English Regency rosewood settee

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Houston (Hour Three)

Aired Monday, July 7, at 8:00 p.m. on CPTV

Host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Gary Piattoni at the Houston Space Center for a briefing on NASA collectibles. ROADSHOW appraisers at the Reliant Center encounter a galaxy of objects, including a magical collection of Wedgwood Fairyland Lustreware; a watch that once belonged to Mickey Mantle; and a romantic English Regency rosewood settee that makes the appraiser swoon as he declares an estimated value of $9,500.

Anne Clarkson, an Army veteran from South Carolina, purchased this intriguing “Red Hand” flag during her last active duty posting.

HISTORY DETECTIVES

Episode 602

Aired Monday, July 7, at 9:00 p.m. on CPTV

History Detectives is devoted to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects. Traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies, and plenty of legwork are the tools the History Detectives team of experts uses to give new - and sometimes shocking - insights into our national history.

Red Hand Flag - Host Elyse Luray heads to Columbia, South Carolina, to link a mysterious flag to the legacy of the Red Hand Division and its wartime triumphs.

Seth Eastman Painting - Host Tukufu Zuberi travels to historic Fort Snelling in Minnesota to examine how a painter carried out government policies of Native-American removal while capturing on canvas what he believed was a doomed way of life.

Isleton Tong - Host Gwendolyn Wright heads to the Sacramento Delta and to San Francisco to unravel the mystery of the Chinese Tong.