0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the programme that helps people raise money for a special project
0:00:06 > 0:00:09or a good old treat. We do that by rummaging around their house,
0:00:09 > 0:00:11finding those collectibles and antiques
0:00:11 > 0:00:13and then taking them to auction to raise money.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Now family history is important to all of us,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19but keeping that family circle together and encouraging relationships
0:00:19 > 0:00:21is what our couple today are all about.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:43 > 0:00:46an unloved vase from overseas
0:00:46 > 0:00:48turns up a very surprising estimate.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- No.- Yeah.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- You mean "no" in shock?- In shock, I wouldn't have thought so.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57John reveals where the money is in our second hand watches.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00If I were to tell you that the value lay in the cases,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02would that horrify you?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And at auction, one of our items has a rush of bids.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Three, four, five, six, seven bids.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09The lowest bid is £72.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Find out more when the hammer falls.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Today I'm in Leicestershire,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I'm on my way to meet Barbara and David,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18who are planning a big family reunion.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And they certainly need our help.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22When it comes to retirement,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25David and Barbara Owen are definitely living it up.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Fans of the great outdoors, they've been on several big adventures.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34In 2009, for example, they spent some 19 weeks on the road.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38David and Barbara grew up in Lincolnshire and got married in 1964.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44He worked the beat as a police officer, while she raised the children.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Their daughters Alison and Carrie have since flown the nest.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51David and Barbara are now free to enjoy that happy retirement.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54They hope that by selling off some unwanted belongings,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58they can raise enough money to pay for that big family reunion.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Today I'm joined by our expert, John Cameron.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05It's his job to find the items that will have the best chance of selling.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- Did I hear skivvy? Were you looking for me?- No, we weren't!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Barbara and David, how are you? - Nice to meet you.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You're on my drink. This is what I like.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19So whose idea was it to call in Cash In The Attic?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- I'm afraid it was mine. - A devotee, are you?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Yes, I am. I saw all this furniture lying around and thought,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29perhaps I could put it to some good use.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32When you say "good use", how would you spend the money?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35We'd like to get our grandchildren together again,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37they haven't been together for a while
0:02:37 > 0:02:41and I'd like a new photo to hang on the wall.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42You have to work hard
0:02:42 > 0:02:45to get all the children and grandchildren together.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47They've all got commitments and things to do.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Especially the two older ones.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52How much is it going to take for this big reunion?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- We think about £1,000. - That's a bit of a blow-out!
0:02:56 > 0:02:58It is, but we hope for the best.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02John Cameron, our expert, is already hard at work, rummaging through your house.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- Shall we go and join him and get on the trail of the money? - Lovely idea!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Taking a look around this very tidy house,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14it seems many of the belongings must be hidden away.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Still, John's always up for a challenge.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19True to form, he's already found something.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21What a raid, John.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26You've discovered David's secret, he was a pickpocket after the police.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27And a very good one!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Where did all of these come from?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33They're from my grandfather. Bit of a wheeler-dealer.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36He ran a garage, he was a butcher, did various jobs.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- He used to like collecting things. - All of them?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Some of them are ladies' watches.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44He just liked watches.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- He was into horology?- Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49John, is there any value within these watches?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52In these particular watches, not a huge amount,
0:03:52 > 0:03:53but they are worth something.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Like most things, it comes down
0:03:55 > 0:03:57to maker, age and condition.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Sadly we don't have any 17th-century Thomas Tompions
0:04:01 > 0:04:03or George Grahams here,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07these are honest, working-class, silver and gold pocket watches
0:04:07 > 0:04:10from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12If we look at them, we've got two different types.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16We've got the complete open-face pocket watch.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Then we have what's known as a half hunter.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Why has this one got a cover over it?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24You get a full hunter and a half hunter. This is a half hunter.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- It has a little receptacle you can see through.- Like a porthole.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31That enabled somebody on horseback, the hunter,
0:04:31 > 0:04:36to be able to have a look at the watch and see the time without opening it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38This protects the glass from being broken.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40That would smash quite easily.
0:04:40 > 0:04:46You have the Roman numerals around the metal case, but you can just see the hands.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You can still open this up and have a look inside.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- That enables you to have a look. - It's like protection.- Exactly.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56But they're all in pretty poor condition.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59They'd be "breakers", as we know it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03I would put them as one lot. I would be hoping for £100-£150.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05For the whole shebang.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Would it be worth polishing it?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Wouldn't hurt, it's an attractive watch. I do like half hunters.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- That's my favourite. - Why not? Give that a polish.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- If you don't clean it, I will. - Thank you very much!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Before I put on my rubber gloves and find a duster
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- if you believe that, you'll believe anything -
0:05:21 > 0:05:24we'd better find out what else is around the house.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Barbara's been busy rummaging in another cabinet,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30but the cabinet itself has become the worthy contender.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33This 19th-century piece belonged to David's grandmother,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36now Barbara thinks it would be better off with a new family.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40John thinks someone will take it off their hands for £30-£50.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45There are quite a few items that have been passed down through the generations.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Barbara wants to show off another heirloom she's happy to part with.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Look at this, John.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Interesting clock, let's have a look inside.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56What I want to do is take the top off, like that.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00If I have a look inside here,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03that will tell us a lot about the clock.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06When it was going, who wound it
0:06:06 > 0:06:07and how did they wind it?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I think Dave used to wind it,
0:06:09 > 0:06:13but he pulled the string inside the cabinet.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- We never had a key for those little holes.- They're winding arbours.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19That's what they are. By looking at the back,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21if you have another look,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22you can see that those arbours,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25they don't actually go anywhere.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- Can you see that?- Yes, I can.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30What's happened is the case and the movement are not
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- original together.- Oh. - I'll put this back on.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Back up there.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Now we're looking at the face,
0:06:41 > 0:06:46that face fits this case snugly, all the way around there.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51That suggests to me that the face and the case are contemporary.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I suspect what's happened is
0:06:53 > 0:06:56at some point, somebody's taken the movement out of this clock,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59which would have been an eight-day movement,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04with a calendar aperture, and they've put that into another clock,
0:07:04 > 0:07:09with perhaps a more desirable maker on the front, to enhance the value.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Because movements and faces and clocks were often made to standard sizes,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17it's easy to do that, to chop and change things around.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22Because of those alterations, it will affect market value.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24If I were putting it into auction today,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I would expect £400-£600 for the clock.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29That's not bad.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Would that be OK? - That would be fine.- Good.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Will you be sorry to see it go? - Not really.- No?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- It's been around me long enough. - That's a good item.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Shall we see what else we can find?- We will.
0:07:42 > 0:07:48That valuation has just landed a good chunk of money towards their family reunion.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51But there's plenty of rummaging to go
0:07:51 > 0:07:53before we make that £1,000 target.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I'm happy to see that David has been successful with his hunt.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Right next to the feather dusters,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01he's found a collection of four wooden boxes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03All date to the 19th century,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05and belonged to Barbara's aunt.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10Three of them hold jewellery, and one serves as a portable writing slope.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14John thinks this collection could go for £40-£60.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18So, Barbara, these are your delightful grandchildren.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19Which ones live in Greece?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21The two in the middle live in Greece.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24The little girl, Mycenae and the little boy, Emilios.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Flanking them are Joel and Bethany, who live 10 miles away.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- Tell me about your daughters. You have two?- Alison and Carolyn.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36She's always been known as Carrie.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37They're in their 40s now.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Which one lives in Greece?
0:08:39 > 0:08:43The younger one. She went out when she'd finished her studies.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48She went out to work in the Pasteur Institute in Athens
0:08:48 > 0:08:50and she never came back.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51She met a man.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53She'd already met this gentleman!
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Tell me about Alison, she doesn't live that far away.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01The other one lives 10 miles away.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04She's a practice manager for a doctors' surgery.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Do you see the children a lot?
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Quite regularly, but they get older and tend to go their own way.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14You become a diary entry, as a grandparent.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18You have to learn to grow with them as they get older.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21You have to tap into their life, rather than the other way around.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25But they're very useful if I can't work the computer or a mobile phone!
0:09:26 > 0:09:28For any of us, it is difficult
0:09:28 > 0:09:31to get all your children and your grandchildren in the one spot.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34What do you have in your mind about this big reunion?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Just a family get-together,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39going to things like the safari park.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Things they don't have in Crete.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42There's no zoos on Crete.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47They have museums, but the Natural History Museum in London,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51that's a place I'd really like to take them. Possibly London Zoo, too.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56As a grandparent myself, my passion is getting all my family together, I love that.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Hope it all works out. They are beautiful.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02That little one on the top of the settee looks full of mischief.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05We've got to keep at the work to get the money.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08With lovely faces like those, how could we disappoint them?
0:10:08 > 0:10:12So far we've come up with a great variety of items.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16And there's still plenty of places that might be home to hidden gems.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19John has uncovered some of David's old toys.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23One is an early 20th-century die-cast crane, made by the Dinky toy company.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24It's highly collectible.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29John thinks if we throw in the metal fort as well, we could ask £60-£80.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Take a look at this, John.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Looks like you've got something interesting there, David.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- There we are.- Fantastic. Hornby Dublo train set.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45What's in the box there? More of it?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48A station, a tram station,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- with more...- More bits and pieces?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53More bits and pieces of Hornby underneath.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56So, we've got Hornby Dublo. Let's have a look at it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Look at that, fantastic.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01You've got the box, although a bit tatty. Was this yours?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04This was mine. It was bought for me and my brother.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07We had this and a Meccano set. When we left home,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I had the train set, he had the Meccano set.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- I think you got the better end of the deal.- You think so?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16They both started out from Frank Hornby,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18who started Meccano and Dinky.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Also, you mentioned you had
0:11:21 > 0:11:22the Triang pieces in there.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26That's interesting. That was a rival company to Hornby.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29So successful was Triang, they eroded Hornby's market,
0:11:29 > 0:11:34until eventually, in 1964, they took over Hornby.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36They became Triang Hornby for a while,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38until the 1970s, when they closed.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It's a great set. I bet you had hours of fun.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45We certainly did. As you see, we looked after it, we kept it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Oiled it every time, put it away in its box.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Really treasured, it was. - I think they're a wonderful set.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53You've got the Triang bits as well.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55You said you have another locomotive?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Nice thing to put into auction. Great demand for this sort of thing.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I'd be looking about £150 at the low end,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04perhaps as much as £250,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- somewhere between those figures. - Very good.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09It's never been played with for years, so fine.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Fantastic. Let's hope there are no leaves on the line,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15or the wrong type of snow come auction day.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- I think this will be very popular. - That's wonderful.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Let's see what else we can find.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24It's a fantastic set, but we need some trainspotters.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26125, 130.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29They're bound to just snap it up.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34We've already managed to collect £780 worth of items.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38And as the rummage continues, I come across this chaise longue,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42made of wicker, this 20th century piece belonged to Barbara's aunt.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47John thinks it can entice the bidders with a price of £30-£50.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51We are on a roll now because I've just found another great item.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56John and Barbara? Are you around?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Yes, we are. In we go. - Look at this fine specimen.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Where did this come from, Barbara?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It came from my husband's cousin,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05about 25 years ago.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- I've never liked it.- Ever?- No.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- You're not a great collector, are you?- No, I'm not.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So, is it worth anything, John?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17It can be. Do you know anything about it?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Not a thing.- Know where it's from?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I haven't a clue.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- You've never even had a look on the bottom?- No, I haven't.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28We can see where it's from. It's from Holland. It's Dutch.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30It's a piece of art pottery
0:13:30 > 0:13:34dating from the first quarter of the 20th century.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38By a factory called Plateelbakkerij.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Rather you than me saying that!
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- They were based in Gouda in Holland. - Where the cheese comes from?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Where the cheese comes from. You can see the word Holland,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52has a Z, that's zuid, south Holland. So that's the area.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I have noticed there is a bit
0:13:54 > 0:13:56of a crack around the bottom.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59A crack is worse than a chip, because it can spread.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Is it hand painted? - It would be hand painted.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Hand-potted, or thrown on a potter's wheel, traditionally,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and then hand painted, in this very stylised pattern,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10which we can see on the bottom is the Rhodian pattern.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Why do you not like it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17I'm not fond of orange, actually.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Without the orange it could be quite nice.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22So, we've established now that
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Barbara doesn't like it. Never liked it.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Hates orange.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27- Is it worth anything?- Exactly.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I think we'd be looking
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- at £30-£50, given the damage. - No.- Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35You mean "no" in shock?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38In shock, I wouldn't have thought so.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- You wouldn't give 30 quid for it. - No, I wouldn't.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I think we'd better get the bubble wrap quickly.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51It just goes to show, when it comes to bits and bobs lying around your house for years,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53their value can come as a nice surprise.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56David's been having a look around the garden, home to
0:14:56 > 0:14:59a cast-iron railway marker. Bit of a train buff!
0:14:59 > 0:15:03He found this lying by the roadside while he was out for a walk with Barbara.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06They thought it might make an interesting decoration for the house,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10but being so big, it never made it past the front door.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13John thinks someone else might put it to good use,
0:15:13 > 0:15:15if it's priced at £20-£40.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Judging by the amount of travel books around the house,
0:15:18 > 0:15:23I can see David and Barbara have huge enthusiasm for foreign lands.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24If you've been in this house 40 years,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- how long have you two been together? - 46 years.
0:15:28 > 0:15:3246 years. That really is man and boy, isn't it?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Man and girl, in this case.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Where did you meet?
0:15:36 > 0:15:41I'd just left school and we were introduced by a mutual friend.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Was that in Leicestershire? - Yes, the Vale of Belvoir.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48And it went from there.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- They said it would never last. - A lot of people said that.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53So you've known each other since school days.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57- We went to the same school. - But we didn't know each other at school.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02I was two or three years older, so I'd left, I was working.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I met her in between leaving school and going to college.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05What were you working at then?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I was a policeman when I met Bar.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- 30 years I was...- On the beat. - On the beat, yes, walking round.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I was when I finished my service as well.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- You were on the beat. - I certainly was.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- Did you retire early?- You're allowed to retire after 30 years.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I did my 30 years, retired.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- How old were you then? - I was 49.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- 49? That's young.- It certainly is.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Have you literally not worked, in that sense, since?
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- No need to.- How do you keep yourself busy?
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I do a lot of DIY and we do a lot of holiday-making.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38I'm getting the picture here.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- You two really planned the retirement.- Yes.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Was your plan literally to travel? - It was, yes.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48How many weeks in a year do you travel?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Well, last year it was 19 weeks.
0:16:51 > 0:16:5319 weeks' holiday!
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- That's some plan.- We'll try and beat it this year, if we can.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59What was your longest trip in the past?
0:16:59 > 0:17:04We did three months in Australia and New Zealand with my sister and brother-in-law,
0:17:04 > 0:17:05back in '98.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11And that's quite a long time to be away from home.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Was it too long? - We were glad to be home.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16It was a wonderful trip.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Since then, we've done about six weeks at a time.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20We find that's a nice time.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24You can do a really good trip, but you don't get bored.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28It's nice when it finishes, you can come home.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31We've always found it nice to come home.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33If you're going to make £1,000 to have this family reunion,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35and then look forward to your holiday,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39we'd better go and do a bit of work. Let's find John!
0:17:39 > 0:17:43While I've been chatting with David and Barbara, John's been busy.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46He's found another collection of watches.
0:17:46 > 0:17:52Dave, just in time. These watches, you've got them tucked away,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55doing nothing. Do they mean anything to you?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Nothing really at all. - Where have they come from?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Come down from our family. Either my wife's or my own.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05They've just been there for as long as I can remember.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It tends to be how we end up with things like this in jewellery boxes.
0:18:08 > 0:18:15They get handed down. Most of them date to certainly before the 1950s.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16This is my favourite here.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19JW Benson. Very good maker.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23That one there, probably date that to about the 1920s.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25It's in a 9-carat gold case.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30It has a nice expanding 9-carat gold strap as well.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33It is damaged and we won't know if that's in working order
0:18:33 > 0:18:36because it's lost its winding pin.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40It's a very typical, silver dial and Arabic numerals there.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44A tiny subsidiary seconds dial, can you see that?
0:18:44 > 0:18:49The problem with these watches is they're very hard to see.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Most people would have to strain their eyes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57They're not terribly practical. You do see people wearing these, but few and far between.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Now, three or four of them have gold cases.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03If I were to tell you that the value lies in the cases,
0:19:03 > 0:19:04would that horrify you?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Not at all. No.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Wouldn't bother you if somebody were to take those movements out,
0:19:09 > 0:19:10scrap the gold cases,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- and give the movements to a watch repairer?- Not at all.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20Good. So, I think collectively we'd get £80-£120 for them.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Would you be OK with that?- Fine.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25I think we've probably found all the watches
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- we're going to find.- I hope so.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- You haven't got any more tucked away?- I don't think so.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34We'll leave those there and let's see what else we can find.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Fair enough.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41I find it heartbreaking that those watches are worth more melted down.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Considering their love of travel,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45it's no surprise the Owens have a caravan.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Inside, I find a collection of albums.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52At first glance they look as if they're meant for cigarette cards
0:19:52 > 0:19:54but it's a tea-card set,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56issued by the Brooke Bond tea company.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Barbara had them as a girl,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01and John thinks they could go for £10-£20.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Now this house is obviously big enough for two coffers.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08In addition to the one that Barbara found earlier,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10John has found something similar.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11So, do you like this piece?
0:20:11 > 0:20:15I do, actually, because it's crude. It's..
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Crude? I think it's quite nice.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Well, the woodwork's a bit crude.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Listen, David, who are you talking about being crude?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Surely not talking about yourself?
0:20:25 > 0:20:29No, he wasn't. He wasn't talking about me, either.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32We were talking about this interesting chest.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Now, what have you always referred to it as?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37It's an old chest. An old family chest.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38It's been used by us
0:20:38 > 0:20:43to store material that the kids did their sewing with.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Before that it was in my parents' cottage.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Before that, who knows where it came from.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I think it's a wonderfully honest piece of English furniture.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55A great piece to talk about in terms of the chronological history
0:20:55 > 0:20:58of English furniture.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Often referred to as coffers, or chests.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Used for storing anything that was valuable,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07from blankets to pewter.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12You often see them with a candle box or a till, and a lock on the front.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Things you could keep away from servants or marauding invaders.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20If you're going to do a runner, all your valuables would be in there
0:21:20 > 0:21:22and you could go "hoik - off"?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25They used to have to move sometimes, in difficult times.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28It's somewhere to lock things away safe.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32What's interesting, apart from this rather unusual carving,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34is the row of drawers in the base.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37This is a natural progression because, imagine this
0:21:37 > 0:21:41filled up, and you wanted to get to something at the bottom,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43it's quite difficult trying to delve down.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Some time during the 17th century,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49somebody had the idea of putting in a single row of drawers
0:21:49 > 0:21:51to make it easier to get to the contents
0:21:51 > 0:21:53at the bottom of this box.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55That then became
0:21:55 > 0:21:59two rows of drawers. You see more of them with this one drawer.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01These are referred to as mule chests.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05You see more with a single row than you do with the two.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Eventually, it became a chest of drawers
0:22:08 > 0:22:10and they got rid of the hinged top.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14That is how it emerged, from a humble blanket box to a chest of drawers.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Look at this, 300 years old, something like that.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It's still a nice tight piece of joinery.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Is it hand carved, the panels?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24It will be hand carved to the front.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26It's quite an unusual style of carving.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I don't think I've ever seen that before.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32There is a society called the Regional Furniture Society,
0:22:32 > 0:22:37who have meetings about little characteristics of English oak furniture,
0:22:37 > 0:22:42and how they pin certain pieces down to certain areas of Britain.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I'd be interested to know what they make of that carving.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51Have you noticed how Barbara has been stone quiet through this conversation?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Do I take it this is another item you're not partial to?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59It wouldn't matter really if it wasn't here any more.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03That brings us to the attractive aspect of it
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and whether it's still very desirable these days.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Well, the humble coffers and chests are, I feel, modestly priced.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13It's not that they've dropped off recently.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17I often see these at auction and think they'll make £200-£400.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18They stutter around the £200.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22So many of them were made and they were so well made
0:23:22 > 0:23:24that there's no shortage of them.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26You see them in most general sales.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29At a very low end today, I'd be looking at £150.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I'd like to think you'd be up towards £250,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- so somewhere between the two.- As it's from your side of the family,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- David, what do you think of that? - I'm happy with 150, yes.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- You think the girls will be sad to see it go?- I'm sure they would not.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45This crude box, then, as David puts it,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47brings us to the end of our rummage
0:23:47 > 0:23:51and to the total, so come and join your wife.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53You can sit on it if you like.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56You wanted this £1,000.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58You've got your £1,000.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Not only that, you've got £1,100.- Lovely!
0:24:02 > 0:24:04You can hoop and holler now.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Whoo!
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Oh, go on, Barbara!
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Hoop and a-holler, go on!
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Whoo!
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Great.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15With Barbara all fired up, we just have to see how things fare at auction.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Amongst our finds is a collection of pocket watches
0:24:19 > 0:24:20in need of polishing.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Someone might take them off our hands for £100-£150.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Also the grandfather clock should fetch £400-£600,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31which would be very nice indeed.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33And finally the Dutch vase.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Not one of Barbara's favourites,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39but worthy of admiration at £30-£50.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Still to come on Cash In The Attic -
0:24:41 > 0:24:44will David's train set keep our estimates on track?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Oh!
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Will our collection of watches bring in a pleasant sum?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- At £80. Five now?- Yes!
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Find out what happens when the hammer falls.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04It's been a few weeks since we met Barbara and David at their home
0:25:04 > 0:25:08and looked for items to bring here to Bamfords Auctions in Derby.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13They want to raise £1,000 for a really big family reunion,
0:25:13 > 0:25:14which I think is a great idea.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Let's hope there's lots of eager bidders in the room
0:25:17 > 0:25:19as their items go under the hammer.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Sadly John can't be with us,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26but the auctioneer has cast his eyes over our lots.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30He thinks the train set might be a bit too specialist for the sale,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32although he'll do his best.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Still, you never know who will be in the room.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37It might be our lucky day.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- Nice grain, isn't it? - Doing a bit of polishing, are you?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Just saying it was a nice grain. - Yeah, I know.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- You've got some cracking toys. - We do, yes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Then there's a wonderful grandfather clock which I really liked.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- I won't be sorry to see it go. - That's what I love about you two.
0:25:55 > 0:26:01- Every time I was with you, you'd go, "I won't be sorry to see it go."- That's right!
0:26:01 > 0:26:06But I remember you had four boxes and you've only got three today.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Our daughter took a shine to one of them and it went.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- It had to go.- Yes.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- It's never lost when a daughter gets it.- No.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16She was right to take it.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- The auctioneer's in place, so follow me.- Thank you.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23If you'd like to raise money by selling at auction,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27note that sale rooms may charge fees such as commission,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and these vary from one sale room to another.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34The first item here is one that I remember you hated.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- I liked the orange and you loathed it.- I didn't like it at all.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42It's classified as a Gouda Art Deco jardiniere.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Remind me why you hate it. - It was mainly the colour.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50- Being Gouda, I think John said it was from Holland.- Yes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51All I can think of is cheese.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53THEY LAUGH
0:26:53 > 0:26:55The price may be a bit cheesy.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59He's put on it somewhere like £30 to £50.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I take it you'd be happy with that?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- More than happy. - Anything to get rid of it.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09It's about to go under the hammer. Let's see what you get for it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11At £20 and two.
0:27:11 > 0:27:1424, 26, 28, and 30 and two.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- See?- Yes.
0:27:16 > 0:27:1932 new place. 35.
0:27:19 > 0:27:2138 at the back. I can't see you.
0:27:21 > 0:27:2438? Yes, waving at 38. 40 now.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27£38 by the cabinet and 40 do I see?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31At £38 right at the back of the room. 40 did you want?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33One more?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36At £38, right at the back, any advance?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- What do you think about that? - Amazing.- That is wonderful.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43David, why are you so amazed?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48I can't really say, but it was rather awful!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Those two couldn't wait to offload that item, could they?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Making £38 is a big bonus,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57but now something closer to Barbara's heart -
0:27:57 > 0:27:59her collection of tea cards.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02My drink is tea, I drink gallons of it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Two walkers walked the world once over two years.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10When they got back, all they wanted was a cup of tea. They're my people!
0:28:10 > 0:28:13You collected these tea cards
0:28:13 > 0:28:14that are about to be auctioned.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Over how many years?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19I collected them from the age
0:28:19 > 0:28:21of about six to ten, I suppose.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25My grandmother lived in London and she posted them to me.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30We'd get the albums and stick them in. It was exciting to get a whole set, you know.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33It was just something I did then.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39Please tell me you've got a pang of regret for a collection you did when you were so young.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43I suppose a lot of work went into it, but no, not really.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- Time moves on. - They've had their day.- Yes.
0:28:45 > 0:28:51- If they sell well, I'll get you an extra cup of tea.- Thank you.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Where shall we start, then? £20? 20, 15?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Ten pounds, then?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Ten pounds for them.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Anybody want those? Ten pounds?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Gosh. I'm going to sell them for five.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- No!- Five pounds, anyone?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Anybody want them?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12No? Sorry, guys. That's a not sold.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Oh, dear.- Oh, Barbara.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Nobody wanted your tea cards. How do you react to that?
0:29:18 > 0:29:23They weren't worth the paper they were printed on, were they?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25At least we got a joke out of that
0:29:25 > 0:29:27even if we didn't get any dosh.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31But the sale of the railway marker David found while walking
0:29:31 > 0:29:33put us back on track as it sells within our estimate.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Now I remember this next lot -
0:29:35 > 0:29:38it's a collection of watches.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Where did they come from?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41From my grandfather.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- They were all your grandfather's? - The whole lot. He was
0:29:44 > 0:29:46a wheeler-dealer, a collector.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48He just liked to collect things.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- Have you ever used any of them? - No, I'm not a watch person.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Not at all. Our grandson had one of them. He took that.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00The other week, he decided he needed a fob watch.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04At 16 going on 17, it's a must-have.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Must have a fob watch, yes.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07The boy's got style.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10If there were no collectors for cigarette cards,
0:30:10 > 0:30:15- I hope there are for watches. We'll find out.- Yes.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18I have three bids on it and £80 starts it.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- At £80. Five now?- Yes!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22At £80 and five do I see?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24How good is that?
0:30:24 > 0:30:2585, 90, and five?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29All the bids close together, at £90, 95 do I see?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31At 90.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Hey!- £90!- How about that?
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I am more than thrilled. £90!
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- For something that's been lying in a drawer.- Forgotten about.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I always think every girl should have a chaise longue
0:30:45 > 0:30:49to drape herself along. Where did this one come from?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51It belonged to my little Great Aunt Annie.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54You can tell she was small because she could sleep on it.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58My daughter took a shine to it and my father gave it to her.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And she never took it to her own house,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04she never took possession of it.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07I've been landed with it for about 30 years.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10About time Cash In The Attic came in.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13The wicker chaise longue, great fun, this one.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19Better than it sounds, it's quite a stylish lot.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I've got one bid, so I'll start it just below at £25.
0:31:23 > 0:31:2430 do I see?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26At 25 and 30, sir, 30 and five?
0:31:26 > 0:31:2935, 40, 40 and five?
0:31:29 > 0:31:3245, 50. One more?
0:31:32 > 0:31:3348, if it helps?
0:31:33 > 0:31:37At 45 with me, absentee bid, 48 I'm taking at the front.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39And 50. You're coming back?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42One more? £48 is here. 50 where?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45At 48. 50 do I see?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48At £48. All sure?
0:31:49 > 0:31:52What an auctioneer!
0:31:52 > 0:31:55You were only £2 off John's highest estimate.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58I think that's wonderful, I really do.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Trouble is, your daughter will want the 50 quid now, £48.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02She's going to have it!
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Honestly, I'd say this chaise longue is an acquired taste.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09But it's obviously taken one buyer's fancy.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12No doubt someone will be draping themselves over it soon.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17The next item is a carved-oak sideboard. Is it very grand?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- No.- Where did it come from?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23From my grandparents, the ones with the fob watches.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I find it very depressing.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29How many years has it depressed you?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Ever since I was a small boy.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- What are you like? - I've managed to rise above it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Where shall we start it? £50? 50.
0:32:37 > 0:32:4050 anywhere? 30, then.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42£30 bid here, 30 and five? 40.
0:32:42 > 0:32:4640 and five? £40 here and five at the back.
0:32:46 > 0:32:4845 bid. 50? 50 and five?
0:32:48 > 0:32:5155 and 60. 60 and five?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53At £60. Any more?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56At £60. Do I see five anywhere?
0:32:56 > 0:32:57At... One more?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00At £60, selling to the left.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01At 60. Are you sure?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03At £60... It's yours.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Hey, what a result!
0:33:05 > 0:33:07No longer am I depressed.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11No longer, depression lifted for 50 quid.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Give me a big smile, David.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15Hooray, what a result!
0:33:15 > 0:33:20We've cured David's depression and made £60 in the process.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22If we keep meeting these estimates,
0:33:22 > 0:33:27we'll be on target to raise the £1,000 for the family reunion.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Now, David, earlier on you did very well with some fob watches.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Here you have some more.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36How many fob watches do you have in your house?
0:33:36 > 0:33:39We have no more now after they've all been sold.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Five pocket watches and I have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven bids.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Seven bids! - The lowest bid is £72.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50The under bidder is £95. £100 starts it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51And ten in the doorway.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54120 here. 130 for you?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57130 in the doorway. 135 I have. 140 beats it.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59All the bidding very close.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01140 for you?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03At 135, absentee bid.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Are you sure? At £135.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Anywhere else at 135?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- 135!- That's good.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14£135, isn't that brilliant?
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- I'm really pleased with that. - That's nearly John's top estimate.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21He was very close, wasn't he?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24You're liking John more by the second, aren't you?
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Up next we have a 19th-century rosewood writing slip.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Sounds very nice, and two other boxes.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37I've got three bids on it and I can start it at £26.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- 28 now?- Not much for a first bid.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42At £28? 26 has it.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4428, 30, 32?
0:34:45 > 0:34:4732. 34.
0:34:47 > 0:34:5036? £34 with me.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53£34, 36 now?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55At 34.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56You happy? At £34?
0:34:56 > 0:35:00And selling for 34.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04John's lower estimate was £40 and you got 34, so not too bad.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- Nearly there.- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Not as much as we'd hoped for,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11but it hasn't dampened their spirits in the slightest.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16I bet they're wondering what to do with all that free space at home.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I have very high hopes for the train set.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Every time I come to an auction,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24things like cars, train sets, they always sell well.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26John's estimate for this Hornby train set
0:35:26 > 0:35:29is £150 to £250.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Great if you get that.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Was this yours?- This was mine, yes.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38When I was about ten, my brother and I had it for Christmas.
0:35:38 > 0:35:44- You remember Christmas presents like that because they're special. - That one certainly was, yes.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46£100 please? 100.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48£100 for it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52100. 100 I'll start it at, 110 do I see?
0:35:52 > 0:35:53At £100, and ten now?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56At £100. 110 do I see?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59At 100... 110, sir.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01120 with me, 130.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04125, 130, 135 for you?
0:36:04 > 0:36:08No? At 130 it remains with me unsold at 130.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12It will go into the collectors' sale if I don't see a better bid.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15At 130, are we all sure?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17No? Into the toy sale next month.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Oh!
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Didn't like that. - We were expecting that, actually.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25The auctioneer did think they might not sell today.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Still, perhaps the Dinky toys and metal fort
0:36:28 > 0:36:30will be more to the bidders' taste.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Did this belong to you as a boy?
0:36:32 > 0:36:36This was mine. I can even remember where we bought the mobile crane.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39It was bought on holiday in Great Yarmouth.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I can start it at £45. 50 do I see?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44At 45 and 50 now?
0:36:44 > 0:36:4850, five, 60, five, against you.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50At £65, 70 now.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53At £65, any advance?
0:36:53 > 0:36:54HE BANGS GAVEL
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- That's wonderful. - She's really happy.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00The toys have gone, oak panelling is gone, everything is gone.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02It just goes to show
0:37:02 > 0:37:05that you never can tell what will sell on the day.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Up next is the oak coffer, which David thought was crude.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12I don't think it's crude... Well, maybe just a bit bawdy.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14I do remember the carved-oak coffer.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17I watched a man sit on it throughout the auction.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21I thought, "I hope it doesn't collapse before it gets to sale."
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- So, who did this belong to? - This was my parents'.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I imagine it came down through the family.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29It's quite nice, actually.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- You like it?- Yeah.- For a change, he's happy with something.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- Amazing, isn't it? - Bit of a novelty for you.- It is.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39And £100 is bid. At 110?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41110, 120, 130, 140,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43150 in the red.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45150, 160, 170.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46170 bid.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49180 behind you. 180, 190, 200.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51200, 220, 240.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55240 either of you? 240 bid now. 260 in the red?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58260, yes? 250 if you like.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00At 240 at the back.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01250 here.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04New place, at 250 behind the rostrum.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06At 250, 260, sir?
0:38:06 > 0:38:07260, he shakes his head.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10At 250 it's here. 260 anywhere else?
0:38:10 > 0:38:11260 do I see?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13At 2... 260.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15270. 280?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Oh, don't!- 280, 290. 300?
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- At 290 still at the back. - Fantastic!- 300, one more?
0:38:21 > 0:38:25One more? Go on. 300. 310. 320.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Might get it for another. Shake of the head.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30At 310 it's here. 320 now?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33At 310. 320 anywhere?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35At 310 and selling...
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- How about that?- That is wonderful. - What an auctioneer!
0:38:41 > 0:38:42What an auctioneer!
0:38:42 > 0:38:44He teased it out of them.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49- What a piece, though.- Yes. - £310, well over the estimate.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- Top estimate.- I'm sure he's very embarrassed about sitting on it now.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Maybe he brought you good luck.- Yes.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58He can sit on the next one.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01What a result! I don't think any of us saw that coming.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05It's a very welcome addition to the £1,000 target.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Hopefully they'll soon be seeing their children for that reunion.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14Now, our final item of the day is perhaps the grandest.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16One of my favourite items at home
0:39:16 > 0:39:20that and I love to see at auction are long-cased grandfather clocks.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24You have put a reserve of £400 on this,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26and John has put £400-£600 on it overall.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30And a good clock, circa 1780.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Where shall we be for that? £400, please.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37400? 300 if you l... 300 is bid.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39At 300, 320 now.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40At 300, 320 do I see?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42320. 350?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44350, 380?
0:39:44 > 0:39:45380, 400.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Hiding at 400. 420, now?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51With you hiding at £400, 420 do I see?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53At 420 now.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55With you at £400.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Any advance? 400.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Sure? Coming back?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03At £400? Anybody else? Seems reasonable.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05With you. Four. All done.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08400, spot on your reserve.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Yes. He's very good, John, isn't he?
0:40:11 > 0:40:16So, the sale of our final item gave the total a good old boost.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Have we made our £1,000 target?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21You've had a real mix of items to bring to auction.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26I've been bemused by them, because mostly, David, you've hated all of it,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29so whatever you got for it was going to be a bonus!
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Now, you wanted £1,000.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Ideally, you wanted this £1,000 to bring your daughter and grandchildren over from Crete,
0:40:37 > 0:40:42get all the family together so they all get to know each other.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Yes.- Lovely.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48I'm very happy to tell you that you've got your £1,000.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Not only that, you got £1,208.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56So £1,208.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Truly amazing!
0:40:58 > 0:41:01But listen, you've been terrific. You've amused me enormously.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06The hate you have for some of the stuff you've had for 30-40 years!
0:41:06 > 0:41:08And to think you almost brought the trailer
0:41:08 > 0:41:10to take home any unsold stuff,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12and all you're taking home are tea cards!
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- You didn't need the trailer after all.- Done well, haven't we?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Well done, and have a wonderful time with your family.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Thank you very much. - Thank you, Gloria.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Since raising the money at auction,
0:41:27 > 0:41:33David and Barbara have decided to head out to Greece to catch up with their family.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37What better way to get in the mood than go Greek for the day?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40'We went on Cash In The Attic to raise some money
0:41:40 > 0:41:43'to get our daughter and her family
0:41:43 > 0:41:46'over from Crete for a visit.'
0:41:46 > 0:41:48But my daughter has just got a new job in Crete,
0:41:48 > 0:41:51so it's best that she doesn't leave at the moment.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55So we decided we'll have to go out there to see her.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58So now we've just had a lovely picnic
0:41:58 > 0:42:01where we can get into the mood for our trip next week,
0:42:01 > 0:42:03off to see the grandchildren.
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