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Take a look at a £5 note.

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I have one there. There's Her Majesty the Queen on the front.

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But if I turn it over, on the back, ever wondered who Elizabeth Fry is?

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Well, you're about to find out because today we're in a city which was her birthplace and her home.

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Today Flog It! is in Norwich.

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Born into a wealthy Quaker family,

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Elizabeth Fry was one of this country's great philanthropists.

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And after visiting London's notorious Newgate Prison in 1813,

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she became Europe's chief campaigner for inmates' rights.

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So in 2002, in recognition of her work,

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Elizabeth Fry took pride of place on the £5 note.

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Now, if we have some great finds here today,

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some of you could be making a whole wodge of these, couldn't you?

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-Yes.

-That would be good.

-Yes.

-Well, we're here in Norwich at St Andrew's Hall.

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And helping out with all the valuations, our experts, Mark Stacey and Philip Serrell.

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And it's not taken Philip long to find something rather unusual with an intriguing story.

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-Helen, how are you?

-I'm very well, thank you.

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-Is this a fine Norfolk cow?

-Well, they're Jersey cows.

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-A Jersey cow?

-And black Angus.

-Black Angus?

-I have never heard of a Norfolk one.

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I think this is absolutely lovely.

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Do you know its history or anything about it?

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-I do happen to have the history.

-Let me have a look.

-I have it written down.

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-We can see here you've got all this recorded.

-Yes.

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How did you find all this out?

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Well, the gentleman who it belonged to, he was going to have it thrown away.

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-You've got a lovely accent.

-ANGLO-AMERICAN ACCENT: Thank you. I'm half and half.

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Half and "heff." So it's half...?

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I'm half Norfolk and half American.

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-Really?

-Yes.

-That's a nice mixture. It's a lovely accent.

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-So this says, Jack Marks...

-Mm-hm.

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-Where did Jack Marks live?

-He lived in England.

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Jack Marks was the first owner of this prized cow.

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-The first owner, yes.

-And in 1853...

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-Yes.

-..so this piece of paper says, he was awarded the cow at a farm show.

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And then in 1855 this cow embarked on a bit of trip, didn't it?

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-Went to America.

-Yeah?

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They must have emigrated to America.

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-It says here it went in a barrel of flour for protection.

-Mm-hm.

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-So you're half American and you're half Norfolk?

-Yes.

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-Which half came first?

-Norfolk.

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-Then you went to America?

-Then I went to America.

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-Why did you go over there?

-I married one of those awful Yanks.

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What was it? "They're all over here," or something?

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-"Over-sexed and over here".

-Hey!

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This is an afternoon programme. You can't say that(!)

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-Yes, you can.

-Enough of that! You'll embarrass me.

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Let's move on. I've gone red. I can feel myself colouring up.

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If you look just here, we've got papier-mache for the base

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-that clearly is not English, is it?

-No.

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I'm not the biggest linguist in the world, but it's either French or German.

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And these cows were made in leather

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and they're like a pull-along-toy almost.

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-You would have pulled it...

-Yes

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..and occasionally the head would move backwards and forwards.

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-This is really, really fragile.

-Yes.

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And sometimes the tail would wag, as well. And if we have a look at a sort of...

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-There's...

-I think there's one missing.

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-There's two udders missing.

-Two missing?

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-And two horns missing.

-Yeah. Two horns and two udders.

-Yes.

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Because of the condition, I think you need to estimate her at £30 to £50.

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-OK.

-And put a, sort of, a £30 "with discretion" reserve on it.

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And there's a "but" coming now.

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I sold one of these, I think, last year,

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and it was slightly bigger, but in a similar condition

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and my Daisy made about £200, £250.

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You know, the proviso is she could do really, really well for you.

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-But because of her condition, you've got to put on her what I call a "come and buy me" estimate.

-Right.

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-Yeah. Are you happy with that?

-Yes.

-Yeah?

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-So Daisy's going to go to pastures new?

-I'm afraid so.

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Joanna, what a bit of fun you've brought in for us today.

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-Lovely isn't it?

-I love it. It's so, so wacky, isn't it?

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Tell us a little bit about it. How do you own it?

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-I own it, it's part of a much larger collection.

-Oh, brilliant.

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I shared it with my ex-husband, so I've got half of the original collection.

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-And we were collecting in the early 70s.

-Oh, right.

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-We bought things in ordinary retail shops, but often found things that were rather older than that.

-Yes.

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People were not selling them and we used to root around the backs

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of shops and find things propping up shelves and all sorts of things.

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But you haven't got these on display at home?

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I have very few of them out on display.

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Things of this size are hard to display.

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-It's not much older than that. It probably dates to the early 60s.

-Yes.

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And what we've actually got is quite a simple toy.

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It's press moulded, and then transfer printed and not hand painted.

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I think you ought to show us how it works.

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-Show us the aeroplane taking off.

-I'll see if I can remember, yes.

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I did remember the key this morning.

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Ah, good.

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-Oh, and then you guide it do you?

-Yes.

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-And it goes up and down and... whoops.

-Oh.

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And then, as the mechanism runs down, you hopefully bring it in to land.

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-In the right spot.

-Yes.

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There we go.

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-Touchdown.

-There we go.

-Well done.

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-You've got the original box with it as well.

-Yes.

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-Which I think is wonderful because, again, it sums up that whole era, you know, of the early '60s.

-Yes.

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Now, I notice the actual plane is undecorated,

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but of course we have got some of these funky stickers here, which I suppose a kid could have cut out...

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Yes, different airlines.

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..and used them. We've got Alitalia here and SAS.

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But altogether, it's quite a fun item.

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Now, you've had them quite a long time.

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Why are you deciding to sell it?

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Well, most of the things are away put in cupboards. This is very large.

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Now, in terms of value, I don't think we're looking at a huge amount.

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-No.

-Maybe sort of £50 to £70, something like that.

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I would suggest putting it in without reserve.

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-Right.

-It is a bit of a gamble because obviously if the highest bid

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-on the day is £20, then they'll sell it for £20.

-Yes.

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-But you want it to go.

-Yes.

-Are you happy with that?

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I'm happy with that yes, because I've got other things

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and I'm interested in testing the water, really.

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I look forward to seeing you at auction and let's hope it takes off

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-and we fly first class all the way.

-That would be lovely.

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# Asereje ja de je de jebe tude jebere seibiunouva

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# Majavi an de bugui an de buididipi... #

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-How are you, Jackie, are you all right?

-I'm fine, thank you.

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-Where do you live, then?

-Swaffham.

-Swaffham. Where's Swaffham?

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Um, west of Norwich.

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-West of Norwich.

-Yeah.

-So what brought you out here?

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-We inherited a house in Swaffham so we moved up.

-Really?

-Yep.

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-Did these come with the house?

-Yes.

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-And you don't like them.

-No.

-Why?

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Too old fashioned.

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Too old fashioned? It's people like you that's ruining my business!

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SHE LAUGHS

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Why are they too old? I mean...

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Well, you don't have things like that for marmalade any more, do you?

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-Yeah.

-No way.

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-Yeah.

-Not me.

-No? What do you have, then?

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-The jar.

-The jar, yeah. So you like modern stuff.

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-Yeah.

-You don't like clutter.

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-No.

-But you must watch Flog It!

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-Yeah.

-Why?

-Just interested in what things are worth, really.

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-So it's all down to money, is it?

-Well, yeah.

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So you don't mind...

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So that could be the rarest thing in the world, but it's, "How much is it worth?"

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-Yeah, that's right.

-Cor, blimey. Well, at least you're honest, Jackie.

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These three are silver. They're hallmarked. They've got the little line on them.

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We've got two spoons, and do you know what that is?

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-No.

-That's a little pusher out of a christening set.

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-Oh, yes.

-So the little baby would have a spoon and you'd push the food onto the spoon with that.

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Oh, right.

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And here, we've got a little silver ring there.

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So in terms of value there, not colossal.

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I mean, those three spoons are perhaps a couple of pounds.

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That might be £10 to £15.

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I like this. How old do you think it is?

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My mother-in-law and father-in-law got it for a wedding present

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and they'd been married over 50 years, so...

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-Well, I think you're 50 years out because...

-Oh, right.

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There's a date on here.

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-This is hallmarked in Chester in about 1905, 1910.

-Oh, right, oh.

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So it's about a hundred years old.

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It would be really stylish on a Sunday morning - lazy breakfast,

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fill that full of marmalade. You know, "Would you like some marmalade, would you?"

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-No?

-I'm not posh enough for that.

-Get out of it.

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And I think that on its own, almost got a bit of an Arts and Crafts look, that might make £30, £40.

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-So I think what we do is we put the whole lot in one lot, estimate £30 to £50.

-Yep.

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If you have a good result, might make just over top estimate, but it'll sell.

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-And we'll put a reserve on it for you - fixed reserve of £30.

-That's fine.

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If I had told you this collection was worth £5,000, what would you have spent it on?

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-The house.

-The house. So what's this £50 going to do?

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-Buy a shower curtain.

-You're going to buy a shower curtain?

-That's correct.

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I'd rather have this, thank you.

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-Hello, Don.

-Hello.

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-Now, you've brought a super pair of Moorcroft vases in to show us.

-Yeah.

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What is the history of them?

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Well, they belonged to my auntie.

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Um, she died, I think, when she was 90.

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-Gosh.

-Some time ago. Where she got them from I only surmise, because she used to be what we call tweeny.

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They lived in the top of the house and they were maids.

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-Oh, yes, yes.

-You know. But she worked her way up to the top

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and her husband was a driver for gentry.

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-Yes, so the chauffeur and chief maid.

-Yes.

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And they did this nearly all their life. And I think that a lot of this stuff was given to them as...

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-So it could have been a gift, a thank-you gift.

-Yes.

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I think looking at the vases, we can tell straight away they're William Moorcroft.

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We've got this lovely Art Nouveau baluster shape,

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this lovely tube-line decoration, and this particularly attractive design of lilac.

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-Yes.

-And interestingly with these, when you actually look, normally this Florian Ware...

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-That's right.

-..is just light and dark blue.

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Now, on these ones, particularly, we've got this added colour.

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We've got this reddish tinge, the yellow and the sort of pinkish tinge on the bottom here.

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-And that turns them into what I think William Moorcroft used to call Hesperian Ware.

-Oh, yes.

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And they do come up from time to time, but I'm not quite sure that they were as popular at the time

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as the complete Florian Ware.

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It was under the same range, but he was just trying to introduce new techniques in there.

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When we look underneath, we have a nice clear mark again,

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-"W. Moorcroft, des" - designer.

-Yes, that's right.

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And the Florian Ware mark. And we're looking at a date about 1900.

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Yes, that's quite old.

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-So very early.

-Yes.

-For Moorcroft.

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And a lovely pair. One of them is slightly damaged. We've got a chip.

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I don't know how that happened.

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It happened a long time ago because it is very stained.

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-Yes.

-But, fortunately, it's on the rim, so it can be restored quite nicely.

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Oh, I see, yeah.

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I like these a lot and I think there's going to be quite a few potential buyers for these.

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And if I was suggesting we put them in, I would say £800 to £1,200.

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-With a reserve of 800.

-Mm, sounds good, that does.

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-Sound all right?

-Yes, that sounds fine.

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But you've had them for quite a while. Why have you decided to flog them now?

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Well, in our house, it's more of a modern house and these things don't sort of suit our...

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-Taste.

-Yes.

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And the ambience of the property.

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Funny how we change, isn't it, over the years?

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-Yes.

-And would you put the money towards anything in particular?

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At the moment, my computer's just blown up and I'm looking for a new computer.

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But other than that, it could go towards a nice holiday in Spain, I think.

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Well, you know, I hope we'll get more than that.

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-I think probably, on a good day, we might reach the top end.

-Oh, yes.

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-We might be able to upgrade your computer quite a bit.

-I hope so.

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I've been lucky enough to get away from all the hustle and bustle

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and head out into the beauty of the Norfolk Broads.

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The various habitats of the Broads are linked together by rivers, streams, ditches and, of course,

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the Broads themselves, shallow lakes which hold vast amounts of water,

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which is essential for the continued existence of the wetlands.

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But the Broads themselves, they need a little bit of help

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from mankind to make sure that these waterways remain navigable.

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Reed has been harvested for centuries wherever settlements grew up near wetlands.

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In the Broads, reed was extensively used to thatch houses, agricultural buildings and churches.

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Eric Edwards has been a marsh man for the last 40 years and he's only just recently hung up his scythe.

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He's going to show me some tricks of the trade

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of harvesting this reed and tell me a little bit about its history.

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He's waiting for me at the Living Marshes building, here at How Hill.

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So let's catch up with him.

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And here he is, he's in here. Hi, Eric.

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-Morning, Paul.

-I've heard lots about you and it's all good.

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Yes. Nothing to say.

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Thank you for bringing what I've been told is a very small part of your collection.

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Tell me, what is a marsh man? I know what a Martian is.

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-A marsh man is a man who generally looks after the marshes.

-Yes.

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He cuts reeds, he cuts sedge, he cleans the dykes.

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He does all the jobs that a marsh man would do.

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-Yeah, yeah.

-Cut reed, it helps to bring the wildlife.

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When you cut the reed, you get a material you can use on thatched roofs.

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I've been told this is your handiwork up here.

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Yes, this reed was cut across the river, just over the river there,

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I think probably about two years ago.

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It's flecked, the term is "flecking", like the old buildings years ago.

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-Yes.

-And there's a thousand bunches of reed on here.

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-How long did that take you to do?

-It took me a couple of weeks.

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-That's not bad going, is it?

-No, you know, you'd probably get 500 a week.

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-Let's take a look at a bundle of reed first.

-Yeah.

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-Now, how many could you cut in a day?

-Approximately a hundred.

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-A hundred a day.

-A hundred bunches a day.

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And how much would a bunch like that cost?

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When I first started a bunch of reed, about one ninepence, two bob.

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And now it's roughly about £2 a bundle - it varies.

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-£2 a bundle.

-Yeah.

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-When you think there's a thousand bundles here...

-Not bad, and you can do a hundred a day.

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Yeah, I was working on a salary so...

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Well, we should have a look at the most important tool of the trade, the scythe.

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Yes. A lovely old tool.

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Have you used this one?

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-I used this for probably ten or 12 years.

-Gosh.

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And the old man cut this handle.

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-Nothing much bought, it's an alder cut out of the marsh.

-Yep.

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They bought very little years ago.

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It's hedgerow materials, really, what was growing around.

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-Yes. This is called a boil and that's called a pricker.

-What does that do?

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This is actually, when you swing the scythe...

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Shall I keep out of the way?

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-Well, when the reed travels along...

-I'll hold the reed.

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-When it travels along, you see, Paul, you swing and that piece of reed comes along the blade, look.

-Yeah.

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Travels along, hits, locked into the peg and it all comes round.

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So that catches the reed.

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So it folds the reed over once you've cut it.

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Yeah. I still love this way.

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You're at peace with nature working with something like that?

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You see everything working away, the little bearded tits.

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Yeah, all the wildlife.

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I always think wildlife works around you. You're part of their scenery.

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Let's get out on the marshes and bring the scythe along, come on.

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'The heyday of the marsh men was the 19th century when hundreds of men worked across the Broads.

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'With the onset of World War I and mechanisation, marsh men's numbers began to dwindle.'

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Now, this is a sort of a greeny colour right now.

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You would normally cut the reed when it's golden,

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so is there a certain part of the year you do this?

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Yeah, you cut reed about mid-December till about the first week in April.

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It's a winter crop.

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OK. This has to be cut down because it's good land management.

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-Well, yeah.

-Otherwise the marshes would disappear, get overgrown.

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Well, they'd grow up alders and all manner of things

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-and they'd dry out and you'd lose your commercial crop.

-Yeah.

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-You going to show me how to use this?

-This is the old way.

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Shall I step right back?

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You spit in your hand,

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and basically you would get right in, look.

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You never hurry, you just...

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-Looks easy.

-You cut low, you see.

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If you cut there you'll snap it. You've got to get right down, look.

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So it's right in. Nice and steady.

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A lovely little swing, look.

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I've never used a scythe, can I have a go?

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Yes. Make sure you keep your heel down, as old boys used to say.

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Keep your scythe like that.

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If you go like that, you'll hit the ground.

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-OK.

-So keep your heel down.

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Yeah, you're quite welcome. Just mind your feet and go steady

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and hit that front bit and just draw it into the reed.

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Yeah, you've got to get lower. Ain't as easy as you think, is it?

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Cor, it's not, is it? You made that look really easy.

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-Yeah.

-Right, let's have another go.

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Yeah. You see, the art is keeping it right low.

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You've cleared a bit, you see.

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But you would learn.

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The longer you done it, it will come to you, you see.

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Oh, do you know, I've done about a very poor metre

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and I'm puffed already.

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And it's not a good job either, is it, Eric?

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Well, it is reasonable, as we say in the trade.

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I'm puffed.

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Yeah, it's hard work.

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-I'm going to hand this back to the master, full of nettles.

-That's all right. No problem.

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-Eric, thank you.

-That's all right.

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-You've made my day, actually.

-It's lovely to meet you.

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Keep passing the message on to all the youngsters out there -

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traditional skills and values which are sadly being lost.

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-But you're protecting our heritage, so thank you.

-Thank you very much.

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We had a busy time at our valution day

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and now we're heading south to Diss in Norfolk, where we're the guests of TW Gaze auction rooms.

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And here's what we're selling today.

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This little papier-mache cow is a favourite of mine.

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Let's hope the bidders are in the MOOD for it.

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The child in me loves Joanna's toy airport.

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I'm sure it will fly away at the auction.

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Jackie's silver bits and pieces are cluttering up her home,

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and with a reserve of only £30,

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someone's bound to snap them up.

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And finally, Flog It! wouldn't be Flog It! without Moorcroft,

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and these two vases are certainly fine examples.

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Holding the gavel at today's sale is our old friend - auctioneer Elizabeth Talbot.

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-Helen, this is nearly your lot. The time has arrived.

-I guess it has.

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This little papier-mache cow - this is my favourite lot.

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-She's sweet.

-I love it, I love it, I love it.

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£30 to £50. I'd like to see this doing £200 because I just think

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it's, sort of, a very early 19th century papier-mache Continental toy.

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It's like me, though - it's a bit tired, isn't it?

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We're all fraying around the edges. Why are you flogging this gorgeous little cow?

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Because he's a bit of folk art. He's special.

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-I'm packing up.

-You're packing up?

-Because of house subsidence.

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-Oh.

-And so I thought I would sell a few things.

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-That sounds serious.

-It does, doesn't it?

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-It sounds very serious.

-You're on the move, literally.

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-The house is on the move. The bricks are moving.

-Wow.

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-Blimey.

-It's going under the hammer.

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We have the papier-mache model of a cow, starting at £22.

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25, 28, 30-2, 35, 38 and 40-2, 45 and I'm out.

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I have 45 above, at 45 now, 48 - new bidder.

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50-5, 60-5, 70-5,

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-80-5, 90.

-That's good.

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5, 100, 110,

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120, 130, 140, 150...

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-Oh, my word.

-..160 above, at 160 now. Where's 70?

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At 160 in the gallery, at £160.

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Yes! I love it, I love it. It's like a game of ping pong, table tennis.

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-Very good.

-Helen, £160.

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-Yes.

-That's a lot of dollars.

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-Can you believe... Yes, double that.

-Double that.

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Two dollars for the pound. Goodness.

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You'll have to bring some more things to Flog It!

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-They're all packed.

-Oh, they're all packed.

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-We can come round the house and unpack.

-Absolutely.

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It's your very own runway with aircraft and it belongs to Joanna.

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-It's a lovely thing from the '60s, a good metal toy, and it's still working.

-Yes.

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And we've only got £50 to £70-odd.

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-Yes.

-Not a lot of money, is it, for happy memories?

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It's a great thing. You fell in love with it.

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Well, it's great fun. You can imagine at that time, of course,

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air travel wasn't as widely used as it is now.

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-We're all used to jumping off...

-It's like getting on a bus.

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Exactly, I mean, it's getting on.

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And I've always wanted to say,

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the emergency exits are located here, here and here.

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Lot 220 now, we have the Technifix tin-plate international airways

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clockwork model, it's great fun, this one and interest on the sheet,

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low start here at just £22.

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At 22, 25, 28, 30, two.

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35 and I'm out. 38 new bidder.

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40 got. 42, 45, 48, 50.

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This is good, Joanna. This is good.

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-Five, 70, 70, the lady at 70.

-This is great.

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At £70 in the gallery, at 70. Any advance?

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-£70.

-That's the top of the estimate.

-Brilliant.

-Well done, you.

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Good value, good valuation.

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-So, £70.

-Fantastic.

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Why did you want to flog this tin-plate toy in the first place?

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I've actually got a large collection.

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Ah, you're a toy collector?

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-Yes. Well, I was with my ex-husband in the early 70s.

-Right.

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And got lots and lots of toys, and I really... It's time to start

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moving some on, so this is testing the market and I'm really pleased.

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Great. What a good start.

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'As Elizabeth leaves the rostrum to take a well-earned rest,

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'our last couple of lots will be auctioned by Steve Stockton.

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'So how is he going to do with Jackie's collection of silver?'

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-Right, Jackie, feeling nervous?

-Yes. Very.

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It's Jackie's turn now. Teaching assistant from Norwich, aren't you?

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-Yep.

-Do you enjoy the job?

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-Yeah.

-It's a cracking job, I bet.

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-Yep.

-What sort of kids are you looking after, what age group?

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-Five and upwards.

-They're the best, aren't they?

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-They're less trouble.

-That's correct.

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-When they get to our age, we're major trouble, aren't we?

-Speak for yourself.

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We've got a collection of silver belonging to Jackie's in-laws about to go under the hammer.

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-£30 to £50?

-Yeah. It'll sell, it'll sell.

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-Yeah? OK.

-Yeah, no worries at all - it will sell.

-That's good.

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Why are you having a clear out of the family silver, then?

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It's just been left in the cupboard for years and years so we've had to sort it out and...

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-Don't use it.

-No, never used it.

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-Don't want it.

-No.

-Let's get rid of it.

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You've come to the right place at the right time.

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A quantity of miscellaneous silver, eight pieces in total,

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and interest on the sheet so I'm going to start with me at £15 now.

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Oh, that's not interest.

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18 straight in, 20, 22, 25, 28 and 30.

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32, I'm out. 35.

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Now we've sold.

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38, £40, 42, 45, 48, £50.

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-50 in the room, do I see five?

-Spot on for him.

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55 back in. 55, now where's 60?

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It's £55 now, any advance on £55?

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-Yes. £55.

-That's good.

-Not bad.

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It's interesting, because I suspect if you break it up,

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-you wouldn't make more and it's the fact that it's all as a package.

-Yes.

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55 quid - not a lot of money, and you've got to pay a bit of commission.

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-That's fine.

-But I think there's lunch or supper out, don't you?

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-Yep, that'd be great.

-Happy?

-Yes, very.

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Well, I've just been joined by Edna.

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Unfortunately Donald cannot be with us, your husband.

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It looks like you've just flown in from somewhere hot and exotic.

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-Yes, we have, Spain.

-Oh.

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-Look at the tan.

-Wonderful, isn't it?

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Mark's off to Spain in a couple of weeks' time as well, on his holidays.

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I am. Well, actually, a couple of days' time.

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Oh, a couple of days? Well, we've got two lovely Moorcroft vases.

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They are quality - £800 to £1,200 you've put on these, Mark.

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Yes, nice and early again.

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They are called Hesperian Ware because, not only do they have that two-toned blue colour...

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-It's a lovely colour.

-..they have that pinky colour as well.

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-Sounds collectable.

-Very collectable.

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But they can be a bit hit-and-miss.

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You're sounding like an auctioneer now.

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-No, I'm not. I'm just saying, for some reason... I love them.

-OK.

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I think they're adorable. But there's not always the same amount of collectors for that particular work.

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-OK.

-It can be in the right pattern and these have got a good pattern on them.

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Edna, it sounds good.

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Why are you flogging them, though?

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Well, because I collected Lladro, and so I want to buy another piece of Lladro.

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OK. Will Donald mind that?

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No, he won't. He won't have to, will he?

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-No choice, then.

-No choice, then.

-I'd rather have the Moorcroft, I must admit.

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So would I, actually. Let's hope we get £1,200 for the top end plus a bit more.

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-So you can have a lunch out.

-That's right.

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We have the pair of Moorcroft Florian Ware,

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lilac pattern, baluster form vases.

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And starting with... Let me see, starting with me at £520.

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550, 580, 600, 620.

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The damage is holding it back.

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650, 680. 700, 720.

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-750, 780.

-Come on.

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£800 I'm out.

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£800, they're sold. We've done it.

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800 in the room, do I see 20? 820.

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-Now the phones come into play.

-850.

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880.

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-900.

-Oh, Edna.

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920.

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950.

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980. £1,000.

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And 50. 11 hundred.

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Wonderful, wonderful.

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Brilliant. And the damage is not holding them back.

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£1,200.

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-And 50.

-Oh.

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£1,300.

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Incredible.

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And 50. £1,400.

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It's not going to stop.

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And 50. £1,500. And 50.

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£1,600.

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Cor, they love them, don't they?

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And 50. £1,650. It's on the telephone at £1,650.

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I'm selling at £1,650.

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Wonderful.

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They wanted that, didn't they?

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-Oh, lovely.

-Wow, that's a lot more than we expected.

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Fantastic, isn't it? I take it all back. They love this, they really do.

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-Yes.

-Edna, what a lovely moment.

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-Donald will be so pleased with that, won't he?

-Oh, yes.

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Well, as you can see, the auction is still going on, but it's definitely all over for our owners,

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and they've all gone home very happy because we've sold absolutely everything.

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All credit to our experts - they were spot on the money today.

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And it was great to see a big smile on Edna's face when she sold

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her Moorcroft vases for a staggering £1,650.

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What a surprise. Join me for many more surprises next time on Flog It!

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