0:00:02 > 0:00:08Today Flog It comes from the Albert Hall. No, not that one - we're in Nottingham!
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Nottinghamshire is thought to be England's most haunted county
0:00:44 > 0:00:50and Nottingham is home to one of our most enduring legends - Robin Hood.
0:00:55 > 0:01:01Here's another couple of legends - Philip Serrell and Adam Partridge, today's experts.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07All in beige. What - no green tights? My bow and arrow's in the car!
0:01:07 > 0:01:13Some of these items and their owners will come with us to auction later,
0:01:13 > 0:01:18but for now I'm all a quiver to see what Adam's discovered.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25Hello, Margaret. Hello. You've brought in this lovely little thing.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29A Singer For The Girls. That's right.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35A real-life miniature sewing machine. "This is not a toy, but a real sewing machine."
0:01:35 > 0:01:41It tells you everything on the box. "It teaches them to make clothes for their dolls."
0:01:41 > 0:01:47Then it says, "As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined." Yes. "It's useful, amusing,
0:01:47 > 0:01:53"practical and instructive." Made in the USA and it's a real-life sewing machine.
0:01:53 > 0:01:59Can you tell me where you got it? A friend of mine, I inherited it from her 14, 15 years ago.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04I believe she had it in the 1920s, I should imagine.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08Did she use it? Yes. She used to make her curtains on it.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12It would be a bit of a job! I think it's a charming little thing.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17It's a lovely little object. Let's take this off there.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22We've got a bit of the lid missing. I reckon it dates from about 1915.
0:02:22 > 0:02:29What can you tell me? Well, my friend, she was born, I should imagine, around 1916, 1917.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34So she may have had it when she was about 5. To learn the art of sewing.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38So talk me through it. We turn it like a normal sewing machine.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43A bit stiff, isn't it? It is. It's never been used for years.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50It's a bit oily. You clamp it. Clamp it on the table with that.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53There's a little groove there.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57A fun little thing. I think so. A Singer For The Girls.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03There's a good little market for sewing-related collectables.
0:03:03 > 0:03:10Your big, full-sized Singer machines in the wooden cases, they made millions of them.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14They're worth ?10 or so, but this is worth more. It's more unusual.
0:03:14 > 0:03:21Every general sale all around the country has a load of normal sewing machines, but not these very often.
0:03:21 > 0:03:29I don't think it's a huge value, but if we put an estimate of ?25-?50 it's a bit of a wide guide,
0:03:29 > 0:03:34but it shows people it's for sale. And we'll put ?25 as a reserve.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Yes. I hope the auctioneers take upon it favourable.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46If you get a couple of collectors, maybe some Americans as well, let's hope it makes over ?50.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57Margaret, that gives the game away a bit. It's not a set of chairs!
0:03:57 > 0:03:59It's a piece of jewellery. It is.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04It's really sweet, isn't it? Very pretty. How long have you had it?
0:04:04 > 0:04:11Ohhh, 25, 30 years. And how did it come into your possession? It was my stepmother's.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Before she died, she gave it to me because I always admired it,
0:04:15 > 0:04:20but it never fitted me. This is nine-carat gold.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26That style of ring is sort of typical of about 1870.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30If we go through the stones there, that very first one
0:04:30 > 0:04:35is a ruby, the next one is an emerald, then a garnet,
0:04:35 > 0:04:41then an amethyst, then another ruby and then a diamond.
0:04:41 > 0:04:47A strange mix, isn't it? It is. Have you thought if that signifies anything?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I have wondered why they were all different colours.
0:04:51 > 0:04:58Well, ruby - R, emerald - E, garnet - G, amethyst - A, ruby - R, diamond - D,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01spells REGARD.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07And this is like a love token, almost, that someone would have given to someone special
0:05:07 > 0:05:14who they held in high regard. Very nice. Its value at auction, not great - ?60-?90.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19We'll put a reserve on it for you of probably around ?50-?55.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23That's fine. But it's quite sweet. It is. It's very pretty.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28If your stepmum held you in such high regard, why sell it?
0:05:28 > 0:05:33It doesn't fit me and I've got nobody to inherit it,
0:05:33 > 0:05:38so somebody may as well have it. It's never fitted you? No.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43You've owned it for 24 years? Easily. And never worn it. No.
0:05:43 > 0:05:49Well, let's hope it does very well and someone pays good money... Cherishes it. Yeah.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52And holds that in high regard.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03Hello, Sheila. Hello. What have you brought us today? A piece of Clarice Cliff.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06What is it? A sugar shaker.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10The famous shape, the conical sugar shaker by Clarice Cliff.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Very distinctive. We've done a lot of Clarice Cliff on these shows.
0:06:14 > 0:06:21This is a nice pattern. Blue Chintz. Uh-huh. Quite popular. It's from the Fantasque range.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Not Fantastique, so stop saying that, everybody! Where did you get it?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30It's my husband's grandmother's. Right.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35And she died 25 years ago, so it must be 100 years old.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Not necessarily. This one dates from the '30s, so it's not 100.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45But that's not a bad thing. A lot of 1930s items are much more valuable than Victorian items.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49It's not necessarily the age that makes it valuable.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55You get Victorian tea sets that are mass-produced and not very valuable at all.
0:06:55 > 0:07:02It's not technically an antique, but it's much more collectable than many genuine antiques. OK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It's Clarice Cliff, a good pattern and in pretty good condition. Yes.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11No chips, no cracks, a little bit of flaking to the paintwork.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16On the blues you can see a fair bit of chipping on the paintwork.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19So what made you bring this in?
0:07:19 > 0:07:23I don't really like it that much. No? No.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Do you think it's over-rated? Yes.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Any idea what it's worth?
0:07:29 > 0:07:35250? I think that's probably maybe the slightly optimistic view.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41I would suggest an estimate of ?150-?250, reserve at ?150. How do you feel about that?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43OK, that's fine. All right?
0:07:43 > 0:07:50Hopefully we'll still get 250, but it's got more chance with a lower estimate to encourage people.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Thanks for bringing it in. Let's hope we have a good result.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Neville, I've come across one of these on Flog It before.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11It's almost identical and we sold it in Cambridge.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14So how did you come by this?
0:08:14 > 0:08:18That was bought not far from here at Melton Mowbray.
0:08:18 > 0:08:25It caught my eye because of the fine detail and the trouble that somebody must have gone to to do it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:32It's a birthday present to a young girl. February 5th. It says 1895.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36A present "From Mama and Papa". So they've collected these.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41You could buy these from shops. It was a big Victorian thing.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46I don't believe for one second that a young girl did the layout.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Too clever. Architecturally, it's too correct.
0:08:49 > 0:08:56The space, proportion, colour and subject matter to create perfect balance. Very pleasing to the eye.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Just look at that. Wow!
0:08:58 > 0:09:05That's what interested me. I thought, "I've got to have that." How much did you pay for it?
0:09:06 > 0:09:11?20. Oh. You did really well. Think so? Really well.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17It is in good condition. The binding's gone, but it's the subjects that count.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22And, on the whole, 95% of them are in cracking condition.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Yeah. Let me just point out a couple of pictures of virtue.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Cats - extremely popular. Dogs - extremely popular.
0:09:32 > 0:09:39Circus memorabilia. We've seen it time and time again on Flog It. Big business.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44There's not a lot available on it, so it fetches a high price.
0:09:44 > 0:09:50There's a couple of nice ones that caught my eye. A military grouping there.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I think that's fantastic. Really. And, at the very end,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57this one,
0:09:57 > 0:10:03which is the comparative heights of principal buildings throughout the world.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Look at this. You've got the Forth Bridge towering above it all.
0:10:08 > 0:10:14It would be sad to actually break it up. Oh, tremendously.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I don't think it will get split up. It's in too good a condition.
0:10:18 > 0:10:26So it's got to go in the right hands. It has, which brings us to the all-important question.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31And what is the important question? What's it worth?
0:10:31 > 0:10:37Well, you paid ?20, ?25? You can't go on that. How long ago was that?
0:10:37 > 0:10:41In the '60s. OK. It was a lot of money. It was.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45I would like to see this do... ?200-?300.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50What reserve would you...? I would like to put a reserve on it
0:10:50 > 0:10:52of about...175.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56We'll make it 2. Make it 2. He's driving a hard bargain!
0:10:56 > 0:11:02I tell you what we'll do. We'll put ?200-?300 on this, Neville, OK?
0:11:02 > 0:11:09And hopefully the auctioneer will agree with me. If he says it might struggle, let him use discretion,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13which is 10%. It depends, I suppose, on who's there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19It's not an exact science, is it? Do you live in Nottingham? I've lived here all my life.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23The researcher told me you were a ventriloquist. Yes.
0:11:23 > 0:11:29Do you still have the act? Still on the road? Now and again.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Give us a bit. You all right? "You all right?" Yes.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37A talking flea. Did you see my lips move? No, do it again.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42"It's very clever." It is. It's coming out of my ears!
0:11:42 > 0:11:47I'm starting to itch! I'm going to charge you for cabaret!
0:11:47 > 0:11:51It's now time for our first visit to the auction room.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Although she regards this attractive Victorian ring with affection,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Margaret wants someone to wear it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Clarice Cliff is back with a conical sugar shaker -
0:12:02 > 0:12:06an ever-popular shape, but will it find a bidder?
0:12:06 > 0:12:13Neville's scrap album is a beautiful collection, lovingly put together. I'd buy it if I could.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18And, finally, the miniature sewing machine is a great way to learn how to sew,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20but will it attract a bidder?
0:12:25 > 0:12:31For our auction today we've come to Neales sale room in the heart of Nottingham.
0:12:31 > 0:12:38The sale is just about to get underway. I'm going to catch up with auctioneer Stuart West.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It wouldn't be Flog It without Clarice Cliff!
0:12:45 > 0:12:50We always get it and it never lets us down. We've seen plenty of these.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Sugar sifters. It belongs to Sheila.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Value-wise, they're always going between ?200 and ?300.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01We've put ?150-?250 on this. That's about right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07For the pattern that really is a standard price. There's a lot on the market.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13You don't have to be an expert. The rarer the pattern, the more money they'll achieve.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19The only thing we're worried about is that it's possibly had some overpainting.
0:13:19 > 0:13:25The dark green was probably put on at a later date, which will affect its value slightly,
0:13:25 > 0:13:31but we've got a good commission bid, so I'm hoping for ?200, ?220. Yeah.
0:13:31 > 0:13:37It doesn't do a lot for me. I know there are so many people who absolutely love it,
0:13:37 > 0:13:42the Americans love it and it's something you can invest in.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47You can pick up a piece for ?40 or for ?20,000. It's so wide. There's enough for everybody.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52You can always buy a piece if it's to your taste.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05Margaret is really looking forward to this, but it's a sad farewell to that miniature sewing machine.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09I reckon we can get ?50. I hope so. It's boxed as well.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Condition is going for it as well. Why do you want to flog this?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Well, it's just standing there, really.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21It's a nice memory. It is, yes. It belonged to a friend.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26It's an odd item for our Adam. Yes, yes.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32We don't normally value sewing machines particularly highly. I hope we don't get stitched up.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34They're giving me the needle here.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40He's been working on that! It was a moment of inspiration!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Going under the hammer right now.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49Lot 80 is the Singer manufacturing company, child's model.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52And ?25 for it, please. ?25 for it?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55?25 to get it started.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58?25 is bid. Thank you.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Do I see 8? All done at ?25? Any advance on 25?
0:15:02 > 0:15:07It's with you at 25. Selling at ?25.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Margaret, we got the lower end. It's gone. Yes. Never mind.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16It's not a lot of money. What are you going to do with it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Go out for a meal on the way home!
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Good! Who have you come with? Maureen, my friend. Maureen?
0:15:24 > 0:15:28There she is. OK. A bit of moral support.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Treat her. I will. Bless.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Adam? A little disappointing. At least we had a reserve.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39Who knows what it would have made without it? I guess ?5.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44That was probably the minimum bid. There's the importance of a reserve.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54Hopefully Margaret will be the jewel in our crown. A lovely ring.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00We're looking at ?60-?90. There's a lot of memories there. Yes. Why are you flogging?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Because it doesn't fit me. I can't wear it. Can't you?
0:16:04 > 0:16:10I've got little fingers. My stepmother had big fingers. So it has to go. It has to go.
0:16:10 > 0:16:17Philip, will we get that top end? I hope so. I don't know how much jewellery is in the sale.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Lot 180. Showing to my left there.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25The gold ring - ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst and diamond.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30?55 for it, please. ?55? 55 bid. Thank you. Any advance on 55?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33With you at 55. Any advance on 55?
0:16:33 > 0:16:37All done, then. Selling. Maiden bid at ?55.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Hammer's gone down. That's OK. We just got away with that.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44What'll you put that towards?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Possibly a trip to Wimbledon. Oh, do you like tennis? I do, yes.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54Who's your favourite player? Federer, but I like to see the older ones as well.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56He's brilliant. Yes.
0:17:00 > 0:17:06My turn to be the expert now and I've been joined by Neville. We've got that lovely scrap album.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It is great. ?200-?300.
0:17:08 > 0:17:16I don't know. You advised me, but I've looked at it. I've had it over 30 years.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I've admired it and I don't want it to go now.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22No! Shall we withdraw it? No.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27I've had a lot of joy from it. You're making me feel guilty now.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31He wants to withdraw it! Let's hope for that top end
0:17:31 > 0:17:36so you're not giving it away. Yes. Why have you changed your mind?
0:17:36 > 0:17:42Well, I've admired it so long and I've looked at it and thought how beautiful this thing is.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45It's got a hold on me.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48And I don't want to see it go!
0:17:48 > 0:17:52But I've got to do it now! Yes, it's a bit late now.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57It's going under the hammer right now. This is your lot.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Lot 200 is a late Victorian scrap album, being shown there.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06Interest with me. Shall we say ?200?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08?200 for it? 200 to get it started?
0:18:08 > 0:18:12180, then, to get it on. Any interest at 180?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Any interest at ?180?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18No interest in it at 180? Pass that by.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22In a way, I think you'll be really pleased.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27I feel slightly embarrassed. It didn't sell at ?200-?300.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31They've sold well before, but this is quite unique.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36The bidders weren't here, so you get to take it home.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41It didn't sell. Well...there's always another day, another dollar.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46There is, but you were just saying that you don't want to sell it.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Well, a thing grows on you.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50You see, em,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54things that you've got in your home... You get attached to them.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59..when they suddenly disappear, you think, "What have I done?" Yeah.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03And I didn't feel this until I came in here.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07The pressure was on me. Yeah. So there you go.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12It's going home, going home. OK? There's no bad ending here.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21It's Flog It, it's Clarice Cliff and it's Sheila!
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Thank you for coming in. We've had quite a few of these on the show.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31Always ranging ?200-?300. We've got ?150-?250 on there.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35I'm hoping we get that ?300 mark. I had a chat with the auctioneer.
0:19:35 > 0:19:42Adam, he agreed with the valuation. He said the pattern isn't popular and there's been overpainting.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48Oh, did he? Yes. Right. Which might just hold it back. And you believed him, did you?
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Oh, Sheila! That's fighting talk, isn't it? Going under the hammer. Good luck.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58The Clarice Cliff conical sugar sifter.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04Interest with me on commission. I have to start it at ?150.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Any advance on 150? With me. 60.
0:20:07 > 0:20:1070. 180. 190. 200?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14No? With me at 190. Top it up!
0:20:14 > 0:20:19200 if you like. All in? Selling at ?190.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Yes, bang on, Adam. You were right.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25?190. Yeah. What'll you do with that?
0:20:25 > 0:20:30Spend, spend, spend? Yeah. Shoes? Meal out? Yeah. Shoes.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32New top? Mm.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42There we are. Some mixed results, but don't go away. There's plenty more auction action later on.
0:20:42 > 0:20:49I'm going to take a quick break and look at a very interesting part of Nottingham's history.
0:20:49 > 0:20:56In the 19th century, the East Midlands became caught up in the Industrial Revolution.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01The growth of the textile industries, coal mining and engineering
0:21:01 > 0:21:07called for huge increases in the workforce to man factories, mines, mills and foundries.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14As well as being a period of great innovation and invention,
0:21:14 > 0:21:20it was also a time of mass migration with hundreds of thousands of people leaving the countryside
0:21:20 > 0:21:25and coming to the city centres and urban areas in search of work.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30By the middle of the 19th century, cities had filled to overflowing.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Poverty and overcrowding were rife.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43Overcrowding often led to outbreaks of contagious diseases.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47One of the most feared was cholera, which killed everything in its path.
0:21:47 > 0:21:54It spread like wildfire and most people believed that cholera was spread by miasma -
0:21:54 > 0:21:56foul vapours.
0:22:06 > 0:22:13But in 1849 a physician, Dr John Snow, postulated that cholera was contracted from drinking water
0:22:13 > 0:22:16that was contaminated with sewage.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20A lot of doctors scoffed at this idea.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25That was until, in 1854, Dr Snow demonstrated
0:22:25 > 0:22:29that an outbreak of the disease in London which killed 600 people
0:22:29 > 0:22:35was triggered off by a mother who was washing her child's dirty nappy in a local well.
0:22:36 > 0:22:42Snow and other men of science eventually persuaded engineers and industrialists
0:22:42 > 0:22:48that a clean, reliable water supply was essential to the wellbeing of their workforce and the economy.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The result was places like this.
0:22:52 > 0:23:00Papplewick Pumping Station near Nottingham was built to provide clean water for the masses.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06Its construction began in the early 1880s, right at the heart of the age of steam.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Very deep below our feet is a sandstone bed
0:23:15 > 0:23:22that has been there 200 million years. It soaks up water like a sponge and naturally purifies it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26We've got to get the water to the surface, so how does it work?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Well, we're in the boiler room. There are six huge boilers.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37Three work at any one time. They're just over 27 feet long by seven feet wide
0:23:37 > 0:23:41and they contain 3,200 gallons of water.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45A team of stokers would work day and night around the clock,
0:23:45 > 0:23:52shovelling in coal by hand - in fact, 6 tons a day - just to keep these alight.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01Steam from the boiler forces a piston to move up and down inside the engine.
0:24:01 > 0:24:08For all its size and power, the machinery moves with incredible grace and gentleness.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11And it's surprisingly quiet.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16A rod here connects the piston to these huge iron beams.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18There's the end of one of them.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It's colossal and it weighs 13 tons.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26The power of the engine drives the piston which causes these beams to rock.
0:24:35 > 0:24:41At the other end of the beam, there are two rods attached to a pump in the basement.
0:24:41 > 0:24:47From there, a pipe goes down 200 feet below the ground to the bottom of a well
0:24:47 > 0:24:52where it sucks up water to the surface. It then has another pump
0:24:52 > 0:24:56which distributes it to a covered reservoir.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01In the past, it flowed into Nottingham's water supply from here.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Each day, 3 million gallons of water were pumped into the reservoir.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10That's enough for someone to have a bath every day for 300 years.
0:25:13 > 0:25:20These huge great big flywheels make sure that the beam rocks at an even pace.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Once the engine reaches its optimum speed of 11.5rpm,
0:25:25 > 0:25:30these wonderful flywheels will just continue to move smoothly
0:25:30 > 0:25:32without any hand operation.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44The speed of the steam that comes in is controlled by this -
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Watt's patent governors.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51They spin round on centrifugal force controlling that steam,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55thus controlling the speed of the wheel.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Quite apart from its magnificent machinery, this is a work of art.
0:26:02 > 0:26:08The interior is lavishly decorated with water-themed stained glass windows and very ornate carvings.
0:26:08 > 0:26:16Yet all this splendour was not for public consumption as only workers were allowed in.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24But today anybody can enjoy it. Papplewick is a fascinating slice of engineering history
0:26:24 > 0:26:28and a lasting monument to the genius of the Victorians.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32The power of those machines is absolutely immense
0:26:32 > 0:26:38and it played a major part in the health of people in Nottingham.
0:26:45 > 0:26:51So let's get back to the valuation day to meet more of Nottingham's modern-day inhabitants.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Alf, how are you doing? Not too bad. Where did this come from?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59My mother. Towards her next holiday. Towards YOUR next holiday?
0:26:59 > 0:27:05Mother's next holiday. So when did Mother acquire this? About four years ago. Four years?
0:27:05 > 0:27:12And how did she come by it? She saw it in a shop, liked it and said, "I want it."
0:27:12 > 0:27:18I'll ask how much she paid for it, but not yet. Do you know who the artist is? Willis Pryce?
0:27:18 > 0:27:26George Willis Pryce, a Birmingham artist. He was quite prolific at the turn of the last century.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30He painted a lot in and around the Midlands. Doesn't make big money.
0:27:30 > 0:27:37Now did Mum have this framed and glazed? She had it reframed. She's had it reframed?
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Right. So how much did it cost her to reframe it? About 20 quid. About 20 quid.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I'm just going to take that off.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Very often pictures tell us as much on the back as they do on the front.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56So when we take it off, we're hoping that we might see an old label
0:27:56 > 0:28:00or inscription or that type of thing.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Nothing. And it's important for people at home,
0:28:06 > 0:28:13if you're going to get a picture reframed and there is an old label or there's an inscription,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17copy that inscription actually onto here.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Or photocopy an old label and stick it onto here.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25All of that is provenance, proving the history of the item.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29It's a nice record to keep. It adds to the value.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Willis Pryce at auction makes
0:28:32 > 0:28:39between ?100 and ?200. I think we need to estimate this picture at ?80-?120.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45Now then, Mum's paid ?20 to get it reframed, she bought it four years ago. What did she pay? 20.
0:28:45 > 0:28:5120 quid? Yeah. She's not got a bad eye! She's got a pair of good eyes.
0:28:51 > 0:28:57And where does Mum want to go on holiday? She's in Morocco and thinking about Bulgaria.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02She gets around! She likes to. She's doing what she didn't do when she was younger.
0:29:02 > 0:29:08Well, well done, Mum. Let's hope this funds Bulgaria. It'll pay a deposit.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Mark, this is a lovely collection of Dinky Toys. Thank you.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21When I see them in such good condition with their boxes, I think,
0:29:21 > 0:29:27"Poor Mark must have had a miserable childhood, not allowed to play with them." But that's not the case.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30No, I was allowed to play with them.
0:29:30 > 0:29:36My brother and I would make roads and roll them around. You must have been very careful.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38No crashes. Not too many.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43There are some old scrap ones. These have survived very well.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47They have. A lovely collection. Really very nice.
0:29:47 > 0:29:54You've got the Dinky Toys pamphlet. Quite nice. It's got an illustration of the whole range of vehicles.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59And on the first page, what have we got? Fab 1. Fab 1.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03There it is there. This fires missiles. It does.
0:30:03 > 0:30:09Want to give us a demonstration? The bonnet drops down and if I can have the box...
0:30:09 > 0:30:13This? The other part. It's got missiles in there?
0:30:13 > 0:30:19The original missiles. Right. I bet they get lost a lot, as do the figures inside.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Very much so. I'm amazed I've still got four for the back
0:30:23 > 0:30:29and one for the front. That's a big one on the front. Let's have a demo. That pushes in.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Like so. Press down on the front suspension.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41Excellent! That's a great piece. It's beautiful, to be honest.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45It's in good nick. Very good condition, original box.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50The missiles all intact. That one's worth selling on its own.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54At least ?100-?150 on that one. Mm, that's good.
0:30:54 > 0:31:02Reserve of 90, shall we say? And let that one fly away. I think it'll do very well. Thank you.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06The rest of them, some nice ones again. I like this the best.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10The Ford Transit? Yeah. The Ford Transit fire engine.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15I sold the real-life version of this probably two years ago.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19They're all really good, these. They always do something.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24This is exactly the same as the real thing. It's got the hose there.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27The hose pulls out. Isn't it great?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Then you open the door and there it goes. It rewinds back in again.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35I like that one a lot. It reminds me of the one I sold.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41Still got the original axes. Yes, inside the door.
0:31:41 > 0:31:47Our one had the axes as well. There we are - the original axes inside the door.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51A fine collection, this lot. We want them to sell well. We do.
0:31:51 > 0:31:59I was thinking of ?150-?250, but I think they'll do a lot better. People are still interested in them.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04I mean, ?150-?250 is only 10 or 20 quid each.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Which is a small amount. Are you happy to go with that? I am.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13And let them fight over it. Yes. I'm hoping they do very well.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Dorothy, thank you for bringing a basket full of goodies in.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28You're not here to flog, are you? Why did you bring it?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Just to show me? Yes. Bless you.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34When did you start collecting? About 1982.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38What was it about Treen? I used to love wood.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44And I had little pots. My husband bought me a little pot and put a message in it.
0:32:44 > 0:32:50And that got you started? Yes. But now it all has to do something. I've gone beyond pots.
0:32:50 > 0:32:58This is a little vessel for putting... It's a wig powderer. You put talcum powder in there.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Modelled on Georgian silver.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05It's sort of typical 1760, 1780, circa around there.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09But isn't that lovely? It's made of walnut. Value?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Possibly ?150-?200 for that one.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18That's beautiful. Absolutely stunning. Oh, I like this!
0:33:18 > 0:33:22That's for darning socks on. Yes.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27A little sewing mushroom. Look at the colours in here! That's stained? Yes.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32This one here, that is a maple, but it's been coloured here
0:33:32 > 0:33:36with some greens and some reds and some blacks.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40So it's been ebonised in places to look like ebony.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44That lovely wood there, chestnut, from France.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Here, cherry wood.
0:33:47 > 0:33:53Oh, isn't it beautiful? Where did you get that from? I bought it in Taunton. How much?
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I only paid about ?35, I think. You got a bargain there.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01I think that was it. That's easily worth ?90.
0:34:01 > 0:34:08You've got such a good little collection. Is this a small part or a large part? Very small part.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13A lot are much bigger than this. It's an enormous collection.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17And they all tell a story. Every one. And where I got it from.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21And this is part of our heritage. Yes. Worth hanging on to.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Thank you for bringing it in. Lovely to meet you.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33How long have you had this? 30-odd year.
0:34:33 > 0:34:40How did it come into your possession? When my mam died, she'd got it off my grandma.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44I like things like this. It tells you exactly what it is.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49On the bottom we can just see here Doulton, Lambeth, England.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53And "England" is quite precise in dating it.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55It dates from about 1892 to 1900.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59After 1900, they had to put "Made in England".
0:34:59 > 0:35:05That's quite precise. What helps us even more is that we've got 1837 and 1897.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11So this is a Doulton, Lambeth tankard commemorating the diamond, wouldn't it be?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14The diamond jubilee of Victoria.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20We've got the two heads there of young Victoria in 1837, when she succeeded William IV,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23and then slightly older...
0:35:23 > 0:35:27An old bird. An old bird? That's not very good!
0:35:27 > 0:35:31You're right, though. Slightly older here. 1897.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34And she was followed by Edward.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39The real crying shame is they don't make what they should do.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Doulton is up there at the top of the league in terms of quality,
0:35:44 > 0:35:52but there were thousands of these produced and when they're produced in volume, it brings the price down.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56The second thing is that tastes have changed over the years.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01It isn't as sought after as it might have been 20 years ago.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06With a net result that I'm going to give you an auction estimate of that
0:36:06 > 0:36:10of ?20-?40. Not a lot of money. No. But I think it's a great thing.
0:36:10 > 0:36:17I really do like it. Why are you going to sell that? Nobody wants it. Nobody wants it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21So this is your grandma's. Yeah. And it went to your mum. Yeah.
0:36:21 > 0:36:28And now you want to sell it. Yeah. Will the wrath of your family not collapse on your shoulders?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Probably will! Probably will.
0:36:30 > 0:36:37Lots of people say to me it's really sad when people sell family heirlooms and I agree with that,
0:36:37 > 0:36:40but the other thing I think is if you've got this at home
0:36:40 > 0:36:44and you're not using it and it's stuffed in a cupboard,
0:36:44 > 0:36:49you're giving somebody else the chance to enjoy it.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55What I would say to you is we always say, "What will you do with the money?" 20 quid's not much,
0:36:55 > 0:37:00but buy something to replace her. Create a new heirloom. Yeah.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Alf's jet-setting mum wants to sell this pretty painting
0:37:08 > 0:37:12so let's hope it raises enough for another holiday.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Dinky Toys are highly collectable and this lot are in astonishingly good condition.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20It should fetch a decent price.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Made to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897,
0:37:25 > 0:37:30this mug has been in Barry's family ever since. It's first up.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38We've got the jug, but we haven't got Barry. We've got his son, Kevin.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44Hi! Thanks for stepping in. We're looking for ?20-?40. Why's he flogging this?
0:37:44 > 0:37:50It's been in the bottom of his wardrobe since his mum passed away.
0:37:50 > 0:37:58It's just been stored there. So he wants to flog it. He's flogging your inheritance. He is!
0:37:58 > 0:38:02You don't want it. No. Let's hope we get that 40 quid. Will we?
0:38:02 > 0:38:07It should make ?40 all day long if the auctioneer's doing their job.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11We're going to find out right now. This is it. Good luck.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Doulton, Lambeth salt glaze royal commemorative mug.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18?20 for it, please. Surely ?20.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22?20 for the Royal Doulton? Any interest at 20?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2620 bid. Thank you. Selling at ?20. Do I see 2?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28All done. Selling at ?20.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34The hammer's gone down. Yes. Lower end of the estimate. 20 quid.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38But we got it away. That's it. Someone will appreciate it.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Yeah. Thanks for coming in. Not a problem.
0:38:45 > 0:38:51Something for you art lovers now. We have a gorgeous country scene. I love this painting. It's in oil.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57We're looking at 80-120. Hopefully, a bit more. Alf, it's your mum's. It is. Bought for ?20-odd?
0:38:57 > 0:39:03That was a snip. Will we get that top end? We should do.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07George Willis Pryce is a good Midlands artist. Should make that.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Why has she decided to sell it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Another holiday, a hot air balloon or a ride in a helicopter.
0:39:14 > 0:39:20There you go. How about that? I'd go for the ride in the balloon.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24The thatched timber frame cottage by George Willis Pryce.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27?80 for it, please. ?80 for it?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31?80 to get it started. ?70 if you must.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Any interest in it at 70? No interest at ?70?
0:39:35 > 0:39:40All done, then? Pass that by. Remains unsold.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Unbelievable! That was unbelievable. Nobody wanted it.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46There are hardly any pictures here,
0:39:46 > 0:39:52so the art buyers weren't here for it, but there's another sale on another day.
0:39:52 > 0:39:58Maybe it's not meant to be sold so you should take it home, enjoy it and think of Flog It. Always.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09I had this little toy. I wanted to be Parker and drive Lady Penelope.
0:40:09 > 0:40:15We've been joined by Mark. You're flogging the Thunderbirds car, the big pink car.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20Let's hope we get ?100-?150 for it. I see no reason why not.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24You don't see them very often. No. What, secretly, would you like?
0:40:24 > 0:40:28200. 200. Right, OK. There's an ambition.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Will we get it? That would be nice, but I wouldn't like to say.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36But it appears that the toy people have been round. That's good.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42Did it have the rocket in the front? Yes. Cos I lost mine. And four harpoons.
0:40:42 > 0:40:48I used to fire my rocket at my sister and she'd tell my mum and I'd get a clip round the ear.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52It's going under the hammer right now. Let's see it take off.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58The Dinky model number 100 - Lady Penelope's Fab 1 car.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Being shown there.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Commission bids with me at ?70. Any advance on 70? 5. 80.
0:41:05 > 0:41:085. And 90. And 5.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Any advance on 95?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14With you at 95. All done, then, at ?95?
0:41:14 > 0:41:20100. And 10. 20? With you at 110. In the nick of time.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24With you at 110. Any advance on 110?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28It sold at 110! Not as much as we wanted.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Acceptable, but I'd have liked more.
0:41:30 > 0:41:36200 was a bit over-ambitious, but you never know. I've seen them make more.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43We've got more toys, more cars.
0:41:43 > 0:41:49We're looking at ?150-?250. Let's hope we get the top end of that estimate, OK?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I sincerely hope we do. We don't want that bottom end!
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Adam, will we get it? I should think so. Choice lots here.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Conservative estimate, usual story.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Lot 120
0:42:01 > 0:42:04is a collection of toy cars.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Lots of interest in these again.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12I have to start them on commission... Lots of interest! ..at ?150.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15With me at 150. 60. 70. 180.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18190. 200. 210. 220.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22Your bid of 220. Do I see 30? With you at 220.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24230. 240.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27250. 260. 270?
0:42:27 > 0:42:32With you at 260. All done at 260? Any advance on 260?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Selling at ?260.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Yes! ?260. How manic was that?
0:42:38 > 0:42:40They certainly wanted them. They did.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44Interest was there. What will you put that towards?
0:42:44 > 0:42:52Add to my cigarette card collection. How many will that get you? At the more expensive end, 10 or 15 cards.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56At the lower end? Thousands. Thousands!
0:42:56 > 0:43:01I wouldn't buy them. It's selective ones I want now. Choice. Yeah.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04OK. Adam, what a food result.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08You were right on the money. Yes. As usual. That's the nice thing!
0:43:10 > 0:43:14It seems the bidders weren't in the auction house today. Never mind.
0:43:14 > 0:43:20We've seen some interesting items and the main thing is that everyone enjoyed themselves.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Join me next time on Flog It.
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