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Wednesday, 30 September 2015 11:16

A $35,000 Lancaster County Fraktur Lands on Antiques Roadshow

An example of a Pennsylvania fraktur. An example of a Pennsylvania fraktur. Wikimedia Commons

A rare 18th-century Lancaster County fraktur, which a man found in a suitcase in a dump more than 30 years ago, was appraised at $25,000 to $35,000 on the episode of the “Antiques Roadshow” historical-artifact program that aired Monday night on PBS.

The Pennsylvania German folk art document, attributed to the unknown maker known as the Sussel-Washington artist, was appraised during the episode shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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