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Antiques Roadshow: Dental Edition

January 19, 2016 By Sara Fossum


Who would have thought dental treasures to be so valuable?Cue the old-timey music and dust off your collectibles! It’s time for Antiques Roadshow: Dental Edition!

Our favorite TV show has shown us quite the collection of bygone goodies over the years. And from that collection, there’s been a fair share of dental-related items.

Check out this list of tooth-themed treasures appraised by Antiques Roadshow:

• Dentist Bear ca. 1953

The old toy company, Suzuki & Edwards, created this battery-operated toy, featuring a drilling dentist bear and a crying bear patient!

Value: Smith House Toy and Auction sold a Dentist Bear for $570 in 2013.

Who would have thought dental treasures to be so valuable?

Image via Antiques Roadshow Collectibles

• Desk and Chair ca. 1950 

Denver-based artist, Dr. Harley Niblack, carved this whimsical desk. The catch? He exclusively used dental tools to craft his handmade furniture!

Value: Appraised at $3,000 – $5,000.

Who would have thought dental treasures to be so valuable?

Image via PBS Antiques Roadshow

• A Whale’s Tooth ca. 1830

A 19th-century artist created scrimshaw works displaying historic ships and landscapes. This particular work is from a sperm whale.

Value: Appraised at $150,000 – $200,000

Who would have thought dental treasures to be so valuable?

Image via PBS Antiques Roadshow

• Dentist’s Office Artwork ca. 1904

The product isn’t exactly dental-related, but it was painted in a dentist’s home office! Dentist Rue Ferguson possessed what he thought to be a simple portrait, but it turned out to be a rare Diego Rivera painting titled “El Albanil.”

Value: Appraised at $800,000 – $1 million.

Who would have thought dental treasures to be so valuable?

Image via Huffington Post

Would you pay big bucks for a smile-worthy souvenir?

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