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Today we are in the very picturesque market town of Richmond in North Yorkshire and over the years

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this place has certainly seen a lot of history.

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Roman, Norman, medieval, Georgian and judging by today,

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look at all these cars, a very popular tourist destination.

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It's also our destination for Flog It!

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Richmond grew up around the Norman castle which dominates the town.

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And the area that we're filming in today,

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where our massive crowd is gathering, is the market place.

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There would have been stocks housed here to punish the wrongdoers.

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So let's hope this lot behaves themselves.

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They've all come to ask the important question, what's it worth?

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And when you've found out what are you going to do? Flog it! Yeah.

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And what a Flog It! we've got for you today.

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-Paula's got an interesting laugh.

-She's got a very interesting laugh.

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PAULA LAUGHS

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There you go. Beverley and Philip, why do you look familiar?

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-He loves you.

-I love him too.

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He loves you, don't you? Ah, give me a kiss.

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Give me a lick, yeah.

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Ah, good boy.

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We've got a team of experts ready to go and they're headed up

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by two Flog It! favourites here at the market hall.

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Adam Partridge has always been a bit of an entrepreneur. As a young lad

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he collected rainwater and sold it to the neighbours for gardening.

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You can see he's a little bit more grown-up these days, which is a good job as he runs his own saleroom.

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And you, what have we got, anything exciting?

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As does James Lewis whose speciality is furniture and pictures of all types.

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Specialities are not the name of the game, though, as our experts

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value everything that comes through the doors.

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Our very own Punch and Judy are busy getting ahead of the game by checking all the bags and boxes.

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And for Adam - car boots.

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OK. It is a Riley.

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A famous name in snooker tables and billiard tables, Riley's.

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Of Accrington.

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It's quite nice, the good thing about it is it is quite small.

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And small is beautiful.

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We'll have to get that unloaded by someone else, I'm not up for doing that.

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This is a Riley portable model, although it's all hands on deck

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to get the slate-bedded table into the market hall.

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So now we have our first item even before we've got inside.

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We'd better get everybody in quick.

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There was such a massive queue outside,

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but right now at the very end of this CUE...

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is going to be our expert Adam Partridge.

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It's game on for him and he is going to tell Chris and Craig exactly what this is worth.

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Morning, chaps. How are you doing?

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-Fine, thank you.

-You're, um...?

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-Craig.

-Craig and...?

-Chris.

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-And I am guessing father and son?

-Yes.

-There's a resemblance.

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Now, then, what's the story about this billiard table here?

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Well, it used to be my great-grandfather's. He bought it.

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And then it's been passed down through the family to my grandda, to my dad and now to me.

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-All the way through, so four generations?

-Yeah.

-Gosh. So you had it as a boy?

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-I did, yes.

-You played on it?

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-I remember many hours playing away.

-And what about you, Chris?

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-I loved playing it. Whenever it was out I was on it.

-Were you?

-Yeah.

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It's a good fun object, isn't it?

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And really nicely-made by a good maker.

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The sad thing is that you're selling it, isn't it?

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It's taking up a lot of room and it doesn't get played as often as we'd like and things.

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And we don't really have the room to play it.

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The firm of Riley's is a major billiard and snooker firm started at the end of the 19th century.

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They really went very well and by 1910 I believe

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they were making 4,000 of these so-called portable models every year.

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So they're not particularly rare.

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But it just gives you an indication about how large that firm was.

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-This is a properly-made thing.

-Yes.

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-Real mahogany, a slate bed, heavy as anything.

-It is.

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I tried to lift it in the car, nearly gave myself an injury.

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So you've got the original scoreboard here, it looks like a 1930s period really, I think.

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D'you know when it was bought?

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We think around 70-75, 80 years ago.

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-So 1935 or so?

-Yeah.

-'30s, '35.

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That ties in with the look of it.

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And have you had to have any repair or...?

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-I think we've had the felt on the top been redone, but that's about it really.

-That is about it.

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That was professionally done by Riley's about 10 years ago.

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Are they sadly closed now?

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-Yeah.

-They've gone out of business, haven't they?

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Probably soon after they did this. I'm sure the two aren't connected.

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I think it was about 2002 they went out of business.

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So you got your scorer, you've got

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a variety of cues and the bridge there.

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And you've got your balls somewhere?

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-Not the original ones, but we have some pool balls, yeah.

-OK.

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You brought them. They'll go in the sale as well?

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-Yeah.

-Now, what sort of value expectations do you have?

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-Somewhere between sort of one and two hundred, something like that.

-Very sharp, this young man.

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We should put a reserve on because I don't want you thinking, "It's gone for 60 quid"

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or something and you're thinking "We should have kept it."

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-So would you think 100 would be a sensible figure?

-Yeah.

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Anything less than three figures just isn't good enough.

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-Yeah, it just wouldn't be worth it.

-No, I agree with you.

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It's not a lot of money, but do you get it, does Dad get it?

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It's being split between me and my sister.

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-Right.

-So half each.

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So she's happy for it to go, perhaps not such a girly thing?

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No, she's not so into it, but she's been up and playing it a couple of times.

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OK, well, we've managed to avoid all billiard and snooker-related puns so far.

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So let's hope it goes successfully at the auction.

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-Thanks for bringing it along.

-No problem.

-Thank you.

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And now we're going from something extremely heavy to something a little lighter.

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And excitingly, it's from Cornwall which is my neck of the woods.

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This is Reggie and he loves Newlyn copper.

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Well, his owner does, Christine, anyway.

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Christine, thank you so much for coming in today.

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-I know Reggie is a special dog, he's a hearing dog, isn't he?

-Yes.

-Because you are deaf.

-Yes.

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So he helps you out, he can hear the telephone, can he?

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He does. And he can hear the oven timer go,

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he wakes me up in the morning by jumping on me

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-when the alarm clock goes off.

-Oh, bless.

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He tells me when the smoke or the fire alarm goes off

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-and that's a life-saver, potentially.

-Yes, it is.

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How long have you had him?

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-I've had him for two years.

-He's so special.

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Well, tell me how long have you had this piece of Newlyn copper then?

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Well, my father passed it over to me about 15 years ago.

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But it came from my grandmother who lived in Newlyn and kept a lodging house.

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-Did she?

-She was taking in artists.

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Some of my other relatives have got paintings from the Newlyn School,

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but I inherited the inkwell.

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It's beautiful, isn't it? It is beautiful.

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I want to handle it.

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I'm so excited, can I put Reggie down?

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-Absolutely. Yes.

-Do you want to hold him?

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-I'll hold him.

-OK. Because he's got to see what's going on.

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Oh, come to Mama.

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There. I've got his lead.

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Well, this whole thing started with John Drew MacKenzie,

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he was an artist, basically.

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An easy way of determining the age of Newlyn copper

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is if you turn it upside down it's stamped - Newlyn.

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You know, items were mainly only stamped after John Drew MacKenzie's death

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in the early 1900s.

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Prior to that things were just hand-signed.

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This was done around 1910, 1915.

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It's so stylistic of the period.

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Look at the rolled edges, the way that's been rolled over.

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It's not just a tourist piece, this is meant to be used and last

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for a long time.

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And if you lift the lid,

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you can see it's the most wonderful desk inkwell.

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Unfortunately, it's missing its glass liner.

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Yes, I'm afraid so. I don't know what happened to that.

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But that doesn't matter, you can find replacements.

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They are pretty much a standard size.

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But what I like about it - most Newlyn copper has fish

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and bubbles and seaweed - on the side here we've got a squid!

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HE LAUGHS

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Full of ink.

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Isn't that lovely?

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I think that's absolutely charming. Is it something you want to sell?

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It's been in the family a long time.

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I want to sell it. I want to raise money for Hearing Dogs.

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Reggie's made such a difference to me

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I'd like to give other people the chance.

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Oh, wonderful. Let's put it into the saleroom

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with a valuation of £150-£200,

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but a fixed reserve at £130.

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-Happy?

-Happy.

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Because it's a very nice piece.

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Well, let's hope the auctioneer can do a proper job for Reggie and Christine here.

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I have a feeling that will go back down to Cornwall.

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James is up next and he's feeling a sense of deja vu

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-after meeting Beverley and Philip.

-Why do you look familiar?

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We've been on before with you.

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That's quite embarrassing. What did you sell last time?

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A Minton jardiniere.

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Now, Phil, Beverley, this is a classic piece.

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Do you love it?

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-No.

-Not really.

-Oh.

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-Did I get it right?

-Right.

-You got it right.

-OK, the pressure's on.

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See if we can get two out of two.

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Because these, for me, are everything that is interesting about history.

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They're the oldest things I've seen for probably five or six years

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on Flog It!

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You can see we have got labels on here, and this one says, "Found in...something Park."

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Found at Tranmere Park in Guiseley.

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In Guiseley, Yorkshire. Harry Ramsden territory.

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That's correct.

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How did you come to have them?

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My grandfather found them when he was building some houses at Guiseley.

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I believe he dug them up in 1936.

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Fantastic.

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You know, he was probably the first person to handle

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-this example for 5,000 years.

-Oh, gosh!

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This is Neolithic,

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an axe head, made 2,500-3,500 BC.

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So the most incredible thing. What a shame it's had a chunk out of it.

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You can imagine somebody sitting by the fire,

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sanding, sanding, sanding, strapping it on to the end of their axe head.

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And then, bang, that came off.

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You can imagine, you wouldn't exactly be impressed, would you?

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-No!

-He's probably struck something hard when he wasn't expecting to.

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Either that, or your father chipped it digging it up.

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-Probably. A spade.

-A spade, yeah.

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It's a fantastic bit of history.

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This one is later.

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It's far more fashioned, it's far more detailed, with this little bit of decoration here.

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I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but this, I think, is Bronze Age.

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This is 2,000 BC, to 1,500 BC. This one's not damaged at all.

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A most wonderful bit of Yorkshire history

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and I would hope that local museums

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might be interested, because they're not things that you find every day.

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So why do you want to sell those?

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If they were mine, I wouldn't.

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They've been in a brown paper bag in the garage, in a bottom drawer.

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What are they doing in a garage?!

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Well, where would you put them?!

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If they were mine, they would be pride of place in the living room.

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-I love them.

-I think my grandson would use them as a weapon!

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THEY LAUGH

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The value... The thing is, as much as you've got age, you've got to find somebody who would want them.

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There aren't many mad people in the world like me that would love them.

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So I think they're worth £80-£120.

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It's the old auctioneers' favourite,

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but I think that's what they're worth. If that is rare,

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they might make an AWFUL lot more.

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With a few phone calls

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-in the right direction, we might do a good job for you.

-Good.

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Out of all the people here, Adam zoned in on a musical instrument.

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-Ray.

-Hello.

-Nancy.

-Hello.

-Welcome to Flog It.

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-Thank you.

-Thanks for coming.

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I'm always interested to see musical instruments.

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It's my "speciality", particularly violins and concertinas.

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You brought a concertina, so I'm very pleased.

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-Whose is it?

-It were me granddad's. He left it to me uncle.

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He passed away two years ago and we cleared the house out, or helped.

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-This was in the house. Did you know of its existence before?

-No.

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-You'd never seen it played?

-No.

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It just turned up in the house.

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-Where has it lived in the two years since?

-In my wardrobe!

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-Not hers!

-I don't think he's happy about it!

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"There's a concertina in the wardrobe!"

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There are various models. This is late 19th century.

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1890s, I'd have thought.

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You can date it from the number. You can look it up.

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-Oh, right.

-It's by a firm called Lachenal and Co.

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They made a lot of these, various models,

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in the same way as you get a car.

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You get your one litre to five litre and different specifications.

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You get different models of these.

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Different bellows, different steel reeds or brass reeds inside.

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We'd have to open that up to see if they were steel or brass reeds.

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Steel's worth more than brass, for example, with the tuning.

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There's a number of factors that affect the value.

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It's got rosewood ends. This is a fairly basic model.

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It's kind of the beginner's model.

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You can see on the buttons the names of the notes.

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Granddad was trying to master it.

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They've rubbed off a bit and he's put them onto that slip of paper.

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This is why it's a student's model.

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-Which means it's not a particularly valuable instrument.

-Right.

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Some are worth hundreds, even thousands, but this basic model

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-tends to make about £100.

-Yeah.

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It might be slightly more, so I'd be tempted to put the estimate lower.

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-Yeah.

-£60 to £100.

-Yeah.

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-Reserve of 50 quid.

-Yeah. Fine.

-All right?

-Yeah.

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-You didn't think it was worth anything.

-No.

-It's a bonus.

-Yeah.

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It's got its original case. Always nice to see.

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Inside, you've got Granddad's... George Fletcher. Is that Granddad?

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-Yeah.

-He's got his little notes and a Songs For The Forces book.

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So it's a nice little package. Hopefully, we'll get £100 plus.

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-What would that go towards?

-Grandchildren.

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-How many have you got, Ray?

-Four. Four coming.

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-Three.

-Three and one on the way. Don't jump the gun, Ray!

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-Let's hope we get a good result.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

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Towering over Richmond is the castle that gave the town its name.

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It was built on a rocky crag to bolster up defences in 1071

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for Alan Rufus.

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Rufus was no ordinary noble.

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He was the nephew of William of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror.

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It's said that Alan Rufus was the wealthiest man in the country.

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If you equate that in today's monetary values he was wealthier than Bill Gates.

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Alan was given 250,000 acres of land all over the country

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for his support in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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The "Honour of Richmond" was one of the largest estates in the country,

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made up of land including parts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Dorset and Surrey.

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Richmond-on-Thames takes its name from this very place.

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He built this castle to stamp his authority

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on his land and the people.

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Use your imagination, just for a moment.

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In its heyday, hundreds of people would have been milling around.

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There would have been many other buildings, most of them wooden.

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There's a few stone foundations here, but I've got to show you this.

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People need to go to the loo, and here are the garderobes.

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They're like a Portaloo built into the wall. There's the long drop.

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There'd have been a plank across the top. I'll let you work that out!

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This section is where Alan would have lived, his personal quarters.

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This is a rare example of an 11th-century domestic hall.

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It was the main building in the castle,

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where the Earl and his family lived if they were in residence.

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This is interesting.

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You see these holes along the wall?

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They're socket holes to facilitate huge oak beams to span

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from that side to that side to carry the weight of the floor.

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Up there would have been the great hall, a very important room,

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used for important meetings and for banquets.

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Alan of Brittany would entertain all his important guests up there.

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During a banquet, he'd have sat down that end of the great hall

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on a raised platform.

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The castle has seen many changes,

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particularly the addition of the keep.

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It once held conscientious objectors.

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One of the biggest influences it had was on the town.

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The castle and the town are intrinsically linked.

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Traders moved to the town to provide services and goods

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to the castle builders and, eventually, the household.

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Richmond market was established and given legal standing by charter in 1093.

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As trade grew, the town flourished. For many centuries, the castle controlled everything that went on.

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From the late Middle Ages,

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the country was more stable, so castles lost a military need.

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Many became country homes or, as at Richmond, were neglected.

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By 1535, Richmond Castle was described as a ruin.

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If you look around,

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you see houses built of stone from the castle, using it as a quarry!

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I must add, to this day, Richmond town has continued to flourish.

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We've now found our first items to take to the saleroom.

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There's some real gems.

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As well as the two long-buried axe heads, we've got the Newlyn inkwell,

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a make I am particularly familiar with, and fond of.

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Let's hope auctioneer Peter Robinson can get the bidders fighting over the 19th-century concertina.

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And finally, the games table might not be as portable

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as the model name suggests, but I think it is a lovely lot.

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5,000.

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And this is where we're putting our experts' valuations to the test.

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Thomas Watson Auctioneers in the heart of Darlington.

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On the rostrum is auctioneer Peter Robinson,

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I am going to meet our owners, their lots are just about to go under the hammer.

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But before we see how they all fare, remember, when you buy

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and sell at auction, there is commission to pay,

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which varies from saleroom to saleroom.

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Here at Thomas Watson's

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it is 15% plus VAT. The first of our lots

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to face the bidders is the games table.

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Good luck, Chris and Craig. We're talking about this little,

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tiny snooker table, it's been in your family four generations.

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-So you've obviously had lots of fun with this.

-Yes.

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He's obviously beaten you so many times at snooker, and pool and billiards.

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We've had great fun in the auction room, and I am sure

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someone will buy this, and find another set of balls that's compatible with it, and hey ho.

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£100-£200, I think that's a bargain.

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Do you? Have you been playing on it?

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I have. But they are tricky things to sell.

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They are. But at least it's not massive.

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-No, No.

-Might be all right.

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Here we go. We're going to put it to the test. Good luck.

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The Riley's mahogany slate bed table,

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with its balls and scoreboard.

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And I have £60 to start on this lot. £60.

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At £60, can we say 70?

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At £60, all done at £60? 70, I'm bid.

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80 bid with me now.

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£90, £100 with me. At £100, selling now.

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At £100. Are we all finished?

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At £100, selling now at £100.

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All done?

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£100. That's a good result.

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Incidentally, I thought the scoreboard was at least £40-£50.

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-That was a nice thing.

-Yeah, it was a nice thing.

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-It's gone, guys.

-Someone's got a bargain.

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Yeah. You've got to think of another game to play with now, to keep it in the family, I guess.

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Just at the bottom end of the estimate, but Chris and Craig are going home happy.

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Hopefully, the Newlyn inkwell will raise a bit more for the Hearing Dogs charity.

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My turn to be the expert. Remember that wonderful Newlyn copper inkwell

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with the little squids and octopuses on it?

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It's just about to go under the hammer.

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It belongs to Christine,

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who's just been joined by Sue, and of course, Reggie.

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This is what it's all about, isn't it?

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Hearing Dogs. All the money is going to Hearing Dogs.

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Yes, well, he's my best friend, and I wouldn't be without him now.

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Because he does everything for me I can't do myself,

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in the sense of answering the door,

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he tells me the telephone's ringing, he wakes me up in the morning

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by jumping on me when the alarm clock goes off.

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He loves you. He loves you.

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-I love him too.

-Don't you? Aww.

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Wish us all the best, because it is going under the hammer, isn't it, Reggie?

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Give me a little kiss. Give me a lick! Good boy!

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Here we go, it's going under the hammer now.

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Newlyn School copper inkwell.

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At £100, will we say?

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110, can I say?

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At £100, 110, 120, 130.

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-Good, it's going.

-140? 130, 140, 150.

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Brilliant.

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160. 170. 180. 190.

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200. 210.

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220, 230.

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This is a good result.

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220, the bid's with me now.

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At £220, 230, the next bid.

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Selling then at £220, the lot now being sold at £220. All done?

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Yes. The hammer's gone down.

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-Reggie, give us a bark!

-Give us a bark, Reg.

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That's brilliant!

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-Oh, that's wonderful.

-Isn't that great news?

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Hearing Dogs will be really, really pleased with that because it does cost

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quite a lot to train a hearing dog, but it's so worthwhile.

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It absolutely changes people's lives.

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It's certainly changed mine anyway.

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It's good to catch up with you both, and I hope you treat yourself

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-to a bit of lunch while you're here in town.

-We will.

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-Good. And take Reggie for walkies, cos there's a nice park here as well.

-Yes.

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Brilliant, what a great result for charity, and I can relax now as my reputation remains intact.

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Let's hope we hit the high notes with that wonderful concertina belonging to Nancy and Raymond.

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-It was Granddad's.

-It was.

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-Can you remember him playing it?

-No.

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-It was just in a box somewhere?

-Yeah.

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-You're having a clear-out?

-Yeah.

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I've got girls and they're not interested in it.

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-Hard instrument to play.

-It is. Yeah.

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They're pretty hot in the market, but there's different levels.

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Hopefully, this will sell for a bit more.

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-There's a book in it as well.

-A little book.

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-Any big surprises, do you think?

-I'd be surprised.

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It's a fairly standard model. Some make thousands, as we've seen.

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Slightly over 100 would be what we expect.

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-Touch some wood quickly!

-It's going under the hammer. Good luck.

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AUCTIONEER: The concertina with its box.

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Nice condition, original condition concertina.

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Bids here again. We can start at 110...

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-Straight in at 110.

-..At £110.

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120, I'm bid.

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130 now. 130. 140.

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150. 160.

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-170. 180...

-Ooh, they like it.

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..200? 190 upstairs, the bid. 200 with me. 210.

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-At £200. 210. 220...

-Wow!

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-..240. 250...?

-They love it!

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..At £240, now selling...

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Adam's feeling slightly humiliated.

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..All done?

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-Yes! £240! That was a real surprise!

-He squeezed that out of the bidders!

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# Ta-da! #

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You've got to be happy with that. 15% commission, but enjoy the money.

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-Thank you.

-Thank you for bringing it in.

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-You're going to clear out the rest of his things!

-We are!

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-We've got a lot more.

-Save a few things.

-Definitely, yes.

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Up next are the axe heads.

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How they get on is anybody's guess.

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Going under the hammer right now, the oldest things in the saleroom,

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belonging to Beverley and Philip.

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We're looking for £80-£120.

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I love these, I think they're absolutely fantastic.

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And your favourite phrase, they've got the rub.

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They have. Do you know what I find really hard to believe?

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The antiquities, the oldest things, really, that we see on Flog It!, are sometimes the cheapest.

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Yeah. They're starting to come, they're starting to be recognised,

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but they've got a long way to go.

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Good luck, anyway. Let's hope we get the top end.

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Interesting lot this time.

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The Neolithic axe heads there.

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And we have got interest in these lots. We can open at £90.

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That's good, isn't it?

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At £90, there are two in the lot, two together.

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£100, on my right, at £100 bid now.

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I have 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.

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170, 180, 190. 200. 210. 220.

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240. 250. 260.

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A bit of hot competition going on in the room.

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It is lovely to see.

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At £260 for the lot now. All finished? 270, 280, 290,

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going for 300.

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Go on!

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280. At 280, they're being sold.

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At £280, all finished at 280?

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What a lovely result! Good result.

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-£280. Well done.

-You did it again.

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-Lovely.

-Marvellous.

-Lovely.

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You just never know whether those quirky items will get the attention they deserve.

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We've got a lot more coming up in the next part of the programme, so keep watching.

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Just on the outskirts of Richmond is a field where nowadays people walk their dogs.

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But this is no ordinary field.

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It is actually one of the first ever horse racing courses in the country.

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It closed in 1890 for health and safety reasons.

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The bends were considered too tight.

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But North Yorkshire is still synonymous with horse racing

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and training, and has been for over 200 years.

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There's around 10 top class racecourses which hold well over 170 race meets each year.

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Just down the road from Richmond is the small village of Middleham,

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which is home to flat race trainer Mark Johnston.

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These are some of his horses.

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Mark came to Middleham in 1988 with 13 horses.

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He now has over 200 on three sites.

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And a staff of 135, including riders, stable hands and office workers.

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Hello. Today I'm going to meet a few people who work at the yard,

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and find out a bit more about how these horses are trained.

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This is a familiar sight for all the villagers here in Middleham.

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Racehorses making their way up to the gallops. They're just leaving Mark's yard now.

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In fact, there's around six trainers based in this village, so it has a great pedigree.

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The first race stables date back to around 1745.

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And the area has blossomed ever since.

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Throughout the morning, hundreds of horses are taken up

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to the specially-designed course to be put through their paces.

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I've just made it to the top of the gallops.

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There is a wonderful view from up here. You can see all of Leyburn being lit by the morning sunshine.

0:31:010:31:06

This is the last stream coming round.

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There's four groups go out every morning.

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The first starts at 6.15am, and the last one at about 11.30am.

0:31:100:31:14

The groups have broken up, this is the first string.

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You can hear them. Here they come, look.

0:31:170:31:19

That is a sight to behold.

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These horses are going to be doing around 30-35 miles an hour.

0:31:230:31:28

Power, absolute power.

0:31:350:31:37

Isn't that incredible? That's an all-weather track as well,

0:31:470:31:50

that's the same surface that's been put down on the racetrack in Dubai, so it can be used all year round.

0:31:500:31:56

To keep over 200 horses healthy and treated for any injuries, there are two full-time vets

0:31:560:32:03

that work across three sites, in a specially kitted out equine surgery.

0:32:030:32:08

If any of the horses need physiotherapy,

0:32:110:32:14

there's a swimming pool on site where I've met up with senior trainer Jock Bennett.

0:32:140:32:18

I've got to say it's a great pool.

0:32:220:32:24

-Fantastic.

-And look at the view as well.

0:32:240:32:26

I know, yeah.

0:32:260:32:28

The horses on this side get charged more for the view!

0:32:280:32:32

Exactly, room with a view and a swimming pool!

0:32:320:32:35

What's the horse called, Jock?

0:32:380:32:40

The horse is called Alanbrooke. He's won at Newmarket and Ascot,

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and also won as a two-year-old as well.

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So obviously this is great for exercising horses

0:32:500:32:53

-where you want to take the weight of their feet, obviously.

-Yes.

0:32:530:32:57

Mainly used for non-weight bearing injuries. Very good for horses

0:32:570:33:00

that have got bruised or poisoned on the foot.

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Also very good for any strains, sore shins, anything like that.

0:33:030:33:08

-Is that really cold?

-It's very cold.

0:33:080:33:10

-There's no chance of you getting in!

-No chance!

0:33:100:33:12

I think a few lads fell in it by mistake, but that's about the only time a human has been in it!

0:33:120:33:17

How many revolutions will this horse do, do you think?

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He will do 20 laps.

0:33:200:33:22

-Will he? That's quite a lot.

-Yes, it's about a 10-minute exercise.

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You can see the horse is enjoying it, can't you?

0:33:410:33:44

His ears are in the right place, his eyes, nose, his nostrils are not flaring too much.

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He's just happy, happy as can be.

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OK, he's coming out now.

0:33:540:33:55

Yeah.

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That's a lovely sight, that's a really nice sight.

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It's lovely to see the horses happy.

0:34:040:34:06

-Yeah, it is.

-Yeah.

0:34:060:34:07

After a flurry of activity in the morning, the stable's calmed down a bit, although cleaning,

0:34:110:34:16

vet work and feeding still has to be done for the rest of the day.

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The main event is when the horses that are being trained here are taken off to the races.

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And it's all overseen by the man himself, Mark Johnston.

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We're just waiting for a horse to come now.

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It is called Rule Breaker, and it's going to race at Beverley, so here's its transport ready to pick it up.

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What's happening here? Rule Breaker is being boxed up and loaded?

0:34:400:34:44

Yes, ready to go racing. Daily routine, basically.

0:34:440:34:46

We have them all over the country, all ends of the country today.

0:34:460:34:50

-And travelling is a big issue nowadays.

-It is.

0:34:500:34:54

We have four wagons of our own,

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and we bring in transporters like this to do some of the others.

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So what do you look for in a horse?

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Well, different people do it different ways, but I'm a great believer in pedigree.

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People think because my background was as a vet, that I'm going to come more from the veterinary

0:35:090:35:15

point of view, from the soundness, the confirmation point of view, but I'm a huge believer in pedigree.

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That's the only real guide we've got to what we're going to have with the finished article.

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-It's a small box.

-Yes, it is a small box.

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Once they get their foot on the platform,

0:35:290:35:31

they touch the platform gently with the front feet, then they feel safe, and then they'll move slowly on.

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-Come on, son.

-Making sure she goes off all right.

0:35:410:35:43

On you go, on you go.

0:35:430:35:45

'And that's all from my fantastic morning here at the stables.

0:35:450:35:49

'Unfortunately, I didn't have time to go to the race, but in case you want to know,

0:35:490:35:53

'Rule Breaker came in third at that race in Beverley.

0:35:530:35:55

'And a few weeks later, he came first in another race, which is absolutely brilliant.'

0:35:550:36:01

At the market Hall in Richmond, people are still arriving and queueing

0:36:080:36:13

to get their Flog it! valuations.

0:36:130:36:15

Vonnie's not going to be waiting much longer as her

0:36:150:36:19

silver jug and cup have caught James's eye.

0:36:190:36:21

-You've been busy with the silver polish!

-Yes.

0:36:210:36:24

-Have these things been hidden away?

-No. They've been on show.

0:36:240:36:30

Two pieces that are totally different. Do you know the history?

0:36:300:36:35

-Not really, no. My husband bought these. He was in business.

-OK.

0:36:350:36:40

-He and his brother used to collect silver.

-OK.

0:36:400:36:45

So these are things he bought recently...?

0:36:450:36:48

-No. A long time ago.

-OK.

0:36:480:36:50

One's English and one's Continental.

0:36:500:36:53

Which is which?

0:36:530:36:55

-Um... I'd say that's English.

-Spot on.

0:36:550:36:58

-Shall we start with this one?

-Right.

0:36:580:37:01

The style of it is very much of an earlier style.

0:37:010:37:06

The hallmark... Blow on it and it's easier to read.

0:37:060:37:11

The lion, of course, the sterling standard mark, 92.5% silver.

0:37:110:37:16

The leopard's head there, which is the hallmark for London.

0:37:160:37:21

Not made in London. It was assayed and tested in London.

0:37:210:37:24

There we've got the date letter, the Gothic lowercase "d" for 1919.

0:37:240:37:29

It is a copy of a piece made from an earlier period.

0:37:290:37:33

If you were Scottish you'd call it a quaich,

0:37:330:37:37

or a loving cup or porringer.

0:37:370:37:39

The sort of thing that would have been used in ceremonial drinking.

0:37:390:37:44

-Feel the weight of it. You know the weight. It's nice and heavy.

-It is.

0:37:440:37:49

A good heavy gauge - the gauge of the silver - is important.

0:37:490:37:54

If it's cast like that, it's a good thing.

0:37:540:37:58

Another indication of quality is a little shield applied to the front.

0:37:580:38:02

That can be applied for two reasons.

0:38:020:38:05

I think that's been done purely so somebody can engrave on to there.

0:38:050:38:11

Applied at the time of manufacture to marry up with these,

0:38:110:38:15

because that is married in that.

0:38:150:38:19

-Yeah.

-So it's a nice thing. Do you use it?

-No.

0:38:190:38:23

-Never?

-No. Never.

0:38:230:38:25

OK. What's that worth? I think £60 to £90.

0:38:250:38:29

-Something like that.

-Right. Yes.

0:38:290:38:32

This little one is classic Dutch.

0:38:320:38:35

Dutch design of about 1880, again harking back to an earlier period.

0:38:350:38:41

A very nice, sweet little cream jug.

0:38:410:38:44

-But it's a bit like me, a bit top heavy.

-Oh, right!

0:38:440:38:48

The short squat legs are a bit too flimsy to take its weight.

0:38:480:38:53

If that had been English or a British jug,

0:38:530:38:56

they would have been twice the length, have more shape,

0:38:560:39:00

be more in proportion to the body.

0:39:000:39:03

Then the embossed decoration.

0:39:030:39:05

We've got a matted ground, then all these flowering scrolls

0:39:050:39:10

and these little putti jumping, frolicking with floral bundles.

0:39:100:39:15

Classic of that period from Dutch silver.

0:39:150:39:19

Look at the hallmarks.

0:39:190:39:21

We've got there 925.

0:39:210:39:25

925 means it's sterling standard silver.

0:39:250:39:28

It's acceptable in Britain to be sold as silver.

0:39:280:39:32

We've got the thistle mark there and a G, the import mark,

0:39:320:39:37

and a date letter for about 1910.

0:39:370:39:39

So, what's it worth? £40 to £60.

0:39:390:39:44

So £100 to £150 on the two. Is that all right?

0:39:440:39:47

-That's fine.

-You're sure you want to sell it?

-Yes. Let's flog it!

0:39:470:39:53

'That's what we love to hear! Lots of people do want to flog it.

0:39:530:39:57

-It's Lynne, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Thank you for coming to Flog It! today. Are you a Richmond lady?

0:39:570:40:03

Well, I was here during the war at school.

0:40:030:40:07

-I hated the school.

-Did you?

-But I loved Richmond.

0:40:070:40:11

Then, 30 years ago when I found myself on my own, I came to Richmond

0:40:110:40:15

to live and I've never regretted it, and this is all about the history.

0:40:150:40:20

Right, this book is the history of Richmond.

0:40:200:40:22

Yes, Clarkson's.

0:40:220:40:24

-By Clarkson, that's a well-known book round here, isn't it?

-Yes.

0:40:240:40:28

It's very nice to see something of local interest, and there you've got a pull out map of the area.

0:40:280:40:34

Yes, and there's the inscription on...

0:40:340:40:38

There we are.

0:40:380:40:40

There's a nice inscription there as well, which is "dedicated

0:40:400:40:42

"from the author to his friend George Wales Esq. Recorder of Richmond".

0:40:420:40:50

So here we are in Richmond with the history of Richmond in the county of York.

0:40:500:40:55

What a nice thing to find such a local book.

0:40:550:40:57

-How long ago did you get this?

-About 30 years ago.

0:40:570:41:00

So soon after coming back, you were in a shop and saw the book

0:41:000:41:04

-and thought, I'm going to have that?

-Yes.

0:41:040:41:07

It is the 1821 edition, printed for the author by Thomas Bowman, 1821.

0:41:070:41:13

-The sad thing of course is the condition lets it down.

-I know.

0:41:130:41:16

As you flick through the book you'll see...

0:41:160:41:18

But that's how I bought it.

0:41:180:41:20

We're not trying to blame you, Lynne, for it.

0:41:200:41:23

It has deteriorated with age, there's quite a bit of dampness that's...

0:41:230:41:29

But there's a lot of information in there about Richmond

0:41:290:41:33

as it was in those days.

0:41:330:41:35

It's a real encyclopedia of Richmond, isn't it?

0:41:350:41:38

So why have you decided to sell it?

0:41:380:41:42

Well, there are no pockets in shrouds and I can't take it with me,

0:41:420:41:48

so I want it to go to somebody who'll appreciate it.

0:41:480:41:52

I think that's very likely, the fact that you're selling it here,

0:41:520:41:55

that it's going to find that local home.

0:41:550:41:58

They're going to read it, enjoy it, treasure it, etc.

0:41:580:42:02

You bought it about 30 years ago, how much was it for?

0:42:020:42:05

-About £12.

-No mean sum then, really.

0:42:050:42:08

No, it wasn't, I couldn't really afford it,

0:42:080:42:11

but there was a fire in the Clarkson's yard

0:42:110:42:14

and only 100 survived of these.

0:42:140:42:17

It's got to be quite a rare copy. I think if it was in better order

0:42:170:42:21

I'd be saying £100-£150 as an estimate,

0:42:210:42:25

but I think we're going to have to temper that.

0:42:250:42:27

-Yeah, that's fine.

-I think a 50 reserve would be a nice idea,

0:42:270:42:31

because you'd be disappointed if it made any less.

0:42:310:42:34

-Yes.

-An estimate of £50-£80, and fingers crossed two wealthy Richmond people

0:42:340:42:39

get stuck into it and they both really want it.

0:42:390:42:42

-You hope, I hope.

-Everyone hopes, even the viewers hope.

0:42:420:42:47

Fingers crossed, but I've got a good feeling about this one.

0:42:470:42:52

And James has got a great feeling about Barbara's opera glasses.

0:42:540:42:59

Barbara, imagine you're a lady in the 19th century.

0:42:590:43:02

You're going out to the theatre,

0:43:020:43:04

with your friends, your lover or husband, whoever it may be.

0:43:040:43:08

You want to impress them, and when you're sitting watching the theatre or watching the opera,

0:43:080:43:13

you want to take out the finest pair of opera glasses you can afford,

0:43:130:43:18

and these are fantastic.

0:43:180:43:20

Is it something you've used, that you've taken out and enjoyed, or have they been

0:43:200:43:24

-stuffed in a drawer for 20 years?

-I have used them.

-Have you?

-Yes.

0:43:240:43:28

-Where did you take them?

-Dare I tell you?

-Yeah.

0:43:280:43:30

Well, I'm a great fan of Engelbert.

0:43:300:43:33

What? Engelbert Humperdinck?! No, you're not!

0:43:330:43:35

I am, I am, I love him.

0:43:350:43:38

I go to see his shows, all his shows.

0:43:380:43:41

-Really?

-Yes, don't I love him?

0:43:410:43:45

And I take these with me.

0:43:450:43:46

Well, I have to say, I don't know whether old Engelbert could tell

0:43:460:43:50

that something so fashionable

0:43:500:43:51

and wonderful was looking at him from the audience, because these are fantastic.

0:43:510:43:56

But long before... Mind you, I don't know how old Engelbert is.

0:43:560:43:59

-Was he around in the 1870s?

-74.

0:43:590:44:02

So he's not quite that old.

0:44:020:44:04

Generally you would say opera glasses are very hard to sell.

0:44:040:44:08

I see them all the time with the cylinders covered in leather,

0:44:080:44:10

sometimes veneered in mother-of-pearl,

0:44:100:44:12

sometimes veneered in tortoiseshell, but with this,

0:44:120:44:15

it's enamel, so what we're looking at is a sleeve of metal

0:44:150:44:19

that's been engine-turned on a lathe,

0:44:190:44:23

and then over the top

0:44:230:44:25

you have this rose enamel here and then hand-jewelled and hand-enamelled

0:44:250:44:29

over the top. The most fantastic quality, really.

0:44:290:44:33

These would have been made in Paris.

0:44:330:44:35

They're the very finest. You often find the maker's mark around these mother of pearl eyepieces.

0:44:350:44:40

-I can't find anything on those at all.

-I can't believe

0:44:400:44:44

that these would have been made

0:44:440:44:48

at this quality and wouldn't have been signed.

0:44:480:44:50

Somebody would have been so proud to have made those they're lovely quality.

0:44:500:44:54

-They are.

-Now, then, value.

0:44:540:44:56

I would put £150-£250 on these.

0:44:560:44:59

I really like them. Have you got the velvet bag they came in?

0:44:590:45:03

I haven't, no, I didn't have any case.

0:45:030:45:06

-Hello.

-Hello, James. It's very interesting, actually.

0:45:060:45:09

-They're lovely, have you seen these?

-No, I haven't.

-Have a look.

0:45:090:45:12

Fascinating, aren't they? All that's hand-painted.

0:45:120:45:16

Absolutely exquisite, they really are. Gosh.

0:45:160:45:20

What do you think? 150-250?

0:45:200:45:21

I wouldn't know. I'm learning all the time.

0:45:210:45:23

This is the beautiful thing, I can listen to our experts and soak it all up.

0:45:230:45:28

-They're lovely. You haven't told me if you're happy to sell them yet.

-Yes.

0:45:280:45:31

As long as the price was right.

0:45:310:45:33

150 reserve?

0:45:330:45:35

-Yes.

-Happy?

0:45:350:45:36

-Yes.

-Let's do that.

0:45:360:45:39

While James keeps the ladies happy with his valuations, Adam uses his cheek to keep them laughing.

0:45:410:45:48

It's going to be good this one. I'm going to remember this one.

0:45:480:45:51

-Welcome to Flog It!, Faye.

-Thank you.

0:45:510:45:53

It's very nice to see you, and your friend here?

0:45:530:45:56

-Yes, this is Paula.

-Paula's got an interesting laugh, hasn't she?

0:45:560:45:59

-She's got a VERY interesting laugh. Most people can hear her laugh.

-PAULA LAUGHS

0:45:590:46:04

Faye, you've got an interesting story to tell us

0:46:040:46:06

about this painting by Fred Yates, and a lot of people

0:46:060:46:10

will recognise Fred Yates, a distinctive style, a well-known artist,

0:46:100:46:13

born in 1922 and died in 2008 at the age of 85.

0:46:130:46:18

Born in Manchester and you can see the Lowry influence in the figures, can't you?

0:46:180:46:24

Yes, you can, definitely.

0:46:240:46:25

What's the significance of this painting to you?

0:46:250:46:28

I used to race powerboats and this is one

0:46:280:46:30

of the powerboats I used to race in.

0:46:300:46:32

OK. It's a great name for a boat, The Executioner.

0:46:320:46:35

It was good, it was a really good boat.

0:46:350:46:37

So we went down to Fowey for a powerboat race over four days,

0:46:370:46:40

and when we turned up with the boat this gentleman started painting it.

0:46:400:46:44

We said "What are you going to do with that?" and he said, "You can buy it off me."

0:46:440:46:50

He popped this frame on it, we brought it back

0:46:500:46:53

and we paid him £30 for it.

0:46:530:46:54

Gosh. And you bought it yourself?

0:46:540:46:56

-Yup, bought it myself.

-How long ago was this?

-This was back in 1981.

0:46:560:47:01

You must have been the youngest powerboat racer.

0:47:010:47:03

I was the youngest lady co-driver that Saturday at the age of 16.

0:47:030:47:07

-So do you like it?

-Not particularly, no.

-Have you had it on display?

0:47:070:47:11

-No.

-Where has it been?

0:47:110:47:13

My mum's attic.

0:47:130:47:15

What about you, Paula, do you like it?

0:47:150:47:17

-It's hideous.

-Is it? Straight to the point, Paula.

0:47:170:47:19

Straight to the point.

0:47:190:47:21

Fred Yates, good name,

0:47:210:47:23

interestingly he used to be a painter and decorator.

0:47:230:47:26

After the war I believe he came back and he started as a painter and decorator

0:47:260:47:30

and then went on at art school and it all went from there, and art courses.

0:47:300:47:35

He's now very desirable, he moved to Cornwall I think about 1970, and so he was there hanging around,

0:47:350:47:40

always painting outside, and I think he spent his last years in France,

0:47:400:47:46

but he came back to England and died in England of a heart attack.

0:47:460:47:49

This country's no good for you.

0:47:490:47:51

Stay out in France, you'll live longer!

0:47:510:47:54

Prices vary massively

0:47:540:47:56

from 5,000 or 6,000, down, down, down to about £100.

0:47:560:48:02

Down, down...

0:48:020:48:04

There's a massive range of prices

0:48:040:48:07

and his typically high prices seem to be the ones with lots

0:48:070:48:12

of buildings, lots of people, and you know, beaches, the Cornish scenes.

0:48:120:48:17

We're worried about the great big boat in the middle, I like that

0:48:170:48:21

and obviously it makes it for you,

0:48:210:48:23

but it may not make it for the Fred Yates buyers.

0:48:230:48:27

That's why I think it intrigued us.

0:48:270:48:29

A good investment, £30.

0:48:290:48:31

I think you could stick a nought on that nowadays and put 300-500.

0:48:310:48:36

I don't think it's going to make thousands,

0:48:360:48:38

I'd love if it did,

0:48:380:48:40

because can you imagine at the auction with you two there as well.

0:48:400:48:43

You'll hear us.

0:48:430:48:45

But I think 300-500 is worth a spin,

0:48:450:48:47

-and put a reserve of £300 on it.

-That's fine by me.

0:48:470:48:50

Anyway, fingers crossed.

0:48:500:48:53

I'm looking forward to this one more than most.

0:48:530:48:56

-Oh, good, onwards and upwards.

-Let's hope the bidding powers on it and it makes a fortune.

0:48:560:48:59

-Yeah, with any luck.

-Thanks a lot.

0:48:590:49:01

We're all looking forward to it, and we won't have to wait long to find out what the bidders think.

0:49:010:49:06

We're off for our second visit to Thomas Watson Auctioneers in Darlington.

0:49:060:49:12

We've got the fantastic Fred Yates painting we've just seen,

0:49:120:49:16

joined by super fan Barbara's stunning enamel opera glasses,

0:49:160:49:20

which should hopefully raise enough money to get her to another Engelbert Humperdinck concert.

0:49:200:49:24

There should be lots of interest in Vonnie's silver jug and cup.

0:49:240:49:28

And lastly, a lovely record of historic Richmond which is going under the hammer right now.

0:49:280:49:35

We're big fans of this lot, it's a lovely bit of local history,

0:49:400:49:43

it belongs to Lynne and I think for not much longer, I really do.

0:49:430:49:47

A wonderful book.

0:49:470:49:48

-It is.

-Why have you decided to sell this?

0:49:480:49:51

I've had it for 30 years now, and I feel that it should go to somebody else to be the custodian.

0:49:510:49:57

-To enjoy it as well.

-Yes, yes, to enjoy it.

0:49:570:49:59

A little bit of foxing, but the print's all there, isn't it?

0:49:590:50:03

Everything's there, the spine is good, everything else is good.

0:50:030:50:06

It's a lovely thing.

0:50:060:50:08

What is particularly pleasing is, when we go all around the country

0:50:080:50:11

and it's so nice to see something particularly local to that area.

0:50:110:50:14

That's what it's all about, local interest.

0:50:140:50:16

Let's see what the locals think. It's going under the hammer right now.

0:50:160:50:19

The volume this time there, showing the map,

0:50:190:50:24

the History of Richmond, Clarkson, 1821,

0:50:240:50:27

and commission bids here, I'm opening at £50.

0:50:270:50:32

At £50,

0:50:320:50:35

60 can I say?

0:50:350:50:37

We're straight in at 50.

0:50:370:50:38

60 bid. £70. £80. £90. £100.

0:50:380:50:41

At £100, are we all finished now at £100 for the lot?

0:50:410:50:44

now selling at £100. 10, and 20. And 30.

0:50:440:50:48

-He's got a bid on the board clock.

-At £140, being sold now at £140

0:50:480:50:54

for the volume, selling at 140. All done?

0:50:540:50:56

£140. It was straight in at 50, wasn't it? Oh, brilliant.

0:50:580:51:02

That did not take long. That's gone back to Richmond, hasn't it?

0:51:020:51:05

-Yes.

-Thanks for bringing it.

0:51:050:51:08

Yes, lovely, absolutely lovely.

0:51:080:51:10

And I enjoyed your expression as the price went up.

0:51:100:51:12

Well, I didn't expect it.

0:51:120:51:15

An open-mouthed shot.

0:51:150:51:17

What a result. It doesn't surprise me as local items tend to sell well in their home area.

0:51:170:51:23

Let's hope this doesn't affect the Parisian opera glasses.

0:51:230:51:26

We've got some real quality for you right now, glasses like I've never come across before.

0:51:260:51:31

They belong to Barbara, wonderful opera glasses with the most beautiful enamel, exquisite enamel.

0:51:310:51:36

It's lovely, isn't it?

0:51:360:51:38

Why are you selling these, these are a keeper, surely?

0:51:380:51:42

Well, it depends on the day.

0:51:420:51:45

I think they'll fly away.

0:51:450:51:47

-You're a big fan of Engelbert Humperdinck, aren't you?

-I am.

0:51:470:51:50

What if he comes to town and you want to see a concert?

0:51:500:51:53

I'll wait and see him after the show, and I'll see him in the flesh.

0:51:530:51:57

Oh, get a closer look.

0:51:570:51:59

THEY LAUGH

0:51:590:52:02

He's been in the business a long time, hasn't he?

0:52:020:52:05

Yes, over 40 years.

0:52:050:52:07

And what was his original name?

0:52:070:52:09

-Gerry Dorsey.

-That's it.

0:52:090:52:12

Yes, and he's 74 now.

0:52:120:52:14

# Please, release me... #

0:52:140:52:16

That's the one, isn't it?

0:52:160:52:17

# Let me go... #

0:52:170:52:18

I'm off.

0:52:180:52:19

We're just about to release these opera glasses here

0:52:190:52:22

on the bidders in Darlington, and I think they should do well.

0:52:220:52:26

-Great quality.

-I hope so, they are lovely.

0:52:260:52:28

The best quality.

0:52:280:52:30

OK, let's find out what the bidders think, here we go.

0:52:300:52:33

A very nice lot this time,

0:52:330:52:36

the opera glasses with the enamel decoration and mother-of-pearl.

0:52:360:52:40

A lot of interest here, I'm starting at 160.

0:52:400:52:45

At £160 bid, 170, 170, I am bid. 180.

0:52:460:52:52

190. 200. 210. 220.

0:52:520:52:55

At £220 bid, 230. 240. At £240 bid.

0:52:550:53:00

Quality always sells!

0:53:000:53:02

Are we all finished now at £240?

0:53:020:53:04

All done at 240?

0:53:040:53:06

-Brilliant.

-Oh, good.

0:53:060:53:08

-£240.

-Well, they're worth it.

0:53:080:53:12

That's a concert ticket to see Engelbert, isn't it, really?

0:53:120:53:15

Yes, it is.

0:53:150:53:17

It's not, it doesn't cost that much!

0:53:170:53:18

No, but you might have to travel somewhere.

0:53:180:53:21

I have to stay in a hotel, and I have to travel there.

0:53:210:53:24

And take a friend, yes.

0:53:240:53:26

Well, yes, there you go...

0:53:260:53:28

Well, perhaps a visit to Paris to see Engelbert is in order.

0:53:300:53:34

Next up are those two lovely pieces of silver.

0:53:350:53:38

An English loving cup and a Dutch cream jug brought in by Vonnie,

0:53:380:53:43

who brought her sister along, Pat.

0:53:430:53:45

-Hiya, Pat.

-Hello.

-You must have seen these for many years.

-Yes. I have.

0:53:450:53:50

-I know your husband's fed up with polishing the silver.

-Yeah.

0:53:500:53:55

-After 40 years!

-Can't blame him, can you?

0:53:550:53:58

40 years of polishing!

0:53:580:54:00

-Let's hope we get you top money.

-Let's hope.

0:54:000:54:03

-It's a good time to sell silver.

-What will be will be.

0:54:030:54:07

Here we go.

0:54:070:54:09

AUCTIONEER: Two in the lot. Two nice pieces of silver.

0:54:090:54:14

-Interest here...

-Ooh!

0:54:140:54:17

..£100 to start for the two pieces of silver together? £100.

0:54:170:54:22

110 I have. At £110. 120.

0:54:220:54:25

130. 140? £130 for the two pieces.

0:54:250:54:29

140. 150. 160.

0:54:290:54:32

160 standing now at the back of the room.

0:54:320:54:35

-Two pieces of silver. £160...

-Good result.

-..All done?

0:54:350:54:39

-£160.

-Great.

-Happy?

-Super.

-Are you going to treat yourself to lunch?

0:54:390:54:44

-Yes.

-We are, yes.

0:54:440:54:46

-Where's your husband? In the car?

-No. He's at home.

0:54:460:54:50

-Polishing silver!

-Yes!

0:54:500:54:53

-He didn't want to come?

-He doesn't like these sort of things.

0:54:530:54:57

-Polishing, cleaning, hoovering.

-Is he well trained?

0:54:570:55:01

Yes, he is.

0:55:010:55:03

Oh, bless him. He sounds like a lovely man.

0:55:030:55:07

He is. I wouldn't swap him.

0:55:070:55:09

Not even for you! LAUGHTER

0:55:090:55:12

'Well, he's a lucky man.

0:55:120:55:14

'With a little less than £160, once she's paid commission,

0:55:140:55:18

Vonnie heads home extremely happy.

0:55:180:55:20

And the final, most exciting discovery from Richmond

0:55:220:55:25

is the painting that Adam loved and the girls who seemed to love Adam.

0:55:250:55:30

Next up, we've got that wonderful oil painting by Fred Yates, we're looking at £300-£500.

0:55:300:55:34

It belongs to Faye who's right next to me, hello, both of you there.

0:55:340:55:37

-Hello.

-I've just read in my notes you were the youngest lady in the powerboat race.

0:55:370:55:41

-I was, yes.

-Did you win?

0:55:410:55:43

-Yes, we did, quite a few times.

-Wonderful.

0:55:430:55:45

What I've got to ask is, why?

0:55:450:55:48

This is your boat as well.

0:55:480:55:50

Fred Yates painted this, you met him, why do you want to sell this?

0:55:500:55:54

All your memories are here, you don't have the boat, do you?

0:55:540:55:57

No, I don't. My mum's sat up in the balcony hoping we take it home.

0:55:570:56:00

Is she? You know what, I don't blame her, I really don't blame her.

0:56:000:56:04

-What do you think?

-Yeah, I agree.

0:56:040:56:06

It's got to go home on the wall, surely.

0:56:060:56:09

You've changed your tune, Paula, you were saying, "Get rid of it, it's horrible" the other day.

0:56:090:56:13

Well, it's the subject matter, it's not horrible.

0:56:130:56:16

I don't agree with her, I was just saying...

0:56:160:56:19

I love Fred Yates, but for me I don't own a powerboat, and if I did I wouldn't be selling this.

0:56:190:56:25

But we thought we'd come and see.

0:56:250:56:27

We don't mind if it doesn't sell, we've had a brilliant time.

0:56:270:56:30

-Just here for the day out?

-£300-£500, we're looking at.

0:56:300:56:33

-An experience.

-He's a sought-after artist.

-I know.

0:56:330:56:36

Let's find out what the bidders think.

0:56:360:56:39

The Fred Yates, 387, £300.

0:56:390:56:44

At £300 bid. 320.

0:56:440:56:49

-350. 380.

-Well, it's sold.

0:56:490:56:52

400. 420.

0:56:520:56:54

440. 460.

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480. 500. 520. 550.

0:56:580:57:04

580. 600.

0:57:040:57:07

620. 650.

0:57:070:57:09

650, the bid's on the phone.

0:57:090:57:11

680. 700.

0:57:110:57:13

720. 750. 780.

0:57:130:57:17

800. 820. 850.

0:57:170:57:21

880. 900.

0:57:210:57:24

No, 880, then I'm bid.

0:57:240:57:26

-£880.

-Out on the phone.

0:57:260:57:29

-My mum will be crying.

-All done?

0:57:290:57:31

Yes, £880, I'm ever so pleased for you.

0:57:310:57:34

A car service and a bit of credit card, excellent.

0:57:340:57:37

A bit of credit card?!

0:57:370:57:39

Is that what you're going to do?

0:57:390:57:41

-Oh, bless you.

-Why not, why not?

0:57:410:57:42

And get the car serviced.

0:57:420:57:44

-Yeah.

-Mum's going to be pleased, can you see her smiling? Thumbs up?

0:57:440:57:48

Yes.

0:57:480:57:50

I'm ever so pleased for you all.

0:57:500:57:52

We've had a great time, haven't we?

0:57:520:57:55

-We certainly have.

-An incredible result.

-Any sadness to see it go?

0:57:550:57:58

A bit, but we've got the picture in the catalogue.

0:57:580:58:00

Where is the boat now?

0:58:000:58:02

I think it's maybe on a scrapheap.

0:58:020:58:04

-Oh, really.

-Recycled.

0:58:040:58:06

I don't want to say my age, but it's a fair few years ago now.

0:58:060:58:09

-Don't ask, either.

-Thank you so much for coming in.

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-We've enjoyed every minute.

-What a wonderful day we've had.

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I hope you've enjoyed watching the show as well.

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Do join us again for more surprises on Flog It!

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But for now from Darlington, it's goodbye from all of us.

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Bye!

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