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Welcome to Cash In The Attic.

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Very often, items passed down from generation to generation have an interesting history.

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Take this sign, for instance.

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There's a great story behind this sign. Don't take my word for it.

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Let's go and meet the family who can tell us more.

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Coming up on Cash In The Attic, a Victorian diamond ring brings out the old romantic in Jonty.

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-With this ring, I thee wed.

-Yes. Will you marry me?

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At auction, a prediction is made about our little cupboard.

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-It's going to go for over 100, I think.

-Really?

-Hopefully!

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I think you've lost your marbles.

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And all will be revealed when the final hammer falls.

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Today, I'm in Norfolk on my way to meet Linda Shiers,

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who's called in the Cash In The Attic team

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to help her raise some money for some home improvements.

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Linda's spent a lot of time and money converting this old guest house into a family home.

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Today, she's joined by her mum, Daphne, who's going to help look

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for valuables in order to raise some cash to completely finish the work.

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The property is a Victorian detached house and Linda lives here

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with her husband Andy and son Anthony, aged 14.

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I'm delighted to have Jonty Hearnden with me.

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His knowledge will stand us in good stead.

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And while he gets the rummage underway, I go and meet our hosts.

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-Hey, Linda, Daphne. How are you?

-Fine, thank you.

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-How are you?

-I'm good, thanks. What are you doing there?

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-We're looking at our house when we first moved in and what we've done to it since.

-Right.

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-How long have you been here?

-10 years.

-Have you really?

-Yeah.

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-And what about you, Daphne?

-I live in Galston.

-Close by then.

-Yes.

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We're going to build a bungalow in our garden for Mum.

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We've got planning permission and we're waiting for Mum's house to sell.

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OK. She doesn't look too happy about that.

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A big decision, but we've decided to do it.

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-Have you been in your house a long time, then?

-54 years.

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-54 years?

-Yes.

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-Wow! That's a long time.

-I know.

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So why have you called in the Cash In The Attic team, then?

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Well, the next room is the lounge, which needs completely stripping out.

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We're going to have new coving put in, and I've seen some nice furniture.

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And how much money are you hoping to raise?

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About seven or £800 would be nice, if we could, towards some of it.

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Seriously fancy furniture, then.

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Well, there are a few items that I require.

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Much to my husband's disgust.

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Oh, really?

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Do you think we'll find treasure in this house worth £800?

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Yes, a few little bits and pieces, hopefully.

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Well, Jonty's on hand, our expert. He's already having a scout around.

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-Shall we go and see how he's getting on?

-OK.

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Well, Linda's large, detached house

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is going to take some rummaging, as it has 14 rooms and each one appears to contain some interesting items.

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With so many rooms to explore, I think I may need directions to find our expert.

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Jonty, why are you loitering in the corner?

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-Have you been a bad boy?

-I've seen a sign.

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-Have you?

-Yes.

-And what does it say?

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There are four or five signs.

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This one says Moor Lane, but there's some fabulous street names and they're all London signs.

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Here they've got Houndsditch, all sorts.

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Now of course, street signs, certainly in London,

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have been changed and upgraded and they've been modernised, literally throughout history.

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And as a consequence, signs like this have been put on the open market.

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And if you've got signs of very famous streets' names like Shaftesbury Avenue or Oxford Street,

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something like that, which are global street names, I mean everyone around the world knows those very

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famous streets, then they can fetch huge sums of money. A lot of money.

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-But I reckon that we're looking very conservatively around £50 a street sign.

-OK.

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So we're looking at just here, just these four or five. Is it five?

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-There's five there, yes.

-Five street signs, two to £400, just like that.

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Just like that. Well, those signs have

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certainly pointed us in the right direction with our auction fund, and we're all happy with the price tag.

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In the junk room, Linda's mum, Daphne, has dug out this large collection of old postcards.

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Linda started collecting them 35 years ago

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but for a long time they've just been stuck in the drawer.

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Some of the most collectible postcards are Victorian or

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early 20th-century ones, and quite a few of Linda's are from these eras.

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She has 120 in total, most in mint condition.

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Jonty thinks they could fetch 30 to £40 at auction.

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And then Linda spots these two early 20th-century yellow glass ornaments.

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She bought the first one herself,

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but the second was bought by her father to match.

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She has a sentimental attachment to them and is undecided about letting them go to auction.

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Whether or not Jonty's conservative

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estimate of 20 to £30 will change her mind remains to be seen.

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What have we got here?

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I don't know what they're made of or called but...

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OK. Now, first of all, we need to work out whether they're bronze

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or an imitation bronze. Pick one up.

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Now they're quite heavy but if they were to be bronze,

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-you would really struggle to pick those up.

-Really?

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Yes. Let's put them back down again very quickly, because they look rather imposing there.

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So we've got a male and female figure.

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So they're made of spelter.

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Well spelter is an imitation bronze.

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It's a zinc alloy and it was very fashionable in the late 19th century

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and early 20th century to make spelter figures because they were a lot cheaper than bronze.

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But the interesting part about these figures here, and do you know, I've never really seen this before,

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but let me show you this young lady here.

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Turn the base upside-down.

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Now, that's a new base, which means that the whole figure,

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the pair of figures here, are reproduction.

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-Oh, right.

-But as far as value is concerned, they're not going to be

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-the same figure that they would be if they were original.

-Oh, right.

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But they're still worth putting to the auction sale,

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so we're looking at what, 30, 40, £50 at auction.

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Yes. Yes, about that.

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-Yes? That would be good?

-Mm-hm. Right, well let's leave them there.

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-Right.

-I think they look great.

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Well let's hope the bidders like the look of them too.

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Linda's taken by a silver tray which might be antique.

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And I'm wondering about some porcelain in the kitchen.

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Jonty's taken by a grubby piece of furniture in the utility room.

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It's an early 20th-century pine meat cupboard

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and Linda bought it at a car-boot sale a few years ago.

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Jonty reckons it's a kind of shabby-chic that would appeal

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to bidders at the auction, and says it could be worth £30 to £40.

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Well, going by Jonty's lowest estimates so far,

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it looks like we stand a good chance of raising around

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£300 towards the French furniture, which Linda would like to add as the finishing touches to the house.

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So far, so good.

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-Well, I'm glad to have a sit down.

-Yes.

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-It's going well, isn't it?

-Yes, really good.

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So, this is your dining room, one of the rooms that you want to change? It looks fantastic.

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It's half finished. We've had it plastered and I've painted but other things need doing.

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I need new chairs for the dining table,

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some units over there and just, you know, general decorating.

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But we're nearly there. Getting there.

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And you live in this massive house with just yourself and your son. And your husband.

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Well, my husband, who's away for about six months of the year.

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-So what exactly does he do?

-He's an ROV pilot.

-Of course he is.

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Which stands for Remotely Operated Vehicle, which are like little

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submarine-type things that go under the water and they've got arms, manipulators and cameras.

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You're pulling my leg now, aren't you?

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And they control them from a cockpit on the top. They call it flying because they use like a joystick.

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How did you meet your husband?

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I met him at the office I was working in. He was in the yard helping his brother, who's also an ROV pilot.

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As I walked through to get a coffee, I saw this nice bottom, and I thought, ooh, that's a nice bottom.

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And he turned round and he thought, ooh, and then it went from there, really.

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That was one of the moments where you regret asking the question.

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-Yes.

-At least now I know. And he obviously gets on with mother-in-law because she's always here.

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Yes. Well, most weekends when he's not here and most weekends when he is here, really.

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-No, not always.

-Not always, but a lot of the time.

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It's been fascinating hearing your stories and talking to you, but I think we should carry on the hunt.

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-Come on, let's go.

-Ok, let's go.

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Jonty has been distracted by a toy car in the bedroom, but I've spotted

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this Crown silver-plated and cut glass biscuit barrel.

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Linda bought it from a local antique shop a few years ago and paid £8 for it.

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Not a bad investment, as Jonty reckons

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she would get 20 to £30 for it now, so it goes into our auction haul.

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-Hey, guys, look what I've found. Where are you?

-We're in here.

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Oh, there you are. Look, I found these upstairs.

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-Oh, lovely.

-I like those.

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-Shall we go and take a look?

-Yes, go on.

-Yes.

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Yes, I've had these quite a while.

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They've been under Anthony's bed, actually, in his bedroom.

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Well, having a look closely, certainly at this one here,

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these aren't original photographs insofar that if you look at the writing here, it's a little bit

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-blurred, it's a little bit fuzzy, which means therefore these are copies of the originals.

-OK.

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But Lowestoft was known as a fishing port.

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Locally they collected or they fished for herring,

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known as "little darlings", which is a lovely thought, isn't it?

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How much money do you reckon we'll raise?

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Well, they're certainly worth putting into the auction sale.

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They'll be sold as a group of four. We're looking at another 30, £50.

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It's better than a slap in the belly with a wet fish.

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-That's very true.

-Let's hope cod is on our side when we go to the auction.

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-See what I did there? Cod?

-Oh, blimey!

-I'm wasted.

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Oh, dear. Note to self, no puns allowed.

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Things are moving along nicely, though, in Linda's house.

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The team is uncovering gems at every turn and I'm wondering what might come up next.

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Now, tell me about this ring here. It looks like a dress ring.

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This was my nan's ring, which was my nan's, and then my mum had it and then she gave it to me.

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And you've never worn it or worn it very rarely?

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I did. Very rarely, very rarely.

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Now, what we have is a nice sizable diamond which looks about a carat or just under.

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That, in turn, is surrounded by two smaller diamonds and then the shoulder of the ring

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have the tiniest, tiniest diamonds inset in there.

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And it looks from the cut of the diamond that it's not brilliant cut and this, as a consequence,

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will be probably Victorian, so late 19th-century, I would imagine.

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-Does that make sense to you?

-Yes.

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-Well, auction value, we're looking at 150, £250 at auction.

-OK.

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I think it's beautiful.

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Can I see it on, actually? Does it fit you?

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-Erm, I think it might go on that finger.

-Yes.

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-With this ring, I thee wed.

-Yes.

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Will you marry me?

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Don't it make you sick?

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As we continue the search of this vast house, I think Daphne has her eye on those delicious cakes.

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Oh, no, I'm wrong. It's the table she's interested in.

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Apparently Linda bought it off the previous owners of the house.

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It's made of sturdy pine and is early 20th century.

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It gets the thumbs-up from Jonty, anyway,

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who gives it a 30 to £40 valuation.

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But Linda wants to see if Jonty can identify a piece of furniture in her lounge.

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So, tell me, what are you doing with a water meter in your front room?

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I acquired it from my brother who works for the water company.

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And they were taking a load of stuff out of a big building that was

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just being thrown away, basically, because they were moving, I think.

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And he asked if he could have it and he was given it by his boss and now it's in my lounge.

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So you thought, I know what will make my house look special.

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-I'll have a water meter.

-Because my tastes have changed, as they do with

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us women, it's not going to go with my decor when I redecorate the room.

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So I want to sell it.

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It's intriguing. Now, we've got the makers here.

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Glenfield and Kennedy from Kilmarnock.

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Now what I do happen to know is this company here merged in 1899, so this piece of kit,

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this water meter, is therefore post that time.

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Now what I do know is that Thomas Kennedy found a gap in the market in the 1820s

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for creating metres like this. What did you pay your brother for it?

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I think it was about £300.

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Might have been a bit more, I can't really remember.

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OK, OK. Value.

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Well, I reckon we're looking at four to £600 at auction and maybe more.

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It just depends, but I think it's fascinating.

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-OK.

-You just said four to what?

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-Four to £600 for a water meter. How about that?

-That's incredible.

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I've never seen one in someone's living room.

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-Isn't it amazing?

-Amazing. Well, I can tell you that the hunt is over, for today at least.

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And with all the goodies that we've found today

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and Jonty's lowest estimates, we're hoping that you'll raise

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something in the region of £940.

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-Oh, good. That'd be good, wouldn't it?

-Yes.

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-Bring on the French furniture, say I.

-Yes, yes, yes.

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Yes, yes, yes indeed. Well, I'm really looking forward to this

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auction and we have a collection of fascinating items that I'm sure will interest the bidders on auction day.

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There's the fabulous diamond ring that's been handed down to Linda from her maternal grandmother.

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That should really stand out, with an estimate of 150 to £250.

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And those five London street signs which Linda's father-in-law bought.

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Jonty reckons these could do really well too, and valued them at 200 to £400.

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And that unusual water meter, which came from Linda's brother,

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who used to work for a water company.

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That was given a whopping 400 to £600 price tag.

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Still to come on Cash And The Attic, Linda gets the jitters after the first good sale.

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-I'm really surprised.

-Well, especially when you said

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-they were in an office and then in a box.

-My heart's going...

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And she reveals to us her nickname.

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-They call me the Car Boot Queen.

-Oh, do they?

-Yes.

-Now you tell us.

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Find out what else happens when the hammer finally falls.

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So we've come to TW Gaze auction rooms here in Norfolk.

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We've brought all of Linda's items, hoping to raise between £700-£800 for that room redesign.

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Let's hope the eager bidders are here when the hammer falls.

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These auction rooms are in Diss, a town that straddles the borders

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of Norfolk and Suffolk, about half way between Norwich and Ipswich.

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It used to specialise in livestock and agricultural, but these days offers a

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range of antiques and collectables in their Friday and Saturday sales.

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So fingers crossed that Linda's lots stand out and appeal to the bidders.

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Oh, Jonty, you shouldn't have! You've bought me a ring.

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-That's our star item, is it?

-Well, we've got some great news.

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I thought this was a nice ring, but I was a bit conservative in the house.

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I couldn't quite see the clarity of the stone, the diamond in the middle there, so I put £100-150 on it.

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But bringing it in here and having a closer examination, the clarity of the stone is very good news indeed,

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the stone in the middle there is three-quarter carat,

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so all of a sudden we've gone up to £400-£500, which is wonderful.

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They're after £700 or £800 to redo a room, so we're well on the way.

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Let's see what happens with this.

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Well, that new price for the ring has pushed up the total we're hoping to achieve by £250.

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In the end, though, Linda couldn't bear to part with the yellow glassware,

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but at least that only knocks £20 off our original target.

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I wonder if she's feeling any regrets about saying goodbye to some of her other things today?

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-Morning, ladies. How are you?

-I'm fine.

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Saying a final farewell to your signs?

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-Yes.

-Will you be sad to see them go?

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Not really, no. They've been in the summer house for a while. We'll be glad to get rid of them.

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You want to raise £700-£800, let's hope you do it. Have you been to an auction before?

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I have, yes, quite a few, many years ago with my brothers,

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-but I haven't been to one for a while.

-Excited?

-Yes, very.

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Let's hope you raise the money. £700-£800 for that brand-new room.

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The auction is about to start. It's getting quiet,

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-so let's make our way into position.

-OK, let's go.

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If like Linda you're keen to raise money for something

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special by selling at auction, do bear in mind that there are charges to be paid, including commission,

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which vary from one sale room to another, so it's always worth inquiring in advance.

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Well, the first of her lots to come up today is

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the four 20th century reproduction black and white images of Lowestoft,

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with an estimate of £30-£50.

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-They're lovely.

-Yes, they're great and we're not too far away

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from where they were taken, so hopefully we'll get a bit of local interest.

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£40 for these. 40.

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30. £20 to get on. 20 I have.

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-22. 25. 28. 30.

-Yes!

-32. 35.

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38. 40. 42. 45.

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48. 50, 55. 55. Are you 60?

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It's 55 on my right now. Where's the 60? We're going for £55.

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That's brilliant.

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We asked for a man from Lowestoft and there he is.

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I didn't think they'd go for that, I'm really surprised.

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-Especially when you said they were in a box.

-My heart's going...

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That's a very good start for Linda.

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If she's having palpitations already

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I wonder how she's going to cope with the rest of the auction.

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Next up is the Crown silver plated and cut glass biscuit barrel that I found.

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Jonty, if you remember, valued it at £20-£30.

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-What's the story behind this one?

-Well, I was walking up our local arcade

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in our town and saw it in the window, £8, which I thought was a very good price.

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I'm hoping it will make more than £8.

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-Let's hope so too.

-Have you ever had any biscuits in it?

-No, never.

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£10 and start, a lovely piece. 10, 12, 15, 18, 20. 22. 22 I have.

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Is there 5? It's 22 in the corner.

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Come on, come on.

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£22, are we all done?

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That's not bad I suppose. More than what I paid for it.

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Exactly, and Jonty's lowest estimate was 20, so you're £2 over that.

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-Yes.

-Oh, you're difficult to please!

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I think that first sale set the bar quite high,

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so this result seems like a bit of a let down.

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In other words, we've been spoiled.

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The next lot of Linda's to come up are the two spelter figures

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with an estimate of £30-£50.

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£30. 30 I have.

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30 - 2, 5, 8 is bid. 38 I have.

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Is there 40? 40 straight in front.

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Where's 2?

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40 standing and is there 2? Sell at £40.

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-That's OK.

-Well, smile then. There we go.

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That's how we like to see you.

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I think Linda's going to be a tough one to please today!

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That sale price was bang in the middle of Jonty's estimate.

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Will she be happier with this next lot, I wonder,

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the post cards she's collected for 35 years?

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Let's hope they reach Jonty's estimate of £30-£40.

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They've been in a drawer under the bed for 20 odd years.

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-I'm showing my age now.

-It's probably about time to get rid of them

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-if they've been in the drawer for 20 years.

-Yes.

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Start me in here, £40 for these. 40?

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30. 20 I'm bid. The post cards, 20 is bid.

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22, 25, 28.

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28 I have. Is there 30?

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It's 28 at the moment. We will sell at 28. No, sorry.

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So before you, unsold for that one.

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The auctioneer obviously didn't think £28 was enough for those post cards.

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And who knows, maybe Linda will now do something with them after all these years.

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Her next lot is one of her star items, that diamond ring which has the new estimate of £400-£500.

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And I start straight in here, just at £300.

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It's 300 I have, where is the 20?

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It's a lovely ring here at £300. Where is 20? 320.

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340. 340 I have. Is there 60?

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It is 340. 360. 380. 400. 400 with Sharon and where's 20?

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Away for £400.

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What a turn up, so we got there.

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-Good news all round.

-More money for the furniture.

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Linda is obviously delighted with that sale, which just reached our new estimate.

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Now, what will the bidders make of her next lot, that old meat cupboard?

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-I bought it at a car boot, very cheaply.

-It's seen a bit of action as well, hasn't it?

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Yes, a dog's been clawing at it, by the looks of it, on the door trying to get to the meat.

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-How much did you pay for it?

-£8.

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I put £30-£40, let's see who's nearest.

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-It's going to go for over £100, I think.

-Really?

-Hopefully.

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You've lost your marbles.

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Straight in at £25. It's 25 I have.

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Where is 8? 28. 30.

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32. 35. 38. 38 I have.

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Is there 40? 40 bid. Are you two?

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It's 40 now in the gallery. Where's the 2? We sell at £40.

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-That's good.

-That's a good car boot investment.

-It was, wasn't it?

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See, I've got an eye. They call me the Car boot Queen.

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Do they? Now you tell us!

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Linda certainly made a good profit on that cupboard,

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reaching the top of the estimate no problem.

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The next five lots are those impressive London street signs.

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On the advice of the auction house

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these signs are being sold separately.

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Have you got a reserve on any of them?

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-I think a discretionary one of £40, I think.

-OK.

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Some of them are in better condition than others, so it depends on if anybody lives on that street.

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But when the first sign, Cloak Lane

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near London's Canon Street in the city goes before the bidders...

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Unfortunately that one's unsold.

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I wonder if Linda is regretting putting that reserve on.

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Houndsditch near Liverpool Street is up next.

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55 we have. Where's the 60?

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We'll sell her at £55.

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-£55. There we go.

-That one went.

-That was good, what was it?

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-55 for Houndsditch.

-I don't understand why the first one didn't go and that one did.

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One was better quality, the first one had a lot more wear, this one was really

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-crisp and clean.

-The next one is St Bride Street, just off Fleet Street.

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Its condition is quite good, so we're hopeful it will sell.

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Sell at 48.

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-Great.

-Still on gear, which is good.

-Well done. It's a good sign.

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It's a good... Oh.

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Oh. I couldn't resist it and thankfully neither could that bidder.

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The fourth one for Moor Lane near Moorgate

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is another that looks in good shape so it should be snapped up.

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Sell away at £55.

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-55.

-Maybe somebody lives on a moor.

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As far as I recall there aren't many moors in Norfolk, but who knows,

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we're all just delighted it was a good sale.

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The final London street sign is for Whitefriars Street

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near - would you believe it - Blackfriars.

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It's not in the best of condition, but we all live in hope.

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20. 22.

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Unfortunately we can't sell that one.

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Everyone has won because you've sold some and you get to keep some.

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Yes. Put them up somewhere. I don't know where, but somewhere.

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Put them in that drawer where you kept the cards for 20 years.

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Considering two of them didn't sell, that seems like a fair price

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and I don't think Linda is too disappointed.

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She has two more lots to go.

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The penultimate is the pine kitchen table which she bought from the previous owners of her house.

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It has a price of £30-£40 in the catalogue.

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I'm going to start straight in at 30. It is 30, I have.

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A lovely pine table here at 30.

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32. 35. 38.

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-40. 42.

-Ooh.

-45. 48.

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50, 55. 60, 65.

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65 I have. Is there 70?

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Selling at £65.

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-That is good.

-I can't believe it.

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-65.

-Have you got another table in its place?

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-I have, a bigger one actually.

-Show off.

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Dinner parties just won't be the same again around at Linda's.

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And now we have come to that unique item she had in her lounge.

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Everyone has one, haven't they? The water meter.

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The million dollar question, are we in hot water with this?

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It's a rare item. Might be a tricky item to sell

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because it's such an unusual thing to have in an auction sale.

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It's a lot of money, £400-£600.

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-For a water meter?

-For a water meter, yes.

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I start in here at £400. It is 400 I have. Where is 20?

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A barograph at £400. 420. 440.

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460. 480. 500. 520.

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520 still with me. Is there 40?

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520 at the moment, where is 40?

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We will sell away at £520.

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-Well, I never!

-Well, I never.

-Well, well, well. how about that?

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Was she putting on a Welsh accent then? Not bad.

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Well, that was a great sale to end on and I think we're all very keen

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to know exactly how much we've raised.

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-I think you might shout.

-Oh, really?

-Oh, yes. It's almost double.

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-Really?

-£1,300.

-Oh, wow. Isn't that good?

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That's great. Thank you so much.

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Nothing to do with us. It's been good.

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It's been a lovely day. Thank you.

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With the clear out of antiques Linda and Daphne head into Norwich

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to buy furniture to revamp Linda's lounge.

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-I'm buying the furniture in advance. Once the room is decorated it will be really lovely, won't it?

-Yes.

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She's been doing up the house for the last ten years,

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so you would think it would be done by now wouldn't you!

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We've done upstairs, downstairs is still to be done and the lounge is being done before Christmas.

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Definitely. Without fail.

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