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[ 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. As a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. At liberty butchemel. Cut. Liberty mu. Line . Cut. Liberty mutual customizes your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need. Cut. Liberty m. Am i allowed to riff . What if i come out of the water . Liberty biberty. Cut. Well dub it. Liberty mutual customizes your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Dyslexia, adhd, ocd, eating disorders, and anxiety. Every one of us knows and loves one of these kids. For expert information and free resources, visit childmind. Org. 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 . 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Its 2008, and Larry Atteridge has just been left his strange inheritance more than 100 scalemodel civil war ships built by his father, stacks of blueprints, and a request. Do you remember your last conversation . What he asked me to do was to take the collection, to show them in his honor, and keep them together. So youre guarding the fleet . Yes. [ chuckles ] with his fathers ship collection more than two hours away from his home, larry decides to move them to a closer port. A bedandbreakfast in nearby natchitoches agrees to put them on display. These are so delicate. How do you even go about moving that many ships . I rented a 26foot uhaul truck. We got furniture tarps and put them on the floor. 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. Now back to strange inheritance. Larry atteridge is weighing his options after receiving an appraisal of 279,000 for more than 100 civil war model ships that his late father painstakingly built over a lifetime. So, larry, how does that compare to the appraisal you got years ago . Well, its a big surprise. Its much higher than it was. Well, your dad did great work, and i think its just a testament to what he put into this. 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. Shes a jetsetter in the golden age of travel. Pan am flight attendants were iconic. Did she fit the bill . I think shecreatedthe bill. Bringing back these from around the globe. Indonesian, african, chinese they came from everywhere. I thought she was a smuggler, which made it even more exciting. What . are they just silly trinkets. Is there a big market for beads . Theres a big market for beads. This is the real deal . This is the real deal. Or historical treasures worth a mint . Thedalai lama . Yes. [ gavel bangs ] bidder 561 is for 11,000. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby, thrilled to be on my latest adventure, here in San Francisco. The woman at the heart of this story also loved to travel and took home the smallest of souvenirs from every place she visited. Those tiny keepsakes could add up to abigpayday for her heirs. My name is lise mousel. For over half a century, my glamorous aunt naomi traveled the world in style. She always had a surprise for us, but the biggest one came after she passed away. [ knock on door ] i want to know more about those surprises, so i meet lise and her mother, carol, at the condo where aunt naomi lived for more than 30 years. Lise now calls the place home. Oh, i love the way its decorated minimalist. It wasnt always true, when naomi was here. Really . Yes, there was stuff everywhere. There was furniture and there were antiquities, and then there were the beads. Beads everywhere. Beads . Beads. Naomi lindstroms story begins in a tiny logging town in british columbia, canada, where shes born in 1924. Sister carol comes along nine years later. Were you rich or poor . We were poor. Naomi used to love to tell the story that if we needed a grouse for dinner, shed take the shotgun and go and get it. But the backwoods life is too small for naomis big dreams. By 18, shes a premed College Student in seattle. She had one quarter left, but it was summer, and she saw a sign from United Airlines saying were hiring. She thought, ill do it for the summer. What do you think it was about that sign asking for people to sign up to be stewardesses that attracted her . It was the travel. She always was an adventurer. Naomi instantly falls in love with the globetrotting lifestyle. She was hooked. She was hooked, and she never regretted it. In 1952, she jumps ship to Panamerican Airways not just the most prestigious of carriers, but a cultural icon. Pan am was founded in 1927 as americas First International airline. An innovator in the use of jet aircraft, pan am becomes legendary for its luxury, panache, and above all, its classy, gorgeous stewardesses. Pan am flight attendants were iconic. Did she fit the bill, lise . Oh, good lord, i think she createdthe bill, actually. Howd she look in her uniform . Oh, she looked gorgeous. She looked gorgeous until she retired. The stews life gives naomi the chance to see the world. During layovers, while her stewardess friends sit by the pool, naomi immerses herself in the local culture, which leads to a new hobby beads. Thats how she befriends jamey allen over their shared love of the small mementos. What do you think naomis fascination with beads was . She liked the fact that beads put you in touch with the culture that you admire or are interested in. In some cultures, theyre money. In others, magical charms. For naomi, they slide easily into a suitcase and through customs. They are mankinds oldest portable art form. Naomi soon identifies the perfect way to add to her bead count archaeological dig sites. And her 10 per diem from pan am comes in quite handy. At that particular point in time, the archeologists werent interested in beads, and for 10, she could get a lot of beads. What if she needed the money to eat . Oh, she knew that she could nd somebody whod buy dinner for her. Naomis tiny keepsakes soon include glass beads from china, jasper from south america, stone beads from the middle east, and countless more from around the world. These red coral beads come from india. Naomi gets them in 1959 after striking up an acquaintance with a famous passenger. Filmmaker and broadcaster Lowell Thomas is on a mission trip to aid the dalai lama, and naomi tags along. Thedalai lama . Yes. Naomi was working in first class. She met Lowell Thomas. He was looking for somebody who could buy, inexpensively, all the supplies to build houses for the refugees. That is amazing. Over the decades, naomi stockpiles her beads in her San Francisco condo. I thought she was a smuggler, which made it even more exciting. What . she was this kind of biggerthanlife, independent woman who did exactly what she wanted, and i thought she was magic. She never married . No, she never did. She had many proposals. She had so many Diamond Rings that she took all the diamonds and made one band. From different guys . All from different guys. By the early 2000s, naomi is long retired from pan am, and her world travels have come to an end. But even into her 80s, shes still feisty as ever. She was probably about a year beyond needing fulltime care, but she kept sending her caregivers home. So mom and i decided that the best thing to do was to have a Family Member live with her, and i was portable at the time and eager because i loved her so much. Lise lives with her aunt naomi for the next year. Then, in march 2014, just weeks shy of her 90th birthday, naomi peacefully passes away. She names her sister carol her sole heir, who, in turn, makes lise trustee of the estate. Thats when they learn aunt naomis little trinkets are a lot more than that. Well, we were all astounded. We still were not prepared for what we found. I almost had a heart attack. Thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. Which of the following was not a requirement for pan am stewardesses during the golden age of flying . The answer when we return. Its b. Pan am did not require applicants to have traveled abroad. The three other answers really were requirements. Pan am stewardess Naomi Lindstrom circumnavigates the world, amassing a huge assortment of beads from everywhere she goes. After her death in 2014, her sister and niece are rummaging through her San Francisco condo, wondering whether their inheritance is filled with treasures or trash. I was desperate to get things cleared out. It was overwhelming because i didnt have a clue what i was looking at. Do you take a garbage bag and just get started . It was tempting. It was really tempting. There was drawer upon drawer upon drawer. And when you opened them, every drawer was just overflowing. She converted closets into bead drawers. These are beautiful. Its not just loose beads stashed everywhere, but hundreds of bead necklaces. We probably spent the better part of two days just taking the necklaces out and laying them across the beds. The handmade pieces range from glamorous to exotic to simply bizarre. This is a necklace that naomi wore. Its dogs teeth. Dog teeth thats a new one. Thousands upon thousands of beads. Its simply overwhelming for carol. When you looked at all the beads, what was your first reaction . Wow. What have we gotten into . But helps just a phone call away to naomis friend and fellow bead enthusiast jamey allen. Well, we were all astounded. We were not prepared for what we found. Jameys first step is to catalog the collection. Jamey and i spent months together, going through drawers, with me helping him sort and saying, jamey, whats this . Jamey, whats this . The beads may look alike to lise, but not to jameys discerning eye. Hes able to deduce a beads cultural origin by studying its material, shape, color, and markings. For instance, the distinctive reddish hue on this strand reveals its provenance. These beads were made in burma. How do you know . Whereas most amber is yellow, burmese amber is more often red. So, you can determine a lot of things visually by the color, by the clarity, by the uniformity of the color. Other hints help determine a beads age erosion signs, texture, and rarity. Another clue older beads typically have larger holes, due to the lack of sophisticated cutting tools. Beads were made by hand, and they were made by artisans, and they were made one at a time, and they had a lot of skill and time invested in them. Jameys analysis yields a stunning conclusion many of naomis beads are not only very old, but rare. Ancient items include 17th Century Glass trading beads from venice and these amber ones from the chinese qing dynasty. They probably were originally in a Mandarin Court necklace about 150 years ago. Other beads, he tells them, are even older. Theres west african quartz more than 1,000 years old, precolumbian ceramic from peru, and afghani beads from the 3rd millennium b. C. Are these museumworthy . Absolutely. There are many, many museumworthy pieces in the lindstrom collection. I had no idea. I mean, to me, its a bunch of beads. A bunch of beads that jamey says might be worth their weight in gold. A wellmade bead from 3,000 years ago is a very valuable thing. But justhowvaluable . Before i knew it, she was practically hyperventilating. I was just overtaken by the beauty of everything that she had. Thats next. Heres another quiz question for you. The answer after the break. So, which of these beads is typically the most valuable . Its c. Imperial jade is a prized material symbolizing water and life. In 2014, a jade necklace sold in hong kong for more than 27 million. After the death of her glamorous aunt naomi, a retired pan am stewardess, lise mousel and her mother, carol, are astonished to learn the exotic details of naomis vast bead collection. It spans about 5,000 years of history and everything from indonesian, african, chinese, japanese, european. They came from everywhere. Naomi also created oneofakind necklaces from her tiny treasures beaded jewelry that now might be worth a small fortune. Did you have any idea how much they were all worth . No. I knew nothing about beads. She finds out when she invites rhonda harness of michaans auctions to naomis San Francisco condo. When i walked in the house, i was just overtaken by the beauty of everything that she had. You just dont see these items. The collection is phenomenal. Its immediately clear to rhonda that this is one of the top bead collections in america and deserves its own standalone auction which im previewing today, just hours before the big event. What are you wearing, to start . Im wearing an ancient tibetan necklace of coral. From what i understand, the piece youre wearing has an estimate of 30,000. That is correct. Coral is so popular right now, and you just dont see it the size, the color, the quality. Its almost impossible to find. Is there a big market for beads . Theres a big market for beads. Beads are the First Jewelry that was ever worn. Beads were worn before clothes were worn. They were also used as charms like this ancient tibetan dzi bead, said to bring good luck and ward off evil. I see people Walking Around new york city with evil eye bracelets. This is the real deal . This is the real deal. What would this little bead go for . Well, we have it very reasonably priced at 1,500 to 2,000. This is an incredible necklace right here. Theyre ancient beads from afghanistan, and theyre glass beads. Its presale estimate 3,000. This really caught my eye. Its precolumbian, and its beautiful beads of crystal carnelian. Very rare to find these. Can i put this on you . Please do. Why wait . It looks like it was made for you. And it could be mine for 6k. Rhonda tells me that memento from naomis time helping the dalai lama should also attract attention. I have had so much interest in it. I feel this is going to do very well. The presale estimate more than 10 grand. While this Central Asian necklace from 700 b. C. Is appraised at 18,000. Theres no telling what the entire cache will bring in. Ready to find out . Thats next. Are you nervous . Im terrified. With that, we will begin. I am hoping that ive done everything i could have done up to this point. 500 is bid. Online at 500. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website, strangeinheritance. Com. Great riches will find you when Liberty Mutual customizes your Car Insurance, so you only pay for what you need. Wow. Thanks, zoltar. How can i ever repay you . Maybe you could free zoltar . Thanks, lady. Taxi only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. A firefighter. A College Student. A mother. And i am an american soldier. I will always be ready. For every storm. And disaster that threatens my community. I will always be there to protect my neighbors. My family. And my country. We are the Army National guard. We are the Army National guard. We are the Army National guard. Visit nationalguard. Com to learn more about parttime service. Now back to strange inheritance. 200 to start. Do i have any takers for 200 . 200 right there. 225 now. 225. Do we go 250 . In march 2016, the Naomi Lindstrom collection hits the Auction Block at michaans in alameda, california. The treasure trove includes ancient beads and necklaces spanning more than 5,000 years of history that the pan am stewardess acquired from around the globe and bequeathed to her sister carol. Like these ancient beads excavated in mali. These are at least 1,000 years old. Wow. Unfortunately, this day is gonna cost me some money. Id say collect it now, because youll never see it again. Naomi would be standing there with her chest out, her head back, and a big smile on her face, saying, yes, i did this. Shed be so proud. Shed be thrilled. Naomi felt all of these things were her babies. And today, were looking for a lot of good homes. 475. 475 now. 475s the bid. Go 500 . The auction gets going. Some of the presale estimates are right on the button. Lot number 4418 an ancient afghanistan glass bead necklace. Those afghani glass beads i tried on. 3,000. [ Cash Register dings ] 4359, tibetan coral bead, gilded silver needle case necklace. And well start the bidding off on this at 6,000. 6,500. That necklace from naomis time helping the dalai lama. Bidder 561 is for 11,000. Whoo way to go. [ laughs ] whew yeah. This is fun, isnt it . [ laughter ] its even more fun when items go way above their appraisals. Many do. Remember that tiny tibetan spiritual bead priced at 1,500 . And well start the bidding off on that at. This is the best one. 1,500 is bid. 1,500, 1,600, 1,700, 1,800. 1,900. 1,900, 2,000 2,250. 2,500. 2,500. Now go 2,750s online. 3,000 the bid. Were holding at 3,000. On the floor with 3,000. 2,250. Now go 2,500. 2,500. 3,500 is on the floor. 3,750s online. No advance. 4,000. 4,000 still bidding online. 4,250. Now go 4,500. 4,500. 4,500 is bid. Online at 4,500. [ gavel bangs ] sold online for 4,500. Thats triple its preauction estimate. More big sales follow. Chinese white jade necklace. And well start the bidding off on that at 1,000. Like this chinese white jade necklace. [ gavel bangs ] 4,250. [ Cash Register dings ]. And an ancient himalayan strand that earns 5,900. [ gavel bangs ] bidder 604 for 3,000. The auction goes on for more than five hours. Last call 3,750. Nearly 300 lots, thousands of beads on the block. [ gavel banging ] in total, the auction earns more than 300,000 bucks. When you first looked at this collection and think, ohhh theres a lot of beads, and then you walk away with hundreds of thousands of dollars. That was an incredible gift from your aunt. Oh, my gosh. It really was. And shed be happy that people thought her things were interesting enough to buy them. And that may be just the beginning. Many toptier items that didnt hit their reserve will be reoffered down the line, like that ancient tibetan coral strand, the Central Asian stone necklace, and these mongolian beads. The plan is to market the heck out of it. And then well just hope that the right buyers are there on that particular day, looking. Day of the auction, did it feel like naomi was there . Shewas. Excuse me . I had her ashes in my purse. She went to the auction. Absolutely. She wanted to be put in a lake in british columbia, and i called mom and said, would it be okay with you if we kept half of her ashes out and took them with us . And she said, sure. Why not . I think its the best Memorial Service we could have given her. A fitting tribute to the pan am stewardess and her precious keepsakes from a life adventurously lived. On 10 a day. 10 per diem. [ laughs ] so, if lise brought half of aunt naomis ashes to the auction, what happened to them afterward . Well, once they gave naomi one final day with her precious beads, they decided to scatter the rest in places dear to naomis heart. Some will go in the soil outside her condo, while others will be sprinkled from this balcony over the city San Francisco that she loved so much. Bon voyage, naomi. Thanks so much for watching strange inheritance. Im jamie colby. Remember you cant take it with you. Pedalpushing primates. Grandpa would go with a young gorilla on a motorcycle, go get a slurpee. Grappling great apes. People would come and watch people box and wrestle. But, this whole gorilla magilla. People would come and picket the facility. Is no barrel of monkeys. I was told dont open this envelope until i pass away. Hes a good boy. That sounds like an ultimatum. It was. Game on