Danielle Colby sent Mike Wolfe and Jersey Jon Szalay took their talents to Texas for the March 29 episode of History Channel’s American Pickers. It was right outside of Houston the pair met up with a family whose late patriarch had a deep rooted passion and artistic eye for bicycles. Elsewhere, Mike’s brother Robbie revisits a past featured picker who specialized in signs and gas company pieces.
Find out what the guys uncover below.
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