GUEST: This was my father's. He dabbled in antiques, and I got it from him. I think it's a salesman's sample. I did a little bit of research on the internet, and the only thing I came up with was, a funeral museum in Texas said this was made by a company in Oklahoma. We've had it for a while and never did anything with it. It was just stored in the attic. And then, when we sent for tickets for the ROADSHOW, we got the tickets, and I said, "Oh, I definitely want to take this." Tried to open it, and I could not open it. So I took it to my physician. I had him X-ray it, because I didn't want there to be an occupant.
APPRAISER: Okay, okay, good. Well, I think you have the original sealing element around the rim here, and that probably stuck the top. So, you eventually pried it open.
GUEST: Right, mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: But the thing about it is, the condition is wonderful. Now, it's sort of a little gruesome, this kind of collecting area, and I think $3,000 to $5,000 would be an easy sell. It might not fly off the shelf that first day, but it's a wonderful step back in time.
