Wetherby 18 Bargain Hunt

Wetherby in Yorkshire has for centuries been

an important crossing point and watering hole

on the Great North Road,

famous for its many coaching inns which are still used

by travellers today.

Exactly 198 miles that way is London

and exactly 198 miles that way is Edinburgh, but just a couple

of miles away over there is Wetherby Racecourse

and that's where we're at.

Your carriage awaits, so let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

You want to go, you guys?

THEY QUACK

Well, whatever the weather,

there are always bargains to be had here at Wetherby.

Let's take a sneaky peek

and hope that they are able to MILK some profits.

Moo...

Coming up, Anita lays down the law...

-We want to buy glamorous things...

-We do.

-..expensive glamorous things.

-Wonderful!

-You can just follow on behind us.

-..and Philip reveals an electrical shocker.

-Oh!

-Wow.

These are really good in London.

-We're in Darlington.

-That's true.

Let's meet the teams.

On the Red Team today, we have friends, Sarah and Diana,

and for the Blues, we have fiances Ken and Julie. Hello, everyone.

-Hello!

-Now, Sarah, you've worked as a GP for 30 years.

-Yes.

-Was it good fun, being a GP?

-I love being a GP.

I particularly like looking after the three generations

now that I've been there so long.

You almost know before they tell you what their symptoms are

because you can remember treating the grandmother for exactly

-the same thing when she was a nipper?

-Yes, absolutely.

That's quite something, isn't it?

-Now, Sarah, you're here as the result of a present.

-Yes.

My wonderful husband does something fantastic for me every ten years

and for my 60th birthday, he wrote to 60 people.

It was called 60 Things To Do Before You're 70

and each of these people suggested something to do with me -

they have to do it with me - and Diana suggested Bargain Hunt.

-Oh, brilliant. What a lovely thing to do, though.

-Absolutely.

Is your husband intensely romantic, then, would you say?

-Every ten years.

-Once every ten years. OK, fine.

Diana, it says here that you're connected

with the medical profession, too.

Well, somewhat loosely, yes. My husband is a doctor.

-We met, actually, because our husbands were working together.

-OK.

Now, there's an interesting story behind how you were named.

I'm called Diana because my grandfather had a grey mare

in the First World War and this grey mare was called Diana

and they were gassed together and came out together,

both of them alive.

And my mother was called Diana and then when I came along,

I was called Diana.

Well, it's an amazing thing, isn't it?

I was named after a warhorse.

Now, what are you going to get up to, you two, when it comes

to buying these antiques and collectables out here today?

Well, we have similar tastes and we think we might like to go

maybe for something a bit pretty, or maybe something a bit quirky.

You've got all your criteria set out. You're very efficient.

-Well, I wouldn't put it like that!

-I think you're going to do very well.

Very good luck.

Now, you two lovebirds.

You're engaged, but you're neighbours, right?

-Yes, we were neighbours, yes.

-And did you chat over the fence?

-No.

-Oh.

-I used to avoid him.

-Oh, did you?

-He was too noisy.

He used to wander down the drive on his phone talking

and I used to sit on my decking, thinking,

-"Gosh, I wish you'd be quiet."

-Was he a bit of a boomer?

-Yeah, definitely.

OK. Well, he was clearly involved in important business.

Oh, yes, definitely. Aviation.

Ken, it says here that you've got this passion for aviation.

-Tell us about it.

-I've been keen on planes since I was a small boy.

I've followed the aviation preservation scene,

bought magazines and I used to run locally here in Yorkshire

-a big airshow for many years.

-You've also flown a Spitfire.

-Yes, indeed.

-Gosh, what a thrill that is.

-Yes.

And which Spit did you fly?

I flew the Grace Spitfire ML407, which is a two-seater.

And did you have quite a spin in her?

Oh, yes, I took the controls

and we did a victory roll... It was just a wonderful, wonderful day.

-What a great way to celebrate your 50th birthday.

-Exactly right.

-Now, Julie, you have a passion for motor cars.

-I do, yes.

What sort of cars do you drive? What are your favourites?

Well, I've got a Mercedes SLK, which is better than Ken's MG.

-Definitely, so much smoother.

-Oh, definitely.

The MGs have more character.

Yeah, they used to call those MGs crumpet catchers, didn't they?

Absolutely, and they still do.

Good, I'm glad it still works. Fine, now it's the money moment.

Here we go. The money moment. There it is, look. £300.

You know the rules, your experts await

and off you go and very, very, very good luck.

Of course, they have appointments with their experts.

And for the Reds, it's our own big softie, Philip Serrell.

And pushing the Blues hard is Anita Manning.

-I'm after something quirky.

-Oh, right.

-Something really quirky, something different.

-And silver.

-Silver or some jewellery.

-Oh, we'll really get on well.

-So, have you two got a plan?

-Wish we did, really.

-It would help if we did have a plan.

-What, just life generally...?

-Yeah, just generally.

-Has been tough, has it?

Now, it's been good, life, to me. Really good.

Have to hear more about that, then.

OK, teams, your time starts now.

From the off, Ken has the wind in his sails.

Nicely built.

Self-steering gear.

For some reason, I don't think that would do very well at auction,

but I could be wrong. I mean, it is quite nice.

-It hasn't turned you on, has it?

-No, no. That's more Ken's thing.

Sorry.

-We want to please everybody.

-Well, I always was the ideas man.

Oh, well. Nice try, Ken.

Meanwhile, Phil has found just the thing

for that Austin Powers bachelor pad.

Groovy, baby.

There comes a point in your life when you see

something like that there and you realise that you were born too soon.

-That's true.

-65 quid and I'll throw you the little side table.

-Hang on just a minute. Just hold on a minute.

-Go for it.

Really?

-So it's 65 quid for the mirror...

-No, not the mirror.

-What?

The side table. You're on a winner, I'm helping you.

He is absolutely spot-on because that is easier to sell

than a Georgian mahogany chest of drawers because it's...

I don't know, it's funky, it's cool.

Can you put it by for an hour for us?

-And then we've got something put by, haven't we?

-Yes.

Could you do that, Jimmy? You're a gentleman and a scholar.

That's one on the back burner for the Reds

and Phil has spotted something else with a slightly older pedigree.

Do you like that?

Can I look closely? Yes, I do.

Now, it's a bit primitive,

but I quite like it because it's Arts and Crafts.

It's £110.

-Should we ask him to put it by for us for an hour?

-Yes, OK.

That gives us time to scoot round.

I'm now mind-reader, but they don't exactly look overwhelmed.

That's two items on the back-burner, but no decisions yet.

The Blues have found something small and shiny.

Oh, it's nine carat, it's nine carat.

Nine carat and it's £38.

-JULIE: How much is it, sorry?

-38.

-38.

It's nice in that it's got this machined finish here,

which is very sort of 1930s.

KEN: How practical would it be for somebody?

Well, it might not be practical for a big man like you,

but for ladies like us, it will be very practical.

JULIE: I just liked it because it was unusual.

And it is nine carat and it's not dear at that.

We have this little mechanism...

..which reveals a little instrument for manicure.

Manicure? It looks more like a toothpick to me, Anita.

-And that's...

-KEN: What's your best on that?

There's not a lot of come and go on that because it is nine carat,

but I could do it for about 34.

I think... I mean, there can't be a lot of go on it because it's gold

and they can't sell it to you at less than weight price.

KEN: Do you think we'd be able to get round about 40 to 45 for it?

-You might get a wee surprise.

-It probably scraps for more than that.

-It probably scraps.

-JULIE: The value of gold is quite high, isn't it?

-Yes.

I'm going to be awkward now and say...

Do it round 30.

What about a round 32?

Which isn't very round, but it sounds better to me.

-I'm surrounded by Scots folk, but we'll go for that.

-It's a good buy.

I think it's a great wee buy.

JULIE: I just think it's something that's just a little bit different.

-Well spotted.

-Yeah.

Back with the Reds and I wonder how they'd measure their progress so far.

Oh, how about one of these for £34?

It's a parallel ruler, isn't it?

So you'd put it on your drawing board

and then you'd run it up and down with these here, look.

The maker's mark there is UWW, makers in Birmingham.

I always think that if someone's proud enough

to put their maker's stamp on it, then they're proud of making it, aren't they?

-Look, do you like that?

-I do like it.

-Yeah.

-Would 20 buy it off you?

-Erm...

-No, I'm sorry, I can't do that.

-That's fine.

-I'll do 23.

-I'd buy it.

-Do you think 23?

-Yeah.

-We'll go with that.

-Absolutely right. Well spotted.

-I like that.

-Now, that's what I call a straight deal.

These teams aren't hanging about.

That's a bit too quirky even for me.

Quirky, you mean a lot of old junk?

THEY LAUGH

-What about a washing dolly?!

-Mmm.

He doesn't like that, I think we'll move on.

He's a hard man to please, our Phil.

Meanwhile, the Blues are getting all revved up

over something they know a lot about.

Car mascots!

This one's called a grille mascot

and instead of having them on your bonnet, you'd put that on to...

-Remember the mesh grilles?

-Yes.

You'd fasten that to your grille and they would be spiders,

scorpions, butterflies and everything.

I collect them on the motorway, it's much cheaper.

They fall off!

JULIE: So is there anything there that would do well at auction?

-KEN: How much is the Cadillac one?

-The Cadillac is... That can be 60.

The American ones tend to be a bit bigger.

It's showing the glamour of post-war America, really, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-Style, Hollywood and so on.

So in America, they were putting that on cars.

In England, they with they were putting a little Morris...

JULIE: It's impressive.

Would that date from the... What, 30s-40s?

KEN: Yeah, probably the '40s, when the cars were big,

they had running boards on them and things like that.

But there's not been any damage to it. It's beautiful.

What do you think?

-55 and you've got to a deal.

-Yeah.

-55.

-All right, there we are.

JULIE: There we are, that's another buy.

So you've bought a Cadillac car mascot.

Two items in the bag already for the Blues.

That's got to be music to their ears.

Speaking of which...

-A music stand.

-Yes, but what it does...

-Fantastic.

I just love these.

-So you can carry it around with you?

-Sometimes they have...

..a cover that fits on the end.

How much is your music stand, please?

-To you, sir, £55.

-To me?

It's worth 30-50 quid.

30 is fine, 30 is fine.

Let's just have a look at it first.

-They're nice things, aren't they?

-They are.

-How old is it?

I would think this is probably just about Edwardian.

Might be a little bit earlier than that.

And these would have been for...

-travelling...

-Musicians.

Musicians or draughtsmen or artists.

-I like it.

-There you are. And that wants to go...

-There you are.

-Do you like it, Sarah?

-I like that a lot.

-I like it.

If you want to buy that, I think that's a nice thing.

-And it's different. Yes, I like that.

-Definitely?

-Yes, definitely.

-Right.

-Thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

I think that's miraculous, the way it's now standing up on its own.

Almost as miraculous as the fact that both teams have now got

two items apiece and there's oodles of time left on the clock.

These girls are red-hot. 18 minutes down, two bits bought,

one bit put by... I'm going to go find a deck chair.

Let's hope you can put it up quicker than that music stand, Phil.

The Blues are also down to their last buy

and it looks like they have a plan.

We've got a lot of time now

so we can look for the real hard-core jewellery now.

-That's what Julie wants.

-Silver.

-Silver, yeah. That's what we want.

This is what I find bizarre about this job, you know.

You've been at it for as long as I have and all of a sudden,

stuff like this, which were bins out of...cotton mills

and warehouses, they're suddenly becoming collectable

and usable as laundry baskets, as a child's plaything or whatever.

I just did not get that. I mean, I just think I was born too soon.

Sadly it's because they're all shutting down, isn't it?

Can I just say, if I ever say that again, you just say,

"No, no, Philip, you're not that old."

You'll have to sharpen up a bit, you are.

-Oh, do get on with it.

-Let's go.

Now, to celebrate having Dr Sarah on the show today,

I'd like to show you a little something I found

when we were in Alexandra Palace.

If you are of a nervous disposition or are at all

squeamish about all things medical - maybe you're eating your lunch -

I suggest you avert your eyes for a moment or two

while I reveal a particularly gruesome gadget.

What do you think about that? Well, it goes on a bit...

And on a bit...

And on a bit.

Maximum extension?

Well, according to the back, that's five to...

That will be 40 centimetres.

It's stamped with a known surgical instrument maker -

Down Bros, London, makers in the 1920s and 1930s

and part of the clue as to its use is down at this end.

If I take that slide out, it's got two little tubes,

one of which has got the original light bulb in it.

That's a powerful pencil light, there.

Sadly that one's missing the end of its pencil light.

And then here it gets wired up to a battery.

And the surgeon would insert the lighting device down these side

tubes and the light would shine eventually into the central tube

and if you look down the end of that,

you get a perfectly clear view.

Which is handy, isn't it, if you're going to put it down the cake hole?

Rather like the sword swallower in the circus,

it would be inserted, presumably when you're unconscious,

in the cake hole that and make its way down the oesophagus

and into the top of your tummy

where the surgeon could have a little squint around.

And it would then be removed gently...

..and he'd then tell you

whether you're likely to last the rest of the week or not.

Nowadays, you'll have some super-duper bit of fibre-optic

which will be inserted into your orifice

and you won't even know that it's going into you.

In the old days, though, they did it with bits of kit like this

and therefore, this is a medical collectable.

What's it worth?

Well, here today, the stallholder down the way is clearly not feeling

very well because he was happy to part with it for £25.

And I said to him,

"Open wide!"

Back at Wetherby Racecourse, the Blues are on the home straight

with one to go and Anita and Julie are very clear about one thing.

-We want glamour and we want to buy glamorous things.

-We do, yes.

-Expensive glamorous things.

-Wonderful, let's go!

You can just follow on behind us.

Let's go.

# We're off to see the jewellery... #

After a blistering start and with just one item left to buy,

the Reds have hit a wall.

I don't know why, but The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner springs to mind.

Maybe they should look for a stuffed albatross.

-Nothing that quirky.

-Nothing is grabbing, is there?

What are, what are, what are they going to buy?

Let's leave them to ponder because meanwhile,

the Blues have found something nice and shiny.

These have probably never been used.

They've been given as an engagement present or a wedding present

and you get these in silver plate and silver.

These ones are silver.

Let's have a look at the hallmark. Tell me what you can see, Julie.

Oh, I'll have to...

It's a lion.

It's a lion, so that tells us that it's been assayed silver.

And then is there a P on there?

A P, that will tell us our date.

-London, 1910.

-London, 1910.

So it's just outside Edwardian, isn't it?

That's right. And I think that these are quite special.

I think these are very, very nice.

And I know you have fallen in love with them.

I have fallen in love with them, yeah.

I do love those.

Why don't you ask the dealer how much they are?

-How much are they?

-100.

100.

-KEN: Could we twist your arm a little bit?

-No.

There's nearly 7oz of silver in them.

JULIE: Not even to 95?

No, it's got to be 100. It's a good price.

And they stand a chance in auction.

A silver-plated set of berry spoons in a case like that,

presentation like that would do well.

But what you've got is solid silver. You couldn't do...

Shake the man's hand, Julie. It's your decision.

We'll have those, thank you.

APPLAUSE

-I think you deserve a nice wee cup of tea, now.

-A fine brew, Anita.

-A fine brew.

-Let's go.

I think Philip Serrell might need something stronger

as he manfully tries to get the Reds over that final hurdle.

We've put by that sort of funky table thingy-majig-jog whatsit.

-I don't really like it, personally.

-We've also got the other book...

The book trough.

I don't think either of those things have really grabbed you, yeah?

-No, they haven't.

-Not as much as the other two things.

-We bought those straightaway.

-Yeah.

Ah! Hold on.

TRIUMPHANT MUSIC

You're both...medical backgrounds? Sort of.

Sarah is, I'm by association.

Do you see those bottles over there?

-They're medicine bottles.

-The wooden ones?

-The wooden ones.

-They've got bottles inside them.

-Really?

-Yeah. Yeah.

And they would have been out of a pharmacist's or whatever.

So I don't know which ones have got bottles in them.

Here you are.

Wow.

-Dispensing chemist.

-Wow. What date are they from?

About 1870, something like that.

-Heavens above.

-That one's £35.

-What do you think to those?

-Interesting, isn't it?

Are they all for sale individually?

You could buy a job lot of them, couldn't you?

-Most of these are in boxwood, aren't they?

-Yeah, most are boxwood.

And they're probably 1860, 1870.

Well, some are slightly later than that, but, yeah...

-But they wouldn't be later than 1905?

-No, no, no.

-They're all basically pre-1900.

-Something a doctor or chemist would have.

A dispensing chemist would have them.

And he would have all of his drugs

and everything else in there.

They'd be carried around on horseback and in carriages before...

In my opinion, these are the rump of someone's collection. OK?

Someone's bought a job lot, and kept the good bits

and thinned out the bad bits, is what I think.

Because all of these have got minor issues.

Um. All these different makers, I think are fantastic.

And you must know some of these in your business.

Well, Allen & Hanburys... My father's godmother was an Allen,

-from Allen & Hanburys.

-What, from that firm?

-Yes.

That's fantastic, isn't it?

-Now this is really meant to be there, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-I like them.

-Yes.

Do you want to buy all of them? Would 100 quid buy the lot?

I would say 120.

As some of them are damaged and not got the glasses in,

-could you go down to 100?

-That would be very, very rock bottom.

-Do you want to buy them?

-Yes, definitely.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-You've been really, really kind.

Do you know what? I like those.

Well, that's the Red's final item. We've reached the finishing post.

The race is over, so time's up, teams.

Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Will the Reds rule with this brass measuring instrument?

Bought for £23.

They were in perfect harmony,

deciding to buy a wooden music stand for £30.

And finally, they showed plenty of bottle

and bought the whole set of pharmacist's bottle holders

for £100.

-OK, you girls. Now, sharpen up. Was that good?

-Brilliant.

-Was it?

-Absolutely brilliant.

-Now, Diana, tell me.

Which was your favourite item?

-The rather nice, little Edwardian music stand.

-Oh, yes.

-And you agree with that?

-Yes, that was my favourite as well.

-OK. Is it going to bring the biggest profit?

-Possibly not.

-What one will?

I think the medical jars...with the treen.

-You've written out the prescription for that, have you?

-Absolutely.

-TIM LAUGHS

-And do you agree with that?

-I do, I'm afraid.

All this agreement is just so wonderful!

-And how much did you spend?

-153.

Please may I have £147 of leftover lolly? That's a lot of money

there, in £5 notes.

Phillip Serrell. Got any medical problems or anything you need to discuss?

-Not that I'm prepared to discuss on television.

-OK.

They wanted wacky, and I think it's time for me

to lighten their darkness.

I think there's something enigmatic in there.

In which case, we'd better smartly find out what the Blue team bought, hadn't we?

The Blues hope they'll be smiling all the way to the bank with

this gold toothpick, bought for £32.

They drove a hard bargain and picked up a Cadillac car mascot for £55.

And they hope these spoons will serve them well at auction.

Bought for a cool £100.

-OK, now. Team, was that good fun, or was it good fun?

-Brilliant.

Wonderful day, thank you very much. Wonderful.

-And how much did you spend?

-187.

187. Does that mean I want 113?

-It does.

-OK. I'll have it. Thank you very much.

My 113. That's a good wodge.

Now, which is your favourite piece? Jules?

-The silver spoons.

-Silver spoons are your favourite.

-And are they going to bring the biggest profit?

-I hope so.

-Do you?

-Yeah. There's a good weight of silver in there.

It might be the little, tiny lady's manicure things.

-That's your prediction for the most profit?

-I think for the most profit, I think...

-And what's your favourite favourite?

-Well, I'm a motor man, so I like the car mascot, don't I?

OK. Understood. Say no more.

Straight over to Anita.

There you go, Anita, a nice sum of money for you. Get your teeth into.

I could either get a boysy thing or a girlsy thing.

But I think maybe a bit of girlsy bling.

-You could get something ambidextrous.

-Buy it with both hands.

He's got all the lines! That's fantastic.

And on that happy note, I think I'll throw to the auction.

Gosh, this is exciting! How often do we get to come to Darlington?

Not often.

Nor to have the pleasure of being with

Peter Robinson, at Thomas Watson & Co auctioneers.

-Peter.

-Hi, Tim. Good to see you.

-Now, parallel rulers.

How are you with parallel rulers from Birmingham?

Well, it doesn't take me back to school.

Mine goes back a little bit further than that.

A specialist piece of equipment for chart work or drawings.

It's a nice, precise brass instrument with its box.

Box is a little bit untidy, but still a nice thing.

It's in cast brass.

It says UWW on it, which might be the Universal Woodworking Company...

it's thought. What's it worth?

Well, we've put an estimate of £20-£30 on it.

They paid £23.

You've put 20 to 30, so everybody's talking the same language.

Physically, with the thing in front of you,

£20-£30 is not much for a nicely engineered piece of brass.

-Absolutely.

-Whether you really have a use for it or not is another matter.

Anyway, there we are.

Next is this truly miserable and rather pathetic music stand.

I mean, honestly, it's the weediest thing I think I've ever seen.

Well, when it's all folded up it actually looks quite nice,

if that makes any sense. This is an unusual item.

It's a treen, it's a piece of wood.

But when the more you unfold it, the more firmer it becomes,

and how it would even take the weight of a sheet of music,

-I don't know, because it is really delicate.

-Yeah.

-So what's the estimate?

-20 to 30.

-£20-£30.

And I've never seen one before,

-but I just don't know what you're going to do with it.

-No.

Well, not use it because it'll get broken very easily. £30 they paid.

Now, we come to what I think is their most promising item,

which are these turned sycamore medicine bottle covers with

-some bottles in it.

-Yeah.

Sycamore and boxwood.

Just typical of that travelling form of medicine, where you had to

get around the countryside as a country GP.

You want to protect the glass vessel with the precious drug in it.

How do you do that? Well, you put it in a really snug, little wooden box.

Indeed. It's a nice collection as well.

They're a nice coloured wood.

-Yeah. Don't they look fantastic?

-Well, they do. They make a great feature.

-And what's your estimate?

-Well, we are at 40-80.

-How much? Is that all?

I accept it's a modest estimate. It should be higher.

-They must be worth £10 each, mustn't they?

-They should be.

-That's 150 quid.

And if they make £20 each, that's £300.

-Our lot paid £100.

-Well, I think they'll make profit.

That's reassuring, because they're going to need it to

help them through the misery of the music stand, in my view.

-Yeah.

-Ha-ha. Still, there's not much of a loss to be made on that.

And I think there's a substantial gain to be

made on the medicine bottles, I really like those.

I can see them doing terribly well. In which case, they

won't need the bonus buy, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

-OK, girls?

-Yep, we're ready.

-This is something, isn't it?

Whatever has Phil found you here?

Well, you gave him £147 to go off

and get something dazzling for you.

And, Phil, show us what you've done.

I just want to see the look on their faces when I just...

-Now, there are four of these, not just the one. Ready?

-Yes.

Oh, wow!

-Now that's excitement if ever I saw it.

-No, it's horror!

Where on earth have you got them from?

They're warehouse lights.

Industrial's cool, it's the in thing.

These are really good in London.

-But we're in Darlington.

-That's true.

-I can feel a certain amount of...

-Shock.

-..shock, horror.

Are they really cool things?

-OK, so how much did you spend?

-Of your money.

-Of OUR money.

-These cost, four of them, £7.50 each.

-Wow, really?

-30 squid. For the four.

-For the four.

And they're going to fly out.

We just need people with vision, that's what we need.

-The vision that I have.

-Got a nice open prison, something like that.

-This is where it's happening.

-OK.

My only worry, Phil, is what do you do about these bulbs, mate?

-Where do you get a bulb like that?

-Are they...

You're just worrying yourself over detail now.

Really?

-OK, fine. Lovely. OK, girls, you've got the message.

-Yes.

You don't have to pick them...at all, actually,

but your moment will come after the sale of the first three items.

Let's find out whether Philip indeed is going to light up

the auctioneer's life.

Well, it just shows what a bright spark Philip Serrell is, doesn't it?

Four floodlights like that. Do you rate them?

Um...I don't know how to rate them. They look like industrial lights.

-Floodlights.

-Floodlights that have been taken off a building.

I just don't quite get it.

They're probably high wattage.

All modern lighting now is eco, and get the costs down.

So they'd be expensive to run and they probably don't work,

and you don't know whether you can get replacement bulbs.

So what's somebody in your audience, in a minute, going to

-pay for those then, do you think?

-Well,

we've put an estimate of £20-£40 down.

Whether we will get a bid or not is another matter.

Well, £30 was paid by Philip Serrell.

He likes to push the envelope.

Anyway, that's it. Now, for the Blues.

First up is the little toothpick.

Because that's what it certainly is.

It's been described as a bit of a manicure set and whatnot.

It's nothing to do with nails, it's to do with teeth.

It's a gentleman's toothpick. Definitely.

And do you think it had a little ring on the end of it that

-you'd have on a watch chain or something?

-Yeah.

Either a ring or even a little seal end, with a bit of X in it,

or something like that. To make it.

It is gold and it's engine-turned, so

it's been a bit finer when it first was made.

-But, nevertheless, a nice little collectable.

-Estimate of £30-£40.

Perfect. £32 they paid. Excellent.

Anyway, we are going to zoom off into the Cadillac department of life.

-Do you think that's 1950s or 1930s?

-I think it's late 1930s.

The Cadillac goddess.

This particular one, it's chrome.

It's a little bit pitted, when you get up close to it.

But it's still got a lot of presence. Still a fine-looking car mascot.

And that's, again, something very desirable off the internet, isn't it?

-Because that's where the collectors will come from.

-Classic cars.

-If one thing has survived the last recession, it's old cars.

-Exactly.

-So what's that mascot worth?

-Well, we've put an estimate of £30-£50 on it.

Brilliant. £55 paid. They may have paid just a tad too much.

Now, we've got a pair of spoons.

What we always used to call berry spoons.

-Do you still call them berry spoons, because they've got fruit on them?

-Berry or fruit spoons.

Once upon a time they were beautiful Georgian plain spoons, weren't they?

-Yeah.

-Absolutely no decoration on them.

And then along came the Victorians, took the Georgian spoons

-and slapped them up with their decorations.

-Did their bit.

And put them in a presentation box. The spoons are over 200 years old.

But of course, looking as they are now,

-they look more like 100 years old.

-Exactly.

So, what are they going to bring, those spoons?

Well, we've put 50 to 80 on them. They should make that.

-They should make more.

-Very good.

Well, £100 is paid by the team.

So, they may have paid, again, just a tad over the top.

Overall, I have a funny feeling they'll need their bonus buy,

so let's go and have a look at it.

You've spent, you lovely ones, £187, OK.

Which means that you gave Anita £113 of leftover lolly, which means

she's gone out and bought something absolutely dramatic, haven't you, Anita?

Show us your wares.

-Oh, wow!

-That's nice.

-Julie, you're the expert.

-I wanted to buy a piece of jewellery for us.

-Yes.

Now, butterfly brooches are very, very popular.

This one is a nine carat gold

and it is encrusted with diamonds

-and sapphires.

-Really?

Well, maybe not "encrusted". Maybe, "splattered"...

THEY LAUGH

..with diamonds and sapphires, but we do have those precious stones,

and we have a favourite shape. So, tell me what you think.

-I'm going to hand over to Julie.

-Thank you. Because we said we wanted some jewellery so...

-That's really pretty.

-And sapphires for the Blue team.

-Yes.

-What could be better?

-I'd like that myself.

It's the latter part of the 20th century, so it's not an early one.

But we do have the precious metal and we do have the precious stones.

-How much did it cost?

-£80.

80! Oh, that seems quite good.

-It wasn't cheap.

-No, but that seems quite good.

-£80? Gold...

-Gold.

..sapphires and diamonds. And those diamonds are set in platinum, aren't they?

-That's right.

-Are they?! Wow!

How much do you think it will go for in auction?

Well, I think we have the chance

of £20 profit, £10 profit.

But it all depends on the buyers out there.

-You've got your opinion. Yes?

-Yes.

Dwell on that, because right now let's find out what the

auctioneer thinks about Anita's little brooch.

There it is, look. One brooch.

Yeah, one butterfly-shaped brooch, set with sapphires and diamonds.

Nine carat gold, not 18.

-But it's a pretty brooch.

-Not old.

-Not old, no.

-Trying to be old.

Trying to be old, trying to be Edwardian, late Victorian.

But it's still quite well made.

-What's the sort of estimate?

-40 to 80,

piece of decorative nine carat jewellery.

The cunning Anita paid £80 for it. She rates it.

You only need to have a couple of girls in the room who

-think it's a corker, and it could make £120.

-It could do.

-Lovely.

-Little bit of competition.

-Jolly good. You ready for the off?

-Absolutely.

-Feeling strong?

-Ready to go.

-Thanks, Peter.

Well, Peter, I hope you're poised in position.

It's time to take your rostrum.

Now, Sarah, Diana, this is the exciting moment.

-You're on the edge, you're on the brink.

-We're up for it.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-What's your prediction as to profit today?

-It could be a bit tricky, really.

-Could be tricky?

-Could be tricky.

Got a total number in mind...

I think we might be OK with two.

I think the bottles might cause us a bit of a problem.

OK, well, first up is the boxed ruler. And here it comes.

Look how good that looks.

Parallel ruler. There we are. £15 to start. At £15.

For the parallel rule. 20, I'm bid.

25. 30. At £30 at the back now.

£30 in the doorway. 35 anywhere?

At 30... 35, thank you. 40, sir. No.

-£35.

-Very good, eh?

40 anywhere? Being sold on my right at £35.

£35, you clever girl, is plus £12. That's a good start.

-Now, the music stand.

-The folding music stand there.

Unusual little piece of wood.

£10. 15 for it. For the folding music stand.

15 bid. 20, do I hear anywhere for it? Very unusual lot.

I've never seen one before. 20, thank you.

At £20. The lady's bid now. At £20.

25 for it? At £20.

The lady at the back of the room, I'm taken at £20 for the lot. £20.

£20 is minus £10. That's bad luck, but you're still plus 2.

OK, now, this is your big number.

Cross your legs, girls, here we go. Stand by for the ride.

Good collection of treen medicine bottle holders here,

and some with bottles. Opening at £65.

At £65. 70, can I say?

At £65. 70, I'm bid.

At £70. 75. 80.

85. 90. 95.

100. 110. 120.

Here we go. Stand by for the ride.

At 110. 120 bid.

130. 140.

15... 160.

150, I'm bid. 160, 170 in the room.

Well done. That's more like it.

190 on the net. At £190.

Internet bidder now at £190.

-Being sold to the internet at 190.

-Yes!

You clever old things. Was that predicted or was it predicted?

Yes, it was predicted. You are plus £92.

Now what are you going to do about these floodlights? You've got £92.

That could be a winning score. You don't have to go with them.

-I don't either.

-Got to make a chance.

-Yes or no?

-Yes, we'll go with them.

You're going to go with the bonus buy. We're going with the bonus buy!

Floodlights. Four of them in the lot. Four of the lights together.

£10 to start. At £10 for the lot.

Now 15, I'm bid. 15 on my right.

-20, can I say? At £15.

-Where's the internet?

Gentleman's bid at £15.

20 anywhere for them? There's four of them in the lot. Four of them.

They're beautiful! Go on!

..£15 all done.

£15. Never mind, girls.

You had a go. You're a couple of punters, you are. That's plus 77.

Well done, chickens. That's good.

That could be a winning score. £77. Yes?

-Thank you.

-It was all right, wasn't it?

-OK, Ken, Julie. Now, your toothpick.

-Yes.

Cos that's what it is.

I mean, there's been a lot of chat about massaging your cuticles.

It's for picking food out of your gappy, old teeth.

That was my ignorance, in fairness.

No, no, no. Anyway, first up is the toothpick, and here it comes.

Seven, the little nine carat gold engine-turned toothpick.

This time, £15 to start.

Nine carat gold.

20, 25. 30.

25, I'm bid.

At 25. 30. 35, sir.

40. £35 in front of me.

Nine carat gold. At £35.

-You're in profit.

-At £35, are we all finished?

-We don't care. £35.

-Sold at 35.

-Is plus £3.

-That's all right.

-That's good.

Now, here comes the mascot.

The Cadillac goddess car mascot.

Late 1930s.

I have £25 to start.

At £25. 30 for it.

At £25. 30. 35.

40. 45. 50.

At 50 in the balcony. The lady's bid at 55.

60. 65. 70.

75. 80. 85.

90. 95. 100.

95, gentleman downstairs in the doorway. At £95.

Being sold now at £95. Are we all done at £95?

-£95 is plus £40.

-Wonderful!

Now, here comes the spoons.

Very good condition. London, 1810. £40.

45 on my right. At £45.

50. 55.

60. 65.

70. 75.

80.

£75 on my right. The bid of £75. Being sold at £75.

Gentleman on my right at £75.

-All finished.

-Oh, dear.

£75 is £25 light,

which means you are plus £18, which is

not so bad, is it? You're in profit. It could have been worse.

-Could have been worse.

-What are you going to do? Are you going to go with the butterfly?

I've paid a lot of money for it, so consider that.

You've got £18 in the bag.

-Don't let me put you off.

-No, no.

We think... We like it. We like it as a thing. We'll go for it...

You've got to get a good feeling in your waterworks, really.

There's lots of ladies here that I think would like it.

Here it comes, look. Look at how good that looks.

Butterfly-shaped brooch. Sapphire and diamond set.

Attractive little brooch.

Opening the bidding at £45.

-Oh, £45.

-50.

65. 75.

80. £80 upstairs. 5, 90.

Yeah, there you're in profit. That clever woman.

-Look what she's done.

-110 in the balcony. The bid of £110.

-120 anywhere else in the room?

-Somebody will love it.

It's being sold in the balcony at £110. All done.

-110 is very nice.

-Wonderful!

-Plus £30.

-Give the girl a cuddle.

-Yeah, you bet.

That is plus £30, which is the right number, isn't it?

That, overall, makes you plus £48, which could be a winning score.

Don't say a word to the Reds. And all will be revealed in a moment.

-OK.

-Lovely.

-Perfect. Perfect.

Have you ever seen six happier people in all your lives?

-Because each of our teams today have made substantial profits...

-Whoa!

..which is really nice.

And each team thinks it is likely to be the victors

because it's coined in all this cash. Doesn't happen so very often.

It's just a question of scale,

and the team with marginally less,

and it is only marginally less,

-are the Blues.

-ALL: Oh!

-Never mind.

-The Blues are going to go home with £48.

There, Jules. And it was a treat, really, wasn't it?

It was wonderful, yes, thank you very much.

We on Bargain Hunt wish you two lovebirds all the very

-best in your married life.

-Thank you.

Let us know when the date is and we want a photograph

and a lump of cake.

Anyway, very, very good luck. Now, girls, you are the victors,

because you're going home with £77.

-Is that dreamy or what?

-It's great.

-I mean, it is so dreamy. Blissful day?

-Wonderful.

-Had a lovely time?

-Fantastic.

We've loved having you on the show. Congratulations.

Congratulations all round. Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting.

-Yes?

-ALL: Yes!