0:00:05 > 0:00:07MUSIC: Groovy Train by The Farm
0:00:07 > 0:00:08TRAIN HORN BLARES
0:00:10 > 0:00:13This is Cultra Station just east of Belfast city centre.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16On the other side of this footbridge
0:00:16 > 0:00:18is the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21our magnificent location for today's valuation day.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23And in a moment, this train is pulling up,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25hopefully loads of people are getting off it,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28laden with antiques and collectables to join us.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Welcome to "Flog It!".
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Today's host location, The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58is situated on the grounds of an old estate,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01which once belonged to the Kennedy family.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03It was this family who in 1905
0:01:03 > 0:01:06began a long tradition of hill-climb racing,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09making this venue the oldest existing
0:01:09 > 0:01:11car racing venue in the world.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18So, it feels fitting that today, the estate is where we can find
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Northern Ireland's largest transport collection.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23There are trains from all over Ireland here.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25There's even an original station cafe,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28but now is not the time to be stopping for a cup of tea.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32It's time to meet our experts and get on with the show.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Caroline Hawley can barely contain herself
0:01:34 > 0:01:37with all the items popping up today.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- Tension's mounting!- Well wrapped up. - It is well wrapped up!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Gosh!- Are you excited?- I am excited.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Oh, that's pretty, isn't it?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50And Thomas Plant, who loves a challenge.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- What's this here?- That's what I want you to tell me.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55I don't know. Could be an instrument of some description.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And just as Caroline was starting to get somewhere...
0:01:59 > 0:02:01That's a large glass, isn't it?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Caroline, you like a large glass, don't you?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- I've seen you in the bar. - Not as large as that!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07You could get a whole bottle in there.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I think you'd be a little bit squiffy after that, wouldn't you?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11I think you would.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13While everyone gets seated, here's a quick look
0:02:13 > 0:02:15at what's coming up on today's show.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21Caroline whizzes back to 1985 in a Belfast-built DeLorean car.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25One seller cannot quite believe his luck in the auction room.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31And later on in the programme, I'll be finding out how a local farmer
0:02:31 > 0:02:34became a big name in the motor racing world.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40There really is a great atmosphere here in the museum
0:02:40 > 0:02:42as people bustle through to the valuations,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45but before we make a start, let me show you this wonderful
0:02:45 > 0:02:49original station kiosk, first pioneered here
0:02:49 > 0:02:52in Northern Ireland by a chap called Charles Eason.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54And there on the top, you can see Eason & Son.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57But if you come around here, look, lit up,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00an advertising sign for The News Letter,
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Belfast's first newspaper.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Wonderfully evocative.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05You could almost imagine somebody leaning out, saying,
0:03:05 > 0:03:10"Get your News Letter here," as the commuters rushed towards the trains.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12It really does take you back in time.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17We are surrounded by fantastic, historic vehicles here
0:03:17 > 0:03:19at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22and Caroline has discovered a wonderful example
0:03:22 > 0:03:24of a car made here in Belfast.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29This is the DeLorean DMC 12,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32featured in the 1985 blockbuster Back To The Future
0:03:32 > 0:03:35as a time-travelling car for the main characters.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Well, Kevin, this is fantastic. - It is.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I'm going to have to get back to reality, though.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51So, Kevin, what delights have you brought along for me?
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I have brought you along a DeLorean tie and a tiepin.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Wow. So, did you work for the DeLorean company?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00No, I wished I did.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I was learning to drive
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and my driving instructor, he used to work for them.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11He tested the cars on a big track.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- The DMC 12?- He did, yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Wow, what a job. I'd love that.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19So, these were given to him?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21They were given to him,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- and he gave them to me.- Fabulous.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28The DeLorean car company, the car has been very iconic,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and the factory wasn't in existence very long.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36It started in 1975, here in Belfast, and closed in 1982.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39But I believe they're recommissioning the car
0:04:39 > 0:04:40as of next year.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Now, anything to do with the DeLorean car company
0:04:44 > 0:04:47and this car will have a value.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49So, I think that these are going to have some value,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51not a huge value, you're not going to go
0:04:51 > 0:04:55and buy yourself a car with it, but I would think £20-40?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- That would feel all right. - Would it?- Yes.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59And would you like a reserve on them, Ken?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- No, I'd like them...- Right.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03So, we'll take them to auction and see what happens.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Yes.- Brilliant, look forward to it. - OK, thank you.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Having a good time, everyone?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- Yes!- Yeah, that's what it's all about.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Thomas is just about to do a valuation there,
0:05:18 > 0:05:21and we're going to see what he's looking at right now.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Are you a joiner? A carpenter?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30No, but I come from a long line of them.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Do you?- And funnily enough, when I did picture framing,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I was told I did very good joints.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- Did you?- So, it must be in my blood. - "You did a good joint!"
0:05:39 > 0:05:45Love that. So, tell me, this is a very early book.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47The Carpenter's And Joiner's Assistant.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Dated for 1805, and it states it's a second edition.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53The first is 1802.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55So, this has been in your family...
0:05:55 > 0:05:58A long time, but I... I don't know how long.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It originally came from my grandfather.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I mean, I know we're here to flog it,
0:06:03 > 0:06:04but why have you brought it along?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Well, my boys wouldn't be interested.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09They're not into anything like this.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11It's the old story, you downsize, don't you?
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I can't keep carting things around, and my husband is a traveller,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17so we travel everywhere and...
0:06:17 > 0:06:18And a 200-year-old book...
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- Is heavy!- Heavy. And it doesn't take kindly...
0:06:22 > 0:06:23- To being travelled.- No.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26So, I just want to put this book into context.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29So, we're looking at 1805, 211 years ago.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30What was happening in 1805?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Oh, shipbuilding.- Ship, Trafalgar...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Trafalgar, yeah.- So, we had a big battle in the high seas.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41We also had elegant buildings being built, the Georgian style.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44George III was on the throne.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47You know, I think it would've been a pretty exciting time be alive.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52This would have been your sort of site computer, your laptop.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55And it would tell you how to build...
0:06:55 > 0:06:56I've marked a page here.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00There's a beautiful sky light there with this lovely bit of joinery
0:07:00 > 0:07:03and you can see how the light would fill in, etc.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05A whole list of how you would do it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- I think it's lovely.- Thank you.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- I really do.- You appreciate it a lot more than I do, obviously.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I think it's a man's book rather than a woman's book.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Probably men would have used this, yes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18It just wasn't that time, was it?
0:07:18 > 0:07:19- No.- I mean, now it's a different story.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Oh, yeah.- Right, let's have a think.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23What do you think it's worth?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- I have no idea. - Do you want to just sell it?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I do. I can't see me building anything like that.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Sky lights?!
0:07:31 > 0:07:32So, valuation.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35A first edition, 1802, is quite valuable.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Probably worth a good few hundred pounds.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41This is second and there's a bit of damage, but it's all there,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43so wait for it, typical auctioneer's estimate,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- you know what I'm going to say. - 80-100.- Yeah, £80-100!
0:07:49 > 0:07:50- You could do my job!- I know.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Now, regarding reserve...
0:07:52 > 0:07:54At your discretion, what do you think?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Personally, I think half low-end, that bottom estimate.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- 40?- 40. I think that's fair. - OK, fine.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- That's fine by me, yes. - Yeah?- We're good, good.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Thank you very much.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Thank you. Made my day!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12A wonderful item from a traditional craftsmen there,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15which might be the perfect companion for the carpenter
0:08:15 > 0:08:17who made our next pieces.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Hello, Cynthia. Lovely to see you, and your lovely tables.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Thank you.- Now, how did you come to have these?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Well, they belonged to the family.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30My mother passed away last year
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and we're just getting round to clearing the house now.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36As far as I know, my granny bought them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40She enjoyed going to the auctions and she gave them to my mum
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and they've been in our house since then.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And it's not something that you want in your house?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Well, they are beautiful and I do think they're lovely,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53but I just don't feel it would fit into our house at the moment
0:08:53 > 0:08:56and my brother and sister aren't interested either,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- so just happy to... - Well, I think they're lovely.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04And for lots of reasons, I think they're really quite nice.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09One is it harks back to 17th, 18th-century Dutch marquetry work.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- It's actually British, I think.- Right.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Edwardian period, sort of 1900, turn-of-the-century.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Mahogany, with these beautiful marquetry panels
0:09:19 > 0:09:23in different types of wood, string inlay here,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and I think it's made of satin wood, harewood.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Originally, this would've been much brighter,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32almost garish to our taste today.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Yes.- But the sunlight, over the years, has sort of toned it down.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40And what's really nice about them is there's a full quartet.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46So, if we pull them out gently, we shall see...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's almost like a set of Russian dolls, this, isn't it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- Yes.- And the third...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- Now, look at this colour compared to this one.- Oh, yes!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58I would suggest that the smallest one and the largest one
0:09:58 > 0:10:01have been in use and these two possibly not.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Yes, yes.- Because look at the colour on this bird.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Really lovely!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09And the more I look at these, the more I love them.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- Lovely bobbin-turned sides to them.- Yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17And there's marquetry inlay on every surface you look at.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22On the legs, the top of the legs, the sides here.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Yes.- They're smothered in marquetry.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28But old hawk-eye here has spotted there's a little bit of damage here.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Can you see, where the marquetry's missing?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33And then, right down here on the foot,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35it's actually been broken and glued together.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Right.- I mean, neither of those are really important.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- And these I think are very elegant...- Yes.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47And they would look great in any interior, modern or otherwise.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Well, yeah... Don't make me change my mind!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Aw... So you're happy to put them into auction?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Yes, yes. I think we have decided, yes.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Right. I would think, because there's a set of four,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03I'm going to stick my neck out and say 2-300.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Right.- Would you be happy with that? - Yes, yes...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07And would you like a reserve, Cynthia?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Yes, that would be a good idea. What would you suggest?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I think if we put a discretionary reserve...
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- Yes.- ..of £200, which means that gives us a leeway of 10%.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23So, if they got to 180, we'd let them go.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Right, yeah, OK. - Would you be happy with that?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- That's fine, yeah.- Brilliant. - Well, let's take them to auction...
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- OK.- And see what they do. - Great, OK. Thank you.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Well, there you are. Three great items to put under the hammer.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41This is where it gets exciting.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Anything can happen. You've seen the show.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's really hard to put a value on an antique.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I think there's one or two surprises there.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Let's find out what the bidders think.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Here's a quick recap of all the items
0:11:51 > 0:11:53we're taking off to auction with us.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Blink and you're back in the 1980s
0:11:57 > 0:12:00with this DeLorean car company tie and pin.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05A wonderful 1805 edition of a carpenter's assistant book,
0:12:05 > 0:12:06belonging to Kerry.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And finally, a collection of four inlaid mahogany tables
0:12:12 > 0:12:14from the early 19th century.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19We're heading west into Belfast city centre,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23a thriving and busy city today, with its working port and busy roads.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29100 years ago, it was alive with tramlines and then trolleybuses.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33And in the mid-19th century, our auction house was built.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Let's step inside and get on with the sale,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38where our auctioneer for the day is Daniel Clark.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41That's four at 180...
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Well, the room's just starting to fill up.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I can feel the tension rising, there's going to be
0:12:47 > 0:12:49a cracking atmosphere here later on during the day.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51In a moment, the auction's just about to start.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56Now do remember, the commission rate here is 18.5% plus VAT.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59It varies from room to room, so check the details in the catalogue.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01But right now, the talking stops.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03It's all down to the bidders in the room.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06So, stay with us. We could have one or two big surprises.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And I'm very excited about our first item.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14As a teenager, I can remember the iconic DeLorean car
0:13:14 > 0:13:16built right here in Belfast. I wanted one.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I saw one in Back To The Future.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Kevin, it's great to see you. You've got some memorabilia.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- I have, yes.- It's not a lot of money but I tell you what,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26it's a great connection. It's a great connection, isn't it?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28So, why are you selling these?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32I just want to, hope to get them to somebody that has a DeLorean.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Yeah!- Well, it's a good start, isn't it?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38If you can't afford the car, and they're real collectors items now,
0:13:38 > 0:13:39you can get the tiepin. Right.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42It's going under the hammer right now. This is it.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Lot 210, we have a DeLorean tie and a pin.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48What do we say? £40 for it.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50£30, no, take 20.
0:13:50 > 0:13:5220 and bid.
0:13:52 > 0:13:535, 30.
0:13:53 > 0:13:555, any more?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57At 35. 40, lady's bid.
0:13:57 > 0:14:005. We have £45.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Which is great, twice the lower end. - We have £45. Any more?
0:14:04 > 0:14:0645 here.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09All finished at £45?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Brilliant, brilliant.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Do you know, it's just nice to have something from DeLorean, isn't it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15You know, made here in the heart of the city.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17What a car, what a car.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20A wonderful piece of local history there.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22And I love our next item, belonging to Kerry,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25which harks back to the era of traditional craftsmen.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Well, I tell you what, my trip here in Belfast
0:14:28 > 0:14:31just gets better and better, because you brought in this
0:14:31 > 0:14:32stunning carpenter's book, and for me,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- this is one of the best items in the sale.- Thank you.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I love it, love it! This is what it's all about.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39These traditional skills and methods get passed on
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and this is a great book to do it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- It's going under the hammer right now. Good luck, Kerry.- Thank you.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47What can we say? 50, £40?
0:14:47 > 0:14:4940 and bid. 50.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51£50 I have now.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52At £50 bid.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55We have £50. Any more?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Brilliant!- I know, I'm quite happy. - It's brilliant.- I couldn't use it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01But you come from a family of carpenters, though, don't you?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Yes. Both my grandfathers and my father, so a long line.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Yeah.- Someone said we go back to the Bible.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Noah's Ark!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- They built the Ark!- Definitely.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It's lovely seeing our sellers leave with happy faces.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Let's hope we can get Cynthia's tables away.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I know since the valuation day, you've rang the auction house,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- you've had a chat to the auctioneer.- Yes.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27You've put the reserve up to £250.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Yes.- I can understand that.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33So nice, I thought I wouldn't like them to go for next to nothing...
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- You never know. - No, you don't, do you?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37But they're inlaid, they're quality.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38They're going under the hammer right now.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Now, number 20 is a reproduction inlaid mahogany nest
0:15:43 > 0:15:44of four tea tables.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Say 200 to open, please.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47200 and bid.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50220, 220 I have now.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53At 250 with the porter. At 280, new bidder.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55At £300.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58At 320, 350 with the porter.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59- Brilliant.- 380 and bid.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Brilliant, brilliant!- £400, it's back with the porter at £400.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Bid's in the room.- At £400 against you in the room.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I'm selling at £400.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Top end, that's what we wanted!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13That's a fantastic result.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14- Really pleased.- And what do we say?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- BOTH:- Quality always sells.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Well, that's our first three lots done and dusted.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26So far, so good.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29They really are racing out the door here in Belfast.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32But nothing could compete with the speed generated
0:16:32 > 0:16:35by a modest little company that's based just down the coast.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46# We're on a road to nowhere... #
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Well, driving along here,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I'm thinking, have I taken the wrong turning?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54There's not a sign in sight.
0:16:54 > 0:16:5776 years ago, this was the Dunvilles' estate,
0:16:57 > 0:16:58famous for their whiskey.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Now, I'm looking for an old red brick building
0:17:01 > 0:17:03that was once the family's laundry.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07But for the last 56 years, has been owned by the Crossle family.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Well, it looks like it does in the early photographs.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17It's hard to believe this is the headquarters of the world's
0:17:17 > 0:17:20longest-running manufacturer of customer racing cars.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Where's the corporate signs? Where's the logos?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26But I guess first and foremost, this is a family home.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31It all started with a young man named John Crossle,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34who was brought up by a farming family in County Tyrone,
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Northern Ireland.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Now as a young man, John discovered he was more interested
0:17:38 > 0:17:40in engineering than farming,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44so fixing tractors became his way of earning a living.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51As a teenager, John had fallen in love with motorcycle racing
0:17:51 > 0:17:54and spent six successful years on the track.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56But something more glamorous caught his eye.
0:17:56 > 0:18:001950 had seen the launch of Formula 1 car racing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Seduced by this new faster sport,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07John decided to swap his motorbike for a racing car.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11There was one problem. It was an expensive sport.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Undeterred, the self-taught 27-year-old John
0:18:23 > 0:18:26decided to build his own racing car and in 1957,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30he made his debut at Kirkistown racing circuit
0:18:30 > 0:18:32in County Down, Northern Ireland.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36And this is where for the best part of his life,
0:18:36 > 0:18:38John built and designed his cars.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Now, sadly he died in 2014 but his wife Rosemary,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44who ran the company with him, still lives here.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And the two of them built a company
0:18:50 > 0:18:53whose cars made a huge impact across the racing world.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59When did you meet John and where was it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Well, I had been going to race meetings with his friends
0:19:02 > 0:19:07for a couple of years and when John appeared with his first car in 1957,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I didn't really notice him.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12So, when he appeared with his second car in 1958,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16which was more successful than the first car,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18that was when I noticed him.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22So, we met in '58, got engaged in '59 and married in '60.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26- Wow!- And moved into a very derelict house,
0:19:26 > 0:19:31and John sold machinery over the next few months in the workshop.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Were you worried financially it might not work to start with?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Well, when you're young and enthusiastic,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- finance doesn't really... - No, you're a bit more reckless!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41..come into it, really.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Once he started winning and customers ordered cars,
0:19:45 > 0:19:49well, then, production began to take, to take over.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52And was he much of a businessman, or was that your side of things?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55He did, in fairness to him, keep all his paperwork,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58albeit in a large flowerpot.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00But he gave that to me...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- Did you?- And I turned that into a set of books.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Yeah.- And that's where the book-keeping started.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10But at the very beginning, in the early '60s,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I would've pretended to be John's secretary.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Sure, cos not many women were running companies.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Women weren't expected to be...
0:20:17 > 0:20:19So, it was probably about 20 years later
0:20:19 > 0:20:22before I called myself financial director.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27And while Rosemary made sure the business ran smoothly,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29John was busy coming up with new ideas.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34He was quite passionate about getting his design thoughts...
0:20:34 > 0:20:39- Sure.- ..onto the track to prove that he could drive a car,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43or build a car as good as anybody else's car.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45As well as working at the factory,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47the couple were regular faces on the racing circuit.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Was there a lot of travelling?
0:20:50 > 0:20:55We went to Paris and that was very exciting,
0:20:55 > 0:20:56with the sports cars.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58They said, "Come to a nightclub..."
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Wasn't quite sure what was going on. I was a bit naive!
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Rosemary might have been naive when it came to nightclubs,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09but her and John were socialising with some of the world's
0:21:09 > 0:21:12most famous racing drivers of the era.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Lots of them went on to become Formula 1 superstars,
0:21:15 > 0:21:16like Nigel Mansell.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22I'd imagine all the people from the racing world in the '60s and '70s
0:21:22 > 0:21:24have sat around this kitchen table with you and John.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27They certainly did. Especially Americans.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30They were inclined to come and stay for,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32one of them, three weeks.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35But a lot of Formula 1 drivers did start in our cars.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Nigel Mansell was very, very good. He used to ring after every race.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43And Henry was at the age where he liked to answer the telephone.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45So, he would answer the telephone and then he'd arrive and...
0:21:45 > 0:21:48"Dad! It's Nigel, he's won again!"
0:21:48 > 0:21:50It was so...
0:21:50 > 0:21:54It was just a sort of, so nice of Nigel to keep John up-to-date.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Sure, sure.- Eddie Jordan, very good driver.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59And a great friend.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03And Eddie Irvine was another one and he was local.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05He's from here too, you see.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09With the business headquarters based at Rory's Wood,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11it was very much a family affair.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15And from a young age, John and Rosemary's youngest child Caroline
0:22:15 > 0:22:17took a strong interest in the business,
0:22:17 > 0:22:18and it still continues today.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I'd imagine John would've loved the fact that, you know,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28the company would be in safe hands with Caroline's involvement.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Yes. John was very happy about that.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I arranged for Caroline to show me around the workshop.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- This is my daughter, Caroline. - Hello, pleased to meet you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37How do you do, Paul?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- Can I have a tour of the cars and see the workshops?- Yes, yes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41See where they're still being built today?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Just through here, attached to the house.- OK, OK. Thank you.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- It's been a pleasure talking to you.- Nice to see you.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Right, just through here, Paul.- OK.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52- Dad didn't have too far to go to work.- No.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Do you know what? I can smell engine oil and grease.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58It's so close to the kitchen. Wow, look at this! Whoo!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03This is brilliant. I mean, this really is quite exciting.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06For you, this must be normal. You grew up with this.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It's all, all totally normal.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12It was more like a playground for myself and my brother, actually.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15We used to go round on trikes and bikes,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and all around the workshop and have races.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- As toddlers here?- As toddlers, yeah.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It must have been exciting going away with Dad,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26getting track-side and hearing these things start up and the pressure of
0:23:26 > 0:23:29"Are we going to do it today? Will the car let us down? Will it win?"
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Must have been brilliant as a kid!
0:23:31 > 0:23:35It was fantastic. And particularly, once I got to about 12 or 13,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Dad and I would've gone a lot on our own or with the racing team,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41but just the two of us. Around Ireland and then England
0:23:41 > 0:23:43and then we went to America quite a few times,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45just the two of us together.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Dad was a super person to travel with
0:23:47 > 0:23:51and be with around the racetracks, because he treated you as an adult.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53He treated you as one of the team.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57What kind of man was your dad?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Very quiet and unassuming.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Dad wouldn't have asked anybody to do anything for him in the workshop
0:24:03 > 0:24:05that he wasn't prepared to do himself
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and I think people appreciated that and
0:24:08 > 0:24:10of the 60 or so people we had working with us,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13they all seemed to enjoy working with him.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- They appreciated him as a boss. - Yeah.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20John's personality was clearly part of his incredible success
0:24:20 > 0:24:24and the fact that Crossle Cars is still here 60 years later
0:24:24 > 0:24:26is testimony to that.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29As well, of course, as the legacy of these beautiful cars.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32What are they like to drive?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Well, they're exhilarating. You're very low to the ground,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37which is the first thing that you notice,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39which takes a little bit of getting used to.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41But that's probably part and parcel.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Part of the excitement, isn't it? - Would you like a go on them?- I...
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Do you know, I was thinking you'll never ask. Yes, please!
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I don't know which one, but I'd love to have a go.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I think the 9S would be most suitable for you.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- The yellow one?- Yes.- Yeah!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58ENGINE REVVING
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I could get really carried away in this car, but don't worry,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I'm not allowed off this private road.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11This is just fantastic.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14The biting point on the clutch is really low,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16so you've got to balance it up with the revs.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Too much and this car's going to shoot off.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19I can feel its power.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It's incredible!
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Welcome back to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37where our experts are whizzing through the wonderful items,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40which is just as well, as we've had an incredible turnout here today.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44With car racing so big over here in Ulster,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46it's lovely to see our next item.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48So, over to you, Thomas.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Hello, John.- How are you? - Very good, thank you.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Good.- Are you from Ulster?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- I am from, yes, Donaghadee.- Dona...
0:25:57 > 0:26:02And today, you've brought along this lovely Ulster TT Race badge,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- this enamel badge.- Yes. - Tell me about it.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Well, that comes from the 1932 race.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10My father was a great man for racing
0:26:10 > 0:26:14and he attended all the Ulster TT races.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And this is a badge from the 1932 one.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21It wasn't in my day, it was after.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24You are a bit too young for 1930s, aren't you?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26A bit too young for that, yes. Yes, I am.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- And this has been in your family possession?- Yes, ever since, yes.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31How long was the route? Was it sort of...?
0:26:31 > 0:26:36The route was 13-odd miles. And they raced round it 35 times.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- 35 times?- Yes, 35 times.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40And do you know what kind of route it is?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Is it in a triangle, a circle...? - It's a triangle.- Is it?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46It goes from Dundonald down to Newtownards,
0:26:46 > 0:26:51and along Strangford Lough shore, to Comber, and then back up to...
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Have you done it yourself?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Well, I've been around the course, so I have.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Have you?- Yes, I have, yes.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- In your supercar? - In my supercar, yes.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01What is it, like, an F1 McLaren outside...?
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Well, I changed the name to a Peugeot 307.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07HE LAUGHS
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- It surprises people when you pass them.- Does it?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- So, this is a souvenir badge? - Souvenir badge.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15If you were a spectator, you could buy a badge,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17and the badges in the 1930s
0:27:17 > 0:27:19were made out of a base metal with an enamel.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Yes.- Probably made in Birmingham.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26In a firm called Fattorini's. But it's not marked on there.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30But it is a rather lovely commemorative souvenir
0:27:30 > 0:27:34of a very exciting, exhilarating race.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Yes.- Can you imagine in the age of power, of steam and petrol,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and all that going on, all very new to us?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44They came from all over Ireland to this race.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47From every place. It was a big thing in those days.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50And they came from all over Britain as well, didn't they?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- Yes, they did, yes.- The reason why I picked out this badge
0:27:53 > 0:27:57is because it's so local, it's got that connection
0:27:57 > 0:28:01with where we are today, but because it's such a short race,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04as in the length of time it was on,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08from '28 to '36,
0:28:08 > 0:28:09it's a short period of time.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Yes.- So, therefore, I think the collectors
0:28:12 > 0:28:13might be quite interested in this
0:28:13 > 0:28:16because it's such a short period this race was on.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- So, the TT stands for...? - Tour Trophy.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- A bit like the Isle of Man TT. - It is, yes.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- But this was for motor cars. - Yes, motor cars.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29The interesting thing is about this is that the reason why it could run
0:28:29 > 0:28:32in Ulster was the law was slightly different here, is that right?
0:28:32 > 0:28:33Yes, I think, as far as I know, yes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- So, they could actually close the roads.- Yes.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38And so, we could race.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Why do you think people are interested in these things?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Just because they're very enthusiastic about old cars
0:28:45 > 0:28:47and re-doing them.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52I think they're enthusiastic about old cars, racing, transport, and...
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- Trains.- Trains, and you link it in with the Art Deco period,
0:28:56 > 0:29:02you've got it all encompassed in this one snippet of our society,
0:29:02 > 0:29:06of human endeavour, of real sort of pushing the boundaries.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09And this is what these guys were doing in 1932.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13And I love the blue and the green, and a big vehicle it is there.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Have you ever thought about a value?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Not really, you know.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- It's hard to...- It is... It is just a badge.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Yes.- And it is just base metal and enamel.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25But it's 1932 and it's the Ulster TT.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27And it's perfect.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31I think, as a badge like that, and it's perfect,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- I think it's worth between 50-80.- Yes.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37And I think we deserve to fix a reserve on it of £30.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- That'll do, yes.- But I wouldn't be surprised if it did better.- Yes.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- You want to do it?- Oh, yes, we will go and flog it.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47We're going to...!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I hope it races away for you. - So do I, yes!
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Men and their motors.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57What is it about cars that brings out the inner boy in grown men?
0:29:58 > 0:30:02It's fantastic being surrounded by so many incredible cars
0:30:02 > 0:30:06here at the museum and there is one quirky little car
0:30:06 > 0:30:09built for land and sea that has caught my eye.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13It's a German amphibious car and it was built in the 1960s.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And this very car had quite an adventure.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20In the summer of 1968,
0:30:20 > 0:30:24two friends from Scotland decided to rise to a challenge to cross
0:30:24 > 0:30:27the North Channel all the way from Scotland to Ireland.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32On that summer's day, there was one boy
0:30:32 > 0:30:35holidaying on the beach at Ballycastle.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39This is Roy McCahon. Now, as a small boy, he can remember -
0:30:39 > 0:30:42you can, can't you? - standing on the beach with your bucket and spade
0:30:42 > 0:30:46and seeing one of these amphibious cars drive out of the sea.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49And, in fact, that's a copy of the newspaper cutting
0:30:49 > 0:30:52on the wall over there of you, isn't it, standing there watching?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- I'm fairly sure, yeah.- Yeah.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58I was playing on the beach with my cousin and sister.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00And I saw this car come out of the water.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02And I can remember, as it came out,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06the propellers spinning as it drove past my sandcastle.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08And that in a choppy sea, I would imagine,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11would be your worst nightmare.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Well, we got in contact with one of those guys that made that journey -
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Sam Allen, he now lives in Brazil -
0:31:17 > 0:31:20and he says it's not a journey he would like to make today.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24I mean, very brave men or very stupid, one of the two!
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Well, thank you very much, Rory, some wonderful childhood memories.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Well, let's hope our experts are in fine spirits as they look
0:31:31 > 0:31:33for more treasures to take off to auction.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Over to you, Caroline.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Hello, both of you!- Hello.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Hello, thank you so much for bringing this
0:31:43 > 0:31:46gorgeous jewellery set along.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48It's a pair of earrings and a brooch.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51I love my jewellery.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52And I love this.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Now, tell me about it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Well, it's Dominic's late wife.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00She was Canadian and lived a long time in America.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Right.- And it was hers.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05I see, and did she used to wear it, Dominic?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08I have only saw her wear it once.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12And I think it was a wee bit on the big side for her.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Big? I don't think anything could be too big.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Too big a statement, maybe. - No! It's gorgeous.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21How did your late wife come by it? Do you know?
0:32:21 > 0:32:26She was Canadian but she lived for a while in America.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28So, I am assuming - we didn't discuss it -
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I am assuming she picked it up in America.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Well, it dates from the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38It's in the style of 16th century Italian Baroque.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42This brooch here is set with the tremolo mount,
0:32:42 > 0:32:48which would sparkle beautifully in candlelight with enamelling.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Emeralds, diamonds.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53What more do you want?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- It's not something you would wear? - It's a little bit too fancy for me.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59And I wouldn't wear those type of earrings anyway.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Now, on the back, it's marked 750,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05which tells me that that is 18-carat gold.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- Which means it's very, very good quality.- Really?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12No damage, as far as I can see, apart from, sadly,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14we've lost the top of the earring.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17And this brooch could be worn as a brooch,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20but also, I think it would have at one time,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24had an attachment so it could be worn as a pendant as well.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28And a lot of late 19th, early 20th-century jewellery
0:33:28 > 0:33:31would be used to be worn in different ways,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33to make more use of it.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It really is a lovely set.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40And I would put an auction estimate of £300-500 on it.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Right.- Are you happy with that?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- Yes.- And would you like a reserve?
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Well, we had initially thought of around 250, but 300?
0:33:50 > 0:33:55- What do you think?- I think, well, if we put a reserve of 250?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Yes, perfect.- Fixed reserve of £250.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02And I am sure that will go to a very, very happy lady.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03That's lovely, thank you.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09The crowd here are so friendly and lots of people
0:34:09 > 0:34:12have made quite a journey to be with us today.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Thank you so much for coming in today.- I love you so much!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Without the general public, we wouldn't have a show.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19We love you. We just love you. We're jubbling!
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Right now, it's time to see what Thomas has found
0:34:22 > 0:34:26as we take a look at our last item before heading off to auction.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30So, Paul, tell me about your cruet set.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33In the 1970s,
0:34:33 > 0:34:38when I was going as a young un-married clergyman
0:34:38 > 0:34:41to a large rural manse,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43my parents gave me this cruet set.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46What's a rural manse?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48A rectory in the country.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Right, is that an Irish way of...?
0:34:50 > 0:34:55A manse is the house provided by a Presbyterian or Methodist Church
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- for the use of the Minister.- OK.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59And I was going to County Donegal...
0:35:00 > 0:35:03..in the north-west of Ireland, to a large house...
0:35:04 > 0:35:06..with very little furniture.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11And my parents gave me this cruet set for use, for dinner parties,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15when I would be entertaining church dignitaries.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17And did that happen often?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Rarely, because my cooking skills
0:35:20 > 0:35:24did not warrant such a beautiful cruet set.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Did your cooking get better?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Not much better.- What about now?
0:35:28 > 0:35:33Well, now, I am married and my wife is a wonderful cook.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35So, I'm well looked after.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38I'm not sure where this came from.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42I think it was a gift to my parents.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44My father was also a clergyman,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48and it may have been given to him with the hope that he would use it
0:35:48 > 0:35:50when entertaining church dignitaries.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53But it was passed down to me and we wanted to come today
0:35:53 > 0:35:55to "Flog it!", and we brought this.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59I think that's marvellous. What a fabulous story. I love the story.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- This would have been second-hand when you got it.- Yes.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Cos it dates from the 1930s.- Yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12And it's been assayed, as in hallmarked, in Sheffield.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15And it's also got a Sheffield retailers here.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16- Right.- We call it a cruet set.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Pair of peppers, pair of salts, and of course, a mustard.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22So, it's in a very sort of
0:36:22 > 0:36:26pseudo-Edwardian Art Deco style, isn't it?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Yes.- Would it be something you would...
0:36:29 > 0:36:31You've considered using at all?
0:36:31 > 0:36:36No. I think we would be willing to sell it because today,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40our daughter is getting the keys to her first house.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43And we would use the proceeds of this
0:36:43 > 0:36:45to help her furnish her first house.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Well, that is very good.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49And where would you furnish? Would you go to an auction?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51That's a very good suggestion.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- I think we'll follow your advice. - I think you should, Paul!
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Because I'm afraid I'm not going to get you
0:36:56 > 0:36:57huge amounts of money for this.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00I mean, I might get you between £120-180.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- That'd be wonderful!- And I'm hoping for the upper end of the estimate.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05But I think we better reserve it at £100.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07So, at least we get something back for your daughter.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- That'd be wonderful.- Would it?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- We're very happy with that. - Thank you.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13And delighted to be here today at "Flog It!".
0:37:13 > 0:37:14No, it's a pleasure to meet you.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Well, that's it, our experts have now found their final items
0:37:20 > 0:37:23to take off to auction, which means we have to say goodbye
0:37:23 > 0:37:27to our magnificent host venue, the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30I've had a wonderful time here. Have you all enjoyed yourselves?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Yes!- Yeah, that's what it's all about.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Everybody's been so friendly, I don't want to leave.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37But we have to. We've got some unfinished business
0:37:37 > 0:37:38to do in the auction room.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41And here's a quick recap of all the items we're taking with us.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47John's wonderful memento from the 1932 Ulster TT race,
0:37:47 > 0:37:48an upbeat little enamel badge.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54A beautifully ornate set of Italian baroque-style gold earrings
0:37:54 > 0:37:57and brooch, decorated with emeralds and diamonds.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02And, finally, a pristine 1930s silver cruet set.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08It's back to the auction house in central Belfast
0:38:08 > 0:38:11to see if we can sell our final items.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14At £170... Thank you.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Well, right now, we're revving up and I feel the need for speed.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20We've been joined by John and we've got this wonderful
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Ulster TT race badge. And it is superb, isn't it?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- It's brilliant. - Why are you selling this?
0:38:25 > 0:38:26Because it's just so great.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Just had it in the house for many years, my father had it...
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Yeah. Do you wear it?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34No, not really. It goes into the box.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Right, OK. Lovely bit of enamelling and of course,
0:38:37 > 0:38:38great bit of memorabilia.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41And it's going under the hammer right now.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Lot number 380.
0:38:42 > 0:38:48We have a 1932 metal and enamel Ulster Tourist Trophy
0:38:48 > 0:38:50motor race pin badge.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Unusual lot.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Can we say £50?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57£20. 20 I'm bid. 30.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00£30 now for the pin badge, any more?
0:39:00 > 0:39:0340? 5.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0550. 50 against you, sir.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06£50.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08At £50, we have now.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- £50.- £50.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11For a badge, that's a lot of money.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13An unusual lot. We're bid 50.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15We're selling at 50.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17You're all finished?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19At £50 with you, sir.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21£50. Great.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- Happy?- Yes.- Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26It's a lovely thing, that. I love that.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30One down. Now, let's see if we can sell Paul's silver cruet set,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32from his early clergyman days.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35And it's cased, it's boxed, it's ready to go.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38The dealers and the collectors will love this.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Fingers crossed. It's in mint condition!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42It's going under the hammer right now.
0:39:42 > 0:39:49At lot 310, we have a five-piece silver condiment set.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Sheffield, 1933.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54There's 11 troy ounces in it.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And it's complete with the original case.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Very nice lot. Could we open the bidding, please, at £100?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04£100 anywhere? £100, I'm bid.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0610, 120.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09130, 140, 150, 160.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11160 now, any more?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14170. Bid's here at 170.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16At 170 on my left.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19At £170, I have. Now, I'm selling.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22At £170...
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Thank you.- Get in!
0:40:24 > 0:40:26That's brilliant. £170. Good christening present.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28It's a really good christening present.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Very good, yeah. Thank you so much.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32That's a brilliant result.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34It just goes to show, you've got to look after your things
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- to get top money.- Not use them! - Not use them.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42But it would be a crime to see our next items locked away.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Hopefully, they'll find a new home today.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Dominic and Jennifer, it's great to see you again.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51And good luck. Going under the hammer right now, some real quality.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- We've got a brooch and earrings. - They're absolutely beautiful.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56They're enamel, 18-carat gold.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Emeralds, diamonds...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00The kind of thing you gravitated towards.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05- I did.- Isn't it? So, fingers crossed we get that 300-500.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08I mean, you know, you get a lot for your money actually, don't you?
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- Yes, good. Bring it on. - Happy? Bring it on, big it up!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Let's get it over there, under his hammer,
0:41:15 > 0:41:17and let's get you away with loads of money.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- Absolutely, yes.- I think that would be job done, don't you?- Yes!
0:41:20 > 0:41:25Number 150. 18-carat gold brooch, pendant and a pair of earrings.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27What will we say for it? £300.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Very nice lot. £200, please.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32200, I'm bid. £200.
0:41:32 > 0:41:3520. At 260 online.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37The bid's online, 280 against you, it's in the room.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40At 280. 300 online.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41320 in the room.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44340 online, 360 in the room.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46380, new bidder.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48£400 with the lady.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50420 with you, sir.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51440 online.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55460. 460, 480 now.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56£500.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58The lady has bid at 500.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00520, 540.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- 540!- 540 now.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Back with the lady... - Quality, quality!
0:42:04 > 0:42:08560, new bidder, 580. £600.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11£600, the lady seated at 600.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14At £600 now, you all done?
0:42:14 > 0:42:18All finished at 600? Last call. At £600....
0:42:19 > 0:42:24- Bang! Dominic, Jennifer, £600! - Well done!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26That's fantastic, isn't it?
0:42:26 > 0:42:27I'm ever so pleased.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Hotly contested online, on the phone, in the room.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- Brilliant.- More than you'd expect?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Well, they're good quality.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36There was a little bit missing from one of the earrings,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40which is difficult, but the quality was just amazing.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Nothing missing in the price, though, and thank you so much.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45And what a way to end today's show.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47I knew there'd be a surprise for all of us,
0:42:47 > 0:42:48and I hope it surprised you.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Join us again for many more.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52But, until then, from Belfast, it's goodbye.