Adam Gillian, a homeless man, was going through trash bins
in Edmonton when he found it; a picture of a cartoon deer in a broken frame. He
thought he might get a few bucks for it, so he took it to Alexander Archbold at
Curiosity Inc. The antiques dealer though it was an 80’s replica worth about
$80. He gave Adam $20. But while cleaning it, he discovered a certificate of
authenticity from 1937. It was an original animation cel – a hand-drawn image
on a celluloid sheet – from Disney’s Bambi. The piece sold on eBay for $3,700. “I
knew it wasn’t right to take it all,” he said. He decided to split the profits
with Adam. But how do you find a man with no address? It took some doing, but
Alexander did manage to give Adam his share. “I was homeless when I was in
grade seven,” Alexander said. “I helped pay my parents’ bills selling antiques
on the side.”
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