Appraisal: 1959 Gibson ES-225 TDN Electric Guitar
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Appraisal: 1959 Gibson ES-225 TDN Electric Guitar
Watch Mike Adams appraise a 1959 Gibson ES-225 TDN electric guitar in Castle Farms, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: 1959 Gibson ES-225 TDN Electric Guitar
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Watch Mike Adams appraise a 1959 Gibson ES-225 TDN electric guitar in Castle Farms, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: My stepdad gifted to them is, this to me when I was a teenager, but he bought it at a pawn shop in Chicago in, in the mid-'70s.
He said it was covered in dirt.
The guy wanted $200 for it, he offered him $100.
I believe it's an ES-225.
Other than that, I've had a real hard time finding a blonde version of this.
APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.
GUEST: You see a lot of sunbursts, but you don't see the blonde ones as much.
APPRAISER: Yeah.
Well, what you have is a 1959 Gibson ES-225 TDN.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: The TDN stands for "thinline, dual-pickup, natural."
And the reason you can't find these quite as easily as the sunburst is because a natural finish required nicer wood.
What we've got here is some bird's eye maple that is absolutely beautiful on the top.
Original P-90 pickups, three-way toggle switch, two volumes, two tones.
Uh, great wide-bevel pickguard.
This is beautiful.
I would say, conservatively... GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: ...$5,000 to $6,000.
I love this.
GUEST: (laughs) APPRAISER: Thank you so much for bringing it.
GUEST: No, thank you for helping me know what it is.
NewAppraisal: 1645 "Magni Ducatus Lithuaniae" Atlas Map
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 3m 12s | Appraisal: 1645 "Magni Ducatus Lithuaniae" Atlas Map (3m 12s)
NewAppraisal: 1864 Lincoln & Johnson Campaign Flag
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: 1864 Lincoln & Johnson Campaign Flag (3m 11s)
NewAppraisal: 1947 Carroll Harris Simms Terracotta Figure
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: 1947 Carroll Harris Simms Terracotta Figure (2m 39s)
NewAppraisal: 1973 Charles Schulz-signed Drawing & Book
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: 1973 Charles Schulz-signed Drawing & Book (2m 39s)
NewAppraisal: 2004 Edward Dwurnik "Kraków" Acrylic Cityscape
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 3m 46s | Appraisal: 2004 Edward Dwurnik "Kraków" Acrylic Cityscape (3m 46s)
NewAppraisal: Bohemian Garnet Suite in Original Box, ca.1880
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: Bohemian Garnet Suite in Original Box, ca.1880 (2m 23s)
NewAppraisal: Cartier Art Deco Pendant Necklace with Box, ca. 1929
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: Cartier Art Deco Pendant Necklace with Box, ca. 1929 (2m 21s)
NewAppraisal: Chinese Imperial Silk Panel, ca. 1900
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 3m 14s | Appraisal: Chinese Imperial Silk Panel, ca. 1900 (3m 14s)
NewAppraisal: John Bailey Dwarf Clock, ca. 1800
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 3m 38s | Appraisal: John Bailey Dwarf Clock, ca. 1800 (3m 38s)
NewAppraisal: Jules Jürgensen Pocket Watch with Gold Chain, ca. 1885
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: Jules Jürgensen Pocket Watch with Gold Chain, ca. 1885 (2m 39s)
NewAppraisal: Osteopath Doctor's Double-sided Sign, ca. 1890
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 1m 10s | Appraisal: Osteopath Doctor's Double-sided Sign, ca. 1890 (1m 10s)
NewAppraisal: Tlingit Child's Blanket, ca. 1960
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 22s | Appraisal: Tlingit Child's Blanket, ca. 1960 (2m 22s)
NewAppraisal: Topper Dawn & Friends Doll Collection, ca. 1970
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 3m 2s | Appraisal: Topper Dawn & Friends Doll Collection, ca. 1970 (3m 2s)
NewAppraisal: Toshiko Takaezu Moon Pot, ca. 1970
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 59s | Appraisal: Toshiko Takaezu Moon Pot, ca. 1970 (2m 59s)
NewAppraisal: Victor Schoetzow Ink Drawings, ca. 1930
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Victor Schoetzow Ink Drawings, ca. 1930 (1m 4s)
NewAppraisal: WWII Painted A-2 Flight Jacket
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Clip: S30 Ep11 | 2m 41s | Appraisal: WWII Painted A-2 Flight Jacket (2m 41s)
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