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It's so bracing!

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Now, you might just recognise that as the classic catchphrase

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for the largest seaside resort town on the Lincolnshire coast.

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It's been a popular holiday destination for well over 100 years.

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Where else could we be but Skegness?

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Skegness is a great place.

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There's so much to do here.

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It's got a fabulous, award-winning beach, but if you don't want to

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paddle in the sea, you can entertain yourself on the pier, walk along the

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promenade or play some crazy golf.

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Or just make the most of the great attractions

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by enjoying all the fun of the fair.

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But all of these good people, hundreds of them here, have turned

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their backs on that to queue up outside the Embassy Theatre on the

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Grand Parade to be entertained in a roller-coaster ride of excitement,

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ending in the auction room with our very own stars of the summer season,

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experts Elizabeth Talbot and David Barby, who are going to be asking that all important question...

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ALL: What's it worth?

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Well, we're going to find out.

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It could be one of our experts!

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You always get postcards at a seaside resort,

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and Elizabeth has cleverly found us some to start the day with.

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David, lovely to see you. I'm intrigued by this collection of albums that you've brought in.

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What can you tell me about them?

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Well, when my father died 30 years or more ago, my mother

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asked me to dispose of some of his clothing, which was in a cupboard.

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She said, take everything in that cupboard

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and just get rid of it, give it to charity or something.

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And at the bottom of the cupboard, after I got the clothes out, I found these albums,

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which I thought, oh, gosh, what fun, you know?

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And I just put them away in a cupboard in my house and

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there they've stayed until I saw that this programme

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was coming to our local town.

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I thought, oh, my photo albums!

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I wonder what they'll think of them, and apparently they've caused a bit of excitement!

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-We think a lot of them. We think they're lovely.

-Yes.

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Within the three albums, there's a very varied and eclectic mix.

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We have some humorous, we have some local, we have some quite serious

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and we have some very collectibles.

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-So, lots and lots of strands there to talk about.

-Yes.

-First of all, the albums themselves help

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date the collection to Edwardian, primarily Edwardian and a little

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bit after, so early 1900s through.

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So, that's a lovely period of postcard production and collecting.

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The cover of this album is very typical. Very art nouveau in design.

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I particularly rest upon these pages, which illustrate some

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early tourist views of Skegness, which is appropriate for today.

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-Yes.

-There are some early photographs of Skegness, including their luxury

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hotel camp at Skegness, which is quite interesting.

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-And the early photographs are...

-Yes, I used to work at Butlins, too.

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-Oh, did you?

-Yes. When I came to Skegness 22 years ago, I came

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to become the press officer for Butlins.

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Well! Another coincidence. So, you must have been interested to see these from your own knowledge

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-of the sites and everything.

-Absolutely amazing.

-How amazing. And also, at the front we have

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some more humorous, sort of early 20th-century humour from Skegness.

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-Yes.

-But along with all these, which are nice and local and relevant

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for today, I notice you have some very significant military-related ones.

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Some shipping scenes.

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And lots of strong themes which will inspire collectors to get quite excited about what you've here.

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Now, have you any perception of what you have here in terms of value, or is it just interest value do you?

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-No idea. No idea.

-Well, I think that it if you look at them as a collection of three albums

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all together, realistically, I would think they should make between £120 and £180 quite comfortably.

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-Yes.

-But I do suggest that we place a reserve, a protective reserve, of £120 fixed, so that they don't

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-sell for less.

-Yes, I wouldn't like them to go for less.

-So, I shall meet you there on the big day!

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-Yes, thank you very much! I look forward to it.

-Thank you for bringing such wonderful items.

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Tony, this brings back a lot of happy memories for me because we have a similar box to this at home.

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Now, I suppose we ought to open it up to show people what it actually is! But this is a lovely

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Victorian musical box.

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It's equivalent to a gramophone,

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the radio, the DVD player of today,

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because this was the entertainment of the late 19th century.

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So, where did it come from?

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Well, all I can tell you about it is the fact that

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my grandfather, he used to work on the docks at Boston, and I don't know

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whether or where he really got it from.

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When he died in 1955, he was 83,

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and it was just passed down to me. And him and my grandmother used to, I presume,

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used to play it, but where it came from I can't tell you, I'm sorry!

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Well, I think it's lovely and when you listen to it...

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Let's have a play.

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Because the inside

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has a lovely mechanism, doesn't it?

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Yeah.

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PRETTY TUNE PLAYS

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Because the actual hammers have butterflies mounted on them, so you've got this movement

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of the insects going backwards and forwards.

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Yes.

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What's so important with these boxes is that all the teeth

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are intact, because that's so expensive to replicate.

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And the other thing is on the cylinder, these little spikes that are raised to touch the teeth,

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all those have to be in an upright position, otherwise the object wouldn't work.

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-Correct, yes.

-Now, if we look at this

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lithographic plate, which has printed in English the various

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tunes, we can actually date it, because one is here, number seven, Soldiers Of The Queen.

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And there's another composition here,

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A Runaway Girl, by Monckton.

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And Monckton was a great sort of entrepreneur of the musical stage in the late Victorian period.

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-Oh, yes?

-So, we can take this towards the end of the 19th century.

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-About 1885, 1890, that sort of period.

-Oh, good!

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It's a lovely box and the very fact that it plays is brilliant.

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A little attention required to the top. This is a transfer design.

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There are some scratches here and there.

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I would imagine that has been shoved under a chest,

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under a sideboard and things have been put on the top there and sort of worn away the varnish.

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-Yeah, yeah.

-But it's a nice piece.

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I had it wrapped up in my wardrobe with a cloth over it, you see,

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so I presume the majority of that was done before it got to me.

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-So, it's never seen the light of day for years, has it?

-Not much.

-OK.

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Right, these sell at auction anything from about £650 up to £1,000.

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I can see this going round about £700 to £800. Now, would you be happy at that figure?

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Yes. Yes, certainly.

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-So, if we put a reserve of 650 on it fixed...

-Yes.

-You'd be happy.

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Well, I'd be quite happy, yes.

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-OK, well, Tony, let's go ahead and hope the auctioneer can call your tune!

-I hope so as well!

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Thank you very much indeed.

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Lynn, this looks great fun.

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I can't wait to put the key into the litter zebra and wind him up.

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-He does work, doesn't he?

-Yes, he does.

-Tell me a little about his history.

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Right, I bought it round about ten years ago and I actually bought it from a car-boot sale.

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-Oh, did you?

-Yes.

-Because I know definitely this is 1950s.

-Right.

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This is a classic Japanese clockwork toy, typical 1950s.

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It's kind of the end of the golden period for them,

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because by the 1960s it was all battery-operated toys.

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And that's when started seeing all the robots. This is actually fantastic.

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-I've not seen a little clockwork zebra before.

-Right.

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-And I've got to say, considering you got this in a car-boot sale?

-Yeah.

-It's in immaculate condition.

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It's never, ever been played with, has it?

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-It doesn't look like it.

-In fact, the ears are so new they're still bent over from being in the box.

-Yes.

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The box is a little bit tatty, but, nevertheless, it's its original box and there's a lot of value

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-in the box, as you know if you watch Flog It.

-Yes, I do.

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-How much did you pay for this?

-£2.

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I bet you thought, oh, yes! That's made my day.

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I thought it was worth £2.

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-You know that was to cheap, don't you really, for what it was?

-Yes.

-So, can I have a go?

-Yes!

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-Can I have permission?

-Yes, you can.

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I'm going to break it now!

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Right, OK, here goes.

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I won't over-wind this. I'll just do two or three times, shall I? I'll just put him down.

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That's cracking, isn't it?

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And the little zebra just goes around in a circle.

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-It's definitely different.

-I think it's brilliant! It's absolutely brilliant.

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-What do you think it's worth?

-I don't know.

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Well, you'll be chomping at the bit to put this one into auction,

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-because I think we're going to get £50 to £80.

-Do you really?

-Yeah.

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-I didn't think it was worth as much as that. No. You've shocked me.

-Yeah, I really do.

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I think it's that rare and that unusual and it's in museum condition, apart from the box.

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That's the thing I like about it. The condition of it. It doesn't look as though it has been played with.

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-Don't give it away though.

-No.

-We want to sell it, don't we?

-Yes.

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-But let's put a fixed reserve of £30 just in case nobody is interested.

-OK.

-Let's flog it!

-Yes!

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Margaret, I think this is very, very obviously a couple of pieces

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of Troika which we're now all familiar with, I think.

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-Yes.

-But you have a story behind these two?

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Yes, well, I bought these for my mother in law in sort of 1971, '72.

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And she absolutely loved it.

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But unfortunately she died in 1976, so they came back to me again.

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So, they have been in the attic ever since.

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So, it's time to move them on.

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-So, you bought them as a gift, but you don't like it.

-No.

-What do you know about that Troika factory?

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I don't know anything other than what I've heard on television.

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Troika was established in 1963 by three men, hence the name Troika,

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and they specialised in this rustic, as you say, very rustic

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moulded body, which was purposefully made to emulate concrete.

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Now everything in the '60s and '70s was concrete.

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It was very fashionable, both in architecture and in other things.

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-In 1970, they moved to Newlyn.

-Oh, right.

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-And then in 1983, it closed.

-They didn't have a very long...

-No, they didn't.

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-Only 20 years, so you were buying really in their mid period.

-Yeah.

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We look at the mark on the bottom, which is where they marked them.

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Troika, Cornwall, and with the artist's monogram on the bottom there as well.

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Of the two, I quite like the lamp.

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I think it's a nice usable size.

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It's practical, but it's a clever design.

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-The vase is probably classed more of a regularly seen item.

-Yes, it is, yeah.

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I think that, realistically, the vase would sell for around about

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£40 to £60, and the lamp should be in the region of about £70 to £90.

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-Yes, that's fine.

-So, combining the two separate valuations, if we put a total estimate of £110 to £150,

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-with a reserve of £100 on them.

-Yes, that's good.

-You'd be comfortable with that?

-That's fine.

-Wonderful.

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Time for a quick look at what's heading off to the auction room.

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It's always nice to start with something local, like David's lovely postcard collection.

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Full of social history, Tony's Victorian music box still plays a lively tune.

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This 1950s clockwork zebra should make money for Lynn, as she only paid £2 for it.

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Margaret is not keen on Troika, but plenty of people are, so I don't

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think this vase and the lamp base will be going back into the attic.

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For today's sale, we've left the Lincolnshire

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coastline of Skegness and travelled inland to Grantham, to Golding Young

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Auction Rooms, and on the rostrum, the man with all the local knowledge is auctioneer Colin Young.

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We've got some Troika up for sale and it belongs to Margaret.

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-Are you a Troika fan, then?

-No.

-No, that's why you're flogging them.

-Well, it belonged to my...

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-I

-bought it actually for my mother- in-law, but unfortunately she died in '76 and it came back to me.

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We love Troika. I love Troika. It's good 20th-century studio pottery.

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-I'm growing to like it, but I do light the lamp. I could live with that.

-You could live with that.

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-I could, yeah.

-What do you going to buy with that?

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-I was going to share it between my grandchildren.

-How many have you got?

-Three, and a great-grandson.

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Wow! Well, you'll be busy then, won't you?

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Lot number 310 is the Troika wheel table lamp,

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and we also have the Troika coffin vase. There we go.

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Very nicely named, of course(!) Who's going to start me at £100?

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100? 100? 80 to go then.

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Always very popular, Troika.

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50? £50?

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-Not in Grantham!

-Oh, this is cheap for Troika.

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At 50 bid. 60 surely? 60. 70.

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80. 90. 100. 110.

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120? 110 bid. Any more now? At 110. We're on the market at 110.

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I'll take 15 as the last call. 15.

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120 on the internet.

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125. 130 do I see?

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130? 130 there. 135. 140? 140.

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145. 150? 150. 155. 160.

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155 bid. 160 do I see?

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The internet's out. Selling at 155.

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-Yes!

-The hammer's gone down.

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Colin's done a proper job for us, hasn't he? He did really well.

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-He did, very well.

-£155.

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I thought it was sort if settling down a bit and people were buying too much now.

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Oh, there's always another bid to tease out! You ask Elizabeth, she gets on the rostrum a lot.

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-Yes, I know!

-You've got to work that crowd!

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Still nervous on this side and watching what's happening. My goodness!

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Right, let's make some sweet music because it's Tony's 19th- century music box. It's wonderful.

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It's got all the airs. It's working.

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We know what David said at the valuation day, £700 to £800.

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Quite precise! Because, you know, sometimes you've got a £400 to £800, but I like that.

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That's a proper valuation, not an estimate and we've seen plenty on the show before,

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and they've all done well for us. This is your lot. Good luck!

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Thank you!

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A 19th-century Swiss musical box this time, playing ten airs.

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What shall we say for this one? Who's going to start me at 700 for it? 700?

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Five, then. Surely five. Who's going to put me in? Five?

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Four, if we must. 400. Thank you. £400 bid. At 400.

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50 now, do I see? £400 bid, 50 now surely?

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At £400 bid. 50 anywhere else now? 450?

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500. And 50 now.

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-We're going up.

-We've got a bid on the books.

-Yeah.

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600 surely? 600? We're petering out now at 600 bid.

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50? One more? At 600, are we all done and finished at 600?

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I'm afraid I have to withdraw this one.

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If you have a word with us, we may be able to negotiate a sale.

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I was toying with dropping it to six before. But I thought...

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-Ah!

-Oh, well.

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Really, when we where at Skegness, I said,

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when I was going out, I said, I think I ought to have said to David

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-just knock it down to six, but we thought...

-A little bit late.

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-It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter now.

-Well, have a word with Colin afterwards.

-I will do.

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406.

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Remember that lovely clockwork toy, that zebra?

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It's my valuation and it's just about to go under the hammer, and it belongs to Lynn.

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-It's good to see you again.

-Hello.

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-I think we'll sell it.

-Yeah, I think so.

-£30, fixed reserve, we're not giving this away.

-No.

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It's worth a bit more. It's worth double, isn't it?

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-I think so.

-And we had a bit of fun with it. It's a lovely little zebra.

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-All the money is going to your son, is it?

-Yes.

-You're going to treat him.

-I am.

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-OK, OK. Well, let's find out what the bidders of Grantham think, shall we?

-Yes.

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They will love this. It's going under the hammer.

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A "made in China" tin-plate clockwork jumping zebra.

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A fabulous little lot. Quite fun, isn't it?

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Who's going to start me at £30 for it? 30? £30? £20?

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Well, who wants to start me at five? Five bid. Eight anywhere else now?

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-Oh, come on!

-10 bid. 12 bid. 15? 15. 18.

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20. At £20 I'm bid. Two, do I see? Two? Two, bid. Five now. Five. 25.

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28. 30. At 30 bid. 32 now.

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-£30 bid. At £30.

-Mmm...

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32 now, do I see? At £30, second row.

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At 30 bid. Any more now? At £30.

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Well done, Colin. He pushed that one.

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Unfortunately, we didn't get middle estimate.

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No, but that's not bad, is it?

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-It's gone.

-Yeah.

-It's still not bad. That's a very good result.

-I think it is. I think it is really.

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Well, next up we've some memorabilia, some social history of Skegness.

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Some early photographs that belong to David.

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These are so sought after, and you thought that as well.

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-It's the social history always sells well.

-Absolutely.

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A good mixture of all sorts, including some militaria,

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so it's a lovely original album in a proper collection.

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Yeah, £120, £180.

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-There's even Butlins in Skegness there!

-Yes, indeed!

-Yes, so we've got it all.

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Hopefully, it's going to find a good home.

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Lot Number 355 is a collection of early 20th-century postcards

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contained in three albums.

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Nice spread lot. Who's going to start me at £100?

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100? 80 to go then. 80.

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-Yeah, come on.

-50 surely? £50. Who's going to be first in? 50.

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Five. 60. Five. 70. Five. Bid 80.

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And five. And 90. And five. 100.

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110. 120 on the book.

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130 in the room. 140.

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-Yes!

-150. 160. 170?

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170. 180. 190? 190. 200. 220.

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240. 260. 280. 300...

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He's got a commission bid on the book. He keeps looking down.

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At 400 bid. I'll go to the phones. Do we have an extra bid?

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We do, 420 on the phone. 440.

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460 now. 460? 460. 480.

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500 now, say. 500 bid surely?

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Thank you. 550 now? I'll take 20.

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Let's keep the progress rolling.

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520. 540 now. 540 bid. 540.

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560. 580 now? 580 bid?

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580. 600 surely? No?

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At 580 it's on the telephone then.

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Do we've any more bids? At 580.

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-580.

-We're done and finished, on the telephones at £580.

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£580. The hammer's gone like that and it's sold.

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-Absolutely amazing!

-We see it time and time again.

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So much money in social history.

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-If you've got a collection like that, we want to see it. Unbelievable.

-Unbelievable.

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-A lot of money there. There's a bit of commission to pay.

-Yes.

-What will you put that towards?

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-Any idea? What's going through your mind?

-I'm taken by surprise by the amount it's fetched!

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I shall have to give it serious consideration in a quieter moment! LAUGHTER

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Lot with you, at 45.

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Well, how about that? So far so good. We've had some cracking results.

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We are coming back later on in the show to the auction room, but right now I'm going to take a break

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and I need some bracing sea air, and David, with those postcards, has just given me a very good idea.

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That is absolutely wonderful! How could I possibly come to the bracing Lincolnshire coastline

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without visiting one of the big names in British holiday seaside entertainment?

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And in my opinion, it's up there with fish and chips, Brighton Rock and Blackpool Tower.

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Hello, everyone! This is Beryl, your Radio Butlin announcer, wishing you a very good morning.

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It's Billy Butlin's first ever holiday camp in Skegness.

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Billy opened the holiday camp in 1936 and this chalet, which is now

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a Grade II-listed building, is all that is left

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of what those visitors would have enjoyed in the early days.

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There was one electric light bulb.

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A cold tap and hand basin in the corner, and no heating!

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So, you can see,

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it was all pretty basic.

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But it didn't seem to matter, because what Billy provided was a week's holiday for a week's pay.

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'The time is now 7.30,

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'and breakfast for all our first sitting campers will be available at 8.15.'

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People may scoff at knobbly knees competitions and the regimentations of camps,

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but it gave ordinary families the chance to get away, meet new friends and have some great fun.

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Right, I'm off to find Chris Barron and have a chat with him.

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He's the resort director, and I'm going to find out a little bit more about the man who started

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this fantastic holiday empire.

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How did Billy come up with the idea?

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I think what he had done is when he was in Skegness, he saw how the old bed and breakfast used

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to work, and the mum and dad and the two kids being kicked out at 9 the morning

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and being told they couldn't come back till 6 at night.

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He had the recollections of his days in Canada when he was a youth when he used to see these old-style camps,

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which were made up of tents, and he had the dream of being able to do this.

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So he put the two ideas together.

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-What was he doing, for a living?

-He had, just before then, he'd been into fairgrounds.

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He was always a showman. He'd done the stalls and stuff.

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He'd come up to Skegness because he'd heard two guys

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in a pub in London saying what a great season they'd had and how much money they were making.

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Then he got the break on the seafront when he saw these dodgem cars.

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And again it was an exceptionally brave decision to commit to take the concession

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for these from America for the whole of Europe and Britain.

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So, again, he made lots of money bringing dodgem cars in,

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and that give him the base to sort of crystallise his dream.

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So, he bought the turnip field that was here in 1935

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and started out building Butlins as we know it today.

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-That's incredible.

-And the plan for the 1936 chalet

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that you saw over there was drawn on a cigarette packet!

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Something that we wouldn't get away with now!

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It opened in Easter '36 and it was literally last minute.

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People would turn up to their chalet and the door wasn't there.

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By the time they got back to say the door wasn't there, it would have been put on. It was all very tight.

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It sounds like he was a very good businessman.

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He was. He always knew how to spot an opportunity, but he also knew how to sell himself.

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In '36 he borrowed lots of money to build this place and things were running late,

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his creditors were getting concerned, so he had the inspirational idea

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of what he'll do is just hire a Rolls Royce for the day.

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No way could he afford one!

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He went round his creditors, reassured them.

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They saw this in the car park and then they were very comfortable and it gave him a breathing space.

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He also knew, when there was an opportunity, to make the most of it.

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Just after the war, all of a sudden people were saying, workers deserve holiday pay,

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which they'd never had before.

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So he invited all the MPs down to Clacton to give them a presentation to say why it was so important

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that these people should have a week's holiday pay,

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ignoring the fact that Billy was the only person in the country who was in place to capitalise on that!

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-But at least he lobbied for it, didn't he?

-Yeah! And again, it made him a people's champion.

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But it also then gave him his slogan, which was "A week's holiday for a week's pay",

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which is still probably the case today.

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What was a holiday camp is now a holiday resort,

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with New England style chalets,

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a sumptuous health spa,

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water slides and swimming pools and a variety of great evening entertainment.

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It has changed tremendously.

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Entertainments are still absolutely key to it, but there has been massive investments in accommodation.

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We now have to have a holiday resort for the 21st century,

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and television is now key to people's lives, so what we try and do is bring television to life.

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So, entertainment will include things like stars from the X Factor, or Britain's Got Talent,

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but it'll also include bringing things that people won't see at home.

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So whether it will be the Colombian Circus, or acts from Moscow.

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Also, the first time your five-year-old sees Bob The Builder or Angelina Ballerina,

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-you just can't capture that smile.

-No, you can't.

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You want to provide an environment that people probably aren't getting anywhere else.

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Bring the world to Skegness!

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But one thing that is still recognisable is the famous Red Coat

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and I'm not leaving here without meeting one.

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Chris, hi! Pleased to meet you.

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I'm going to steal him away from you, ladies, OK, and have a quick chat with him.

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See you later!

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Where did the idea of the Red Coat come from?

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The Red Coat? Well, it comes back to when Billy Butlin... He was Canadian,

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and I think he got the idea from the Canadian Mountie.

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He wanted a bright coloured red coat to make a statement

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and to show everyone that we're here to entertain you and have a good time.

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What's the best thing about being a Red Coat?

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For me, there's no better buzz than when you're making people smile and laugh on stage to 2,000 people.

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You're up there, you're making their holiday.

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You're having a great time and you're making sure they're enjoying themselves.

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-That's the best buzz for me.

-Chris, thank you very much. I'll let you get back on.

-Yeah, I'd better go!

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Well, Butlins has been updated in so many different ways since those early days,

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but the brilliant thing is the tradition of a great British seaside holiday,

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packed full of fun and tremendous value is still well and truly alive.

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Time to get back to our very own version of seaside entertainment with a rather excited David.

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William, this is an extraordinarily beautiful figure.

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Lovely, lovely quality porcelain.

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Where did it come from?

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My wife's uncle - I called him uncle.

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He travelled the world with a film company from London.

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On his journeys, with his friend, who was the wardrobe man,

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he was the caterer, they picked things up like this.

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When he went senile, me and my wife looked after him and he left me that

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before he died, then he left me a lot more stuff after he died.

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So that's where it came from,

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somewhere on his journeys around the world.

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-Or possibly somewhere in this country.

-It could be.

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This is an English piece of porcelain. Worcester.

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-The very best you could have bought.

-Oh, right.

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This dates from the end of the 19th century,

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tucked just into the 20th century.

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It's known as the Eastern water carrier.

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It's a lovely figure.

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There's a special technique of decorating these figures with gold,

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which they blew onto the surface.

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It gave the effect of bronzing.

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-Oh, right.

-The mark underneath says "Worcester shot enamels".

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-I've seen that.

-So this was sprayed onto the surface.

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The cap is interesting.

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When I had a look at this, I thought it was a second, because that is bubbled.

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But what you've got to bear in mind is,

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in the kiln, it depends where this was placed.

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If it was placed fairly high up in the kiln, the heat rises.

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It could have had a reaction in the second firing when they were securing the gilt.

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That's what might have happened.

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That it reacted on that particular section of colouring.

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So, why are you wanting to part with this?

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Well, I never liked it. My wife doesn't like it.

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It's been sat up on a pine corner cupboard for years and years

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and we have to get it down and dust it.

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I think this is a terrific figure.

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At auction, it should realise £600 to £800, but...

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but...there's something wrong with it and you know what it is.

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-What's that?

-A well's missing.

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I think it was a large basin and he's pouring water into the basin.

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-That's right.

-What I find extraordinary is you've got

0:29:280:29:31

this circular aperture which would have

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secured the basin, which was modelled separately,

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but it still looks perfectly OK,

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as though he's pouring water into a hole.

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Into a hole, that's right.

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But that does affect the value.

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-So instead of the £600 to £800, we might be only looking at around £100 to £150.

-That's all right.

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If it only realises, let's say,

0:29:540:29:56

worst scenario, £80, what are you going to do with that money?

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It's not an awful lot.

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My wife asked me that and I said,

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"When the money comes, if it comes and it's OK, just take it and

0:30:040:30:08

"get your hair done, get a new frock and do whatever you want with it."

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What a nice idea.

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She's a lovely lady.

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That's a lovely gesture.

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-I hope we make 200.

-I do!

0:30:170:30:21

-Hello, Ailsa.

-Hello, there.

-I think this is stunning.

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I think this is lovely.

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-It's obviously some piece of fine jewellery that you're actually contemplating selling.

-I am.

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Tell me the story of it and the history of it.

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It was handed down to me from my mother.

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An aunt left my mother it.

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So you remember it from a child?

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-Yes.

-Have you ever worn it? Have you had an occasion to wear it?

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-I've worn it once.

-When was that?

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When I was...perhaps 24, 25 and went to a ball.

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Oh, stunning. Felt like Cinderella, I should think?

0:31:010:31:04

I felt the bee's knees.

0:31:040:31:06

-But you've also got it squirrelled away somewhere?

-It never sees daylight.

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It's a shame. I say that, but if we have a closer look at it,

0:31:100:31:16

I think that, ironically, has been to its advantage. What we have

0:31:160:31:20

here is a late 19th century

0:31:200:31:22

necklace, which dates at, I think, from about 1880.

0:31:220:31:25

Stylistically, that's when I would place it.

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So it's about 120-130 years old.

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It comprises six hand-carved ivory panels.

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Ivory is a natural substance which is very prone to reacting

0:31:360:31:41

to its environment and its surroundings.

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Also, it absorbs impurities in the atmosphere.

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So over time,

0:31:480:31:49

as it ages, ivory tends to go quite yellow or a very deep cream colour.

0:31:490:31:53

This looks almost as fresh and as crisp and clean as it did

0:31:530:31:56

when it was first crafted.

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It's been wrapped away and hidden, but we take it out in the 21st

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century and it really couldn't look any better.

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The box, a lovely fine ivory box that goes with it,

0:32:050:32:07

and I think it's been with it since it was first made,

0:32:070:32:10

is actually in quite a sorry state. It's protected the contents,

0:32:100:32:14

but do you know why it might be looking so sad?

0:32:140:32:16

Yes, I think so.

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It belonged to my aunt and I do know, as a child,

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that she kept it under the mattress and slept on it.

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Ah, so its compression from a sleeper above

0:32:260:32:29

-that's caused the damage.

-Obviously!

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Now, you're contemplating... selling it.

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-Yes.

-There's always a question mark over the sale of ivory.

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It's a very sensitive and important issue.

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What I'd make clear here is that this is a late-19th-century piece,

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so the legitimacy of this as examples of ivory,

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and even the ivory box, is quite pertinent to sell.

0:32:510:32:53

If it were after 1920, it would be a very different story

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and it wouldn't be something that could be commercially traded.

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But absolutely fine on this one.

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-You can rest easy on that.

-Lovely.

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I think it's wise for you to try it with an estimate of £800 to £1,000.

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Very nice.

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And I do recommend you reserve. It should have a reserve on it.

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It is a serious piece of jewellery which merits that.

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If it doesn't make that, I would hang on to it.

0:33:220:33:25

-Yes.

-Well, I think you and I should go to the auction,

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offer it there and the proof will be in the pudding, won't it?

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Dawn, if anybody posed a question to me, "what should you collect?"

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Right.

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These are the objects I would advise anybody to collect

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-if they had spare cash.

-Oh, right!

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Although they date from the earlier part of the 20th century,

0:33:500:33:55

they are so much of today's style.

0:33:550:33:58

Where did they come from?

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Originally, I think they would either have been Grandma's,

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if not Grandma's, then Mother's, most certainly.

0:34:040:34:07

Both my parents passed away recently, so we've been clearing out.

0:34:070:34:13

We found them in the shed.

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You found them in the shed?

0:34:140:34:17

In the shed, yes. So I'm quite amazed they've survived, really.

0:34:170:34:22

So am I! I want to know why you're selling them.

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-I'm a bit clumsy and I'd rather have ornaments that bounce.

-Oh, right.

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Right. I can understand that.

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These are exquisite.

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-You know what they are?

-Yes.

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They're Ruskin Pottery.

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William Howson Taylor, together with his father,

0:34:410:34:44

who was called Edward, set up a factory in Smethwick,

0:34:440:34:47

very close to where I live in Warwickshire.

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That was in 1898.

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The factory eventually closed in 1935.

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But they were renowned worldwide for their exquisite pottery,

0:34:550:35:01

which was based on Chinese originals.

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In particular, the glazes.

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They produced a huge range of glazes, including flambe,

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which is a lovely glowing red,

0:35:120:35:15

and these, which come under the category of snake green.

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There's a mark on the bottom which is oval and it says

0:35:200:35:25

"West Smethwick" on the bottom

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and also there's a date - 1905.

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That's very early.

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That's very early in the catalogue of production,

0:35:330:35:36

they established the factory only a few years before.

0:35:360:35:39

But these are absolutely exquisite.

0:35:390:35:41

The design itself is based on a Chinese bottle,

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with this wide shoulder, but a very narrow neck.

0:35:450:35:49

-Put your finger in that hole.

-Yeah, I thought they were...

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-And then that one.

-Slightly different, aren't they?

0:35:530:35:56

Exactly. That's an indication that every single piece was hand-thrown.

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That means every piece is also unique.

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Now, think in terms of price.

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These are sought-after pottery items.

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I would estimate these somewhere between £400 and £600 for the pair.

0:36:130:36:21

-Oh, really?

-But they could do more, so don't be too shocked.

0:36:210:36:25

Oh, lovely.

0:36:250:36:27

-Thank you.

-I think we'll put a reserve of about 380 on them.

0:36:270:36:31

-Is that agreeable?

-Yes, I think so.

0:36:310:36:33

We'll put them up for sale.

0:36:330:36:36

Lovely. Thank you.

0:36:360:36:38

Now for a last look at what our experts have chosen.

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William wants to treat his wife and I think this lovely Worcester figure

0:36:420:36:45

should provide the means.

0:36:450:36:47

Elizabeth picked out this exquisite ivory and gold necklace.

0:36:470:36:51

Time for it see the light of day and shine in the sale room.

0:36:510:36:54

Finally, rescued from the shed,

0:36:540:36:56

these hand-thrown snake-green Ruskin vases really are an exciting find.

0:36:560:37:02

Next up is William's Worcester figure, with a valuation of £100 to £150.

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All the money is going on a makeover for your wife.

0:37:130:37:17

I think that's so sweet. But were you under orders?

0:37:170:37:20

-Yes.

-She said, "I don't like it, flog it!"

0:37:200:37:22

"I want a new dress, hairdo."

0:37:220:37:25

-She's got her purse ready.

-The works. Spa treatment...

0:37:250:37:29

I think that's really nice.

0:37:290:37:31

I really do. Good for you.

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You'll be in her good books.

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Let's hope we get that top end, David.

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For that sort of makeover, we've got to look for about 200.

0:37:370:37:41

If not more.

0:37:410:37:42

There's just one problem. I think you know about that, Paul.

0:37:420:37:46

-No, I don't.

-There's a missing element on the figure.

0:37:460:37:48

We've got the water carrier tipping a pitcher into what?

0:37:480:37:52

It looks like a hole, but there should be a basin there.

0:37:520:37:55

You know how fussy collectors are.

0:37:550:37:57

But the decoration is brilliant.

0:37:570:37:59

There is no damage.

0:37:590:38:00

-Good luck.

-Thanks.

-Here we go. It's going under the hammer.

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Royal Worcester Cairo-ware figure.

0:38:030:38:06

This is a male water carrier. Who's gonna start me at 150 for it?

0:38:060:38:10

150? 100 to go then, surely? 100?

0:38:100:38:12

-80 if we must. 80, who's going to be first in?

-Come on, come on.

0:38:120:38:15

50 then, surely. £50? 50?

0:38:150:38:18

-30? 30, thank you.

-This is Worcester. This is Worcester!

0:38:180:38:22

Bid 40. Do I see 40?

0:38:220:38:24

Bid 50? 5. 60.

0:38:240:38:27

65. 70? £70? Do I see 70?

0:38:270:38:29

£70 bid. Five now surely.

0:38:290:38:31

75. 80? 80 bid. £80. Five, do I see?

0:38:310:38:35

£80 bid. Five anywhere? At £80.

0:38:350:38:36

Any more bids? No. At £80 bid, we're done, we're finished.

0:38:360:38:39

We're on the market at £80.

0:38:390:38:41

-It's gone though. £80.

-That's the hairdo.

0:38:410:38:43

That's it, that's the hairdo, yeah.

0:38:430:38:45

I'm happy with that. Yeah, very good.

0:38:450:38:48

-Ailsa, are you feeling nervous?

-Terrified.

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Don't worry, don't worry.

0:38:560:38:57

You wear it well. You'd never guess.

0:38:570:38:59

There's £800 to £1,000 riding on this wonderful necklace.

0:38:590:39:03

It really is a consumate work of art.

0:39:030:39:05

It's somebody at the top of their genre.

0:39:050:39:07

-You see a lot of bad carvings in ivory.

-But the sad thing is it's all anonymous.

0:39:070:39:11

There's no signature or anything.

0:39:110:39:13

You can't attribute to anybody. But it's lovely.

0:39:130:39:16

19th century Cantonese ivory and gold necklace.

0:39:160:39:18

Fantastic little lot. Lot 65. What shall we say?

0:39:180:39:21

Who's going to start me at the bottom estimate? 800 for it? 800?

0:39:210:39:25

Six?

0:39:250:39:26

Five? Four?

0:39:260:39:28

-Wrong direction!

-Thank you, 400 bid.

0:39:300:39:32

At 400. 420, do I see?

0:39:320:39:34

At 400 bid, 420 anywhere else now?

0:39:340:39:35

At 400 bid. 420 there. 420. 440.

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460. 480.

0:39:380:39:40

500. 550. 600. 650. 700 now.

0:39:400:39:44

650, my bid's here. At 650.

0:39:440:39:46

Seven now surely? Seven, do I see?

0:39:460:39:48

At 650. Is there seven anywhere else now?

0:39:480:39:51

At 650. Seven now surely? Seven? At 700. 750, do I see now?

0:39:510:39:54

At 700, any more bids? All done and finished at 700?

0:39:540:39:59

I'm afraid I have to withdraw that lot.

0:39:590:40:00

-You've still got it.

-Just a bit short.

0:40:000:40:04

I think you're meant to keep this. It's been in the family a long time.

0:40:040:40:08

I'm quite happy to keep it.

0:40:080:40:09

-I really am.

-Back under the bed! Put it back under the bed.

0:40:090:40:13

Dawn has got to pay the bills.

0:40:220:40:24

-So many have come in.

-That's right.

-We need the money desperately.

0:40:240:40:28

That's why we're flogging the Ruskin vases. Wonderful pair.

0:40:280:40:31

They are nice. Lovely colour.

0:40:310:40:33

David gravitated towards them.

0:40:330:40:36

Of all the things I've ever wanted at a sale, it is these vases.

0:40:360:40:41

Snake green. I love the term "snake green".

0:40:410:40:44

-Lovely glazes.

-Were you happy with 4-6?

0:40:440:40:47

-Yes.

-That will cover the bills?

0:40:470:40:49

It will help. It won't cover them, but it'll help.

0:40:490:40:52

Well, on a good day...

0:40:520:40:53

I don't want to get your hopes up.

0:40:530:40:56

But on a good day, with two people actually bidding and

0:40:560:40:59

-loving these and wanting them, could do four figures.

-Yeah.

-Could do.

0:40:590:41:03

-We have a triptych of telephone bidders now.

-Lovely.

0:41:030:41:08

The most exquisite pair of Ruskin vases I think I've ever seen.

0:41:080:41:11

What shall we say for these? Start me at bottom estimate. £400?

0:41:110:41:15

400, who's first in?

0:41:150:41:16

400?

0:41:160:41:18

Deathly silence. What do I know then?

0:41:180:41:21

£400? 300?

0:41:210:41:24

300 bid. At 300. Let's go 20 now.

0:41:240:41:27

At 300. 320. 340. 360.

0:41:270:41:29

380. 400. 420.

0:41:290:41:31

440. 460. At 460. 480.

0:41:310:41:35

-500. 550. 600.

-Oh, excellent.

0:41:350:41:37

700. 750. 800. 850 now. At 800 bid.

0:41:370:41:40

850. Who's joining in next?

0:41:400:41:42

At 800 bid, any more now?

0:41:420:41:43

At 800. 50, do I see? 850 on that phone there.

0:41:430:41:47

900. 950, do I see? 950 bid.

0:41:470:41:50

1,000. 1,100?

0:41:500:41:52

-Oh, yes!

-1,100? 1,100 bid.

0:41:520:41:55

I have 1,200. 1,300 now?

0:41:550:41:57

1,300 over there. At 13.

0:41:570:41:59

14 anywhere else now? 1,300 on that phone.

0:41:590:42:03

Anybody else joining in? At 1,300.

0:42:030:42:05

1,400. Thank you, 1,400.

0:42:050:42:07

1,500 now? 1,500. 1,600?

0:42:070:42:10

-Brilliant.

-1,600 bid.

0:42:110:42:12

1,700 over here? 1,700?

0:42:120:42:15

1,700. 1,800 now?

0:42:150:42:16

1,800, it's Mr Squire's client at 1,800. Any more now?

0:42:160:42:22

50 is the last call.

0:42:220:42:23

1,850 in the room. At 1,850. 1,900 now. 1,900 bid, do I have?

0:42:230:42:27

Oh, my gosh, that's wonderful.

0:42:270:42:30

At the back of the room then, selling at £1,850.

0:42:300:42:34

-So pleased.

-Well done.

-Really well. Brilliant.

-Pay those bills.

0:42:340:42:37

-Always deserved four figures, didn't it?

-Yes.

-It really did.

0:42:390:42:42

I'm really pleased about that.

0:42:420:42:44

I didn't want to take them home,

0:42:440:42:46

because I was worried they would get broken.

0:42:460:42:48

No way would you take them home at £400 to £600. That was...

0:42:480:42:52

A come-and-get-me figure!

0:42:520:42:54

We had a chat and we said, "It will do four figures,"

0:42:540:42:57

but we didn't want to get your hopes up.

0:42:570:43:00

To get that sort of figure - nearly £2,000, is fantastic.

0:43:000:43:04

Will that cover the bills?

0:43:040:43:06

It will be a big help. It won't cover them all, but it is a big help.

0:43:060:43:09

It really is.

0:43:090:43:11

If you've enjoyed the show, please keep watching.

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There's going to be plenty more surprises like this in the future.

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Until then, cheerio.

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