0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello! Welcome to Cash In The Celebrity Attic,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that finds treasures in the homes of the well-known
0:00:07 > 0:00:11and helps sell them at auction, all for a good cause of their choice.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Today, we're in Lancashire, not far up the coast from Blackpool,
0:00:15 > 0:00:20and I'm on my way to meet a supersonic comedian who was once part of a famous double act.
0:00:20 > 0:00:26With his distinctive glasses, he cut a slender figure next to his rather more robust partner.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Have you guessed who it is yet?
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Today's famous guest is the comedian Syd Little, born and bred in Blackpool,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55and one of the county's most famous residents.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01Born Cyril Mead 1942, he's best known for his partnership with Eddie Large.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07Winning the talent show Opportunity Knocks changed their lives, and neither of them has looked back.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12These days, Syd flies solo, and he still performs on TV, cruise ships and in pantomime.
0:01:12 > 0:01:19He married Sheree in 1972, and they have a son called Dominic.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25Coming up on Cash in The Celebrity Attic, Syd shows that he still has what it takes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27# Well, I woke up this morning
0:01:27 > 0:01:29# I felt so erotic
0:01:29 > 0:01:33# My house had been invaded by those people from Cash In The Attic. #
0:01:33 > 0:01:35He's used to being the straight man.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38As you can see, it is very flattering, isn't it? Yes.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42But will he have the last laugh at auction?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Hands up all those who thought I was dead.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46LAUGHTER
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Find out when the hammer falls.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- Good morning, Jennie. - Hi! You ready for it?
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Joining us today with over 20 years' experience in the antiques trade is our expert, Paul Hayes.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Syd's wife Sheree will be helping at us out, too.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- Oh, hello.- Hello, nice to see you. - You must be Sheree.- I am, yes.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Do you mind if I make a start? - No, not at all.- Great.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- We'd better find Syd. Is he lurking somewhere?- He'll be hiding somewhere, yes. OK.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Found him, here he is.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31- Hello.- Hi, how are you? All right? - Are you hoping to get out of the programme, or something?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Yeah! Well, this is my little den. This is my little retreat.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- When I get told off, I come in here.- Oh, right!
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- How often do you send him in here, then?- Oh, often!- As you can see, I've got a lot to do.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- You're building boats?- Yes, model boats, that's one of my hobbies,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50apart from playing guitar and singing, which became my job, of course.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56- Have you got lots of bits and pieces around the house? Are you collectors?- BOTH: We're hoarders!
0:02:56 > 0:03:00We are, yes. Many years together, we're definitely hoarders, yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Good.- So this is a good excuse to get rid of everything.- Yeah.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- So what are we going to be raising money for today?- For Alzheimer's.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12My best friend's father has it, he's in a nursing home, so it's very close to my heart.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Well, both of us, isn't it?- Mmm. - And what target do you think you'd like to set? How much could we make?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Well...what?- 500?- Yeah.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- £500.- We're not looking big. Little, not large.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Hey! First crack of the day, wey-hey!
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Let's hope it's the last.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Brilliant, £500, then, for Alzheimer's.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Great cause, good target, let's get rummaging.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42£500 sounds a very fair target for a cause that's so close to their hearts.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46This 1930s house has been the Littles' home for ten years.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50They share it with their son Dominic and Sheree's parents.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55They're all rather modest about what they call their clutter around the house, but to an expert like Paul,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59the Littles' life laundry contains much of value.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- So what's this, one of your favourites?- This one, actually,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07although it looks newish, I've had it a few years.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13But this went to Australia with me. I did the QE2, and I do a lot of cruise ships now.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18I would never do it again. I went on the QE2 for four days,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21but I had to travel to Australia to pick it up. Ohh!
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- It took me a fortnight to get over it.- It's a long way.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- It is, yeah.- So you do a bit of a song and dance act?
0:04:27 > 0:04:34Oh yeah, guitar, jokes... Anything, really. Just to get through a 45-minute spot.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39This is a Yamaha Pacifica. This is a range that Yamaha came up with in the 1990s,
0:04:39 > 0:04:44but they originally started making reed organs in the 19th century.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47They've made motorcycle parts, electronic items,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51but now they're one of the biggest producers of musical instruments.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56There's a big following, actually, they're quite a cult item. You haven't got an amp?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Yeah, but it's an old one, yeah. - Would that be able to go with it? Just to give it a chance.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Brilliant idea.- It's a complete package then.- Good idea.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- I'd think that's very saleable. - If you could sign it, I think that would help,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11and if you had an amp, somebody starting out, it's a wonderful thing to have.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15I mean, if I said £70-£100, that sort of price?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Yeah, that's fine, that's fine.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- OK, that's a deal. That's a good start.- A done deal.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- We've got to the rest of the house to rummage, though, so come on, put that down, no time for playing.- OK.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30Syd may have been the most self-effacing of the Little and Large partnership,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32but he was never timid when it came to music,
0:05:32 > 0:05:38and he's hoping there'll be someone out there waiting for the chance to earn a signed, supersonic guitar.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42As we divide our efforts across the many nooks and crannies,
0:05:42 > 0:05:47Sheree leads Paul to a corner that's arguably the most tempting.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- There's a few bits here. - Now, then, these are beautiful.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- This salad bowl here, I mean, can that go?- No.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- No?- Too precious. That was my grandfather's, he won that for running.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- He was a runner. It's too precious. - So that's come down the family?- Yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06OK. Well, I must admit, my favourite item here has to be this.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Now, this has a special name. Do you know what it's called?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- Tantalus.- Do you know why they're called a tantalus? - Well, it was in the old days.
0:06:14 > 0:06:20- They had a key and would lock them so the servants couldn't drink them. - Exactly. It used to tantalise you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- That's right.- But Tantalus comes from Greek mythology.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26You know more than I do!
0:06:26 > 0:06:30He was punished by the gods and was submersed up to his neck in water,
0:06:30 > 0:06:35with fruit trees around his head, and every time he reached for some fruit, the branches would recede,
0:06:35 > 0:06:40and every time he went to drink the water, the water would recede, so he was poor Tantalus.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46But typically, late 19th century, early 1900s, these items were everywhere. They were important.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49The one thing that does detract them nowadays is the fact that,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53because of they're glass and alcohol, they do tend to damage quite easily.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Is there damage on these bottles? - They are, yes. There was a couple of chips when we bought it.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- I see, right.- They've probably gone further.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06That's going to detract the value slightly. To find these absolutely mint is difficult.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12But it's a nice frame, it's oak, it's 100 years old, but if I said, for the sake of our target today,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16£70-£100, do you think Syd and yourself would be willing to let that go for that?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'm sure he would, yes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- Hopefully somebody else will want to be tantalised with it.- Let's hope so. Let's keep looking.- OK.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Now, that's a very pleasing result,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31and it's spurred Sheree on to take a closer look at just about everything.
0:07:31 > 0:07:38Meanwhile, Paul finds his way to Syd's den, where he discovers these cute steam toys and car models.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41They date from the 1960s and once belonged to Sheree's father.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Clearly, Paul shares his love for vintage transport toys,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and thinks an enthusiast
0:07:47 > 0:07:52may part with as much as £150 for the collection.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Now, who's that I can hear singing next door?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59# Well, I woke up this morning
0:07:59 > 0:08:02# I felt so erotic
0:08:02 > 0:08:05# My house had been invaded by those people from Cash In The Attic
0:08:05 > 0:08:08# They said, have you any antiques we can see?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11# I said, the only antique in this house
0:08:11 > 0:08:12# Is me. #
0:08:15 > 0:08:17A serenade specially for us?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Yes, yes. Unfortunately, yes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Thank you so much. - When are you going?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Now, guitars are really important to you. You've played since you were a kid?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Yes, I got my first - a little ukulele banjo, actually -
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and my dad taught me to tune it up as, "My dog has fleas."
0:08:32 > 0:08:36A little plastic ukulele they used to have in the '70s,
0:08:36 > 0:08:41"Welcome to Britain, Elvis Presley" guitar for seven and six in the Daily Mirror, you know.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47I sent away for one and I got it and my dad helped me tune it up, and then that was me, I was hooked.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52It was all Lonnie Donegan in those days, all the skiffle, because you only needed three chords,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and that was it, you were off and running.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Then I started getting involved with Mr Eddie Large.
0:08:57 > 0:09:03We were friends together in the same teenage gang, and we used to go to the pubs and clubs around Manchester.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Now, of course, you had a prime-time Saturday show, 8 million viewers, I think, most weeks?
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- It was incredible. You were household names.- Cor!- And that went on for, what, 20 years?- Yeah.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Well, from '71 with Opp Knocks, we just kept doing...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20We did Crackerjack - Crackerjack! - yeah,
0:09:20 > 0:09:25and then we did a pilot show for Roy in '76. 77 was our big year.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28How did you deal with that kind of fame?
0:09:28 > 0:09:34The only time we felt it was when we went to the pubs and clubs, we used to go to the bar and have a drink
0:09:34 > 0:09:40and we found that you can't do that, because people would inundate you, "Can I have your autograph?"
0:09:40 > 0:09:42But our feet were on the ground.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I've never had a Rolls-Royce. I've never gone to those lengths,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48not that I wanted one, you know, but that sort of thing.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- So it didn't really change you that much?- No, I hope it didn't.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56I'd like to think that through my life I've been a nice guy, I really do,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00because people say when, you're in showbiz, "There are some nasty people,"
0:10:00 > 0:10:04but the majority of the people are very nice, and I hope I'm one of them!
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Modesty is definitely one of Syd's qualities, despite his years in the spotlight.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16But there is no holding back now. We've got to get rummaging if we're to raise that £500.
0:10:16 > 0:10:23Paul's taken by this very delicate glass and solid-silver swan, given as a wedding present.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28He thinks it should do well at auction with an estimate of £30-£50.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34Sheree bought this porcelain Nelson figure for Syd as a birthday present 15 years ago.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39It was made by Royal Doulton in 1980 as one of a series of ship's figureheads,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41part of a limited edition.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Paul thinks the bidders will be happy to part with £20-£50 for it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50While we're busy
0:10:50 > 0:10:54uncovering family recollections of weddings and birthdays,
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Syd finds he has many memories of his own, back when he was basking in the limelight.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Ah, there you are!- I'm here!
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- Stage left then, for a minute. - Look at that, a bit of memorabilia. How about that?
0:11:06 > 0:11:11These are great. Look at that, the Bristol Hippodrome. Isla St Clair!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Isla St Clair, yeah. And look at that on the bottom there.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- The Great Soprendo. - I remember The Great Soprendo.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20He had a whole season on the Morecambe Pier,
0:11:20 > 0:11:25but this is the golden age, really, of pantomime in the mid-'80s into the '90s.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- You've got a real piece of memorabilia there. - This, I don't know.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Apparently, he was supposed to be quite a famous cartoonist.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Charles Griffin. He's actually a well-known caricature artist,
0:11:38 > 0:11:44and he did political satire. So a bit like Spitting Image. It's all that sort of era, isn't it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Did he do one of Eddie, as well? - No, he didn't.- Just one of you? - No, I was always the brunt of...
0:11:48 > 0:11:51As you can see, it's very flattering, isn't it? You know.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53So, it was always me, yeah.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57What you've got to remember, items like these posters here
0:11:57 > 0:11:59have a very short life span. These are ephemeral items.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04Once that event happened, they're no use. They're not like a painting you'd put on your wall.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Things like cinema posters, travel posters, theatre programmes,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10it's called ephemera, and people buy into that market.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14One of the rarest examples you can get is Casablanca.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18When that came out, they had posters in all the cinemas all over the British Isles,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23and they were designed to be thrown away. A few have survived, and one turned up recently at auction.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Have a guess how much it fetched.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Em, go on.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- £40,000.- Wow! - I think we're more 40 quid.
0:12:32 > 0:12:38- Yeah, 4p, yeah!- But these are interesting. We've got some good Syd Little memorabilia.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43If I was being conservative here, low as I possibly can, £20 to £50.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47I'm sure if two people really fancied them, I think we could do well.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- Does that sound all right to you? - Yeah, that's fine.- All right. Can I have your Buttons?- Ye...
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Or one of the ugly sisters?- I can see you in panto, you'd be very good. No, Prince Charming.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Thank you.- Don't put yourself down. - It's the tights, they chafe.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Let's hope there will be plenty of bidders out there for Syd's posters.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10And who knows? They might make a whole lot more than Paul reckons.
0:13:10 > 0:13:1432, 34, 36, 38, 40...
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- I'll sign it!- 42! No, you said that last time and the price went down!
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- £42.- Forget that, then!
0:13:22 > 0:13:28Find out later it if they do fetch more than we bargained for.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Thank you very much.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Our rummage in Lancashire is going very well so far.
0:13:33 > 0:13:40Syd's found two china fairy ballerinas that he gave to Sheree as a gift in the 1980s.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46Blackthorn and Heliotrope were designed by Cicely Mary Barker for Border Fine Arts.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50For some reason, they've been sitting in the attic all these years.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Paul thinks they should take someone's fancy
0:13:52 > 0:13:55and go for between £20 and £60.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02As Syd continues his good work upstairs, we've uncovered some true craftsmanship in the garage.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05What have you two found?
0:14:05 > 0:14:11- Your furniture store?- No, I know, we're clunked up with furniture, but Paul's quite interested in this one.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Yes, it's a very attractive piece, actually, this one.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18It fits in with a modern look, it's very restrained, very elegant.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23But the style itself was developed in the 18th century, and it's after a guy called Thomas Sheraton.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28He came up with a method of marquetry inlay in this style, and it's very distinctive.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31You get this fan decoration, where he's carved into the mahogany,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35which was expensive, replaced the area with a satinwood to give contrast,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40and then used this cross-banding and stringing to give a real detail and fine lines.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42It's a very, very elegant style, I think.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47A couple of hundred years later, about 1900, there was a revival, and that's what this piece is.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53It's called a Sheraton revival. Don't forget, at that time, we were obsessed with travel,
0:14:53 > 0:14:58so in here would be our knick-knacks from our journeys from around the British Isles or around the world.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01And the cabinet would be full of interesting curios.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05But nowadays, 21st century, we can re-use this.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- It's a very good functional antique. Fantastic.- Oh, brilliant.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12I think it's a beautiful piece, but you want to part with it?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Well, we're willing to part with it, yes.- For the good cause, yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- That's right, yes. - Well, it's very handsome. - Thank you very much!
0:15:20 > 0:15:25Joking apart, it's a very attractive piece and it does fit in with that modern style today.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27It's very simple, very elegant.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32If I was being quite conservative, if I said sort of £120-£150.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35If you polished this up a bit, brought the wood back to life,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37you could do quite well with this.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- As much as that?- Do you think she should polish it up? - Yes, bit of polish works wonders.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Thanks, Paul!
0:15:44 > 0:15:46So Sheree needs to get to work on it.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50But not just yet, as we have to find a few more things to take to auction.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Paul comes across a ceramic tankard in the study, designed to celebrate
0:15:54 > 0:15:58the 50th anniversary of the National Maritime Museum.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Sheree bought it for Syd as a birthday present about 20 years ago.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05It should attract any nautical enthusiasts in the saleroom.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09The stage was very much at the heart of Syd and Sheree's lives.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12But panto has a deeper meaning for both of them.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- Because you two met in panto, didn't you?- We did. - Yeah.- Go on, tell me more.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- Do you really want to know? - I do, I do, I do.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24- 1972 and we'd just done Crackerjack, do you remember that?- I do.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27With Elaine Paige. I've got a picture of Elaine Paige somewhere.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And that was it, Crackerjack, and then we went into pantomime
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- and it was Diddy David Hamilton. Remember him, the DJ?- Absolutely. - And me and Ed.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40And Sheree was one of the dancing girls, and that was it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42It was love at first sight in a way, really, wasn't it?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Was it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46That's the wrong answer!
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Well, for me, it was. - No, it was, yeah.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55Sheree took a bit of time to come round, because I didn't get off to a good footing
0:16:55 > 0:17:02- because I sent my brother, who was our road manager at the time, to ask her for a date, for me.- You didn't!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- He did.- She said, "Well, come and ask me himself," you know?
0:17:06 > 0:17:12- I don't blame you. What, "My mate says he fancies you"? Is that what... That's it.- Sort of.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- If he wants to invite me out... - "Let him ask me himself."
0:17:15 > 0:17:20I'd love to know more, though, about the charity, the cause today, Alzheimer's.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Well, it's something close to my heart because it's my best friend Tracy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Her father suffers with it and he's in a nursing home.
0:17:27 > 0:17:34And it's a way of saying how much I care about her,
0:17:34 > 0:17:40in a way, because I do, and it doesn't just affect the person that has it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It affects the whole family, like Margaret, his wife,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46the grandchildren, everybody, and it's sad.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51- We've seen the deterioration from the beginning.- Oh, yes. - And it's really sad.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56Well, it is a great cause and hopefully we'll make at least £500.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- Maybe a bit more, if we're lucky, yeah?- Fingers crossed, I hope so.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02As a well-known person says, what is it, every LITTLE helps.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Indeed...- Little, Little. - Oh, very good!
0:18:06 > 0:18:08But we'll have to do some more work
0:18:08 > 0:18:14- if we're going to make the money, so let's lead on, we'll find somewhere else...- OK.- ..to look around.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- I don't want to leave that fire. - I know, it's lovely, but let's go.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23Do you know, it's great to have the chance to help Syd and Sheree raise money for such a worthy cause.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And it feels as if we're doing well so far.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Just to move us along, Syd's friends at the charity
0:18:29 > 0:18:36have sent over this box which contains a silver-plated bangle, a cigarette box and a pocket watch.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41They all date back to the 1920s and could fetch £40-60.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Meanwhile, Paul's down in the kitchen scouring the shelves.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- Oh, you're here!- Hello, Syd. I've just put the kettle on.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- You love your tea!- I do.- I've found this, Paul. Well, I haven't found it, it was given,
0:18:57 > 0:19:03- donated by the charity. Alzheimer's. - Oh, that's fantastic, isn't it?
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- It looks a good one.- Does it? Oh, good. - Have you ever worn a pocket watch?
0:19:07 > 0:19:14I did have one, I remember when I was in my 20s, but everyone took the mickey out of me, so I lost it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Well, these really were kept for best, it's a dress watch.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21What would happen, a gentleman would have a silver pocket watch for every day,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25or perhaps a gunmetal, and that would be worn on their waistcoat.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28These gold watches tended to be for special occasions,
0:19:28 > 0:19:32so if you were going out for the evening or a wedding, you'd wear this item,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and why lots of them have survived in this condition. It's beautiful.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38And what a generous thing to give. There are three different types.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43The first one being a full case, which is where you can't see the face at all.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48The second one is a half-hunter, where it has a small gap where you can tell the time,
0:19:48 > 0:19:53and the third type is an open face, which this one is, where you can see the whole face.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58All these Roman numerals on the back. This one dates some time after about 1910,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- so I'd put this about 1920, 1930. - Oh.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04I can tell that because it's got a screw wind, it's not a key-wound,
0:20:04 > 0:20:06but let me see if it's rolled gold or solid gold.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Let's have a look. No, this one is solid gold.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Look at that. - Oh, so it is gold then?- Solid gold.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16- Oh.- They didn't give you a chain that went with it, or anything? - No, that was it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21So what you've got is a 1920s solid-gold open-face pocket watch in good condition.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26- If I said around the £100 mark, £80-120?- Whoa, yeah.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Does that sound all right to you? - That sounds all right to me.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34It's handsome, but will it turn out to be worth its weight in gold?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36We'll find out soon enough.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Our day in Lancashire is almost over,
0:20:38 > 0:20:44but it seems there's one last offering in Syd's den that could help us to victory on auction day.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Now, I've got to ask you, Sheree, where have all these boats come from?
0:20:48 > 0:20:52It seems to be a fascination with all things nautical going on here.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55There is, that's Syd. He builds... These he's built.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Yes, you found the one I didn't build.- Oh, right, OK.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01So you made some of these? That's fantastic.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Yes, but not that one. I got that, would you believe, in an antique shop.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Well, it wasn't an antique shop, it was like a junk shop. I think I paid about £30 for it.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11But to me, it's worth everything.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16Just the way it was built, I don't know when it was built, you'll know that, but...
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- These tend to be very 1970s. - Are they?!- The Golden Hind. These are reproduced.
0:21:20 > 0:21:26Don't forget, this originally, the original Golden Hind, was sailing in the 16th century, 1570s,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30so in the 1970s, there was a massive interest in that particular vessel,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33so lots of these things were inspired.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36So you get lots of paintings, models, lots of kits you could buy.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42And of course, the Golden Hind, famous for circumnavigating the globe, commissioned by Elizabeth I,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46which is why you've got "ER" on the sail here, fantastic,
0:21:46 > 0:21:51but it was belonging to Sir Francis Drake, and it really was the ship that sparked the Anglo-Spanish war.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56When they went out to Brazil and the Caribbean, he bumped into lots of Spanish ships
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and apparently, the booty that he brought back home
0:21:59 > 0:22:03after circumnavigating the globe was enough to pay off the national debt.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Wow!- Which was amazing. Can you imagine doing that today?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09It's lovely, that. I just love anything nautical.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12It's a nice little ship and I just hope it does well.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- I hope it gets a lot of money. - Well, let's hope so.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I think it's the sort of thing that people do tend to collect.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25It's quite desirable. It's one of the most famous ships that the British Navy has ever had,
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- so if I said about the 100 mark, £70-100, would that help you?- Wow.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- Yeah.- All right.- That's brilliant. If we could make that at auction, that'd be wonderful.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Wonderful for you, wonderful for the charity,
0:22:37 > 0:22:42and I think that means, with a grand finale like that, we can end our rummaging
0:22:42 > 0:22:47which is a great relief all round. OK, well, if everything goes to plan at the auction,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51and based on Paul's lowest estimates... Now, what was your target this morning?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- £500.- £500, all right.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Well, we're hoping that you will make, actually...
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- £680!- Oh!- Oh, fantastic!- Yeah.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- So fingers crossed, then. - Absolutely.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- That would certainly help the charity.- Dead right, yeah. - That's lovely.- OK.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Well, thanks ever so much. We've had a great day
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- and we'll pack everything up and see you at the auction. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Considering Syd's attachment to his nautical memorabilia,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22it's very generous of him to send the Golden Hind into service.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27What a great end to our rummage, and here are some of the other pieces going under the hammer.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Syd's showbiz memorabilia.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34Some Little and Large fans might just pay well over £20-£30 for it.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38The Yamaha Pacifica guitar
0:23:38 > 0:23:41could rock-and-roll its way to the stars at £70-£100.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45And let's not forget that Thomas Sheraton-style cabinet,
0:23:45 > 0:23:51which deserves to make its asking price of £120-£150.
0:23:54 > 0:24:00Still to come on Cash In The Celebrity Attic - the Little lots just fly out of the saleroom.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- Whoa!- What a result. What a result.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08It doesn't take Syd long to prove he's still got that old magic...
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Going, going...gone! Hooray!
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Well done, that was brilliant.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Be there when that final hammer falls.
0:24:22 > 0:24:28Well, we certainly had a laugh up there at Fleetwood with Syd Little and his lovely wife, Sheree.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Syd's donating some wonderful items to help his chosen cause, the Alzheimer's Society,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38and we've brought everything here to Cuttlestones Auctioneers at Penkridge near Stafford.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Now, Syd wants to raise £500 for the society,
0:24:40 > 0:24:47but we're hoping the bidders here will be even more generous when his items go under the hammer.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51It's early on auction day in this very picturesque village.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56A cattle market in Victorian times, the modern-day saleroom is already getting busy,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59with plenty of interesting lots to keep the bidders occupied.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03One man who's certainly at home here is our expert, Paul Hayes,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07and he seems quite excited about the Littles' chances today.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12Do you remember Syd's garage, that bit of furniture that was a bit distressed,
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- needed a bit of loving care? Take a look. Isn't that fantastic? - My goodness!
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- He's given it a good old polish. It's got a lovely, rich colour. - It's scrubbed up well.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- It has!- Rather like you. - Thank you very much.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30Sheree's efforts have definitely improved the cabinet's chances of making a top sale.
0:25:30 > 0:25:36As our couple take in the saleroom buzz, I hope they're feeling as optimistic as we are.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40You're saying goodbye to some quite personal items today, really.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43You've kindly donated your guitar, I suppose, is top of the list.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49Yes, it's been around the world a few times with me and I played it on the QE2 and, yeah, yeah,
0:25:49 > 0:25:55it'll be sad to see, but I've got my felt-tip pen and I can actually sign it, if they want it signing, that is.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- Brilliant.- Do you think that's a good idea? Do you want to sell it on the rostrum?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Oh, I'd love to, yeah. Oh, great.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05But beware, though, I'll be on there for an hour.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10Well, the auction is about to start, so let's find a good place. Shall we go this way?
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Follow me.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18The first of Syd's lots has a nautical theme and, as we know, that's very close to his heart.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Paul had high hopes
0:26:19 > 0:26:24for this model of Sir Francis Drake's famous Tudor warship.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29On the Golden Hind at £40. At £40. Who says 45? Quickly...
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- At £40, the bid's with us and no mistake.- Oh, come on.- At £40...
0:26:33 > 0:26:36At £40. Is there interest?
0:26:36 > 0:26:38We've got a commission. That's all we've got.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43At £40? We sell it and no mistake, at £40...
0:26:43 > 0:26:48- There's profit... - There's profit for you, but it's less than we expected.- Yeah.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Well, we had been hoping for a much more exciting start.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55That's just over half Paul's lower estimate.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00Still, there's plenty to come. In fact, the room ought to be buzzing over the next lot.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03It's more unique than we thought.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I think we might have a bit of a sleeper going on here.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- Do you know what a sleeper is? - No.- Not a clue.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Something that's come in with a low estimate that might do quite well.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16This is the bust of Nelson, which is very collectable anyway,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19but it's made by Royal Doulton and it's a limited edition,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- so that's very collectable to the collectors.- Good.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And we'll start the commission straight in at £50.
0:27:25 > 0:27:2750 already. There you are, see?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29£50, 5, 60,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- 5, 70...- Come on!- ..5, 80,
0:27:32 > 0:27:355, 90, 5, 100.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38The bid's with me at £100.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40At £100 bid, £10 now.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- At £100...- It really is a sleeper.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44At 110 on the web, 120 with me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49At £120, the bid is with me, the web is out. At 120, we sell.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- £120... On commission at £120. - Yes!
0:27:53 > 0:27:59A lovely surprise - six times Paul's lower estimate.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Syd and Sheree are obviously delighted with this result.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Next to go under the hammer is another birthday gift
0:28:05 > 0:28:10from Sheree to Syd, again with a nautical theme.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Where do we start? Do we start the bidding at £30? £20, start me surely.
0:28:14 > 0:28:20- Come on.- 20, I'm bid. 22, 24. 26, 28. I have the lady's bid at 28.
0:28:20 > 0:28:26- 28.- 30, I've come to you all. - Oh, they're all bidding for it, there you go.- Blimey.- Quite a lot.
0:28:26 > 0:28:2735 standing, at £35.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- 38?- Come on.- At 38, fresh money. 40, sir?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Oh!- 40.
0:28:32 > 0:28:3445.
0:28:34 > 0:28:3750. I have gentleman's bid at £50.
0:28:37 > 0:28:43At £50 bid on the post there, selling £50, going at £50. Yes, sir.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- Yes!- Brilliant.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49A bit of a battle - they recreated it there.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51THEY ALL LAUGH
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Another great result. It's so good to see everything selling well.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Back when Syd was a regular fixture on our screens with comedy partner Eddie Large,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03it was his job to be the butt of jokes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06And to this day, he's still up for a laugh.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11228, the Yamaha electric guitar and case, with amp, used by Syd, and he's on the way!
0:29:11 > 0:29:13THEY CHEER
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- He's fast, isn't he? - < How do you get in here?
0:29:18 > 0:29:23Right, afternoon, I won't keep you...
0:29:23 > 0:29:26I am Syd Little. Hands up all those who thought I was dead!
0:29:26 > 0:29:30I've never seen so many hands go up at once. Did you see that?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34In an auction room. Yeah, well, this is a guitar that, actually...
0:29:34 > 0:29:41I've got a few at home, but this one is very dear to me, because this has been all round the world with me
0:29:41 > 0:29:46a few times, and other places, so I'm going to start the bidding at...
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Ben, what do you think? - We've got a commission bid of £50.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54- Oh, £50!- Wey-hey! - And if anybody wants it signed, I've got my felt-tip pen,
0:29:54 > 0:29:59and it also comes with an amp. I actually found an amp in the attic, so we've got an amplifier,
0:29:59 > 0:30:03so it's a nice Christmas present for a budding Jimi Hendrix or Syd Little.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07LAUGHTER So £50, anybody?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- Oh, we're in at 50. 51. What's that? - It's all over the place.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15£60? Any more than 60? I'll sign it. 60, 70, £70. £70...
0:30:15 > 0:30:17£80! Do you want it signed?
0:30:17 > 0:30:24£90! Oh, I like this. £90! Any advance on 90? 100 quid. £100!
0:30:24 > 0:30:25He's got 100.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30I won't sign it, it'll be worth more. No, 110. Is that unsigned? Yeah.
0:30:30 > 0:30:38- £110, unsigned. - He's getting excited, isn't he? - Where? 120, wow, £120.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42130. £130 for this fantastic guitar.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- He's getting excited! - 140, he's there.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49140. That's double what we were expecting, actually.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52140! 140, any advance? 150. 150!
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Any advance on 150? 160.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01Sorry, folks, you'll be here till midnight. 160, any advance on 160?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- His voice can't get any higher.- 160?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- Going, going... - Are you bidding, madam?
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Where, where, where? Ooh, careful. 160? Going, going...gone.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Sold, £160.- Hooray!
0:31:14 > 0:31:21- Well done. That was brilliant? - That was really good. Fantastic. - That's great.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Syd's got a real flair for this - well over Paul's highest estimate.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Let's hope the next lot gets as much interest
0:31:30 > 0:31:32and that someone here collects fairies.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35At £35, on the net.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- That's great, isn't it? - Yeah.- That's good.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Another good sale for Syd and Sheree.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44People here seem to like their bits and pieces.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Next is another of Syd's favourites. In fact, he likes it so much I'm surprised it made it to auction.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53What we're looking for now is £70 for your tantalus,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- which is a very generous donation, because you still use this.- We do.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Yeah, we're going to miss it next Christmas, so...
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- shame but we'll find another one, won't we?- Hopefully so.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- We'll start the bidding at £50 on the nice oak tantalus. At £50.- £50.
0:32:08 > 0:32:1155, 60, 5, 70,
0:32:11 > 0:32:145. I'm out at 75 on the tantalus.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15At £75.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17£75.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23- 80, thank you. 85.- Yes! - 90? I have the lady's bid at £90.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Are we five now? 95, back in. Fill it up, madam.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Fantastic. £95. - < It is for charity.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32100, thank you.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Well done.- Thank you.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36At £100... It's for charity, John.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42It's not going to work twice! At £100, and we'll sell and no mistake at £100. Thank you.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47- Oh, well.- There you go, that's good, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah.- That's brilliant.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51What a relief, especially in view of that damage to a decanter.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55And what's more, we made Paul's top estimate.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59In fact, he's been bang on target for most of the sales today,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02so let's find out how well we're doing so far.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08- Halfway through. It's been sort of jittery, hasn't it?- Nervous, yeah.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- When was he last that nervous? - Probably our wedding day!
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Well, I'll tell you there's really no need to be nervous,
0:33:15 > 0:33:20because at the start of the day, we said £500 would be great for your charity, the Alzheimer's Society.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25Well, at the halfway point, you have made £505!
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Wow!
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- How about that?- Fantastic.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I think we deserve a break, or have a look around the auction. OK?
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- Let's go.- Let's go.- Yeah.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Not bad, eh? And we're only halfway through.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Time for a well-earned cup of tea before the rest of the sale.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Now, if you want to raise some extra cash at auction,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48don't forget that commission and other charges will apply
0:33:48 > 0:33:52so check the details with your saleroom to avoid any unexpected costs.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58So far today, we've done better than any of us could have hoped.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Let's keep up the momentum in the second half, which promises even more.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07There's that lovely silver and glass swan given to Syd and Sheree as a wedding gift.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13And how could we forget that handsome Thomas Sheraton-style cabinet?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Up next, a blast from Syd's past.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Do you know what I have noticed actually,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20and well done to your credit again, you two,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24you've framed this caricature and he looks very well presented here.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- It does.- An odd piece of paper is one thing,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29but a framed picture, different thing altogether.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Let's hope it'll do all right. - Let's hope it works.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34And we'll start it straight in at £20.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37There we go, £20, we've got a commission. Fantastic.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40And the poster's at £20, who says 22? Thank you.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42At 22, I'm only bid at 20... 24.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- 24.- 26, 28, 30.
0:34:45 > 0:34:5032, 34, 36. 38, 40.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52I'll sign it.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56No, you said that last time and the price went down!
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Forget that then.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- He tells the jokes. - Are we 44 anywhere?
0:35:01 > 0:35:06At 42 and we'll sell and no mistake, at £42? You've got it, sir.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10There you are, I think that's great, thank you very much.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13So supersonic Syd rides again.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16The memorabilia from his heyday will no doubt adorn
0:35:16 > 0:35:18someone's wall for many years to come.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Now, what interest will there be in our silver?
0:35:21 > 0:35:24At £60...
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Oh.- Very good.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Fantastic, bang on Paul's upper estimate.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Up next is this beautiful wedding gift
0:35:34 > 0:35:37and we're all expecting it to make an impressive show.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41- And we'll start at £20.- 20 we're in.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Silver swan at 22, 25, 28, 30,
0:35:44 > 0:35:4832, 35, 38, 40.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50£40, at £40. Who says 45?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53At 40 I'm bid, five quickly. At £40.
0:35:53 > 0:36:00At £40, we're selling and no mistake, £40...
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- Yay! Fantastic.- Very nice.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Everything seems to be selling today
0:36:05 > 0:36:09and that was right in the middle of Paul's valuation.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Syd and Sheree must be thrilled we're doing so well.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Next to go under the hammer,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16the 1950s pocket watch.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19At nine carats, let's hope it really is a pot of gold.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23We've got another of the charity's donations now here, I think the pocket watch.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It's from the society again, the Alzheimer's, yes?
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Yes, I was quite surprised actually because when it was shown to Paul.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32he opened it up and it's solid gold.
0:36:32 > 0:36:38So, you know, I don't know if that will bring the price up, it should do.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- Yes, gold is rocketing at the moment, isn't it?- It is really.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45The bullion price of gold has gone up, but don't forget this has an added value as well.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48It has the price of gold but also of the value of a watch.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51It's an intrinsic item in its own right,
0:36:51 > 0:36:53so I've put this in at £80 to £120.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Let's hope somebody agrees, but I think it's a great example.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01At £50 I'm on with the watch. At £50, £50.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Five, thank you, at 55 I'm bid.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0555, 60. 60.
0:37:05 > 0:37:0870, 5. 80, I'll come to you all.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1085. 90, sir?
0:37:10 > 0:37:1390. Five.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16100, 110.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- This is good.- No? 110 I'm bid.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23The lady has bid at £110. Are we 120? 120, thank you.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28- 130, I have £130. The lady's bid at 130.- I want it back!
0:37:28 > 0:37:33At £130, I sell at £130.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36Fantastic.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38£10 over the top estimate.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40The bidders are lapping it up,
0:37:40 > 0:37:43that's another one to top Paul's upper estimate.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Let's see if the next lot,
0:37:45 > 0:37:49which belonged to Sheree's father, is one for the boys.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Lot 290A and we'll start in at £100.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55£100, how's that?
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Start me at £100. I'm bid 110,
0:37:57 > 0:38:02120, 130. I'm out at 130, the commission is at 130.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06At 130, I'm only bid at 130, who says 140? 140.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- That's it.- 140.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10150. I'm bid £150.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14It's all gone quiet because you know the cameras are here. 150 bid.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16I'm selling at £150.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20All done at 150.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22- How's that?- Thanks.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26These 1960s steam toys often attract enthusiasts
0:38:26 > 0:38:29of all ages and today they've done us proud.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Just one more lot to go.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Display cabinets often sell quite well,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38and with that extra polishing from Sheree,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41we could be on to a winner here.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44We want to know if all your hard work has paid off
0:38:44 > 0:38:46with that display cabinet. It looks great now.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48It's a great example, and you've done yourself a favour.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Let's hope people agree here.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Let's see what value you have added to it.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56We already have commissions at £100 to start.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Started with 100!
0:38:58 > 0:39:01We'll start with £100, the display cabinet at £100.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04110 I'm bid, at 120, 130, 140,
0:39:04 > 0:39:08150, 160, 170. I'm out at 170 bid.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- 170!- 170 bid, are we 180?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14At 170 bid. At 180 quickly. At 170.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It's 170.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20170 all done now... 180, fresh money.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- 180.- 190, 200. 210...
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- It's your polishing!- 220, 230.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Have another look at it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31230 bid.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35240. 240 at the back.
0:39:35 > 0:39:41At 240. At 240, we sell at the back of the room at £240.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Whoa!- What a result! What a result!
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Thank you! Thank you!
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Whoo-whoo-whoo!
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Fantastic, what a finish!
0:39:55 > 0:39:57What an amazing finale.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Everything has sold, and for very respectable prices.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06There's only one thing left for us to do now and that's tot up our total.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- It's over. It's been really exciting.- It has, it has.
0:40:10 > 0:40:16I'm pleased because it's the first one I've put stuff in and sold so we're over the moon.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- You did your bit, selling that guitar, that was fantastic. - Yeah, that came good.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25- At the start of the day... You're dying to know what we made, are you?- Yeah!
0:40:25 > 0:40:30At the start of the day, £500 was the target for your charity, all going to the charity.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34You know you've made your target because we did that at half-time.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39You've actually made £1,167.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Fantastic!
0:40:41 > 0:40:46- Isn't that good?- I'm so pleased for the charity.- So are we.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50I think it's been worth coming just to see you auction off that guitar.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- That was priceless for me!- I don't want to do it again.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Don't come round for another 20 years, will you?
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Thanks ever so much for taking part, it's been a pleasure to meet you.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Well, we've enjoyed every minute of it, thank you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Syd has raised his money for the Alzheimer's Society.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17It doesn't matter whether it's tuppence or £2, or £2 million.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Every little helps, I'm there again, aren't I!
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Well, Syd Little is my name.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27His donation will support many of the charity's activities, like this weekly tea dance.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29It's held at Twickenham village hall in Middlesex
0:41:29 > 0:41:34and helps people with Alzheimer's keep fit and relaxed, like Janice and Terry.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39It gets you out. Otherwise we'd be very isolated at home.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43If it wasn't for the Alzheimer's Society, we'd be stuck in the house most of the time,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47and it's people who have the same sort of problems and they understand.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50They're understanding, kind people and it's just lovely.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55It's like a second family really with the Alzheimer's group, it's just really nice.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57You really enjoy it, don't you?
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Yeah.- Yeah, it does get us out and he loves music. He loves music.
0:42:01 > 0:42:07Sally and Martin also have no doubt about the benefits of this kind of gathering.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10No matter how old they are and what problems they have at home,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13they come in here and we're here to make them laugh
0:42:13 > 0:42:18and share our worries and our experiences.
0:42:18 > 0:42:24- I don't know what we'd do without it actually.- No, it's exceedingly important for us.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31So that's a fabulous result for Syd, Sheree and their charity.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34They made more than twice what they had been expecting.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36If you'd like to raise money for something special
0:42:36 > 0:42:41and you think you have some bits and pieces hidden round the home, why not apply to come on the show?
0:42:41 > 0:42:46You can find the form on our website, and that's...
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Good luck, and maybe see you next time on Cash In The Attic.
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