Antiques Roadshow guest is stunned by HUGE valuation for medieval keys – after starting his vast collection with just one
An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to learn his vast collection of medieval keys was worth thousands of pounds in the latest episode of the BBC show.
In the episode, which aired on Sunday, a guest brought in the huge number of keys he collected after receiving one from his grandfather as a child.
He explained that some of them dated from the 15th century and had built up the collection by picking up the keys at car boot sales, before tracking down more selective pieces from private sellers and auctions.
As expert Marc Allum viewed the collection, he said he was impressed by the size of the collection and surprisingly admitted that all the keys could be worth a total of £20,000.
The guest seemed somewhat surprised by the enormous sum, but remained mum on whether he would consider selling his vast collection.
An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned to hear his vast collection of medieval keys was worth thousands of pounds, in the latest episode of the BBC show
It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest confessed on a recent episode that his daughter was probably ‘terrified’ when he discovered his family’s gambling wheel was worth a small fortune because she ‘keeps it in her living room’.
During the show, viewers were able to watch expert Brad Witherell evaluate a wooden gambling wheel from the 19th century when the PBS series traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma for filming.
According to the owner, the wheel had a long and colorful history and he claimed to have inherited the quirky example from his uncle.
He explained, “My aunt and uncle came to Oklahoma in 1898.
“He was a professional gambler, they traveled through Oklahoma, they went to Shawnee and came back.
“They decided they liked Tulsa best and at that time it was called Tulsee Town and he rented a building in Tulsa that had a cigar stand, a barber shop, a billiards parlor and he had a gambling hall upstairs.
“He operated the cigar stand and soon discovered there was money in lending money to the gamblers.
“And when they went bankrupt, they came down and pawned their ring on him or their diamond.
In the episode, which aired on Sunday, a guest brought in the huge number of keys he collected after receiving one from his grandfather as a child.
An Antiques Roadshow guest recently confessed that his daughter was probably ‘terrified’ when he discovered his family’s gambling wheel was worth a small fortune because she ‘keeps it in her living room’
“The story goes that if the diamond was big enough and there was enough money, he would go up and win the money he lent them.
“He was still holding on to his diamond so they could pick it up and at that time or shortly afterward the oil boom hit Tulsa and that’s when his business really boomed, but of course the state got involved which kind of slowed down the gambling situation. great deal.
Brad then elaborated on the wheel’s origins, stating that it was manufactured by Will & Fink in San Francisco.