File puptcrit/puptcrit.0504, message 142


Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:17:07 -0700
To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: [Puptcrit] Save those old toy puppets!


http://fox17.trb.com/news/042305-wxmi-antiques,0,3315643.story

Antiques Appraisal Show Returns To Local High School


April 23, 2005

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP -- More than a thousand people hope to strike the
jackpot at West Michigan's version of the popular PBS "Antiques Roadshow."

Appraisers from the hit show spent Saturday at Comstock Park High School,
where people came to see if one man's trash might just be another man's
treasure.

After a successful debut in January, the Comstock Park Athletic Boosters
set out a second time to raise money for sports programs in their district
by helping people cash in on their family heirlooms.

Carolyn Bosse brought her Disney puppet collection for appraisal. She
received the collection as a gift from her grandparents over 50 years ago.
"I used to play with 'em, and put shows on...but I don't do that anymore,"
Bosse told FOX 17 News at Ten.

Aside from their sentimental value, Bosse could not have expected her
collection to be worth so much. The appraiser told her that her Mickey,
Minnie and Pinnochio puppets were worth at least $12,000...maybe more.

But Bosse says it will take a lot to make her give up her favorite toys.
"If you're saying a million, yes, if you're saying less than a million,
no," she said.



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