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Today's show comes from the Northwest coast line.

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I'm 500 feet up in the air. Can you guess where I am?

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Yes, you've got it. Blackpool. Welcome to "Flog It!"

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The town of Blackpool hit the big-time

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when visiting the seaside became affordable for the masses

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with attractions including a theme park,

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three piers, and, of course, the world-renowned Tower Ballroom

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where many a Strictly celeb has samba-ed the night away.

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The most famous attraction, of course, has to be the tower

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itself providing thousands of tourists with spectacular

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views along the coastline alongside the ornate

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luxury of the ballroom and the excitement of the Tower Circus

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drawing in thousands of people over the years.

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There's a great queue here today.

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This lot are here laden with antiques

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and collectables all hoping they're going to make a small

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fortune in auction later on in the programme.

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And there's one question on everybody's lips which is...

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-ALL: WHAT'S IT WORTH?!

-They're going to find out.

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Ready and waiting to entertain the crowds today is our main man

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-James Lewis.

-Is it full?

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And warming up for her first performance at the circus is

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leading lady Anita Manning.

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I think it would be nice to do a wee piece on that

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because we are in Blackpool, the home of the naughty postcard.

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So, without further ado, let's open the doors and start the valuations.

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Today, we will find out which of these is worth the most.

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Some Chinese terracotta animals that could be over 1,000 years old

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or this concertina that could hit the right note at auction.

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Find out which fares best later on in the show.

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And what better place to perform our valuations than Blackpool's

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very own Tower Circus.

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This place has been entertaining people for well over 100 years

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and even during both world wars it never missed a performance

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and adding to that list of achievements for one day only

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it's home to "Flog It!" And once everybody is safely seated

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we will be getting on with our first valuation.

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And kicking off the proceedings, Anita is taking a closer

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look at those postcards that she spotted in the queue.

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Richard, Sonia, father and daughter. Welcome to "Flog It!".

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It's lovely to have you along in this fabulous venue.

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You've brought me along an album of postcards.

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Richard, tell me, where did you get them?

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Many years ago my great aunt, who was a spinster lady,

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liked to frequent all of the hotels and places

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and she would have Blackpool and Morecambe

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and all the other areas around

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so everybody, we got this huge build up of cards.

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Let's have a look.

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This is your original album here and it's nice to have kept them

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in the album because it's kept them in good condition

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and condition is important.

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If we look at these ones, we can see at the beginning some early

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Donald McGill postcards and we see

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a little reference to a soldier here.

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"The voice that breathed o'er Eden fall in the draft!"

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And we've got two...

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Not the most glamorous girls and again they are discussing

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the Army and here we've got a reference to old Churchill.

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You've got early Donald McGills and that is good.

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They're smashing. Do we know how many we have, Richard?

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-164.

-You've counted?

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Yes.

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Tell me why are you selling them, Richard?

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Now that the family is spread about,

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I wouldn't know who to give it to, I wouldn't know where to leave it

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and I have visions of it being dropped into a skip.

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Sonia, you've obviously enjoyed looking through these.

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Do you have any sentimental attachment to them?

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I do for the joy they've brought looking at them but I agree with my dad,

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if we could sell them to someone who would appreciate them

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as much as we have then I would rather they go to

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someone like that than, like my dad said, they could get lost.

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Postcards are good in today's market.

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You've got 160-odd there, some are worth more than others.

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I would like to put between one and £200.

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Would you be happy to sell them at that?

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-Yes.

-I was thinking a reserve of £100.

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-Would you feel happy?

-Yeah.

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And a low and wide estimate will encourage the bidding.

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So, I am hoping that does very, very well indeed.

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A real collection of family memories and James has found another.

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I think every child grows up being told by their parents don't

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get a motorbike, it's too dangerous but there's something almost

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very basic in the human instinct that wants to

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go as fast as possible

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and that danger to give you the rush of adrenaline and there's nothing

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more dangerous than in the 1920s and 30s than these guys were doing.

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Speedway.

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My word, these are all speedway riders from that period?

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They are, they were my mother's collection from her

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days from mainly Bellevue, Manchester.

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Belle Vue and White City, the two big speedway tracks.

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-That's right.

-So, was your mother a massive speedway fan?

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I think she was.

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I had three uncles who were obviously her brothers

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and they were all into bikes. She was the younger of them.

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I suppose she's grown up with the brothers with motorbikes around

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so they went to Belle Vue and she went with them, as far as I know.

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I think even took me in my younger days when I was a young child.

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-So young, I couldn't remember it.

-Are you a biker?

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-No, can't ride a push-bike!

-Come on. Everyone can ride push-bike.

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-I can drive a car but not a push-bike. No, I can't.

-How funny!

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OK. So, how old was your mother when she was going to the races, 8, 10?

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Probably she started from that young age and into her teens.

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I suppose it's what you could call the pop of her day.

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On a Saturday night at Belle Vue was the speedway racing

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and you got to meet them afterwards.

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Here we have proof of the fact she met them.

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Max Grossenburg who was an Australian speedway

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and one of the most famous of his day

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and there he is standing looking dashing in his long leather coat.

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-I think he must have been known for that.

-I'm sure.

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We have some of the guys up here. Look at what they're wearing.

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It's padded but it wouldn't give anywhere near the protection

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of the guys that they have today.

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It's a really interesting collection but it is quite a varied mix.

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We've got the scraps that are put together for personal interest,

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the cigarette cards appeal to one market, autographs that appeal

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to a separate market and photographs that are a different market again.

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The one thing that links them all is the biking interest.

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I think the thing of most value is the photograph.

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I think that's probably worth 30, £35 but by the time we add it

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all together we've got a lot of worth probably 50 to 80.

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-Is that all right for you for a starting bid?

-Fine.

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The right thing to do is to find a home,

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somebody who has a passion for it and let these things live on.

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Let's see who turns up at the sale.

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Yes, OK. Fine.

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A great collection found by James

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and there are lots more items still waiting to be valued.

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A teddy bear! Aw, has he got a name? Aw!

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-How long have you had Ted?

-As long as I can remember and I'm 25!

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Yes.

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My childhood memories just came flooding back there!

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Now, which of you remembers Anita's next find?

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Alana, welcome to "Flog It!"

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It's wonderful of you to come along and be in this fabulous circus ring.

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-So good.

-Have you ever been here before?

-The circus, yes.

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Um, well, I essentially grew up here my family have been involved since...

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-Decades ago, since the first tower ballet.

-That's my fantasy.

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I want to be the woman who stands at the back of the big white

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horse trotting around the ring.

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-What was your favourite act?

-I loved the elephant.

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I used to love when we took him for walks on the beach and stuff.

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You took an elephant for a walk on the beach? Ha, ha! For a paddle.

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Well, it was more of a dunk rather than a paddle, really.

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They were a bit heavy. Yeah, it was a lot of fun.

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-It's things I'll always remember.

-It's wonderful.

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Tell me, what have you brought me along today?

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Well, I've got some retro games, Mouse Trap and Risk!

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-Some pretty awesome games.

-Where did you get these?

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I found these in a charity, spotted them

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and you know when you get that nostalgia of like days gone by.

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-Did you play board games as a kid?

-A lot, yeah.

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Who did you play with?

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I played with my grandma loads in between toast time

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and snuggles there was always a board game.

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Always.

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So, this has taken you back to lovely times with your granny.

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-Definitely, yeah.

-Well, I think this is great fun.

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You're the expert on this, what sort of dates would this be, maybe 1960s?

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These are the first edition ones.

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As far as I am aware from what I've seen on the internet and things.

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How much did it cost you?

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I haggled a little bit and got them down to both of them

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for 40 which I thought was pretty good because they are quite old

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and I have looked online

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and they are selling online but incomplete.

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This type of thing was mass produced but it is reflecting the time

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and because it was a toy many of them were discarded or broken

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and what you're telling me is this is a first edition one

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and it has everything there.

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-Yeah.

-You paid retail for them, auction is slightly different.

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I would like to put them in estimated say 20 to 30.

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Would you be content with that?

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-Yeah.

-If we say £20 reserve with a little bit of discretion.

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If they don't get that, you will get them back again.

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Yeah, that's fine.

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Obviously I've bought it for a bit more

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but that's the risk you take, isn't it?

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Who knows, but let's hope they do well in auction

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and it's been great fun looking at them.

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Thank you for bringing them along.

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That's all right. No problem.

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And you can see if those games win or lose at the auction later on.

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We've made a cracking start here in Blackpool and it's nearly time to

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put our first items under the hammer but before we do, let's have a quick

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recap of all the items we think will be entertaining the bidders.

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Wish you were here,

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it's the collection of postcards brought along by Richard and Sonia.

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There's that collection of speedway memorabilia.

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And Alana is willing to take a risk on these board games.

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Let's hope she traps the big money.

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For today's auction, we've travelled nine miles south to Lytham St Annes

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also a mecca of entertainment but this time of a sporting nature.

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It is famous for its internationally renowned golf course

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but let's hope today's lots are not under par.

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The man in charge today is auctioneer Jonathan Cook

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and the room is full of potential bidders.

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Our first lot is the collection of postcards.

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So, this was a family tradition collected by your great aunt

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and it stopped around the '60s and that's

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when I started to collect saucy postcards

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going on holiday in the '60s and '70s and this is your great aunt.

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-Yeah.

-Can we show the camera?

-She was born in 1898.

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Doesn't she look happy?

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-This is a sad moment selling this, really.

-Not really, no.

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-I would rather they went to someone who would appreciate it.

-OK.

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Good luck, everybody. It's time to put those values to the test.

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Let's hope they find a new home and get looked after

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and are kept together.

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This is it.

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Early 20th-century album. Comical postcards.

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We can start them off at £80. 85. 90. Five. At £95. Any advance on 95?

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100. At £100 on the net. Any advance on £100?

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At £100 on the internet. Are we all sure? 110. And 20. And 30.

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And 40. And 50. And 60. 170. 180.

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-At £180.

-We are nearly at the top end of the estimate.

-At £180 then.

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All on the net at 180. Any further interest in the room? At 190.

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On the net at 190. Any advance in the room? At 190, all sure.

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All finished. At 190.

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That's good, isn't it? Everyone is happy. It was worth doing.

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Definitely worth doing. Well done. A good result there.

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Now, it's time to roll the dice for our next lot.

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Alana, fingers crossed

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and I know you are crazy about board games, aren't you?

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-Yeah.

-Not a lot of money involved. £20, hopefully £40.

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I just wanted to meet you guys! That's all it was.

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-I've got to get on.

-Good luck.

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Let's put it to the test

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and find out what this lot think it is now down to the bidders.

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Lot 220. 1960s. Ideal mouse game. Risk! by Waddington. 1960s.

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On the internet at £20. 22. 24.

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At £24 on the net.

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-Any advance in the room? At 24 on the net. Are we all sure?

-At £24.

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Selling.

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-We can all live without it.

-£24.

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It has gone within estimate.

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-What did you pay for those two games?

-I did pay a bit more.

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I was hoping there might have been some big kids in the room. But no!

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But somebody else will have a lot of fun playing with them.

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-Definitely.

-Whoever bought that got a real bargain and hours of fun.

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Time to bring down the chequered flag on our first visit to the

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auction room. Vroom, vroom! We are revving up now.

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Things are going well and you know what I'm talking about right now.

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Yes, the speedway memorabilia. It is a hard thing to put a value on.

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You have 50, £60.

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Yeah. It was a very difficult one to estimate

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because there's not a massive collectors field for them.

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If it had been in Grand Prix or motor racing it would have been

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really sought-after.

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-Anyway, good luck.

-This was the old days.

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Lot 435. Speedway interest.

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Bids of £34 on the net. £36. 38. 40.

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44. 46. 48. 50. Five. 60. Five. 70.

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Better than I thought.

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-Five.

-90. We're getting to £100. 100. At £100 on the internet.

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Any advance in the room? 110. New bid in the room at 110.

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-Any advance on 110?

-This is brilliant!

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140. 150. 160. 170. 180.

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190. 200. 220.

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Must be something worthwhile in there to someone.

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-It's rare, isn't it?

-Well, it is.

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All finished at 240. 250 if it helps. 250.

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-Good auctioneering.

-Fantastic, Jonathan. Well done.

-At £260 then.

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All finished at 260. No further interest at £260.

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-Gosh, I didn't expect that.

-Nor did we. £260.

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It's only bits of paper, after all.

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Yeah, but it's speedway memorabilia. A lesson to us all.

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Don't chuck things away.

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Show them to experts first, bring them along to a sale room

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and find out what they're worth before you chuck things.

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There's plenty more of my mother's I could bring again.

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Let's get round there! Come on.

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Well, that's our first lots under the hammer.

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We're coming back to the sale room later on in the programme

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but right now I'm taking a short trip up the road to Morecambe

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to witness the spectacular dedication of a group of volunteers

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working hard to preserve a special part of their local heritage.

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Just up the coast from Blackpool is another seaside resort.

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I am here at the Winter Gardens in Morecambe once home to

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some of the biggest names in show business

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and arguably one of the grandest theatres in Lancashire.

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But the heyday has long gone and the glamour has faded

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but thankfully all is not lost.

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The theatre was built in 1897 and formed part of an entertainment

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complex that included a ballroom and seawater baths.

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Most of those features have long since been demolished

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but the theatre still remains

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although it has been closed for more than 40 years.

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And it's here in the main auditorium that generations

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of theatre-goers flocked to see some of their favourite performers.

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This stage has seen the likes of Laurel and Hardy,

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Laurence Olivier, and not forgetting the comic genius

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Eric Morecambe and his stage partner Ernie Wise.

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It must have been terrifying walking on stage to a packed house

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because that is a big space.

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All those eyes looking down on you, what an atmosphere!

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And the acoustics are superb in here with the barrelled ceiling.

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Hello, Morecambe!

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When it was full, over 2,150 pairs of eyes would have been on the stage.

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If you bought the cheapest tickets available,

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it got you a seat in this area.

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While it may be a long way from the stage, it is close to that.

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This is the original ceiling that was put in in 1897.

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It would have been cast out of plaster in smaller

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sections at ground level and then raised into position and decorated.

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If you look through that hole up there,

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it gives you a marvellous view of the ceiling detail

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but also how this incredible plasterwork is held up.

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There's a great deal of weight up there, it is

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secured into place by ties,

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lots of strands of wire which have been tightened up,

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looped over this rolled steel joist so it takes the complete weight.

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The ties, the wire, is then covered over with more plaster of Paris

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and decorated into the ornate work so it is completely hidden.

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But it's not just the ceiling that is full of detail here.

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The whole place is full of architectural delights.

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In its prime, the theatre would have been a grand

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and ornate place to visit and also, in the days before TV, it would

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have been a centre of entertainment for the local

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community as well as for visiting holiday-makers.

0:20:150:20:19

Going to the theatre was thirsty work back in the day.

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There would have been five bars here serving drinks to the audience

0:20:220:20:25

and in this one bar there's a team of dedicated volunteers working

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hard to restore it back to its former glory.

0:20:290:20:32

Evelyn, you've been involved with this restoration

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-project from day one. What year was that?

-1986.

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So, have you got fond memories as a theatre-goer, a young girl,

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coming to watch performances here?

0:20:430:20:45

Yes, the first time I ever came into the Winter Gardens my mum

0:20:450:20:50

brought me and my sister to see Cinderella, the pantomime.

0:20:500:20:53

-I was seven years old.

-Gosh!

0:20:530:20:56

We went right to the top of the building.

0:20:560:20:57

There were no seats there, just benches

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and I thought it was absolutely wonderful.

0:21:000:21:03

The theatre was all lit up.

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So, that memory has stayed with me all my life.

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When was the last performance?

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It was the RAF band in September 1977.

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So, you and a group of friends got together to form an action team

0:21:140:21:18

-to get this restoration project under way.

-We did.

0:21:180:21:21

We got the opportunity in 2006 to purchase the building which

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we did and we've been slowly trying to do work to reopen it again.

0:21:250:21:30

And when do you see this project coming to an end,

0:21:300:21:32

-another 20 years maybe?

-Yeah. Perhaps not in my lifetime.

0:21:320:21:36

You never know.

0:21:360:21:37

But it's just good to see it and the volunteers are doing exceptional

0:21:370:21:41

work and without the volunteers we wouldn't be doing anything.

0:21:410:21:45

Is there anything I can get involved with?

0:21:450:21:47

-I am sure, Paul, we can get something for you to do.

-Come on then!

0:21:470:21:52

Along with Morecambe's Winter Gardens,

0:21:540:21:56

it's estimated that around 50 theatres in the UK

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are at risk of being lost forever.

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It makes the work of the volunteers even more important.

0:22:020:22:06

I'm going to give a helping hand to local artist Shane Johnstone,

0:22:060:22:09

who's restoring some of the original mosaic in the entrance hall.

0:22:090:22:13

He, like the rest of the team, offer their skills

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to bring the theatre back to life one tile at a time.

0:22:160:22:19

So, you've got a bit of damage here.

0:22:190:22:21

What's the first thing you're going to do?

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First we'll take a tracing of the damaged hole.

0:22:230:22:27

Do you want to have a go?

0:22:270:22:28

Yes, I can rub that around the edge...

0:22:280:22:30

All you do is rub round the edge,

0:22:300:22:32

gently look for the edge of the hole, and the damage.

0:22:320:22:36

-How's that?

-Excellent.

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And it's also good just to get a little bit of a tracing

0:22:380:22:42

of the grain of the mosaics around the edge as well.

0:22:420:22:46

I see, so you know where to follow the lines through.

0:22:460:22:49

We can get the flow through, yeah.

0:22:490:22:51

So, what happens next?

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What we need to do now is to find a piece that's undamaged,

0:22:520:22:56

and take a tracing from that.

0:22:560:22:58

-Like that section over there.

-That looks good to me.

-OK.

0:22:580:23:02

I can see what you're doing now.

0:23:020:23:04

You know, it is so simple when you really think about it.

0:23:040:23:08

OK, lots of buckets of mosaic tiles here.

0:23:100:23:13

Yeah, these are all the salvaged tiles.

0:23:130:23:15

So what we need to do now is recreate the pattern

0:23:150:23:18

-by sticking the tiles on here.

-OK.

0:23:180:23:20

So, we need to identify the colours that we need to use,

0:23:200:23:23

and so the way I've identified them is I've named them after biscuits.

0:23:230:23:27

-Go on, then.

-So, we've got dark Bourbon.

-Right.

0:23:270:23:30

We've got chocolate biscuits there.

0:23:300:23:32

-We've got rich teas and we've got...digestives.

-OK!

0:23:320:23:36

-You're a man who likes his biscuits, I can see that.

-Yeah.

0:23:360:23:39

So, we grab the Bourbon. I'll put some glue on.

0:23:390:23:41

This is quite time-consuming. You can't rush this, can you?

0:23:410:23:44

No, you can't rush it. You've got to do it carefully and thoroughly.

0:23:440:23:49

Get a sense of achievement quite quickly, really, don't you?

0:23:500:23:53

Once you get two colours down, working together.

0:23:530:23:56

You make progress, and you see the artwork develop in front of you,

0:23:560:24:00

and it's very satisfying work.

0:24:000:24:02

Look at that! There, two rows completed.

0:24:020:24:05

Well done, Paul.

0:24:050:24:06

Well, we've cut it out, now. We've got rid of the excess brown paper.

0:24:100:24:13

One more dab of glue - I've got the last mosaic to put on.

0:24:130:24:16

-In we go.

-There we are.

0:24:160:24:18

I'll leave that up to you to carry over there

0:24:180:24:21

and put into place.

0:24:210:24:22

There's a sense of achievement's gone on there.

0:24:230:24:27

-Do you want to put it in?

-No, go on, you do it.

0:24:270:24:29

I know, obviously, that's got to go down on adhesive,

0:24:290:24:31

-but we won't do that right now. Let's just see the process.

-Yes.

0:24:310:24:34

So, once that's adhesived in, we fold this over,

0:24:340:24:38

we flip it down, insert into the space...

0:24:380:24:42

Once that's set in adhesive and it's gone off,

0:24:420:24:45

you can get a sponge with some warm water on it

0:24:450:24:47

and just soak that brown paper off, and it'll just peel off, won't it?

0:24:470:24:50

It'll peel off and it'll reveal a lovely new restored mosaic.

0:24:500:24:54

Well done. What a lovely process.

0:24:540:24:56

You've got your work cut out here, haven't you?

0:24:560:24:58

Yeah. Well, thanks for your help.

0:24:580:25:00

That's all right. Thank you. Thank you for letting me do a little bit.

0:25:000:25:03

If you visit the theatre,

0:25:030:25:04

you can actually walk over our work now, can't you?!

0:25:040:25:07

-How about that?

-Thanks for your help.

-Well done.

0:25:070:25:09

Well, I've thoroughly enjoyed my visit here to the Winter Gardens,

0:25:110:25:14

and it's great to see the work of the volunteers

0:25:140:25:16

who are so clearly passionate about protect their local heritage.

0:25:160:25:20

And talking about mosaics,

0:25:200:25:21

there's a lovely example here.

0:25:210:25:23

This was first put down

0:25:230:25:24

in the late 1880s,

0:25:240:25:26

and as you can see,

0:25:260:25:27

"pavilion" was misspelt.

0:25:270:25:29

But I'm sure that's going to be left

0:25:290:25:30

for everybody else to look at and admire.

0:25:300:25:33

And I must say, if you are ever in the area,

0:25:330:25:36

do pay the theatre a visit, because it's well worth seeing.

0:25:360:25:39

We're back in Blackpool, where the Tower Circus

0:25:450:25:47

is still a fully-functioning entertainment venue

0:25:470:25:50

with performances taking place six days a week.

0:25:500:25:53

The resident clowns are Mr Boo and Mooky,

0:25:530:25:56

and they've turned up to entertain the "Flog It!" crowd.

0:25:560:25:59

And, obviously, don't try that at home.

0:25:590:26:03

Circus has been with us for centuries -

0:26:030:26:06

it's part of our culture, it's entertained all of us.

0:26:060:26:09

We all grew up going to the circus,

0:26:090:26:11

and circus memorabilia is highly sought-after,

0:26:110:26:13

because there's not a great deal of it about.

0:26:130:26:16

Now, this has a wonderful story attached to it.

0:26:160:26:18

It belonged to a clown named Grock, a Swiss-born clown.

0:26:180:26:22

Born in 1880, and by the early part of the 1900s

0:26:220:26:25

he was entertaining crowds all over the world.

0:26:250:26:28

He became the most popular circus entertainer in the world.

0:26:280:26:31

He was known as The King Of Clowns,

0:26:310:26:33

and he was one of the highest-paid entertainers back then.

0:26:330:26:36

And his act was playing musical instruments.

0:26:360:26:39

He was an accomplished musician.

0:26:390:26:41

He played 24 different instruments,

0:26:410:26:43

and his act was sort of a simpleton performing on all of these things,

0:26:430:26:46

with a little music stand with tiny little sheet music on it.

0:26:460:26:50

If you're into circus memorabilia,

0:26:500:26:52

you would have to pay somewhere in the region of a few thousand pounds

0:26:520:26:56

to own something like this.

0:26:560:26:57

So, let's go back to the valuation tables now, with James Lewis.

0:26:590:27:03

JAMES SNORTS

0:27:030:27:05

I have to say, Norman, it's while since I played farmyards.

0:27:080:27:11

-Yeah.

-But these, actually, they're not toys, are they?

0:27:110:27:15

They're something far more interesting.

0:27:150:27:17

Now, the fact that you've got two

0:27:170:27:19

makes me think that you actually probably know what they are.

0:27:190:27:23

-More or less, yeah.

-So, tell me, did they come from the same place?

0:27:230:27:27

No, the big pig came from York, bought that in an antique...

0:27:270:27:32

-In York, right.

-This one I actually got from a market in Shanghai.

0:27:320:27:35

-Oh, did you?

-Yeah.

0:27:350:27:37

-And how long ago did you buy that?

-About eight years ago.

0:27:370:27:40

-Right.

-I found out that I was born in the year of the pig,

0:27:400:27:43

so that led me to buying pigs.

0:27:430:27:46

-Oh, so you collect pigs?

-Yeah. I had over 2,000 at one stage.

0:27:460:27:50

Do you go to China a lot?

0:27:500:27:52

-I've been a couple of times, yeah.

-It's an amazing country, isn't it?

0:27:520:27:56

It's an amazing country, with an amazing culture,

0:27:560:27:59

and amazing skills.

0:27:590:28:01

One of their best skills is faking and copying other things,

0:28:010:28:06

whether it's English Royal Crown Derby or whatever,

0:28:060:28:10

they just copy everything, and they do it brilliantly.

0:28:100:28:14

These are meant to be Han dynasty/Tang dynasty tomb figures.

0:28:140:28:22

The idea was they would accompany the dead person to the afterlife

0:28:220:28:27

and be a source of food and something to trade in the new world.

0:28:270:28:32

Now, the way of telling would be to drill a section

0:28:320:28:37

and do what they call the Oxford test,

0:28:370:28:40

where they drill down into the leg - almost always into the leg -

0:28:400:28:44

and they take a carbon date of the clay

0:28:440:28:46

and they tell you whether it's old or a reproduction.

0:28:460:28:50

But the fakers have now discovered that this is what they're doing.

0:28:500:28:55

So, they get a genuine old piece, grind up the clay

0:28:550:29:00

and make the legs of the old piece.

0:29:000:29:02

So, it is very, very difficult to tell.

0:29:020:29:04

It would be nice to be able to do the Oxford test on it,

0:29:040:29:08

but it costs about £200 to do it.

0:29:080:29:12

-So, what did you pay for them?

-I paid £50 for the pig...

-OK.

0:29:120:29:17

..and £15, possibly, for that.

0:29:170:29:20

-Your Shanghai piece...

-Yeah?

0:29:200:29:22

-..I think is definitely a fake.

-Yeah, I can see that.

0:29:220:29:25

The pig is more interesting.

0:29:250:29:28

My gut reaction is it's got a bit of age,

0:29:280:29:31

but I don't think anything like 300-600AD.

0:29:310:29:35

We come to value, I guess,

0:29:360:29:39

and this is going to be one of the most difficult parts of it,

0:29:390:29:42

because without that Oxford test,

0:29:420:29:45

you can't say for sure that it's genuine.

0:29:450:29:48

What to do?

0:29:510:29:52

I think the best way of cataloguing this

0:29:520:29:56

is to say a Chinese "Han" - in inverted commas - dynasty

0:29:560:30:03

terracotta pig.

0:30:030:30:05

Give them a good description.

0:30:050:30:07

It will then be picked up online,

0:30:070:30:09

but we're not saying it's a genuine Han dynasty,

0:30:090:30:12

it's "Han" in inverted commas.

0:30:120:30:15

I think if we put an auction estimate of £60-100 for the two,

0:30:150:30:20

it's not going to show you a great return if it only makes that,

0:30:200:30:23

but it does give them a chance to fight for it

0:30:230:30:26

if they think it's right.

0:30:260:30:27

-Yep, OK.

-Happy with that?

-Fine, yeah.

0:30:270:30:30

Bit of a gamble, but you never know -

0:30:300:30:34

-you might end up taking home the bacon.

-Yeah.

0:30:340:30:37

A tricky one there for James.

0:30:370:30:39

We'll find out if the bidders at the auction

0:30:390:30:41

think they're real or fake a little bit later on.

0:30:410:30:43

Let's go back to Anita now and see what she's discovered.

0:30:430:30:47

Eric, Carol, what a wonderful thing you've brought in

0:30:470:30:51

for "Flog It!" today.

0:30:510:30:52

It's a concertina.

0:30:520:30:54

Can you tell me a bit about the background - where did you get it?

0:30:550:30:58

-Were you ever a busker yourself?

-No, no. I can't play it.

0:30:580:31:02

I acquired it somewhere down the line.

0:31:030:31:06

Whether it was in the loft of a house that I purchased

0:31:060:31:09

or whether I acquired in connection with a business I was running,

0:31:090:31:13

I haven't a clue.

0:31:130:31:14

I've had it that long, 25, 30 years, and it's always been there,

0:31:140:31:19

and I just couldn't get rid of it!

0:31:190:31:22

Well, let's hope we can pass it on to someone who will play it,

0:31:220:31:26

-or perhaps a collector of concertinas.

-Yes.

0:31:260:31:30

This one, I think, hasn't been pulled in and out too much,

0:31:300:31:33

so the condition...

0:31:330:31:35

SHE STRIKES A NOTE

0:31:350:31:37

..is good.

0:31:370:31:39

I'm tempted to give a wee tune here!

0:31:400:31:43

SHE PLAYS DISCORDANTLY

0:31:430:31:45

I'm afraid I'm making it sound like a squeaky cat!

0:31:490:31:52

But the bellows are good.

0:31:520:31:54

I think it maybe needs a wee bit of love and attention

0:31:540:31:59

with these little pegs here,

0:31:590:32:01

but, in the main, in good condition.

0:32:010:32:04

If we look at the front, here,

0:32:040:32:06

we can see we can see the little plate...

0:32:060:32:08

-Mm-hm.

-..which tells us that it is a Wheatstone,

0:32:080:32:11

and that's what we look for.

0:32:110:32:14

That was a 19th century instrument maker.

0:32:140:32:18

They made up to the 1930s, '40s - maybe even the '50s.

0:32:180:32:22

But it was the best of instruments.

0:32:220:32:25

I'd we look at the back of it, we can see this number here.

0:32:250:32:30

Now, each concertina has its own individual number,

0:32:300:32:36

and you can trace that back to when it was made.

0:32:360:32:41

-Yes.

-Did you know that, Eric?

0:32:410:32:44

Yes, I actually did it - went onto their web page,

0:32:440:32:46

and I traced it back, and it was made in 1913.

0:32:460:32:50

You can actually see the ledger that it was written out on.

0:32:500:32:55

-So, just at the very beginning of the war.

-Yeah.

0:32:550:32:59

Just at the beginning of the war.

0:32:590:33:00

-Valuation. Have you had it valued before, Eric?

-No.

-No.

0:33:000:33:04

I would put a value of £500-800 on it.

0:33:040:33:09

I can be a wee bit conservative at times,

0:33:090:33:12

so I'm sure that that type of estimate will attract the bidding.

0:33:120:33:17

-Yes.

-And it may fly, it may go above the top estimate.

0:33:170:33:21

-But would you be happy to sell it at that?

-Yes, yes.

0:33:210:33:25

-You're happy with that.

-No problem.

0:33:250:33:26

-Reserve £500.

-Yeah.

-Bottom estimate.

0:33:260:33:30

I'm sure it'll play a fine tune for us when it's sold.

0:33:300:33:33

Thank you very much.

0:33:330:33:35

Thank you.

0:33:350:33:36

In the past, concertinas have had mixed fortunes on "Flog It!",

0:33:360:33:40

making anything from a couple of hundred pounds to over a thousand.

0:33:400:33:44

We'll see how that one does a little later on.

0:33:440:33:47

Now, if you're a fan of the show,

0:33:470:33:48

you're bound to recognise today's final item.

0:33:480:33:52

Joan, can you hear that?

0:33:520:33:54

No.

0:33:540:33:55

All those people shouting at home, "Clarice Cliff, Clarice Cliff!"?

0:33:550:33:58

-Clarice Cliff!

-Yes, because if you're a "Flog It!" viewer,

0:33:580:34:01

you know exactly what that is.

0:34:010:34:03

-Clarice Cliff.

-It's one of the "Flog It!" favourites.

0:34:030:34:06

It just wouldn't be a "Flog It!" without a bit of Clarice Cliff.

0:34:060:34:09

So, tell me, we know all the history of Clarice,

0:34:090:34:13

we've been over it so many times.

0:34:130:34:15

But what's the history of this one? Your personal history.

0:34:150:34:19

Just always having it in the family.

0:34:190:34:22

Just there, full of daffodils and tulips and that.

0:34:220:34:26

-And it belonged to your parents?

-Yeah.

0:34:260:34:28

And do you remember it as a little girl?

0:34:280:34:30

Yes, I remember me mother saying she paid half a crown for it.

0:34:300:34:34

Half a crown!

0:34:340:34:35

Do you remember where she got it from?

0:34:350:34:37

-Er, yes - a pot shop that used to do auctions.

-Really?

0:34:370:34:42

-Over in Yorkshire.

-Well, I think your mum did very well,

0:34:420:34:45

because she's obviously got a good eye.

0:34:450:34:47

Clarice Cliff being the archetypal leading designer

0:34:470:34:52

of the Art Deco period and the Art Deco movement.

0:34:520:34:55

This is known as Melon pattern, for obvious reasons -

0:34:550:34:59

we've got a very stylised green and pink melon on this side.

0:34:590:35:04

The bands are in blue, pink and green.

0:35:040:35:06

There was one with reds and oranges that was more common than this,

0:35:060:35:11

but also slightly more popular.

0:35:110:35:13

This would have been produced around 1935,

0:35:130:35:16

so it was in the height of Clarice Cliff's Bizarre, Fantasque period,

0:35:160:35:22

when everyone thinks Clarice Cliff was at her best.

0:35:220:35:26

After the war, she sold her name, so a lot of wares are produced

0:35:260:35:31

that have a bit of a weak design with a Clarice Cliff name to it.

0:35:310:35:33

Yeah.

0:35:330:35:34

But the reason why they're weak is that Clarice Cliff never saw them.

0:35:340:35:38

This is a piece that Clarice would have designed, would have executed

0:35:380:35:41

and would have been a key person in the production of this piece.

0:35:410:35:45

-Would she?

-So, she paid half a crown for it...

-Yeah.

-..in the 1930s.

0:35:450:35:48

Now, half a crown in today's money is what?

0:35:480:35:51

-Half a crown is...

-About two shillings, and 2½p is...

0:35:510:35:56

-Two shillings and...

-Six...

0:35:560:35:58

See, that - I'm no wiser with two shillings than

0:35:580:36:01

-I am with half a crown!

-No...

0:36:010:36:03

Two shillings and sixpence - sixpence is 2 and a half pence,

0:36:030:36:06

-a shilling is 5p, isn't it?

-Yeah.

0:36:060:36:08

-So - that's 12 and a half pence!

-Yeah.

0:36:080:36:11

That's not bad.

0:36:110:36:13

-Must be.

-12 and a half pence.

0:36:130:36:14

Well, your 12 and a half pence has changed into about £100-150.

0:36:140:36:22

-That's not bad for 12 and a half pence!

-That's not bad, no.

0:36:220:36:25

-Pleased with that?

-Yeah.

0:36:250:36:27

-Flog it!

-Flog it! Let's flog it, why not?!

0:36:270:36:30

Well, we certainly had a show-stopping day here

0:36:320:36:35

at the Blackpool tower,

0:36:350:36:36

with hundreds of people coming through the door

0:36:360:36:38

to have their antiques and collectibles valued.

0:36:380:36:40

It's now time to say goodbye to the Tower

0:36:400:36:42

as we head down the coastline south to Lytham Saint Annes,

0:36:420:36:45

to the auction room.

0:36:450:36:46

And here's a quick recap of what's sailing with us.

0:36:460:36:50

Norman's sending his little piggies off to market.

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This concertina will try to squeeze out the big money.

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And there's the "Flog It!" favourite - the Clarice Cliff jug.

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Welcome back to the auction room in Lytham Saint Annes.

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As you can see, it's a busy day here.

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The room is still packed full of bidders,

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and hopefully this lot will be eager to buy our next batch of lots.

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Now let's catch up with our owners,

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who are waiting nervously in the wings.

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Let the action begin.

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First up, it's those terracotta tomb figures,

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and time to find out if the bidders think they're real.

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Norman, you've been collecting terracotta pigs for about -

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what, 20-odd years?

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-20 years, yeah.

-Yes. You're fascinated by pigs.

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I had up to 2,000 at one stage.

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Why are you starting to sell off this particular pig?

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-I'm going to move into a one-bedroom...

-Oh, you're downsizing.

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-Into sheltered accommodation.

-There's no room for the pigs.

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Right, James, you've seen a lot of this.

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Yeah, I mean, very difficult to say whether they're right or wrong,

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so all we can do is wait and see.

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It's now down to the bidders. This is it.

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Bids of £40 on these two, any advance on 40?

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At £40, have we got...? 42, on the net at 42.

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Any advance in the room?

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At 42. 44, 46.

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50, 55.

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At £55, any advance on 55?

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60.

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£60, on the net at 60.

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Any advance on £60?

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On the net, then, at £60.

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Are we all sure? All finished?

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No further interest?

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-You were spot on.

-Well...

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-You were spot on.

-They're great value.

-Yes.

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People often say, "It's gotta be worth more than that, it's old!"

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-Yeah.

-But it just shows - it doesn't make any difference.

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They're still only £60.

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It is mad, isn't it?

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I particularly like those, a lot. Very sculptural.

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That's about what I paid for them both.

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-You got your money back, did you?

-Yeah.

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Good luck with the downsizing, good luck with the move, as well.

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-And hang on to the rest of the pigs.

-I will do, yeah.

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Well done!

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So, just a small addition to Norman's piggy bank.

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Time to see if the Clarice Cliff collectors

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are willing to part with their cash.

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We've come downstairs to the cafe area,

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because Joan has a few mobility problems.

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There's a lot of stairs to auction room, which is on the first floor,

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so we've set up a laptop with a live feed to the sale room,

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so we can hear and see all the action, Joan.

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And that's where it's going on, look, upstairs.

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-But we're now part of this.

-Right, lovely.

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-So, how are you?

-Very well.

-Excited?

-Yes, very.

-Looking forward to this?

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-I'll be glad when it's finished.

-I bet you will!

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Nerve-racking, aren't they, auction rooms?

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Why have you decided to sell your Clarice Cliff today?

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Just cos it's Clarice Cliff, and I thought it was going well.

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Well, we always seem to do well on "Flog It!" with our Clarice items,

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and I don't think this one will be any exception, do you, James?

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No, I mean, Clarice is one of those things that everybody knows.

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Loads of collectors,

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and especially when it's online across the whole world, like this.

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-Yep.

-It's bound to sell. And it's a rare colour, as well, this one.

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It broadens the market, doesn't it?

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Well, fingers crossed, we're going to get that top end right now,

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because this is it. Here we go!

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Lot 259, Clarice Cliff hand-painted Melon pattern jug,

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pastel shades, interest here, starting of at £90.

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Interest, look, straight in at 90.

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100.

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At £100. 110 at the back, 120.

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130 and I'm out.

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Any advance on 130?

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130, 140, 150 on the net.

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At 160, 170, 180.

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At 180 in the room, at 180.

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It's in the room.

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Any advance on 180?

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190 on the phone. 200.

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220.

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240.

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240!

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260. 280.

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300.

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-£300.

-Lovely.

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£300, then, are we all sure?

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At £300, then. All finished at 300...

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Joan, that was brilliant. That was a brilliant result,

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and it was great to watch it live down here,

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and thank you for being a part of that and bringing in your Clarice.

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Ooh, I had to bring Clarice in, it's not "Flog It!" without Clarice.

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It's not, is it? No! Job done.

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A good result for Joan and her jug.

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We're back upstairs now for today's final item -

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Eric and Carol's concertina.

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We've sold them on the show before, and they have made around £800,

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so you're right on, there. £500-800. I wonder if we'll get it.

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-Well, Wheatstone's really the Rolls-Royce...

-It is.

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..of concertinas. And if you've got one, that's the make that you want.

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Let's put this to the test, shall we?

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And I'm sure this is going to fly away. Here we go.

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-Good luck, everyone.

-Hopefully.

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Lot 160, early 20th century concertina.

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Bids of 300, 320, 340.

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At 340, 60, 80, 400.

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420, 440.

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60, 80.

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£500. In the room at 500.

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550.

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600 I've got on the net.

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Any advance on 600?

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Come on!

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At £600. 650.

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At £650 on the internet.

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Come on, please, more. More. Come on, please.

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700 on the phone.

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-Yes!

-£700.

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At £700 on the telephone. 750.

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Yes!

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800.

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On the telephone at £800.

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Any advance on 800?

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850.

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-900.

-Yes!

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At £900 on the telephone. Any advance?

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At £900, then, are we all sure at 900?

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Any further interest?

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£900, on the telephone at 900.

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-Yes!

-Brilliant.

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-Isn't that wonderful?

-Brilliant result.

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-900!

-£900. Don't forget, though, there is commission to pay.

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Everybody pays it.

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It's 15% plus VAT,

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but still a lot of money for something you found in the loft.

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-That's right, yeah.

-If you've got something like that in the loft...

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-Played a pretty tune!

-..we want to see it.

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-Yeah, he pushed all the right buttons there, didn't he?

-He did.

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-That's for sure.

-He certainly did, yes.

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Thank you very much for bringing that in.

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And you know what? That's just rounded off such a brilliant day

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-here in Lytham Saint Annes.

-Absolutely.

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I hope you've enjoyed the show - we've loved being here.

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Join us again soon for many more surprises.

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But until then, it's bye-bye.

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