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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts....

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-That's cracking.

-..with £200 each...

-Wonderful.

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..a classic car and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.

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That's exactly what I'm talking about.

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I'm all over a-shiver.

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The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

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-No-brainer.

-Going, going, gone!

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There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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So, will it be the high road to glory...

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-Push!

-..or the slow road to disaster?

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How awfully, awfully nice.

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This is Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah!

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Today we blast off on the second instalment of our road trip

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adventure with auctioneers Claire Rawle and Paul Laidlaw.

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I can't wait.

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New girl Claire clinched the lead on her first outing, with a World War I

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periscope. She is playing Paul at his own game.

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£110 for the periscope.

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The old hand didn't like that, I tell you.

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He remains as supportive as ever, though.

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I've got pressure on me now to keep it up.

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-Added pressure.

-Good, good!

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Now, now, Paul.

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From his original £200, Paul's got

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£279.60 to stick in his back pocket.

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Claire also began with £200.

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She is ahead by a whisker with a total of £300.30.

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They are roaring around town in this sporty 1968 TVR Tuscan.

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Paul and Claire set off from Wooler in Northumberland.

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They will take in the sights of the North East,

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traversing through Yorkshire,

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to finally land in the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire.

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Today our adventure begins in Roker,

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in an area within the city of Sunderland,

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and we shall auction in East Boldon

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in Tyne and Wear.

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Very kindly, Claire is dropping Paul at his first shop in Roker.

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We'll catch up with Claire later.

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Now, who knows what will happen in here?

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Hello, pleased to meet you. I'm David.

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Good to see you.

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You've got a certain thing going on here.

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-Giraffe.

-I noticed. Holy Moses, a real one?

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-Yes.

-What on earth?

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What's this little beauty?

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Is there any age to that?

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A miniature chest of drawers.

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Who doesn't want one?

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Look at this. It's old cigar boxes.

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Fantastic!

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Priced at £50, will owner David be open to discount?

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How good a deal can you do me on the chest of drawers?

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Don't look at that.

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I'll do you 25 quid.

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I think it's yesterday's news, that's my problem.

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So much that we see is yesterday's news.

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Blimey! It's tough on old Laidlaw today.

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Right, Paul, anything else?

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They are candle snuffers.

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You knew that. You know what candle snuffers are for, don't you?

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Candle snuffers are for trimming the wick of one's candle.

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These gadgets are actually wick trimmers and

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a candle douser or snuffer to put the flame out.

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We're looking at 1770.

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1770, come on!

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This is powdered wigs territory and frock coats and genteel living.

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All right, love.

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What's he up to now?

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Looks like he's got his metal mojo working.

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He has spotted a pair of brass candlesticks

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and a pretty copper pot.

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If I grabbed the candle snuffers and a pair of candlesticks,

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that makes sense.

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If I tried to buy...

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Ignore the price tags, please.

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If I tried to buy...

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That's a pretty little lot, is it not?

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Ah, the combined price for the snuffer,

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the candlesticks and the copper pot is £55.

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Can it be cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap,

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and then we'll talk about your chest of drawers?

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I think he wants it cheap, David.

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I'll do you 30 quid the lot.

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Where were we, we were 25 quid for the wee cigar box lined chest?

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Yes.

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25 quid for that and 30 quid for that.

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I'll do you 50 quid the lot - there you are.

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And you've got a deal.

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OK, sir, thank you very much indeed.

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Good deal.

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No hesitation for Maestro Laidlaw.

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Generous David has sold the miniature chest of drawers for £25

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and the mixed metalware, also for £25.

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Wow!

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Meanwhile, Claire has travelled a short distance away

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to the South Tyneside village of Cleadon.

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-Hello!

-Hello.

-Judith. Hello.

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Rachel. Nice to meet you. I'm Claire.

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Now, Judith is the proprietor here.

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Stand by, because Claire is looking to get some bargains.

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Now then, what's this?

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Hopefully photographic slides. Let's have a look.

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OK.

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Oh, OK.

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Old glass negative slides.

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Produced in stereoscope, the two.

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They are in their original box.

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Probably for using with a Magic Lantern in the early days.

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Before people went to the cinema,

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you would go to the Magic Lantern shows.

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Magic Lantern shows were very popular with the Victorians.

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A precursor to the modern-day movie,

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they featured projected images accompanied

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by live music and narration.

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They will date from the late 19th century.

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Might be slightly earlier than that, sort of 1860s.

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Time for some narration with Judith.

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You've got 95 on those.

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I could do 45 because I got those quite cheap.

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All right, that's what I like to hear!

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Kind discount.

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Oh, thank you very much.

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Thank you. It's a pleasure, thank you.

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Judith has been kind.

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The collection of glass slides for

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£45 is Claire's first purchase of the day.

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Back to Paul. He's journeyed south to the coastal town of Hartlepool

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in County Durham.

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How are you doing?

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-All right?

-Yes, pleased to meet you.

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-Good to see you. I'm chomping at the bit, Alan.

-OK.

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And he's off for a good rummage.

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Paul's laser eye focus has found something.

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-That's not just a walking stick, is it?

-No.

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It's a sword stick.

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So, what we have here is a Victorian gentleman's means of

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defence when he is wandering the back streets looking for a carriage,

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having just walked out of the opera, and the bad guys jump out of

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the dark and say, "Hand over your wallet!"

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And he says,

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"Be gone, braggart, and don't be back or I'll call the Peelers!"

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-That's exactly what you need.

-He should be on the stage!

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A good find, Paul.

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Reasonably collectable, as well, and not a bad one.

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I've seen worse. What can it be, Alan?

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I was hoping to get 50 quid for it.

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Oh, I'll make you a cheeky wee offer.

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Stress the cheeky. 30 quid.

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Can we go to 40 and then I'll make just a little bit on it, which makes

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-me happy.

-Oh, do you know what?

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Yes, and here's hoping I make a little bit.

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-You'll definitely make a little bit.

-Then we're both happy.

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You'll definitely make a profit, I'm sure.

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Nicely done, Paul.

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Anything else lurking in the attic?

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I've just pulled that out of the back, actually, to clean it up.

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-Is that what the matter is, just dust?

-Just dust.

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But what the heck is it?

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That, for my money, is about the sexiest

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standard-lamp-cum-occasional-table I've seen in years.

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That is going to date to 1930, 1935, and what is the aesthetic?

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It's Art Deco, isn't it?

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For once, it's fair to say it's Art Deco.

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It's a much abused term.

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That is going to polish up an absolute treat.

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Do you like?

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Depends on what price you can get from Alan.

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Can I get 50 quid for it?

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-40?

-What?

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-30?

-You'll be in freefall.

-All right, 30, 30.

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Well, I don't want to go more than 20 quid.

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-Yes, that's good.

-Sweet?

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-Yes, let's do it.

-Happy with that.

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Brilliant.

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An Art Deco standard-lamp-cum-table for £20 and the gentleman's

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sword stick for £40, excellent work.

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Time to call it a day and break for a nice bit of shuteye.

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Nighty-night!

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# Good morning, good morning

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# We've talked the whole night through... #

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Wakey-wakey! We're heading north this morning.

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Ever the gent, Paul's dropping Claire off

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in Whitley Bay.

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-Here we are.

-Looking good.

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This fine emporium is run by Philip

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and Claire has over £250 burning a hole in her pocket.

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I have to say, I do rather like cats.

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-He is quite eye-catching.

-Quite fun, isn't it?

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-Yes.

-Oops.

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It's heavier than I thought it was going to be.

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Italy, so presumably a souvenir type piece?

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I don't know. It's got no name to say where it came from,

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just that it originated in Italy.

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Yeah.

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What's your best price? Cos you've got £25 on him. So...

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I'm sure we can do something to help on that one.

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-Music to my ears.

-Yeah.

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Why don't we do it for 15 for you?

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He's just begging me to buy him, isn't he?

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-Oh, I'll go for it.

-You're going to have him, are you?

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-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Thank you. Thank you.

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One purchase down and she's on a roll.

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Oh, a leather suitcase.

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One of my favourites.

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Is that for sale, or is that just a doorstop?

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Nice old one. I'm sure we could sell it to you if you like.

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Now, Claire bought a suitcase in the first leg and made a nice profit.

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Could this one do the same?

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What price would that be?

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Well, we've got 45 on it at the moment, Claire.

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-Yeah.

-So possibly we can do

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something to help you on that one, yeah.

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Yeah, because I know what they make at auction...

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Yes, at auctions they are not going to bring as much as that.

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No, no. I would hope at auction it might make, sort of, 20, 25.

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Can you come down somewhere closer

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to that where I can make a bit of a...

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Well, I wouldn't really like to come down as low as 20,

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but we'll do it for 25 for you if there's enough room in there.

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We'll split the difference and 22?

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Yes, all right. We'll do that.

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-Excellent. My cat and my suitcase.

-Great.

-Thank you.

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Thank you very much, Philip. That's excellent.

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There we have it. £15 for the pottery cat

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and 22 for the vintage suitcase.

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Meanwhile, Paul's off on a mission to the town of Blyth.

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At the time of the First and Second World Wars,

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the north-east of England was significant,

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due to its naval shipbuilding and weapons industry.

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This, combined with the long, exposed coastline,

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made Northumberland a prime target for a German invasion.

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In 1916, the MoD gave orders to build

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Blyth Battery to ensure the coast was defended.

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Paul's meeting with Colin Derwood to get the lowdown.

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Colin, how are you doing?

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-It's a pleasure to meet you, Paul.

-I like the look of your beach hut.

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Come on, we'll go and have a look at it.

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Blyth Battery has the most intact

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coastal defence buildings in the world,

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with the First World War observation post

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being the only surviving example of its type.

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The armoured turret was a look-out post for

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gathering intelligence.

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Oh, man. What!

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So the whole cupola revolves?

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Yes, the whole lot rotated and from

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the sides there was smaller gear wheels,

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shafts, and you can see some of the original plugs...

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-I see, yeah.

-..where there was a cranking mechanism.

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-Hand?

-One either side for to rotate the whole top.

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Fantastic.

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The operator would have either stood in a basket suspended from it...

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-What?

-..or on a base.

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-Right.

-Remembering it doesn't turn very fast.

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It only has to follow a ship.

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And from that door there, and that door there,

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was a nine foot Barr & Stroud split-image rangefinder.

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-Yes.

-A big brother to this one.

-Yeah.

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This enabled the artillery spotter

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to observe anything unusual at sea up to several miles away.

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The information could be passed

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downstairs and they would have phoned it

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across to the gun platform,

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where the guns could have been loaded and ready

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-to take enemy action.

-Oh, my word.

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What a thought.

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I'd love to have been here in 1918.

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A howling gale blowing like today, guys cranking the cupola,

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and the Kaiserliche Marine cruising up there.

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-What!

-Yes, it would have been tremendous.

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Enemy action, action stations!

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It is absolute...

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What a gem of a place.

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I think it's safe to say Paul is in his element.

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When World War II loomed,

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another battery post was built to strengthen defences.

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Again, this sweeping horizon,

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-whereupon the enemy could be lurking.

-It's beautiful.

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I've got to say, for the guy in 1918 it could be quite terrifying,

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the hum of a Zeppelin engine overhead. But I don't know in 1940,

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the prospect of the horizon being black with landing craft...

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-Enemy ships.

-That's... That's seriously hairy.

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It's different, different.

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With the advent of World War II, the Blyth Battery was still a deterrent

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to a Northumberland invasion.

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Colin, what number of men served here during the war?

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There was five officers and 110 regulars

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from the garrison artillery.

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They were supplemented by men of the Home Guard,

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who used to come down from 1940.

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But by 1944, the threat of an invasion had subsided

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and when all the regulars went away for the big push in Normandy, it was

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-the Home Guard who ran this all by themselves.

-Dad's Army.

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At the end of the Second World War, the guns were removed

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and the battery became popular beach chalets in the '50s

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and thereafter was used by lifeguards.

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This continued use has ensured its survival.

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Baywatch, eat your heart out!

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So we've gone from the Great War and Zeppelins,

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the Second World War invasion threats,

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and now we are enjoying this as...

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Its legacy is educational, isn't it?

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It's as educational centre, exactly, yes.

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It's went from wartime to education.

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Over 100 years.

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Isn't that fantastic?

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Well, I've got to say, I have had the best couple of hours

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-I've had in many a moon. Thank you very much.

-Pleased you've enjoyed it. Thank you.

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Blyth Battery is the lasting testimony of a small

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British town playing a vital role during the war effort

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and, thankfully, still survives to this day.

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Claire's also travelled to Blyth.

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She's got over £218 to play with.

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Johnny Boy's Antiques & Modern Furnishings

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is her last shop of the day. So watch out, Johnny.

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Ah, John, hello. Hiding behind your desk.

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-How are you? I'm Claire.

-I'm fine.

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Rustic walking sticks.

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I always like looking in cabinets. What have we got here?

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A Sikes hydrometer. Is it all right if I have a look at that?

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-Yes. Feel free.

-Right.

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Quite nice little instruments, these.

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I like the boxes, as well, with the original plaque in the top of it.

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There we go. There it is.

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Sikes hydrometers were used by

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distillers to measure proof of alcohol,

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and hence the duty payable.

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It isn't dated but I would think, looking at the quality of it,

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we are looking at a very late 19th, early 20th century.

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No price on it at all...

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I've got to see 40.

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It's a nice item. They're quite collectable,

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but they've got a reasonably limited market. So 25 no good?

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-30?

-28?

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-Go on.

-28?

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OK. Yeah. 28's good on that one.

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-No problem.

-The other thing I noticed, John,

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when I came in, some walking sticks over here.

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Which I think would make a nice little group, actually.

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I quite liked the look of these.

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I think that was the other I quite liked.

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I was thinking maybe £5 to £8 for the group?

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As a nice little group? £5?

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Cheeky! She'll stop at nothing, that one.

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They've got a price of a tenner each!

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-Make it ten.

-Eight.

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Go on.

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Thank you very much, indeed. That's good.

0:17:420:17:45

You're lucky, Claire, that Johnny is so generous.

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Thank you indeed, Johnny.

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The hydrometer for £28 and the walking sticks for £8.

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Wow!

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Now Paul's heading up the coast to Amble

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with just under £170 tucked away.

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Artique is his final shopping destination.

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It's a huge emporium with around 30 dealers. He'll love that!

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-Is it Mark?

-It is Mark. Hello.

-How are you doing?

-Nice to meet you.

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What is going on here then?

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HE EXHALES

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Be still, my beating heart.

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I turned around, looked down, period photographs.

0:18:250:18:29

Aerial photographs. Who takes aerial photographs?

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The military and spies, do they not?

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OK, I'm interested.

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You've got me.

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I can tell you for nothing they are mid-20th century, are they not,

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so we're probably, possibly looking at the Second World War.

0:18:420:18:46

A group photo of U-boats at Danzig, similar at Kiel.

0:18:460:18:50

Absolutely fantastic stuff, this.

0:18:510:18:53

A Dutch gunboat and M-class minesweeper.

0:18:530:18:57

Wait a minute - here's a box.

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Description, stereoscope and German naval views.

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Don't get me started about stereoscopy.

0:19:060:19:10

Incredible subject. Traces its...

0:19:100:19:12

This is the viewing of photographs

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through a viewer, giving a 3-D effect. £45.

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Come on. That's not a lot of money by any measure.

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What might it be worth? Well, the truth of the matter is,

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I suspect the photographs and the stereo viewer may not be related,

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they may have been brought together.

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If I'm right, the more valuable element, arguably,

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is the aerial photographs.

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The World War II reconnaissance photographs are a real find.

0:19:430:19:47

Could this be his flyer at auction?

0:19:470:19:50

Dealer Mark is on hand to talk money.

0:19:500:19:52

Caught my eye. Stereoscopic photographs of German battleships.

0:19:540:19:58

Fantastic, Second World War.

0:19:580:20:00

I'm really into stereoscopy.

0:20:000:20:02

I see the stereo viewer, I see it in what looks like Admiralty grey,

0:20:020:20:05

and I think, "I've got a wartime package here."

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I am wrong, as you probably know if you're familiar with this lot.

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-Because the viewer itself is post-war.

-Right.

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It's late '60s, '70s.

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And it is for large-scale stereo views, not these.

0:20:180:20:22

Not the smaller ones, OK.

0:20:220:20:24

So I know that we could do... For the whole package, we can come down.

0:20:240:20:28

It's £45 on it.

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-Yeah.

-We could do that for 30.

0:20:290:20:33

There's no point clowning about.

0:20:330:20:35

-30.

-Yeah.

-Done deal.

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And that exciting lot brings this leg's shopping to a close.

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Paul adds the reconnaissance photographs and stereoscopic viewer

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to his combo lot of metalware,

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the miniature chest of drawers, the gentleman's sword stick and

0:20:480:20:53

the Art Deco lamp and shade.

0:20:530:20:55

Paul has spent a total of £140.

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Claire was a little more cautious, but also bought five lots.

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The collection of glass slides,

0:21:020:21:04

the pottery cat, the vintage suitcase, the Sikes hydrometer

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and a group of walking sticks.

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For all that, she spent a total of £118.

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Come on, you two. Thoughts on one another's buys?

0:21:170:21:21

I was a bit confused by... Well, I thought they were library steps.

0:21:210:21:24

But I gather it's a lamp.

0:21:240:21:26

I don't quite understand that.

0:21:260:21:27

OK. I think maybe I claw back the deficit

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and go into the lead with this one.

0:21:320:21:33

You heard it.

0:21:330:21:36

Laidlaw just jinxed himself at auction.

0:21:360:21:38

Let's hope not.

0:21:380:21:40

It's auction time, and our road tripping pair

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are heading for their second auction at East Boldon in Tyne and Wear.

0:21:420:21:47

-Right, well, here we are.

-Still in glorious sunshine.

0:21:480:21:51

-Beautiful, isn't it?

-Clash of the stereo views begins.

0:21:510:21:55

Yes, may the best man or woman win, eh?

0:21:550:21:58

This family run auction room has been on the go for over 30 years.

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Our auctioneer today is Giles Hodges.

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Come on, spill it, Giles, about our duo's offerings.

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The Art Deco standard lamp,

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great 1930s, classic of the period, might fly,

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especially because we're online as well.

0:22:160:22:19

Well, what do we say about the ceramic cat?

0:22:210:22:23

Icon of the 1950s.

0:22:230:22:25

Not to everybody's taste.

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Quiet, please. The auction is about to begin.

0:22:280:22:32

Quite comfortable, isn't it?

0:22:330:22:34

-Let's slide off this.

-Oh, you can't take these two anywhere.

0:22:340:22:38

First up are Claire's batch of walking sticks.

0:22:400:22:43

Somebody bid me a tenner for all the walking sticks.

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-Please.

-Tenner I'm bid.

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10 in the room. At £10.

0:22:470:22:49

15, anyone else now?

0:22:490:22:51

15. The bid's upstairs at 15. 20? 25. 25.

0:22:510:22:57

At £25, we're upstairs.

0:22:570:22:58

30? At £30, downstairs right.

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At £30, ladies and gentlemen, in the room at 30 quid.

0:23:020:23:05

Look at that. Not bad, Claire. A good profit to start proceedings.

0:23:070:23:11

I'm trying not to look too smug at the moment,

0:23:110:23:12

because I think it could be all downhill from here, but still...

0:23:120:23:16

That's not the spirit, Claire.

0:23:160:23:19

Paul's next with his Art Deco lamp-cum-table.

0:23:190:23:22

I'm bid 10 to start, at 10.

0:23:220:23:24

£10? 10. 15 by the door.

0:23:240:23:27

15. 20? 5. 30. 5. 35 by the door.

0:23:270:23:33

Anybody else? At 35, 40.

0:23:330:23:36

-£40.

-No!

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What you mean, no? It's lovely, I'm telling you.

0:23:370:23:39

In the room at £40 for the last time.

0:23:390:23:42

-£40!

-Very good.

0:23:420:23:45

Paul Laidlaw!

0:23:460:23:48

£40, beautiful.

0:23:490:23:52

Yeah, precisely.

0:23:520:23:53

And this means you're just behind Claire in the profit stakes.

0:23:530:23:56

Next, it's Claire's pottery cat.

0:23:580:24:01

Do you wish it was still back in the sanctuary?

0:24:010:24:03

-A tenner and away.

-Cheeky!

0:24:040:24:07

Bid me a fiver, then. £5 upstairs.

0:24:070:24:10

5, 10, 15.

0:24:100:24:13

£15, all done, ladies and gentlemen?

0:24:130:24:16

At 15.

0:24:160:24:18

OK, so I've lost a little bit on that.

0:24:180:24:20

I think you did well there, to be honest.

0:24:200:24:23

On we go.

0:24:250:24:27

Can Paul's metalware lot help him edge into the lead?

0:24:280:24:32

£10 starts me.

0:24:320:24:33

15. Straight in the room at £15.

0:24:330:24:36

20, anybody now?

0:24:360:24:38

£15 on the right.

0:24:380:24:40

At £20. 25.

0:24:400:24:44

At £25 in the room. We're waiting online, yes or no, £25.

0:24:440:24:50

Another break even means Claire still clings on to her lead.

0:24:500:24:55

It's Claire's Sikes hydrometer next.

0:24:550:24:57

30. At £30. 30. £30?

0:24:570:25:00

Anybody else for a fiver?

0:25:010:25:02

35? Got the hand.

0:25:020:25:04

At £35. 40, anybody else?

0:25:040:25:07

40, downstairs left.

0:25:070:25:09

£40. 45. 50. 55.

0:25:090:25:14

£55, upstairs right. Your bid, sir.

0:25:140:25:15

That's more like it.

0:25:180:25:19

Claire's launched further into the lead.

0:25:190:25:21

-Smile. Keep smiling.

-I can't. I'm struggling.

0:25:210:25:24

I'm getting aching cheeks, you know.

0:25:240:25:27

Maybe the miniature chest can cheer you up.

0:25:300:25:33

Somebody start me, £20 for it.

0:25:330:25:36

£20, we're in straightaway at 20.

0:25:360:25:38

£20. 25. 30. 35.

0:25:380:25:44

35, shakes his head. At £35.

0:25:440:25:46

40, anybody?

0:25:460:25:47

At £35, last chance.

0:25:470:25:50

All done at £35.

0:25:500:25:54

Nice little earner, Paul,

0:25:540:25:56

but it's not enough to move in front of Claire.

0:25:560:25:59

Claire loves her vintage luggage, it's the suitcase next.

0:26:000:26:03

I'm bid straight in on commission, £10 to start me.

0:26:050:26:08

15. £15. 20.

0:26:080:26:11

25. 30. £30 online, 35.

0:26:110:26:17

It's against you now, 40. 45.

0:26:170:26:20

At £45. It's gone quiet to my left. At £45, in the room at 45.

0:26:200:26:26

Luggage is a good bet for profits, eh?

0:26:280:26:30

Claire's still in the lead.

0:26:300:26:31

I'll be keeping my eye out for more of that.

0:26:310:26:34

It's Paul's stereoscopic viewer and aerial photographs next.

0:26:360:26:40

He loves this lot.

0:26:400:26:42

50 bid, straight in at 50.

0:26:420:26:44

-At £50.

-Straight in at 50?

-60. 65, 70. 75. 80, 5.

0:26:440:26:51

£85.

0:26:510:26:54

Someone wants them in the room.

0:26:540:26:57

95. 100. 110. We're upstairs at 110.

0:26:570:27:02

You're out online. 120. 130, 140.

0:27:020:27:06

150?

0:27:060:27:08

We're still upstairs. You're out downstairs at 150.

0:27:080:27:11

Are we all done at 150?

0:27:110:27:14

-Well done.

-In the room as well.

0:27:140:27:18

And that wasn't through gritted teeth, Claire.

0:27:180:27:20

An astounding result, well done.

0:27:200:27:22

Can Claire's glass slides help her catch up on Paul?

0:27:240:27:27

£40. Straight in on commission.

0:27:270:27:29

£40? Anybody for another five?

0:27:290:27:32

At £40, for the last time, ladies and gentlemen.

0:27:320:27:35

At £40?

0:27:350:27:37

Somebody got a bargain.

0:27:380:27:40

Bad luck, Claire.

0:27:400:27:42

And to finish the proceedings, it's Paul's gentlemen's sword stick.

0:27:420:27:46

Fingers crossed.

0:27:460:27:49

Not too hard.

0:27:490:27:50

I've got two commission bids. 80 starts me.

0:27:520:27:55

At £80.

0:27:550:27:57

That's where I hoped it would end.

0:27:570:27:58

85, 90. 95. 100. 110. £110 upstairs. Anybody online?

0:27:580:28:06

At £110, are we all done, ladies and gents?

0:28:060:28:09

At £110?

0:28:090:28:12

-Fair enough.

-Here endeth the journey.

0:28:130:28:15

Another monster profit for Paul.

0:28:170:28:19

-I think we need coffee and a bun, don't you?

-I think we do.

0:28:200:28:23

Lead on.

0:28:230:28:24

What an auction, and I think we can work out the winner, eh?

0:28:240:28:29

Here are the calculations, anyway.

0:28:290:28:31

Claire began leg two with £300.30,

0:28:320:28:36

and after auction costs made a profit of £33.70.

0:28:360:28:40

Claire's grand total to carry forward is £334 exactly.

0:28:410:28:46

Paul started the second leg with £279.60

0:28:470:28:51

and left Claire far behind with a huge profit of £155.20.

0:28:510:28:59

The Laidlaw is back.

0:28:590:29:00

He is today's victor

0:29:000:29:01

and has a mighty £434.80 for the next leg.

0:29:010:29:06

Good man.

0:29:060:29:08

So, with their newly acquired cash,

0:29:100:29:12

it's time to hit the road for the next leg of the trip.

0:29:120:29:16

You take me to the best places, Claire!

0:29:160:29:19

Yes, yes, I was going to say,

0:29:190:29:21

is it you or me that's drawing this beautiful weather?

0:29:210:29:24

We begin in sunny Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, and will

0:29:240:29:27

auction in the town of Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

0:29:270:29:30

Good chum that she is,

0:29:300:29:31

Claire is dropping Paul at his first shop of the day.

0:29:310:29:34

-That'll do me.

-That's it, here we are.

0:29:350:29:37

It's got my name written all over it.

0:29:370:29:39

Oh - didn't know your name was Antique & Collectors Centre!

0:29:390:29:43

We'll return to Claire a little later.

0:29:430:29:46

Paul is in the lead by £100,

0:29:480:29:50

but he's not resting on his laurels, oh, no, sir!

0:29:500:29:53

And he's found something.

0:30:020:30:04

And, uh-oh, he's got that look on his face.

0:30:040:30:07

Whatever it is, it's got a ticket price of £15.

0:30:070:30:11

Brace yourself, Matt. The going could be rough.

0:30:110:30:15

I've never had this quandary before, in this position.

0:30:150:30:18

-When I'm road tripping, I am looking for objects for auction.

-Right.

0:30:180:30:23

-I want that for me.

-OK.

-And I can't have it, because I am on a mission.

0:30:230:30:29

This is an artillery shell.

0:30:290:30:31

And these studs here are not decorative.

0:30:310:30:34

The studs engaged with the rifling grooves, and that introduced

0:30:340:30:38

the spin that gives ballistic properties to the projectile.

0:30:380:30:42

-Keeps it straighter.

-I think Lord Armstrong's behind it.

0:30:420:30:46

Lord Armstrong was a Victorian armaments magnate,

0:30:460:30:49

who dedicated his life to the improvement of artillery.

0:30:490:30:52

This little beauty is a great example of his ingenuity.

0:30:520:30:57

Now, why on earth did somebody do that, make a watch fob?

0:30:570:31:00

Because that's what we've got there.

0:31:000:31:02

I'm interested in ordnance, I love watch fobs,

0:31:020:31:05

this is why this was making big eyes at me.

0:31:050:31:08

But more than that, rose-gold mount, and the mount is dated 1870.

0:31:080:31:15

-What would you take for that?

-£10.

0:31:150:31:17

-Spot on.

-Cheers.

0:31:200:31:21

-I am not joking, I love that.

-Good, good.

0:31:210:31:25

£10 for the bullet watch fob.

0:31:250:31:29

What's he found now?

0:31:290:31:31

That's a carnival glass,

0:31:310:31:33

which is glass with a flashing of metallic lustre.

0:31:330:31:37

Very iridescent.

0:31:370:31:38

If that makes £30 on a £4 purchase, you think I'm a superstar.

0:31:380:31:43

£4?! That is cheap!

0:31:430:31:45

I think that's just sold.

0:31:450:31:48

And I'm not haggling. I'm just going to stick that there,

0:31:480:31:50

we'll add that to the tab, will we?

0:31:500:31:52

That's another to add to his growing collection, then.

0:31:520:31:55

Meanwhile, Claire has travelled down the coast to the seaside

0:31:570:32:01

resort of Filey.

0:32:010:32:02

Now, Claire's got to pick up the pace and square up to the might

0:32:050:32:09

that is Paul Laidlaw.

0:32:090:32:11

He's nice.

0:32:110:32:12

With over 30 dealers selling their wares in here,

0:32:130:32:16

there should be lots of choice for Claire's £334.

0:32:160:32:20

There's some interesting bits of militaria here, nice little bits.

0:32:200:32:23

What a shame Paul isn't here.

0:32:230:32:27

Hang on...

0:32:270:32:28

Looks like she's thinking of stepping into

0:32:280:32:30

a certain someone's specialist area.

0:32:300:32:32

-Look out, Paul.

-OK, so what do we have here? OK.

0:32:320:32:37

Always looks vaguely military or official, doesn't it,

0:32:390:32:42

something painted that colour, in metal?

0:32:420:32:44

It's actually a gas mask, it says on the label,

0:32:440:32:46

so let's get the lid off and see what we have.

0:32:460:32:48

OK, and gas mask inside.

0:32:480:32:50

I won't take it out, because I'll never get it back in there again.

0:32:500:32:53

Civilian type, because everybody had to carry their gas masks,

0:32:530:32:57

-OK... I quite like that.

-Where's owner Neil, to talk cash?

0:32:570:33:03

-Neil.

-Hi, Claire.

0:33:030:33:04

-We've already got a...

-We have reduced it already, yes.

0:33:040:33:08

Would you come down to £10 for it?

0:33:080:33:11

I would, yes, yeah.

0:33:110:33:12

-Oh, OK. Thank you very much indeed.

-No problem.

-Thank you. Great.

0:33:120:33:17

-Gas mask - £10.

-Half-price discount for Claire's first buy, eh?

0:33:170:33:22

While she has another nose, how's Paul getting on?

0:33:230:33:26

He's still in Scarborough.

0:33:270:33:28

And has discovered owner Matt has another antique shop just

0:33:290:33:32

a few doors along.

0:33:320:33:34

So we think we've got there a mid-19th century novelty snuff,

0:33:380:33:45

in a glazed earthenware.

0:33:450:33:47

Modelled, of course, as a gentleman's shoe. Unmarked.

0:33:470:33:52

I think it's probably a reasonable assumption that our mount

0:33:520:33:55

here is silver and not electroplate.

0:33:550:33:58

That's a hell of a price tag - 125 quid?

0:33:580:34:03

It's a hell of an item.

0:34:030:34:05

Cut to the chase then. 50 quid.

0:34:050:34:08

-Proper money.

-£60. And you can...

0:34:080:34:12

-£55.

-Go on, then!

-Oh! Brilliant.

0:34:120:34:16

Brilliant. I'll say it now, I love this as much as you.

0:34:160:34:20

Golly, a third buy, the little novelty snuffbox for £55.

0:34:200:34:25

That's not expensive.

0:34:250:34:27

Claire is still in her first shop,

0:34:270:34:29

and her beady eye has spotted something quite PLANE!

0:34:290:34:32

Ooh, that's nice.

0:34:350:34:36

It's a plane.

0:34:360:34:38

It's a type of moulding plane, quite a specialised one.

0:34:380:34:42

These are actually quite collectable because they're just

0:34:420:34:45

such attractive items.

0:34:450:34:47

Beautifully made, gorgeous patina to the wood here.

0:34:470:34:51

I'll just keep looking around.

0:34:510:34:52

Hey presto, hang on a minute. In amongst all the garden ornaments.

0:34:520:34:56

Got another one. Let's have a look.

0:34:560:34:59

That's nice as well. Not quite the colour of the other one but

0:35:010:35:05

very similar, just not so clean.

0:35:050:35:06

It's still got brass on it.

0:35:060:35:07

Let's see if there's any more.

0:35:090:35:11

Oh, OK, more woodworking tools.

0:35:110:35:14

That actually would make quite a nice group.

0:35:140:35:16

So quite nice with the earlier wood planes with the brass on and these.

0:35:160:35:20

The combined ticket price here is a total of £60.

0:35:200:35:24

And she's about to ply owner Neil with her chance. Look out, Neil.

0:35:240:35:29

-I've found some woodworking items.

-Yes.

0:35:290:35:31

There are two items there and there's some more behind me.

0:35:310:35:34

Now, I've totalled up what they'd all come to.

0:35:340:35:37

So I'm hoping you're going to be very generous to me.

0:35:370:35:40

What are you thinking? I'm difficult to offend.

0:35:400:35:44

CLAIRE GIGGLES

0:35:440:35:45

TIM GIGGLES

0:35:450:35:46

-That's good. Because she chances her mitt.

-I was hoping for sort of £20.

0:35:460:35:51

20...

0:35:510:35:53

30, I think, would be a fair.

0:35:530:35:54

You wouldn't split the difference and try 25?

0:35:540:35:57

-Yes, I would.

-That's very good of you.

0:36:000:36:03

Let me relieve you of that one and shake you very warmly by the hand,

0:36:030:36:06

and thank you so much.

0:36:060:36:07

That was swift. £25 for the collection of wooden tools.

0:36:090:36:12

Guess what. Paul STILL hasn't finished shopping with owner Matt.

0:36:120:36:16

I've always liked things that are on floors,

0:36:180:36:21

behind other things, thick in dust.

0:36:210:36:23

Victorian writing box down there.

0:36:230:36:26

They're not flying out the door any more, are they?

0:36:260:36:28

-Not like they used to.

-60 quid on that one. Could that be cheap?

0:36:280:36:32

-Yeah, I don't see why not.

-Tempt me. 20 quid.

0:36:350:36:38

Half price, £30.

0:36:390:36:42

And it's only the quality of that inlay that's half-tempting me.

0:36:420:36:45

Could that be bought in the middle, for £25?

0:36:450:36:50

I don't see why not.

0:36:500:36:51

Blimey, that was a bit of a shop-athlon.

0:36:510:36:55

He spent a grand total of £94 on the bullet watch fob,

0:36:550:37:00

the Victorian cuff,

0:37:000:37:02

the little snuffbox

0:37:020:37:04

and the writing slope.

0:37:040:37:06

Wow.

0:37:060:37:07

Meanwhile, Claire's journeyed back north to the glorious

0:37:120:37:16

seaside town of Scarborough.

0:37:160:37:18

In the 1930s, this town on the Yorkshire coast became

0:37:200:37:23

a resort for the rich and famous. Why? The tunny.

0:37:230:37:25

Atlantic bluefin tuna began to show up in nearby waters,

0:37:250:37:29

attracting big-game fishermen hoping to catch one of the most

0:37:290:37:34

powerful fish in the world.

0:37:340:37:36

Over 80 years ago, game fishing was widely accepted,

0:37:360:37:40

and modern-day practice views it alongside conservation.

0:37:400:37:44

Back then, the hunting of the tunny fish was very much a sporting

0:37:440:37:48

thrill and, as such, the elite flocked to the town in their droves.

0:37:480:37:52

That's a big one.

0:37:520:37:54

Claire is meeting with local historian Jennifer Dunn,

0:37:560:37:59

to find out more.

0:37:590:38:00

In the late 1920s, early 1930s, the herring fishermen started

0:38:000:38:04

noticing tuna off the coast of Scarborough, and the tuna were

0:38:040:38:08

eating the herring, so they were following the fleet.

0:38:080:38:12

Weighing up to 900 pounds and measuring as much as nine feet long,

0:38:120:38:17

the tunny was one heck of a mighty fish.

0:38:170:38:20

A chap called Lorenzo Mitchell-Henry

0:38:200:38:23

caught his first tunny fish off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1914.

0:38:230:38:27

He was an English aristocrat, a bit of an eccentric and he started

0:38:270:38:31

the sport after catching that first tunny, and so he brought the sport

0:38:310:38:36

to Scarborough. And in the first season they started catching fish

0:38:360:38:40

in about 1930, and then that brought more and more people across to the town.

0:38:400:38:46

All the great and the good, so it was people that had the money and the means.

0:38:460:38:49

So we had military men, film stars like Errol Flynn and

0:38:490:38:53

John Wayne, and then aristocrats from all over the British Isles.

0:38:530:38:58

The real tragedy here is that the tunny was caught purely for sport

0:38:580:39:03

and sometimes methods used were barbaric.

0:39:030:39:06

As a result, the Tunny Club was founded in 1933.

0:39:060:39:10

So presumably because it was a special sort of game hunting,

0:39:100:39:13

there were rules, were there, to it?

0:39:130:39:15

Yes, so the British Tunny Club was founded as

0:39:150:39:18

a means of regulating the sport,

0:39:180:39:20

but the most simple ones were that it had to be two men in either

0:39:200:39:24

a rowing boat or a motor boat and it had to be caught by rod and reel.

0:39:240:39:28

Claire has another appointment,

0:39:280:39:30

this time with local fishermen Fred Normandale.

0:39:300:39:33

And they're meeting at the original Tunny Club, now a fish and chip shop.

0:39:330:39:37

That's rich!

0:39:370:39:38

So this new sport must have drawn people from all over the place?

0:39:390:39:44

There was big-game hunting on your doorstep - well, when I say on

0:39:440:39:47

your doorstep, people came from all over the world to do it.

0:39:470:39:49

But it was on our doorstep. It was unique.

0:39:490:39:53

Everyone wanted the thrill of the hunt and it was some hunt.

0:39:530:39:57

Quite spectacular.

0:39:570:39:59

You didn't have to travel to the middle of Africa with

0:39:590:40:01

a big gun and camp.

0:40:010:40:02

Gosh. Imagine being hooked into one of those.

0:40:020:40:05

So tell me, what are your memories of it all?

0:40:060:40:09

I was right on the last latter part.

0:40:100:40:13

I was six in 1954,

0:40:130:40:15

and this is me with my dad in his little rowing boat.

0:40:150:40:19

I can remember going into the tunny hut, and it cost tuppence,

0:40:190:40:22

old money, to see the tunny.

0:40:220:40:25

Because they didn't know what to do with them once they've caught them,

0:40:250:40:28

the sport was catching the fish.

0:40:280:40:30

They tried frying them, fish and chip shops, but most people

0:40:300:40:33

would rather have had haddock or cod.

0:40:330:40:36

Shoals of herring started to decline,

0:40:360:40:38

and as the tunny fish's main source of food,

0:40:380:40:41

they too started to disappear.

0:40:410:40:42

From about 1954 when they caught the last,

0:40:440:40:47

through to about 1965, I would think, '66...

0:40:470:40:50

I'm not sure when the last one was but they never caught a fish for many years.

0:40:500:40:55

They kept going and trying but they never found one.

0:40:550:40:58

The appearance of this powerful fish transformed this Yorkshire port

0:41:000:41:04

into the UK's game fishing capital in the 1930s, and illustrates

0:41:040:41:09

a snapshot into time when game fishing was highly applauded.

0:41:090:41:14

Paul, meanwhile, is continuing his shopping marathon -

0:41:160:41:19

he's journeyed to the town of Pickering,

0:41:190:41:22

situated on the edge of the North York moors.

0:41:220:41:25

With four lots under his belt,

0:41:250:41:27

he's off to find more goodies in JSC Collectables, owned by Caroline.

0:41:270:41:32

Hello, Caroline.

0:41:330:41:35

And - he's zoning in on something.

0:41:370:41:40

Do you a good deal on them.

0:41:420:41:44

What's a good deal...

0:41:450:41:47

on a strange-looking Victorian garniture,

0:41:470:41:52

that you're trying to stitch into me?

0:41:520:41:55

45?

0:41:550:41:57

Fundamentally there is a lot of ingenuity in this.

0:41:570:42:01

And on the bottom, we've got Charles Barlow, Smithfield Works

0:42:010:42:05

at Hanley, Staffs, not everyone's cup of tea.

0:42:050:42:08

For my money, I think they're lovely, to be honest with you.

0:42:080:42:12

Give me the absolute bottom line, not a penny more,

0:42:120:42:15

not a penny less but you can have them for that,

0:42:150:42:18

is it 20 quid or something just to get rid of them?

0:42:180:42:21

-I'll do 20 quid for the vases.

-Done. Thank you very much. It was easy.

0:42:220:42:27

-You've got your shelf back.

-And you've got a pair of vases for £20.

0:42:270:42:31

Gosh, good work.

0:42:310:42:33

Well, there we are, then. What a packed day.

0:42:350:42:37

And time for a rest for our two weary travellers. Night-night.

0:42:370:42:40

We're back on the road, and Paul's psyching out the competition.

0:42:470:42:52

So, have you waded in deep?

0:42:520:42:54

Have you hacked into your considerable budget with your two purchases?

0:42:540:42:57

Oh, well, no. I'll just keep that to myself.

0:42:570:43:01

Quite right, Claire.

0:43:010:43:02

Righty-ho, next pin in the map is in the village of Skirlaugh,

0:43:020:43:06

in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

0:43:060:43:08

Vintage Home Store is a huge emporium,

0:43:080:43:11

and Claire is holding onto a sizeable £299.

0:43:110:43:15

Claire's found the lady in charge, Steph,

0:43:170:43:19

to have a look at something that has caught her eye.

0:43:190:43:22

Sweet little case. Nicely marked on the lid.

0:43:220:43:25

And then we put the little pince-nez,

0:43:250:43:28

which just basically sit on your nose, pinch your nose.

0:43:280:43:31

Glasses cases are quite collectable.

0:43:330:43:35

Got a little dent in the back of it.

0:43:350:43:37

I think that's actually quite sweet. Nicely chased.

0:43:370:43:40

Ticket price is £69.

0:43:400:43:42

One to think about. Oh, hello - what's this?

0:43:420:43:45

BR Western Region.

0:43:450:43:47

Hence the W in brackets after the name stamped in on the neck there.

0:43:470:43:51

This is the rear light of a train. Good heavy thing.

0:43:520:43:57

Standard black paint.

0:43:570:43:59

Lid open, so there's like a little funnel inside,

0:44:010:44:04

for the fumes to come out.

0:44:040:44:06

It should have a burner inside it. Let's have a look.

0:44:060:44:09

This hasn't been opened for a while. And there it is.

0:44:110:44:14

Which slides in and out there.

0:44:160:44:18

£55 on it, though, which is top-heavy really, for auction.

0:44:180:44:22

I wanted to get it a bit less than that.

0:44:220:44:25

I thought you might! Time to get in Steph.

0:44:250:44:29

I don't know if you know the fellow or what he might take for it.

0:44:290:44:32

-I can certainly give him a ring and see what we can do on that.

-OK.

0:44:320:44:35

-See what his very, very, very best price is.

-OK. Will do.

0:44:350:44:38

-Make him feel kindly towards me.

-You're in Yorkshire, though.

0:44:380:44:42

-You do realise, don't you?

-Oh, but my father was a Yorkshireman.

0:44:420:44:45

-Does that make any difference?

-Oh, that's all right then.

0:44:450:44:48

She'll stop at nothing, that one.

0:44:480:44:50

-We can do 25 on that.

-That's not bad.

0:44:500:44:54

-OK?

-Oh, that's good of him. I'll shake your hand.

-Thank you.

0:44:540:44:57

And there's more good news.

0:44:570:44:59

-The dealer with the pince-nez is actually in, Peter.

-Oh, is he?

0:44:590:45:02

-Go and talk to him.

-Oh, do you think it might be worth having a chat?

0:45:020:45:04

-You never know. Just flutter your eyelashes.

-Think that might work(?)

0:45:040:45:07

THEY CHUCKLE

0:45:070:45:09

One can but try.

0:45:090:45:11

Ah, Peter. Hello.

0:45:110:45:12

Right, let's see Claire in action.

0:45:120:45:15

I quite like them.

0:45:150:45:17

-You've got them marked up at 69.

-Yes.

0:45:170:45:19

But I am hoping for, you know, quite a bit of discount,

0:45:190:45:22

because I think they're pretty...

0:45:220:45:24

-How about £20 off, 45.

-Would you come down to 42?

0:45:240:45:26

-Yeah, that'll be fine.

-Excellent, Peter. You're a good man.

0:45:260:45:28

Thank you very much. Pleasure doing business. Thanks, thank you.

0:45:280:45:31

There we go.

0:45:310:45:33

The British Rail lamp for £25,

0:45:330:45:34

and the silver spectacle case and pince-nez for £42.

0:45:340:45:40

Paul is all shopped out, after his exploits yesterday

0:45:400:45:44

but Claire still has some serious shopping to do and is heading

0:45:440:45:48

to Bridlington for one last stop.

0:45:480:45:51

This looks lovely in here. Claire's got just over £230 to spend.

0:45:510:45:55

There's a little miniature gardening set, just in the front there.

0:45:590:46:03

It's got a little spade. A little rake.

0:46:030:46:06

And a dibber for making holes, for planting things.

0:46:060:46:09

The nice thing is that it looks like ivory - it's not, it's bone.

0:46:090:46:12

Ivory will be a very clear, dense white.

0:46:120:46:16

Bone has blood vessels going through it,

0:46:160:46:18

so you get these little brown flecks in.

0:46:180:46:20

Jane's the lady in charge.

0:46:200:46:22

Now for a closer look.

0:46:220:46:25

I like these. I just love the way the rake's made.

0:46:250:46:28

I mean, isn't that a lovely curved head on it?

0:46:280:46:30

Now, then, the all-important thing. We have £78 on it.

0:46:300:46:34

Is this something that I can speak to you about

0:46:340:46:36

or is it for someone else?

0:46:360:46:38

Jane manages to get the dealer on the phone.

0:46:380:46:41

But is there a deal to be done?

0:46:410:46:43

Chris has said he could do 62 on it.

0:46:430:46:47

62. I'm going to have them.

0:46:470:46:50

The collection of miniature gardening tools at £62

0:46:510:46:54

concludes this leg's shopping bonanza.

0:46:540:46:57

Claire's spent £164 on five lots.

0:47:000:47:03

As well as the miniature gardening tools,

0:47:030:47:06

she has the World War II gas mask,

0:47:060:47:09

the collection of woodworking tools,

0:47:090:47:11

the British Rail lamp and the silver spectacle case and pince-nez.

0:47:110:47:16

Paul also has five lots.

0:47:160:47:18

The bullet watch fob...

0:47:180:47:19

The Victorian beaded cuff, writing slope,

0:47:210:47:24

the novelty snuffbox, and the Charles Barlow vases.

0:47:240:47:28

Paul has spent a total of £114.

0:47:280:47:32

Right, my old antiques lovers,

0:47:320:47:34

thoughts on one another's collections?

0:47:340:47:37

It hurts me to have to say this,

0:47:370:47:38

but I think he's made some good buys there.

0:47:380:47:41

Would I swap for my offering? Well, what do you think?

0:47:410:47:45

It's a no, folks.

0:47:450:47:47

He's confident. Let's get ready to sell.

0:47:480:47:50

Our road trippers are heading for their third auction at Beverley

0:47:500:47:54

in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

0:47:540:47:55

Situated today at Beverley Racecourse, Hawleys Auctioneers

0:47:560:48:00

is run by husband-and-wife team John and Caroline Hawley.

0:48:000:48:04

Caroline is in command of the room today,

0:48:050:48:07

so what does she think of our duo's lots?

0:48:070:48:09

The little, tiny shell, inlaid with rose gold and silver,

0:48:090:48:16

and I thought, "Oh, yeah, that's a Paul Laidlaw lot, straightaway."

0:48:160:48:20

The railway lamp, I have to say, it's not really my cup of tea,

0:48:200:48:27

but there's an awful lot of interest in railwayana.

0:48:270:48:30

Well, we'll soon see. Take your seats!

0:48:300:48:33

The auction is about to begin.

0:48:330:48:35

Right, up first is Paul's Victorian beaded cuff.

0:48:350:48:39

£10 to start. £5.

0:48:390:48:43

Don't look at me like that.

0:48:430:48:45

Thank you, sir. It'll suit you nicely! £5.

0:48:450:48:48

Six anywhere? Are we done at six on the net? Seven, sir?

0:48:480:48:54

-Seven, are you back in?

-Don't go up in pounds, don't go up in pounds.

0:48:540:48:57

-Never good when you go up in pounds.

-Ten on the net. 12 anywhere?

0:48:570:49:02

12 on the internet. 14 anywhere?

0:49:020:49:05

14 on the net. 16.

0:49:050:49:09

Do feel free to join us. 18. 18 on the internet.

0:49:090:49:12

-18 now!

-Are we done at £18?

0:49:120:49:16

20. You just snuck in, madam. 20 in the room.

0:49:170:49:21

22 anywhere? 20 in the room...

0:49:210:49:24

All done at £20...

0:49:240:49:28

A good return on your £4 there, Paul.

0:49:280:49:31

-500%.

-Oh, be quiet.

0:49:310:49:34

If I stick to that...

0:49:340:49:36

Well, I'll be walking out of here in a minute!

0:49:360:49:39

Keep the faith, Claire. It's your World War II gas mask next.

0:49:410:49:45

Start me cheap. £10 for the gas mask. That's straight in. Ten.

0:49:450:49:49

12 anywhere? 12. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22.

0:49:490:49:55

No? 20 at the back of the room.

0:49:550:49:57

22 anywhere? 22. Who said 22?

0:49:570:50:01

24, 26, 28, 30. 32, 34? No?

0:50:010:50:07

32 at the back of the room. 34 anywhere?

0:50:070:50:11

All done at £32...

0:50:110:50:15

A pleasant surprise, Claire.

0:50:150:50:17

Nice profit to launch you into lead position.

0:50:170:50:19

You are in the lead, Claire Rawle. I couldn't be happier for you.

0:50:190:50:23

Aw, this has started well, hasn't it?

0:50:230:50:26

It has, Paul. The Charles Barlow vases are next.

0:50:260:50:30

I've got bids on the sheets.

0:50:300:50:32

I have to start you at £60. 65 anywhere?

0:50:320:50:36

Oh, it's all on commission. It's all on commission! It's all on paper.

0:50:360:50:40

£60, surely? All done at 60...

0:50:400:50:44

65, just in time. 70 anywhere?

0:50:450:50:49

65 with John, 70 anywhere?

0:50:490:50:52

All done at 65...

0:50:520:50:54

-That was all right.

-I think that's fair enough.

0:50:540:50:57

Very nice, and you've taken the lead.

0:50:570:51:00

The woodworking tools bought by Claire are next.

0:51:000:51:04

A nice little lot, everything you need to set yourself up

0:51:050:51:08

with a joiner's workshop.

0:51:080:51:09

What's this worth?

0:51:090:51:11

£40? 20 to go. Come along. Who's going to give me...

0:51:110:51:16

Thank you, sir. £20. 22 anywhere? £20, surely.

0:51:160:51:21

22, 24, 26. 28, 30. 30.

0:51:210:51:25

32, 34, 36, 38. 38? Go on. 40. No?

0:51:250:51:32

38, with you, sir. 38 in the room. 40 anywhere?

0:51:320:51:37

Are we done at...?

0:51:370:51:38

40's back again. 42! Just one more. 42.

0:51:380:51:43

You're shaking your head the wrong way. No? £40, I have you...

0:51:430:51:48

All done at 40...

0:51:480:51:51

Not too bad, that could...

0:51:510:51:53

-HE GROANS

-You thought it...

0:51:540:51:57

Look at you couple of giggling Gerties!

0:51:570:52:00

Nice profit, though, there, Claire.

0:52:000:52:03

There's nothing in it.

0:52:030:52:04

-No, it's a bit neck and neck.

-I can just about touch you.

0:52:040:52:07

You're right, Paul.

0:52:100:52:11

It's anyone's game at the moment, and your writing slope is next.

0:52:110:52:15

-I've got to start you at £35, 40 anywhere?

-What a gift!

0:52:150:52:20

40. 45, 50, 55.

0:52:200:52:23

-60, 65.

-Smile, smile.

0:52:230:52:25

60 with you, Roy.

0:52:250:52:27

-65 anywhere?

-It's cheap.

-It is.

0:52:270:52:29

-It's a cheap box.

-It is.

-Are we done at £60?

0:52:290:52:31

It's a cheap lot. I have you. £60...

0:52:310:52:36

65. 70, Roy.

0:52:360:52:40

70, I have in the room.

0:52:400:52:42

-75 anywhere?

-Tell them how nice it is! Tell them how nice it is!

0:52:420:52:47

It's scratched, it's scratched! There's a huge scratch on it.

0:52:470:52:50

All done at 70...

0:52:510:52:54

Another chunk of a profit.

0:52:540:52:56

The quality inlay helped things along there.

0:52:560:52:59

By my reckoning, I'm up £790, but that's just roughly.

0:52:590:53:04

Hey, wildly wrong there, sunshine!

0:53:040:53:07

Yeah, your maths never was your strong point, was it?!

0:53:070:53:09

Claire's British Rail lamp is next.

0:53:110:53:13

Going to have to start you at £42.

0:53:140:53:15

-Bang on the money.

-Oh, OK.

-Bang on the money.

0:53:150:53:17

44. Thank you, 46?

0:53:170:53:19

46, 48. 50, 55, 60. 65, 70.

0:53:190:53:25

70, are you in? 70, 75.

0:53:250:53:28

£70 with you, madam.

0:53:280:53:30

All done at 70...

0:53:300:53:34

That's a corker of a profit. Well done, Claire.

0:53:340:53:37

It's Paul's favourite lot of the road trip next.

0:53:400:53:43

The bullet watch fob.

0:53:430:53:45

-£40. 45 anywhere?

-Ooh, excellent.

-It's worth...

0:53:450:53:48

All over. 45, 50. 55, 60. 65, 70.

0:53:480:53:53

70? 75. £70 with you, sir.

0:53:530:53:56

In the room, people know!

0:53:560:53:58

-£70 I have.

-People get it!

0:53:580:54:01

-75 anywhere?

-Oh, well...

0:54:010:54:03

All done at £70...

0:54:030:54:07

-Well done!

-Justice done!

0:54:070:54:09

Well done.

0:54:090:54:10

Well, the room appreciated the watch fob.

0:54:100:54:13

That's another large profit for Paul.

0:54:130:54:16

-I didn't think they'd know.

-Yeah.

0:54:160:54:18

-Wow.

-Well, yeah, there are...

0:54:180:54:20

This is a sophisticated crowd out here!

0:54:200:54:22

Certainly is. Come on, Claire.

0:54:220:54:24

Can your spectacle case help you catch up on Paul's lead?

0:54:240:54:27

Let's get into focus.

0:54:270:54:28

Give me £20 to start. Thank you, all over. 20, 22, 24.

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26, 28, 30. 32, 34, 36. 38, 40, 42.

0:54:340:54:39

£40 with you, sir. 42. 44.

0:54:390:54:45

-46, 48, 50. 55.

-You're in it now.

0:54:450:54:48

60, 65. 70. 75. Just one more?

0:54:480:54:54

You're nodding your head the wrong way. Go on!

0:54:540:54:56

You know you want them. 75!

0:54:560:54:57

80. 85.

0:54:570:55:01

85? No? £80 I have from you.

0:55:010:55:06

All done at 80... Thank you.

0:55:060:55:08

Excellent profit, Claire. You're inching closer to Paul.

0:55:090:55:12

-There's nothing in this with two items to go each.

-Two to go.

0:55:120:55:15

-And our biggest spends.

-There are...

0:55:150:55:18

Correct.

0:55:180:55:19

It's the novelty snuffbox from Paul now.

0:55:190:55:22

Straight in at £100.

0:55:220:55:25

-110 anywhere?

-Mmm!

0:55:250:55:26

-MAN: Yes.

-Thank you, John.

0:55:260:55:28

110 in the room. 120 on the internet.

0:55:280:55:31

120 on the internet, 130 anywhere?

0:55:310:55:34

-MAN: 122.

-122! He's bloomin' awkward again!

0:55:340:55:38

-Good on you!

-122, thank you so much, John. I'll see you later, 122...

0:55:380:55:43

What are you doing, sir? Are you waving, or...? 125. Thank you, sir.

0:55:430:55:48

125. 130, John. 125, I have in the room. 130 on the internet.

0:55:480:55:53

-No!

-135, I'll oblige. No?

0:55:530:55:56

All done at £130...

0:55:560:56:00

-Fair enough.

-Yeah, they spotted it.

-Yeah, yeah...

-They spotted it.

0:56:000:56:03

Hey, Paul certainly knows what he's doing.

0:56:030:56:05

An astounding result.

0:56:050:56:07

Just looking in my rear-view mirror...

0:56:070:56:09

No, I can't see you!

0:56:090:56:10

You wait, you wait!

0:56:120:56:14

Don't get too cocky there, Paul. Come on, Claire.

0:56:150:56:18

The miniature gardening tools are the last lot of the day.

0:56:180:56:22

-I'm going to have to start you at £25.

-That's a bit disappointing.

0:56:220:56:27

Straight in, 30. Thank you, sir.

0:56:270:56:30

35, 40, 45. 50. No?

0:56:300:56:34

-45 with the lady at the back.

-I think they might...

-I know! Come on!

0:56:340:56:37

50, 55. 60, 65. 70. 65 at the back.

0:56:370:56:43

Are we done at £65?

0:56:430:56:45

-Hang on... Oh. Bid, bid.

-It's a gorgeous little lot.

0:56:450:56:48

Hello. 70. 75, 80.

0:56:480:56:53

85. 90. 95. 100.

0:56:530:56:59

-110. 120. 130. 140.

-I don't know, it looks like smart trade.

0:56:590:57:05

-You're shaking your head the wrong way, sir.

-You've made good money.

0:57:050:57:08

Yes, 140, he's in.

0:57:080:57:10

-140.

-Oh, nice.

-150. No?

0:57:100:57:12

All done at £140...

0:57:120:57:16

Hey, a rocketing profit, Claire. Phenomenal work.

0:57:160:57:19

-Off to the weighing room?

-I'm with you, come on!

0:57:200:57:23

A close-run race there. Who on earth will clinch victory today?

0:57:230:57:27

Claire began leg three with £334, and after auction costs,

0:57:300:57:35

made an excellent profit of £132.84,

0:57:350:57:39

giving Claire a delicious £466.84 to begin the penultimate leg.

0:57:390:57:46

For the third leg,

0:57:480:57:49

Paul began with £434.80

0:57:490:57:53

and made a corker of a profit of £177.10.

0:57:530:57:57

The Laidlaw continues with his victorious streak.

0:57:570:58:01

He has £611.90 for the fourth leg.

0:58:010:58:06

Nice one, Cyril.

0:58:060:58:07

-What an auction!

-It was good, wasn't it?

0:58:070:58:10

-What?!

-Yeah!

-A clean sweep.

0:58:100:58:12

See you soon, road trippers.

0:58:150:58:16

Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...

0:58:180:58:20

..Paul and Claire get the giggles.

0:58:210:58:23

What's new?

0:58:230:58:24

HE LAUGHS IN A SINISTER MANNER

0:58:240:58:26

-LAUGHING:

-Yeah!

0:58:260:58:27

Crikey, Moses!

0:58:300:58:32

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