History's Lost & Found

History's Lost and Found
Format History program
Starring Edward Herrmann
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 65
Production
Executive producer(s) Susan Werbe & Bruce David Klein
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel The History Channel
Original run 1999 (1999) – 2005 (2005)

History's Lost and Found is a television show from the History Channel first aired in 1999. Each episode is divided into three different segments concerning a different "lost" item or artifact from history. Most of the time, the three segments do not relate. Each segment runs around 7 minutes and in this time we learn the history, of several famous lost artifacts such as the flags from the Battle of Iwo Jima, and other not so famous artifacts like the first TV Dinner tray. Each segment ends with information on where this item is located. Some segments were reused in other episodes. Episodes of the show were released on VHS in 2001 and the first episode has been released on DVD. 2000 was the big year for the series as most of the episodes were created and aired during that year, but a few new episodes aired 4 years later in 2004.

The series is based on the book "Lucy's Bones, Sacred Stones and Einstein's Brain" by Harvey Rachlin.

The series was produced by Atlas Media Corporation. Executive Producer: Bruce David Klein

Contents

Repeats

The History Channel continues to air the show in reruns every Sunday morning at 6:00 and 6:30 AM. [1]

The episodes do not air in order and some are shown more often than others.

Episode list

Here is a list of artifacts featured on the show.

Episode Segments Original Air Date
1 8/7/1999 [2]
2 8/14/1999 [3]
3 9/11/1999
4 10/6/2000
5 10/9/2000
6 10/10/2000
7 10/11/2000
8
  • Eva Braun’s Home Movies
  • King Herold’s Alabaster Bathtub
  • First Issue of Mad Magazine
10/12/2000
9
  • Alcatraz Escape Heads
  • Buddy Holly’s Glasses
  • Calvin Coolidge’s Electric Horse
10/13/2000
10
  • Robert E Lee’s Surrender Table
  • Marie Antoinette’s Guillotine Blade
  • Ronald Reagan’s Favorite Booth at Chasens
10/16/2000
11
  • WWII Surrender Table
  • James Dean’s Motorcycle
  • Alan Sheppard’s Six-Iron
10/17/2000
12
  • Stonewall Jackson's Raincoat
  • First Monopoly Game
  • Franz Ferdinand's Assassination Car
10/18/2000
13
  • Oliver Cromwell's Head
  • Lone Ranger's Mask
  • First Video Game
10/19/2000
14
  • Merry Pranksters Bus
  • First Portable Vacuum
  • Ben Franklin’s Armonica
10/20/2000
15
  • Hollywood Sign
  • Gandhi’s Bloodstained Dhoti
  • First Gas Mask
10/23/2000
16
  • Sam 260000
  • First TV Remote Control
  • Tom Thumb’s Wedding Cake
10/24/2000
17
  • Original Clinton Electric Chair
  • 1873 Winner Wire Barbed Wire
  • Togo
10/25/2000
18
  • First Zippo Lighter
  • The Lindbergh Crate
  • Captain Kidd’s Plea Letter
10/27/2000
19
  • Confederate Constitution
  • Genesis Moon Rock
  • Warren Harding's Dog Laddie Boy
10/30/2000
20
  • William Shakespeare's Will
  • Imelda Marcos's Shoes
  • First Longitude Timekeep
10/31/2000
21
  • 1890 Levi Jeans
  • Challenger Crew Compartment
  • Lizzie Borden’s Hatchet Head
11/1/2000 [4]
22
  • Autographed Hooverball
  • Covered Wagon Travel Trailer
  • Congressional Church Register of Salem
11/2/2000
23
  • Louis Armstrong’s Tape Recordings
  • One Cent Magenta Stamp
  • Andy Warhol’s Wigs
11/3/2000
24
  • Lincoln's Deathbed
  • Marilyn Monroe's Dress
  • Douglas Bader's Leg
11/6/2000
25
  • Al Capone's Cadillac
  • Columbus' Book of Privileges
  • Original Winnie-the-Pooh Doll.
11/7/2000
26
  • USS Arizona
  • John Wayne's Alamo Set
  • The Times Square Ball
11/8/2000
27
  • Last New York City Checkered Cab
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • Benedict Arnold's Oath of Allegiance
11/9/2000
28
  • The Memphis Belle
  • Henry the VIII’s Love Letters
  • Colonel Sanders First Pressure Cooker
11/10/2000
29
  • John Dillinger’s Gun
  • Lewis and Clark's Packing List
  • Leadbelly Aluminum Disc
11/13/2000
30
  • Mummy of John Paul Jones
  • Theodore Roosevelt Eye Glasses Case
  • First Microwave Oven
11/14/2000
31
  • The Voyager Record
  • Mark Twain’s Writing Bed
  • Plymouth Rock
11/15/2000
32
  • Liberace’s Mirror Tied Piano
  • Paul Reveres Lantern
  • Able the Space Monkey
11/17/2000
33
  • Sigmund Freud's Couch
  • Yes, Virginia Letter
  • Wright Flyer Cloth
11/20/2000
34
  • The Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln
  • Antioch Chalice
  • First Cellular Phone
11/21/2000
35
  • Janis Joplin's Porsche
  • Jumbo's bones
  • Eniac
11/22/2000
36
  • Houdini's Water Torture Cell
  • First Moog synthesizer
  • Painless Parker's Teeth
11/23/2000
37
  • St Valentine's Day Massacre Wall
  • The Liberty Bell
  • Mark I
11/24/2000
38
  • Hitler’s Skull
  • Original La-Z Boy Recliner
  • Kahanamoku's Australian Surfboard
11/27/2000
39
  • The Letters of Mary Todd Lincoln
  • The Origins of the Recreational Vehicle
  • Jayne Mansfield's Death Car
11/28/2000
40
  • Lee Harvey Oswald’s Ambulance
  • Original Fairy Photographs
  • The Nike Waffle Iron
11/29/2000
41
  • George Washington’s School Books
  • Original Instant Polaroid Camera
  • Hoof of Firehouse Twelve
11/30/2000
42
  • Girder from Hidenburg
  • Trigger
  • Sally Rand’s Ostrich Feather Fans
12/1/2000
43
  • Elvis’ Letter to Nixon
  • Man Eating Lions of Tsavo
  • Corset Busks from Mary Ann Hall’s Brothel
12/4/2000
44
  • Oscar Prototype
  • Induction Balance
  • The Stone of Scone
12/5/2000
45
  • Cowardly Lions Costume
  • The First Transistor
  • JFK’s Whale Tooth
12/6/2000
46
  • Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Medals
  • Joseph Hayden’s Head
  • Original Coca-Cola Bottle
12/7/2000
47
  • First Ike Jacket
  • First Apple Computer
  • Rin Tin Tin
12/8/2000
48
  • The P-38 Glacier Girl
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin Manuscript
  • Ty Cobb’s Dentures
12/11/2000
49
  • Nuremberg Laws
  • Charlie Parker's Plastic Saxophone
  • First Lionel Train
12/12/2000
50
  • USS Pampanito
  • Stanley Milgram's Shock Box
  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame Lyric Sheet
12/13/2000
51 12/14/2000
52
  • Bonnie and Clyde’s Death Car
  • George Washington’s Inaugural Bible
  • Hugh Hefner’s Pajamas
12/15/2000
53
  • Lyndon Johnson’s Tapes
  • John Lennon’s Station Wagon
  • First Parking Meter
12/18/2000
54
  • The James Caird
  • Sun Studio’s Sound Board
  • Patton’s Death Cadillac
12/19/2000
55
  • Larry Kelly’s Heisman Trophy
  • First Mustang Convertible
  • Log of the Enola Gay
12/20/2000
56
  • Jack Ruby’s Gun
  • Sense of Smell and Touch Mosaic
  • Ghetto Milk Cans
12/21/2000
57
  • Malcolm X’s Diary
  • Belmont’s Subway Car
  • Regan’s Favorite Booth at Chasens
12/22/2000
58
  • Francis Gary Power’s U2 Wing Fragment
  • Edison’s First Phonograph
  • Buffalo Bill’s Grave
12/25/2000
59
  • The Spruce Goose
  • Coat of Horatio Nelson
  • First TV Dinner Tray
12/26/2000
60
  • Lincoln's Catafalque
  • Elvis Presley's First Guitar
  • Pancho Villa's Death Mask
12/27/2000
61
  • Original Woolworth's Sit-in Counter
  • Dauphin's Heart
  • First War Films
12/28/2000
62
  • Remains of the Unknown Soldier
  • James Dean's Motorcycle
  • Warship Vasa
12/29/2000
63
  • The Spirit of America
  • Watergate Address Book
  • Charlie Chaplin’s Shoes
7/4/2004
64
  • The Wright Brothers' plane
  • The Treasures of King Tut
  • The Gettysburg Address
7/21/2004
65
  • Car that Carried John F. Kennedy to His Death
  • John Dillinger’s Gun
  • Civil War General’s Amputated Leg
9/4/2005

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