GUEST: We bought an 1896 Queen Anne Victorian in Vermont.

And when we were remodeling the kitchen, we found these stuffed throughout the walls and in the ceilings.

APPRAISER: Do you know who owned the house beforehand...

GUEST: Uh... APPRAISER: or-or how these came to get into the house?

GUEST: The initial owner was the person who ran the train station in Rutland.

APPRAISER: Okay.

GUEST: Um, he had had the house built back in 1896, and these are from that time period, so I'm assuming they're his.

APPRAISER: It's a terrific collection.

It's a wonderful example of artwork, with the women on the bicycles.

This one you have the men and women on the bicycles.

The other thing that I really want to point out is these were American companies.

So, there's a lot of appeal in a lot of different ways.

It's going to appeal to people who like just the look of them...

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: and the feel of this 19th century, late 19th century artwork and paper.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: And then to bicycle collectors.

Because anyone that collects bicycles seriously loves to get the catalogs to match up to their bike.

GUEST: Right.

APPRAISER: Inside each of these, where they're loaded with illustrations and prices for the bikes, the bike parts.

GUEST: Yep.

APPRAISER: There's some condition issues.

If you see here on this "Lovell Diamond Cycles, 1897," there's some water damage.

GUEST: Yep.

APPRAISER: Uh, but overall it's just a remarkable, remarkable find.

Dollar value for auction purposes will vary based on the amount of illustrations, by the covers, and by the maker.

That's the most important thing-- by the maker.

Rather than give you an individual price, at auction, I would probably estimate each piece anywhere from $200 to $400 per catalog.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: Now, you have about 25 of them.

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: So an overall estimate for auction purposes would probably be somewhere around $5,000 to $8,000.

GUEST: Wow.

That's great.

APPRAISER: So it's a nice little find.

GUEST: That's very nice.

APPRAISER: Less expensive than fiberglass insulation for sure.

GUEST: Absolutely.