0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we're in Derbyshire, in the heart of the Peak District,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07an area rich in industrial heritage.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09It's also got its fair share of stately homes.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11And we're off to one right now.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Nestled in the heart of the National Park, to find
0:00:14 > 0:00:17some treasures of our own. Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Admiring its green and pleasant land,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43and its quaint towns and villages,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45it's hard to believe that the Peak District was
0:00:45 > 0:00:49once at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Cotton spinning, silk mills, lead mines, and the early
0:00:52 > 0:00:56factories were all borne out of this glorious countryside.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58And nestled in the southern part of the National Park
0:00:58 > 0:01:01is the magnificent Haddon Hall,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04with an estate spanning 3,800 acres of Derbyshire countryside.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But above all, it's beautiful.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And it's our home for today.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I'll be delving into the area's industrial past
0:01:14 > 0:01:16later on in the programme, but first,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19let's get our experts' noses stuck into all of these bags and boxes.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Mining some treasures of their very own.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Some of the best items,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25we'll be taking off to auction later in the show.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29And our pair of industrious experts panning the crowds for gold
0:01:29 > 0:01:32are chirpy Cheshire lad Adam Partridge...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Nice hat, nice bat. Look forward to filming with you.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38..and working the other end of the queue is expert Caroline Hawley.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- A trouser press.- Yeah.- Interesting! No trousers in it?- No.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44THEY LAUGH
0:01:45 > 0:01:48We've got hundreds of people to get inside this magnificent
0:01:48 > 0:01:50medieval house.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Not to mention a team of 40 "Flog It!" crew and six experts,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56all working hard behind the scenes,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59all ready to make the most of these historic surroundings.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Now which of today's items is going to outperform the rest
0:02:04 > 0:02:07by reaching nearly double its valuation?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Will it be this historic watercolour?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Or this flamboyant novelty item?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Or will this die-cast toy lorry be the one to overtake the rest?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Stay tuned and you'll find out later, at auction.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Our experts are here in the Long Gallery,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and they're keeping track on everyone who walks in and out,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28making sure they don't miss one historic gem.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31It looks like Caroline has found her first item.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Let's take a closer look at what's captured her imagination.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Welcome, David, Rose.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Hello.- Tell me what you've brought along today.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45We believe it's a drinks dispenser, given to me by my uncle.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47But we know no more about it than that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Does your uncle happen to be in the RAF?- Yes, he did.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Right, do you know where he was stationed?
0:02:53 > 0:02:58No, I'm not 100% certain. I know he was an RAF lorry driver.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01He also belonged to the RAF Association.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05This is an RAF drinks dispenser, as you can see.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10The RAF badge on the top. We'll lift it off.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12And wow, here it is. Fabulous.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Of course, you press here and the drink would come out.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Your drink of choice would come out into the glass.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Then if we lift it up here, you can see in this receptacle here,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26that's where you would put the drink.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Put it back in there.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30It's wonderful.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34And the glasses, everything is in absolutely perfect condition.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- You've not used it?- No. Never.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- I never quite knew what to clean it with, to be honest.- Oh, no!
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Well, I think that's stood it in good stead.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47It's not been worn by excessive cleaning or anything.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It really is a lovely thing.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Originally, it would have been in probably an officers' mess,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I would think. Dates from the 1930s, 1940s.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00And it's just the sort of thing that a lot of people would like to
0:04:00 > 0:04:04collect today. I could see that in a very modern, trendy flat of...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Yeah.- ..a young person.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Or in the house of somebody older, like myself.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12It's a really lovely thing. So you're happy to sell this, are you?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Yeah.- Both of you? I have to ask both of you.- Yes, we are.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Yes, we are.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Because of the condition, and there's the RAF association,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I think that somebody could really like this.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28But we'll put a low estimate on it. £30-£50.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- With a fixed reserve of £30. Are you happy with that?- Yes.- Yeah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I think, on the day, it could well do a lot better.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- It just depends who's there.- Yeah. - If it tickles someone's fancy,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42it could fly. Thank you very much for bringing it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- That's OK. Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50It's great to see something in tip-top condition like that.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Next, Adam seems to be making himself at home here at Haddon.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Here in the Banqueting Hall we've got a lovely cosy location,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01in front of a roaring fire.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04And what more appropriate object, Michael,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07could we have than your novelty table lighter here?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Yes, indeed. - What can you tell me about it?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Well, it was my aunt's. My aunt bought it for her husband-to-be
0:05:14 > 0:05:18about 73 years ago. We think in Sheffield.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23He was unfortunately killed very shortly after they were married.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- In fact, two weeks later.- In the war? - In the war. In the Second World War.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30And so, she's treasured it ever since.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33She passed away three years ago and it became mine.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36That's quite a poignant story, isn't it? So he never got to see it?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- No.- And all the time she had to hang onto
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- it as a sort of memory of him, in a way.- That's right.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I think he's great. I keep wanting to do this, to copy him.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I think he's really, really lovely. And he's a great character.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51They were very much in fashion 100 years ago,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and they've come back into fashion in the last ten years or so.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Usually made in Germany or Austria,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and usually made either in bronze or,
0:05:59 > 0:06:04as this more common model really, in spelter, which is a cheaper alloy.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Which is a white metal. Whereas bronze is a yellow metal.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11They way of telling is easy. If people want to know about this.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14You've got more of a tinny ring to it.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17But crucially, if you have a look underneath,
0:06:17 > 0:06:19people get keys out and scratch them.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It isn't really necessary because, if you look at the rim,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25it's this grey-white metal colour.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- And on a bronze figure that would be yellow.- Mm-hmm.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Also, helpfully, we've got the word "Austria" there,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36which confirms our suspicions that it's Austrian.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Cold painted spelter figure.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Most of them were homages or copies of famous pieces by Austria's
0:06:43 > 0:06:48most celebrated sculptor of this period, who's called Franz Bergman.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52He made lots of novelty bronze and spelter figures.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Nude females and all sorts, Arabs on horseback.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Widely collected. And this is very much in his style.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02We've called it a lighter.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Can you show the viewers how this is a lighter.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07They're going to think, what do you mean, a lighter?!
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It's a table lighter. Please demonstrate.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13I doubt whether I can strike it alight because it's empty of fuel.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- I think it was used with petrol.- Yep.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- And the striker was drawn across here.- Yeah.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Which ignited this little bit.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Not the safest thing, perhaps, in the...
0:07:23 > 0:07:27These days, people wouldn't be allowed to produce these anymore.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Probably for fire risk. But that's exactly how it works.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And it's the sort of thing that would go on someone's desk or
0:07:33 > 0:07:35a cigar lighter type of thing, isn't it?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Why have you decided to sell him?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41He's been on the window sill now for a number of years.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- And we felt that it was time for him to move on.- To move on.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- To go to the horizon that he's looking at, perhaps.- Well, exactly.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Who knows where he's going to end up, because today, in the trappings
0:07:51 > 0:07:55of the modern world, the internet plays a massive factor in auctions.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59So there's every chance he could go abroad. Perhaps even to the USA.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Because Franz Bergman
0:08:01 > 0:08:05and similar figures are particularly in vogue over there.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Have you got any ideas yourself, Mike, as to what it might be worth?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- Not at all, no.- I think he's probably worth about £100.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13- Really?- Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17And for an auction estimate, I'd like to put either side of that.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Probably £80-£120.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Hopefully he'll make the three figures and a touch more.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- Right.- If two people get after him we might have £100-£150.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It's a great object. I really like it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Thank you so much for bringing it in.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33And we'll see what it makes at the auction.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36If anyone does need a light, I know a man who has got a lot of matches,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38back in the Long Gallery.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41That's very nice. Who made that?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- I made it.- Did you really?- Yes. - How long did that take you to make?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Two years.- Two years!
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Do you see much of him at home? Is he locked away?- Not a lot. No.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54That's what you call a real labour of love.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Back to Caroline now, who's looking at hallmarks.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04A lovely tea service, in very good condition.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Mike, how have you come by this?
0:09:06 > 0:09:12Well, it's been passed down in the family. It came from my mum.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15It was passed down to her by her aunt, who lived in Crewe.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18And so, it's sort of a family heirloom.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Have you ever used it?- No, no.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- I'm sure I should have cleaned it up for...- Oh, don't worry.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- ..for the occasion, but...- No. Don't worry about that. It's fabulous.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30It's in really good condition.
0:09:30 > 0:09:36The ebony handle and knob. There's a silver mark for Sheffield.
0:09:36 > 0:09:391932. And it's a good model.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44It's a fairly simple, standard shape and model.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46But good-looking, good quality.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48And there would have been lots of them
0:09:48 > 0:09:51at the time, but they would've also been made in plated-ware as well.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- OK.- Electroplated ones would have been very much cheaper.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Do you think it was possibly a wedding present? Does that tie in?
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Yes, it could well have been.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- I think she would probably have been married about that time.- Yeah?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06She passed away a few years ago now. But that would fit in.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11So your aunt obviously mixed in fairly wealthy circles
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- to be able to have something like this.- Yes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Because it wouldn't be everybody's cup of tea.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- Ah!- So to speak. We weighed it. It weighs in at 40 ounces.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Which is a good, heavy weight.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29- I would put a value on this of £400-£600.- OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- How do you feel about that, Mike? - Yeah, pleasantly surprised.- Good.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I was probably expecting in the few-hundreds
0:10:36 > 0:10:38but certainly not to that level.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Good. I like pleasant surprises. - Yes.- It's good.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- It makes a change, doesn't it? - Yes, it does. It does indeed.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47We'll put it in for auction at 400-600.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51And fingers crossed, it could do a lot better. We'll hope for the best.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Wonderful.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Well, that's reassuring for those of you who don't enjoy doing
0:10:56 > 0:11:00the housework. Don't polish your silver.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02You've just seen three wonderful items.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04You've heard what our experts have had to say.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05You've probably got your own opinions.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08But right now, let's find out what the bidders think,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11as we go over to the auction room for the very first time today.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14And here's a quick recap of what we're taking with us.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Will it be the novelty RAF drinks dispenser that gets
0:11:18 > 0:11:20the juices of the bidders going?
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Or will they be more struck by the fashionable Austrian table lighter?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Or will the silver take the shine off both of them?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Stay with us to find out later in the auction room.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's not far from the beautiful grounds of Haddon Hall
0:11:38 > 0:11:40to our saleroom today.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44In fact, the village used to be part of Haddon Hall estate.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47We're in Rowsley, a village sitting right at the point where the
0:11:47 > 0:11:50River Wye flows into the River derwent.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53"Flog It!" expert and auctioneer James Lewis is the man in charge
0:11:53 > 0:11:57of today's proceedings here at Bamford's Auctioneers and Valuers.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59And don't forget, there is commission to pay.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Here it's 12.5% plus VAT.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07The auction house is packed and ready to go. So let's get moving
0:12:07 > 0:12:09with our first lot.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Going under the hammer now,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13an Austrian table top lighter in the style of Franz Bergman.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Not a lot of money on this, but it still is very good quality.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- Belonging to Michael. Pleased to meet you.- Pleased to meet you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Why are you selling this?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Well, it's been on the side table for some time now.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25And he's been staring into the distance ever
0:12:25 > 0:12:28since we've had him, so we thought we'd move him on.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- Nice desktop thing there. - I like it.- Quality.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- I like these sort of things. - I do as well.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Well, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Let's see what it makes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40616 - the Austrian novelty table lighter.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42As a Native American chief.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- I can start the bidding at £80. 80. 90 now.- Brilliant.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- We're in already. We got 80 already.- 90. 100. 110.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51110. 120. 130.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53120 with me. 130 now.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55At 120. 130 anywhere?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57At 130 online.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Well done, Adam!
0:12:58 > 0:13:01140 in the room. 140 coming back. I'm out.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03At £130. Anybody else?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05At 130.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- Well done. Happy with that? - Very happy.- Good.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Good. Job done, then.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16The little North American Indian is off to new horizons.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18As is our next owner.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Going under the hammer right now, we've got 40 ounces of silver.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23And we need top dollar for it,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25because all the money is going towards a trip to Brazil.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Michael, I envy you.- Thank you, Paul.- I really do.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Have you been before?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33No, it's the first time. It's my 50th birthday next July.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- I'm going to celebrate in style. - What a way to celebrate!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Flogging the family silver. Great Aunt's silver.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40HE LAUGHS
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Don't tell her that.- You haven't used it, have you, though?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46No, it's been sat at the top of the wardrobe for many years.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- Really? At least it's been kept in good condition up there.- Yep.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51It's a good time to sell.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Fingers crossed. Here we go. It's time for tea. This is it.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Lot 45 is the three-piece tea service.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02I can start the bidding here at £300 for it somewhere.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- 300 bid. 320 now.- That's great.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10320 do I see? £320 now. 320 bid. 340?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12360.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14380.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15- Come on.- Come on, yes!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- 400. And 20.- This is what we like.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21440. 460.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23460. 480.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26He's got a bid online. Look. Against a bid in the room.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31460 standing in the room. At 460. 480 online.
0:14:31 > 0:14:3370 if you like.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35470 bid. 480 now.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Back in the room at 480. 490 online.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43At £480 in the room here.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- All sure? At £480. - BANGS GAVEL
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Yes. The hammer's gone down. That's a super result.- Yeah.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51How was that for you?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Very good. - This is Michael's first auction.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Yes, it is. Yes.- Aw!- There was a bit of tension there, wasn't there?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- It could have gone horribly wrong. - Yes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00THEY LAUGH
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Are you thrilled with that, Mike? - Yes, I'm very pleased.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I thought, anything over 300 and we'll be celebrating.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Well, I think he will be in Rio very shortly.- Yes.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11That fetched a good price.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14..at £180. Are we all sure?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Well, so far so good. Things seem to be flying out of here.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Going under the hammer right now, a really quirky item.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24An RAF spherical drinks dispenser belonging to David and Rose,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26who've just joined me.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Hello!- Wow, it's a packed saleroom, isn't it? So exciting as well.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Getting some good prices here today. And I think this is quirky.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36And I think this would appeal to the '20th century modern' lovers.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- It's got the look, hasn't it? - It's got the look, yes.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41It's kind of where the market's at, at the moment.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Quirky things that you can't normally find.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Yeah, it's a cool thing.- Yeah.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Yeah, it is. Well, let's find out what the bidders think, shall we?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Here we go. - Lot 445 is a great thing!
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Absolutely brilliant. And I can start the bidding at £40.
0:15:56 > 0:15:5840. And five do I see?
0:15:58 > 0:16:01At 40. Five. 50. Five. 60. Five.
0:16:01 > 0:16:0675. 80. Five. 90. Five. 110. 110 in the room. 120.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10120 now. 110 standing in the room. 120 do I see?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13At 110. 120. 130.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17At 120. Second row here. At 120, lady's bid.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19At 120. 130 online.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22130 bid. 140. 140 bid.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27150. It'll be a talking point. At 140. 150 anywhere?
0:16:27 > 0:16:32At 140. 150 do I see? Coming back online. 140. Are you sure?
0:16:32 > 0:16:36At £140. Second row. Gavel's raised at 140.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- Yes, £140.- Well done.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Excellent. - It had the look, you know?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43It had something about it. It was really good.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Good design, that's what it's all about. And quality.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Well, there you are. Our first three lots done and dusted.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Now there's more to the Peak District than the rolling hills
0:16:56 > 0:16:57and bubbling streams.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00It's also home to some of the world's oldest factories.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Now while we were here filming in the area,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I had the opportunity to go off and explore one local mill that's
0:17:06 > 0:17:09still maintaining the industrial heritage
0:17:09 > 0:17:12established by Richard Arkwright some 200 years ago.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20The Peak District has a high amount of rainfall compared to the
0:17:20 > 0:17:24rest of England and Wales, which certainly adds to its beauty.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27And all of this extra water has helped play a major
0:17:27 > 0:17:29part in its heritage.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33The mills that sprung up across the Derwent Valley in the 18th century
0:17:33 > 0:17:36harnessed the natural water power of the Peak District,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39transforming British industry.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Today, this part of Derbyshire has World Heritage status,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47attracting 0.5 million visitors a year,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49to view these iconic buildings.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Nestled in the Derwent Valley, it was here at Cromford that
0:17:53 > 0:17:56one of the forefathers of the Industrial Revolution -
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Richard Arkwright -
0:17:57 > 0:18:02established the first successful water powered cotton spinning mills.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Introducing what we now recognise today as the modern factory system.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11This was the first factory to use a continuous process,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15from raw material to finished product.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Arkwright built his mill workers' homes,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22introduced working hours determined by the clock instead
0:18:22 > 0:18:27of by daylight, and patent machinery that massively increased production.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Including this spinning machine called the water frame.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35His pioneering work inspired similar factories
0:18:35 > 0:18:38all across the United Kingdom. And all over the world.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41But he's not the only noteworthy
0:18:41 > 0:18:44industrialist from the Peak District.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46In the small village of Lee Mills, which is
0:18:46 > 0:18:50just two miles down the road from Cromford, is the John Smedley
0:18:50 > 0:18:54factory, which has been running continuously for over 200 years.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59In 1818, John Smedley - a hosier from nearby Worksworth -
0:18:59 > 0:19:01bought the lease on this factory,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04which had been operating as a cotton mill.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06But it's his son, John Smedley Jr,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09who turned out to be the really remarkable man.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14I met archivist Jane Middleton Smith at the Smedley factory to find
0:19:14 > 0:19:16out more about him.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20It's marvellous that you've got your own onsite archive,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22because we are literally surrounded by your own heritage.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Yes. I love working here.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Is that a photograph of John Smedley Jr?- It is.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31It's a photograph of John Smedley Jr as an old man.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- And he served an apprenticeship here.- He did.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37He served an apprenticeship to his father, who was also John Smedley.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39And we have his indenture here.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Which he signed in 1818. A seven year apprenticeship.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I guess it's the only way you can really understand a business,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49is to work on the factory floor and work your way up, isn't it?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Cotton spinning, wool combing, wool spinning, it sounds simple
0:19:54 > 0:19:58but it's not. You need a long apprenticeship. And he served that.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01And he saw his father through some very hard times.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02The cotton spinning business...
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Well, the cotton business was in the doldrums at that time.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07How did he make his fortune then?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10He made his money making underwear.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13You know, in his early years, when his father was struggling,
0:20:13 > 0:20:15he focused his attention on the business.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18And he turned the machinery here over from cotton spinning
0:20:18 > 0:20:19to wool spinning.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Let's face it, you know, everybody had to wear stuff like this,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- prior to central heating. Just to keep you warm in the house.- Yes.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Literally. You're not just in the workplace, but in the house at home.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Absolutely. And he, using the frame work knitting machine, could make
0:20:33 > 0:20:37fully fashioned garments so that you could fit the curves of the body.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39He made his fortune out of that?
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- Undergarments?- Well, we think so. He certainly made a lot of money.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49And he became, I suppose, diverted into other interests.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Water played a large part, not only in the creation of his wealth,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55but also in maintaining his health.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59After being successfully treated for what he thought to be typhus,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02by water cures or hydrotherapy,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06he became a great advocate of this fashionable treatment of the day.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10And built a splendid hydro hotel in nearby Matlock,
0:21:10 > 0:21:11offering these water cures.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19He became passionately interested in the power of water to cure,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22not so much through drinking, but through bathing in it
0:21:22 > 0:21:28and having, you know, wrapping yourself in wet blankets...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Shock, hot and cold treatments. - He didn't believe in cold water.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33He believed in warm water,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36so not shocking the body but keeping it warm.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37- But wet.- Sure.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42He also found time to write a book about hydrotherapy,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46so that treatments could be practised at home.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47Some of them are quite unusual.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Give me an example.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54His dry rub was - "dry rub over the whole body
0:21:54 > 0:21:57"with hands only, covering the body with a blanket, feet on a flannel."
0:21:57 > 0:22:02And then you follow number 237. So we'll see what 237 says.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06"Chilli paste rubbed over stomach and liver."
0:22:06 > 0:22:08I don't quite know what that did,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12but it enabled you to do this at home, basically.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Sure. Yeah.- And this ran to... This is the 14th edition.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18It sounds quite eccentric when we think about it now, doesn't it?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But I guess, looking back on it, these things were sort of the norm
0:22:21 > 0:22:25of the day, everybody went to take and try the waters, didn't they?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Absolutely. When I first looked at this I though, this is just so odd.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Bonkers.- It is crazy to our eyes.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37But it was obviously a huge thing in the pre-modern medicine society.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- Yeah.- We've just forgotten.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41As well as the hotel,
0:22:41 > 0:22:46in 1862 Smedley built a castle for his family to live in.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Appointing himself 'architect.'
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Riber Castle, sitting on the hill overlooking Matlock,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54was a symbol of his success.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Is this a picture of Riber Castle on the inside?- It is.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02This came in a box with some fancy dress costumes that had been
0:23:02 > 0:23:04kept by the family.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07In the bottom of the box were these two
0:23:07 > 0:23:09photographs of Riber Castle in 1873.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I've never seen an interior of the castle before.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- So this is an exclusive for us, really.- Absolutely.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19These haven't been seen before. And they give you an idea of...
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- I think he had certainly eccentric taste.- He did, didn't he?!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Look at this. I mean, it's almost in the realms of King Arthur,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- looking at this.- Yes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Today the hydro hotel is used as the county hall.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35And the factory is still in production.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42The machines used here today haven't changed all that much
0:23:42 > 0:23:45since the era of Arkwright and Smedley.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Although they may be electric, the machines still work the same way.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52The whole production process relies on the craft of the people.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55The machinists, the seamstresses and the knitters.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Some of whom come from families that worked here
0:23:59 > 0:24:02when Smedley first set up shop in the 1800s.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Back now a few hundred years in time to Haddon Hall,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14where local early-music group Piva are entertaining
0:24:14 > 0:24:16everyone in medieval style.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19And they're also dressed in period costume.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22THEY PLAY EARLY MUSIC
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Yeah, how about that!
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Round of applause, everybody. Absolutely fabulous. Fabulous.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Well done. Thank you. Thank you.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46History and heritage everywhere. I love these heritage buildings.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50We can learn so much from them. If only these walls could talk,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53these beautiful oak panels could tell a few stories, I bet.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- We all love a bit of gossip, don't we?- ALL: Yes!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Yes, and I bet it went on here as well.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Right now, talking about gossip, let's catch up with Adam Partridge,
0:25:02 > 0:25:06find out who he's talking to in the gardens, and what he's looking at.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12There's a familiar sound of leather on willow at village greens
0:25:12 > 0:25:15all around Derbyshire. But the lawn we're on here, I suppose,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17is a little more suited to croquet.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Nevertheless, I am delighted to see anything cricket related,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23being a huge cricket fan. So, Helen, please tell me,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25where did you get it from? Tell me what you know about it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28I bought it at a charity auction about 25 years ago.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30And I paid £27 for it.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34OK, well, you've got a very good memory for a start.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35What attracted you to buy it?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Or was it just some way of supporting the charity?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40It was just a way of supporting the charity.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43You're not a particular cricket enthusiast?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- No interest in cricket whatsoever. - OK.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Hence the reason, I guess, you're selling it.- That's right.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Well, I do loads of charity auctions,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52and I'm very familiar with signed cricket bats.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54But this one's rather more interesting than the ones we
0:25:54 > 0:25:57see nowadays, because they have all got the current players nowadays.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Of course, this one goes back to 1969.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Where we had the famous West Indies and England series.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I think the West Indies were touring England in 1969.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11And I don't think they won, but they had some great names.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13And even people who aren't interested in cricket would
0:26:13 > 0:26:17surely have heard of Gary Sobers or Sir Garfield Sobers -
0:26:17 > 0:26:20one of the great names of cricket of all time.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23And the West Indies players. You've got Lance Gibbs,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and also Clive Lloyd who later became the captain of that
0:26:26 > 0:26:30wonderful West Indies team that just beat everyone for a decade or more.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Not so good in this series.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35They were facing a decent England side, with people
0:26:35 > 0:26:40like Ray Illingworth, Tom Graveney and of course Geoffrey Boycott.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42All household names.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48As were most of the team, including the spinner, Deadly Derek Underwood.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51To make matters even better, the back has also got some signatures.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I'm not going to race through them.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56But we've got famous teams of Lancashire, Yorkshire
0:26:56 > 0:26:59and Surrey of the day. Which is a bit of a bonus on the back.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02You can only really display it one way or the other.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04The signatures are in good condition.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07And by that I mean there's no fading.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Some of these, you see, we handle so many cricket things,
0:27:10 > 0:27:11the signatures are all washed out.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15You couldn't possibly tell who they were. But that's in good order.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18And these hang in offices and boardrooms across the land.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Have you had it on display at home?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Never.- No?- No. - It did come in a rather dusty box.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- It came in a very dusty box. - Met you in the queue.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28SHE LAUGHS
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- The lady in the hat with the bat, wasn't it?- That's right.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34So, I suppose you've seen us here at Haddon Hall and you thought,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- I'll bring along my old bat.- Yes. - Value is not incredibly high
0:27:38 > 0:27:41because there are quite a lot of these signed things about.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44It's more than the £27 you paid, I'm sure.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47But I think it's probably the wrong side of 100.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49£50-£100.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- OK. Good.- That sound all right? - That sounds fine.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Put a reserve on it, no less than 50.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58If it doesn't make 50 we'll use it on the auctioneer for being rubbish.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Definitely.- No, not really. We won't. - We will.- We'll take it home.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Thank you so much for bringing it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Back to our group of musicians now, to take a quick look at some
0:28:08 > 0:28:11of those strange-looking instruments they have with them.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Eric, Tony and Jane, thank you so much.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17That was absolutely marvellous. Not only are you great musicians,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20but I know you're all instrument makers as well.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Which brings me to, can I ask you what this is called?
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Because it sounds like a bassoon but it's not, is it?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28You are absolutely right. It's an old bassoon.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- This is where the bassoon starts off life.- So it predates the bassoon?
0:28:32 > 0:28:35It predates the bassoon by about 150 years.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40- 100-150 years.- What's it called?- Its English name, it's called a curtal.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43And you simply just... HE BLOWS
0:28:43 > 0:28:45You just simply blow into that.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47HE PLAYS TUNE
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- I love that sound.- Thank you. - I really do.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I'd imagine the older these instruments get,
0:28:59 > 0:29:00the better they play.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Oh, crumbs! Look at this. Was that a very good lead in?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- That was excellent. - Do you know what this is called?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- I shudder to think.- What's it called?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11It's called a crumhorn.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15And 'crum' is the German or Old English word for bent.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- So they weren't very imaginative. - No, they weren't.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- This is a bent horn.- OK. - And that's exactly what it is.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- How does that play?- OK.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25SHE PLAYS TUNE
0:29:25 > 0:29:26That's quite nice.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29That sounds like a busy bee. Craftsmanship at its very best.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Thank you so much. That was great entertainment.- Thank you.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- We thoroughly enjoyed that, didn't we?- ALL: Yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37We've all learned something as well about medieval instruments.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- # Yeah, yeah - I love that sound
0:29:40 > 0:29:42- # Yeah, yeah, yeah - I love that sound... #
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Back to business now with Caroline,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49who has spotted an interesting picture with a musical theme.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Jean and Mark, lovely to meet you.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Tell me a little bit about what you've brought today.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Well, it is this cartoon by Gillray.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Done round about 1800 or thereabouts.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06My father used to, when we had a holiday,
0:30:06 > 0:30:07stop at little antiques shops.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10He was mostly looking for Chinese porcelain.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13But occasionally, if he saw something else he'd buy it as well.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15So I think that's how we got it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- Well, this is lovely. Absolutely lovely. By James Gillray.- Yes.
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- Very eminent caricaturist.- Yes. - And a fabulous subject.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- You've obviously looked at the subject.- Oh, yes.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30The lady on the piano, it says next to it, "Execution!"
0:30:30 > 0:30:33She's actually murdering the piece that she's playing.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37And the assembled guests are just horrified.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39The sound that she's making.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- That's right.- It's very amusing.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46- It's signed at the bottom with this monogram.- JG.- JG.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49James Gillray. Lovely, lovely piece.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51And it looks like it's got a contemporary frame.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- Little bit of damage to the frame. - Yes.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59But generally, a nice piece. Value, do you have any ideas of value?
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Some 15 years ago we had it looked at by someone who valued
0:31:04 > 0:31:07it between £200 and £300. But...
0:31:07 > 0:31:14Right, now I would think, certain things have gone down a little.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17It's a popular subject. It's obviously very amusing.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19You can imagine someone learning the piano.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- It would be a good present for them, wouldn't it?- That's right.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- I would value it between 150 and 200.- Fair enough.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30And we'd put a fixed reserve of 150.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Um, is that OK?- That would be all right, wouldn't it?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Yes, yes.- Are you happy with that? - Very happy with that.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- And it could well do... - Give discretion to the auctioneer.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Because if it went for 140 that wouldn't be the end of the world.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45No, that's fine. We'll put a discretionary reserve.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- Discretionary.- 150 discretionary. - That's it.- Ideal. Superb.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51And thank you so much for bringing it along.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- We're glad you found it so interesting.- Thank you.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59I hope there are people in the saleroom who will like that
0:31:59 > 0:32:01just as much as I do.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Adam has come back inside now, to get warm by the fire.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07And he seems to have found himself some toys.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Roger, it's really good to see some properly engineered toys.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Mechanical toys, aren't they? - Absolutely, yes.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17These are made by the famous Shackleton Company of Sandbach
0:32:17 > 0:32:20in Cheshire. And they made a range of Foden trucks.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Now tell me, how did come to own these?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25These were presents from my parents. For birthdays.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Over several birthday, obviously, because of the price of the things.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I was going to say, you've got a catalogue here.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I think it's a Meccano catalogue.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- Yes.- From Meccano Magazine, from 1952, December.
0:32:37 > 0:32:44- Pretty much 60 years ago to the day. And here are your very trucks.- Yes.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47So we've got this tipper lorry, the Foden tipper lorry.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50It was the princely sum of 65 shillings.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56Now I'm no expert in pre-decimal money. How much was 65 shillings?
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- It's 3 pounds 5 shillings.- What's the average weekly wage, roughly?
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- About £5 for a shop assistant.- So this was almost a week's wage.- Yes.
0:33:05 > 0:33:10- For a shop assistant.- Yeah.- It was a very expensive toy of its day.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13And also in here, these are all mentioned here, aren't they?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- Yes.- This is the Foden lorry 59 shillings and sixpence.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21And the trailer, 18 shillings just for the trailer.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Which attaches to the rear of either.- Absolutely, yes.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- What a lucky boy you were. - Very lucky indeed. Great parents.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30They were properly engineered toys
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- so they all do something, don't they?- Absolutely, yes.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36This one is clockwork wind-up and it drives itself.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Yes.- And then, of course, the tipper truck.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Could I have a go on that one? - Of course you can, yes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42I see it's got the...
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Oh, that's great!
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Look at that! And it still works so well. Up and down.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Beautifully engineered.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55And I think you wouldn't find toys of this quality nowadays.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Now Shackleton toys, as you probably know,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59weren't around for a great deal of time.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- I believe they opened in 1939.- Yes. - And they had to close
0:34:03 > 0:34:07because the metal in wartime was all being used for ammunition.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09And then they reopened,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12but only quite briefly, for a few years at the end of the war.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- But they were very successful for that period, weren't they?- Yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I think they employed 30 or 40 people. It was quite a big industry.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Away from the nostalgia, can I ask you why you wanted to sell them?
0:34:22 > 0:34:26There comes a time to sell things and move things on.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Have you stopped playing with them?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Um...no!
0:34:30 > 0:34:31THEY LAUGH
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- You're going to have one last wind. - I must have a wind before I go.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Before we pack them up for auction. - Yes.- Have you got other toys?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Lots of them. Lots and lots of toys. - Have you collected toys?
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- Yes, I have about 200 dinky toys.- You could've opened your own toy shop.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I did do. HE LAUGHS
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- Did you?- Yes. - Where was that?- It was in Sheffield.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Wow! How long did you have that for? - 20 years.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- And I bet these never made it into the shop.- No, they didn't. No, no.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Too precious. - If it's any consolation,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- they really will go to a collector who will cherish them.- Yes.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04There's a great demand for Shackleton,
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Foden trucks particularly.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I've handled a few of these over the years and when you're
0:35:08 > 0:35:11talking about the money side of things, they can be quite expensive.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16- Yes.- I've had some making £300, £400, £500 each.- Yes.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I'm going to be a bit more conservative with these,
0:35:19 > 0:35:24bearing in mind the condition is towards good, but not mint, is it?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- No.- But at least you've enjoyed them. - Absolutely.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33- I think they'll probably make about £200-£250.- Right.- For the two.- Yes.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37I would fully expect them to make more than that
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- but I think that's a nice tempter to get people to bid on them.- Yeah.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42I know a couple of collectors, so I'm going to give them
0:35:42 > 0:35:44a ring for you and tell them to get along.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Thank you very much, Adam. Thank you.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Adam is right. The collectors will love those.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51HORN BEEPS
0:35:55 > 0:35:58There you are, we've now found our final three items to
0:35:58 > 0:36:00take off to the saleroom.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04So it's time to bid farewell to our magnificent host location today
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- the historic Haddon Hall -
0:36:07 > 0:36:10as we make our way down the road to Bamford's auction rooms.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Will all those signatures make that cricket bat
0:36:17 > 0:36:19a winner in the saleroom?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Or will the watercolour cartoon draw the attention of the crowd?
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Will it be the Shackleton lorry that turns out to be the frontrunner?
0:36:31 > 0:36:33And now over to the auction room.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37I've heard that one of our items has caused a bit of a stir.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40It seems that there might be a question over the
0:36:40 > 0:36:41authenticity of this watercolour.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45So I chatted to James before the auction to see what he thinks.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48A late 18th century watercolour cartoon with
0:36:48 > 0:36:50a monogram of James Gillray.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54The piano recital. The execution of it, at least. I think this is right.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56It looks good to me.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00It looks good to me as well. It's lovely being in its original frame.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- That's nice to have. - Yeah, it's untouched.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08But the concern is that Gillray was so famous in his own right,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- in his own day, that you got a lot of fakes at the time.- Right.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Which is unlike most of the 18th century works
0:37:15 > 0:37:17that are faked in a later time.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20OK. So it could possibly be a period fake?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23This has caused more conversation
0:37:23 > 0:37:27and controversy than anything else in this entire auction.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29You would, wouldn't you? He would do it to me.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32That's antiques for you though, isn't it?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- It is. At least it's got interest. - My gut feeling is it's right.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- I think so. I hope so. But we'll see.- OK.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Value-wise, if we are right?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Well, enough people know about it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48The thing is, if it's a copy, an 18th century copy,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- it's worth the valuation. - Sure. It's still worth the 150-200.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Maybe 250.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58- If it's genuine, we'll soon find out. The phones will go mad.- OK.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01My gut reaction is that it's going to make around top end.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Well, we can only wait and see.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07First up to bat is the bat.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Going under the hammer right now, we have a cricket bat belonging
0:38:11 > 0:38:14to Helen, which was bought 25 years ago for £27.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Hopefully we can convert that to £100 today.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Back in auction.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Good luck both of you. It's going under the hammer right now.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27Lot number 587 is the Slazenger cricket bat.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31It's signed by the West Indies 1969 team.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36And the England '69 team. And Yorkshire, Lancashire and Surrey.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Good thing.- Great thing.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40We see loads of them but this is a good one.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44£45 I'm afraid starts it. 45. 50 now.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4650?
0:38:46 > 0:38:50With all of the signatures - West Indies. The great West Indies.
0:38:50 > 0:38:5350. Five. And 60 beats it. 60, sir?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Yes? 60 bid. 65 now.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- At £60 standing.- I think that's quite cheap.- I'm out.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0265? Are you in?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- We're not getting bowled over, are we?- Oh!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Anybody else? At £60. Are we sure?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12All done at 60.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- How's that? £60.- Thank you.- You're happy, aren't you?- Very, yes.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17We made a profit... Over the years.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19THEY LAUGH
0:39:19 > 0:39:22It sold. It made more than reserve so...market value, I suppose.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- But not bowled over, you're right. - We weren't bowled over.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Enough with the cricket puns, let's move on.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34The next lot is what all the controversy has been about.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Going under the hammer right now, the watercolour cartoon
0:39:37 > 0:39:40belonging to Jean and Mark.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Is it attributed or is it by James Gillray?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45We're just about to find out.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- This has caused an awful lot of talking.- Yes, an awful lot.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54I had a chat to James before the sale on the preview day yesterday.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- And we're still not sure.- The jury's out. The jury is still out.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02If it is by the very well known caricaturist James Gillray...
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- You're looking at over £500. - Yes, well over. Into the thousands.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- Up to 10,000.- Let's hope we can make the top end then. And a bit more.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Here we go, it's going under the hammer.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Lots of opinions on this.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Lots of people have looked at it and come up and decided
0:40:16 > 0:40:17whether it is or it isn't.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20But there it is. It's certainly period.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23I've got two bids on it. I can start at £140.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26At 140. 150 do I see?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28140. 150. 150 bid.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33At 150. 160 absentee. 160. 170 for you.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36At 160. 170. 180. 190?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38At 180 with me. 190?
0:40:38 > 0:40:42At £180. With me at 180. 190 now.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46At 180. At £180. Well, that answers all the speculation.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- It does, doesn't it?- Yes, it does. - The market has decided.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- At 180. There it is. - BANGS GAVEL
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- It sold. 180.- Well done. Thank you very much.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57It's about what you estimated.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- It is. I'm very pleased we've got that for you.- Yes, good. Well done.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Worth every penny. Next, something we can absolutely be certain about.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Two Shackleton lorries and a trailer going under the hammer right now.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Belonging to Roger.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13And we have had a Shackleton lorry on the show before.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15And it did rather well.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Yes, I've seen them do quite well in our place too.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20I think it was around 500, maybe £600-£700.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- Somewhere around there. - There are different models.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- And these have got a little bit of wear to them.- Yes, they have.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29So I think we should get the top estimate. I don't... Hmm...
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- OK, we're going to find out. - Are you saying £500?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34It's always a surprise with toys. Yeah, maybe £500.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Here we go, we're putting it to the test.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Start the bidding here at £250.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42250. 260 now.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46260 in the room first. 260, sir? 270.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50280. 290. 300.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55You're out at £300. 290. 300 online.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Better!- 320.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00He's got a bid on the book against someone on the internet.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- 380 online.- Brilliant. - 380, are you in?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06380. 400. And 20.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- That's more like it.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09£400 absentee bidder.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Go on again. 420 bid.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- 440.- Yes! Hit the five!
0:42:16 > 0:42:18460 for you.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- 460. 480.- Oh...
0:42:22 > 0:42:27At 460. 480 coming in online again.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30480? Two of you hovering.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- At 460. One more. - They're thinking about it.- Yeah.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37At £460. Gavel's raised.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41You're going to miss them. At 460. Are you sure?
0:42:42 > 0:42:45You'll not see another set as good as this for a long time.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Hear, hear!
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Oh, well.- 460. Are you sure?- Come on!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Gavel's going down.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- £460!- Yes, excellent. Yes.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58I tell you what, Roger, I've got two boys, eight and five,
0:42:58 > 0:43:00and they don't make them like they used to, do they?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- No, they don't. No. - Proper engineering.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- They're absolutely lovely.- It's been a pleasure filming with you.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- Thank you so much for coming in. - Nice to meet you both.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20And everyone has gone home happy.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23And it's great to see James Lewis on the rostrum.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26If you've got any antiques you want to sell, we would love to see you.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Bring them along to one of our valuation days.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Details of up-and-coming dates
0:43:30 > 0:43:32and venues you can find on our BBC website.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Or check the details in your local press.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37So, from the Peak District, with lots of highs
0:43:37 > 0:43:39and lots of lows, it's goodbye.