch
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 44s | Appraisal: George S. Patton's Gold WWI Trench Watch (2m 44s)
Appraisal: Ming Dynasty Gray Jade Dragon Plaque
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 8s | Appraisal: Ming Dynasty Gray Jade Dragon Plaque (2m 8s)
Appraisal: Shaker-signed Box with Note, ca. 1850
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 36s | Shaker-signed Box with Note, ca. 1850 (2m 36s)
Appraisal: Tiffany & Co. Carriage Clock with Case, ca. 1890
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Clip: S29 Ep15 | 2m 36s | Appraisal: Tiffany & Co. Carriage Clock with Case, ca. 1890 (2m 36s)
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