The pickers search for 20th-century American items at the Liberty Antiques Festival in Liberty, N.C. Among their finds: two cast-iron doorstops; a blanket chest; and a metal folk-art box.
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The pickers search for French items at the Olmsted County Antique Show and Flea Market in Rochester, Minn. Among the finds: a Chinese sandalwood box, an antique radio and a Limoges landscape painting.
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Antique toys are sought at the annual Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days in Oronoco, Minn.; and the pickers have a chance to boost their profits by auctioning items on eBay. Among the finds: a vintage pinball machine; a Trifari bracelet; and a trolley seat.
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Military objects are sought at the Washington County Antique Fair in Greenwich, N.Y. Found items include a Victorian birdcage, a WWII water bag and a German pull toy.
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A search for miniature furniture at the D.C. Big Flea in Chantilly, Va. Among the notable finds: a crocodile suitcase; a mid-century modern clock; and a Chinese screen.
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A search for Asian smalls (miniature decorative or utilitarian items) at the Long Beach Antique Market in California. Found items include a Japanese wedding box, Chinese chairs and a modern sculpture.
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The pickers search for metal things at the Elephant Trunk Country Flea Market in New Milford, Conn. Among the found items: a pyrography chair and a slant front desk. Also: John Bruno and Bob Richter battle over an antique butter churn.
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The pickers search for items from the 1970s during a visit to Chicago's Randolph Street Market; and also try to sell things bought at a previous flea market. Among the finds: mid-century fiberglass chairs; a modern coffee table; and an Aunt Jemima clock.
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A Herman Miller chair, an aluminum plane and a piece of tramp art (a woodcutting style that features whittled layers) are among the finds at the Walnut Antique Show in Walnut, Iowa.
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The pickers scour the Antiques Garage in New York City for ephemera. Along the way they come across an antique child's rake, a woodcut of Grand Central Terminal and an abstract painting of a woman.
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The pickers return to Canton, Texas, for the First Monday Trade Days, where they search for items from the 19th century. Among their finds: a blue railroad lantern; carved Chinese figures; a Japanese hibachi; a German wall clock; and a folk-art cabinet.
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A search for unique lighting at the Burlington Antique Show in Burlington, Ky., turns up mid-century lamps as well as a Marilyn Monroe thermometer, a pair of mid-century modern chairs and a chrome headboard.
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A search for Mission Oak furniture at the First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas. Found items include an antique document box, a Bostrom Brady surveying tool and a pair of Knoll chairs.
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The pickers look for Native American wares at the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena, Cal. Among the found items: a forgery that is turned over to the U.S. government; a Whitney Houston collectible; leather gauntlets; and Picasso dominoes.
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The pickers search for art pottery during a visit to the Brimfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Brimfield, Mass. Among the items they find: a Rookwood vase; a painted blanket chest. Also: One of the experts unintentionally purchases a forgery; and the pickers split into two teams for a quick turn-around contest that has them seeking out an item to buy and re-sell in the same day.
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The pickers peruse the Springfield Extravaganza in Springfield, Ohio, for cast-iron treasures. Among the items they find: a Salvador Dali lithograph; a pair of chairs made of skis.
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A visit to the Brimfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Massachusetts, where the pickers search for art glass. Found items include Bohemian art glass, a vintage scale and a handmade dollhouse.
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A search for vintage advertisements at the Lakewood 400 Antiques Market near Atlanta. Among the finds: a rare Red Rock Cola piece; a Sterling Card case; and an antique hobbyhorse.
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The pickers search for valuable costume jewelry on the cheap at a Philadelphia flea market. Included: a set by French costume-jewelry designer Marcel Boucher; a Playboy ice bucket; a Japanese mixed-metal vase.
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A visit to a flea market in Lancaster County, Pa., kicks off this series about four collectible experts in search of treasures they can resell for tidy sums at auction. Found items include an Eames chair, a Moss floor lamp and a Tiffany jelly jar.
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