Sheldon Smithens Bio, Store, Age, Antiques, Wife, Net Worth, Scott Cozens, Height and Canadian Picke

October 2024 · 7 minute read

Sheldon Smithens Biography

Sheldon Smithens is a Canadian antique expert, dealer, and auctioneer. He is best known as a star on the History Channel’s show Canadian Pickers, or ‘Cash Cowboys’ as it is called in some countries.

 Sheldon Smithens Age

Sheldon is around 64 years of age as of 2019. He was born in the year 1955 but the exact date of birth is not publicly available. We will update once any information comes up.

Sheldon Smithens Height

Sheldon appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, and anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Sheldon Smithens Family

Sheldon Smithens was born in 1955, in Alberta, Canada, where he also grew up. His parents, Robert and Rachel Smithens, were second-generation antiques dealers and auctioneers, following in the footsteps of Sheldon’s grandparents in running Smithens Auction Galleries.

Sheldon Smithens Wife

Smithens is married to Theresa, and they live happily together in Calgary, Alberta, with their dogs. They continue to run the antique business.

Sheldon Smithens Net Worth

Sheldon has an estimated net worth of $600,000. This includes his Assets, Money, and Income. His primary source of income is his career as an antique expert. Through his various sources of income, Sheldon has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle. Starting his career in antiques early on, he was taught the family trade by his parents, and read extensively on the subject.

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Long before he became one half of the duo known as Canadian Pickers, Scott Cozens was an electrician, then a lawyer. One profession taught him about energy and scientific principle; the other taught him how to sell a line. He’s always been fond of poking through other people’s throwaways and hanging out at garage sales, though. As Antiques Roadshow has shown week in and week out for countless seasons, looking for “old stuff” never gets old. One never truly knows what value there may be in that reupholstered theatre seat or that fading, Depression-era poster that has history stamped all over it.

Sheldon Smithens, on the other hand, is a third-generation antique dealer. Picking is in his blood. He’s a professional auction broker and appraisal expert, and he lectured at the University of Calgary before Canadian Pickers made him, if not a TV star exactly, a regular TV presence. Smithens taught a course called “Antiques, Art and Auction,” but it didn’t take him long to figure out that doing is more time-consuming than teaching.

The idea for Canadian Pickers was spawned by American Pickers, but it’s truly Canadian, in every other way. Smithens and Cozens knew each other through their families; their mothers would hang out together at community garage sales. The show’s producers picked Smithens for Canadian Pickers early on, in part because of his appearances on Canadian Antiques Roadshow. Cozens came along for the ride, and because it made sense that the two hosts of Canadian Pickers get along. Having them bicker over finds like a pair of old alley cats might have made for good TV, but only for a short time. Canadian Pickers, now in its fourth year, is in it for the long haul.

Last season, Cozens and Smithens scored a woolly mammoth tusk and prehistoric bison skulls in the Yukon; bagged themselves a rare Smokey the Bear forest service sign and some vintage hockey seats signed by Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur in La Belle Province; plucked a collection of vintage guitars in southern Ontario cottage country; and stumbled over a treasure trove of old atlases, antique litho signs, trolley posters, and rare vintage gas pumps while working the B.C. trail between Armstrong, Mission and Abbotsford.

The upcoming season will include stops in Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, plus ones in Vancouver Island and Whistler, B.C. The season will also feature a Pickers first, a jaunt across the pond to the U.K., where the show is known as Cash Cowboys.

Only time will tell what they’re liable to find in the new season. One day they might even find some Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup Champions memorabilia — though, at this rate, that may take a few more years yet. (History, 8 ET/PT)

Sheldon Smithens Canadian Pickers

Canadian Pickers is a Cineflix-produced cable television reality series filmed in Canada which airs in that country on the History channel. It is syndicated elsewhere under the name Cash Cowboys. The series was canceled on November 19, 2013, with the final episodes airing on December 23, 2013.

Similar in format to Cineflix’s production, American Pickers, Canadian Pickers follows Scott Cozens and Sheldon Smithens as they travel across Canada looking for items in basements, garages, attics, sheds, barns, warehouses, storage units, flea markets, yard sales, and shops. Always clad in cowboy hats and Western wear, the pair make use of their folksy charm when negotiating the purchase of collectibles ranging from vintage furniture, antiques, and advertising to all things Canadiana in hopes of making a profit upon their resale.

Scott Cozens is a former electrician turned full-time attorney practicing in Calgary, Alberta. He can be found spending his free time traveling across Canada pursuing his childhood passion as a picker. Sheldon Smithers is a third-generation antiques dealer, auctioneer, and appraiser with a vast knowledge of antiques and collectibles qualifying him as a professional picker. When not on picking expeditions, Sheldon teaches continuing education courses in antiques collecting at the University of Calgary located in Calgary, Alberta. On April 12, 2011, Season 1 of Canadian Pickers debuted on History Television (which became History in August 2012). Building on the success of the first season, Season 2 aired from January 2012 to April 2012 followed by Season 3 which began airing on August 2012.

Sheldon Smithens and Scott Cozens

Similar in format to Cineflix’s production, American Pickers, Canadian Pickers follows Scott Cozens and Sheldon Smithens as they travel across Canada looking for items in basements, garages, attics, sheds, barns, warehouses, storage units, flea markets, yard sales, and shops. Always clad in cowboy hats and Western wear, the pair make use of their folksy charm when negotiating the purchase of collectibles ranging from vintage furniture, antiques, and advertising to all things Canadiana in hopes of making a profit upon their resale.

Scott Cozens is a former electrician turned full-time attorney practicing in Calgary, Alberta. He can be found spending his free time traveling across Canada pursuing his childhood passion as a picker

Sheldon Smithens Store

Smithens is regarded as a professional antiques ‘picker’ and a first-class auctioneer, dealer, and appraiser. He was registered in the official Auctioneers Society of Southern Alberta in 1980 and opened his first solo business, Smithens Antiques in 1992. Sharing his vast knowledge, Sheldon also spent time teaching continuing education courses on antiques at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The same knowledge secured him a place on History Channel’s reality show, Canadian Pickers. Sheldon and his co-star and real-life friend, Scott Couzens, travel all over Canada picking out gems from attics, car-boots and locker sales, before restoring them and selling for profit.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sheldon Smithens

Is Sheldon Smithens Married?

Smithens is married to Theresa, and they live happily together in Calgary, Alberta, with their dogs. They continue to run the antique business.

How Much is Sheldon Smithens Worth?

Sheldon has an estimated net worth of $600,000. This includes his Assets, Money, and Income. His primary source of income is his career as an antique expert.

How Old is Sheldon Smithens?

Sheldon is around 64 years of age as of 2019. He was born in the year 1955 but the exact date of birth is not publicly available. We will update once any information comes up.

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