0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to Cash In The Attic. This is the show that searches from the loft to the cellar
0:00:05 > 0:00:07to find collectables that we can sell at auction.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Well, today I am going to be helping two ladies raise the money they want
0:00:11 > 0:00:14to take themselves far, far away.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Coming up today on Cash In The Attic,
0:00:36 > 0:00:41our expert, Paul, is quite taken with this 1920s diamante necklace.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44I've got a nice little cocktail dress to go with that.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45- Have you?!- Yeah(!)
0:00:46 > 0:00:50This 1940s exchange is almost as old as some of Paul's jokes.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52There is one thing for certain,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55we'll definitely have some telephone bidders! Wahey!
0:00:56 > 0:01:01And what would Paul know about charm bracelets snagging on tights?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03They always used to jangle a lot
0:01:03 > 0:01:05and get caught on all your clothes, didn't they?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08They used to snag your tights, maybe you don't know about that? Anyway...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I remember snagging some tights, but that wasn't how I did it!
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Stay tuned for more revelations.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Today I'm in Middlesbrough to help two ladies plan their great escape.
0:01:22 > 0:01:29This house and its busy little garden is just one of the two homes enjoyed by our host today.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32The other is her pride and joy, a motor caravan
0:01:32 > 0:01:34in which Shirley and her good friend, Sheila,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37explore the beautiful British countryside.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Shirley loved driving it across Europe with her husband John,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46until he sadly passed away in 2007.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Sheila's been a great comfort ever since.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52These ladies share a love of fancy dress parties, too.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55I'm told they're very popular with motorhome clubbers.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57There's a big trip planned,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00so we've been called in to help with the declutter and raising funds.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04We'll all be looking to our expert, Paul Hayes, for his advice.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Hello.- Welcome to the north. - Thank you very much.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Born from a lifetime's experience in antiques, he soon gets to work.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Morning, ladies.- Hello! - How are you? All right?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- Fine, yes.- So who called Cash In The Attic in, and why?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- I did.- Ah! Hello.- Hello.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26What made you decide to do that?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Just so I could take Sheila away for a little holiday,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31because when my husband died,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Sheila lived with me for six or seven months,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36just to get me over the grieving.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40She's like a daughter to me, so I'm just repaying her back a little bit.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- That's nice, isn't it? - It's lovely.- OK.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- So how much money are you looking to raise, then?- As much as possible!
0:02:46 > 0:02:50About £500. That would do.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- What sort of holiday have you got in mind?- Motorhome.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- To Ireland, Sheila has never been to Ireland.- OK.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- So who's going to do the driving? - Not me!- Me.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Good for you! Because they're quite big things to drive, aren't they?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03They are, yes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- But I guess you're used to it, are you?- Yes, after 33 years. Yes.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11In terms of the items we're going to be seeing, where are they from?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15From everywhere, car-boot sales. Skips. John was a skip man.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And he used to come in with things,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I didn't know what he was bringing in.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I don't know where he got them from.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- By the way, why have you got bear suits on?- Just for a bit of fun.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- Oh, OK! All right, fair enough. Come on, then.- Anything for a laugh!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Searching for antiques with people in giant bear suits
0:03:31 > 0:03:33could be overwhelming for all of us.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35But by the time we catch up with Paul,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Shirley has put hers to one side.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Ah, hello! How are you? All right?- I'm fine, I'm Shirley.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Nice to meet you, Shirley.- Thank you.- I'm Paul, and I found some dogs.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Well, some fire irons.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- These are quite nice, aren't they? - They are, yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50They were my grandma's.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I remember them by the fire, either side, the black range on the fire,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55and they were next to the fire.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57These were very useful items,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59probably why they are in the shape of the dog, you know,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01the dog's very much loyal to the family.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02If you think about it,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06the fireplace was the focal point in any Victorian house.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Nowadays it tends to be the television.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10But the Victorians loved their fireplace.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12The dogs were often featured around the fire.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16The common one is actually the Comforter dogs
0:04:16 > 0:04:19which go inside the mantelpiece, but these would go in the hearth.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- What about the sheep, then?- Well, the sheep would go there as well.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26But he is just following the rest of them.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28These had a multitude of uses.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Always found around a fireplace, and if you get two together
0:04:32 > 0:04:34sometimes they are used as a type of fire iron,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38where you put your shovel or tongs across the back of them.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41They would also help your fire go, if you put a log on its back,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45it allows air to get through, of course, the fire goes that way.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48But one of the main reasons was actually to use as a doorstop.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- You need a draught, if you think about it.- Of course, yeah.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54To get your fire to grow, you'd have the door open
0:04:54 > 0:04:57and you'd wedge the door open with the bottom of one of these items.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59A multifunctional item. And they're nice.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02You're never too old to learn, are you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05You're not, teaching an old dog new tricks!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08But not new jokes. What sort of price are you going to put on these?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11And are they going to be sold together?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Yeah, I think they are a collection, as a lot. They've stayed together.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Do you remember your grandma blackleading them?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- That's what people used to do.- I've done it myself.- Really?- Yes, yes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22For my grandma.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- I'm not that old, really! - That was the thing.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- You used to have brass items and blackleaded items.- Yes.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Those three are nice examples, I could see at least £30-£50.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Oh, good.- That's not bad, is it? - Does that sound all right to you?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- Yes.- OK. All right. Shall we leave them here? By the fireplace.- Yep.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- Best place for them. Let's see what else we can find.- Down, Shep.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Joking aside, the fire dogs and sheep make a fine start.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Downstairs, Sheila has also been busy.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Once upon a time,
0:05:52 > 0:05:57this silver-topped brolly cost Shirley £1.50 from a car-boot sale.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01It is marked "London, 1963" and carries the name of J Waller.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Paul values it at 20-£40.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Now, where's he got to when you need him?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- Oh, there you are.- Hello. Found the necklace, have you?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Well, where did you get this from? - I got it at a boot sale.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Did you really? - Yeah, yeah. Near Croft.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20That sounds like a very nice find. How much did you pay for it?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- A pound.- A pound? And it was in this case, was it?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25It was, but it wasn't as battered as it is now.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28It was about six years ago.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31So, quite recent, then. What do you think, Paul?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34It always amazes me what you can still find on these car-boot sales.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- It is, yeah.- It's fantastic! How can it be just a pound?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39As a decorative bit of costume jewellery,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41it's worth far more than that, isn't it?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44This looks like good quality costume jewellery.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48There are different levels, the worst being plastics and so on.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49The best being silver,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and sometimes even nine-carat gold with semiprecious stones.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54This one is diamante,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58diamante's one of the biggest things to come out of the 1920s and '30s.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Yes.- Obviously real diamonds are extremely expensive,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03so they used to make these from white zircons
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- or sometimes white sapphires, but mostly glass.- Right.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Then you've got a nice pearl drop there.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12The way to tell the quality is to have a little look at the clasp.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15There we are. It has the wording, "Silver." Can you see?
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Oh, good. Yes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So it's a silver item. That means the stones in here are semiprecious.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23They only ever put good quality stones in a high-carat gold,
0:07:23 > 0:07:28you're looking at 18-carat or platinum. That sort of thing.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30But that is beautiful, what a pound!
0:07:30 > 0:07:31I know. What a great buy.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Have you ever worn it?- Yes, I did.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36But I had to put an extension in the back.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Country and Western, a local dress-up.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- I don't dance, obviously.- Sounds exciting, though, doesn't it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:47But these are very popular items. This one is early '20s, I would say.
0:07:47 > 0:07:491920s, perhaps a little bit earlier.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52The box is doing it no favours whatsoever.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53This is a very modern box.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56This is far better quality than the box itself.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01If I said £30-£50 as an estimate, does that sound all right to you?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Oh, yes, it sounds great.- OK.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I've got a nice little cocktail dress to go with that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Have you?- Yes(!)
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Sounds very fetching, Paul.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13This striking black vase is Shirley's next discovery,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16it's decorated with a floral pattern and made by Shelley,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20whose potteries have been turning out lovely collectables since 1929.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23We think this one could add another £10-£15 to our total.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25While Paul keeps rummaging,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29I am keen to find out more about our lady's passion for motorhomes.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32So what is it about having the caravan that you like so much?
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Caravan?! It's a motorhome, don't say caravan, please!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- So what's the difference, then? - They haven't got an engine, we have.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Apart from that, are you like two completely separate clubs?- Yes, yes.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45There is the Motorcaravan Club and the Caravan Club.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49So what made you opt for a motor caravan, then?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Well, it was my husband, actually.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54He had a stroke, and was looking in the magazines.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Seeing the motorhome when he was going for rehabilitation,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00there was a man there selling just a small one, a van,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04and John converted it. It was the first motorhome we had. 1978.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- So you've upgraded a bit since?- Yes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10This is the third larger one we've had made.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13What would you say you enjoy so much about it?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Just the friendliness, going to different places
0:09:15 > 0:09:17and meeting different people.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Got friends all over the country. Ireland, Scotland, everywhere you go.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25You know? They're just so friendly, it's unbelievable.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- It is just a way of life.- So do you get away together very much?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Not too often because Sheila's got grandchildren,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33and she looks after the grandchildren.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- I've other commitments. - She has other commitments, so...
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I would love to go, I'd love to go every weekend.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40So where is it you'd like to go?
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Well, I'm hoping that we're going to be able to go to Ireland.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50I have a few friends that go quite a lot, and everything.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52And I love the Irish people.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I went to Scotland with Shirley,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58had a lovely holiday waking up next to the lochs.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Just take the curtain back and look out, fabulous.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So tell me a little bit about the connection
0:10:04 > 0:10:06and how long you've known each other.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09There is a family connection somewhere, isn't there?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Well, my mum met Robbie, who was Shirley's brother.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- They ended up getting married, how many years ago was that?- 28?
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- 30 years?- 28, 30 years ago. And we just clicked.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29But we've got closer over the years, and when John died,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I stayed around with her for a while.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Seven months. Seven months she lived with me, she's like a daughter.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Right, ladies. If we're going to get the money you need
0:10:37 > 0:10:41so that you can take this wonderful thing on the road, to Ireland,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I think we'd better get back inside, into the house, and find Mr Hayes.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- I think so.- Come on.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Wherever they end up on holiday,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Shirley and Sheila are bound to have a laugh.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Paul's been busy, and in the hall cupboard,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58finds three brass elephant heads.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00They're brackets for a hand rail,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03but Shirley's late husband, John, never got round to fitting them.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06At auction, grouped with some other brass items,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09they could make us a further £40-£60.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Apparently, they aren't the only oddities
0:11:11 > 0:11:13that John picked up over the years.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17What is this?
0:11:17 > 0:11:23Oh, that's an old telephone exchange from a mine in Durham.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Who was in the mining industry, then?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30A friend of Shirley and John's, probably a motorhome friend,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- and the man gave it to John.- Right.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38He knew he used to like to tinker, you know?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Do you know what mine it would have been down?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44No, just that they worked in a mine in Durham.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48In Durham, that was it. Let's just have a look. What does it say?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50There's a little inscription on there.
0:11:50 > 0:11:56It says "Cordless Magneto Mining Switchboard, Type 555." There we go.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01And it's the Ministry of Fuel and Power certificate, 11th May 1949.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03There you go. Look at that. Amazing.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05And it's an Ericsson, who,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08obviously, have gone on to make mobile phones and things like that.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12What a fantastic find. I've never seen anything like that.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Do you know what? That should create quite a lot of interest.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I've had early Ericsson telephones before.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21They were one of the very first pioneers of the home phone system.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24And they can command quite a lot of money.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Early technology is extremely collectable.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29People love to find the first innovations with things.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Thomas Edison did these wonderful original sound systems.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36People go mad for those. So, telephones, very collectable.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39I actually had quite an early example of an Ericsson telephone
0:12:39 > 0:12:40and that did very well indeed,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43so I think this could potentially be quite a good item, actually.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- Brilliant.- How do you think Shirley would feel about getting rid?
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I think she'd be fine about it, because, you know,
0:12:51 > 0:12:52it was John's baby.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Right, he never got it working?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59He intended to, he did intend to, yes.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Right. I think it's probably too old a system to use
0:13:02 > 0:13:03in our current network of phones.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05We're all onto broadband and things now.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07But I'm sure someone technically-minded
0:13:07 > 0:13:11could rewire it or keep it as an ornament, a bit of fun.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16If I said around the £50 mark, £50-£100, how does that sound?
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Wonderful.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19And there's one thing for certain.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23We'll definitely have some telephone bidders! Hey-hey!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Sorry. Let's get some fresh jokes! Come on.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30Yes, please, Paul, that would be great. What a great find.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Ideal for telephone collectors.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Let's hope that switchboard will CONNECT us
0:13:34 > 0:13:36to some cash on auction day!
0:13:37 > 0:13:4135 anywhere? The bid is with me at 32. Do I see 35?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43At £32, at 32, 35, 38, 40.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Hmmm, looks like it's going to be a tough call!
0:13:48 > 0:13:50OK, I may be back in the bar,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54but I'm still working just as hard as everyone else here today.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59We're halfway through our rummage and our total so far stands at £170.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00That's not bad,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04but it's still short of the £500 we need for the road trip.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08I'm intrigued by a pair of early 20th-century framed prints.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Shirley says they hung in the parlour
0:14:10 > 0:14:11of her friend's grandmother's house.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15These two elegant Edwardian ladies could prove an attractive lot
0:14:15 > 0:14:18with a £20-£40 price tag.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23In Shirley's sewing room, Paul's curious about the crockery.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Sheila?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Who's collecting all this blue and white, do you know?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Erm, more or less me, I'm afraid.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Really? Right.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35OK, so, did you buy them from individual places, or...?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37All different places, anywhere that we saw them.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41I just wanted my room to go with the blue and white
0:14:41 > 0:14:43and I have a Delft rack round the room,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and I put them all, strategically placed.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Right, OK, but is it a fashion that you're not really going for any more?
0:14:49 > 0:14:54No, I changed the colour scene and all the decorations.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Well, I must admit, I went through that stage myself, actually.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Pine and blue and white pottery seem to go together very well.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03That was very popular in the 1990s, that sort of time,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06but it's very out of fashion now,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08but the legacy that's left behind means
0:15:08 > 0:15:10there's an endless supply of blue and white pottery.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It goes back a couple of hundred years in this country, anyway.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16What we're left with is a massive, eclectic mix
0:15:16 > 0:15:18of all different factories.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21This one was made by Spode. A British design called Spode's Tower.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23It's very much a European design
0:15:23 > 0:15:27rather than the Chinese-inspired pieces that we have here as well.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30We've also got the willow pattern. Numerous factories made that.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33That's one of the major patterns that we find here in the UK.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37And then we've got some things from Holland, the Delft ware.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40That's like a very thick pottery, to imitate the Chinese porcelain.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43So, there's something for everybody here, really.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Are there any full sets, or are they all sort of oddments?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49No, they are just mainly oddments. I have a few favourites.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- That's one of them. - This is nice quality, actually. Do you know what it is?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Erm, I used it for a plant pot!
0:15:56 > 0:15:58THEY LAUGH
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Well, it's actually for your bowl.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04It's a bowl chiller for your wine, so your wine glass would go in there
0:16:04 > 0:16:06and the actual bowl would be chilled.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11They made all sorts of, well, everything for anything, really.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13How do you feel about parting with these?
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Well, I don't use them any more.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18They would be in the loft, and I need to get rid of them, really.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Well, if I said around the £40 mark, sort of 40-60? How does that sound?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24That would be fine. That would be lovely.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27OK. Well, let's leave those for now.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- And let's keep looking. But we'll put that on the list.- OK.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Blue and white transfer-printed crockery
0:16:33 > 0:16:38is a common sight in general sales, but, hopefully, Paul's strategy
0:16:38 > 0:16:41of combining these items into one lot will pay dividends.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Shirley's home is full of surprises,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46but the most interesting one is the discovery
0:16:46 > 0:16:48that her husband, John, built it.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Electrician, joiner, painter and upholsterer.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54He was clearly a man of many talents.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59So, how long were you and John together?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01We were married 50 years.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- Long time.- Very long, yes.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05I've known John since I was 16.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10And he was cremated on our golden wedding anniversary,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13but he had a really good send-off,
0:17:13 > 0:17:14because the cowboys came dressed up,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17all the friends were there, and it was fantastic.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Left about four o'clock in the morning, some of them. It was good.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23That must have been quite hard to go through, though.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28It was, very hard. But Sheila helped me. Sheila did help me a lot.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30So, how did you two meet?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34We met at a dance. I was 16.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Ah! And was it love at first sight?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39No. He had ginger hair!
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Me mam said, "Never marry a man with ginger hair!"
0:17:41 > 0:17:43So, what happened?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- Well, I did. - SHE LAUGHS
0:17:46 > 0:17:49They just, they just grow on you, don't they?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Well, some people do. Some don't. But he did. We were happy.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56So, you obviously shared a real enjoyment of dance,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59because that continued through your marriage, didn't it?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Well, we used to go to the dances every week, you know,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and that just carried on, and when we started motor caravanning,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06we have dances at the rallies,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10we call them rallies, the meetings, and we'd just do fancy dress
0:18:10 > 0:18:13and things like that, and then we started country and western,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16and we got dressed up for that, and it was great.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20During the time that you were together, not only did you have
0:18:20 > 0:18:23these hobbies, but at one time, you ran a shop, didn't you?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Yes, we did have a shop, a fruit and veg and general shop
0:18:26 > 0:18:28and John worked as well.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30I looked after the shop.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33And he bought a mobile X-ray unit from work
0:18:33 > 0:18:35and converted it into a mobile shop,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39self-service, the biggest in the north of England at the time.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42It's probably quite hard for any youngsters watching this
0:18:42 > 0:18:46to comprehend, really, because they have 24-hour supermarkets,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48but, at one time,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51the shops were open for a very short amount of time, weren't they?
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Yes, they were.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55And on the new estates, where the younger people were,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57there was a lot of spending on the shops,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00because there was no supermarkets.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02So, what made you decide to sell it in the end?
0:19:02 > 0:19:07Well, John went for a ride one day and seen the land here for sale.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11So, we sold the shop and lived in a caravan on the land
0:19:11 > 0:19:13while he built the house, you know.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16One final question I must ask. What is it with these teddy bear suits?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18When we joined the motor caravanning club,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20we used to sell the American awnings
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and we met the organiser, and became friends,
0:19:23 > 0:19:28and we get complimentary tickets, and to pay Bob Griffiths back,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31who was the organiser, we went round Shepton Mallet show,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33giving the children lollipops.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Do you think they'll ever get another outing, after this?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I don't know. It all depends if anybody wants us!
0:19:39 > 0:19:40SHE LAUGHS
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I'm sure your fundraising teddy bears
0:19:43 > 0:19:45will always be welcome, Shirley.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Sheila's found some silver bits and pieces,
0:19:50 > 0:19:55including a hallmarked locket and one of Shirley's charm bracelets.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Silver's selling very well at auction these days,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00so this mixed lot should easily make £30-£50.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Ah, there you are. You found the clock, then?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Yeah, it's a nice one, actually. It's a family heirloom, then?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12No, I bought it from a lady who used to live next door.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Oh, right. And does it actually work?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It does, yes, she said it did, we've never had it working.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It just looks nice up there, so...
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Right. Things go in and out of fashion, but these stay in fashion.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29They date back to the 1600s, and it's called a Dutch clock.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33And often they had this brass fretwork, all done by hand.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35They were weight-driven. They use the power of weights.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37You haven't got the weights, by any chance?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Yes, we've got the weights as well, yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42That's actually quite a good quality movement.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44The force of gravity is the actual main power,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47rather than being a spring, which other clocks tend to have.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51But they were very much reproduced in the 1950s here in England,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54and, if you look, it says "Made in England, Dutch Clockworks Company,"
0:20:54 > 0:20:58so somebody has reproduced the original design.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01But the inscription on the top here, it's on most of these,
0:21:01 > 0:21:06and it says "Nu elck syn sin," which is "every man to his taste."
0:21:06 > 0:21:09All right? But the word "clock" is actually French for "bell."
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Did you know that?- No, I didn't.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Where it says it's a clock on the wall, it actually refers to the bell.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17How do you feel about letting it go?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Yes, that would be fine. More to the good.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Are you sure?- Yes, the more diesel, the further we go.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Well, it's good quality, and it's a brass movement.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27These are solid brass. It's got an oak case,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and if you had the weights with them as well,
0:21:29 > 0:21:35I'd say sort of £40-£70, you could quite easily get that sort of price.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37That's fine, yeah. That's good, yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Right, so off this one goes, then, and let's keep looking.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43And we'll get that trip for you, before the day's gone.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Well, that's what we're here for.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50While we're beavering away, Paul makes another find in the garage.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54No-one seems to know where these carved oak panels came from
0:21:54 > 0:21:56or how old they might be, but Paul thinks
0:21:56 > 0:22:00they're decorative enough to catch a bidder's eye at £50.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We're almost out of time today, but maybe our final discovery
0:22:03 > 0:22:07will prove that all that glitters really IS gold.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Paul? I found these in the bedroom.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12What have you found?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I found this bracelet.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Ah, so whose was this?- Mine.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Beautiful little bracelet, little charm bracelet.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21And I've got these rings.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25So, how old would you be when you got your first charm?
0:22:25 > 0:22:26I was about 27.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Right, and, since then? We've just added onto that.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31That must be quite sentimental, then, to you.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35It is, really, yes, but we'd like the holiday.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I'd like to take Sheila a nice holiday if I can.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Do you remember much about each individual one?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Me mam bought me most of them.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Right. So, it wasn't bought as a whole charm bracelet?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48No, just the chain.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50The ship is the one that, when I retired from work...
0:22:50 > 0:22:54This ship, that's that one, yeah? The galleon ship.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55The car opens.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Oh, yeah, you can, yeah.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Such detail.- It is, isn't it? - And do you still wear it now?
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Not now, no.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The charms themselves go back quite a long way.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09People used to wear them to protect them from evil spirits.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11They were like a talisman, if you like.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14But there was a massive fashion for this type of charm bracelet
0:23:14 > 0:23:19in the 1950s and '60s. And when people started to travel around the world,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- they would bring back one from parts of the world and add up this huge collection.- Very good.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29There's quite a lot, it's all gold. You can see the hallmarks.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34They all say 9ct, or 9375, which is another way of putting it,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37so they are all gold items and the bracelet's gold there as well.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I did have it valued, actually. Two years ago.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44And they said then it was about £150.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Right, well, it will have increased tremendously in value since then.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50People are looking to invest in raw materials now,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53things like silver, gold, copper, lead.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56It's very much a commercial commodity at the moment.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00So, I think, £150, two years ago,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03you would have at least doubled that by now.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I'd imagine now, with those little bits and pieces in there,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09if I said at least the 300 mark, maybe up to 500.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- That would be better still, yeah. - Excellent.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Let's tell the rest of them.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I found a lovely charm bracelet here with other bits and pieces.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19And what sort of value has that got nowadays?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21You could say at least 300 here.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Oh, that's good news. So, how do you feel it's gone, so far, today?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27That's wonderful, yes, had a great day. Really good, yeah.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31And, have any of the valuations surprised you?
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Yes, that silver necklace.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Yeah? That was a good buy, a pound from a car-boot sale, wasn't it?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Right, now, this morning when I spoke to you, by the way,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40what happened to the bear suits?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43They've gone back to the zoo.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Have they?- Having a picnic!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48You've got to bring them to the auction.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52You said you wanted at least £500, didn't you?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56And obviously, hopefully, the more money, the further you could go.
0:24:56 > 0:25:02Well, the value of everything going to auction comes to £640!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We could go to Scotland as well!
0:25:04 > 0:25:05That's great!
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Well, that wraps up our day here in Middlesbrough,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12with plenty of goodies destined for the auction.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16I can't wait to see whether that 1920s silver and diamante necklace
0:25:16 > 0:25:20makes Paul's confident £30-£50 estimate.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22And what about Sheila's collection of blue and white pottery?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25With names like Spode and Royal Worcester in the mix,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29it should have a broad appeal at £40-£60.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Finally, with a price tag of £30-£50,
0:25:31 > 0:25:35the Victorian cast iron fire dogs might warm things up a bit.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Still to come on Cash In The Attic,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42it's important to make a note of the details.
0:25:42 > 0:25:49Type number 555, code M566A1, Ministry of Fuel and Power!
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Sounds like something out of Harry Potter!
0:25:51 > 0:25:54But is Paul paying attention?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's an Ericsson. What did you say it was...?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Don't make me say it all again!
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Be there when the final hammer falls.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Now, it's been a few weeks
0:26:08 > 0:26:10since we met Sheila and Shirley's bear alter egos,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14but we had a great time around their home and found plenty of items
0:26:14 > 0:26:17to bring here to Thompson Auctioneers near Harrogate.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Let's just hope that today all the bidders are feeling very hungry.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Paul's already settling into the busy saleroom along with our ladies.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33I hope Shirley isn't regretting selling that lovely gold charm bracelet.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34You're not tempted to keep it?
0:26:36 > 0:26:37No.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41That was a very long pregnant pause, that, wasn't it?
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Now, what did we put on the gold?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Between 300-500 on that one, nice little charm bracelet,
0:26:45 > 0:26:46it's worth it, isn't it?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Now, how do you value the weight of these things?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52These are very easy to work out, because they have their bullion value
0:26:52 > 0:26:54but also, there's a value there as a charm bracelet.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58People tend to forget that - that's a nice example.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Is there anything you're a bit hesitant about selling?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- Anything you've put reserves on? - Yes.- What's that?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Right, what reserves have you put on?
0:27:07 > 0:27:12The charm bracelet, the silver necklace and the mining exchange.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16What happens with reserves? Can you put reserves on, on the day?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17You can put reserves on anything,
0:27:17 > 0:27:22as long as you're prepared to have the thing back if it doesn't fetch that reserve.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24What about the bear suits? Are they coming as well?
0:27:24 > 0:27:25We didn't, not this time.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- Well, shall we go and sell our stuff, then?- Come on, then.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Thank you.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Shirley has put reserves on four lots.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Her silver charm bracelet needs to go for £50.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40She's also put low-end reserves on her diamante necklace,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43gold jewellery and the 1949
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Ericsson telephone exchange.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Let's hope Lady Luck is with us as our first lot goes under the hammer.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53It's the black and floral patterned vase by the popular maker, Shelley.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56The estimate is a low £10-£15 but, hopefully,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58that will encourage the bidders.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Nice vase there, start me at £15, then, 18 anywhere?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06The bid is with me at 15, do I see 18?
0:28:06 > 0:28:0715, here we go.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13Any advance on 15? Any advance on 15? 18, at £18. Any advance on £18?
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Sold, at 18.
0:28:14 > 0:28:1718. Very good, isn't it? You happy with that?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- Yes, very happy with that.- Good.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23A delightful vase, and a good first result.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26£3 over our highest estimate.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Our next lot is the silver hallmarked diamante necklace
0:28:29 > 0:28:31with pearl drop from around the 1920s.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33It's a very pretty piece.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Do you think we might get more interest in that?
0:28:35 > 0:28:36This is a really attractive item.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It's something for the height of glamour.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Somebody going out this evening might like this.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Diamante's very popular. Lovely pearl drop as well.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I know this is something that you really like.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48So, we've looked after this with a reserve.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50It's going to go for a minimum of £30.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Let's hope that somebody wants to go out this evening
0:28:52 > 0:28:54and fancies a nice necklace.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55With a black dress.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56With a black dress!
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Start the bidding here with me at £25. 28 anywhere?
0:28:59 > 0:29:00We've got 25 anyway.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Do I see 28?
0:29:02 > 0:29:05At 25, 28, 30, 32.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Any advance on £30?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Any advance on £30? Are we all done at £30?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13You bought that necklace for a pound,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16and it sold for £30, and you're still not happy?
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Only joking!
0:29:17 > 0:29:18THEY LAUGH
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I think that's a right result, Shirley,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23but all power to you for spotting the bargain in the first place.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Next up is another of Shirley's bargain buys from a car-boot sale,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30the silver-topped brolly, hallmarked 1963.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Very Mary Poppins.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36The estimate is £20-£40.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- Just £20. That's not a lot of money, is it, really?- No, not a lot, no.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- So, is this from one of the family members?- No, boot sale.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- I doubt you paid £20. - No, £1.50.- £1.50.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51And she's so upset, "Oh, no, no, no!"
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I think the thing about this actually is it's quite late, 1960s
0:29:54 > 0:29:58is like yesterday in the antiques world, but £1.50, what a bargain.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00We're looking for about £20.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Start the bidding at £15, 18, anywhere?- Come on.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- 18, do I see 18?- 18, we're in.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Any advance on 18?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Cheap umbrella, at £18.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13At 18, any advance? All done, selling at £18.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Not a bad return, that. Very, very good.
0:30:16 > 0:30:22You can say that again. The last two lots have made £48.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25And that's not bad for an original outlay of £2.50.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Next up, the cast-iron Victorian fire dogs.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30£30-£50, Paul?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Yes, they're nice items, actually,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34designed to go around the fireplace
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and to hold the door open for draughts.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39They're useful antiques. Antiques have to be useful.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41And look good.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43And look good. We try.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Start the bidding here at £12, 15 anywhere?
0:30:45 > 0:30:4815, 18 and 20, in the room at £20.
0:30:48 > 0:30:5020, he'll let them go, I think.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54At £20, if you're all done, all done, selling at £20.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Oh, that's disappointing, isn't it? - Yes.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I was a bit disappointed.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I thought we would have got more for those. But never mind.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03It all adds to the pot.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05And what a pot we're growing.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09But will our next lot swell the coffers any further?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Or next lot are those two oak panels.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Obviously off a piece of furniture. How come you've got them?
0:31:15 > 0:31:16John brought them in.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18And where do you think he got them from?
0:31:18 > 0:31:19Maybe from a skip.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23Even if they were from a skip, it doesn't really matter
0:31:23 > 0:31:25because we could still get £30-£50 per them.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Do you know what? I really like these, actually.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30If you're into your joinery and able to do something with them,
0:31:30 > 0:31:32you could incorporate them into another piece
0:31:32 > 0:31:34for a really authentic looking item.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Well, I can start the bidding straight in at £65.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39We've made 65 for them!
0:31:39 > 0:31:43At 65, do I see 70? At £65, are we finishing at 65?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Very good!
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Selling, then, at £65.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Well, that's good.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Just think, somebody out there has got a cupboard with no doors!
0:31:52 > 0:31:55THEY LAUGH
0:31:55 > 0:31:58That was amazing, that. Where we got them from, I don't know.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01John brought them in. I didn't think they'd get 20,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04but there you go, you don't know, do you?
0:32:04 > 0:32:06It depends who's there on the day.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Our next lot takes us to the halfway stage in our auction.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13We're after £40-£60 for this combined lot of brass items
0:32:13 > 0:32:16including some rather strange wall brackets.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18These are unusual, these elephants' heads.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21They've obviously been off something.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- Off a bar.- Off the bar? Ah, is that what it's from?
0:32:23 > 0:32:28I think he intended to put them on their bar in the living room, but didn't get round to it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31You can put them on a coffee table or do something with them,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35and you've got the fire irons, which are always popular brass items.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37So, yes, let's see how we get on.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I can start the bidding, with me at £40.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Isn't that brilliant? We're in at 40.
0:32:41 > 0:32:4240, do we see 42?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44At £40, at 40.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Are we all done at £40? Selling, then, at 40.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Right on our lowest estimate of £40,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54our brass items didn't disappoint, so how are we doing so far?
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Now, do you remember you wanted £500? So far, we've made £191.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01Brilliant.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Still got quite a few lots to go.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Now, I know that you would like a cup of tea. So would we.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- Follow me and we'll get you a cup of tea.- Come on, then.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12As we search for refreshments, Paul takes an opportunity
0:33:12 > 0:33:15to check out some of the good deals on offer in the saleroom today.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17So, what's his top tip?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I thought I would show you this little beauty here.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23It's a Victorian umbrella stand.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Now, I must say, I do like these but I can never tell
0:33:26 > 0:33:28which are antique and which are reproduction.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Basically, it's in the weight This is a very heavy item.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32It takes quite a lot to lift it.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35The modern ones tend to be cast from a cheaper material.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Remember the fire dogs that we had at Sheila and Shirley's place?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- This is a very similar era, looking at 1870-1900.- Right.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47So, they would have been used as doorstops, at the fireplace.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49This would be used next to the front door
0:33:49 > 0:33:52for your umbrellas or walking sticks.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55And, with that, of course, then you can pour the water away.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Exactly. Water from the umbrella would catch in this dish
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- then you could chuck it all away. So a very useful item to have.- OK.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03What sort of price do you think it might make?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06This is very affordable. It's in the auction for between £30-£50.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It's a bargain for somebody. It's an original item, not a recast.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Some of them can get as tall as me, very elaborate ones.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Look out for a firm called Coalbrookdale,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15who did all these wonderful things.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17You can get them blasted, can't you?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19You can, you can bring them back to life.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Sometimes, with coats of paint, you can lose some of the crispness of the decoration.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25But, this is fine, just leave it as it is, really.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Just a good, honest Victorian item.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31The stand later sells for £38. A cast-iron result.
0:34:31 > 0:34:36If you've been inspired to buy or sell at auction,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38remember, various fees are involved, such as commission.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Your local saleroom will advise you on any extra costs.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Plenty still to come, and already under the hammer
0:34:45 > 0:34:49is this reproduction Dutch wall clock with brass decorations.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51The estimate is £40-£70.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55And I can start the bidding here with me at £28.
0:34:55 > 0:34:5628, we're in.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58The bid is with me at 28. Do I see 30?
0:34:58 > 0:35:0030, 32, 35, I have to go 38 and 40.
0:35:00 > 0:35:0338 with me, one more, you might be lucky.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08At £38, at 38, any advance on 38? At 38, are we all done at 38?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Selling, then, at £38.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12"To each his own", it says below the crest.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16We're happy the clock was to someone's taste at £38.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17Just below our lower estimate.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Time now for the silver jewellery which Sheila found,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23including two watch chains, a ring and a locket.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26We're starting to get to some precious metals here.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30This is the collection of silver, including a charm bracelet. £30-£50.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- Have you worn these items?- Yes. I don't now, but I used to.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Some of those charm bracelets, they used to jangle a lot
0:35:37 > 0:35:40and get caught in all your clothes, didn't they?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Used to snag your tights. Maybe you don't know about that, but anyway!
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- I remember snagging some tights, but that wasn't how I did it!- Lordy!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49We can start the bidding here with me at £32.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5132, we're in.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56- The bid is with me at 32. Do I see 35, 38? 38, 40, 42, 45.- That's good.
0:35:56 > 0:36:0050. In the room at £50. At 50.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04In the room now, all done, selling now, at £50.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Lordy! That was good, wasn't it?
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Very good. Pleased with that.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Good, I'm glad.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14No more snagging tights with the silver charm bracelet.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18And it's great to see that it went for Paul's higher estimate.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Now then, here's a tongue twister you don't hear every day.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Right, the Ericsson Cordless Magneto Mining Switchboard,
0:36:29 > 0:36:33type no. 555, code M566A1, Ministry of Fuel and Power.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Sounds like something out of Harry Potter!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39From a nostalgic point of view,
0:36:39 > 0:36:42anyone that's interested in technology, that's a great item.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46I really like it. It's an Ericsson, what did you say it was, a type 555?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Don't make me say it all again!
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Whatever it is, it's £50. Let's see how we get on.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Something a bit different there.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Start the bidding with me at £32. 35, anywhere?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58The bid is with me at 32, do I see 35? £32, at 32.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0135, 38, 40, 42, with me.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03At £42, with me at 42.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Any advance at £42? All done at 42.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09There definitely wasn't anyone interested in here today,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12so we don't want to let it go for less than we wanted,
0:37:12 > 0:37:13so that's fine.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17I was happy the mining exchange didn't sell because it was worth
0:37:17 > 0:37:21a lot more than that, so I'll sell it somewhere else.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23We've not quite made £300 yet,
0:37:23 > 0:37:28so that no-sale could harm our chances of reaching the target.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Let's see whether some Edwardian elegance will attract our buyers.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Now, you put just £20-£40 on our ladies.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37I quite like them, but Edwardian, they're a bit old-fashioned.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40I know it's a long time ago, but they were common items at the time
0:37:40 > 0:37:42and they're not particularly rare nowadays
0:37:42 > 0:37:44and the fashion's moved on, I'm afraid.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- Start the bidding here with me at £18. 20 anyone?- £18.- do I see 20?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- At £18, 18.- No, they're selling for that.- Are we all done?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Nice pair of prints there at £18,
0:37:54 > 0:37:5720 has it, well done, at £20, at 20.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Well done at £20. Selling at 20.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- £20.- That's what we were looking for.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04You disappointed with that?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06A little bit. Yeah, not too bad.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Shirley's not impressed.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10But the framed prints matched our lowest estimate.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Now, Sheila collected the blue and white crockery.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Let's see if it can do any better.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Names like Willow, Delft and Meissen
0:38:16 > 0:38:19should attract the attention of the dealers.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Do you know what? This is exactly where we want to be.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Anyone that's got a Welsh dresser or a country kitchen.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25Blue and white's really popular.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28You've got some Booths, you've got some Spode,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31quite a lot of different examples, most of them in good condition,
0:38:31 > 0:38:33so, hopefully, let's see if someone agrees.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Start the bidding here with me at £12.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Straight in at £12.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44- 20, in the room at £20. Any advance on £20?- Let it go.- Yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Any advance on 20? 22, new bidder, thank you.
0:38:47 > 0:38:5225, 28, 30, no, 28, with you, sir, at £28, at 28. Any advance on 28?
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- All done, selling at 28. - There you go.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58£28. That's a bit of a disappointment.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It is, isn't it?
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- You're constantly, if you want rid of them, it's £28.- OK, good.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06It'll get a gallon of diesel.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08A gallon of diesel, it is!
0:39:08 > 0:39:10We're further on the way.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Whatever the price of diesel,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15the crockery has played its part in the planned road trip.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17That just leaves one last item to sell,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19and it could make all the difference.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Shirley's nine carat gold charm bracelet,
0:39:23 > 0:39:28plus the locket and various rings, were valued together at £300-£500.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32There's a reserve on the bracelet alone of £300.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Now, I think they've had a bit of interest in this, Paul.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40I think anything that says "gold" gets people's interest.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43This will be no problem at all. And we have a reserve of 300.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46But, do you not wear this any more?
0:39:46 > 0:39:50I have, for a few years, but not a lot. On the odd occasion.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Do you have a favourite charm?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Yes, I think the galleon and the car, the one that opens.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59All right, let's hope there's an auctioneer's gavel on there as well.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00Good lot of gold there.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Start the bidding with me at 150,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04160 anywhere?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06160, 170, 180, 190, 200.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10220, 240, 260, 280, have to go 290 and 300.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13300. That's what we wanted.
0:40:13 > 0:40:19310, 320, 330? At 320, are we all done?
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Selling, then, at £320.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Oh, good.- It made estimate.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It had a bit sentimental value, the gold, me mam bought me the bracelet
0:40:29 > 0:40:33and some of the charms, but it was good, it was a good result.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38£320 is just above the reserve and below our estimate.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42A great way to end our sale, so it's time for the final score,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46and I wonder how close we've come to Shirley and Sheila's target.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Now, bearing in mind you wanted £500 for your trip, didn't you,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54at least, how do you think it's gone today?
0:40:54 > 0:40:55I think we've made that.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58If you've made more, what will you do with the money?
0:40:58 > 0:40:59- Go further.- Ha! Excellent.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Well, in that case, this afternoon,
0:41:01 > 0:41:05you can work out how far you can go with...
0:41:05 > 0:41:07..£647!
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Oh, that's great, isn't it? We can go to the Isle of Skye now!
0:41:10 > 0:41:13That's brilliant! The Isle of Skye!
0:41:17 > 0:41:20After making their target, the ladies are preparing
0:41:20 > 0:41:24for their big trip with a trial run to Scarborough.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26You've got to make sure the water tanks are filled,
0:41:26 > 0:41:31the diesel tank's filled, food's on board. That's what you need.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33As long as you've got your food and your diesel, you're fine.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36And, like we said, every pound we made,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38took us a little bit further, you know,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40so, we went quite a bit, didn't we?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42We did, yes. We done all right.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45Scotland is next, with Ireland still very much on the cards.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49With a motor caravan, the world's your oyster.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50I've been to quite a few places...
0:41:50 > 0:41:53And everybody's so friendly.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Just waking up next to the lochs.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Nice campsites in Scotland.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I've not been to Ireland.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And I think the Irish people are lovely, as well.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Well, I've been 12 times, at least 12 times,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11the South and the North, and it's absolutely fantastic.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- We won't get lost. - No, we won't get lost!
0:42:13 > 0:42:16THEY LAUGH