GUEST: I brought a schoolhouse that my uncle gave me back in 1970. He told me that he played with it as a little boy. He was born in 1898.
APPRAISER: Uh-huh.
GUEST: And he originally came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so...
APPRAISER: Now, why did he give it to you?
GUEST: I'm his closest relative. He really didn't have any children. So I was talking to him one day about becoming a schoolteacher, and so he gave me this to inspire me to continue in that direction, and I did.
APPRAISER: Oh, well, that's wonderful. It's made by Crandall. And I'm excited to see this, because I don't think that we've had any Crandall toys at the ROADSHOW.
GUEST: Oh, really?
APPRAISER: And Crandall made some wonderful toys starting in the 1850s, 1860s, and well into the end of the 19th century.
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: And this was one of their most popular toys. And I've always found it fascinating that this would've been such a popular toy. I mean, it certainly wouldn't be popular today.
GUEST: (laughs)
APPRAISER: It's basically one of the first play sets. Here you have the schoolmaster at his desk, and you even have Mary and her lamb. So they brought in the nursery stories, too.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And something that I guess you wouldn't find in today's schooling would be a dunce chair with a dunce cap.
GUEST: Right.
APPRAISER: This, I don't think you could get away with that today.
GUEST: No, you couldn't.
APPRAISER: It's a great little set, and as you know, we love boxes, with the original paper label, and it's really a charming toy. I would say in today's market, you're looking at around $800 to $1,200.
GUEST: Oh, wow, that's exciting. Well, he gave me this set in hopes that I would become a teacher, and I did, so it's really been an inspiration piece for me.
