Appraisal: Knickerbocker Blondie Comic Strip Dolls, ca. 1935
Clip: Season 30 Episode 10 | 2m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Knickerbocker Blondie Comic Strip Dolls, ca. 1935
Watch Billye Harris appraise Knickerbocker Blondie comic strip dolls, ca. 1935, in Castle Farms, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: Knickerbocker Blondie Comic Strip Dolls, ca. 1935
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Watch Billye Harris appraise Knickerbocker Blondie comic strip dolls, ca. 1935, in Castle Farms, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I brought today three dolls that belonged to my grandmother.
I know they were important to her because she always kept them boxed up in her hope chest.
Never let my dad or his brother play with them.
They didn't even bring them out to display them.
We only actually just recently found them about three months ago, cleaning out my dad's office.
I know that they're from the "Blondie" comic strip.
And it's Dagwood, Blondie, and Baby Dumpling.
APPRAISER: The dolls relate with the comic strip Blondie that came out in 1930 as Blondie.
And she wasn't married at the time... GUEST: Oh.
APPRAISER: ...and she was dating other guys.
And the public didn't really just love that.
So, she met and married Dagwood.
And of course, when you get married and love someone, Baby Dumpling will come along.
GUEST (chuckling): Right.
APPRAISER: They were made in 1935 by Knickerbocker.
They're made of composition, which is a wood and glue recipe that molds really well.
They're this great middle class, average family, where Blondie's sort of the one that anchors the whole family.
She's the one that kind of (chuckling) glues the other two crazy kids together.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: They have hand-painted faces, they have molded hair, and of course, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling have to have the exaggerated ears like they did in the comic strip.
These dolls were sold as a group.
They've always been together since day one.
So, that adds extra value for that originality.
GUEST: Mm.
APPRAISER: Um, all original costumes.
Everything about them is glossy and nearly new looking.
So I would say that a retail value for these dolls would be somewhere between $1,500 and $2,000 for the group.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
Wonderful.
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 4s | Appraisal: 1931 Charlie Chaplin "City Lights" Poster (3m 4s)
NewAppraisal: 1953 Masters Logo Locket & 1961 Eisenhower-signed Photo
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 46s | Appraisal: 1953 Masters Logo Locket & 1961 Eisenhower-signed Photo (3m 46s)
NewAppraisal: 1968 Gibson EB-2DC Bass Guitar & 1966 Ampeg B18-N Amp
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m 19s | Appraisal: 1968 Gibson EB-2DC Bass Guitar & 1966 Ampeg B18-N Amp (2m 19s)
NewAppraisal: 1982 Disney Original Puzzle Artwork
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: 1982 Disney Original Puzzle Artwork (1m 4s)
NewAppraisal: Chinese Silk Altar Frontal, ca. 1775
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 32s | Appraisal: Chinese Silk Altar Frontal, ca. 1775 (3m 32s)
NewAppraisal: Ethel Spears Watercolor, ca. 1935
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 33s | Appraisal: Ethel Spears Watercolor, ca. 1935 (3m 33s)
NewAppraisal: Evelyn Ackerman "Birds in Cage" Tile Mosaic, ca. 1958
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m | Appraisal: Evelyn Ackerman "Birds in Cage" Tile Mosaic, ca. 1958 (3m)
NewAppraisal: French Crystal Ball Clock, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m | Appraisal: French Crystal Ball Clock, ca. 1890 (2m)
NewAppraisal: Gordon Newell Anteater, ca. 1958
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m 47s | Appraisal: Gordon Newell Anteater, ca. 1958 (2m 47s)
NewAppraisal: John George Brown "Making Houses of Sand" Oil, ca. 1880
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 27s | Appraisal: John George Brown "Making Houses of Sand" Oil, ca. 1880 (3m 27s)
NewAppraisal: KPM Porcelain Vase, ca. 1910
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: KPM Porcelain Vase, ca. 1910 (2m 46s)
NewAppraisal: Salesman's Model Carousel Horse, ca. 1925
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 10s | Appraisal: Salesman's Model Carousel Horse, ca. 1925 (3m 10s)
NewAppraisal: SNES "Donkey Kong Country" Competition Cartridge, ca. 1995
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m 40s | Appraisal: SNES "Donkey Kong Country" Competition Cartridge, ca. 1995 (2m 40s)
Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Turtleback Diver's Lamp, ca. 1905
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m 33s | Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Turtleback Diver's Lamp, ca. 1905 (2m 33s)
NewAppraisal: Tonita Peña Watercolors, ca. 1935
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: Tonita Peña Watercolors, ca. 1935 (3m 5s)
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