0:00:02 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to Cash In The Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05the show that helps you value those antiques
0:00:05 > 0:00:07so that you can hopefully sell them at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Today, we're hoping to unearth some treasures
0:00:09 > 0:00:13so that we can raise some funds to celebrate a milestone birthday.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35'Coming up on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38'at last, an excuse to name that village...'
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- I can't tell you that. Do you really want to know?- I see.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44It says Llanfairpwll- gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll- llantysiliogogogoch.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- I thank you.- I'm impressed. - Wonderful.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51'..and expert Jonty is excited by some vintage boys toys.'
0:00:51 > 0:00:54But this is worth its weight in gold.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59'At auction, I can't quite make up my mind about our missing experts.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- Jonty's very negative. - The seat WAS broken.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Oh, he's very truthful.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08'It's one not to miss when the hammer falls.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I'm on my way to meet Pat Mynott in Dulwich in London.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Apparently, her house is crammed to the rafters
0:01:14 > 0:01:17with antiques and collectables. It's going to be a busy one.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21'Pat is a very sociable woman
0:01:21 > 0:01:24'and is joined today by one of her good friends, another Pat.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25'This could get confusing.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28'As well as having the same name, they're both 70 this year.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32'This is a clue as to why we've been brought in.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35'She married Dick Mynott in 1966. They had four children.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38'Sadly, Dick died in 2008.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41'He was an avid collector and Pat still has most of his possessions
0:01:41 > 0:01:43'around the house.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48'Our expert Jonty Hearnden has arrived before me.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51'He has been studying antiques for three decades,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54'so his knowledge here is going to be invaluable.'
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Hey, good to see you. Hard at work already.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- How are you, Pat? Nice to see you. - Hi.- Hello.- Who have we got here?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- Pat Blackler.- So, stereo Pats.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Sometimes, Pat the elder and Pat the younger.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Steady on. That's how it's going to be, is it?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11So, go on, then. Why have you called us in?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14We want to celebrate our birthdays.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Pat's just had her 70th birthday and I'm about to have my birthday.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22There's a group of ten of us and we usually celebrate together
0:02:22 > 0:02:24and we want to do it in style this time,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27so, we want to celebrate our 70th birthday and have a real beano.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30So, how much will that roughly be?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Up to £500 should do it, I think.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Better get to work.- It's a big house.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- £500? Why do you need £500? - We want to have a good beano.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- What's a beano? - Beano is a bash. A party. A do.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47So, you want 500 quid for a good knees-up, really.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48A knees-up, yeah.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Everywhere you look in this house, so far, anyway,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54all I see is books, ornaments. What are we likely to find?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Well, my husband collected everything from bus tickets to...
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Even, you know, grid rubbings in a road.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- So, we should be all right, then? - We should be OK.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Do you think we'll get the £500?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Well, we'll still have a beano even if we don't.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12'This party-loving lady is the daughter of an army officer
0:03:12 > 0:03:15'and her family moved around a lot when she was younger
0:03:15 > 0:03:18'before they finally settled in South London.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24'In fact, she's lived in this house since she was nine.'
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Jonty, you must be in your element. - Look at this. I found something.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- OK, hold on.- I'll put it there.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- I'll put those there. - There we go.- What have you found?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- A little smoker's cabinet, by the looks of it.- What's the story, Pat?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I'm not sure of the story behind this.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I think it could possibly have come from my husband's grandparents.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Or it couldn't have been... I don't know, really.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47So, he had so much stuff,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49there are still items that you don't recognise?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53You're absolutely right. I don't recognise an awful lot of the stuff.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I'm just discovering again with you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58So, what's a smoker's cabinet? Go on, then.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00So, this is from the Victorian era
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and in the Victorian times, smoking became incredibly popular,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08so, in the grander houses, they created rooms like the smoking room
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and of course, with that, you had all the paraphernalia to go with it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So, the smoking jacket, you had the smoking chair
0:04:14 > 0:04:15and as a consequence, of course,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18you needed possibly a smoker's cabinet, as well.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21So, this is what we're looking at here. Let me open up the doors.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24These lovely bevelled glass doors.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28On the inside, we've got the room for the pipes and there should be,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and there is, a little tobacco jar there.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34A cabinet should always have a ceramic jar
0:04:34 > 0:04:36to keep the tobacco dry.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Heavy lid. Often that can be completely sealed
0:04:39 > 0:04:41so it stops the moisture getting in your tobacco.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43You can mix your tobaccos.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Of course, inside these drawers are all the rooms for the tobacco itself.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Probably your matches etc, etc. And look, it's just crammed.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55There's all sorts of goodies in here. Wow, wonderful.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58How much are we looking at if we put it to auction?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- I think we're looking at £50-£80. - Wow.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I think that's quite a conservative estimate.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Simply because it's in such good condition.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09It's absolutely in mint condition, which I love to see.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Made of good old English oak. Perfect. That should sell very well.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Apparently, Dick was a smoker,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19but never used this cabinet to store his tobacco.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Pat number two has found some boxes that need a thorough sort through
0:05:24 > 0:05:27and I'm looking for any recognisable names on these ceramics.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Pat number one has spotted a piece of Edwardian furniture
0:05:31 > 0:05:32that can go to auction.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35She thinks it came from Dick's side of the family.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38It looks like a whatnot to me, but Jonty says it's a cake stand
0:05:38 > 0:05:40and it's made of mahogany.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45It has a slight split in the wood so the estimate for auction is £20-£30.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- How are you getting on?- These are Dick's old toys from the war.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Amazing. Open a cupboard here, you never know what you'll find.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57No, no, no, look at that.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00They're amazing. You've got animals, cows, horses, the lot.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I tell you what, Jonty's going to love this.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Let me see if he's around. Jonty? Are you around?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Look at this.- What you got?
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Toys!- Hey!- Toys, look at that. - They look really old, too.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15That's really good news for us.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And they look... Let me have a look at this.
0:06:17 > 0:06:23- A bit beaten up, this one. Dinky. - One wheel missing.- Yes, sad.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25But they've got some real age to them.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28What have we got here? This is really quite interesting.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31So, this one here is a tin station.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32But...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36..looking at this box here now,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39just take a look at this for a moment - the filling station.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- There we go.- That's great. - Isn't that fab?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43That's in good condition, isn't it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- It's perfect condition. This is a very rare item.- Really?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50You can just see it's made of pressed tin like that. Can you see?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Shaped tin. Painted and it's all transferred,
0:06:52 > 0:06:57but this is worth its weight in gold. It's absolutely fabulous.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58What about all the rest?
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Farmyard animals, fences, cars. Would you put it all together?
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It all needs to go together and looking at all the other collections,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10they're in pretty ropey condition, but they're all really old.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Between you and me and the gatepost, I know a dealer
0:07:13 > 0:07:16that has sold an identical station for, wait for it,
0:07:16 > 0:07:23- £300.- Wow. Just for that? - Just for this little petrol station.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25You're going to have a serious beano!
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Remember, we are selling at auction. A general auction sale, as well,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32so there's a massive difference between retail price
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and top dollar price from a specialist dealer
0:07:35 > 0:07:36all the way through to this.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39So, if we were conservative with our estimate,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42we should see this rise because it's the right thing to do.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44The whole thing, how much?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I would put £100-£150 on the collection
0:07:46 > 0:07:49and then, let's see where we go.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52And when those vintage toys get to the saleroom,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56will the bidders love them as much as we do?
0:07:56 > 0:08:01We start of with a healthy £80. 85, 90, 95, 100.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05That looks like it's going to be an exciting sale, doesn't it?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09As the search in South London continues,
0:08:09 > 0:08:14we're all still wading through the masses of collections in Pat's home.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Jonty decides to search the spare room and notices some more toys.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22This time, it's trains, including a boxed model of Stephenson's Rocket,
0:08:22 > 0:08:27a boxed steamliner and a box of Hornby Silver Jubilee freight.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31There's also track - loads and loads of it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33This large collection gets an estimate of £200-£400.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I tell you what, Pat, I don't know where to start.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40This is like an Aladdin's Cave of treasures. Are you the hoarder?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I am definitely not the hoarder.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I'm the nagger. My husband was the hoarder.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47And his mother was a hoarder
0:08:47 > 0:08:51and his grandmother was a hoarder and this is the result, I think.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54But there are books on all kinds of subjects here.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Yeah. When the kids had homework,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59they'd go and say to their dad... Cos he was a teacher,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02they'd say, "I don't know that" and before they knew where they were,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05they all had half a dozen books in front of them on any subject.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Doesn't surprise me.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Are they all here or scattered around the house, as well?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11No, a lot of them have gone.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14There was so much rubbish in here, my daughter-in-law said,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17"Ooh, I didn't know you had a green carpet!"
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- You've done well. You can see lots of carpet now.- I know.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22What sort of character was your husband?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24He was a lovely man. Everybody said so.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28He was a big man and the neighbours used to call him The Gentle Giant.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Well, I didn't realise at the time because we just lived, you know,
0:09:31 > 0:09:37and enjoyed life but I think he probably was fairly eccentric.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Right.- He read history at Balliol.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43But he taught maths because there were lots of history teachers
0:09:43 > 0:09:45and he just thought he was a teacher,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47he can teach anything, you know.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50So, history was his love, but maths is what he taught.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52He was also into trains, wasn't he?
0:09:52 > 0:09:56He loved trains like he loved china and trains he loved at some points,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00postcards at other points, model soldiers at other points.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02There must be so many memories for you.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Is it going to be tough seeing some of this go?- No.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Because most of the stuff that I love isn't going.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14I will not miss the china and I certainly won't miss trains.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16'Oh, go on, Pat, admit it.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18'I bet secretly you've got them
0:10:18 > 0:10:20'running around the track every night.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23'In the lounge, the other Pat has spotted a circular table.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25'It's Edwardian and made of mahogany
0:10:25 > 0:10:28'and looks in very, very good condition.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30'No nasty stains on this surface.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34'There's a little drawer in the decorative band around the top.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36'Jonty tells me this is a frieze drawer.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38'Again, it comes from Dick's side of the family
0:10:38 > 0:10:42'and should make £40-£60 at auction.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45'Well, going by our expert's lowest estimate so far,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49'we stand to make £410 when we take the things to the saleroom.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52'So, we've almost reached Pat's target already.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54'I'll keep that to myself for now.'
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Pat. Another collection.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04This time, it's postcards and everything we've got here
0:11:04 > 0:11:11is just albums and catalogued, boxed collections of old postcards.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14So, whose were all of these?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Well, it's like all the other collections in this house.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It probably started off with my husband's grandmother
0:11:21 > 0:11:25and then, his mother and then, in fact, my husband himself.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28If you're collecting something, friends give you things.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I think that's where they've come from, really. Places like that.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34So, Pat, what are we looking at there for instance?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38This is an album of postcards from Paris. So, what's this one?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Erm, it seems to be a little...
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Oh, it's got an interior! Look at the views of Paris.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50The Eiffel Tower and all the other buildings. Look at that.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Fantastic. I've never seen anything quite like that.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55That's really got some age to it, too.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Now, I've been flicking through just this box alone
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and this box is worth selling by itself.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06All of the postcards in this box are of steam locomotives
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and some of steam boats.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Not only will these be of interest to postcard collectors,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16but they are going to be of interest to people who love locomotives,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19steam locomotives and all those steam boats, as well.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23And this whole collection here is all to do with the First World War.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- Yeah.- Again, it's been properly... I mean, look at the detail here.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I love those, yeah. This has been cut out a bit.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Look at the workmanship that's gone into that.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36The hours that have gone into that one card alone.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Really, absolutely staggering.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43They just evoke so much of the time, they are time capsules.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Every single one is a time capsule, aren't they?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49So, a lot of these cards are very desirable
0:12:49 > 0:12:54and I think we're looking at this collection between £100 and £150.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Wow.- You look a bit staggered.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I am staggered. Every time you say something, I'm staggered.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It's a shame Pat's nine grandchildren aren't interested
0:13:03 > 0:13:05in their grandfather's collections,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09but it means there's more money to go towards her 70th birthday bash
0:13:09 > 0:13:13which she plans to have with her large circle of friends.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- This is the partying gang, is it? - Yeah, that's the gang, yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22Everybody that I've worked with has had one of my embroideries,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24you know, for some occasion or other.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Pat had it when she was 70 and Maureen when she was 60
0:13:27 > 0:13:32and the only one who hasn't had one is Annette. That's Annette there.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Right. And how long have you been doing this?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Well, I've been doing that since...
0:13:36 > 0:13:40That must have been over 20 years, I've been doing that.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Which lead you very nicely into an art degree?
0:13:42 > 0:13:43I always wanted to do art,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46so I went to this drawing class.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I went along. It was just Southwark College -
0:13:48 > 0:13:51a little college up the road and I'm chatting to the group
0:13:51 > 0:13:54who've obviously gone there for the art class.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57The teacher comes up and says, "Can you help me with these easels?"
0:13:57 > 0:14:00So, I helped her and the man that I'd been chatting to
0:14:00 > 0:14:02was in a dressing gown
0:14:02 > 0:14:06and so, he stripped off, so there I was in a life class.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11I thought I'd gone to draw a bowl of fruit or something like that,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15but I took to it like a duck to water. I was a nurse so, you know...
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- Nothing surprises you. - Nothing surprises me, really.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22No, and I really enjoyed it, so I carried on with that class
0:14:22 > 0:14:24and then I thought, "Where do I go from here?"
0:14:24 > 0:14:26They said, "Why not do an art degree?"
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Pat, what do you make of her talent?
0:14:28 > 0:14:34I'm in awe. Absolute awe cos I can't sew, I can't knit, I can't draw.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36And I can't stand on my head!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38You can stand on your head?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Well, I do yoga, don't I? So, you know.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I don't just do it at parties and things.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46But I just think it's wonderful
0:14:46 > 0:14:51and I feel part of it, really, in a funny sort of way, don't I?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- You know, I share her joy with it, really.- Aw, how nice.- Honestly.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Well, I think we need to raise some serious money for a serious party,
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- so we should get on with it. Are you game? Come on, let's go.- Let's go.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05What a talented woman Pat is.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10She's certainly packed a lot into her 69 years.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Jonty's come across more of Dick's hoardings.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17This time, it's playing cards from the early 20th century.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20There's also a few board games in there, too.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Apparently, Dick used to love playing games.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I'm surprised he had the time,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28cos it must've taken quite a while sorting through his collections.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30They're all so well organised.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34This lot get an estimate of £40-£60.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Jonty?- Hello.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- What do you think to this? - Your deckchair?- There we go.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Got your sandwiches?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44You need to be outside in the sun with a drink in your hand, don't you?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Now, what are we looking at here?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Yes, well, the shape is Victorian and you can tell that,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55not so much by this top part, but how that turn stretches round the front.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57That's a very 19th-century turn.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01And it's really a folding chair, as you know,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04but, really, a forerunner to those steamer chairs
0:16:04 > 0:16:06that you saw in the 1920s and '30s
0:16:06 > 0:16:09and they've now redesigned them to be outside.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12So, it's a classic design - a classic British design.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Now, we're looking at this lovely cane back here.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- There's a bit of a problem. And have you noticed it, too?- I'm afraid so.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- It's that wear in the seat there. - Yeah.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26And of course, that's where a lot of the weight goes on
0:16:26 > 0:16:28to the seat, rather than the back.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Is that repairable?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32It's repairable, but very costly,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34because the only way that you can repair that
0:16:34 > 0:16:36is to do every single hole by hand
0:16:36 > 0:16:41and all of these holes here are by hand, interwoven.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44It's very, very labour-intensive, so very costly to do.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47It's doable, but we have to price the chair accordingly,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- cos I'm assuming this is for sale, is it?- Yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54If it had been in good condition, then £100, easily.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56But because we've got the damage, £40-£60.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59But it's still worth putting for sale. Well found.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- Right, shall I carry it out for you? Ladies first.- Thank you so much.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07I'm surprised Pat hasn't fixed that with her creative talent.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12In the lounge, I notice a collection of copper and brass.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16This kettle is from the 19th century and so is the oil lamp.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19As you might have guessed, they belonged to, yes, Dick.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23The estimate for the lot is £20-£40.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Jonty, I think I may have got another one of those,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30whatever it is.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Very similar boxes, aren't they?- Yes. - Let's have a look at that one.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Yes, there we go, this is a writing slope, as well.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40What is a writing slope?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43A little, portable folding desk, essentially.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I see, yes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47And they were really very well made indeed,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49so, just have a look at these in detail.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52If I just pull this lip here, underneath this flap
0:17:52 > 0:17:55is storage for envelopes and stationery.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58You then have that lovely writing slope,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02so, at the top here, this is where you keep your pens and ink.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06And here is an original inkwell, which is lovely to see.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Fantastic, isn't it?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Here on the top, you would have your quills and your pens.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16And usually, if you were to press one side, like so,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18you've got storage over there, as well.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21So, that's almost like a rocking mechanism.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24That's very similar. Possibly stamped, here, as well,
0:18:24 > 0:18:30so you've got this very efficient storing cabinet, as well.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33This is of similar design and here, we've got the pens at the top.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38We've got room for... Look at this! A travelling inkwell.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44- Look at that, the little cover.- So, if you went away for the weekend...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Yes, how about that? Isn't that lovely? But this is interesting.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I want you to compare the difference in quality.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Can you see one is a lot fresher than the other?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55And you've got this embossed edge to it, as well. Moroccan leather.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59And this would be more expensive, would it, when they were purchased?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Quite possibly, yes. So, if you see the interior...
0:19:02 > 0:19:04If I fold them both away.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Look at the outside of this one, you've got these brass corners.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10That protects the cabinet. So that's mahogany.
0:19:10 > 0:19:16And I'll close this one up here, as well. That's a walnut, OK?
0:19:16 > 0:19:19So, when it comes to price, this is the star item
0:19:19 > 0:19:22and this is the item that has to go with it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24This doesn't even merit putting into a sale by itself
0:19:24 > 0:19:29cos the condition is not good enough. But, if we put the two together,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- we're looking at £60-£80. - Jolly good. That's excellent.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Good.- Excellent.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37We've been kept very busy here at Pat's house
0:19:37 > 0:19:39and the day is not quite over yet.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42In the spare room, Pat number two notices another collection.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47This time, it's cigarette cards, many from the 1930s.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Plus, some tea cards from the '70s and '80s.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Pat and Dick bought most of these at junk shops.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54It's a comprehensive set
0:19:54 > 0:19:56and many are mounted in their original albums.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59The estimate is £30-£60.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02A-ha, Pat, look what I found. A little Welsh hat for Aled.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05What do you think?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08A Welsh hat? With that long name on it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- Perhaps Aled would be able to say it.- Yes, I'll let him search.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Now, tell me, because I'm looking here -
0:20:15 > 0:20:19I've got two boxes here and above you,
0:20:19 > 0:20:24there's a huge, great, big display cabinet full of crested ware.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Before we go any further,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28is this a collection you're interested in selling?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31This is a collection I'm very interested in selling.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Because, as you can see, a lot of it hasn't been unwrapped
0:20:35 > 0:20:37since the '80s.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39You can tell by the newspaper.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42And the rest is just sat here waiting to be dusted
0:20:42 > 0:20:44and I'm just not interested in that,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47so I'd be very pleased to sell this collection.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Do you know the story of crested ware?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Not much of an idea, but I gather that they were seaside souvenirs
0:20:53 > 0:20:56that people used to bring home from the seaside.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59You're absolutely right. It was for the tourist trade.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03The market exploded in the late 19th century
0:21:03 > 0:21:05through into the beginning of the 20th century.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09And that's the reason why we have different shapes, different sizes,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12from not only the seaside, but from different parts, as well.
0:21:12 > 0:21:18So, for instance, if I were to pluck this little can here,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22because can you see, impressed, it says, "Motor spirit"?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And on the front, it's got the crest of High Wycombe.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27For my money, High Wycombe is as far from the sea
0:21:27 > 0:21:30as any other city or town in the UK.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33There's probably a reason why, all of a sudden,
0:21:33 > 0:21:35there was a market for this kind of ware,
0:21:35 > 0:21:40because in 1871, there became,
0:21:40 > 0:21:41for the first time in the UK, paid holidays.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46Bank holidays were introduced which means that the working classes
0:21:46 > 0:21:49could actually be paid for leisure time.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Before that, there was no paid leisure time.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56And so, if you went to the seaside with a few shillings in your pocket,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00a few pennies in your pocket, you needed to come back with a souvenir.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02When I was first in the business,
0:22:02 > 0:22:07this crested ware was very saleable, the market was really very buoyant.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10What's happened in recent times is the market's increased,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12but it's also come down the other side.
0:22:12 > 0:22:18- But this collection here is still worth between £200-£300.- Not bad.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Are you pleased? - Very pleased.- Wonderful!
0:22:22 > 0:22:23- Shall we tell the other two?- Let's.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Mr Jones? Pat? Are you there?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Yes, we are, big smiles on your faces. What's going on?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Before we go any further, I've got a little present for you.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Oh, lovely, I like a present. What have you got?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39We can't read the top of that. Could you tell us what it says.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42It's a Snowdon hat and it says round the edge... I can't tell you that.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- Do you really want to know? - Oh, I see.- It's very rude.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51It says Llanfairpwll- gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll- llantysiliogogogoch.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52- I think you.- Impressed. - Wonderful!
0:22:52 > 0:22:55That's the reason they got me on the show.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Isn't that lovely? Absolutely lovely. We talking a lot of money?
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Well, all this collection that you see behind us here - £200-£300.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Right, gosh.- Not bad, eh?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09You were after £500 for a good old night out.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Do you want to know how much money you've hopefully made today?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Taking Jonty's lowest estimate on everything, OK,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20we're hoping to make in the region of...
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Go on. - Do you really want to know?- No.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- £900.- No!- Yes.- Yeah.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Cor, that's some beano!
0:23:28 > 0:23:32That's what they call in the industry a serious beano, I think!
0:23:33 > 0:23:36What an amazing rummage we've had here at Pat's.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I can't wait to see how all her things do at auction,
0:23:39 > 0:23:43including the late 19th-century oak smoker's cabinet
0:23:43 > 0:23:46which Jonty said was in mint condition.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Pat thinks it may have belonged to Dick's grandparents.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51It should sell for £50-£80.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55There's all the different train sets, many still boxed,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57plus lots of Hornby track, too.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02These are very collectable and their estimate is £200-£400.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05And my favourite those vintage toy cars,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07farm animals and petrol station.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Jonty has a hunch these could go through the roof
0:24:10 > 0:24:14and surpass his £100-£150 estimate.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Still to come on Cash In The Attic, we soon get an idea
0:24:18 > 0:24:22of the sort of 70th birthday party that Pat has in mind.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25We'll have pop and crisps. You know, Tizer.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I'm pleased you said that cos I thought you'd say Naked Twister.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29'I'd be there, then.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32'Pat tells us why the collection of brass is definitely one thing
0:24:32 > 0:24:35'she'll not be sad to see the back of.'
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I've spent many unhappy hours polishing it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40That's why you're asking £20-£40.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- I'd pay money for them to take it. - Don't say that!
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Stand by for some excitement when the hammer finally falls.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Well, it's been a few weeks
0:24:55 > 0:24:58since we rummaged our way around Pat's house in West Dulwich
0:24:58 > 0:25:02and found box upon box of hidden treasures and forgotten antiques.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06And they've been brought here, to Chiswick Auction House in London.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Pat wants to raise £500. Let's hope we do better than that.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14She wants to have a rip-roaring time with her friends for her birthday.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18It's a joint 70th birthday party for her and her friend Pat
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and if our expert's valuations are accurate,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24she should raise £900 for it here today.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29- Good morning, stereo Pats. How are you? You've made it.- We've made it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- Looking forward to this?- We are. - Don't be too alarmed,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36but I have some news. Jonty's not here, I'm afraid,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39but you're in safe hands. Don't be too disappointed.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- You looked like you were going to strike me!- I wouldn't do that.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Are you going to be sad to see any of this go?
0:25:44 > 0:25:49No, absolutely not sad to see it go. It hasn't even left a hole behind,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52cos I thought the room was going to look emptier at home, but no.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- You've got a lot of stuff, that's why.- I've got a lot of stuff.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58You're hoping to raise £900.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Yeah, I can't bear the idea of spending that much on food
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and so, we rang round the ten friends
0:26:04 > 0:26:08and we've decided that we'd like to spend the first £500
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- on the Pakistani Flood Relief Fund. - Wonderful!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14And the rest of the money goes on a good old party?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- What was it called again?- A beano. - And what's a beano, remind me?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- A raucous jollification! - A raucous jollification!
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I like the sound of that.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28'Well, we must cross our fingers that today's raucous jollification
0:26:28 > 0:26:31'results in copious quantities of glittering coinage.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33'Seriously, it's generous of Pat and her friends
0:26:33 > 0:26:37'to think of those in need, while planning their own happy day.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39'The first of Pat's lots to come up
0:26:39 > 0:26:44'is the mahogany Edwardian three-tier cake stand.'
0:26:44 > 0:26:47I'm envisaging the fact that your husband decided
0:26:47 > 0:26:49that he was going to collect cake stands,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52got to one and then thought, "I really don't have room for it".
0:26:52 > 0:26:55What's it worth? Start me. £10 the lot, for the cake stand.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Ten, I'm bid. 12, there. 14, 16, 18,
0:26:59 > 0:27:0420, 22. £22. The number raised at £22. Anybody else?
0:27:04 > 0:27:0925, 28, 30, 32, 35,
0:27:09 > 0:27:1138, 40.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14£40 to the lady there, at 40. Anybody else?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17I'm going to sell it for 40. 299.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I think it's what you call in the business a good start.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23And it's a sign that the bidders recognise the quality
0:27:23 > 0:27:25of the stuff Pat's brought here.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Well, what will they make of her Victorian cane folding chair
0:27:28 > 0:27:31with an estimate of £40-£60?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I can't tell you where that came from
0:27:33 > 0:27:37any more than I can tell you where anything else came from.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38I think it grew!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40It's a beautiful chair, though.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42It is nice chair. It's a good-looking chair, isn't it?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45You found this, if I remember rightly.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Jonty said, "The seat's broken".
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Jonty's very negative. - The seat WAS broken.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Oh. He's very truthful!
0:27:53 > 0:27:57£10 for the lot then, to go. 10, I'm bid, there. Thank you.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01At £10, it's not very good so far. At £12.
0:28:01 > 0:28:0414, 16, no?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07£16, it is, then, at £16.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Not quite enough. £16? Are you all done, then, at £16?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14So, £16, he decided not to sell it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- Aw, that's a pity. - So, it's coming home with you.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I really don't want to take it.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Oh, dear. I think Pat would've been happy for it to go for any price.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Let's hope we have more luck
0:28:27 > 0:28:29with the cigarette and tea card collection,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32which is up next for £30-£60.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Is it right that you found these all over the house?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39All different corners of the house. Tried to collect them all together.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- I'm amazed you can find your clothes in the morning.- Yes, good point!
0:28:44 > 0:28:50I'm glad to say that I've got one, two, three, four commissioned bids
0:28:50 > 0:28:54and I can start the bidding straight away at £70.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58That's already £10 over the highest estimate.
0:28:58 > 0:29:0280, 85, 90, 95.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04£95 it is now, 100.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Oh, my goodness me! Who would have thought it?
0:29:07 > 0:29:11120, there. At 120. Are you all done on £120?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I'm going to sell at 120 for all those cigarette cards, 120.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17That makes up for the steamer chair.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21You've got to let the steamer chair go. Let it go.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23That's brilliant, isn't it?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- It's a good feeling, isn't it?- No, I wanted the steamer chair to go.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30You hold her!
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I don't know, there's no pleasing some people!
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Coming up next is the late 19th-century oak smoker's cabinet,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40which may have come from Dick's grandparents.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43I love this. You had the pipes inside, didn't you?
0:29:43 > 0:29:49Pipes and the original tobacco jar, yes.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52I was amazed to find out how old it was. That did surprise me.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Are you going to miss it?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56No, I'm not going to miss it because I just don't use it.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59£50-£80. Solid. Jonty's got hope for it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- Yeah, Jonty had hope for the steamer chair, too!- Yeah, fair point.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Interest in this, I'm glad to say. Straight in at £55.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12At 55 and 60, I'll take. 55, 60, 65. Still with me on the book at 65.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17You all done at £65? 70, the lady at the back there, at 70. Are you done?
0:30:17 > 0:30:2275, fresh bidding. 80? 85?
0:30:22 > 0:30:26£85, then. Nearer to me at 85. You all done? 85, it is.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- That's brilliant!- What did he say? What did he say?- £85.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36£50-£80, Jonty said, so we're £5 above his highest estimate.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Well, Jonty did say it was in mint condition,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41so I'm not surprised it did sell well.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46How will her circular Edwardian mahogany occasional table do here?
0:30:46 > 0:30:50It's in very good condition, too, because Pat never used it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- You found this, didn't you?- I did, I love it. It's a lovely table.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I found the drawer underneath it.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Cutlery, I should imagine, Pat. Not that you put any in it, did you?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02She never used it, so she wouldn't know.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06I think probably that's what it was for.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08I love that table for afternoon tea or something.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Do you not do afternoon tea?
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- No, not very often, no. - Don't do tea, cakes, coffee.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16What DO you do? There's a song in there.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I do the cleaning and the hoovering
0:31:18 > 0:31:21and I kind of garden, but apart from that, I'm quite busy.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Jonty says £40-£60. Time to find out how we'll get on.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- A little bit of interest here, I'm bid £40.- That's good.- 45, 50.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32£50. That little occasional table at £50.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Five, I'll take from somebody else. At £50, then, it is. £50, it goes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- 50 quid. Bang in the middle. Can't say fairer than that.- No.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- Occasionally, it goes like that. - Oh, no!
0:31:45 > 0:31:49I'm pleased my so-called humour isn't wasted on these two ladies.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Next, it's Dick's collection of die-cast toy cars,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56farm animals, plus that Dinky petrol station
0:31:56 > 0:31:58which Jonty said was worth its weight in gold.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59Let's see if he's right.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04Now, listen, it's a big ask, this. £100-£150.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09- That is a big ask.- All we need is two toy collectors in the room
0:32:09 > 0:32:10and it could go sky-high.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14A couple of bids, so we'll start off with a healthy £80.
0:32:14 > 0:32:2085, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120 there, 130,
0:32:20 > 0:32:24140, 150, 160, 170,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28180, 190, 200, 210, 220...
0:32:28 > 0:32:34- What did I tell you?- Shut up! - 240, 250...- Tell him to carry on.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35280, 290...
0:32:35 > 0:32:38SHE SINGS
0:32:38 > 0:32:41..340, 360, 380,
0:32:41 > 0:32:46400, 420, 440, 460, 480,
0:32:46 > 0:32:52500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750,
0:32:52 > 0:32:57800, 850, 900, 950. £1,000.
0:32:57 > 0:33:001,100? £1,100, there.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- At £1,100.- Blooming heck!
0:33:02 > 0:33:04£1,100 for those toys.
0:33:04 > 0:33:071,100, then. Thank you.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Bring on the beano, I would say.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- That's amazing, isn't it? - That really is. That's good.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Two people in the room really wanted it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17That guy wasn't giving up, was he?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20No, no. Oh, Pat!
0:33:20 > 0:33:21I know!
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Jonty's prediction about the fine tin garage was spot-on.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28It was certainly the hidden gem in this collection.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It brought our total so far to £1,395.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36But I'll keep the good news to myself, just for now.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38If you've been inspired by Pat's progress
0:33:38 > 0:33:40and want to try selling at auction yourself,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42bear in mind that fees such as commission
0:33:42 > 0:33:44will be added to your bill.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48This charge varies from one saleroom to another,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50so it's worth enquiring in advance.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Our sale continues and next to come up
0:33:52 > 0:33:55are our two late 19th-century writing slopes,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58with an estimate of £60-£80.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01It seems a lot for just two little wooden boxes.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04And I'm not going to bother asking you if you'd miss them.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- I won't miss them.- You didn't even know they were there.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Start me £30? £30 for the writing slope.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11£20 for the writing slope, surely?
0:34:11 > 0:34:1420, I'm bid, here. 22,
0:34:14 > 0:34:1825, 28, 30, 32,
0:34:18 > 0:34:23- 35...- What was this?- At 35. - Sold? No.
0:34:23 > 0:34:2940, 42, 45, 48, 50, 55.
0:34:29 > 0:34:35£55 here, at 55. At £55, 55.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Not bad.- What did he say?
0:34:37 > 0:34:41£60-£80. So, £5 under the lowest estimate.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45I don't think we had anything to complain about there, really.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Next up, for £40-£60, is Dick's collection
0:34:48 > 0:34:51of Victorian, and later, board games and cards.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55A huge collection. It could only come from your house.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I'd found some of the board games
0:34:57 > 0:34:59earlier and thought they were attractive,
0:34:59 > 0:35:01but I hadn't found the card games.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04And some of the other games, I found those since.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05And one of the card games
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I recognised that we played with when the kids were little,
0:35:08 > 0:35:09so I've taken that out.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13I'm getting a bit worried now. When you have this birthday party,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16what are you going to play if you haven't got any board games?
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Oh, we'll play charades.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- And we'll have pop and crisps, you know.- Thank goodness.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25I'm pleased you said that. I had visions of you saying Naked Twister.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Naked Twister?- Let's see how we get on.- Is that cards?- No, it's not!
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Straight in here at a £50 bid with me, on the books.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32Straight in the middle.
0:35:32 > 0:35:3655, I'll take, from somebody else for the board games. £50. 55. 60.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3865, 70.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Still with me at £70.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Doesn't seem a lot of money, at 70, but I can sell, if you're all done.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47At £70, then. £70, they go. £70.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Ooh.- The auctioneer was quite surprised by that.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I think he thought they would go for quite a bit more,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- but we said 40-60 and they went for 70.- Middle of the road again.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59No, no, it wasn't. It was more. She's not very good at maths.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I'm not, either, to be honest, but we don't mind in the least
0:36:02 > 0:36:04because it's all going so well.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Next up, it's another large collection.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Dick's early 20th-century postcards.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Most of the postcards, when I found those, my husband
0:36:13 > 0:36:15had actually catalogued. He had catalogued
0:36:15 > 0:36:18the First World War ones, which I looked at this morning,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22and he's catalogued the others under place names and things like that.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- But there's others scattered that I don't know about.- Amazing.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30What are we hoping for? 100-150, so it's a big ask, isn't it?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32It is, but I've been so surprised today,
0:36:32 > 0:36:34nothing surprises me any more!
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- What do we know?!- Exactly! - All will be revealed.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- We know nothing. - Yeah, we know nothing!
0:36:40 > 0:36:42A really terrific lot, this,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44and I've got a terrific amount of interest.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46"Terrific amount of interest".
0:36:46 > 0:36:49And I'm straight in at £100. 110, I'll take.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51With me, at £100. 110, 120.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56130, there. 140, 150, 160,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- 170...- Deep breath, girls, here we go again.- ..190, 200.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02£200, in the doorway, then, at 200.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04210, 220,
0:37:04 > 0:37:06230.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08230, on the phone. At 230.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Anybody else? At £230... At £230, all done?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15For 230, I'm going to sell it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- 230.- Yes!
0:37:20 > 0:37:22You can lift your chin back up now!
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Incredible - and testament to Pat's husband's good judgment
0:37:26 > 0:37:28in collecting things of real quality.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32One of his small collections is next. Some copper and brassware,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35including a 19th-century kettle and oil lamp.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Aled, don't ask me if I want to get rid of this brass.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41It's the one thing I really want to see go.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43I've spent many unhappy hours polishing it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- That's why you're asking £20-£40? - I'd pay money for them to take it.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Don't say that!
0:37:49 > 0:37:54So, it's goodbye to the copper brass oil lamp and kettles, etc.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- Exactly.- "I don't want to polish them no longer."
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Bit of interest, I've got a £20 left bid with me.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02This might not sell. They might be coming home with you.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03No, definitely not.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05I'd be totally gutted.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09£28, in the room. At £28, you all done? 30 here, on the sofa.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12£30. On the sofa here, at 30.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13GAVEL BANGS
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- Bang in the middle. - Was that really in the middle?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- Put your hand out and wave goodbye to the brass.- I'm so pleased.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22No more cleaning brass - and 30 quid.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26It's a win-win situation and we're all happy.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Now, it's the turn of Dick's large collection
0:38:29 > 0:38:31of boxed train sets and track,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34with an estimate of £200-400.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37I'm glad to see these go, because they've just been sitting in boxes
0:38:37 > 0:38:40and I like to think things are actually being used.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44The auction house have decided to split the collection into three lots
0:38:44 > 0:38:48and up first is some boxed rolling stock.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50I'm straight in at £120.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55- Wow.- That's only for part of it, too.- Yep, 100-200 we're looking for.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58150, 160, 170, 180.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03190, 200. £200. 210.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05210, there. Do you want 220?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- 220.- Here we go.- 230. - That's only for part of it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- That's only for one of them.- 260.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12260, there. 260, there.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Seated, at 260. Against the book, then, at 260. Anybody else?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20At £260, it is, then. 260...
0:39:20 > 0:39:21GAVEL BANGS
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I'm looking forward to the other two now, are you?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26No! Don't think I can bear it.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29The second lot is some model railway accessories.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33I'm going to sell it, make no mistake. £40, thank you.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Not bad.- Went slightly off the rails.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39And last, but not least, some more boxed train sets.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41At £200, I'm going to sell them.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43GAVEL BANGS
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- What's the total?- The whole train set's gone for 500 quid.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I think it's just all too overwhelming
0:39:51 > 0:39:54for Pat to really take in!
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And there's no time to pause and reflect, as we still have
0:39:57 > 0:40:01the crested china to go. It's another massive collection
0:40:01 > 0:40:05and the estimate for the lot is £200-£300.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09The china is something that I did actually buy.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Not all of it, but some of it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13I'm envious, because someone's getting that hat with
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Llanfairpwll- gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll- llantysiliogogogoch
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- written on it.- That wasn't what you said at the time!
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Terrific lot, what's it worth? Start me, £150, for the lot.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28150, I'm bid, here. Is that it, at £150, for the Goss?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31At 150, I can't believe it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34At £150, you all done? £150, I'm selling...
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Interesting. The auctioneer was surprised, as well, wasn't he?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- He expected more.- He did.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42You know what? Sometimes the bidders just ain't in the room.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- We saw them going out!- Exactly!
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Oh, what a shame that didn't make a little more, but I don't think
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Pat is at all disappointed.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55We all know she's made way over her £500 that she wanted for her party,
0:40:55 > 0:40:58so I can't wait to tell her the final total.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04You've actually raised, for charity and for your huge, huge beano,
0:41:04 > 0:41:11- £2,430.- Oh, no. Aled, honestly, I really am surprised.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16- £2,430.- Oh, crikey!
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I think we need a group hug.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22We do. Oh, that's so lovely. I can't tell you.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23Oh... Oh, dear me.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30With that incredible amount,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Pat was able to make her generous charity donation.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36The rest, she is going to spend on doing jobs around the house.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39That's after she's paid for her special beano
0:41:39 > 0:41:40with all her close friends.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45These lovely people are the ten people that I used to work with.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46I retired ten years ago
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and we probably worked together for ten years before that,
0:41:49 > 0:41:51so we all worked in a particular clinic.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54They're all nurses of different kinds.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56They've been a big support, when my husband died,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59when things have happened in all the different families.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03It's just been a really big support group.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06The team came over to the house and it was just a fun day.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09We enjoy it, really, and I've never been to an auction,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13so going to an auction was a new experience - and very enjoyable.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16And we were feeling quite elated afterwards
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and had a very enjoyable evening afterwards, as well!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Right, girls, cheers!
0:42:21 > 0:42:23ALL: Cheers!