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GUEST: It's got a little bit of
a personal history. I actually
got it through my divorce

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18 years ago. My
ex-husband used to be a
collector of antique toys.

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APPRAISER: Lucky you.

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GUEST: (laughs)

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APPRAISER: What we have here is
an ocean liner, the ocean liner
Britannia. I would date this

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right around 1900. We have
the original mark right there,
and that has "GBN," and what

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that means is, "Gebrüder Bing
Nuremberg." And "gebrüder"
means "brother," Bing, the

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name of the company, and it
was located in Nuremberg.

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GUEST: Oh, cool.

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APPRAISER: So, this is one
very outstanding ocean liner.
It's got this really decorative

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bow up here.

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GUEST: Mm-hmm.

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APPRAISER: That indicates to
me that it's a nice, early
boat. And it's just a beautiful

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hull design, and it's
a clockwork model, so
you would wind it up,
pull the key out, and

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you could actually put
it in water. Back here,
we have this big box.

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GUEST: Right.

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APPRAISER: And it's the original
box for this boat. I have never
seen a box for a Bing boat

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like this, this early boat. It
has the original stand on the
bottom with wheels, so the child

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could play with it on the floor.

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GUEST: Wow.

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APPRAISER: So this was the
type of toy that was a luxury
good. This was a very high-end,

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of-the-period piece. It's
in outstanding condition,
but I believe that
this mast and this mast

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are replacements. Now,
I don't feel that that
is a major problem, and
I also feel that the

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anchors are probably
replacements. Other than
that, I've gone all over
the boat, and I think

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that we're looking at a really
pristine example. The way this
boat is, in today's market, I

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think a fair auction estimate
would be $8,000 to $10,000.

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GUEST: Okay, wow. That's cool.

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APPRAISER: It's just
an awesome ocean liner.