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Fighting tooth and nail, dentistrys finest hour. These are the teeth that won the second world war. Any way to get a closer look . For you, yes. Hello. Im jamie colby. And, today, im in the back seat of one of those fabulous london taxis. After crossing the pond, i figured ill leave the driving to somebody else. Im here to meet an heir whose father played a big part in World History through his connection to great britains indispensable leader in world war ii, the oneandonly Winston Churchill. And i have to warn you folks, they dont call this show strange inheritance for nothing. My name is Nigel Cudlipp. My father, derek, was a master dental technician here in london for over 50 years. He died in 2007 and left his most important work to me. Hello. Im jamie. Nice to meet you, jamie. Im nigel. Welcome to london and welcome to limehouse. Thank you. Its a beautiful spot. Is this where you live . We do. We live on a yacht out there. Please come this way. Thank you. Nigels career is in finance, originally for posh resorts and hotels and now for a museum here in london. But i didnt climb aboard nigels yacht to talk about that. When i was told that i was coming to london to see teeth, i thought it was crazy. Do you think its crazy . It might look that way to many people, but churchill was a very, very important man. The most important man on the planet, arguably, when, in the spring of 1940, as hitlers forces overrun europe, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister. And his words become his countrys most powerful weapon. Never in the field of Human Conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. And never in the field of human dentistry, Nigel Cudlipp believes, was so much owed by so many to one technician, his father. Derek cudlipp is born in 1915 and raised in a modest home in south london. I dont think he got on terribly well at school, because he was a quiet, very, very shy man. His schoolmasters steer derek to apprentice as a technician making dentures. Darn good career advice in the prefluoride days, when most britons lose at least some of their adult teeth and end up needing dentures. Derek cudlipp discovers he really likes the exacting work, and hes a whiz at it. The nature of his personality was somebody who was a perfectionist, and i think, in dentistry, he found an outlet for that part of his personality. In 1936, derek is snapped up by a prominent dentist, in londons fashionable cavendish square, named wilfred fish. Fish was at the top of the profession, dentistry to royalty and to many, many important people of the day. You think your dad aspired to have famous clients . No. Definitely not. I think his pleasure came from the quality of the work that he produced. My father was a frustrated artist, to be honest with you, but he was absolutely passionate about what he did. One of dr. Fishs dental patients is Winston Churchill. A backbencher in parliament, churchill issues dire warnings about the growing threat of adolf hitler and nazi germany. [ shouting in german ] [ crowd cheering ] now they are rearming with the utmost speed, and ready to their hands is this new lamentable weapon of the air. From the air, hitlers luftwaffe rains down terror on london in the fall of 1940. With the blitz as a backdrop, derek marries his bride, dorothy. They went on a honeymoon, they said, on a train with the bombs falling all around them. For 76 consecutive days, london is bombed day and night. In the middle of it all, Derek Cudlipp gets the assignment of a lifetime. Churchill said to my father, youre not going anywhere. Youre staying here with me. Thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. The answer when we return. Today were going to talk about trucks. Which of these truck brands do you think offers best in class hd horsepower and the most capable offroad midsize pickup . Id go ram. 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Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. So now that you know all that, what do you think . That its time to think about jardiance. Ask your doctor about jardiance. And get to the heart of what matters. Its c. He called it the black dog. Churchill also had periods of manic high energy. Some believe he was a manicdepressive. [ bombs whistling ] in 1940, as londoners struggle under a nazi onslaught from the sky, one familiar voice bolsters their resolve, that of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. You ask, what is our policy . I will say it is to wage war by sea, land, and air with all our might and with all the strength that god can give us. People were losing their sons, their fathers, and somehow, he managed to rally the country. We ask no favors of the enemy. He will become perhaps the most effective order ever to speak into a microphone. We will mete out, of the germans, the measure and more than the measure they have meted out to us. But churchill was not a naturalborn public speaker. From childhood, he struggles with a lisp. He made every effort to master it. But phil reed, director of the churchill war room museum, says by the time he reaches 10 downing street, the Prime Minister has more than mastered his lisp. Hes embracing it. What hitlerism is suffering in libya is only a sample and a foretaste of what we have got to give him and his accomplices wherever this war should lead us. Do you think churchill saw his lisp as beneficial or a hindrance to his power . I think, in the war, he saw it as being something that characterized him and added a bit of humor to it. Remember, this is a man who feigned not to be able to pronounce the word nazis. Always referred to them as nazzies. And it was his way of making fools of them. Wounds have been inflicted upon the nazi tyranny and the system, which have bitten deep and will fester and inflame. How important were his words . They were immensely important, because churchill had to tell it like it was, which is, its gonna be tough. A lot of people are gonna be killed. But you got to stick with it. And that really did genuinely inspire people with a bit of backbone, basically. I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. He was such an inspiring speaker. The manner in which he delivered, it just worked magic on people. Churchill is a virtuoso performer. Like the pegs, bridge, and strings of a fine stradivarius, the components of his instrument his voice, breath, tongue, and teeth have to be just so. He roused people to the flag, if you like, with his voice and the way he delivered his lines. Unfortunately, reports Nigel Cudlipp, the heir in this strange inheritance story, churchill treats his dentures not the way maestros treat their violins, but how british rock stars treat their guitars. Churchill, when he was angry, would put his thumb under the teeth and flick them across the room. And my father always said that he could tell how well the war was going by how far they flew across the room. Things were really bad when they hit the opposite wall. Nigels dad, derek, a mildmannered 26yearold dental tech, is churchills denture repairman. My father would be quite anxious about the whole thing. Churchill was not a man who was to be messed with. He was quite an impatient man. In the dentists chair, he would have a cigar in one hand, a brandy in the other. And an odd demand wellsuited to dereks skills make sure those false teeth keep churchill sounding like churchill. He is now but a lackey and a serf, the merest utensil of his masters will. [ cheers and applause ] do you know, technically, what your father did for Winston Churchill that was different than normal . My father invented, with sir wilfred fish, this distinctive plate that would retain his lisp and his natural speaking voice. Nigel tells me that i can see what hes talking about at londons Royal College of surgeons. Hi, sam. Im jamie colby. Hi, jamie. Sam alberti is the director. I guess when you donate yourself to science, you might end up in a place like this. Sam brings me right to the Winston Churchill display. Wilfred fish, the dentist, designed the teeth, but, of course, it was the technician who made them. And churchill was devoted to Derek Cudlipp. The star item is this little item here. Made for and worn by sir Winston Churchill. Thats right. Any way to get a closer look . For you, ill take them out. You would . Yes. He wanted to maintain churchills very particular oratorial style. A lisp. Precisely. In order to do this, he added clasps to the side. And these would just keep the dentures slightly proud of the palate and allow a flow of saliva around them. And this maintained that very famous lisp. You think any dental technician could have made those . No. These are extremely rare and very, very difficult to make. Churchill makes clear he knows that when Derek Cudlipp breaks some personal news to the Prime Minister. He told churchill that his papers had come through to go into the army, and churchill literally just tore them to shreds in front of my fathers face and said to my father, youre not going anywhere. Youre staying here with me. Because of his dentures. Because of his dentures, yes. You ask, what is our aim . I can answer in one word victory. This is churchills office in which he delivered four of his speeches during the war. The secret bunker under the streets of westminster is now a museum. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terror. Victory however long and hard the road may be. The last of the bombing raids happen, and they left everything that you see. And so, for instance, this here is churchills original chair, and you are going to sit in it. Oh, my god. You can feel the unimaginable pressure on churchill. Churchill was obviously pretty tense. If you just feel that notch at the end there that he made with the ring that he wore on that hand, and he belted it like that. [ bells tolling ] but his voice never cracks. This is your victory. May 8, 1945, ve day. Victory of the cause of freedom in every land. [ crowd cheering ] when dereks wartime post with churchill ends, he keeps two spare sets of the Prime Ministers dentures. He goes on to open his own prosthetics service. He was probably recognized to be the best in the country. All his clients came to him, word of mouth. Word of mouth . Yeah, very much so. [ laughs ] yes, very much so. Decades later, nigels father donates one of his sets of churchills dentures to the Royal College of surgeons. It was something he was very proud of, but, of course, it was a quiet donation, which suited him. But nigel thinks his dad deserves a more prominent place in the history books. So when derek dies, in 2007, and nigel inherits the remaining set of churchills dentures, he stows them in his cufflinks drawer. Theyre not something that you have on the mantelpiece. And i kept thinking to myself, i must do something about these. Theyre just sitting there. Was it about the money . It was more about recognition for my father. He was too shy during his life to mention them. Coming up, nigels plan to get his dad that recognition. How much interest were you able to generate in these . You know, the term is gone viral, and it did. Thats next. Heres another quiz question for you. Which American Revolutionary war figure was also a practicing dentist . The answer in a moment. Its easy to think that all Money Managers are pretty much the same. But while some push High Commission investment products, Fisher Investments avoids them. Some advisers have hidden and layered fees. Fisher investments never does. 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When british dental technician Derek Cudlipp dies in 2007, he passes down to his son, nigel, his finest piece of work, a set of false teeth he made during world war ii for Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Nigel puts the dentures in a drawer but never forgets them. He wants to figure out how to use them to honor his dad. I wanted to tell the people about my father, because he was too shy during his life to mention them. Since his dad already donated one set to a british museum, nigel dreams up another plan. He figures hell find someone to auction them off. He says he doesnt need the money. He just wants to get his father in the newspapers. I could never have sold them while he was alive, cause he wouldnt have liked the publicity. Hello, andrew. Im jamie. Oh, hello. So very pleased to meet you. Nigel thinks hes found the man to finally get him some appraiser Andrew Bullock of keys auctions in norfolk, england. I have a place over here. Andrews sold a lot of odd churchill items unsmoked cigars, playing cards, cigar boxes but never imagines hed receive a Commission Like the one from nigel. When you opened the box, what did you see . Well, i saw some teeth staring at me. Andrew immediately knows he can get nigel exactly what he wants. How much interest were you able to generate in these . You know, the term is gone viral, and it did. So its global. It was worldwide, and it got to be sort of quite a joke that the next phone call was gonna be for andrew from timbuktu or somewhere. A lot of people actually found the whole episode a little bit macabre, where others were absolutely fascinated. When something of interest arrives for auction, it may not necessarily be of great value, but theres very often a wonderful story behind it. Its a wild story. It is. Churchill had a lisp, and these partial dentures were specially designed to maintain that lisp. So it was, you know, of paramount importance. Word got out. Yep. I came across it in the himalayan times newspaper. And i thought, probably now, weve done enough p. R. Coming up, the bidding begins. And it just went rapidly, rapidly, rapidly up. Who buys dentures . Well, a very, very good question. And one well answer next. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website, strangeinheritance. Com. Liberty mutual stood with me when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night. Hold on dad. Liberty did what . Yeah, Liberty Mutual 24hour roadside assistance helped him to fix his flat so he could get home safely. My dad says our insurance doesnt have that. Dont worry i know what a lug wrench is, dad. Is this a lug wrench . Maybe . You can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. Liberty stands with you™. Liberty mutual insurance. Copdso to breathe better,athe. I go with anoro. Go your own way copd tries to say, go this way. I say, ill go my own way with anoro. 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And when he leaves his son, nigel, the teeth that won world war ii, well, thats one strange inheritance. No surprise that, after nigel puts churchills chompers up for auction, the story goes viral. In fact, thats the point. How do you think your father would have felt about so many people knowing about the dentures . I mean, he would have been secretly proud, but because he was so shy, he needed someone to speak for him, so im pleased to have done that. As history called Derek Cudlipp to fashion false teeth that preserved churchills lisp, nigel calls Andrew Bullock to sell them. Did you think they were immediately something that you would take to auction . Oh, yes, yes. One felt sort of quite honored to be handling something to do with a great man. After andrew examines the dentures, he estimates their value at around £5,000, or 8,000. They were solid gold. Yes. I did joke that i thought they would actually fetch more than the scrap price for gold. What did the bidding start at . I started it at £3,800. Thats about 5,800. But it didnt stay there long. And it just went rapidly, rapidly, rapidly up, until the hammer fell at £15,200. Or about 24,000 bucks. The buyer . George ridgeon, a retired english fireman willing to pay three times what andrew expected. Were you smiling . We smiled. [ both laugh ] more smiles may come in this toothy tale, courtesy of nigels 18yearold daughter, lauren. I was going through a few pieces, and this was one of the books that i came across. In june of 2015, she discovers yet another set of gold dentures in a box of jewelry which she inherited from nigels mother. Um, ick. So, theres another mystery. They wouldnt have just been left there, and i would like to think that they belonged to somebody thats quite important, but. If they do, nigel and his daughter say expect to hear from them again a strange inheritance story for another day. Six months after nigels auction, a third set of churchills dentures surfaced and sold for 25,000. So, the fireman who bought the teeth that won world war ii tried to resell nigels inheritance on a british tv game show. But when the highest offer came in at only about 7,800, the fireman said, no deal. Id tell him, dont give up. As churchill once famously said, success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Im jamie colby. Thanks so much for watching this special edition of strange inheritance. And remember, you cant take it with you. Dad had a talent. Theres nobody out there who does what he did. He was just that good. But its lost on his son. When youre 16 or 17 years old, the last thing youre worried about is your dad up in a building, building models. This strange inheritance ultimately brings them together. When his father was alive, he did not want larry to touch them, and i can only imagine what hes thinking now. How would you describe this inheritance . A little bit more of a journey than i was prepared for. So, is it time to take a new tack . I know youve said, larry, that youd never seriously considered selling, but now that you hear this. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im driving into the oldest settlement in louisiana. Its called natchitoches. Its rich in Southern Charm and civil war history. Battles raged nearby, both along and on the red river. Well, that history inspired one mans remarkable craftsmanship. But it left his son wondering what the heck to do with all the crafts. My name is Larry Atteridge. In 2008, my father passed away and left behind his lifes work a massive fleet of amazingly detailed model ships he built from scratch. Hi, larry. Im jamie. Well, hi, jamie. Nice to meet you. Great to meet you. Thanks for inviting me deep into louisiana. It sure is pretty. Well, ive got a lot to show you. Come this way. Larry invites me in to see some of his fathers civil war ships. This is one cool viewer submission. Which one is that . This is the eastport, which was on the red river here in natchitoches parish. It was one of the largest ironclads of the civil war. It was 280 foot long, and it weighed 770 tons. With the civil war, i first think of great armies clashing at gettysburg, shiloh, and antietam, not naval battles. But thats the story these miniature vessels tell. When war between the states breaks out in 1861, Union General Winfield Scott creates the anaconda plan. The idea blockade southern ports, take control of the mississippi, and, like a huge snake, squeeze the south into submission. The union builds a navy of more than 600 ships. They would commandeer boats from people ferry boats, paddlewheelers, anything that floated and they could put a gun on it. Larrys father, william, made models of many of them. Theres the c. S. S. Gaines, a wooden sidewheel confederate gunboat built in mobile, alabama. Theres the u. S. S. Vicksburg and the c. S. S. Alabama a massive propellerdriven ship built in secrecy in england for the confederacy. All are made precisely to scale. 1 inch here translates to 8 feet on the real vessel. Where did this all begin . Did dad buy a book on ship building . I dont remember anybody ever teaching him how to do this. Its just something you have to be born with. William atteridge jr. Is born in 1929 in highland park, illinois, a suburb of chicago. From an early age, hes fascinated by the ships he sees on Lake Michigan and dreams of one day setting sail. In 1951, during the korean war, william joins the navy and travels the pacific on the u. S. S. Valley forge. The 22yearold specializes in cosmetic maintenance, doing the detail work. The 45 that you see on the u. S. S. Valley forge, he was one of the guys that painted the numbers on the Aircraft Carrier he was on. William is honorably discharged in 1955, returns home, gets married, and starts a family. Larrys the youngest of three kids. The family settles in central louisiana, where williams artistic skills lead him to a job. He started out as a draftsman for the mobilehome industry. He just had an incredible talent for artistry. Did you inherit the artistry gene . No. When hes not buried behind a stack of blueprints, william loves to travel the country. He took us to National Parks all over the United States. But it seemed like we always ended up at a Naval Air Base or some military museum. Then, in the mid1970s, a trip to vicksburg, mississippi, sparks williams creative passion. More than 100 years earlier, the u. S. S. Cairo was the first vessel ever to be sunk using a mine remotely detonated by hand. Williams there to watch it go on display after being raised from the yazoo river. He started getting involved with the Museum People over there, and next thing i knew, he was building ships. The 46yearold father of three starts with his own miniature version of the massive cairo piece by piece, out of pine and cypress. The smokestacks. The deck boards. Cannons. Even miniature ropes. It takes two months. You know, he would make the little doors and the little lifeboats. And then he would paint them and he would drive little nails into the deck. Its amazing. He just went haywire with it, really. Over the next decade, william builds a civil war flotilla. Theres the c. S. S. Virginia, the first steampowered ironclad warship, built by the confederate navy. The u. S. S. Neosho, a union vessel with a steampowered frontgun turret that can spin 360 degrees. Thats some firepower. And the c. S. S. Calhoun, a civilian steamer converted into a 500ton sidewheel gunboat. All with the precision youd expect from a career draftsman. Before he built a ship, hed study it. He had blueprints from the smithsonian institution, and if they didnt exist, he would draw his own set of blueprints. Down to the finest detail. He was a fanatic about it. Was your mom applauding his efforts . Not really. I recall her not being all that thrilled with dad spending a lot of time in the shop. But he wouldnt stop. Oh, no. It became an obsession. By the time william retires in the early 1980s, hes churned out more than 500 ships. Thats when the hobbyist decides to share his fleet with the world. He built an annex on his property, next to the family home in arcadia, louisiana his very own civil war naval museum. Lets be honest most people would build, maybe, an addition to their house. Your dad told your mom, im gonna build a museum for the ships. You know, for lack of better terms, i think he didnt really listen to much about what my mother had to say. William doesnt even let his son touch his delicate crafts. Not that larrys interested. As a young man, i didnt pay as much attention to what he was doing. When youre 16 or 17 years old, the last thing youre worried about is your dad up in a building, building models. But outside the family, word is spreading about a reclusive shipwright in the woods of louisiana. They call from around the country and around the world. Civil war buffs and private collectors not only want to see his work, they want to buy it. Was this profitmaking for him . Thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. The c. S. S. Virginia was a confederate ironclad warship also known by what name . The answer after the break. [vo] the grille is distinctive. But its usually seen from the rear. The 2018 audi q5 is here. Listen up, Heart Disease. You too, unnecessary er visits. And hey, unmanaged depression, dont get too comfortable. Were talking to you, cost inefficiencies, and data without insights. And fragmented care, stop getting in the way of patient recovery and pay attention. Every single one of you is on our list. At optum, were partnering across the Health System to tackle its biggest challenges. At optum, were partnering across the Health System retail. Under pressure like never before. And its connected technology thats moving companies forward fast. Ecommerce. Real time inventory. Virtual changing rooms. Thats why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent Network Speed across multiple locations. Every corporate office, warehouse and store near or far covered. Leaving every competitor, threat and challenge outmaneuvered. Comcast business outmaneuver. Intelligent technology can help protect it. The 2018 audi q5 is here. So, by what name was the c. S. S. Virginia also known . The answer is b the merrimack. It was a union ship salvaged by the south and rechristened as the virginia. In 1862, it faced off against the monitor in the first duel between ironclad ships. By the 1990s, William Atteridge has built an armada of nearly 1,000 model ships. Visitors from around the world travel to his makeshift museum in the louisiana woods to see his amazing craft. Did he charge people to come in . His museum was donations only. They would drop a couple dollars in a bucket and hed let them go through there and he would talk them to death. And, finally, it was almost like, okay, we got to go. [ chuckles ] one of his early patrons Louisiana State University Historian gary joiner. Do you remember the first time walking in . Absolutely. The first thing i saw was this giant model of the c. S. S. Arkansas. And i said, you know what youre doing. Was he a teacher . He was to me. He was a historical sponge. Gary commissions william to build ships to use as visual aids in his classes 17 in all. Whatd you pay . I think i paid 175 at the time. Was it a steal . Oh, yes. Without a doubt. He was just that good. Later, even museums commissioned ships from william. Was this profitmaking for him . He didnt make enough. My dad was a very kind soul, and he did a lot of things out of the goodness of his heart. What would it cost for a ship . Back in those days, he might get 300 or 400. And he would spend two months building it. Year after year, he churns out models. Then, in 2005, william is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given six months to live. Larry has long since moved out. He now owns a successful Ambulance Company two hours away. But he starts making the trip back and forth every week. Its the most treasured time he ever spends with his father. During that period of time is when he taught me the most about these ships and about him. The realization came forward that we didnt really know each other. Do you wish you had spent more time with him . Absolutely. We loved each other, but we just didnt have that closeness. William atteridge outlives his prognosis by three years. He dies in 2008 at age 78. Were you with him when he passed . Yes. It was just me and him. I just told him i loved him and, you know, kissed him on the forehead, which is probably the first time i ever remember kissing my father. And with that, larry comes into his strange inheritance more than 100 ships, the blueprints he built them from, as well as the records of another 1,000plus models hes sold through the years an archive of the hobby his father elevated to an art form. Have you had this collection appraised since you inherited it . I did when he first passed away. And i think it was around 130,000. Would you sell . Not for 130,000. The emotional attachment, to me, is worth a great deal more than that. But things can change. And, as you will see, they do for larry more than once. How would you describe this inheritance . It was a little bit more of a journey than i was prepared for. Thats next. Heres another quiz question for you. Extra credit if you can name the war during which it was deployed. Can i kick it . Yes you can can i kick it . Yes you can can i kick it . 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Larrys wife, pam, lends a hand with some hesitation. When his father was alive, he did not want larry to touch them, and i can only imagine what hes thinking now. The ships go on exhibit in natchitoches, with larry serving as the curator. But just a year later, with his ambulance business growing, larry decides he no longer has time to manage them. All of a sudden, i realize that i have to move these again. He reaches out to the state of louisiana, and theyre on board. For a second time, larry carefully packs up his sprawling and delicate fleet. This time, he ships it to a state museum in tioga, louisiana. Five years pass. Then, larry receives an alarming phone call. The museums unstable literally. How unstable . It was about to cave in. Then it became kind of a panic situation for us. For a third time, larry scrambles to relocate his strange inheritance. He decides just to bring it home, where the boats will be absolutely safe he thinks. Then, early one morning. My stepdaughter came into the room and said, hey, the house is on fire. The whole house, within five minutes, was in flames. In the 40 minutes it takes the Fire Department to reach their rural location, the atteridge house burns to the ground. We lost everything. So, you escaped with your family, but the ships . They were still in the museum. Thankfully, thered been a delay in delivering custombuilt cabinets to the house, and the models stayed put. Wow. Someone was protecting them. It was just by the grace of god, i think. Unfortunately, most of his fathers sale records for ships that he had sold were in the house and are lost in the fire. Have you ever had a moment where youve said, i do need to sell them . Yes. Its crossed my mind. We know one potential buyer our michael wall, founder of the American Marine Model Gallery in gloucester, massachusetts. When larry called us, we called michael. Ive never seen a collection like this, especially of civil war models. So, whats involved in appraising a collection like this . Well, for example, i chose this model of arkansas because its probably one of the biggest ones in the collection. I love it because of the artistry that is done with the finish. I feel Something Like this would probably be worth between 5,500 and 6,500. Wow. [ Cash Register dings ] the appraiser says William Atteridges model of the u. S. S. Cairo would also go for about 6k. And larry has about 100 more. Michael, what do you sense could happen if larry were willing to part with the collection . Basically, i broke down the collection in three parts the highend, the midrange models, and then the lowrange. The total was 279,000. Okay. [ chuckles ] quite a collection. So, i know youve said, larry, that youd never seriously considered selling, but now that you hear this. Thats next. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website, strangeinheritance. Com. 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In fact, when you consider that larrys father sold at least 10 times as many models as he kept, there may well be 2 to 3 million of William Atteridge originals floating around the world. Pretty impressive for just an old guy with a hobby. So, larry, i know youve never seriously considered selling, but now that youve heard this, do you change your mind . [ inhales deeply ] well, got a lot to think about. Um. I believe ill hold on to them, keep them in the family and. Great. In the bloodline. Its a lot of money. You couldnt use the money . Obviously, we could use it, but were not in that situation, so. Yeah. Well just hold on to them and keep them in dads honor. And, finally, in a permanent home. Well, here they are. Very, very impressive. Yep. Those display cases finally arrived. So, inside their new house, larry and pam have created a minimaritime museum a contemporary version of the one william had out in the woods all those years ago. Minus, of course, the workshop, the donation bucket, and the modelship builder ready, as his son recalls, to talk his visitors to death. Do you see your father in these . Absolutely. You know, i wake up every day, and there they are. And i think its my longlasting relationship with my father. You know, if it wasnt for that, i dont know that id have anything. In that house fire, larry lost records from about 1,000 of his dads models. Well, hes hoping you can help him locate those missing ships. If you look closely at bill atteridges work, you can sometimes find a sticker with his name, like this one here. And if you see one, email me a picture at jamie strangeinheritance. Com. Thanks so much for watching. And remember you cant take it with you. Morning. Todd have a great day, everybody. President trump the iran deal was one of the worst and most onesided transactions the United States has ever entered. We cannot and will not make this certification. 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