History TV18 to premiere ?American Pickers? on 7 Jan

Mumbai: History TV18 is all set to launch a 10-part series, ?American Pickers?.

The series follows the adventures of Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, through small towns and back roads for a glimpse at this little-known side of the antiques business.

The show is launching on 7 January and will air every Monday at 9 pm.

In the show, Wolfe and Fritz are on a mission to recycle America. Their job is to dig through junk piles, abandoned barns and neglected garages for hidden memorabilia. Sometimes they make a buck; and sometimes they walk away with little more than the history of an item. They love their work, and the open road is their office.

Wolfe and Fritz, business partners of Antique Archaeology based in Iowa, are professional ?pickers,? trolling America?s small towns to salvage rare collectibles and junk from regular folks. ?Although buying and selling is their livelihood, the thrill is in the chase. Each treasure hunt leads them to fascinating, quirky characters ? everyday people with stories about their artifacts and themselves thatopen a window into American life.?

According to the channel, traveling along with the duo, viewers will meet an assortment of American originals and watch as a patchwork of history unfolds ? one treasure at a time.