Antiques Roadshow

GUEST

Well, my aunt, when she passed, left a few things, and each of her nieces and nephews were allowed to select some things. I loved them because they, they're mechanical, and you wind them up, and then different things happen in each one of them, so, that was why I have always been fascinated by them and just wanted to know a little bit more.

APPRAISER

They are made by Henry Dankner & Sons. They were a family that had escaped Nazi Hungary.

GUEST

Oh, wow.

APPRAISER

Re-established in the New York jewelry market in the 1950s, and filed a patent for these in 1965. Which is your favorite?

GUEST

You know, I kind of loved the heart, which goes up and down when you wind it.

APPRAISER

Can you show me how it works?

GUEST

And then... Sure.

APPRAISER

Wow.

GUEST

And this one, I think, has the most motion in it with the, with the horses.

APPRAISER

It's a great collection that's enough to make an instant bracelet for somebody.

GUEST

(laughs)

APPRAISER

And if they were coming to auction, I believe they would do an auction estimate of $4,000 to $8,000.

GUEST

Oh, my goodness, wow. Wow, thanks, Aunt Alice. That's great.