Show H Crossword 25 Weddings 26 ocus 23 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 18 1999 Antiques Roadshow draws thousands to Salt Lake City LAKE CITY — down automatically" she said “A price does not a story make came from all over last weekend carThey eome to me First with a damn good story " rying their family heirhxnns treasured artwork knickknacks ‘Tm also looking not only for and beloved junk to the Salt a very good story I'm looking for Palace Convention Center variety" slur added “That's uhal People carted their prized poskeeps people watching loo They sessions in cardboard boxes don't want to he seeing the same old vase every place I go" laundry baskets and garbage hags as they waited in a line that When an item is selected for wrapped around the block taping the owner has to wait even longer for his or her zigzagged up and down the parking lot and wound amund the appraisal while research is done and the cameras are readied building before going in a door where another line ran up and Moreno wants their reactions on down in a large nxnn television to he authentic "I want honesty I want them to For some the wait lasted more than eight hours tell the story for the First lime I want the appraiser to give them They endured all (hat just for a few moments with an appraiser their appraisal for the First time and a d chance to see the and only time so that the reacmost popular program on public tions on TV what you see on television — "Chubb's Antiques television it's not faked it's not concocted it's not been redone" Roadshow" Sponsored by the Chubb Group she said “That's it It's original of Insurance Companies the They hear it like you do at home for the First time Their reactions Antiques Roadshow is described in the show's publicity as “part are real they're not manipulated adventure part history lesson and they're not forced they're not part treasure hunt" cajoled they're not asked to Salt Lake City was one of eight repeat them" The show's host Chris Jussel stops this summer where the prohas been in the antiques business gram's fourth season is being for nearly 30 years including a taped A maximum of 6500 peofour-yestint as president of the ple at each stop are allowed after National Antique & Art Dealers the doors where through standing in line they can have up Association of America “We've all discovered the to two items appraised by experts from Christie's Sotheby's Skinpower of television" he said “And I think part of it is people ner and other top auction houses From the approximately 13000 have a chance to participate in items appraised in Salt Lake City the show Much like the opportunity folks have when they're in roughly 50 were selected to be California to go and attend the taped for the program EventualLcno show or the Lcttcrman ly 30 taped segments will be used for two one-hoshows show in New York or a game from the Beehive State that will show etc That was always sort be broadcast in 2000 of a highlight of the visit to one of those cities to go and he in the Executive Producer Aida audience at one of those shows" Moreno not the appraisers He said the program is also selects which items will he taped The appraisers have to convince providing a service her that an item is worth putting “The Chubb's Antiques Roadon television show event brings the best "They have all learned over experts in America to each city" four years time they have all Jussel said learned that if they come at me with a price First I turn them See SHOW on Page 24 SALT First-han- ar ur Under watchful eyes the country's top appraisers looked at everything from toys to silver jewelry Locals brave long lines A handful of Cache Valley residents said their experience at the Antiques Roadshow in Salt Lake City was worth the long wait in line but they probably wouldn't do it again Jay Schvaneveldt a Logan resident who is also the chairman of the city’s Historic Preservation Committee said he got in line around 7 am and didn't get into the appraisal area until noon “So that's five hours of that serpentine line either inside or on the outside" be said Schvaneveldt and his family brought several items to the Salt Palace Convention Center on July 10 including a silk rendition of Mt rtigi that belonged to the Eccles family glassware two charcoal drawings of 0 and an 1860 horses from silk hat that belonged to a missionary from Mendon “It was the funnest piece to take and get appraised because it created the most excitement” he said noting hat was in that the museum-qualit- y die original leather carrying case and was accompanied by a worsted wool coat with silk buttons “She (one appraiser) really liked 1875-189- it” he added “I would say all of our other appraisers were courteous and semi-flAnd I understand when they do that many But she really got animated about it" The appraisal was an educational experience for Schvaneveldt too He learned that a small beaded hole in the hat was connected by a line to the shoulder of the coat so the hat wouldn't fly away in a wind storm Was it worth it7 “Yes as an experience But I would not do it again” he said “Three’s a lot of things I do that 1 wouldn't do again bin especially that one “If you really like antiques and like to go look at stuff that is not the place to go” he said noting that most of the items are bundled up and covered as people are carrying their items at Story: Michael R YVcihcl Photos: Diane Bush inline “The payoff once you get into the appraisal area that’s kind of interesting” he added “But that's very short in comparison to the other invest- ment” Roy Hanson of Providence was in Once at the head of the line collectors are directed toward another line See LOCALS oa Page 24 Monday Homefront: Getting kids to read Features: 752-212- 1 |