Brimley woman buys 'cookie jar' finds out it was probably for opium

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LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY

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Dr. Lori Verderame,  popular antiques appraiser on the Discovery Channel show “Auction Kings”, speaks to an overflow crowd as the latest guest lecturer in Lake Superior State University's “BE Inspired” series in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on September 9.

Verderame spot-evaluated items that were submitted by the public during a reception that preceded her talk.

In the photo above she examines a Chinese Tea Canister that dates from 1710-1750 - submitted by Janet Roger-Tyer from Cheboygan - at $3,600.

In the photo below she sizes up what submitter Dulcia Waite of Brimley thought was a Chinese cookie jar.

Verderame thinks it is likely an 18th-Century opium container from Japan, purchased for $38 at garage sale but worth $1,500.

In addition to her well-known comedic and no-holds-barred approach to antiques, Verderame provided students and members of the public with remarks about her career, as well as entrepreneurial advice.

LSSU’s “BE Inspired” speaker series is sponsored by the LSSU Lukenda School of Business, the School of Engineering and Technology, and the LSSU Cultural Affairs Committee.

Next up in the BE Inspired Series is LSSU alumnus Mike Hoffner, director of Career and Technical Education at the Branch Area Career Center, who will be on campus on October 15.

For more information, contact Marcia Jenkins Ball at 906-635-2426 or write [email protected].

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(PHOTOS: LSSU/John Shibley)