0:00:04 > 0:00:08Here's a question for you. Think mint cake, gingerbread and sausage.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Where are we? Yes, you've guessed it, we're in Cumbria.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14And these are the magnificent grounds of Muncaster Castle
0:00:14 > 0:00:18just outside of Ravenglass, our magnificent valuation day venue.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:43 > 0:00:45As well as the food, fells and lakes,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Cumbria is also home to Herdwick sheep
0:00:48 > 0:00:52that have been native to the Lake District for hundreds of years.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57In fact, the sheep are credited with shaping this picturesque landscape.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01The fells are the backdrop to Muncaster Castle,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05which sits on Roman foundations dating back to the first century AD.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Archaeological evidence suggests
0:01:07 > 0:01:09there may have been a Roman settlement here,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11so, right now, it's time to dig deep and conquer,
0:01:11 > 0:01:15because hundreds of people have turned up from all over Cumbria,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17laden with antiques and collectibles,
0:01:17 > 0:01:18and they're here to see our experts,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21to find out the answer to that all-important question,
0:01:21 > 0:01:22which is...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24ALL: What's it worth?!
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Our experts are in the queue
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and Caroline Hawley is already discovering some hidden treasures.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36I love boxes. Oh, that's a nice thing.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41While Adam Partridge has rooted out the more risque.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44What sort of postcards have we got?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Always catch my eye, these saucy ones. Do you want to sell them?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Yeah.- Yeah, great, let's get a sticker on you.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I'll leave you doing what you do best, on the fiddle.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- See you in a bit. - LAUGHTER
0:01:57 > 0:01:59So, while everyone gets settled,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02here's a quick look at what's coming up on today's show.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Caroline is impressed by a silver candlestick.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Well, you can't get a better maker than that.- Oh, gosh.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14And who knows what will happen on a fun day out?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Little did you think you'd end up on the telly.- No way.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- With all of them watching there. - Yes, I know.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22LAUGHTER
0:02:22 > 0:02:24As I attempt to make one of these,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27we'll explore the rise and the fall of the bobbin industry
0:02:27 > 0:02:29in the Lake District.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30That's all for later.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Good luck, all of you!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Any one of you could be one of the lucky ones going through to auction
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- and hopefully going home with a small fortune.- That would be nice.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Oh, wouldn't it just? Well, we're going to make a start.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Let's find our first owner, but, more importantly, our first object.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47It's straight over to Adam Partridge, who's somewhere in this building.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Well, Anne, we've escaped from that noisy madding crowd
0:02:52 > 0:02:56to the serenity of this wonderful octagonal library.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59It's hard to better the views out of the window here.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03You've got expansive views across the Cumbrian landscape...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And one of the views straight out the window
0:03:05 > 0:03:08is this here, in your postcard album, the River Esk.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09You must be a local lady, then.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Yes, my mother was born in Ravenglass.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Really?- Yes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16And who collected these postcards?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Most of them by my sisters.- Really?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Yes, I had three sisters, quite a lot older than me, you see.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25So they'd collected these and I took them over.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27And were these things that were sent to them,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30or were they things that they bought themselves and collected themselves?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Oh, no, reading on the back of the age ones,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35the birthday ones, they're all sent from sister to sister.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36- Oh, are they?- Yes.- How nice.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Yes, quite entertaining to read, some of them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I bet. I mean, this is the thing with postcards -
0:03:40 > 0:03:42they appealed on a number of different levels.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46You could learn a lot about people from the snapshots on postcards.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51So, they would often be the equivalent of what people would now do in a text message or something.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53You know, "I'm leaving now," "See you for teatime,"
0:03:53 > 0:03:55and that would be it.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56"Stayed here, it was very nice."
0:03:56 > 0:03:58And, on that topic, let's have a look.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00There's one of where we stayed last night,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02which is the main streets.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04That's right. My mother was born there.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Your mother was born there? - At this...
0:04:07 > 0:04:08- At that house there?- Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11And then you've got more ordinary ones like the Blackpool one,
0:04:11 > 0:04:15the holiday ones, the souvenir ones, and greetings cards.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- And then there's the miniature railway.- That's right.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Which is another big attraction round here, isn't it?- Yes, oh, yes.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Underneath it is... - LAUGHTER
0:04:23 > 0:04:26.."A wonderful view from the back side of our digs,"
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and you flick it up and out of her bottom comes...
0:04:29 > 0:04:30That's probably from my sister.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34..comes a pull-out Isle of Wight series of cards.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36So, there we are.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39That's a lovely selection of postcards in that album.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41We could go through them all day.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42I'm really enthusiastic about these.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Then you've got another album here...- It's falling to pieces.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Which is falling to pieces, but it's been well-thumbed.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51You've got a similar selection of humorous and topographical,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53and then you've got a whole selection
0:04:53 > 0:04:56of smutty, saucy seaside cards here.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Again, they're great fun. Why are you selling them?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Well, they're just in the cupboard, under the stairs...
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- on the shelf.- Yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08And, every time you do it out, you take them out,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- you look at them, you put them back again.- Yes, well, why not?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14And, you know, whoever buys them is going to have a lot of pleasure.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Oh, they'll have some fun. - They will, they will.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18So, the value is not huge,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22but I would suggest £80-£120 on the collection,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24and I think they might make a little bit more.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Well, thank you, Anne, very much for bringing them in.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29It's always a pleasure to see postcards, especially local ones,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and I'm looking forward to seeing you at the auction.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- Thank you.- Pleasure.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Ah, we love our postcard albums on "Flog It!"
0:05:38 > 0:05:42And Caroline is impressed by a silver candlestick.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- Hi, Anne-Marie.- Yes.- Why have you brought a soldier to see me?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Well, I must have had it over 20 years,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51and it's been stuck in the cupboard for the last ten.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Where did you find it?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I found it in a car boot sale, a local car boot sale.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Do you know,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I hear people all the time that find things at car boot sales.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I don't think I've ever...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Well, yeah, the odd time, but not like this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- And how much did you pay?- I think it was £20, might have been £18.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10£18, gosh.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Now, what do you know about him?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Nothing. I just know that it's a combat uniform.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Now, one thing - it's silver, solid silver.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I did think it was just silver plate.- No, it's not silver plate.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- So, was it as clean as this when you found it?- No, I cleaned it.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Well, you lucky lady,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I'm going to follow you around to the next car boot you go to.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33It's 1973, London.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36It's made by Garrard & Company, Regent Street,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- who are jewellers to the Queen. - Oh, marvellous.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Which is pretty marvellous - you don't get better than that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48So all of which points to a fine-quality item.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53It's a Northern Ireland soldier from the Northern Irish conflict.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I think he's probably a bomb disposal person.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Sadly, there is some damage.- Yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03The top of his rifle here. Do you know anything about that?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06It was complete, but I think it was packed away,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08and, in between moving, it's been lost.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Has it? You haven't got it anywhere, lurking?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- No, I couldn't find it.- See, that is going to make a huge difference.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's bad enough if it was broken,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19but if we had it and could reattach it,
0:07:19 > 0:07:20it would be better.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Also it would have had a plaque on the front.- Right.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25That's missing.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- And the plinth has been repainted. - Oh, right.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31So, having said all those terrible things about this soldier,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34he's still worth considerably more
0:07:34 > 0:07:37than the £18 or £20 that you paid for it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Now, in great condition, some of them similar to this
0:07:42 > 0:07:44have been known to get up towards £1,000.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48This, in this condition, isn't going to get anywhere near that.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I would think a realistic estimate for him
0:07:51 > 0:07:55is going to be £300-£500.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59So, shall we put him into auction with a £300 reserve?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Yes, please.- Would you be happy with that?- Yeah.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- And see what happens on the day. - Yes, marvellous.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Great. Keep hunting out. - Shall do.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Historic buildings like Muncaster Castle -
0:08:16 > 0:08:17that are privately owned
0:08:17 > 0:08:20or, let's say, National Trust properties, or English Heritage -
0:08:20 > 0:08:24cannot operate without the help of the volunteers.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Now, I've met up with one, Audrey, who's right next to me now.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31You've come back here today, but you worked here for how many years?
0:08:31 > 0:08:32- 17.- 17.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- And you're now retired?- Yes.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38- What was it like being a volunteer here for 17 years?- Lovely.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41You know, it was home from home, really.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I did enjoy it, and meeting everybody, meeting people,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- I was never bored.- No. - And I learned such a lot.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50You must know all the artworks in the house as well.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I know quite a lot.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- What's it like coming back today? - It's lovely.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It's a lovely place, but I haven't got a garden,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01so I used to consider this my garden.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Wow, what a view out there, though.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- It's lovely.- Do you know what?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I was speechless when I first saw that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- Well, thank you so much... - Thank you.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13..because without people like you,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16places like this wouldn't be able to operate.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19So, all you volunteers, past and present, thank you so much.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21It means we, the next generation,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24can get in here, inside, and enjoy it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26That's exactly what we're doing right now.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27And let's catch up with our experts
0:09:27 > 0:09:31to take a look at another treasure to take off to auction.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35As for Adam, he's taking in the views outside.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Margaret, looks like you've picked the best spot
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- on the whole of the lawn here. - I think so, I think so.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43It's very nice to see a local chair.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Yes.- May I have a look at it?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- You may.- Thank you very much.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49What can you tell me about it, first of all?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Well, it was given to me by my aunt.- Yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55And I believe it's local. She lived here all her life
0:09:55 > 0:09:57in Cockermouth and in Keswick.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Right.- And all I know is that I think it's a bobbin chair.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Yes, these are all bobbin turned, all the way down here.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06All these bobbins, bobbins, bobbins everywhere.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Bobbins here, bobbins there, bobbins everywhere!
0:10:08 > 0:10:10A bobbin chair. Yes, that's...
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Because they were made because there were so many waterfalls here,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- to use the power of water to drive...- To drive the lathes.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Yes, that's right.- I see.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21So it was a very normal thing to do for people.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24That's right, and we see this little wing feature
0:10:24 > 0:10:26is a nice little stylistic addition.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I don't know what that's for.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I think it's simply for decoration.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31But we see these types of chairs
0:10:31 > 0:10:34in the counties of Lancashire, sometimes Cheshire,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37but this typically a North-country design,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40here with the rush seat, and end of the 19th century,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43where rocking chairs were extremely popular.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It seems to be fashioned out of beech,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48so it wasn't made from expensive materials.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50And they're also timbers that are sometimes
0:10:50 > 0:10:52slightly prone to a bit of woodworm.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56And we do have a little bit of woodworm here.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57- I think it's old, so it won't matter.- I agree.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Do you think the rockers are the same wood?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Probably they are made from ash...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05The rockers look like they're made from ash rather than beech.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08But that's not unusual for country chairs
0:11:08 > 0:11:09to combine a couple of timbers.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11So it's a very pleasant thing.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13The seating is also in pretty good condition.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15I'll just quickly test it, if that's all right.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Yeah, see if you feel it's comfortable.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Oh, yes, it's very solid.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- It holds all my massive 11 stone with no problem at all.- Good.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Actually, rushing these seats is quite expensive.- Very.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28So to have that re-rushed would probably
0:11:28 > 0:11:30cost more than the chair itself.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- Yes, I think that's true. A lot of work in it.- Yes.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Why have you decided to bring it along to "Flog It!"?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Because we've got another identical one.- Yeah.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40But it's stained a dark colour,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and it has no rockers,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- and it's in our kitchen and we like that one better.- Right.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- So, this is the one that's got to go.- Yeah, that's right.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Any idea on value these days? - Not really. You tell me.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Well, they're not massively valuable.- No.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I would expect it should make £80-£120.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- That would be most satisfactory. - Oh! Very good.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I like that clear-cut answer.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Well, thank you very much for coming along.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06It's lovely to see local things,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10locally made things, driven by the power of the local water.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13And we delve further into the Lake District's bobbin industry
0:12:13 > 0:12:16later on in the programme.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Well, there you are, you've just seen them.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Our experts have found their first items to go off to auction.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Right now it's time to find out how good they are.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Let's put those valuations to the test.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28While we make our way over to the sale room,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30here's a quick recap just to jog your memory
0:12:30 > 0:12:32of all the items that are going under the hammer.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37There are pages of postcard memories in these three albums.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45This silver statue found in a car boot sale was a fantastic find.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51And lots of skill has gone into this bobbin turned chair,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54so let's hope it turns some heads at the auction.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01The sale room is in North Carlisle.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03The 84-mile-long Roman fortification
0:13:03 > 0:13:07known as Hadrian's Wall runs through the city.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And some locals in the Stanwix area actually live on top of it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Just across the River Eden
0:13:16 > 0:13:18is Thomson Roddick & Medcalf Auctioneers,
0:13:18 > 0:13:19and on the rostrum
0:13:19 > 0:13:23is Steven Parkinson and John Thomson.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Going under the hammer right now,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29three postcard albums belonging to Anne.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- Originally at the valuation day we had no reserve.- Yeah.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Anne's been on the phone to the auctioneer since that day.- What?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Yes.- Yes, my daughter requested it.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Yes, I don't blame you, actually. - Oh, your daughter requested it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42It's now fixed at £70, but... That's OK.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Always very popular.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47We've got loads of them there, some humorous ones,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49some local ones, Muncaster in there, all sorts.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Going under the hammer now, Anne. Fingers crossed. This is it.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Starting at 50.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57£50 on bid. £50 bid.
0:13:57 > 0:14:0155, 60, 65 with Allen. 70, 75.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03You didn't need a reserve, you see.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04They make their money.
0:14:04 > 0:14:0775. 75. Anyone else?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- But only just over it.- Only just. - That's all right.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13This album of cards. All finished at 75, at 75...
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Gosh, £75, only just.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I know, and all those Bamforth ones.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Yeah, all those saucy ones.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- We had a laugh with them, though, Paul.- Yes, I saw them.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Hopefully the new owners will enjoy chuckling over those postcards.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Coming up next, our item was found in a car boot sale for £20.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Let's hope we can make that £400.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Sadly, our owner, Anne-Marie, cannot be with us,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but we do have that wonderful silver soldier statue,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41the bomb disposal expert,
0:14:41 > 0:14:42and we have our very own expert.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44LAUGHTER
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Our fine art expert.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- It's an unusual thing, Paul. - I've never seen one before.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- No, I haven't.- Never.- And it's not everybody's cup of tea.- No.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55We're going to put it to the test right now. This is it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57A silver standing figure of a commando
0:14:57 > 0:15:00in his Northern Ireland equipment.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- 300 for the garage figure, 300. - They're opening.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06200. 180. 180 bid. 180 bid.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08200. 220.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10240. 260.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- It's selling.- 280. 300.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14£300.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18At £300, I'm only offered, at 300.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20£300 only, last call.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22All done at 300.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24All right, £300, right on the reserve.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25I think she'll be pleased.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Yeah, so do I.
0:15:26 > 0:15:2820 quid to 300 - she's bound to be pleased.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30That's what it's all about, isn't it? It's out there,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32you've just got to get up early in the morning,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35find the right car boot sale, and enjoy yourself and have fun.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Fingers crossed, you could make some money.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Next up, it's the bobbin chair.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Margaret, thank you so much for bringing furniture in.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46We love our furniture. We've got a 19th-century rocker.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48It's North country, it's full of bobbins,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51so it's going to suit the people up here who love bobbins!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Now, I know Adam has put a reserve on this.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Well, at the time...- You wanted it, but now, since then,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59you've had a chat to the auctioneer, you've taken the reserve off.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- That's right.- You don't want to take it home - it's here to sell.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03We love clients like you.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Well, we don't if it only sells for 25 quid, we don't.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Well, we get to sell it.- I know, but it's worth an awful lot more.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Look, good luck, both of you. It's a dangerous game
0:16:10 > 0:16:13but I think this will sell around that sort of estimate. Here we go.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Rather a nice provincial rocking chair.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Bobbin turned form.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Let's say for that,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22nice comfortable-looking chair, £100.
0:16:22 > 0:16:2480.
0:16:24 > 0:16:2540 for it, bid.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27At £40 I'm bid.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28At 40 bid. £40.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- 42. 45. - Worth more than that.
0:16:31 > 0:16:3348. 50.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34£50.
0:16:34 > 0:16:3655. £60.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38£60 only.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Are you all finished? At 60?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42At 60, at 60, at 60.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Sold for £60.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- LAUGHTER - Yes, that's all right.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Better than us taking it home. - You're happy with that? Yeah, OK,
0:16:47 > 0:16:48- you're happy.- Absolutely.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51You know, someone's got a really comfy chair for £60,
0:16:51 > 0:16:52- plus commission.- Yeah.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54And that is craftsmanship, and that's really nice.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Well, let's hope our good luck continues
0:17:01 > 0:17:03when we come back here later on in the programme
0:17:03 > 0:17:06for some more auction action.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Now, buried deep in a wooded valley on the shores of Lake Windermere
0:17:09 > 0:17:11is Stott Park Bobbin Mill.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Now, you rarely see wooden bobbins around today,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17but back in the 19th century
0:17:17 > 0:17:20it was a vibrant, buzzing industry, as I found out.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31From the late 18th century up into the 1940s,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Britain's cotton industry had become such a major economic force
0:17:35 > 0:17:37that it fostered the saying
0:17:37 > 0:17:40"Britain's bread hangs by Lancashire's thread."
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Britain had been the biggest cotton cloth producer
0:17:43 > 0:17:46in the world since the Victorian era.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50In 1860, there were more than 2,500 cotton mills
0:17:50 > 0:17:53producing half the world's cotton.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55And while thousands of workers
0:17:55 > 0:17:57laboured away in the mills to the North,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01those in the Lake District had their work cut out supplying the bobbins,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04those simple wooden reels needed to retain the yarn.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Millions of them in all different shapes and sizes
0:18:07 > 0:18:10were essential for the cotton spinning and weaving machines.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15More than 70 mills sprung up throughout the Lake District
0:18:15 > 0:18:16during the 19th century.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21When Stott Park Bobbin Mill opened in 1835,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25near the village of Finsthwaite, it was the perfect setting.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30This wood here was grown especially for cutting,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32or coppicing, as it was known.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Different species of tree were cultivated in cycles,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37such as birch, ash and sycamore.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Harvesting these long great poles before,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43they were then turned into the bobbins.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45And the water that you can see in here now,
0:18:45 > 0:18:46well, that was the engine room.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48That was the power that drove the waterwheel,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51and then later the water turbines.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54So, you can see the mill used its natural local resources,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56right on its doorstep - water and wood.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01This mill is now the only surviving example
0:19:01 > 0:19:03of a bobbin mill in the Lake District.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Today, it is a working museum run by Mick Callahan of English Heritage.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Wow, I love this place. It's so atmospheric. It really is.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Is this exactly what the mill would have looked like
0:19:17 > 0:19:21back in the 19th century when things were working at full tilt?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24This is exactly what it would have been like in 1835 when it was built.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27It changed slightly in 1880.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It was water power, then it was steam power,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and then, finally, we've got electricity put in.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34There was 20 men working here,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and six lads at the height of the industry.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38And when they were working
0:19:38 > 0:19:41they could produce over 250,000 bobbins a week.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- A week!?- A week. It was a massive industry.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Did you get paid for how many bobbins you made? Was it like that?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50It was piecework, they were paid by the gross.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52So for every basket or gross, they were paid an amount.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54So it's "heads down, see you at the end", really.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Just working every day, as many hours as they could.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Will you take me through the process?- Yeah, sure.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- I know this is still working today.- Certainly.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04And I'm itching to have a go.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08We can put the machines on, you can have a go.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- So, I'll switch the line shafting on now.- I'm ready.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Everything starts to spin and turn.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26This really is like a window back in time, you know.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I'm loving this, I really am.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- I thought you'd enjoy this. - It's just great, it really is.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Right, I want to get started. Can we?- Come round this way.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Here are some glasses.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- I will show you the first piece.- OK.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47So you put the block in,
0:20:47 > 0:20:48get it spinning,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50bring the cutter in,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53and the cutter from the other side.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Well, that's quick, isn't it?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57As quickly as that, you have roughed a bobbin out.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58And that's ash, isn't it?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00That's ash there. Do you want to have a go?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Yeah, I want 20 goes, please.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Right, you go around in place of me.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08So, put it onto this end... No, this end.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Put it on to this end.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10That's it.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Bang it on, that's it. Hold that tight, that's it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Hand on there. Pull it towards you.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- There we go.- My first bobbin turn. Ready?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Yes, keep it tight, and then go the other way.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Very good. Now, just a little loosen off of it,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30and then it just comes off... There you go.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34So there is your roughed out bobbin.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35It's not very good, is it?
0:21:35 > 0:21:39It's rubbish. It is rubbish. Swap it for a better one.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40LAUGHTER
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Have another go with that one, because that's a smaller piece.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- Right.- Hold that tight.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Just bring it up to it, pull it in.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Right in, right in, that's it.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Perfect.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55There you go.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57We'll make a bobbin out of that one.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59OK, OK, let's go.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00All right, we'll go round this way.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05The rough bobbin would have been passed over
0:22:05 > 0:22:07to the bobbin master maker for finishing off.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11We're now on the finishing machine.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12OK.
0:22:12 > 0:22:13We just put the bobbin on...
0:22:14 > 0:22:15..get it spinning,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17and then wind that in.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18BLADE SCREECHES
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Touch it to one side,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- and then those two cutters there... - Trim it up?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- ..just round off the bobbin.- Ah!
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It's very clever!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29There you have a finished bobbin.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30That's brilliant. Can I have a go?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Do you want to have a go? - Yeah.- You step in there.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38I feel like a kid. This is so magical!
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- So, push that up.- OK.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41That's it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- And then... - And then you wind that in.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45That's it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46MACHINE SCREECHES
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Just round off the corners.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49SAW BUZZES
0:22:49 > 0:22:50Oh, I like that.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55There we go. Your bobbin... Just watch your hand.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57There you are.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Mind you, that's only one!
0:23:01 > 0:23:03How many would one chap make in a day?
0:23:03 > 0:23:052,500 or 3,000. Maybe more,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07depending on the size and sector.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Oh, day in and day out.- Yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11So, that's it, really.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13That is just one type of bobbin.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16It is, and they made over 260 different
0:23:16 > 0:23:18styles and shapes of bobbins in this mill.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Gosh!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Well, there's my bobbin, and I'm proud of that,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27but can you imagine what it would have been like working in here
0:23:27 > 0:23:29back in its heyday?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Churning out 250,000 of these
0:23:32 > 0:23:33every week!
0:23:33 > 0:23:35That's tough work.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40So, it's not surprising that many suffered from consumption
0:23:40 > 0:23:42and dust related disease.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Much of the workforce lived in the nearby village of Finsthwaite,
0:23:48 > 0:23:52making this a close-knit community, centring on the mill.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- How do you do?- Hi.- Pleased to meet you.- What a tranquil setting!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Isn't it tremendous?- Yeah! - You're very lucky.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Today, Sophia Martin lives in the house that was previously
0:24:03 > 0:24:05owned by the bobbin master.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Over the years, she has been finding out about the people who lived
0:24:09 > 0:24:11and worked around the mill.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14This house was divided into two.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- When we bought it, it was knocked back into one.- OK.- But in the...
0:24:17 > 0:24:20In the past, it's been two separate cottages.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22This man, John Gibson,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24he lived on the right-hand side as we're looking at it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- And there he is in the bobbin mill. - Absolutely!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- There he is, standing at his bench...- Yeah!
0:24:28 > 0:24:30..in amongst all that machinery,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32and these huge piles of the wood shavings
0:24:32 > 0:24:33and things that you've seen.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37On the other side, on the left-hand side as we're looking at it,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39there was a family called Kerwin.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Both father and one of the daughters worked in the mill.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47His daughter, who's in the census when she's only 13,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50she's already working as a bobbin borer.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51This is not her.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- This is... It's a lad.- Yeah.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56But that's the machine that she would have worked.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59So there's been a whole history of people that worked in the bobbin factory,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01here, living in this house?
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Yes, yes. Yeah.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04We were lucky enough to see the factory
0:25:04 > 0:25:06actually working before it closed.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09We went down there just a few months before it shut,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13and they demonstrated the machinery to us and we had a look.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17And my mother said to me, "Look at this and remember it
0:25:17 > 0:25:21"because you won't see anything quite like this again."
0:25:21 > 0:25:22And so we did.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24We had a good look at it. Fascinating.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It was the age of plastic that finally killed off
0:25:28 > 0:25:30the wooden bobbin industry
0:25:30 > 0:25:31in the mid-1900s.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37It's so rewarding to know that this tranquil little village
0:25:37 > 0:25:40up here in the lakes has been able to hold on to those
0:25:40 > 0:25:42memories of a bygone age,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45when the buzz of the bobbin mills once
0:25:45 > 0:25:48filled the air up here in Cumbria.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52The bobbin may be a thing of the past, a little wooden one,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55but it's worth remembering it was once a vital commodity
0:25:55 > 0:26:00that kept the wheels of the British textile industry spinning.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Back here at Muncaster Castle,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16valuations have been bobbing along nicely.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19So let's take a look at what Caroline's found.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23So, Nancy. Do you live very near here?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- About seven miles away. - Oh, you lucky lady.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Isn't it gorgeous countryside?
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Marvellous.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31So is your watch.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Now, what do you know about this?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Well, it belonged to some elderly lady
0:26:36 > 0:26:37and I inherited it.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39And have you worn it?
0:26:39 > 0:26:40No.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Right, well, have you heard of Rolex?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Oh, yes. I've heard, that's why I knew it was Rolex.- Right!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47It's an excellent make.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49It's 9 carat gold.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53And it's a lovely watch, you know, with having that make...
0:26:53 > 0:26:55the magic R...
0:26:55 > 0:26:58something like this, it'll be worth about £100 to £150.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Well, I just want to get rid of it, you see.- Right?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- You don't like jewellery? - Not particularly, no.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06So how come you've got all these rings?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08That's another thing I inherited.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Right!
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Well, there's an awful lot and a real mixed bag!
0:27:13 > 0:27:14They are, aren't they?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And you're not tempted to wear them?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Too big.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Are they?
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Well, there's such a variety of styles and sizes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- I mean, here, we've got a 9 carat gold signet ring.- Mm-hmm.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30We've got a 22 carat gold wedding band.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34And we've got an 18 carat gold wedding band.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37And then we move on here... We've got some something which could
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- be almost an engagement ring with a little heart.- Mm-hmm.
0:27:40 > 0:27:429 carat. And the tiny diamond...
0:27:43 > 0:27:46We've got sapphires. We've got everything here!
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Absolutely everything!
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Now, have you heard the expression 'worth its weight in gold'?
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Yes, I have.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Well, some of these are only going to be worth their weight in gold.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58- Yeah.- But, gracious me,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01if you're a weighty little 22 carat gold band,
0:28:01 > 0:28:03that's going to be worth quite a bit.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Is it?- Yeah, it is!
0:28:05 > 0:28:0822 carats is worth considerably more than 18,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- which is worth considerably more than 9.- Mm-hmm.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13And then some of these others...
0:28:13 > 0:28:15are decorative dress rings.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Not one of them stands out as being worth a fortune.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19No, no.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21But, collectively,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I would put a conservative estimate
0:28:25 > 0:28:27of £200 to £300.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28What, for those?
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- Yes!- Oh, struth. - What were you thinking?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I had no idea at all.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36And the watch...
0:28:36 > 0:28:38£100 to £150,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40and probably put a reserve.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Would you think so? - Yes. I want a reserve.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Right, so if we put the bottom estimate,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- which is £100...- Mm-hmm.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50The rings, I don't think we need a reserve on those, you know.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Well, not gold. I shouldn't think so, no.- No, I'm sure not.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- So, we'll put them in without reserve...- Yes.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- ..and enjoy the ride.- Good.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Excellent. See you at the sale.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Right, thanks anyway.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Now, I've gone a bit bobbin-mad here today.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Nora, when I saw you with this bobbin stand earlier, I was...
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I was just... I was there. I was in beeline for you!
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Thank you so much for waiting for me
0:29:13 > 0:29:15because I think this is gorgeous.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17We're seeing it in its sort of bare structure,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20because, normally, when you look at these, they're full of wonderful
0:29:20 > 0:29:23bobbins with colour, different hues all around.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27- And I'd imagine, at home, you've got this...- I've got bobbins on it.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- And it's full of colour, isn't it? - Yes.- And they look fantastic -
0:29:29 > 0:29:30- they're so decorative.- Yes.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- And it's on display all the time. - Yes.- Yeah.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34It's in my study, actually.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36This is a good quality one.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38This is, sort of, circa 1850.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41But you can see all the little turnings. Look, all this is done
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- on a...- Beautiful, isn't it? - Yeah, look, beautiful.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45And you've got a cotton reel turning there,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48a flattened cotton reel there, a flattened ball there...
0:29:48 > 0:29:50There's a cup and cover under there. See that?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52You normally find that on those big tester beds,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54big Elizabethan tester beds.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57And here, you've got a classical vase turning as well.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Fabulous!
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Is this something you're thinking of selling?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- No.- No.- It's not for sale. - It's not for sale?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- It was made by my great, great grandfather...- Oh, really?
0:30:07 > 0:30:08..who was a bobbin turner.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10No! Really?
0:30:10 > 0:30:12And he lived up in Eskdale at the time,
0:30:12 > 0:30:13at the bobbin mill.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- So, this is very important to you? - Yes, very.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- This is your family's social history.- Definitely.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21If you were to put this into auction,
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I think the auctioneer would give you a price guide of around about...
0:30:26 > 0:30:27..£400 to £600.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Never.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Mm, in the right place at the right time, yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38I can't believe that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- Good on you. Thank you, Nora! - Thank you.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Valuations are still in full swing
0:30:45 > 0:30:48and Adam's found a fine piece of craftsmanship.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- David, thanks for coming to "Flog It!"- You're welcome.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52And I've already... I'm very keen on these.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I've already taken them off you.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56These are lovely things.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Coalbrookdale - a very famous name in cast iron.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01What do you know about them yourself?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Where did you get them from?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05An old lady, a customer of mine years ago,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08when I first moved into a new house... Well, a house,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10when we were five years married,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13and she gave me those as a sort of house-warming present.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Well, these are lovely.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Why have you decided to bring them along to "Flog It!"?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Well, two of our friends were coming up and said,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21"Do you fancy a day out?"
0:31:21 > 0:31:22So, we said, "Yeah, of course."
0:31:22 > 0:31:25And we had a quick search around the house and...
0:31:25 > 0:31:26To grab something!
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Little did you think you'd end up on the telly.- No way! - LAUGHTER
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- With all of them watching there. - Yes, I know.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34So, here we are.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Very good. Well, they're nice and easy in a way,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40because you know straightaway in our job that they're Coalbrookdale
0:31:40 > 0:31:42when you look at them.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- And, also, it's marked, quite clearly, on the back.- Yeah.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48So, it's always nice to see that confirmed.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Coalbrookdale in Ironbridge in Shropshire was...
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Was a massive centre for production of cast iron works.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Things like this were produced in quite large quantities
0:31:58 > 0:32:00out of cast iron, but very decorative indeed,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02and quite affordable because, of course,
0:32:02 > 0:32:06cast iron was a lot cheaper than the bronze that it's pretending to be.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09They're not trying to deceive anyone, of course, it's just been
0:32:09 > 0:32:12given this patternation to make it look like bronze.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14They're entirely decorative. They don't really
0:32:14 > 0:32:17have a purpose as such. You might have them sitting flat,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19but I think they're far more effective on the wall
0:32:19 > 0:32:22like that rather than... And how did you display them at home?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Just like that, one above the other. - One above the other.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- On a fairly plain wall. - On the wall.- Yes.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30And the decoration... This sort of strolling decoration.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Typical mid-late 19th century Victoriana at its best.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37So, there's an awful lot of detail
0:32:37 > 0:32:38for not a lot of money,
0:32:38 > 0:32:40but I'm sure they'll make what they're worth
0:32:40 > 0:32:43when we take them off to the auction in a few weeks' time.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I think they're £100 to £150 between them
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- and they should make a bit more. - Nice.- How does that fit?
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Well, it's our golden wedding this year, so that will go towards that.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54OK. Very good, golden wedding.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- Golden wedding.- Congratulations.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- 50 years.- Well, I hope they'll make a bit more.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00I mean, I would suggest a reserve of £100
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and let them go and find their own level.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Thanks very much for bringing them and all the best
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- for your golden anniversary. - Thank you.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07See you at the auction.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Inside, Caroline's spotted yet another piece of the finest silver.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Hello, Yvette.- Hello.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19What a lovely object you've brought along.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Tell me what you know about it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I know very little about it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26It was just something that I found after my mum had died.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28It doesn't really do a lot for me.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29- Does it not?- No.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33It would have done an awful lot for the person that had it.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37This is a wonderful little candleholder.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It was made by Robert Garrard II...
0:33:40 > 0:33:41..in 1824.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44We've got a fabulous set of marks
0:33:44 > 0:33:47and everything is marked with the same marks,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49which sounds silly, but sometimes, you know,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51they've had a replacement snuffer
0:33:51 > 0:33:53or the sconce isn't quite right.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55But, if we look at this, we can see...
0:33:55 > 0:33:57We'll take this snuffer off...
0:33:58 > 0:34:00..and this sconce...
0:34:01 > 0:34:05..and the marks are absolutely superb here
0:34:05 > 0:34:09because this bottom hasn't been cleaned incessantly.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13So the marks are very crisp and fresh.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16We've got Garrard's, Panton Street, London.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18And we've got here, the lion passant
0:34:18 > 0:34:20to say it's British Sterling silver.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24And here is the mark for Garrard's -
0:34:24 > 0:34:27R-G with the crown above.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Now, that means it's Robert Garrard II, not the first.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33It's in remarkably good condition.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36And the same marks you will see on the sconce...
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Can you see those there?- Yeah.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40This little snuffer will go here.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Yeah.- And that fits in there.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Now, all in all, that really is a lovely thing.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48You don't know how far it goes back in your family, do you?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I wouldn't have thought it would have gone that far back.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54It's probably something my mum picked up.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55Well, that's lovely.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01Queen Victoria appointed Garrard's the Crown Jewellers in 1843.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- So, you can't get a better maker than that.- Gosh!
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Honestly, it's really, really...
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I wish she was here.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Aw!
0:35:09 > 0:35:13It is lovely and it would have been used all the time.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16It's a really... You know, you wouldn't really be able to just...
0:35:16 > 0:35:18go to bed. You can imagine it's all dark -
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- you took that up to bed with you. - Yeah.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22And then you'd snuff it out,
0:35:22 > 0:35:24and it's a real pleasure to see it.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25Good.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Which brings me to value...
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Mm-hmm.- Do you have any idea of value?
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Nope.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34I would think a presales estimate...
0:35:34 > 0:35:37£200 to £300, no problem at all.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Right.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40And do you want a reserve on it?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Uh, yes, I think so.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- £200?- Yeah.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46And I'm sure that will go to a very,
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- very happy person who would be very pleased to buy that.- OK.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Well, that's it. Our work is now done here at Muncaster Castle,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57our magnificent host location.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59It's time to say farewell, a sad farewell.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02I don't want to go and I don't want to leave that either,
0:36:02 > 0:36:06but right now we have unfinished business to do in the auction room.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08And here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12We're going for gold with this collection of rings
0:36:12 > 0:36:13and a Rolex watch.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21And the skill and craftsmanship of these iron Coalbrookdale plates
0:36:21 > 0:36:22should draw in the bidders.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28While the silver candlestick holder is bound to shine at the auction.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Back at the sale room in Carlisle, it's all systems go.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Fingers crossed, Nancy.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Your rings are just about to go under the hammer.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45- We had a group lot.- Yeah.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47We've split the rings up into two separate lots.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Well, the auctioneer's done that.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52They stand a better chance of making more money for you.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53And we've got the Rolex coming up.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Fingers crossed the gold prices are high,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57and I think this lot is here to go.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02It's going under the hammer now. Good luck.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Quite a lot of bids here. I'm going to start at £155.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07At £155...
0:37:07 > 0:37:10£155. I think we're selling.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11155, 160.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13160. 165.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15170. 170...
0:37:15 > 0:37:16At 180, from you.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18190. 190, 200.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- 200!- £200, Nancy, £200!
0:37:22 > 0:37:23220, 230.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- 240.- This is good.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27240, my lady.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29240, all done at 240.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31One has gone down!...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- £240, that's a good start. - It certainly is.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36That's one of the three lots gone.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38I can pay my fare back.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Pay your fare back! Travel first class with that.- Oh!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44A quick change of auctioneer and...
0:37:44 > 0:37:46lots number two and three are up for you now.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49We've got your gold Rolex watch
0:37:49 > 0:37:51and we have the three gold rings.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Yeah.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54They're here to go.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Yeah, sit tight, could be a roller-coaster ride for you,
0:37:57 > 0:37:58and for you at home. This is it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Ladies Rolex, 9 carat gold watch.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Nice one is this one.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Where should we start with this one? Should be £100, straight in.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09100... 80.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- 80. 80 bid.- Right, we're in. - At £80...
0:38:11 > 0:38:13at 80 bid. At £80.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15At 85 next, anybody else?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18At 80, 85. 85 and 90.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19At 90, 90's in the room now, at 90.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2195, anybody else?
0:38:21 > 0:38:2395... It's on the phone now, 95.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25100. At 100. At 100.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26110's next.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27110, at 110.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30120. 120.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32130... At 130, 140.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34At 140.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35- Time flies.- 150 bid.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36At 150...
0:38:36 > 0:38:38At 150, I'm going to sell.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Make no mistake at £150.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- GAVEL BANGS Brilliant auctioneering!- Brilliant.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- What's- he done? 150!- £150.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Good.- That's great, isn't it?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Right, now your three gold rings. Straight away, here they are.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Here we go, we've got two 22 carat gold rings and another. There we go.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57I can start the bidding straight with me.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59A lot of interest. 80, 90. 100.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01At 100 bid, at 100.
0:39:01 > 0:39:02110, 120.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04120, 130, any of you?
0:39:04 > 0:39:05At 130...
0:39:05 > 0:39:08At 130's in the room.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09At 130. Is that it?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11At 130, at 130...
0:39:11 > 0:39:12GAVEL BANGS
0:39:12 > 0:39:13Three out of three.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15That's £520!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Oh, not bad.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Yeah, you're in the money!- Oh!
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Oh, Nancy, I'm so pleased for you!
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Next up, the cast iron plates.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Fingers crossed, David. Good luck going under the hammer right now.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Coalbrookdale, two items.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34I mean, it's really, really nice.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Great casting at its best.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- British engineering, isn't it?- Yeah. - Great foundry.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Why are you selling them, then?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Well, it's our golden wedding in three weeks' time... - Congratulations.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47The wife and I. The other thing, our best friend, uh,
0:39:47 > 0:39:48passed away on Tuesday.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Oh, so sad. - So, we're going to donate...
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- ..a little money...- OK.- ..if it makes enough, to her charity.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57OK, good luck with this. It's going under the hammer now. This is it.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59I rather like these,
0:39:59 > 0:40:04these Coalbrookdale pierced cast metal circular plates...
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Where should we be with these?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Shall we start straight in at 35, 40?
0:40:08 > 0:40:1045 and 50 bid.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11At £50.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13At 50, 55 bid.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14At 60, 65.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- 70, 75.- Oh, yeah, they've got a phone line.- Oh.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Now they want in.- 75...
0:40:20 > 0:40:2190, 95...
0:40:21 > 0:40:23100, you're in. At 100.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25100, 110, does he want?
0:40:25 > 0:40:26At 100, 110.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28110, 120...
0:40:28 > 0:40:30120. 120.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32At 120 bid, 130 on the phone.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Great name, great name, Coalbrookdale.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Do you want 140?
0:40:36 > 0:40:37140. At 140.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40At 140, 150 is on the phone, still. At 150...
0:40:40 > 0:40:42You can have a go on the internet if you want, you know.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Bang on. - At 150's on the phone now.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47I'm going to sell at 150 and 150...
0:40:47 > 0:40:48GAVEL BANGS
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Well done.- £150. You're both pleased with that.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- Right on.- The money can go to the cancer charity.- Yes, yes.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56And, of course, treat yourself for the golden wedding.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57He's still smiling, and he still in love.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Now we can keep the flame burning with this.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Well, it's the chamber candlestick, with snuffer,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07and this, definitely, is not to be snuffed at at £300.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- I know we had a valuation of £200 to £300.- Yeah.- Didn't we?- Yes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Now, since that time and now, the time of the auction,
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- you've had a chat to the auctioneer?- Yes.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16Did he ring you up or did you...
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- I phoned him...- Right.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22And he advised it went up a little bit.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25OK, so now the new valuation is £300 or £400.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- So, we need to make £300? - Yeah, we do.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Well, that's all right, isn't it? Otherwise, it's going home.- Yes.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33And it's a nice thing. I like chamber candlesticks. I like
0:41:33 > 0:41:36the whole thing. This one's got a little snuffer so you can put
0:41:36 > 0:41:37the candle out. Did you ever use it?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- I'm not that old!- No, no, but did you ever use it in the house?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- You know, sort of walking around? - No!- Power cuts?- No!- Aw!
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Do you know what, we get lots of power cuts!
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Do you?- Yeah, we do, so...- You must live in the country.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50We do live in the country and, every time the wind blows, we get
0:41:50 > 0:41:52another power cut, so we've got to reserve
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- and this would come in very handy. - It's lovely.- But anyway, I'm pleased
0:41:55 > 0:41:57you're selling it because you brought it in to flog it.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- It's on now.- Yes.- Fingers crossed we get that top end.- Yes.- Here we go.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01- £300 or £400.- Looks nice.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Chamber candlestick by Robert Garrard, 1824.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Start this at 200 precisely....
0:42:09 > 0:42:11At £200 and bid.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Anyone else going on?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15220, 240, 260, 280.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- We're going to sell it.- 280...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19280, 300, 320.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22320. 320...
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- 340 on the telephone. - Brilliant.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26360 with me. 360 on commission.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30360... 380, 400.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- This is more like it.- 400.- I know you're happy.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36400... 420. 420...
0:42:36 > 0:42:39I'll finish with the telephone at £420.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40GAVEL BANGS
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- 420, the hammer went down, 420. - That's really good!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Well, we're very happy.- Yeah!- Yeah.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- I'm very happy.- Aw.- Well done.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48That's the power of the auction room for you.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Well, that's it. It's all over for our owners.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Another day in another sale room.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57And we've thoroughly enjoyed being here in Carlisle today.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01All credit to our two auctioneers on the rostrum, they've done us proud.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Our owners have gone home happy
0:43:03 > 0:43:05and that's what it's all about.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06See you next time.