American Pickers on History Channel
American Pickers is a new show on the History Channel. Pickers Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz of Antique Archaeology are recycling American antiques one pick at a time. The pickers aim is to find old collectables that other collectors are looking for. Mike and Frank drive the backroads from coast to coast, tranforming what some consider junk into collectibles. What others see as junk the American Pickers see as a goldmine. The world of picking involves finding everyday items in people’s barns, garages, junkyards, attics and basements. Mike and Frank meet up with friendly folk as well as not so interested customers who won’t sell them a thing.
Antique pickers are a special breed of antique dealers with a specific method to finding collectible memorabilia. Every time the pickers meet collectors and regular folk they discover unique and historic stories they share about their found items. Part of the fun of the series is to see the rooms full of possible treasure each picking outing uncovers. Some items come from regular folks while others come from collectors who can’t keep everything they’ve found; some items are historical artifacts while others are just plain funky and collectible.
