Behind the Scenes

Still More Great Finds in 2005

No one was more surprised than expert Howard Roloff when he was given this 18th century Eastern Woodlands Feather box. The box’s owner told Howard that it had belonged to her grandfather and that someone had brought papers to his office in the box. Howard informed the guest that the box was, in fact, meant to hold eagle feathers and was both extremely rare and valuable. In fact, he said, the box was a “national treasure.”

Just how much of a treasure? Howard valued the box at between $40,000 and 50,000!