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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each... | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
I want something shiny. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:06 | |
..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
-I like a rummage! -I can't resist. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
But it's no mean feat. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:17 | |
Why do I always do this to myself?! | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
There'll be worthy winners... | 0:00:19 | 0:00:20 | |
-Give us a kiss! -..and valiant losers. -Come on, stick 'em up. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
So will it be the high road to glory...? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
-Onwards and upwards! -..or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
Take me home! | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
This is Antiques Road Trip! | 0:00:30 | 0:00:31 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
Today we're kicking off a shiny new road trip in the company of two | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
lovely freshfaced auctioneers. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:42 | |
Paul Laidlaw and Natasha Raskin. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
Well, one's lovely anyway. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
This is the start of our trip. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
Oh, here we go, here we go. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
Full of optimism. Do you feel lucky, punk? | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
I do. Are you talking to me! | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
You and I aren't the full shilling. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
But to be fair, we look really normal. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
That's the thing! That's the thing. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
Sadly, though, we've developed something of a reputation. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
You certainly have! | 0:01:08 | 0:01:09 | |
Auctioneer, Natasha, is an expert in contemporary art | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
and is filled with enthusiasm, bubbling... | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
How good is that! | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
..and really takes her shopping to heart. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
I'm a bit terrified, because you're so good at this! | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
Oh, I feel like a lamb to the slaughter here, honestly. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
Yes, antiques adversary, Paul, is an expert in militaria | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
and is a gentleman who really knows what he's talking about. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
Fact! | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
Armed with £200 each, our pair are taking to the open road | 0:01:36 | 0:01:40 | |
in this classic convertible 1981 Mercedes. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
So this is a bit of home turf for us. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
It is! But we're heading south. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
-I know. -Big stylee. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
Starting off in the west coast of Scotland, | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
our intrepid twosome will head across the border into England and | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
meander south and east, visiting auctions in Yorkshire, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:00 | |
And will wrap up their journey in Diss, Norfolk. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
Their adventure begins today in the coastal town of Prestwick in | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
Ayrshire and they'll be heading for an auction in Hamilton, | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
south Lanarkshire. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
Time for Natasha to get things underway. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
OK, here we go. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
Right. Oh! | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
-Have a good day. -See you later! -Bye! | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
She's kicking off today's shopping in Prestwick. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
-Hi there. -Hi there, how are you? -I'm very well, thank you. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
-Tasha. Nice to meet you. Lovely to meet you. -Gary. -Gary. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
-Welcome to Nae-Sae-New. -Thanks, Gary. Delighted to be here. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
Right, Natasha, it's the start of a new trip. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
There's money in your pocket, and the world is at your feet. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
What takes your fancy, girl? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:46 | |
It's a carved wooden salmon. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
-Oh, dear. -It's particularly hideous. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
It's awful. It needs a good wash. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:53 | |
And it's covered in cobwebs. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:55 | |
But, I don't know, I strangely like the salmon! | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
Do you know something, so do I. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:01 | |
But maybe there's something else. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
Yes. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:05 | |
I love the fish, not going to deny I love the fish. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
Well, who wouldn't, particularly with chips? | 0:03:09 | 0:03:11 | |
But a typewriter as good-looking as this is much more my speed. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:16 | |
These are so popular just now. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
And what a beautiful piece. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
Erika is the make. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:22 | |
And blow me down, it's not a QWERTY keyboard. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
It's got umlauts and all sorts on it. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
So this is a German make. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
A German keyboard. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:33 | |
It's made its way over here somehow to Ayr. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
And it's got its original case too. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
I love it. And I just... I don't know why, | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
I just love the notion of portable things. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
And right beside it... | 0:03:43 | 0:03:44 | |
I'm sure Gary has curated this shop perfectly on purpose, | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
because right beside it is... | 0:03:48 | 0:03:49 | |
..da-da-dah, a portable gramophone. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
There's a record on it. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:54 | |
Are you ready for this? | 0:03:54 | 0:03:55 | |
Do we have a choice? | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
Well, here it comes. How good is that scratchy sound! | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
MUSIC PLAYS | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
How good is that! | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
Does that not appeal, does that not just stir your inner sort of grandad? | 0:04:06 | 0:04:12 | |
I absolutely love it. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:14 | |
SINGING | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
So this is lovely. It's Decca. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:19 | |
It's the name in gramophones. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:22 | |
It's got not much damage going on, a wee rip there, | 0:04:22 | 0:04:26 | |
nothing to worry about. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:27 | |
This is probably '40s, '50s. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
The typewriter maybe a wee bit earlier, if we're lucky, '20s, '30s. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:33 | |
So together, they're portable, they're charming, I'm asking Gary. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
-I can't resist. -And she's off! | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
-Gary. -Hello. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:40 | |
Oh, there you are. Let me ask you about these items. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
-Yeah. -I absolutely love them. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
They're in nice condition, aren't they? | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
I mean, can you imagine me just jumping in to the car with Paul Laidlaw? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
I could write him a love letter whilst he serenades me to the sound | 0:04:50 | 0:04:54 | |
-of Beautiful Dreamer! Can you see it? Can you see it? -Yeah, yeah. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:57 | |
No, sorry, I can't see it. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
What kind of price is it? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
65, 85. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
Really? Oh, Gary, that's terrifying. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
It's not that bad. Is that not that bad? | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
I was thinking of combining the two. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
Right. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:14 | |
Help me, Gary. Help me. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:18 | |
Best price on the record player, if I go for it on its own? | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
-55. -55. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
Best price if I go for the typewriter? | 0:05:28 | 0:05:29 | |
I'll do that for 30. That's 85 for the pair. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
Oh, hold on a minute. Now we're going back to the pair? | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
Basically, it's buy one get one free. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
-Oh, I don't know if I can handle it. -Just to put a spanner in the works. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
And if we just keep standing here, will the price keep going down? | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
No, I think that's it. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
Nice try! | 0:05:45 | 0:05:46 | |
I'm going to keep looking, because this is my first shop, | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
-and I think I'm just getting a bit excited. -No problem. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
Gosh, you've given me so much to think about! You're a cruel man! | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
I'm terrified. Thank you. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:54 | |
We'll leave you to regain your composure, then, | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
and check in with your sparring partner. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
Paul's made his way to Glasgow, where, in the East End of the city, | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
is Randall's Antiques. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
There are lots of different stalls and dealers in here, | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
so plenty of different things about. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:09 | |
This should be interesting! | 0:06:10 | 0:06:12 | |
MUSIC PLAYS | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
What are those wee things there, wee dishes with the clips? | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
You tell me! | 0:06:29 | 0:06:30 | |
Is it a test?! | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
They come apart. There's three things there. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
They look like dining accessories to me. Thoughts, Paul? | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
I'm having a little grape because, I say, | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | |
it's just the thing of an afternoon like this, | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
where does one put the pips? | 0:06:45 | 0:06:46 | |
Well, in polite society, one does not go... | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
Or... As I would, at the kids, back of the neck. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
No, no, no. You have a little dish like that, | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
pop the little pips in the side of there. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:57 | |
Well, quite. One is silver while the other two are electroplate. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
Time to talk cash, not pips. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
-What do you want for the three of them? -15. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
There'll be a wee bit of wriggle room? | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
It's not a lot of money, a wee bit of wriggle room? | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
Can I offer you a tenner, or no? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:15 | |
12 quid. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:16 | |
12 quid does it. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:19 | |
-Cheers, man. -Well done, Paul. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
Three dishes, all for £12. And he's not done yet. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
May I see the ink stamp? Thanks very much. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
There's two there. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
They are something to do with NATO. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
That's what I saw in this one. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
I got them in Northern Ireland. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
The NATO, is it, commanding officer, COMNORLANT, is that something? | 0:07:39 | 0:07:44 | |
Yeah, that threw me. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:46 | |
Convex mirror, this is going to be challenging! | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
That says, COM-NOR-LANT. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
It certainly does. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:54 | |
It's an abbreviation for the submarine commander of NATO and | 0:07:54 | 0:07:59 | |
dealers Anne and Andre are looking for £20 for each. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
I'm going to make you a cheeky offer, and I don't mind you saying | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
"No, do you know what, if I wait a fortnight, I'll get my money." | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
I'd buy them at a tenner, but that's me out of the game. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
-For both? -Yeah. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:14 | |
-Oh. -Say no, I don't mind that. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-It's your call. -Go on, then. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-Seriously? -Yeah. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
-I'll take a punt at a tenner. -There you go. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:24 | |
I don't think a fortune's going to be made, | 0:08:24 | 0:08:25 | |
but they're interesting things. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
-Thank you. -Top work, Paul. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:28 | |
And that's two NATO desk stamps for £10. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:34 | |
Now, are things still exciting back in Prestwick? | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
Here we go. If this is what I think it is, it's really cool. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:43 | |
OK. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
Let me impress you with something really impressive. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:51 | |
Here we go. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
Look at this. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
It's got its original label, by the looks of it. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
It's a Celfix Cine Screen. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
And do you know what it has? That gorgeous 1950s font on that label. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:09 | |
It's almost like a government issue thing. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
But to have that original label and to have what looks to be a screen in | 0:09:12 | 0:09:17 | |
such good condition, I can't believe my luck. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
Ticket price says £45. Time for Gary. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
Keeping in line with the sort of gramophone, | 0:09:25 | 0:09:29 | |
-typewriter style... -Entertainment. -How could I resist this? | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
-I love it. -It's really cool. -The quality of it. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
And it is a quality thing, right? | 0:09:34 | 0:09:35 | |
It is. The screen's actually ground glass to give a better quality | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
-reflective picture. -What would be your best price, Gary? | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
Are you ready for this? Mm-hm. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
On all three. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:46 | |
I already said I'd do 85 for the typewriter and record player. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
I would knock that down to 25 and that would be 110 for all three. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
-110 for all three? -Yeah. -Gary, it's over half my budget. | 0:09:56 | 0:10:02 | |
But I'm in love with every single one of those items. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
-Shall we do it? -Yep. -£110. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
-Thank you very much. -You're my new best friend! | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
-I hope you do so well. -Let me give you some money. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
That's £55 for the gramophone, | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
30 for the typewriter and 25 for the projector screen. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
Nicely done! | 0:10:19 | 0:10:20 | |
-See you later. -Take care. -Bye-bye. -Safe journey. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:24 | |
Paul is on his way to the coastal town of Irvine where he has a date | 0:10:29 | 0:10:34 | |
with the Scottish Maritime Museum. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
He's here to discover the tale of Scottish nautical history's | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
forgotten icon, the puffer boat. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
Curator, Abigail McIntyre, is on hand to tell all. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
-Hello, Abigail. -Hello, Paul, nice to meet you. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
-Welcome to the Scottish Maritime Museum. -Thank you. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
The characteristic puffs of steam and distinctive sound rising from | 0:11:05 | 0:11:10 | |
the boat's funnel gave the puffers their name. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
And they became a familiar sight. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
A puffer is a small cargo vessel that was powered by steam. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
It was one of the workhorses of the industry. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
It would be carrying cargo along the Forth and Clyde Canal and | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
Crinan Canal and it also had the benefit of being able to go to the | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
islands and the Highlands of Scotland and the remote areas where | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
it would be able to discharge its essential cargo. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
Scotland has almost 100 inhabited islands and the puffer's ability to | 0:11:35 | 0:11:41 | |
travel on both inland and coastal waterways made them a vital link. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:46 | |
One of the main features of a puffer boat is they had a very | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
shallow hull, so it was able to float into islands that didn't have a pier. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:54 | |
They could go in high tide, and as the tide receded, | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
they were able to settle onto the beach itself, discharge all their cargo, | 0:11:56 | 0:12:01 | |
wait for the tide to come back in when it would re-float and float out | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
and go on its journey. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:05 | |
Oh, that's amazing. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
And you're out on the Isles, | 0:12:07 | 0:12:08 | |
you see that little puffs of smoke coming over the horizon, | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
this is your lifeline. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:13 | |
It's your fuel, your food, for all I know it might be your mail, | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
-I dare say. -Yes. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:17 | |
These little boats could access locations that other vessels simply | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
wouldn't dare to reach. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
And for over a century, puffers like Spartan, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
on display here at the museum, | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
worked tirelessly to connect rural Scotland. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
It's hard to imagine the work that was done on this vessel over all its working life. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:42 | |
Yes, it's had a very long working career and has seen many puffer crew | 0:12:42 | 0:12:46 | |
-come and go. -Indeed. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
And there wasn't a lot of room to manoeuvre, | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
so the crews had to get to know each other really quite well! | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
Puffers generally had a crew of four men. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
Below deck, accommodation was cramped and basic. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
There was little protection from the elements, | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
and life onboard was tough, physical work. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
This is an image of two workers in the puffer. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
You can see them hard at work there, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
they've almost emptied the cargo hold. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
And they all look very happy and cheery. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
It might have something to do with the fact that they were often | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
involved with the carrying of whisky from the islands down to the mainland! | 0:13:20 | 0:13:24 | |
There are lots of stories of trying to beat the Customs and Excise men. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:31 | |
They would tap a little hole in the side of the whisky barrels, | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
drain just enough out of it to have a drink or two and maybe some for | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
later, possibly even some for trading. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
And they would then put a small wooden plug back into the hole that | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
they'd drilled and then they would sand it down. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
So once the cargo reached the other end, there would be no visible signs | 0:13:46 | 0:13:51 | |
of the little amount that they had taken for their own purposes. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
As the puffers landed supplies on the islands, | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
they also took cargo that would ultimately mean their own decline. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
They provided materials to build new roads and better piers, | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
allowing new opportunities to reach the islands. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
The roll-on roll-off ferry, | 0:14:11 | 0:14:13 | |
the first one was introduced in 1966 to the Isle of Islay. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
It revolutionised how cargo was carried in Scotland. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:21 | |
It meant that cargo could be loaded on to a lorry at one point, | 0:14:21 | 0:14:25 | |
it could then be driven onto the ferry and driven straight off at the | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
other end. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
After years of decline, | 0:14:30 | 0:14:31 | |
the last of the puffers stopped their working life in the 1990s. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:36 | |
By then, these tireless workhorses had served the remotest of | 0:14:36 | 0:14:41 | |
Scotland's communities for over a century. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
And their effort to keep that vital lifeline running made these little | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
boats the stuff of legend. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:49 | |
With Paul finding his sea legs, | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
Natasha has made a bid for some familiar ground. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
She's journeyed north to Glasgow, where she's walking the leafy | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
surroundings of her hometown's West End. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
When I was a student there was no better place to come. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
I'm not a student, but I've got the same budget as a student, pretty much. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
So hopefully they can sort me out! | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
Well, let's see what your £90 will buy you. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
-Hi there, Steve. How are you? -Hello there, how are you doing? | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
-Nice to see you. Are you well? -Yes, fine. Yourself? | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
I'm good, but here's the dilemma. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
I'm looking for stuff, sort of arts and crafts, Art Nouveau. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
But I'm on a little bit of a budget. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
Do you have anything that fits the bill, early 20th-century, gorgeous? | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
I don't know about gorgeous, but there are a couple of poker work frames. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:36 | |
-OK. -They're arts and crafts. Early 20th century. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
What you mean, you don't know about gorgeous! | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
They're lovely! Oh, I like these. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:42 | |
And what do you make of the quality? | 0:15:42 | 0:15:44 | |
Do you think these are maybe amateur lady's work? | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
I think so, I think it's good amateur, it's nice with the flowers. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
And a lot of work involved heating a little bit of metal to | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
-make all these burn marks. -I know. -Nice shape, too. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
It's such a lovely style. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
Steve's got a ticket price of £60 on the pair. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:01 | |
I mean, I have to say, I like them. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:03 | |
They fit the bill. Thank you for pointing them out to me. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
-What's the very best on them? -The very best is 45. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
-45. -That's it, I'm not going to come any lower than that. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-No lower than 45? -I think they're a nice pair. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
These, for sure, will attract attention, won't they? | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
But I think I'm going to go with your gut. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
You thought of these when I asked you. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:25 | |
I think they're lovely, I think I'm going to go for it! | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
-Good. -What do you think? | 0:16:28 | 0:16:29 | |
-Go for it! -Oh, you were going to say that, of course! | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
-Right, OK. I'm just going to shake your hand. -Right. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
I think you jolly well should! | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
With shopping for the day complete, time for a well earned rest, | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
don't you think? | 0:16:42 | 0:16:43 | |
Nighty night, then. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
It's a new day and our pair are back on the road. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
I say, "Tally Ho, off to the shop we go!" | 0:16:57 | 0:17:00 | |
Oh, well, I can't say that I'm disappointed that the roof's up | 0:17:01 | 0:17:05 | |
because it's much more hair friendly! | 0:17:05 | 0:17:06 | |
But what's going on with the weather, Paul?! | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
We know we're in Scotland now, don't we?! | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
-Absolutely! -I mean, look how misty it is. It's like a soup! | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
Back in sunnier times, when the skies were clear, | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
Natasha grabbed herself an impressive four items. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
A gramophone, the German typewriter, a projector screen, | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
and a pair of poker worked picture frames... | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
-Thank you very much. -You're my new best friend! | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
I hope you do so well. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
..leaving herself a mere £45 to spend today. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
Paul, on the other hand, pocketed a pair of electroplate dishes, | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
a silver grape seed dish, and a pair of NATO desk stamps. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:42 | |
-As you do. -I don't think a fortune's going to be made, | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
but they're interesting things. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:46 | |
Leaving him a princely £178 to spend. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
Yesterday, successful for you? | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
I've not spent any money, I'll confess. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:56 | |
Oh, Paul. Do you recall, you said, "I spend all the money." | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
And I said, "I never do that. I'm too cautious." | 0:18:00 | 0:18:04 | |
I took your advice. I'm nearly spent up. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
Oh, you're very easily manipulable, aren't you? | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
Blimey! With the competition heating up, | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
Natasha and Paul are headed for the town of Kilbarchan. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:20 | |
Once at the heart of Scotland's weaving industry, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
our duelling twosome are hoping that Gardens Antiques will be just the | 0:18:23 | 0:18:27 | |
place for their vastly different budgets. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
OK, here we go. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:31 | |
I don't care. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:34 | |
Look at this. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:36 | |
-Oh, my word. -What's my memory doing to me? This place is massive! | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
I thought it was tiny! | 0:18:41 | 0:18:42 | |
-Hello, nice to see you. Tasha. -It's nice to meet you. David. -Hi. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
-David, Paul. -David. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:52 | |
-Hi, how are you doing? -I'm all right, I'm all right. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:54 | |
-Good. -Itching to get in amongst this! | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
Itching for the map, David! I feel I might need one! | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
It's a bit like that, there's a bit of ground to cover! | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
Are you going one way and I'm going the other? | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
-Well, clearly! -All right, OK, well you go that way, then! | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
-Up the stairs with you! -Be gone, peasant! | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
-See you later. -See you later. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
Right, you two. Off you go. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
This shop smells fantastic! | 0:19:22 | 0:19:26 | |
If you like that sort of thing, I suppose. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
There's so much stuff, and it's a double whammy. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
I'm overwhelmed by the amount and I'm terrified of Paul's finesse. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
He is petrifying. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:40 | |
I'd keep an eye on him if I were you. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
-Natasha. -Oh, don't! | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
What's wrong with you! | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
We're in a shop filled with antique stuff, you can't give me a fright! | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
Natasha, how are your nerves? | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
Right. Any chance of getting some shopping done? | 0:20:00 | 0:20:04 | |
Why isn't it easier? Why can't it just be really easy? | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
Where's the fun in that? | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
Maybe if this is silver, this would be a really cute thing. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
Oh, I'm going to pray for a really low price. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
Look at this. It's a little collector's spoon with a | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
curling stone terminal at the top. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:25 | |
Now I'm hoping... Yes, it is silver. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
Edinburgh marks. Doesn't look terribly old. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
You can see that from the style. It's probably what, 1970s, 1980s? | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
It could even be 1990s. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
But it's such a cute thing. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
It's a curling stone. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:38 | |
What's it got on it? £19. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
It's got to be the one. It's about the only thing I can afford. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
David, I wonder if I could chat to you about this wee spoon. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
Yes. There certainly is a fair interest in curling, | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
particularly around this area. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:52 | |
-So what would the best price be on the spoon? -It's going to be £16. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:56 | |
And £16 is the very death? | 0:20:56 | 0:20:58 | |
-Absolutely it is, yes. -Absolutely is? | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
Well, in that case, I think I'm going to pay £16 for a spoon | 0:21:00 | 0:21:04 | |
with no case and it's a bit tarnished and no nothing and it's going to happen. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
Well, tarnish is easily fixed. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:09 | |
-Tarnish is easily fixed. -It is, yes. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
Well, David, you had me at tarnish is easily fixed. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:15 | |
£16 seals Natasha's last purchase of the leg. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:19 | |
Well done. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:20 | |
How is it going? | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
I've got something. Which means that I've bought everything. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
And I have spent almost every single penny of the money, Paul. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
Good for you. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:34 | |
But that's what you told me to do. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
Ever the encouraging mentor. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
Come on, moneybags. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:44 | |
While Natasha heads for the hills, | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
you still have some serious shopping to do. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
How ghastly is that? | 0:21:49 | 0:21:50 | |
Last time you saw something like that, | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
Rex or Rover had just finished his dinner. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
Because that is a whopping great big lump of cow bone. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:04 | |
No more, no less. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
I can actually tell you how old it is. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
Because that is 100 years old. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
It dates to the Great War. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
I'll go further and I'll tell you who made it. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
Or, rather, his country of origin. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
Because he was German. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:24 | |
I can also tell you his plight. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
He was a prisoner of war, because such artefacts, carved, | 0:22:26 | 0:22:31 | |
rather naively in cow or mutton bones, | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
were produced by German prisoners of war in captivity here in Blighty, | 0:22:35 | 0:22:40 | |
in Britain. Price tag says £38, so I think we're in safe-ish territory. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:46 | |
And, do you know what, I think I'm going to go buy it. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
David, how are you doing? | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
Yes, well... | 0:22:54 | 0:22:55 | |
Hugely impressed. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:57 | |
-And I walk out with a piece of bone. -Well, an attractive piece of bone. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:02 | |
-A good back story. -Yes. -A good back story. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
They're not my cup of tea, but I get what's behind them. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
-A bit of interest in them, yes. -Yes. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:11 | |
-What can that be? -£32. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:14 | |
-£32, it's sold. -OK. -Thank you very much. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
That's a discount of £6 and another item in the old bag for Paul. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:21 | |
Well done. Meanwhile, now that Natasha has some silverware which | 0:23:21 | 0:23:25 | |
might be of interest to curling enthusiasts, she's hoping to learn | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
more about this ancient sport as she heads for the village of Mauchline. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:34 | |
This Ayrshire village boasts a proud curling history and Natasha is here | 0:23:34 | 0:23:38 | |
to meet third-generation stone maker Jimmy Wylie, | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
to hear about a sport that's been popular since the 15th century. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:46 | |
Way back in those days, curling would just take place, | 0:23:46 | 0:23:50 | |
obviously outdoors, in the winter time, when the rivers and lochs and ponds froze over. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:56 | |
In those days, it would be mostly people... | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
Well, most people would work on the land and in the winter time, | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
when everything was frozen, there wouldn't be much chance to work, | 0:24:01 | 0:24:05 | |
so they thought they would play. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:06 | |
Curling is regarded as one of the oldest team sports in the world, | 0:24:09 | 0:24:13 | |
and at its inception, any stones would have done. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
Some would gather river stones that had been worn flat by the water, | 0:24:16 | 0:24:20 | |
and weavers were reported to have used the weights from their looms as | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
primitive stones, or loofs, as they were called. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
Just ten miles off the Ayrshire coast is the island of Ailsa Craig. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:32 | |
When curling was first played, the island was inhabited and its | 0:24:32 | 0:24:37 | |
gravity used for homes and the castle. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:40 | |
The rock here is more densely packed than other forms of granite | 0:24:40 | 0:24:44 | |
and those qualities made it ideal for the rough-and-tumble of curling. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:48 | |
An industry sprang up to produce curling stones hewn from this unique | 0:24:48 | 0:24:53 | |
and very remarkable Ailsa Craig rock. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
Well into the 19th century, | 0:24:57 | 0:24:59 | |
before any form of a sort of mechanisation was introduced, | 0:24:59 | 0:25:04 | |
probably the very late part of the 19th century, | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
this part of the world here in Ayrshire, there were three or four | 0:25:07 | 0:25:12 | |
different establishments who set up in business making curling stones. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:17 | |
-OK. -But it wasn't really until after the Second World War, | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
well into the late 1940s and 1950s, | 0:25:21 | 0:25:25 | |
when indoor curling on artificially controlled ice really blossomed. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:31 | |
Another thing I'm curious about, Jimmy, is the name curling. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:34 | |
Can't quite get my head around where it comes from. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:36 | |
So please explain. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
It comes from the fact that when the stone is travelling up the ice, | 0:25:38 | 0:25:41 | |
Natasha, it takes a path which is not a straight line. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:45 | |
A stone doesn't travel in a straight line, it travels in a curve, | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
either the outturn, which is going up the right-hand side of the ice rink, | 0:25:49 | 0:25:53 | |
or the in-turn, which goes up left-hand side of the rink. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:58 | |
So it's like the same as bias on bowls. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
So that the stone goes up and it curls, it goes out and it curls back in. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:07 | |
But it's totally evenly weighted, | 0:26:07 | 0:26:08 | |
so the skill is with the curler then to get it to go in that direction? | 0:26:08 | 0:26:12 | |
The curler, in parts, the bias. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
The bias is not in the stone as in bowls, | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
the bias is imparted by the player. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
But I hear that it's also had other monikers in its time. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:23 | |
Yes, traditionally, it would be referred to as the roarin' game. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
The roarin' - no G there, the roarin' game. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:29 | |
The roarin' game, yes. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:30 | |
And that was from the noise which the stone makes as it's travelling | 0:26:30 | 0:26:36 | |
along the ice. That's where the roar comes from. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:39 | |
Some people perhaps thought it was the players, | 0:26:39 | 0:26:42 | |
or the spectators that were roaring, | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
but it's actually the stones that do the roaring. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
Time to hear the stones roar, then. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
Natasha is hoping that her Scottish heritage extends to being a natural | 0:26:50 | 0:26:54 | |
curler. Luckily, she has an expert in Graham Adams from | 0:26:54 | 0:26:58 | |
the Royal Caledonian Curling Club to help her find her feet. | 0:26:58 | 0:27:02 | |
I'll try and teach you 40 years in an hour. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
-40 years in one hour, let's do it. -We grab the stone like that. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:09 | |
-OK. -Right. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:10 | |
And just move forward slowly. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
Oh, wait a minute, I've kind of lost my grip. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
-I push myself off of this? -You can come back a wee bit, first. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:18 | |
That's it. Push yourself off with the other foot. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:20 | |
That's not bad for starters. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:27 | |
-It's all right, isn't it? -Yeah, well played. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:31 | |
-You can take me on soon. -Take you on? | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
Do you want to do it now? Shall we have a competition? | 0:27:34 | 0:27:36 | |
-Right. -Oh, let's. | 0:27:36 | 0:27:37 | |
Curling has been compared to bowls, but the crucial difference of | 0:27:37 | 0:27:41 | |
sliding large stones down 45 metres of ice seems to be making a difference to Natasha. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:45 | |
It's so hard! | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
Nice. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:54 | |
OK, I see what's happening here, I see what's happening. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
Maybe a bit more practice required. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
We'll leave you to it. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:03 | |
While Natasha finds her feet, | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
Paul has travelled 28 miles east with £146 in his pocket to Newhouse | 0:28:07 | 0:28:12 | |
for his final shopping stop of the leg. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
He's got plenty of cash to spend at Greenside Antiques and he's not | 0:28:15 | 0:28:20 | |
-wasting any time. -I think they're a pair of Chinese scales. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:24 | |
Curious little objects. They turn up now and again. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
Little beam scale. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
Dealer, Alan, has the keys. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:31 | |
These fellas here. That's the ones. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:35 | |
All the bits. Thank you very much. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
Very good. | 0:28:38 | 0:28:39 | |
Once seen, never forgotten. | 0:28:40 | 0:28:42 | |
At this stage, what do we have here? | 0:28:42 | 0:28:43 | |
Ta-da. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:47 | |
The contents reveal themselves. | 0:28:47 | 0:28:49 | |
Here we have scales that are commonly referred to as opium scales. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
Despite their name, they were used to weigh anything from precious | 0:28:53 | 0:28:57 | |
metal to medicinal powders. | 0:28:57 | 0:28:59 | |
This set consists of a beam of what would likely be made of ox or | 0:28:59 | 0:29:05 | |
buffalo bone, and a brass pan. But the set looks incomplete. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
Yeah, I strongly suspect there must be a sliding element of fixed mass. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:15 | |
And I suspect it lives, or lived, in there. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:19 | |
But that's what you've got. Date-wise, they're going to be 19th century, | 0:29:21 | 0:29:24 | |
aren't they? How cheap could they be? | 0:29:24 | 0:29:26 | |
I think I had 50 on it, but, seeing as it's you, 25? | 0:29:27 | 0:29:33 | |
Can we just put that to one side is one to think about? | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
-Left for you. Yes. -Interesting object. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
That's a cracking 50% discount on offer. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
But Paul's not done yet. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:42 | |
A pile of maps. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:46 | |
Not tedious old Ordnance Surveys, or road transport maps, oh, no. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:53 | |
How's about German Third Reich maps of Great Britain, | 0:29:55 | 0:29:59 | |
prepared for invasion or bombing use? | 0:29:59 | 0:30:03 | |
What do you reckon to that? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:06 | |
I reckon that same militaria shaped glint in Paul's eye. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:11 | |
Better get Alan in quick. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
Right. So, what have we got? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:15 | |
Here we go. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:17 | |
HE SPEAKS GERMAN | 0:30:20 | 0:30:22 | |
Gesundheit. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:25 | |
"Nur fur den Dienstgebrauch." | 0:30:25 | 0:30:28 | |
"Not for distribution," I guess, "over England." | 0:30:28 | 0:30:32 | |
"Norsost-England." North-east England, | 0:30:32 | 0:30:36 | |
if my German's half good. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:37 | |
You know what the Germans did? | 0:30:37 | 0:30:39 | |
They got their hands on the AA Handbook to Britain | 0:30:39 | 0:30:44 | |
and reproduced it for Wehrmacht issue. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:47 | |
-Fact. -Crafty. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:48 | |
Isn't that astonishing? Absolutely superb. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
So, what they'll do is, | 0:30:51 | 0:30:53 | |
they'll commonly take British maps, reprint them, | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
but overprint them with strategically important information, | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
-and I think that's the purple stuff here. -Factories, all that stuff. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:03 | |
South Wales, you've got a mixture. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:05 | |
So the carton says you've got north-east, | 0:31:05 | 0:31:08 | |
but you've got maps from all over, haven't you? | 0:31:08 | 0:31:10 | |
North Midlands. Why would you have a... | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
The Germans do not misplace their maps, but do you know who do? | 0:31:16 | 0:31:20 | |
Rifling British Tommys going, "Whoa, I'll have that | 0:31:20 | 0:31:24 | |
"Have you got London? I'll swap you for Edinburgh. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:27 | |
"Get it in a kit bag, get in the jeep, let's get out of here." | 0:31:27 | 0:31:31 | |
-And that's what's happened. -At some point, yeah. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:33 | |
Grabbed in haste. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:35 | |
Manchester. Fantastic. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:37 | |
Tell me what they can be. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:39 | |
-Can they be cheap or not? -60 - whole lot. | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 | |
If I bought those and the Chinese scales, | 0:31:43 | 0:31:46 | |
at the moment we're looking at 60 and 25 - 85. | 0:31:46 | 0:31:50 | |
-Yes. -What's the bulk discount price? | 0:31:50 | 0:31:52 | |
-HE CHUCKLES -80? | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
-Looking upset. -HE LAUGHS | 0:31:55 | 0:31:57 | |
-No... -75. | 0:31:57 | 0:31:58 | |
-Deal. -Yeah? | 0:31:58 | 0:32:00 | |
-Alan, you're a gentleman. -Yeah. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:01 | |
-40, 60, 70, 75. -Top work, Paul. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
And just like that, shopping for this leg is complete. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:07 | |
Paul spent £55 for the German maps | 0:32:07 | 0:32:11 | |
and 20 for the Chinese scales, | 0:32:11 | 0:32:13 | |
which he adds to his silver grape seed dish | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
and the pair of electroplate dishes, | 0:32:16 | 0:32:17 | |
Nato desk stamps, | 0:32:17 | 0:32:19 | |
and a carved bone vase. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:21 | |
Natasha, on the other hand, has gathered up | 0:32:23 | 0:32:25 | |
a German-made typewriter, | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
a pair of poker work frames, | 0:32:27 | 0:32:29 | |
a silver spoon with curling stone terminal, | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
a mid-20th century projector screen, and a gramophone. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:35 | |
What a mixture. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:36 | |
But what do they think about each other's purchases? | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
I've bought the most typical stuff - | 0:32:39 | 0:32:41 | |
a record player, a typewriter - | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
and Laidlaw comes up with 11 original maps | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
and some sort of grape pip extravaganza. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
Is this how it means to go on? | 0:32:48 | 0:32:50 | |
Because, if it is, I'm up a gum tree. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:52 | |
Oh, I don't know how to put this. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:54 | |
I'm worried about Natasha's purchases... | 0:32:54 | 0:32:57 | |
for Natasha. | 0:32:57 | 0:32:58 | |
Cheeky. HE LAUGHS | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
After a couple of days solid antiquing | 0:33:01 | 0:33:03 | |
on the West Coast of Scotland, | 0:33:03 | 0:33:04 | |
our couple are heading for an auction in Hamilton, | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
but Paul seems to have an unexpected passenger or two. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:11 | |
Notice anything superfluous to this exercise? | 0:33:11 | 0:33:15 | |
Answer me this. We're on our way to the auction | 0:33:15 | 0:33:17 | |
-and yet you're holding two of your lots. -Yeah. -What's going on? | 0:33:17 | 0:33:19 | |
Oh, Natasha, I've forgotten to stick two things in the auction! | 0:33:19 | 0:33:22 | |
Quick, foot down! | 0:33:22 | 0:33:24 | |
Not quite. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:25 | |
It's important to ensure that everything going for auction | 0:33:25 | 0:33:29 | |
is suitable for sale in the UK. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:31 | |
Just to be sure, this auction house has a blanket ban on all bone items. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:36 | |
So, while Paul's items are perfectly legal for sale, | 0:33:36 | 0:33:39 | |
he'll leave these for the next leg. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:41 | |
-So you're out. -These... -THEY LAUGH | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
Bye! | 0:33:43 | 0:33:45 | |
Actually, I'd be quite happy for you to do that. No problem. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:48 | |
I think there is money to be made in those wee beasts. | 0:33:48 | 0:33:51 | |
Well, there's still plenty of opportunities to make a profit today | 0:33:51 | 0:33:54 | |
at the packed sale room of L.S. Smellie and Sons. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:57 | |
Paul, here we are. Smellie's of Hamilton. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:00 | |
When we walk out of here, | 0:34:00 | 0:34:02 | |
are we in ascent, or are we in recovery mode? | 0:34:02 | 0:34:05 | |
I think it will be one of each | 0:34:05 | 0:34:07 | |
-and I think I know who'll be in each position. -Oh, behave yourself. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:09 | |
-Come on. -Let me go prove you right. -PAUL LAUGHS | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
What does auctioneer James Henderson make of it all? | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
The silver curling spoon - nice, quite collectable. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:21 | |
Price-wise, though, commercially, I don't think a great deal. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
I think you're talking round about the kind of £20 mark, | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
something like that, maybe 25. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:28 | |
The Second World War bomber maps, that's the item. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:30 | |
That's the thing that could be the wee sleeper today. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
We think we could be onto a winner with that one today. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
Paul's split his pip dishes into two lots, | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
meaning he spent £77 on four lots. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:43 | |
Natasha spent £171 and has five lots. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:47 | |
Time to get down to business. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:48 | |
-PAUL LAUGHS -Aw, excellent. This is good. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:52 | |
Why did you get the big stool, by the way? What's all this about? | 0:34:52 | 0:34:55 | |
NATASHA LAUGHS | 0:34:55 | 0:34:56 | |
And the first lot of the day is Natasha's silver curling spoon. | 0:34:56 | 0:35:01 | |
Bid of £5. 6 now. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:03 | |
-And -8. Ooh, ooh. -10 now. -Ooh. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:05 | |
12. At 12, 14. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:07 | |
At 16. at 16, 18. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:10 | |
-Yeah! -At 18 bid. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:11 | |
Straight in the back at £18. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:13 | |
-At 18 bid, 18 bid, 18 bid, 18 bid. -THEY LAUGH | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
All done at £18. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:19 | |
Just a small profit, | 0:35:19 | 0:35:21 | |
but it starts the day on a high note. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:23 | |
Hopefully a sign of things to come. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
We've kicked off profitable. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
-OK. I like your optimism. -And it should be profits from now on. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
-You reckon? -I'm lying. -All right! | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
Well, that didn't last long. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
OK, Paul, these seed dishes don't pop up too often. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
But, will the sale room like it? | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
£20. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
10, then. £10, the seed dish. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:43 | |
-10, I'm bid. At £10... -Look at you go. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:46 | |
I'm bid 10, 12 now. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:48 | |
At 12, at 14. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:49 | |
16. And 18. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:51 | |
At 18, bid 18. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:52 | |
At 18. 20. At 20, bid two. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
-At £22. Five. At 25. Eight. -It's very rare, isn't it?. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
And 30 now. At 30. Bid two, and five. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:01 | |
At 35. Eight. At 38. 40. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
At 40 bid. At 42. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:06 | |
Five now, at 45. | 0:36:06 | 0:36:07 | |
At 45. Eight. At 48. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
At 48, 50. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:11 | |
At 50, bid. At 52, at 52. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
At 52 bid, two bid, two bid, 52 bid. Two bid, five now. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:17 | |
At 55. And eight. | 0:36:17 | 0:36:19 | |
At 58, at 58 and eight, and eight. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:22 | |
58. All done at £58! | 0:36:22 | 0:36:25 | |
Look at that! | 0:36:26 | 0:36:27 | |
If my maths is right, that's over 750% profit. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:30 | |
Not a bad start, Mr Laidlaw. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:32 | |
-That was so good, that was so good! -Wasn't it? -Well done! | 0:36:32 | 0:36:35 | |
Right, profits all round to start with, | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
but will Natasha's gramophone be playing the same tune? | 0:36:38 | 0:36:42 | |
20, I'm bid at 20. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:43 | |
Five, now. 30. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
Five. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:47 | |
-At £35... -Oh, Phil. No, keep going! | 0:36:47 | 0:36:49 | |
-40 now. -Yes! Yes. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:50 | |
-Now, is he begging? -No, keep going! | 0:36:50 | 0:36:53 | |
At 40, bid 40, bid 40, bid 40. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:56 | |
-All done at £40! -One more, one more! | 0:36:56 | 0:36:58 | |
Oh, well! | 0:36:58 | 0:36:59 | |
It was closed, but it ends with the first loss of the day. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:03 | |
-I've got to say, it made its money. -It did, it did. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:06 | |
Natasha's loss means Paul has a chance to extend his lead | 0:37:06 | 0:37:09 | |
with the electroplated pip dishes. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
£5, surely. A bid at 5. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:13 | |
6 now. At 6, at 6 I'm bid. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
At 6, and 8. At 8, 10 now. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
-It's climbing. -At 10, I'm bid 10. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:20 | |
At 10, bid 10, bid 10, bid 10... | 0:37:20 | 0:37:23 | |
-Oh, no, come on! -All done at £10! | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
-What? -That's all right! | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
Another profit for Paul. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
-You can't predict this game, can you? -No. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:33 | |
-But it's all right! -THEY LAUGH | 0:37:34 | 0:37:38 | |
And that's why it's so much fun! | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
Now, time for Natasha's German-made typewriter. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:44 | |
20, I'm bid at 20. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
Two. And five. And eight. | 0:37:46 | 0:37:49 | |
30. Five. 40. | 0:37:49 | 0:37:51 | |
-What did I tell you? -And five. And 50. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:54 | |
At 50 bid, at 50 on my right, here. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:56 | |
-Well done. -How exciting. -At 50. Bid five. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
At 55. At 55. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
And 60. Five. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:03 | |
-Oh! -That's a rare typewriter! -At 65. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
How about 70 now. At 70. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:08 | |
-It's still going! -At 70. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:10 | |
Bid 70, bid 70, bid 70, bid 70, bid 70. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:13 | |
All done at £70! | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
-Get in! -THEY LAUGH | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
That had you shocked! | 0:38:19 | 0:38:20 | |
A great profit brings Natasha storming back into the game. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:24 | |
-Oh. -Magic! -I love it, I love it! | 0:38:24 | 0:38:28 | |
Hey, settle down! | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
Paul's Nato desk stamps are next up. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
20 bid. At 20 bid... | 0:38:33 | 0:38:34 | |
I'd take that. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
At 22. Five. And eight. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:38 | |
30. At 30, bid at the back now. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
At 30. Fresh bidder at two. At 32. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:44 | |
Five. And eight. And 40. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:46 | |
-And two. And 45. -Paul! -Well, I'm happy at that. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:51 | |
-You were asking how's the market? -God bless this man. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:54 | |
-Apparently it's all right! -Yes! | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
At 48, at 48, 48... | 0:38:56 | 0:39:00 | |
All done, at £48! | 0:39:00 | 0:39:03 | |
-Wow! Well done! -That's all right! | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
King of the understatement, eh? | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
Paul clocks up another impressive profit. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:10 | |
All those books you've been reading, Paul, it's all paying off! | 0:39:10 | 0:39:14 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:39:14 | 0:39:16 | |
No friends, and I don't care! | 0:39:16 | 0:39:19 | |
We still love you, Paul. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:21 | |
The next big feature is Natasha's projector screen. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:25 | |
10 I'm bid. 10. At 10 I'm bid. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
-Come on! -At the back at £10. At 10. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
12, 14, 16, 18, 20, two... | 0:39:29 | 0:39:34 | |
-And five. -Bingo. -Right, it's broken even. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
-No, don't shake your head. -At 25, at 25. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
-Eight now. -Ooh! | 0:39:40 | 0:39:41 | |
At 28, at... 30. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:44 | |
At 30 for the screen now. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:45 | |
At 30, at 30, at bid 30, bid 30. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:48 | |
At 30, bid two. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:49 | |
At 32. Surely more. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:51 | |
At £32. All done at £32! | 0:39:51 | 0:39:55 | |
-Bonus! -Who knew? -Total bonus. -Who knew? | 0:39:55 | 0:39:58 | |
Hey, more B-movie than Blockbuster, | 0:39:58 | 0:40:01 | |
but a nice little profit, all the same. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:02 | |
Get into screens, buy every one you can get! | 0:40:02 | 0:40:04 | |
-Buy, buy, buy! -Buy every one under £50, every single one! | 0:40:04 | 0:40:08 | |
Natasha is up again, this time it's the poker worked frames. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:12 | |
10, I'm bid. At 10 for the pair. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:14 | |
10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, | 0:40:14 | 0:40:18 | |
two, five, eight, 30... | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
-Rising. -I paid £45. -Five, 40, five... | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
It's going up in fives, you're laughing. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:25 | |
-And 50. At 50 bid for the pair. -A wee bit more, a wee bit more! | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
At 50, bid 50, bid 50, bid 50, bid 50, bid 50. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:32 | |
-Come on, one more. -All done at £50. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:34 | |
Oh! | 0:40:34 | 0:40:35 | |
Yet another profit for Natasha, but will it be enough? | 0:40:35 | 0:40:39 | |
I think you could have done better with those. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
-Oh. -I think they were cheap. -Actually, I was worried. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:43 | |
It is our final lot, | 0:40:43 | 0:40:45 | |
the auctioneer had high hopes for Paul's maps, | 0:40:45 | 0:40:48 | |
but what does the saleroom think? | 0:40:48 | 0:40:50 | |
£50, 50 for them. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:52 | |
50 for the maps, 50 I'm bid. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:54 | |
Five. 60. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:56 | |
Five. 70. | 0:40:56 | 0:40:58 | |
Five. | 0:40:58 | 0:40:59 | |
80. Five. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:01 | |
90. Five. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
100. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:04 | |
And ten. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:05 | |
120. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:06 | |
130. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:07 | |
-Look at them fly! -140. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:09 | |
150. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:10 | |
At 150, 160. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:12 | |
170 now. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
180, at 180. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:16 | |
Fresh bidder at 185. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:18 | |
-At 185... -Fresh bidder, good! | 0:41:18 | 0:41:20 | |
Five, five, 185. 190 now. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
At 190. 195. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
200. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:26 | |
At 205. At 205. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:28 | |
At 210, at 220. 230. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:31 | |
-240, 250... -It's not funny! | 0:41:31 | 0:41:34 | |
At 260. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:35 | |
265. At 265. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:38 | |
270. At 270. Five if you like. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:40 | |
At 280, 280 all done. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:43 | |
At 280. | 0:41:43 | 0:41:45 | |
It's a direct hit! | 0:41:45 | 0:41:47 | |
It's certainly a strike on Natasha's hopes. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:50 | |
What a cracking profit! | 0:41:50 | 0:41:51 | |
That's it, well done, you were so good! | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
-Aye, likewise. -Will you make any more money? | 0:41:54 | 0:41:56 | |
What do I know about typewriters! Come on. | 0:41:56 | 0:41:59 | |
Time to find out what that does to today's totals. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:03 | |
Natasha started the day with £200. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
After auction costs, she made a dinky profit of £1.20, | 0:42:08 | 0:42:13 | |
nudging her total up to £201.20. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:17 | |
Paul also had a starting kitty of £200. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
After a couple of big profits, | 0:42:20 | 0:42:21 | |
he made a whopping £247.72 after costs, | 0:42:21 | 0:42:26 | |
leaving him with a total of £447.72. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:30 | |
Well done, maestro! | 0:42:30 | 0:42:32 | |
-Oh, how good was that? -How good? | 0:42:32 | 0:42:35 | |
All smiles at Smellies, can you say that? | 0:42:35 | 0:42:38 | |
Well, smiles for you, because you have made nearly £250! | 0:42:38 | 0:42:42 | |
-No jokes. -HE LAUGHS | 0:42:42 | 0:42:44 | |
I've made a profit of £1.20! | 0:42:44 | 0:42:45 | |
-What?! -SHE LAUGHS | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
-Wait a minute, how does that add up?! -I don't know! | 0:42:47 | 0:42:49 | |
I don't even want to actually think about it! | 0:42:49 | 0:42:51 | |
£1.20, you're nearly at £450, and I'm back where we started! | 0:42:51 | 0:42:55 | |
Shall we not dwell on that? | 0:42:55 | 0:42:56 | |
Yes, shall we carry on? | 0:42:56 | 0:42:57 | |
-Shall we? -I'll keep my chin up, Paul. | 0:42:57 | 0:42:59 | |
And find another auction as good as this! | 0:42:59 | 0:43:01 | |
I know, we'll be hard pushed. | 0:43:01 | 0:43:02 | |
Uh-huh. Cheerio! | 0:43:02 | 0:43:04 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
it gets emotional in the search for antiques, | 0:43:07 | 0:43:10 | |
as Natasha falls head over heels for a new friend. | 0:43:10 | 0:43:14 | |
Look how cute he is! | 0:43:14 | 0:43:16 | |
While Paul is swept off his feet by the past. | 0:43:16 | 0:43:19 | |
There's history, is it not? | 0:43:19 | 0:43:21 |