History Detectives

History Detectives

Baker's Gold; Kittery Telescope; Japanese Carved Cane (9x6)


Air date: Jul 26, 2011

A viewer from Colorado thinks he may have discovered a gem of Gold Rush memorabilia when he found an unusual drawing. When a Kittery Point, ME man moved into his great aunt’s house he discovered an unusual wooden telescope. No one in his family knows where it came from or how long it’s been in the family. A California man hopes the Japanese characters on this hand-carved cane will unlock the mysteries of his family’s past.

  • Premiered: Jul 2003
  • Episodes: 114
  • Followers: 25
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Monday at 22