0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts....
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- That's cracking.- ..£200 each... - Wonderful.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12That's exactly what I'm talking about.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14I'm all over a-shiver.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- No-brainer.- Going, going, gone!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- Push!- ..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Today we blast off on the second instalment of our road trip
0:00:45 > 0:00:48adventure with auctioneers Claire Rawle and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49I can't wait.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53It's the market, not the auction room, that is going to save you.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- Yes.- Or break you.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Oh, yes. Lots of excited people in there wanting my lots.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- Steady, steady.- Desperately wanting my lots.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Steady!
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Oh!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09New girl Claire clinched the lead on her first outing, with a World War I
0:01:09 > 0:01:12periscope. She is playing Paul at his own game.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14£110 for the periscope.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20The old hand didn't like that, I tell you.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22He remains as supportive as ever, though.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I've got pressure on me now to keep it up.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Added pressure.- Good, good!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Now, now, Paul.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35From his original £200, Paul's got
0:01:35 > 0:01:39£279.60 to stick in his back pocket.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Claire also began with £200.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48She is ahead by a whisker with a total of £300.30.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58They are roaring around town in this sporty 1968 TVR Tuscan.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02My head is so firmly wedged in the roof lining!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06With every bump, a wee contour in the roof of the car.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08It's like something out of Tom and Jerry.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Your head just going like that.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Oh, dear!
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Paul and Claire set off from Wooler in Northumberland.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19They will take in the sights of the North East,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21traversing through Yorkshire,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25to finally land in the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Today our adventure begins in Roker,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30an area within the city of Sunderland,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32and we shall auction in East Boldon
0:02:32 > 0:02:38in Tyne and Wear. Now, has Paul any tips for the lovely Claire?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Have a minor breakdown in front of the shop owner.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42"There's nothing here!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44"There's nothing here to buy!"
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Then throw yourself on their mercy.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Well, I'll remember that later.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Gosh, he's very dramatic!
0:02:53 > 0:02:58Very kindly, Claire is dropping Paul at his first shop in Roker.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03Here we are. A spooky guy waiting for you there.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Told my dad I'd be here.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- That's nice of him. - We'll go for a coffee later.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10That's nice of him. He's not looking too well, though!
0:03:10 > 0:03:11I should keep an eye on him if I were you.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Have a good day!- And you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Well, not too much, though.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Yeah, go on!
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Stop larking about, you two.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23We'll catch up with Claire later.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Now, who knows what will happen in here?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Hello, pleased to meet you. I'm David.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Good to see you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31You've got a certain thing going on here.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Giraffe. - I noticed. Holy Moses, a real one?
0:03:35 > 0:03:36- Yes.- What on earth?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47What's this little beauty?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Is there any age to that?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53A miniature chest of drawers.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Who doesn't want one?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Look at this, the drawer linings.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I'm looking for dovetails,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I'm looking to see the sophistication of the manufacturer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03No sophistication.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04It's old cigar boxes.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Look at this. Colorado Finest.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Fantastic!
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Priced at £50, will owner David be open to discount?
0:04:15 > 0:04:19How good a deal can you do me on the chest of drawers?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Don't look at that.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I'll do you 25 quid.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Do you know, I think that's a gift in 1980!
0:04:27 > 0:04:33- It would have been more in 1980. - It would've been.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35No, 25 quid? It's a gift.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I'll leave you a little bit in it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Not necessarily.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43It's rustic and I think it's yesterday's news, that's my problem.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45So much that we see is yesterday's news.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Blimey! It's tough Laidlaw today.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Elsewhere, Claire is reminiscing about her good luck so far.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57With the periscope, do you know, I hadn't even looked at it before.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I was just standing, chatting, looked down and thought,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03"OK, that looks interesting," picked it up.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04This is rather nice, isn't it?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07French periscope. Lovely quality.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09That's how I find it goes a bit with me,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13so I'm hoping it will happen again.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16A-ha! For some, it's so simple.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Back to Paul.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Claire is in the lead, you know.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Jeez! Stop mentioning that.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27I'll kick off.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Oh, sorry I'm breathing.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Thank goodness he's found something.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35You've seen these before.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41They are candle snuffers.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44You knew that. You know what candle snuffers are for, don't you?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47They are for putting out your candle.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49No, they're not.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Stop saying that - it annoys me, the pedant.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Gosh, he's in a mood.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Candle snuffers are for trimming the wick of one's candle.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Quite right. Therefore, these gadgets
0:06:02 > 0:06:03are actually wick trimmers and
0:06:03 > 0:06:06a candle douser or snuffer to put the flame out.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09We're looking at 1770.
0:06:09 > 0:06:111770, come on!
0:06:11 > 0:06:15This is powdered wigs territory and frock coats and genteel living.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17All right, love.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18What's he up to now?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Looks like he's got his metal mojo working.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25He has spotted a pair of brass candlesticks
0:06:25 > 0:06:27and a pretty copper pot.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31If I grabbed the candle snuffers and a pair of candlesticks,
0:06:31 > 0:06:32that makes sense.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35If I tried to buy...
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Ignore the price tags, please.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39If I tried to buy...
0:06:39 > 0:06:42That's a pretty little lot, is it not?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43A pair of brass can...
0:06:43 > 0:06:45You see, that's old school.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Ah, the combined price for the snuffer,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50the candlesticks and the copper pot is £55.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Can it be cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and then we'll talk about your chest of drawers?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I think he wants it cheap, David.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I'll do you 30 quid the lot.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Where were we, we were 25 quid for the wee cigar box lined chest?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Yes.
0:07:11 > 0:07:1425 quid for that and 30 quid for that.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I'll do you 50 quid the lot - there you are.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And you've got a deal.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20OK, sir, thank you very much indeed.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Good deal.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25No hesitation for Maestro Laidlaw.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Generous David has sold the miniature chest of drawers for £25
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and the mixed metalware, also for £25.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Wow!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Meanwhile, Claire has travelled a short distance away
0:07:37 > 0:07:40to the South Tyneside village of Cleadon.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Legend has it that Charles Dickens stayed at the local inn here.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49But today it's Claire's turn and she is here to shop
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and find profit earners.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Hello!- Hello.- Judith. Hello.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Rachel. Nice to meet you. I'm Claire.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Now, Judith is the proprietor here.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Stand by, because Claire is looking to get some bargains.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08That's quite sweet. The trouble is,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11people just don't like cleaning copper and brass any longer.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Better not tell Paul!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Now then, what's this?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Hopefully photographic slides. Let's have a look.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24OK.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Oh, OK.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29That's the deck of a ship.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I don't know if it's titled at all.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Glass negative slides.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Produced in stereoscope, the two.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42They are in their original box.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Probably for using with a Magic Lantern in the early days.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Before people went to the cinema,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54you would go to the Magic Lantern shows.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Magic Lantern shows were very popular with the Victorians.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01A precursor to the modern-day movie,
0:09:01 > 0:09:03they featured projected images accompanied
0:09:03 > 0:09:05by live music and narration.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11They are very collectable because some are very, very interesting.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15They are a record of the area and they will date from the late
0:09:15 > 0:09:1919th century. Might be slightly earlier than that, sort of 1860s.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Time for some narration with Judith.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24You've got 95 on those.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I could do 45 because I got those quite cheap.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29All right, that's what I like to hear!
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Kind discount.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Oh, thank you very much.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Thank you. It's a pleasure, thank you.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Judith has been kind.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38The collection of glass slides for
0:09:38 > 0:09:41£45 is Claire's first purchase of the day.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Back to Paul. He's journeyed south to the coastal town of Hartlepool
0:09:47 > 0:09:48in County Durham.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Mesolithic man once hunted here in the deer-rich forests.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Our very own hunter-gatherer is preparing to spear his own plunder.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59- Here comes Paul.- How are you doing?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- All right?- Yes, pleased to meet you.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- Good to see you. I'm chomping at the bit, Alan.- OK.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08And he's off for a good rummage.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Look at this. It reclines.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Yes, you won't have to fall when you've had a few whiskys!
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Exactly, because the whiskys are there.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22A few whiskys and you won't have to fall far.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Look, it's very low to the ground.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- When you've had enough... - Just slide off!
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Put your bottle and glass back in there, then just slump to the floor.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33That is fantastic, is it not?
0:10:33 > 0:10:34It certainly is.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Now, come on. You're on a mission to beat Claire
0:10:38 > 0:10:40and owner Alan is being extra helpful.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42You want to check out the attic?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Just watch your head here.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Because it's the attic where everything is.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52This is where he is going to find his gem, I know it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Paul's laser eye focus has found something.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Uh-oh.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- That's not just a walking stick, is it?- No.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09It's a sword stick.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11A proper good one.
0:11:13 > 0:11:20So, what we have here is a Victorian gentleman's means of
0:11:20 > 0:11:25defence when he is wandering the back streets looking for a carriage,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29having just walked out of the opera, and the bad guys jump out of
0:11:29 > 0:11:32the dark and say, "Hand over your wallet!"
0:11:32 > 0:11:34And he says,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38"Be gone, braggart, and don't be back or I'll call the Peelers!"
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- That's exactly what you need. - He should be on the stage!
0:11:41 > 0:11:42A good find, Paul.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Reasonably collectable, as well, and not a bad one.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I've seen worse. What can it be, Alan?
0:11:48 > 0:11:49I was hoping to get 50 quid for it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Oh, I'll make you a cheeky wee offer.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Stress the cheeky. 30 quid.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Can we go to 40 and then I'll make just a little bit on it, which makes
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- me happy.- Oh, do you know what?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Yes, and here's hoping I make a little bit.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- You'll definitely make a little bit.- Then we're both happy.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14You'll definitely make a profit, I'm sure.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16He's found his prey in the attic.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Now, what else is lurking?
0:12:19 > 0:12:23I've just pulled that out of the back, actually, to clean it up.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Is that what the matter is, just dust?- Just dust.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29But what the heck is it?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31That, for my money, is about the sexiest
0:12:31 > 0:12:39standard-lamp-cum-occasional-table I've seen in years.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44That is going to date to 1930, 1935, and what is the aesthetic?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It's Art Deco, isn't it?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48For once, it's fair to say it's Art Deco.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50It's a much abused term.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53That is going to polish up an absolute treat.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57You put a nice period-looking pagoda-type silk shade on there,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01you stick your martini on there next to the funky armchair and
0:13:01 > 0:13:03you feel good.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Do you like?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Depends on what price you can get from Alan.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Can I get 50 quid for it?
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- 40?- What?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- 30?- You'll be in freefall. - All right, 30, 30.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Well, I don't want to go more than 20 quid.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23- Yes, that's good.- Sweet?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Yes, let's do it.- Happy with that.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Brilliant.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32An Art Deco standard-lamp-cum-table for £20 and the gentleman's
0:13:32 > 0:13:34sword stick for £40, excellent work.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Claire has journeyed northwards to the coastal town of Tynemouth.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44A busy shipping route for centuries,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48the North Sea is also one of the most perilous stretches of water.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Over 150 years ago,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55a shipwreck led to the foundation of
0:13:55 > 0:13:58the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00a unique coastal rescue service
0:14:00 > 0:14:03made up of courageous volunteers from the local area.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Claire is meeting with brigade secretary John Wright
0:14:08 > 0:14:09to find out more.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Follow on this way and prepare to be surprised.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Oh, OK, thank you very much.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20On the cold evening of the 24th of November 1864,
0:14:20 > 0:14:25a series of raging storms carried three ships into the notorious
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Black Midden rocks.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31Despite the wrecks being yards from the shore and the coastguard giving
0:14:31 > 0:14:35their best efforts, 32 souls perished that night.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Locals could only watch on, helpless.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41One of the witnesses to the wreck was Sir John Morrison, who was
0:14:41 > 0:14:43a soldier that was in charge of the gunners in the castle.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49He thought that if a trained body of men had been available to help
0:14:49 > 0:14:52the coastguard, a lot more lives could have been saved on the night.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Morrison approached civic dignitaries
0:14:56 > 0:14:59John and Joseph Spence and a public meeting was arranged.
0:14:59 > 0:15:06120 men signed up and the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade was born.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Initially trained by Her Majesty's Coastguard,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11the team quickly impressed.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Joseph himself formalised the rules of the brigade in a pamphlet
0:15:16 > 0:15:20which was then circulated around the coast by the Board of Trade.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27It was this formalising of the functions of the breeches buoy drill
0:15:27 > 0:15:30that was the key of the trained body of men.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Oh, right, so it became much more organised, in other words?- Yes.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
0:15:37 > 0:15:39is the only company that has a modern
0:15:39 > 0:15:42set of breeches buoy equipment.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Very simply, this is a rope rescue device,
0:15:44 > 0:15:49which passengers of wrecked ships can climb onto and be hauled ashore.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54The sea air gets into the breeches buoy and then it's your job, Claire,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- to haul them ashore. - Save this poor stricken soul...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Yes. Off you go.- ..who's probably even more terrified
0:16:00 > 0:16:03at this very moment, coming across.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Then a man doing communications would shout,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10"Man ashore!" The captain will shout, "Avast hauling."
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Then we ask the sailor how many people are on the ship and hopefully
0:16:15 > 0:16:16he says five, not 30!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Yes, because it's pretty exhausting. - Yes, very exhausting.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23What they used to do in the old days,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26if there was anybody in the crowd standing by that was fit,
0:16:26 > 0:16:27they would ask for volunteers.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35So, it's still very much an ongoing thing, is it, the Life Brigade?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Oh, yes. The modern TVLB
0:16:38 > 0:16:41has 22 volunteers from all walks of life.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46We have electricians, doctors, administrators, teachers,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48retired people even.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Funded entirely by donations,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade are the only specialist coastal
0:16:55 > 0:17:01organisation on call 24/7 to all of the emergency services,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05attending around 120 call-outs per year -
0:17:05 > 0:17:07proving that the terrible night of
0:17:07 > 0:17:09the 1864 shipwreck disaster has spawned
0:17:09 > 0:17:13an organisation of heroes who have saved hundreds of lives.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Time to call it a day and break for a nice bit of shuteye.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21Nighty-night!
0:17:23 > 0:17:25# Good morning, good morning
0:17:25 > 0:17:28# We've talked the whole night through... #
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Wakey-wakey! Our road trip wheels
0:17:30 > 0:17:33are on the move once more and our pair
0:17:33 > 0:17:36are really rather taken with the racy TVR.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40The car is all right, isn't it?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- It's OK.- It feels a bit cool, it's working.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Well, yes. It feels actually pretty robust, doesn't it?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- Quite tough.- Yeah.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52And we get some admiring glances.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- It's a head turner.- I like to think it's me, but it's not all about me,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- is it?- Surely not, I'm sure it is.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01He's a charmer.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Let's remind ourselves of what our twosome have bought so far.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Paul has four lots...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09The mixed metalware,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11the miniature chest of drawers,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15the gentleman's sword stick and the Art Deco lamp-cum-table.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Paul has £169.60 for the day ahead.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Our current leader, though, is Claire.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24She's being super cautious.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28She has one lot, the 19th-century glass slides,
0:18:28 > 0:18:33giving her an ample £255.30 to spend.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Ever the gent, Paul's dropping Claire
0:18:37 > 0:18:40in the seaside town of Whitley Bay.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Ta-da. Well...- Here we are. - Looking good.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Philip and Linda own this fine emporium.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Claire has got to pick up the pace and start spending her cash.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I have to say, I do rather like cats.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- He is quite eye-catching. - Quite fun, isn't it?
0:19:07 > 0:19:08- Yes.- Oops.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It's heavier than I thought it was going to be.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Italy, so presumably a souvenir type piece?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I don't know. It's got no name to say where it came from,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20just that it originated in Italy.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Yeah.- It's all hand-painted, I think, isn't it?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26I think it is, yeah. A sort of Italian Wemyss Ware.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Yes, exactly.- He's quite goofy.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33There was a style. What do you think it is - '60s, '50s?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I would say, yes. Early '60s, late '50s.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Yeah.- But it's in good condition. It's not got any damage on it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Yes.- With it being so tall you would think it would get
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- knocked over, wouldn't you, yeah? - It would have it ears knocked off,
0:19:44 > 0:19:45or certainly head.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48This always makes me very nervous handling this.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50It's like I'm going to have a slight spasm and...
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Drop it.- I'm always quite nervous of ceramics.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55That's why I tend to go for things that don't break too easily.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Right.- Mind how you go, then.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02What's your best price? Cos you've got £25 on him. So...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I'm sure we can do something to help on that one.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06- Music to my ears.- Yeah.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09Why don't we do it for 15 for you?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14What do you think, mate? £15?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Meow!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18He's just begging me to buy him, isn't he?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Oh, I'll go for it.- You're going to have him, are you?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Lovely. Thank you very much. - Thank you. Thank you.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Yeah. Right, let's put it down before I smash it to pieces.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Yeah, we'll wrap it up for you.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33One purchase down and she's on a roll.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Oh, a leather suitcase.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37One of my favourites.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Is that for sale, or is that just a doorstop?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Nice old one. I'm sure we could sell it to you if you like.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Now, Claire bought a suitcase in the first leg and made a nice profit.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Could this one do the same?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- I could be working to a theme here. - Yes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I just actually love old luggage
0:20:54 > 0:20:58and leather goods, which makes me sound slightly weird.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04But I love the quality, and also the romance that goes with it.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Yes.- Because these were very much in the day when...
0:21:06 > 0:21:08That's got initials on the front, as well.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Yes.- The person who originally owned it.- AEC, yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Nice order. I always like it if it's got the labels on, because, I mean,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17people did use to scratch them off.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Because then that sorts of adds to the romance of the travel.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22You think where it's been.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23I just love the...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Well, the lady that came from, it had been her parents',
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- when they got married.- Oh!
0:21:29 > 0:21:31They took it away with them on honeymoon.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Oh, how nice.- That's how it's initialled and everything.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Oh, right. What price would that be?
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Well, we've got 45 on it at the moment, Claire.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- Yeah.- So possibly we can do
0:21:39 > 0:21:41something to help you on that one, yeah.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Yeah, because I know what they make at auction...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Yes, at auctions they are not going to bring as much as that.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52No, no. I would hope at auction it might make, sort of, 20, 25.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Can you come down somewhere closer
0:21:53 > 0:21:55to that where I can make a bit of a...
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Well, I wouldn't really like to come down as low as 20,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03but we'll do it for 25 for you if there's enough room in there.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05We'll split the difference and 22?
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Yes, all right. We'll do that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- Excellent. My cat and my suitcase. - Great.- Thank you.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Thank you very much, Philip. That's excellent.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18There we have it. £15 for the pottery cat
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and 22 for the vintage suitcase.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Meanwhile, Paul's off on a mission to the town of Blyth.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31At the time of the First and Second World Wars,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33the north-east of England was significant,
0:22:33 > 0:22:37due to its naval shipbuilding and weapons industry.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40This, combined with the long, exposed coastline,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44made Northumberland a prime target for a German invasion.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48In 1916, the MoD gave orders to build
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Blyth Battery to ensure the coast was defended.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Paul's meeting with Colin Derwood to get the lowdown.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Colin, how are you doing?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- It's a pleasure to meet you, Paul. - I like the look of your beach hut.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Come on, we'll go and have a look at it.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Blyth Battery has the most intact
0:23:05 > 0:23:08coastal defence buildings in the world,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11with the First World War observation post
0:23:11 > 0:23:13being the only surviving example of its type.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16The armoured turret was a look-out post for
0:23:16 > 0:23:18gathering intelligence.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Oh, man. What!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26So the whole cupola revolves?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Yes, the whole lot rotated and from
0:23:29 > 0:23:32the sides there was smaller gear wheels,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36shafts, and you can see some of the original plugs...
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- I see, yeah.- ..where there was a cranking mechanism.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Hand?- One either side for to rotate the whole top.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Fantastic.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50The operator would have either stood in a basket suspended from it...
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- What?- ..or on a base.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Right.- Remembering it doesn't turn very fast.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57It only has to follow a ship.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02And from that door there, and that door there,
0:24:02 > 0:24:07was a nine foot Barr & Stroud split-image rangefinder.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Yes.- A big brother to this one. - Yeah.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12This enabled the artillery spotter
0:24:12 > 0:24:17to observe anything unusual at sea up to several miles away.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19The information could be passed
0:24:19 > 0:24:22downstairs and they would have phoned it
0:24:22 > 0:24:24across to the gun platform,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26where the guns could have been loaded and ready
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- to take enemy action.- Oh, my word.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31What a thought.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I'd love to have been here in 1918.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41A howling gale blowing like today, guys cranking the cupola,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45and the Kaiserliche Marine cruising up there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- What!- Yes, it would have been tremendous.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Enemy action, action stations!
0:24:50 > 0:24:52It is absolute...
0:24:52 > 0:24:55What a gem of a place.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I think it's safe to say Paul is in his element.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00When World War II loomed,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04another battery post was built to strengthen defences.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09Again, this sweeping horizon,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- whereupon the enemy could be lurking.- It's beautiful.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I've got to say, for the guy in 1918 it could be quite terrifying,
0:25:16 > 0:25:21the hum of a Zeppelin engine overhead. But I don't know in 1940,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24the prospect of the horizon being black with landing craft...
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Enemy ships.- That's... That's seriously hairy.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's different, different.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33With the advent of World War II, the Blyth Battery was still a deterrent
0:25:33 > 0:25:36to a Northumberland invasion.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Colin, what number of men served here during the war?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43There was five officers and 110 regulars
0:25:43 > 0:25:45from the garrison artillery.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48They were supplemented by men of the Home Guard,
0:25:48 > 0:25:50who used to come down from 1940.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54But by 1944, the threat of an invasion had subsided
0:25:54 > 0:25:57and when all the regulars went away for the big push in Normandy, it was
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- the Home Guard who ran this all by themselves.- Dad's Army.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06At the end of the Second World War, the guns were removed
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and the battery became popular beach chalets in the '50s
0:26:09 > 0:26:11and thereafter was used by lifeguards.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15This continued use has ensured its survival.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Baywatch, eat your heart out!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21So we've gone from the Great War and Zeppelins,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24the Second World War invasion threats,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and now we are enjoying this as...
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Its legacy is educational, isn't it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31It's as educational centre, exactly, yes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34It's went from wartime to education.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Over 100 years.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Isn't that fantastic?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Well, I've got to say, I have had the best couple of hours
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- I've had in many a moon. Thank you very much.- Pleased you've enjoyed it. Thank you.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Blyth Battery is the lasting testimony of a small
0:26:48 > 0:26:52British town playing a vital role during the war effort
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and, thankfully, still survives to this day.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Claire's also travelled to Blyth.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03She's got over £218 to play with.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Johnny Boy's Antiques & Modern Furnishings
0:27:07 > 0:27:11is her last shop of the day. So watch out, Johnny.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Ah, John, hello. Hiding behind your desk.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14- How are you? I'm Claire.- I'm fine.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Rustic walking sticks.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30I always like looking in cabinets. What have we got here?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32A Sikes hydrometer. Is it all right if I have a look at that?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Yes. Feel free.- Right.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Quite nice little instruments, these.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43I like the boxes, as well, with the original plaque in the top of it.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45There we go. There it is.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48I think it's for, I don't know, is it the brewing industry or...
0:27:48 > 0:27:50It's sort of specific gravity.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51You sort of measure it.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55One little weight missing. It's a shame, very often,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57because they were only very small brass ones, aren't they?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00It's got its thermometer in it, though.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Sikes hydrometers were used by
0:28:02 > 0:28:04distillers to measure proof of alcohol,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06and hence the duty payable.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10It isn't dated but I would think, looking at the quality of it,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12we are looking at a very late 19th, early 20th century.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16No price on it at all...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18I've got to see 40.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20It's a nice item. They're quite collectable,
0:28:20 > 0:28:25but they've got a reasonably limited market. So 25 no good?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- 30?- 28?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Go on.- 28?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32OK. Yeah. 28's good on that one.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- No problem.- The other thing I noticed, John,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36when I came in, some walking sticks over here.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Which I think would make a nice little group, actually.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I quite liked the look of these.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45I think that was the other I quite liked.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51I was thinking maybe £5 to £8 for the group?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53As a nice little group? £5?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Cheeky! She'll stop at nothing, that one.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59They've got a price of a tenner each!
0:29:00 > 0:29:01- Make it ten.- Eight.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Go on.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Thank you very much, indeed. That's good.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10You're lucky, Claire, that Johnny is so generous.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Thank you indeed, Johnny.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16The hydrometer for £28 and the walking sticks for £8.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Wow!
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Meanwhile, Paul's got winning on his mind.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27I'm looking for the piece that's been missed, that
0:29:27 > 0:29:30is going to fly under the hammer and reverb.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Leave Claire in the rear-view mirror.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Game on, Paul.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42He's travelling to the Northumbrian town of Amble.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48And look, just across the field lies the historic Warkworth Castle.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Artique is Paul's final shopping destination.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57This is a huge emporium. There's around 30 dealers here.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00- Is it Mark?- It is Mark.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- How are you doing?- Nice to meet you.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Paul has £169.60 weighing down his wallet.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12What is going on here, then?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Be still, my beating heart.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20I turned around, looked down, period photographs.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Aerial photographs. Who takes aerial photographs?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26The military and spies, do they not?
0:30:26 > 0:30:27OK, I'm interested.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28You got me.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34German naval units.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39There you go. Aerial photographs, open water and dock.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42You'll recognise this name, Tirpitz.
0:30:42 > 0:30:49Battleship length, 815 foot overall, built at Marinewerft Wilhelmshaven,
0:30:49 > 0:30:50the home of the German Navy.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53OK. I'm seriously interested.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I can tell you for nothing they are mid-20th century, are they not,
0:30:56 > 0:31:00so we're probably, possibly looking at the Second World War.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Well, he's certainly cheered up.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Look at this! A Narvik Class III destroyer.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14A group photo of U-boats at Danzig, similar at Kiel.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Absolutely fantastic stuff, this.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21A Dutch gunboat and M-class minesweeper.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Wait a minute - here's a box.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30Description, stereoscope and German naval views.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Don't get me started about stereoscopy.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Incredible subject. Traces its...
0:31:37 > 0:31:40This is the viewing of photographs
0:31:40 > 0:31:46through a viewer, giving a 3-D effect. £45.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Come on. That's not a lot of money by any measure.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54What might it be worth? Well, the truth of the matter is,
0:31:54 > 0:32:00I suspect the photographs and the stereo viewer may not be related,
0:32:00 > 0:32:03they may have been brought together.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06If I'm right, the more valuable element, arguably,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08is the aerial photographs.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12The World War II reconnaissance photographs are a real find.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Could this be his flyer at auction?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Dealer Mark is on hand to talk money.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Caught my eye. Stereoscopic photographs of German battleships.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Fantastic, Second World War.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26I'm really into stereoscopy.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I see the stereo viewer, I see it in what looks like Admiralty grey,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33and I think, "I've got a wartime package here."
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I am wrong, as you probably know if you're familiar with this lot.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- Because the viewer itself is post-war.- Right.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42It's late '60s, '70s.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46And it is for large-scale stereo views, not these.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Not the smaller ones, OK.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52So I know that we could do... For the whole package, we can come down.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54It's £45 on it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Yeah.- We could do that for 30.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59There's no point clowning about.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- 30.- Yeah.- Done deal.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04That was thrilling.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06The potentially lucrative
0:33:06 > 0:33:08World War II aerial reconnaissance photographs
0:33:08 > 0:33:13and the large stereoscopic viewfinder for £30.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18And that completes our second leg shopping extravaganza.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Paul has a total of five lots - the combo lot of metalware,
0:33:22 > 0:33:26the miniature chest of drawers, the gentleman's sword stick,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28the Art Deco lamp and table,
0:33:28 > 0:33:33plus the batch of reconnaissance photographs and stereoscopic viewer.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35HE WHISTLES
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Paul has spent a total of £140.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Claire was a little more cautious, but also bought five lots.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45The collection of glass slides,
0:33:45 > 0:33:51the pottery cat, the vintage suitcase, the Sikes hydrometer
0:33:51 > 0:33:52and a group of walking sticks.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59For all that, she spent a total of £118.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Come on, you two. Thoughts on one another's buys?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I was a bit confused by... Well, I thought they were library steps.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07But I gather it's a lamp.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09I don't quite understand that.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12I don't think that cat is Claire Rawle.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13I think if I swapped anything,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16I quite like his little chest of drawers.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20OK. I think maybe I claw back the deficit
0:34:20 > 0:34:22and go into the lead with this one.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24You heard it.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Laidlaw just jinxed himself at auction.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Let's hope not.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31It's auction time, and our road tripping pair
0:34:31 > 0:34:35are heading for their second auction at East Boldon in Tyne and Wear.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Let's do a bit of de-misting, I think.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42You're breathing too much.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44I can't see. Stop breathing, please.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46OK, I'll just suffocate myself for you.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Right, well, here we are. - Still in glorious sunshine.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- Beautiful, isn't it? - Clash of the stereo views begins.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Yes, may the best man or woman win, eh?
0:35:01 > 0:35:05This family run auction room has been on the go for over 30 years.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Our auctioneer today is Giles Hodges.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Come on, spill it, Giles, about our duo's offerings.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15The Art Deco standard lamp,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18great 1930s, classic of the period, might fly,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20especially because we're online as well.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Well, what do we say about the ceramic cat?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Icon of the 1950s.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Not to everybody's taste.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Quiet, please. The auction is about to begin.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Quite comfortable, isn't it?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- Let's slide off this.- Oh, you can't take these two anywhere.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45First up are Claire's batch of walking sticks.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48I hope they're a very discerning audience for walking sticks.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Somebody bid me a tenner for all the walking sticks.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Please.- Tenner I'm bid.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5410 in the room. At £10.
0:35:54 > 0:35:5615, anyone else now?
0:35:56 > 0:36:0115. The bid's upstairs at 15. 20? 25. 25.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03At £25, we're upstairs.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0630? At £30, downstairs right.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10At £30, ladies and gentlemen, in the room at 30 quid.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Look at that. Not bad, Claire. A good profit to start proceedings.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17I'm trying not to look too smug at the moment,
0:36:17 > 0:36:21because I think it could be all downhill from here, but still...
0:36:21 > 0:36:23That's not the spirit, Claire.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Paul's next with his Art Deco lamp-cum-table.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30What attracted you to your standard lamp?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32The fact that it's beautiful!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I'm bid 10 to start, at 10.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38£10? 10. 15 by the door.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4415. 20? 5. 30. 5. 35 by the door.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Anybody else? At 35, 40.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- £40.- No!
0:36:49 > 0:36:51What you mean, no? It's lovely, I'm telling you.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54In the room at £40 for the last time.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- £40!- Very good.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59Paul Laidlaw!
0:37:01 > 0:37:03£40, beautiful.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Yeah, precisely.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08And this means you're just behind Claire in the profit stakes.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Next, it's Claire's pottery cat.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Do you wish it was still back in the sanctuary?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- A tenner and away.- Cheeky!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Bid me a fiver, then. £5 upstairs.
0:37:22 > 0:37:255, 10, 15.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28£15, all done, ladies and gentlemen?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30At 15.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33OK, so I've lost a little bit on that.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I think you did well there, to be honest.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39On we go.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Can Paul's metalware lot help him edge into the lead?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47£10 starts me.
0:37:47 > 0:37:4915. Straight in the room at £15.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5120, anybody now?
0:37:51 > 0:37:53£15 on the right.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57At £20. 25.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03At £25 in the room. We're waiting online, yes or no, £25.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Another break even means Claire still clings on to her lead.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12THEY LAUGH
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Oh, behave, you two.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17It's Claire's Sikes hydrometer next.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2030. At £30. 30. £30?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Anybody else for a fiver?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2435? Got the hand.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27At £35. 40, anybody else?
0:38:27 > 0:38:2940, downstairs left.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34£40. 45. 50. 55.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36£55, upstairs right. Your bid, sir.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39That's more like it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Claire's launched further into the lead.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Smile. Keep smiling. - I can't. I'm struggling.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48I'm getting aching cheeks, you know.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Maybe the miniature chest can cheer you up.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- Is my bottom lip quivering? - Stop it! Stop it!
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Somebody start me, £20 for it.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05£20, we're in straightaway at 20.
0:39:05 > 0:39:11£20. 25. 30. 35.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1335, shakes his head. At £35.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1540, anybody?
0:39:15 > 0:39:17At £35, last chance.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21All done at £35.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Nice little earner, Paul,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26but it's not enough to move in front of Claire.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- There's a lot to be said for low expectations.- Yeah.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Claire loves her vintage luggage, it's the suitcase next.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40I'm bid straight in on commission, £10 to start me.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4315. £15. 20.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4825. 30. £30 online, 35.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52It's against you now, 40. 45.
0:39:52 > 0:39:58At £45. It's gone quiet to my left. At £45, in the room at 45.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Luggage is a good bet for profits, eh?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03Claire's still in the lead.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07I'll be keeping my eye out for more of that.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13It's Paul's stereoscopic viewer and aerial photographs next.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14He loves this lot.
0:40:16 > 0:40:1750 bid, straight in at 50.
0:40:17 > 0:40:25- At £50.- Straight in at 50?- 60. 65, 70. 75. 80, 5.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28£85.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Someone wants them in the room.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3695. 100. 110. We're upstairs at 110.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40You're out online. 120. 130, 140.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42150?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45We're still upstairs. You're out downstairs at 150.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Are we all done at 150?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Well done.- In the room as well.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54And that wasn't through gritted teeth, Claire.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56An astounding result, well done.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Can Claire's glass slides help her catch up on Paul?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- What are the nerves like?- Not good.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07£40. Straight in on commission.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09£40? Anybody for another five?
0:41:09 > 0:41:13At £40, for the last time, ladies and gentlemen.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15At £40?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Somebody got a bargain.
0:41:18 > 0:41:19Bad luck, Claire.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25And to finish the proceedings, it's Paul's gentlemen's sword stick.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Fingers crossed.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Not too hard.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I've got two commission bids. 80 starts me.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36At £80.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37That's where I hoped it would end.
0:41:37 > 0:41:4585, 90. 95. 100. 110. £110 upstairs. Anybody online?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48At £110, are we all done, ladies and gents?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51At £110?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Fair enough. - Here endeth the journey.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Another monster profit for Paul.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- I think we need coffee and a bun, don't you?- I think we do.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Lead on.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08What an auction, and I think we can work out the winner, eh?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Here are the calculations, anyway.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Claire began leg two with £300.30,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19and after auction costs made a profit of £33.70.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25Claire's grand total to carry forward is £334 exactly.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Paul started the second leg with £279.60
0:42:30 > 0:42:37and left Claire far behind with a huge profit of £155.20.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39The Laidlaw is back.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40He is today's victor
0:42:40 > 0:42:45and has a mighty £434.80 for the next leg.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Good man.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Two down, Claire.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- Two down.- Yeah. We're getting there.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58It's 1-1, and it's still all to play for.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, it looks like Paul and Claire
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- need a new sat nav.- It's just like being in the Mediterranean.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10It seriously could easily be abroad.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Until you get out of the car and quite a wind hits you.