Is it tchotchke or treasure?

? What: Clark County

Antique and Collectible Show.

? When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

? Where: Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield.

? Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for children 12 to 17 and free for children 11 and younger; expert identification and evaluation $5 per object.

? Information:

503-282-0877 or http://www.palmerwirfs.com

It could have been right off of television: Robert and Marcia Stewart waited for two hours in line. They paid $10 and placed their two items — a 1930s Mickey Mouse sweatshirt that was Marcia’s mother’s and a 1925 art deco Pabst Blue Ribbon lamp that was her grandparents’ — into the knowledgeable hands of appraiser Kathleen Victor.

Victor gives details about the pieces, such as that Mickey’s long nose shows indicates this is the first version of the mouse, and that the lamp base and top are ruby amethyst. It’s all very interesting but — and viewers of Antiques Roadshow know this look — what the Stewarts, and everyone watching, clearly want to know is: What are they worth?

The Mickey sweatshirt could bring $450 to $500 in a Disney auction. The lamp, which Victor says appeals to collectors of art deco, nudes and beer memorabilia, could get about $600.

“You can sell naked ladies all day long,” said Victor of the lamp, which featured a zaftig woman in a state of undress with flowing locks, under the painted-on Pabst logo. “She’s got everything somebody wants as far as selling beer.”

Startled smiles ran across the faces of the Vancouver couple: A $2.50 investment on that lamp more than 30 years ago may net them a profit of about $597.50.

The pair left, carefully packaging their heirlooms, discussing what they were going to do with their booty.

The Stewarts were among hundreds of hopefuls who flocked to the antiques appraisal booth Saturday at the Clark County Antique and Collectibles Show at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, paying $5 per item to see if Aunt Mabel’s old table or that art piece picked up at a garage sale would pay off their mortgage.

Most didn’t hit the level of hundreds or even thousands of dollars — although a mechanical bank one person brought in was valued at $11,000.

Julie Carlsen of Battle Ground put up a hefty pair of brass fighting cocks, inherited from her husband’s grandparents, for an evaluation.

Carlsen thought they might be from South America, where the couple travelled. She also thought they might be worth about $9,000, based on a similar pair her sister saw in California.

But evaluator Don Jensen was quick to say that they actually come from mid-20th century India and are common souvenirs, worth about $85 to $90.

Carlsen said that was just fine — the roosters would keep their spot on the mantle.

“We’ve had these for 10 or 15 years and we always wondered what their value was,” she said. “It’s nice to know the history of it; I had no idea.”

But the answers actually left Carlsen with even more intrigue: She knew her grandparents-in-law went to South America, but how did they get hold of South Asian tchotchkes?

“Now I have more questions,” she said.