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swords Amateur diver hauls up 900-year-old crusader sword off Israel coast Rob Beschizza
gilgamesh Hobby Lobby surrenders ancient Gilgamesh tablets to the US Government Thom Dunn
rare finds A yard sale customer who bought a small bowl for $35 found out it's worth up to $500,000 Carla Sinclair
clockworks A tour of Roentgen's 1785 mechanical desk Gareth Branwyn
coins Very cheap ancient coins for learning about history David Pescovitz
antiquities Ancient inscribed Roman slab mysteriously found in England garden David Pescovitz
cast iron doorstops Heavy metal: down the rabbit hole of cast-iron doorstops Miss Cellania
rulers Adam Savage looks at folding rulers Gareth Branwyn
you break it you bought it Watch gentleman break the toes off an antique statue while posing for a photo at a museum David Pescovitz
Rolex Watch: man overjoyed to learn his $345 Rolex is worth $700,000 Mark Frauenfelder
dolls Minnesota county museum's impressive collection of creepy antique dolls David Pescovitz
machine restoration The existential endtime pleasures of watching silent restoration videos Gareth Branwyn
drops Making hard candy on a restored Victorian machine Rusty Blazenhoff
restorations "Time capsule" letters from 18th century found in Jesus's butt David Pescovitz
retrospecs Authentic early American eyewear Jason Weisberger
ceramics Antiques Roadshow erroneously appraised 1970s high school art class mug at $50,000 David Pescovitz
collectors Pointer Sister's collection of terrible and important black memorabilia David Pescovitz
antiques Antique toy museum, racist warts and all David Pescovitz
globemaking Remarkable collection of 18th and 19th century pocket globes Andrea James
antiques Antique chili powder tin with terrifically devilish illustration David Pescovitz