Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team on the Cineflix documentary series “American Pickers” recently announced plans to return to Ohio in October to film episodes.
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team on the Cineflix documentary series “American Pickers” recently announced plans to return to Ohio in October to film episodes.
“We understand that with the proliferation of COVID-19, we are all facing very uncertain times,” said casting associate Maggie Kissinger in a statement. “We at ‘American Pickers’ are taking the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines and protocols for safe filming as outlined by the state and CDC. While we plan to be in Ohio in October, we will continue to re-schedule if conditions change for the worse. Regardless, we are excited to continue to reach the many collectors in the area to discuss their years of picking.”
Kissinger noted Wolfe and Fritz only pick private collectors, so stores, malls, flea markets, museums, auctions, businesses or anything open to the public are not applicable.
“We’re looking for leads throughout the state, specifically interesting characters with interesting items and lots of them,” she said. “The way we find people and collections for our show is through spreading the word far and wide so that people know we’re coming to town.”
“American Pickers” is a documentary series that explores the world of antique “picking” on the History channel.
The hit show follows Wolfe and Fritz, two of the most skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques, Kissinger said, adding the two are always excited to find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories behind them.
As they hit the back roads from coast to coast, Wolfe and Fritz are on a mission to recycle and rescue forgotten relics, she said.
Along the way, the pickers want to meet characters with remarkable and exceptional items. The pair hopes to give historically significant objects a new lease on life, while learning a thing or two about America’s past along the way, Kissinger added.
Wolfe and Fritz have seen a lot of rusty gold over the years and are always looking to discover something they’ve never seen before, she said.
“They are ready to find extraordinary items and hear fascinating tales about them. ‘American Pickers’ is looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure,” Kissinger said, adding those who have or know of someone who has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through to their name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to icanpickers@cineflix.com or call 1-855-OLD-RUST.
