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It's clearly a shelf from 1726, but the question remains, what was it actually for? More

When Victor brought a mysterious wooden shelf to ROADSHOW's 2011 event in Pittsburgh, appraiser Anne Ingelbrink knew it was a charming piece of early English furniture worth $3,000 at auction, but she still couldn't guess what it might have been used for. Did it hold some sort of pipe? Was it a religious object? ROADSHOW wants to hear from you! What do you think it is?

AIR DATE 2/26/12