Antiques Roadshow

He was a regular viewer of Antiques Roadshow. In fact, the show helped pull him out of the depression he used to slip in sometimes. He was watching the show when something familiar caught his attention.   

Don Ellis

He saw Don Ellis, the appraiser assessing an old blanket. It looked all ordinary and old. The person who had brought the blanket was Ted Kuntz from Tucson, Arizona. Ellis was talking to him. The expert had an uncanny expression on his face. He had a lot to explain to the owner of the blanket. 

The Episode

The blanket came from the Navajo origin. Kit Carson had given this blanket to one of his kins. In case you are not aware, Carson was once a prominent frontiersman who died in 1868. Just a glance on the blanket made Don Ellis realize its importance. The blanket was of Navajo First Phase that happens to be a rare artifact coming in this day and age. But what made his heartbeat stop was the value that this old blanket possessed. 

The Blanket

Don Ellis grabbed the blanket and valued it above $500,000. Well, they heard it right. This old dusty blanket accounted for $500,000. Kuntz could not believe what he heard nor did Krytzer. Whereas Kuntz was happy and surprised both, Krytzer was in disbelief. Was he overreacting? You may think so but he wasn’t.

Locked And Ignored

Well, why did Krytzer get stunned? The reason is that he also had a blanket that looked just like the blanket shown in the show. The design and the cloth looked exactly the same. He tried to recall where he had kept his blanket. And then he remembered his blanket was locked in the closet.  

Souvenir

The blanket was of his late grandmother. His grandmother had promised him some books and when she died he came to her to get the books. But his mother and sister already there. In his words, “Everything was already pillaged through by my sister and my mother.” However, there was one more bag that remained unopened.