0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- What a job.- ..with £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Are you with me?- ..a classic car...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Buckle up.- ..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Ooh! Sorry.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Ha-ha!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- There will be worthy winners...- Yes!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Have a good trip.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Prepare yourself - it's the second helping of our road trip thrills
0:00:44 > 0:00:47with Margie Cooper and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I'm fizzing with excitement.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Here we are again.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52How are you feeling?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I'm fine. Fresh and ready.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Excited.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58That's the spirit, Margie girl.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01How often do you make a bad purchase?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Uh...
0:01:03 > 0:01:04I'll tell you after the auction.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07It ain't easy, this.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09You're telling me. On this trip,
0:01:09 > 0:01:14manly, hirsute Paul discovers a softer, feminine side. Uh-oh.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17You may be surprised Mr Militaria goes and buys
0:01:17 > 0:01:19two items for the ladies.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23And Margie has a dilemma.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Is anybody going to want it?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27And for what would they want it for?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Good question. How about Paul when he was a wee bairn?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I wanted to be a punk, but...
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- You told me once you were a Goth. - I was slightly Goth.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I cannot believe you were a Goth.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46It can't be proven. All the photographs were found and destroyed.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48That's what he says.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50From her original £200,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Margie now has £210.60.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Paul started with the same budget
0:01:56 > 0:02:00but has increased it to a lovely £288.40.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05We have the super-cute Morris Minor 1000 convertible.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07A classic.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09It's quite a nice little car, this.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It is. Bit hipstery, arguably.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- Do you reckon?- Is there any hipsterism in your life, Margie?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17No. Strictly conventional.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Always have been.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Okey-dokey.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Our pair's road trip kicked off in Hemswell Cliff in Lincolnshire.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30They'll gallop around Yorkshire, take a spin around the Midlands,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32before concluding in Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Today, our adventure begins in the spectacular city of York.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40We conclude with the Darlington auction in County Durham.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Nobody should say we don't cover the land.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- Heading to York.- Heading to the wonderful city of York.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Fabulous history.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Absolutely.- I think of the Civil War when I think of York.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Oh, here we go!
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Can we have five minutes without you and your flipping civil war?
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Oh, dear.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Nowhere says medieval quite like York.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05From the Minster to the Shambles, history is around every corner.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Righty-oh, then, let's get stuck in to a good bit of shopping.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Here we go.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17I thought you were going to park on a rug!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Standards, Margie. From henceforth, we only park on rugs.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Blimey, we've created a monster.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Have a good one. See you later.- See you.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Fully Furnished is a warehouse stuffed to capacity
0:03:30 > 0:03:34with all things imaginable. Stock's even spilling out on to the street.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Look at that lot.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40What a joy! Look at that.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Look at this. A good piece of furniture, legged furniture,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46should have a vitality.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50That's John Bull. That's not a chair, that's John Bull.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54He's got tension. Do you get that?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58That little chair could run off.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00If you say so.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Right, let the methodical sifting begin.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16All furniture, which is great. I love my period furniture.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19But you've got to work really hard
0:04:19 > 0:04:22to get me to take a piece to auction.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Let's leave him to it and find Margie.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28That's Mr Laidlaw, plus beard...
0:04:30 > 0:04:35..dropped off at the shop. But he's ahead of me and I'm just hoping that
0:04:35 > 0:04:38the shop I'm going to is going to be good for me.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Margie's shopping at a different antique emporium, also in York.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47There are 50 dealers selling goodies in here.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Can you guess what it's called?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Good morning.- Hello.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Hi. Welcome to the Red House.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Got it?- I'm Stephen. - It all looks brilliant.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Good, good.- I'm going to look round.- Have a good look around.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Let the mooching begin.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Hello, who's she?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Wow.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08It's everywhere.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09It's a shop, Margie.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And there's more.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15We'll leave Margie to browse.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18I wonder if Paul has had any luck now he's found dealer Dominic?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I'll tell you what, this is a blast.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24It's not obviously me, but...
0:05:24 > 0:05:26a wee powder compact.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30What? 1950s American powder compact.
0:05:30 > 0:05:3220 quid doesn't sound crazy money.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Model is the wee package to go,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38tied, wax sealed and stamped.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41That's a blast, but...
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Can that be cheap?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46It's not a fiver, is it?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Well, as the sun's shining, why not?
0:05:48 > 0:05:52OK. Well, that's probably sold,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55but what's that?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00In that box of costume jewellery, there's another powder compact.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- One for the ladies.- Love hearts.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07"Enessa, made in England." Frankly, I'm none the wiser for that.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09'40s, maybe?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Who knows?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Are these a fiver apiece? Going rate?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Yeah, go on. Why not?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I think we'll do that. That's done, yeah?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Bit of white metal.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Gosh, this is a cabinet that just keeps giving.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Georgian sugar tongs at 12 quid
0:06:26 > 0:06:28doesn't sound crazy either, by the way.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30They're priced to sell.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32That said...
0:06:32 > 0:06:35they're about as yesterday's news as they get.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37And what's that? A wee continental...
0:06:38 > 0:06:42..strainer... That's Roman, isn't it?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43Italian silver.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48All the money and some.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Is there a deal to be done on the pair?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Hit me with it, Paul.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55If that was... 12 became 10,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59but if I buy the pair, could that be 15, so 25 the lot?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Yeah, let's have a deal. - Yeah?- Let's have a deal.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Well, that happened in the blink of an eye.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Certainly did.- Thanks very much. - Brilliant. I'll have a wee rummage,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I'll come back and sort you for these.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Came out of nowhere, that.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Now, what did we buy?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Well, you may be surprised
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Mr Militaria goes and buys two items for the ladies!
0:07:24 > 0:07:28No fortunes being made here, but profit, and that's what I want.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Ha-ha!- Me hearties!
0:07:31 > 0:07:35So that haul of goodies consists of the rather lovely ladies' compacts,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39the silver sugar tongs and silver tea strainer for a total of £35.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Back to Margie in the lovely Red House. Got it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53I've seen something down here that doesn't have a price.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55So ever the optimist...
0:07:56 > 0:07:59..I'll have a look. This looks all right.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00That's pretty.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I think it's bronze.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Obviously, one of a pair, I should think.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08She looks as though she's going to sing or something, doesn't she?
0:08:08 > 0:08:09A bit of age to it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12It's probably early 20th century, so it's probably 1910-1920.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Bit of weight. It's quite attractive.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Hmm. I wonder how much it's going to be, though?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22How much are you going to be?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Bronze is often gilt to give this decorative and attractive effect.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Let's get Stephen over. Stephen?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33There's no price on it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I've only just brought that over.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- Good.- I would do £65 on that.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Any easing on that?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43A tiny little chip there.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Let me think.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- I'd do it for £40.- Right, OK...
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- £40.- OK.- Is that a deal?
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I think she'll stand a small profit at £40.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Good. Good. - Thanks, Stephen.- Thank you.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I think she's happy with that little purchase.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Her first of this trip. Well done, Marge.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03In the meanwhile, Paul has travelled
0:09:03 > 0:09:05to the North Yorkshire village of Elvington.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08He's come to the Yorkshire Air Museum,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10formerly RAF Elvington,
0:09:10 > 0:09:15a World War II airfield extensively used by Allied bomber crews.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Paul is meeting with museum director Ian Reid
0:09:18 > 0:09:20to learn about one of the most
0:09:20 > 0:09:23important figures in the history of aeronautics, Sir George Cayley.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I just walked in past a host of iconic 20th century aircraft.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36But I believe you're going to take me beyond that, to the 18th century.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Absolutely. To this man here, Sir George Cayley,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43A Yorkshireman who lived very near here,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45but whose inventions changed the world.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50From prosthetic limbs to tracked vehicles,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Sir George Cayley was a brilliant inventor in the 18th century,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56but it was his fascination with flight
0:09:56 > 0:09:59that would prove to be his biggest gift to the world.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02He was the first person that
0:10:02 > 0:10:06actually designed and put an aircraft construction together.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09He did experiments in lift, in drag,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13all the things that are required to produce modern aviation.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19The Montgolfier brothers' ascent skywards
0:10:19 > 0:10:22in the first hot-air balloon in 1783
0:10:22 > 0:10:24fuelled the imagination of the nine-year-old Sir George
0:10:24 > 0:10:29and is said to have sparked a lifelong obsession with aeronautics.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32In the early 19th century, Cayley began a series of experiments
0:10:32 > 0:10:35that would result in his large gliding machine taking flight.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41This is an exact replica.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44So here it is, the governable parachute.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48There's more than a touch of the Jules Verne about it,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50but it predates Jules Verne.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Absolutely, yes. You can see the streamlined shape.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54It's almost like a boat.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It's got a tail on it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It's all done on the lightest possible fabrics
0:10:59 > 0:11:02that there were in the early 19th century.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Cayley established the modern configuration of an aeroplane
0:11:07 > 0:11:10as a fixed-wing flying machine.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12So, I take it some, er...
0:11:12 > 0:11:18daring, or crazy fool is rolled down a hill in this?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Yes. It was one of Sir George's footmen who was
0:11:21 > 0:11:24deigned, if you like, to fly it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28"Yes, m'lud." And he flew down Brompton Vale
0:11:28 > 0:11:32and was the first adult to fly an aeroplane.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36He did crash. It's quite heavy and it would come down with a thump.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38But this was a triumph.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41And in the mid-'70s, the museum built this replica
0:11:41 > 0:11:44which managed to become successfully airborne -
0:11:44 > 0:11:47all testament to Cayley's detailed design.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Interestingly, there's a thing called wing warping on it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55One of the wires is connected to the very extremities of the wing,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57so if you pull it down, it will actually steer.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02This was the beginning of man's control of the skies.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Nothing like this had been done before.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Cayley was very much a modern man
0:12:07 > 0:12:10and he knew that the materials he was using
0:12:10 > 0:12:15were really too heavy, and the way to fly it was to have an engine.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17So he actually designed a propeller
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and he experimented with engines that ran on gunpowder
0:12:21 > 0:12:25and things like this. But they would be cast-iron-based and
0:12:25 > 0:12:27far too heavy for a shape like this.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30He foresees
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- what we now know as internal combustion engines...- Very much so.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36..propelling heavier-than-air aircraft.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38He said as much in some of his papers,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41that certain areas will need the advancement of time
0:12:41 > 0:12:45in order to make this better. But he knew it worked.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49And so much so, the Wright brothers acknowledged
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Sir George Cayley's valuable contribution to aeronautics
0:12:53 > 0:12:56as inspiration for their own flying machine.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58The museum also has a replica of this.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Here we are, the Wright Flyer.
0:13:02 > 0:13:0750 years after Cayley's governable parachute, December 1903.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11And with this, the Wright brothers fulfil Cayley's vision
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- using some of the principles that he's discovered.- Absolutely.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16What an achievement.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Astonishing. What a man. I had no idea.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Ian, what a pleasure. - It's a great pleasure to have you.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Sir George Cayley was the Yorkshire-born aristocrat
0:13:24 > 0:13:27who became a pioneering aeronautical engineer.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30A ground-breaking scientist and inventor,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32he truly is the father of aviation.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Meanwhile, Margie's on the ground
0:13:40 > 0:13:42just outside the village of Barmby Moor.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45I've got to be very careful I'm not squandering my money.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49I've got to think very, very, very clearly
0:13:49 > 0:13:52about "Don't buy with your heart, buy with your head" a bit
0:13:52 > 0:13:55to try and catch up with Paul.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57You can do it, Margie.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Bar Farm Antiques consists of four barns full of lovely things.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Plus a pretty big warehouse.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10There's plenty to see here.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Margie's got a smidge over £170 to spend.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Oh, my goodness, that's a clerk's slope, isn't it?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Like a desk top. He'd be sitting at a chair, working, doing his figures
0:14:21 > 0:14:25and doing his numbers and doing all his accounts back in the day.
0:14:25 > 0:14:291850-1860. It's old.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31That's how you did it in those days.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And he's got a punch there for his paper.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Punches holes in there.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36And then he's got his...
0:14:37 > 0:14:40..ancient pencil sharpener.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Nice thing.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43A real antique.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46And it's priced at £95.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I hate the word quirky, but it's quirky, isn't it?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I mean, you find me another one.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55That's the thing, isn't it? But is anybody going to want it?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57And what would they want it for?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Oh, look. It's friend of the Road Trip, dealer Greg.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Howdy, Greg!
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Sort of what are we talking about, price-wise?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- What were you thinking? - Well, I'm like Mr Scrooge...
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- It's put me in the mind of a Dickensian person.- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I was thinking 38 quid.
0:15:16 > 0:15:2038? I was thinking maybe 45, but...
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Yeah.- 38's doable.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Is it?- Yeah.- You sure?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- Yeah, positive.- Oh, well...
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- You want it at 38?- I'll go for it.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Looks like a good, solid piece, Margie.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Thanks for the generous discount, Greg.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I've just come across these.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41This is absolutely lovely. This is a little Hornby signal box.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43You know, for people who collect model railways?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Sort of like mid-20th century.
0:15:45 > 0:15:471950? And...
0:15:48 > 0:15:50..in the original box.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53This is quite a specialist area in the world of collecting,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57but the condition and original boxes could attract bids at auction.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Go on, level with me.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00You've got the level crossing,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03you've got a signal and you've got the signal box.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Maybe if he's had them a while, he might do me a deal.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09So I'm going to ask.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Oh, Greg!
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Yep.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I've spotted these.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Don't know much about them, but I do know Hornby's good,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and I do know that railway...
0:16:19 > 0:16:21People with train sets like to buy them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22- Yeah. And the box.- And the box.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24So if you tell me what you're thinking,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and I'll tell you what... I've got a price in mind.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28So you want all three of them?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Yeah, I think I've got to go for that, haven't I?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Somewhere around 70.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34- What were you thinking?- 45?
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Yeah, I could do that.- OK.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Great. That's all right. Yeah.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Well, there we have it.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45A total of £83 on the Victorian desk slope
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and the assortment of Hornby train set items.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Happy days, Margie?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Another good one. - Yep, not bad at all.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57- Chops for dinner?- Yeah.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Bit of garlic butter and some rock salt.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Sounds delish!
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Nighty-night, you two.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Wakey-wakey. Our pair in the moggie are on the move once more.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17I had two, at least two surreal nightmares.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18- You didn't!- No joking.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- I was in the war, I was a prisoner of war escaping.- Oh, no!
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Was I there?- It was all going wrong. There were heights.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Isn't it marvellous when you're so glad you've woken up.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Oh, but I had to go for a walk around the bedroom
0:17:31 > 0:17:32to try to get it out of my head.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34You know, when you wake up and it's still there?
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Oh, blimey.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Let's remind ourselves of what our lovely twosome have bought so far.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Margie has three lots -
0:17:43 > 0:17:45the gilded bronze figure,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47the Victorian desk slope
0:17:47 > 0:17:50and the assortment of Hornby train set items.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51So much stuff!
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Margie has £87.60 left to spend.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Whereas Paul is buying unlikely Laidlaw things.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03He has two lots - the ladies' compacts
0:18:03 > 0:18:06and the combo lot of the George III silver sugar tongs
0:18:06 > 0:18:09and the silver tea strainer.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Ha-ha!
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Leaving him a large kitty of £253.40.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I want a coffee! I want a coffee!
0:18:20 > 0:18:22So you've had nothing?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Er, nicht.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- So just the war... - I'm a fine machine, Margie.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I'm honed and I can run on...
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- I can handle this.- Yeah, right!
0:18:33 > 0:18:36The big fella is dropping off his compadre
0:18:36 > 0:18:38in the city of Wakefield,
0:18:38 > 0:18:39West Yorkshire.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42BELL STRIKES
0:18:42 > 0:18:45That ringing sounds ominous, Margie!
0:18:45 > 0:18:47A harbinger of the Apocalypse!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Anyway, get out!
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Have a good one, Margie.- See you.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Do you know, they're a right couple of giggling Flirty Gerties, those two.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Margie's starting the day with some history at the city's museum
0:19:03 > 0:19:06where local man and hero of Sir David Attenborough is celebrated.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10He's Charles Waterton, a naturalist like no other.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Margie's meeting curator John Whitaker.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- You must be John.- Hi there. - Hi.- Hi, Margie.- Yeah.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18In the late 18th century, early 19th century,
0:19:18 > 0:19:22he was an extremely fascinating, pioneering man.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26He travelled out to the wilds of South America,
0:19:26 > 0:19:32exploring in a time before many Europeans had been into the interior of the rainforest there.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34A man of the landed gentry,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Waterton's far-flung travels saw him hunting specimens to bring back
0:19:38 > 0:19:42and create a museum within his home at Walton Hall,
0:19:42 > 0:19:43three miles south of Wakefield.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Whilst the idea of killing wild animals for research purposes
0:19:48 > 0:19:49might seem shocking today,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54early naturalists saw themselves as pioneers who had much to learn.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58And how could they learn if they hadn't got any specimens?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01So, John, what are we standing on?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04It's amazing, isn't it? This is a caiman.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Yeah.- Which is a type of...
0:20:06 > 0:20:08It's like a crocodile, like an alligator.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Yeah.- It's found in South America.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11This is quite a large one
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- that Waterton brought back in the 1820s.- Right.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18We've got it under the floor in the museum because it was to get
0:20:18 > 0:20:20a Waterton eye view on it,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23because Waterton actually rode this out of the river.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24He rode it out of the river?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26He rode it out of the Essequibo River in Guyana.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28They'd reached a point, they'd got it on a hook.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Yeah.- But they couldn't get it out,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32so he leapt on its back and helped it out of the water.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Waterton's trip to South America
0:20:36 > 0:20:39allowed him to develop a fascination with the local culture.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Waterton was a pioneer in many, many different ways.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- Yeah.- When he travelled out in Guyana,
0:20:46 > 0:20:51he made contact with the local tribe, the Macushi tribe.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54He discovered how they made this special poison
0:20:54 > 0:20:55that we now call curare.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- They called it wurali at the time. - Yeah.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02It's what they used... They tipped their blowpipe darts with it,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- to hunt with. - Knock out the animal.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09This is when he had an idea to push the boundaries of medical science
0:21:09 > 0:21:13by developing a more humane way of sedating animals.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16He gave this wurali to a donkey.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19They used a set of bellows to keep its lungs going...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Right.- ..while it was under.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25And it made a complete recovery and lived for 20-odd years afterwards.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29And he proved that this substance could be used in anaesthetics.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34And it is a derivative of it today is used in modern anaesthesia.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37The Industrial Revolution was in full swing
0:21:37 > 0:21:38and would make Waterton become
0:21:38 > 0:21:41one of the first campaigners against pollution.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Along with the museum, he created
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- what we think is the world's first ever nature reserve.- Ah!
0:21:48 > 0:21:51He thought that animals and birds needed to be protected.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55He lived at a time in Victorian England, where industry
0:21:55 > 0:21:59was everywhere and pollution was everywhere and he wanted to create
0:21:59 > 0:22:02a little safe haven for birds and animals to live in.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05As well as that, he wanted people to learn more about them.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11There was a soap works near his home that was polluting the land.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12He took them to court,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15which is completely unheard-of in Victorian England to take a company,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18an industry the court because it was polluting.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- Yeah.- He was one of the first people to do that as well.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Waterton won the case
0:22:22 > 0:22:26and the soap factory had to move away from his estate.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Charles Waterton lived until the ripe old age of 83
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and was dedicated to the environment until the day he died.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38So he must be a hero to modern-day conservationists.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Absolutely a hero.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43He believed that nature and people needed to find a balance.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- Yeah.- And he fought to create a safe haven for nature
0:22:48 > 0:22:50and keep out polluting industries and to challenge pollution.
0:22:50 > 0:22:56- Yeah.- That was considered eccentric and strange during his lifetime.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It's taken us... He's been dead for 150 years now.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03It's taken us that long to catch up with those ideas and those values
0:23:03 > 0:23:04- and those beliefs.- Yeah.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08We look around us today and we now realise he was right.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10We should be protecting these things.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Let's return to our man in the Morris.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Here we are. Traipsing through Yorkshire,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24steeped in history and no doubt full of treasures.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Whether there are any such waiting for me at my next
0:23:29 > 0:23:31port of call remains to be seen.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37The West Yorkshire town of Featherstone is Paul's next stop.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43The A645 Trading Post is crammed with a plentitude of potential.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Let's see what he can find in here.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Can't afford that.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55You know what that is, don't you?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57It is one half of a pair.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02There is its companion.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06These are...
0:24:06 > 0:24:07..andirons.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10You may know them as fire dogs.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Now, their origin is archaic.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Originally these stands would be placed in the hearth
0:24:19 > 0:24:24and logs or kindling or whatever could be laid across them and burnt.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27It forms part of the hearth proper.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30And they're priced at £22.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Why am I looking at them?
0:24:32 > 0:24:38Because, per se, not so appealing at the moment.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40These, however, are appealing
0:24:40 > 0:24:43purely because of the aesthetic and they hail from
0:24:43 > 0:24:48or they come from the Arts and Crafts movement.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50That's one potential.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Blimey, that was quick. Is this another?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I don't know enough about that.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59That frustrates me.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01But I know this much.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07That is a little Islamic vessel.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Brass bodied.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15But what I can't tell you is what that exquisite calligraphy
0:25:15 > 0:25:17translates to.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19And I can't tell you how old it is
0:25:19 > 0:25:23but I wouldn't be standing here showing it to you
0:25:23 > 0:25:25if I thought they were of no consequence.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29What about the white metal overlay?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33This technique is called "Damassening".
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Or Damascening, which is
0:25:34 > 0:25:37the intricate art of inlaying different metals
0:25:37 > 0:25:39but this looks like onlaid silver.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43This is quality workmanship
0:25:43 > 0:25:45and I love it.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I love it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I think he loves it.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51What's it going to be priced at?
0:25:51 > 0:25:53£30, £40, £120.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57£5.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58That is low risk.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01And I'm going to take that to auction
0:26:01 > 0:26:05and I'm going to see someone out there, a specialist in the field
0:26:05 > 0:26:07of Islamic art and metalwork,
0:26:07 > 0:26:12doesn't take one look at that and go, "My word, I am having a go."
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Interesting find.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18It looks as though it's got a story to tell.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Let's find dealer Linda. Linda!
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Right!- Right.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Islamic pot, pair of fire dogs.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Very cheap.- £22. Are they going to be very cheap?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- Yes!- They are.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33All right, Paul. Cool it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34I'm saying nothing.
0:26:36 > 0:26:3927 squids.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41What are they going to be?
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Don't say 26.- 20 quid.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44For everything?!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47OK.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- No problem.- Linda. - They are lovely, aren't they?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52I could live with them. I kid you not.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I'd happily take those home and find a corner for them.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Yeah, but you can't.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00£15 for the pair of brass andirons
0:27:00 > 0:27:02and £5 for the Islamic vase.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03That's cheap.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Go on, give it a bit of welly.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Darling Margie has made her way
0:27:12 > 0:27:16to the village of Cawthorne in South Yorkshire.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Her final shopping rendezvous is here, Cawthorne Antiques.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Margie's purse still has £87.60p inside.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Right, I've spotted the Scottish brooches here
0:27:30 > 0:27:32which I think are quite good sellers.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38The two I'm going to go for, one is 35 and one's been reduced to 40.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43So, maybe I can get the two for 40-ish, 40-odd.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44I've got a chance.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Let's get a better look.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49This one's typical Victorian with that decoration round,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53isn't it, Karen? You see that a lot on Scottish brooches.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56So there's the hallmark on the back,
0:27:56 > 0:27:57which is there.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59And that's 35.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02That's really in pristine condition.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07This other one doesn't have a hallmark.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10But it feels silver, you can feel it's silver.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11Right, let's talk money.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15So, Karen, these are really nice.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I haven't got that much money.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23She smiled. So what sort of deal... If I had the two?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Two for 40?
0:28:28 > 0:28:29Is that pushing it?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Yeah, what about 45?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Right. £45.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37- Yeah.- Thanks, Karen, very much.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Thank you. - I will give you some money now.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Well done, Margie. You honed in pretty quickly on those.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Right, let's find Paul.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Margie and I are heading to the same destination,
0:28:52 > 0:28:54which is always awkward.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Unless of course I get there first and I snaffle all the bargains.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Sorry, Paul, Margie's beaten you to it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05But there's plenty of space for both of you.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07If you behave nicely.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Look what the wind's blown in, my friend Mr Laidlaw.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19- How are you doing? It is good here, isn't it?- Yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- You not bought anything?- Not yet.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23You're joking. I've been through the door five minutes
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- and I've bought something. - You little liar.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Yeah, Margie, he's a big fibber.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31And a wind-up merchant.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34He really does need to get a move on, though, if he is going to spend
0:29:34 > 0:29:36his £233 before closing time.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Here we have a silver shoe,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42a gentlemen's shoe.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46And assay marks...
0:29:46 > 0:29:48..Blanckensee & Son at Chester.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51An Edwardian piece, early 20th century.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56It has an oak sole.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58There's not a lot of silver here
0:29:58 > 0:30:03and because the silver is relatively thin, it's crimped just a wee bit
0:30:03 > 0:30:06round the opening of the shoe.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Therein is some padding and some plush velvet,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13telling us that this was a hatpin stand.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I like the period. I like its nature.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Hatpin stands sell.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22And I like the humorous side to it.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Now, price.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27It was 98. They've reduced it to 89.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29And if I pay in cash, which I will,
0:30:29 > 0:30:31there's 25% off that
0:30:31 > 0:30:33so that is another...
0:30:33 > 0:30:35That's about £65.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40The hatpin cushion belongs to a dealer who's not there
0:30:40 > 0:30:42so manager Margaret makes the call.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Go for it, Mags.- Margaret, any joy?
0:30:44 > 0:30:4745, is that any use?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49That's very much of use, Margaret.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- Right.- Thank you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- Thank you, Paul.- We're both going to sleep well tonight, are we not?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- We are.- You go that way, I'll meet you at the other side and give you
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- some money.- Right. Thank you, Paul.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01And it happened. Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05He's happy again. The smart little silver shoe pincushion
0:31:05 > 0:31:07completes Paul's shopping.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10What of Margie?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I've just found the sweet little Edwardian chair.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Probably about 1900, 1910.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22This is when furniture became much finer
0:31:22 > 0:31:25after the very heavy Victorian furniture.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29In fact, this is what we call Sheraton Revival.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32This design was 100 years earlier
0:31:32 > 0:31:34at the end of the 18th century.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38So this is a really sweet little chair.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I'm just looking at the price.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Ah!
0:31:42 > 0:31:44This might be a bit of a sticker maybe.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Gone from 98, which is completely out of it,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51to 60, which is still too much.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56Yeah, especially as you've only got just over £40 left, old girl.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01So, Karen, this is this little chair I have found.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Sweet.- That's lovely.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Yeah, yeah. So, I am getting to the end of my purchases now.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- Right.- It's already been reduced, as you can see,
0:32:11 > 0:32:16but I haven't really... I've only got very little money left.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20So I'm going to be really tough now and offer £38.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21Oh!
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Because I've just about got that amount of money.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32We've got to stick together, us girls, so, yeah, let's do it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Are you sure?- Yeah.- OK.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Thanks very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38The Edwardian child's chair
0:32:38 > 0:32:42signals the end of this shopping spectacular.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Next stop Darlington, Margie, here we come.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Yeah, yeah, yeah. Are you happy with all your little purchases?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Happy enough. Not counting any chickens.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- You?- Well, I just hope I can catch up a bit.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57No, let's not go that far, Margie, come on.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01I mean, we can have as pleasant time as like
0:33:01 > 0:33:03but make no bones about it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05You want to thrash me.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Crikey. I think it's best you two get some shut-eye.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14It's off to auction we go.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16We have made our way down to the town of Darlington
0:33:16 > 0:33:20in County Durham for our second leg decider.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23How are you going to do? How are WE going to do?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Today's sale is being held at Thomas Watson.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29They've been holding sales here for yonks, don't you know?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Paul has been very frugal,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37with a total spend of just £100 on five auction lots.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40While Margie has gone for broke.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43She's almost spent her entire kitty,
0:33:43 > 0:33:48with a total bill of £206, also on five lots.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52Dish the dirt, then, on one another's buys, please.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55This looks as though it could be a bit of a worry.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I think it's an Islamic pot,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01which feels really right, it looks really good.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04It seems to have a lot of age.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08I think he's paid very little for it so
0:34:08 > 0:34:09I'm a bit scared of that one.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15It's Bob Cratchit's desk, isn't it?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18That's the best we can do with this.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23OK. Once upon a time, this was a desirable object.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Why, I have no idea.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28There's nothing the matter with it, apart from...
0:34:28 > 0:34:30..who's going to want it?
0:34:30 > 0:34:3125 bid, £30.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34David Elstob is today's auctioneer.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37What does he think of their offerings?
0:34:37 > 0:34:41The compacts are really fun, very vintage, very 1950s.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45The celluloid one in particular I think will have collectors excited.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I am expecting quite a lot of internet bidding on this lot.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52It's a nice little group of railway items by Hornby, very collectable,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55and they are vintage ones so I think they will do quite well.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Thanks, David.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59The auction is about to begin.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Today we are also open to internet bidders.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- Gorgeous sale room, isn't it?- Yes.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14First up is Margie's gilt bronze figurines.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17£25 I am bid, I will take 30.
0:35:17 > 0:35:1830 bid in the room.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Where's the internet?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23The gentlemen's bid of £30, is that the finish?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25At £30, all done.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27HAMMER FALLS
0:35:27 > 0:35:28Margie, what happened there?
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Such a pity, eh?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34But plenty more to go, Margie.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37In fairness, I did start a rumour round the room that it was plastic.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40I thought they would see the humour in it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Joker Paul's turn next,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44with the pretty compacts.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4820 bid, 25. 30. Five.
0:35:48 > 0:35:5140. Five. 40 on the gallery.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53£40 on the gallery.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55It's the little parcel, isn't it?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58£40 then, fair warning at £40.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- That'll do.- 30 quid.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Decent-sized profit there, Paul.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Pleased for you.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06PAUL CHUCKLES
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Yeah, looks it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Now your turn, Margie,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13to pounce back with the assortment of Hornby train set items.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Collector's pieces, 35 bid.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1935 I am bid, I will take 40.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2140 bid.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2245 online.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2350 in the room.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26I will take five. 55.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2860, sir?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30One more. 55 it is on the internet.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33All done and finished at £55.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34All done.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Not bad, Margie -
0:36:37 > 0:36:40railway town Darlington gave you a bit of a profit.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42A whopping tenner.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- A profit's a profit. - A whopping tenner.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Come on, Margie, be grateful for the small mercies, girl.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Next, Paul's combo lot of the George III silver tongs and tea strainer.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57We will start at £45.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Thank you.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0145 I am bid. Do I see 50?
0:37:01 > 0:37:0355 bid.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I think they like your strainer.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07At 55, are we all done?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Fair warning at 55.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13I think you have been a bit lucky there.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Perhaps. Maybe your luck will turn soon, Margie.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21One makes one's own luck, Margie.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23That's true. Now, shut up.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27She is a fiery one.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Now, wait for it, the big Victorian writing desk is next.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33This is the Antiques Road Trip...
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- ..so it's an antique...- Yeah.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38..going back to mid-19th century.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- OK.- Really.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41I wish I hadn't bought it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I'll start you with interest at £40.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4940 bid. 45. 50. 55 bid.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5155 bid in the room.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I've got a bid from South Africa.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- £60.- Wait a minute!
0:37:55 > 0:37:56A bid from South Africa.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Turns out they are hot in South Africa.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0165 in the room. 65 bid, do I see 70?
0:38:01 > 0:38:0265 then, fair warning.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Marvellous. I knew it was a good buy.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11It's your best profit so far - well done, Margie.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14What happened to "I wish I hadn't bought it"?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- That seems so long ago now. - South Africa...
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Your turn, Paul, with the shoe hatpin cushion next.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2340 bid. 40 bid.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25I will take five.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2750. Five bid.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2855 bid in the room.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- That'll do.- 60. 65 bid.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37I'll take 70. 70. 75 bid.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Well done.- 80. 80 online.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42On the internet, £80.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Fair warning, at £80 all done.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Well done, Paul.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Good...
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Oh, dear. Your turn, Margie, with the combo lot of Scottish brooches.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5725 bid. 30.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Five. 40 in the room, 40 bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0445? 50. 45 in the room.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0645 I am bid. 50 I'll take.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0855 online.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1160, sir? 55 it is on the internet then.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12At 55.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I am the tenner queen.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Oh, dear, she's a bit grumpy today, isn't she?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Still, a small return, Margie.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28Don't blame yourself for buying that old-fashioned kind of thing.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Talking of old-fashioned, Paul's brass andirons are up next.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3425 bid for this.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3825, I will take 30. 30. 35. 40, madam.
0:39:38 > 0:39:3940 with you.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- God bless her.- At £40 in the room.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4345 online.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Internet likes them.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4650 in the room.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4855 online.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5160 in the room. 60 bid.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I will take 65. 70 next.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55At 65 then, the room is out.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59The bid is online. At £65, all done.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- That's great.- Lovely.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Another steady result from Paul.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Well...purchased.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Is it going-home time yet?
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Not quite, Margie. Your Edwardian child's chair is up next.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1825 bid. 25.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2230. Five. 40. 50, sir.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2450 in the room. 50 I am bid in the room.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29£50 it is in the room, all finished, are we?
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Selling in the room.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32At £50. All done.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36So we have gone from £10 to £12.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38It's not enough. Mister, it is not enough.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40If we are still doing this in a decade,
0:40:40 > 0:40:42you could be in triple figures.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Blooming heck, Margie, not quite what you wanted, eh?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I'm stopping laughing.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51You can't maintain that, Margie.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56I told you. See, goodness will out.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01The final lot, Paul's mystery silver onlaid Islamic vase.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Well spotted. You are not as daft as you look, are you?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I'll start you with interest.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09At £15.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- 15 I am bid.- That is nothing.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1420. Five bid. 25 in the room.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1830. 35. 35 bid.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2240. 45. 45 anywhere?
0:41:22 > 0:41:2440 I have in the room.
0:41:24 > 0:41:2645. 50, sir.
0:41:26 > 0:41:2955. 60.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Bids everywhere.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Bid's on the gallery. At £55, are we all done and finished?
0:41:34 > 0:41:3660 online.
0:41:36 > 0:41:3965. The bid is on the internet at £60.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Fair warning at 60.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Congratulations.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46As I say, this time with sincerity.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Well, that paid off. Well done, Paul.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55I think you have done all right there.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Ow!
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Oh, did I catch you?
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Come on.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Play nicely, Margie.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Let's work out the calculations.
0:42:05 > 0:42:11Margie began with £210.60 and after sale room costs made a teeny,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14tiny profit of £3.10.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Margie now has a total of £213.70.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25Paul started the second leg with £288.40,
0:42:25 > 0:42:30and made a splendid profit of £146.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35Paul is victorious once again, and has £434.40 for the next leg.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37No wonder the boy is smiling.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Ohhhhh!
0:42:40 > 0:42:41What are you huffing at?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Big profit, small profit. I'm getting mad.- But I like that.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- I'm getting mad.- What do you mean? - It is going to stop.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50She is fired up again.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Paul is mischief-maker extraordinaire.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57What have you done, Margie?
0:42:57 > 0:42:58You have broken the weather.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Margie brings a wealth of experience.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05A watch powder sifter.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08What is that?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Paul is on the hunt for the unusual.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13You don't see one of those every day.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15And there is romance at the flicks.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Oh, vicar!- Look at that over there, isn't that nice?
0:43:18 > 0:43:20- Yeah. Oh!- Margie...