0:00:03 > 0:00:05Today, Bargain Hunt
0:00:05 > 0:00:09is in Lincolnshire and I'm in Gainsborough.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Did you know that this was
0:00:10 > 0:00:13once the capital of England?
0:00:13 > 0:00:18In 1013, the wonderfully-named Sweyn Forkbeard,
0:00:18 > 0:00:22King of Denmark, invaded with his army and was crowned
0:00:22 > 0:00:25first Viking King of England,
0:00:25 > 0:00:30right here, in what is now Gainsborough Old Hall.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33But who will be crowned today's winners?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Today, the Reds and Blues will battle it out
0:01:00 > 0:01:03at the Hemswell Antique Centre.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Housed in an old RAF base,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08it's Europe's largest indoor antiques centre,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12with around 400 dealers selling their goodies,
0:01:12 > 0:01:13so there's plenty on offer.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Our teams have £300 and one hour to uncover some bargains,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21which will, hopefully, make a profit at auction.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Let's take a wee peek at what's coming up.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- The Reds know their own mind. - I think this is, basically, grot,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31from my point of view.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33The Blues have their hands on success.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Is this how you're going to get ahead in this competition?
0:01:36 > 0:01:40And I find out about the Sheffield buffer girls.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43They were such colourful and inspiring characters
0:01:43 > 0:01:46and I think they deserve to be remembered.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48But that's all for later.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52So, let's meet today's teams and, today, it's very much
0:01:52 > 0:01:55a family affair. For the Reds,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58we have dad and daughter, Bob and Cara.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03And for the Blues, we have mum and daughter, Sharon and Izzy.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Hello everyone. ALL:- Hello!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08It's lovely to have you here. Reds, first of all.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Now, Bob, you're a builder. How long have you done that?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- About 40 years, Anita. - You're no ordinary builder.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18I believe you have a claim to fame?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Back in the 1990s, I think it was,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I was working for a lady called Diane in Cambridge.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28Her bedroom ceiling had fallen onto their double bed.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32And we stood in the doorway, my lieutenant Philip and myself,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and Diane said, "Can you fix it?"
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And I looked at Phil and said, "Yes, we can!"
0:02:38 > 0:02:43That is Bob the Builder's famous catchphrase!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Seems that the character of Bob the Builder was partly inspired by me
0:02:47 > 0:02:49working for the lady who created the character.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Every woman wants a Bob the Builder!
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Now, Cara,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00you work for a pharmaceutical company, but I believe you're a girl
0:03:00 > 0:03:03who likes of bit of danger. Tell me about that.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Well, I find myself in danger.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09So, I went... Well, we both went and climbed Mount Etna,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12so we saw it on TV and it was erupting
0:03:12 > 0:03:14and we went in a jeep up the side of the mountain.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17It was all erupting and everything, so that was really exciting.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Were you scared? - Erm, it was quite exciting.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23It was quite... We were a bit nervous that it could go off
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- at any moment.- So what about your knowledge of antiques?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30My dad sometimes works in Frinton and they've got lots of antique
0:03:30 > 0:03:33shops and we always wander around there, if we go there.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- Do you collect anything? - I collect hares.- Hares?!
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Hares. Postcards, paintings, little mini-statuettes.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Hares are just so special, aren't they?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Are they?!
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Well, they are to me!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50What about your tactics, folks?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52So we're probably going to try and blow the lot.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- Yeah.- Well, good luck to you guys. And now, it's over to the Blues.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Mum and daughter, Sharon and Izzy. Now, Sharon, I believe
0:03:59 > 0:04:04that you have a job which is crucial to the British climate?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I have. I work for a fashion accessories company,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11putting ranges of umbrellas together for various retailers in the UK.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Do you always carry a brolly? - Yes, I do.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- And do you have millions of brollies?- Yes!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Do you have very fancy brollies? - I have every type of brolly going.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Great! You also love renovating properties.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26What kind of properties?
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I started off with a cottage, a little one-bedroom cottage,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and then moved onto larger Victorian houses.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36And sort of developed and bought things for them along the way.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39You organise the exterior building works first...
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Yes.- ..and then you decorate the house?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Maybe you two should get together.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47LAUGHTER
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Over to Izzy. Now, you are studying film and television
0:04:51 > 0:04:54but you are no stranger to danger,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56another dangerous girl here!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Yes, I've been skydiving, paragliding, mountain tobogganing.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03I've got a bucket list of about 300 things. And I went to Vietnam for a month,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05where I was bitten by a monkey
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- and had to have five rabies' injections.- Wow.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10So, that was fun.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13What is it about you young girls that love danger?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15But you also love collecting?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Yes, I have 50 gramophone needle tins.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Which makes me very poor, as a student!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I don't know why.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23So you've got that collecting bug?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- I think I'm just a hoarder who also has OCD.- Oh, right!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28THEY LAUGH
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Can you spot a bargain?
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Well... We will have to find out.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I think we are going to aim for low to mid-price products
0:05:36 > 0:05:38because they seem to make the most profit,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40as the big ones are a bit risky.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Terrific. Well, I'd better give you guys some money.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45£300 for the Blues, £300 for the Reds,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48your experts await, so off you go!
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Hopefully, it will be happy families all day
0:05:52 > 0:05:55and there will be no family rifts.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Our competitive teams need a couple of very talented experts.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Jumping on board with the Reds, it's...
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And making a noise for the Blues, it's...
0:06:08 > 0:06:10What are we looking for today?
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I'm looking for something that catches my eye, something unusual,
0:06:14 > 0:06:15hopefully decorative.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- Pretty silver pieces.- OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Or some military bits and pieces - I quite fancy.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- What are you looking for? - Small and pretty.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24I'm more like a vegetable shopper, pick what looks nice.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Vegetable shopping? Well, that's a first.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30But it sounds like these teams know what they like.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Swing into action, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Let's go get shopping, come on.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Let's go and find some veg.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43There is lots to choose from here, so come on, teams,
0:06:43 > 0:06:44let the battle commence.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Look, time is ticking, isn't it?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50And it looks like the Reds have found something small and beautiful
0:06:50 > 0:06:53already, but what is it?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- Oh, look.- Oh, my gosh!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Where's Bob, Bob?- I'm looking.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Didn't I read that you like rabbits or something?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Hares.- Hares? - Hares. I hope it's a hare.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Hares, hares, rabbits, rabbits.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I think that's a rabbit, but he's irresistible.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Only a hare will do for Bob, so time to move on.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Meanwhile, the Blues want something that grabs them.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Is there anything that stands out here?- Lots of it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I think what we've got here is a cabinet full of a dealer
0:07:17 > 0:07:20that specialises in this period glass, so,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22he's going to be charging full-retail.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Soak in what we're looking at,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28try and find that sort of thing but with a bit of smaller price tag on.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Nick is right, they need to spot a bargain,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34so it's no to the lovely glassware.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Have the Reds found anything on their wish list?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I do like these copper kettles.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41They are really pretty but
0:07:41 > 0:07:44it's not on our list, really, of things we wanted to get.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Copper is really very in vogue at the moment.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51I'm not entirely sure it's got any collectable merit to it hugely,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- so, shall we move on?- Yes. - All right.- Move on.- Let's go.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56The Reds are rejecting copper
0:07:56 > 0:07:59but it looks like the Blues have found something shiny.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I like the look of these, do you?
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Late-Victorian, Edwardian wine coolers.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06They've got a really glamorous and stylish look to them.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08I wonder what sort of price they are.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Oh, they have split them up - they are actually £21 each.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16What do you do with that? Maybe buy two of them, make a pair.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- Yeah.- Pairs always sell well.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- I like those, they're quite...- I think they're really cool, do you?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Yeah.- You like them?- Lovely.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- Are these silver-plated?- Yeah.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26They're not solid silver, silver-plated.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29But feel the weight, they are a good, heavy gauge. Good quality.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Mappin & Webb as well, always a cracking name.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- Top-quality silversmiths. - What do you think of the price?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39So, they're asking £21 each, so...
0:08:39 > 0:08:41If we're going to get a bit of a discount,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43and if we're going to buy two of them and hopefully
0:08:43 > 0:08:45get a better discount than just buying one...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47which are the better two? That one's quite clean.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- I think those two are the cleanest. - It's not bad inside.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51So which one are you rejecting?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- This one, I think.- Yeah.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54OK. You hang on to that one.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55I'll put that one back.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I'll go and have a chat with the seller and see what can be done.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Wonderful, thank you.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03So while Nick goes off to investigate the price,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05the Reds have an interesting offer.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Do you want a vintage garden gnome?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Um...- She's already got one, actually!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So that's a no to the gnome,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15but what's the update on the Blues' wine coolers?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20The very best the dealer would do is 35 for the pair.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Now... Decision time, I don't know what you think.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Do you think there's much profit to be made?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Well, it's going to be close. But it's whether if you like them
0:09:27 > 0:09:29enough to have a punt at 35 and see what happens?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30I do like them.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- I do really like them. - So is that a deal?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Are we going to have our first purchase?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Yes.- You sure?- Let's go for it!
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Buy number one done? - Yes.- Yes.- Fantastic.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40So, £35. That's only eight minutes in.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Great, come on, let's go and pay for them.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Great, well done.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46The Blues are off to a great start
0:09:46 > 0:09:49and it looks like the Reds are also onto some silver.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Christina, there's two...
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It says silver candlesticks here, two for 38 quid.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57They'd be plated, surely? For that price?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Let's have a look.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00- Very tempting.- There you go, Bob.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Have one of those. Ah, OK.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Normally, what you would find on the bottom is a green baize base.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Yes, of course.- Underneath that would have been filled probably with
0:10:09 > 0:10:10plaster or some sort of resin
0:10:10 > 0:10:12or something or possibly wax
0:10:12 > 0:10:14to weight them.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17So that they didn't fall over when a candle was on them.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19So not a great start, but...
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Oh, hey. Happy days, look.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23We have got a hallmark on this one.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Have you got a hallmark on yours? - Sure, on there.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28We've got a nice Birmingham hallmark, which is that anchor.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30They've had a bit of a hard life
0:10:30 > 0:10:33but I still think they are a good-looking piece and for £38...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Seems like a gift, doesn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Silver is running at about, what, £15 an ounce?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40CHRISTINE LAUGHS
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Just in metal value. - Is it? Well done!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45THEY LAUGH
0:10:45 > 0:10:46It's got to be more than two ounces there.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- I would agree.- What is it going to make at auction, do you think?
0:10:49 > 0:10:54I would hope that for a nice pair of solid-silver candlesticks
0:10:54 > 0:10:56that all they need doing is just putting a base on them,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I would hope they would be 50 to £70.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Perfect. Well, you wanted silver. - Yeah, exactly.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Let's have the candlesticks. Yeah?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06See what the best price they've got... £38 on them.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08See if you can get a little bit off. But I think they're brilliant.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Thank you.- Let's go and ask Margaret.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- It's a start.- It is a start.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Just wondered if you might be able
0:11:15 > 0:11:18to shave something off that price for us.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Right, the best that I can do is 34.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23£34, guys, are we going to go for it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:24I'm all for it. I think it's a great deal.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Yeah?- I think so, yeah.- Yeah. - £34, Margaret, you're a star.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Thank you so much.- Thank you. - Brilliant.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Can we leave those with you whilst we keep wandering?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Of course you can.- Marvellous. Right, let's keep going, team.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Brilliant, I love this. So decisive, it's wonderful.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Decisive indeed. And with just 12 minutes on the clock,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43they also have their first item.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47But what on earth have the Blues got their hands on?
0:11:47 > 0:11:48That's not pretty.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50It's weird!
0:11:52 > 0:11:56This sort of medical memorabilia is collectable.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It's gruesome but it's so collectable,
0:11:58 > 0:12:02particularly with wealthy doctors that buy these things to put on
0:12:02 > 0:12:06their desks and in their little libraries and offices.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08They are quite cool.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Have you seen the glass eyes?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- I don't want to.- Oh, look at those. They're quite cool.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Early-20th-century glass eyes.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- What would you do with them? - People just collect them.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21They just put them in display cases like this, you know.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I mean, they are unusual but you can imagine...
0:12:23 > 0:12:27We're going to a general auction and there's going to be bucketfuls
0:12:27 > 0:12:30of vases and tea sets and dining tables.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I bet you if we took those,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35they'd be the only pair of glass eyes in the sale.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37It's going to stand out from the crowd, isn't it?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- It's different.- Are they too gruesome for you to even consider
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- buying, though?- I just don't know who would buy them.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Medical collectors.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Are they going to be there at the auction?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Well, hopefully the sale will be online, so with online marketing,
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- search engines...- Yes.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52..that sort of thing, hopefully they'll pick them up.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Also, specialist dealers that have cabinets like this in other parts of
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- the country.- Do you have any idea about profit though?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- It's a bit of an unusual... - They are so unusual.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04It's difficult for me to know what they're going to fetch.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05They're asking £65 for the pair.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I'd have a punt at saying they're probably worth maybe 50 quid,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I don't know. I just don't know.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12If nothing else turns up,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15it might be a bit of a fun Plan B to fall back on.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- A bit different. - We'll keep an eye on them.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Come on.- Great.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Keep an eye on them...
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Nick, what are you like?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Well, I have my eye on the clock.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27We are halfway through and both teams have two items to find.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31And it looks like Cara has fallen in love.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32I've seen something really lovely.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I love that so much.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Look at that.- This?- Yes.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Are you a mummy by any chance?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Yes. My little girl, Iris, she would scream if she saw that.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44She'd really love that.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Shall we have a little look at it? - It's gorgeous. Look at it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Open these up.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I think it's been wired for electricity
0:13:52 > 0:13:54at some point. Yeah, because look,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57we've got little light switches and wires...
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Yeah.- ..which is slightly worrying for a child's doll's house.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04I love that. It's not just a doll's house,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06it's the drawers as well,
0:14:06 > 0:14:07it's like a toy chest.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Where is the price? - I'd pay hundreds.- Would you?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12How many hundreds?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Doll's house and a chest for toys, so it's got £68 on it, guys.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I think that's a bargain.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Somebody has spent hours and hours and hours
0:14:21 > 0:14:24lovingly making this for their...
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Maybe a father for a daughter. - Maybe a father for a daughter.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Would you have spent hours making this for Cara?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- I would have spent even longer. - He did, he used to make things for us.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33He made a climbing frame once.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- I did.- And when we climbed it,
0:14:35 > 0:14:36we got splinters...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38THEY LAUGH
0:14:38 > 0:14:43It was to teach them about the reality of it.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Yes. Nothing comes without some pain.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50As far as doll's houses go for collectors,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53it doesn't have that va-va-voom that they would want.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57It's not early enough and it's not by any particularly recognised maker
0:14:57 > 0:15:00that would be collectable but it does, and I agree with you,
0:15:00 > 0:15:01it does pull at the heartstrings.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04But it's not going to be commanding high, high prices.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06The trade will buy it if it's cheap enough,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11and hopefully we'll find a loving grandpa in the auction room...
0:15:11 > 0:15:13There's loads of them about.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- You want it?- Yes.- That's it?- Yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Are you sure you don't want to keep having a little look round?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Yeah, I'm sure.- Let's go and agree a price on this, potentially.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Let's go and find Margaret. - Lovely.- See what she can do for us.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Cara has her heart set on the doll's house
0:15:29 > 0:15:32but how does the land lie with the price?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35What's the best price you could do for us on the doll's house, please?
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I can take you £3 off, which would be 65.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Mmm.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Is there any more you could do for us?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I could do 60 for you, if that helps.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- 60, that sounds a bit better? - Yeah?- It sounds better.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Yeah. Shall we go for that? - You're enthused.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I don't think we've got much choice with this, really.- No.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58The deal is done and with 35 minutes on the clock,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00they have their second item.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02The Blues need to catch up
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and it looks like they've finally found something.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07What about a hatstand?
0:16:07 > 0:16:10If you want to get ahead, get a hat. Do you like that?
0:16:10 > 0:16:11I do quite like that.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's got that shabby chic look to it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15It does. It's on for quite a lot.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Yeah, I mean that's done on purpose, that crackle wear,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22to give it that sort of old country house look to it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Look, it says circa 1940 on there, which would make it vintage,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28but I'm not convinced.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32The colour, the patination, it's not old.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33It's not circa 1940.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36I think it's much more modern than that, I'll be honest with you.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I think it's been artificially aged.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But however, it's got the look, it's got a great look.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44A nice bit of interior design and I still think it's worth buying.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Yes.- Yeah, it's a nice texture. I like the look of it.- Yes.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Shall we ask someone about a price? - Well, the ticket says 75.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54What would you pay for it if you were shopping, retail?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- You know...- I wouldn't pay more than 100.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00No, so hopefully if someone else likes it and they want to pay that
0:17:00 > 0:17:02sort of ballpark for it, there's a bit of profit in there.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I mean, it jumped out at me when we walked in...
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- Yes.- ..this little unit here.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07That's what you want, things that jump out.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Yes, and in the auction you want that as well,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11to stand out from the crowd.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14And also, you can see these in bedrooms
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- with, sort of, vintage fashion just hanging on them.- Yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Not that I have them in my bedroom.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20I think they have many uses -
0:17:20 > 0:17:23bedroom, hall, hang lots of things off it.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26We need to find out the best deal on it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Sharon, are you up for the task? - Yes, I am.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Can you go and negotiate a really good deal?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- I'm going to. - Go on. We are in your hands.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Good luck.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Sharon, what's the news?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41The news is the best price they can do is £65.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44£65, well, ultimately, the decision is down to you two, really.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- What do you think, Izzy?- I think we only have 17 minutes left,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- we probably need to...- Yes. - Is that all the time we've got?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Yes.- 17 minutes, gosh, it is...- I think we'll go for this item.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- Are you sure? You want to buy it? - Yes.- Yes, I think so.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Definitely. Yes. - You've got the vision?- Yes.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58You've also got the money. Let's go and get it paid for.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- OK.- We've got 17 minutes to find that third and final thing.- OK.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Let's go. - Come on, then, two down, one to go.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Well done, come on, keep going, keep going.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09The Blues have caught up, but it's time for some team talk.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Two things bought, but there is only 17 minutes left.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13We've got those glass eyes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15So I say, let's give it ten minutes of a rummage...
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Yes.- ..if nothing else comes up, the eyes have it?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- The eyes have it.- Well, come on. Let's go looking. Use your eyes.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Keep looking, peeping, searching, come on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27That sounds like a plan. But how are the Reds getting on?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31They wanted something military-related and have they found it?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35There's a little pocket watch here. Army, black-face pocket watch.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Lovely.- "Services - Army," it says.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- Can I have a little look?- Yes.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Would you mind?- There we are. - OK, so it's working.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44You've got, obviously, your normal watch face,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46a pocket watch face there.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49And then you've actually got the second hand here,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51which is a stopwatch as well.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Black face with these luminescent numbers and dial,
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- so you can see it, potentially, in the dark.- Yeah.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01So, anything relating to the Forces and pocket watches are really
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- quite sought-after at the moment. - Yeah.- They are very collectable.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05This has got a price tag of £55.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07It's not in silver...
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- Right.- It's in chrome.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12That's not going to give it an intrinsic precious metal value.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- No.- But nonetheless, I think it's an interesting thing...
0:19:15 > 0:19:18So what do you think it would fetch?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I would suggest an auction estimate maybe of 30 to £50,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24but watches are very much an emerging market
0:19:24 > 0:19:26that is going up year on year on year...
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Yeah.- I don't think it's ever going to be big, big bucks
0:19:29 > 0:19:31because it was probably a standard-issue pocket watch,
0:19:31 > 0:19:32early 20th century.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35My thoughts are, it ticks the military box, that's great.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Ticks!- Oh, yes, sorry.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Probably not going to turn a profit, is it?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42We've got two different fields of collectors,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45watch collectors and militaria collectors,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47potentially, who would be interested.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- What else is in that cabinet? Let's have a look.- OK.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51See that little photo frame...
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Wow! It's made out of a gun stock.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56That's amazing.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58See, that is quite interesting.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01I've seen clocks, I've seen pocket watch holders,
0:20:01 > 0:20:06I've seen picture frames made out of propellers of aeroplanes as well.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Wow!- It's almost trench art, effectively.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10This is made from a gun stock,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14whittled it into this very sweet little photograph frame.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16So, it's £35.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20I think you've got two potentially quite interesting items there.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21But we've only got one...
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Which way are we going to go? - I like the pocket watch best.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Pocket watch, OK, Bob?
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Yeah, I think this is basically grot, from my point of view.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I mean, fair enough if you're a collector.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I wouldn't have that on my mantel shelf.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- I agree with Cara there.- Yeah?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Absolutely.- You think the pocket watch is the one potentially for
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- us.- It's smashing. - Smashing?- Smashing.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Is there anything that you could do on the price for that pocket watch?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- I'll have a look at the ticket.- I'll pop this back in the cupboard.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Yeah, I can take five off that, so it brings it down to £50.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- OK, is that a deal?- It's a deal.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Brilliant, Elaine, thank you very much.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56- You're welcome.- £50.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Thank you.- That's it. - You're welcome, thank you.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Well done, put it there. Well done.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05The Reds have bought their final item with time to spare.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06So the pressure is on the Blues.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11It looks like they're heading back for those weird and wonderful eyes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- They're still there? - Oh, they're still there.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- Thank goodness for that.- Oh, good. - OK, so, next, we just need to find
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- out what the best price is, don't we?- Yes.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Izzy, you're in the driving seat for this.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Yes, I'll try.- Right, OK, get a good negotiation.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- I will.- Good luck.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26The price is £65.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28So, what can Izzy achieve?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- Izzy...- I spoke to the woman, she won't go a pound under 55.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- £55. That's the absolute death, was it?- Yes.- Not a penny under?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- I asked.- Decision time.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I mean, we haven't got much time to do anything else.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- So, what's it going to be? - We've got to go for it.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Are you sure?- Yes. - That's it. All three things bought.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Yes. Finished. Are you happy? Done.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47Gosh, what a to-do that was!
0:21:47 > 0:21:53The eyes have it and the Blues have bagged all three items.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Case closed. Your time is up.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Great, well done. We got there.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02They wanted silver, so they bought
0:22:02 > 0:22:07this pair of early-20th-century candlesticks for £34.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Cara just had to have the home-made doll's house.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It cost £60.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16And Bob had his heart set on militaria.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19And bought the Army pocket watch for £50.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Well, guys, did you have a lovely time?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Fantastic.- We did. Really did.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27You two were the dream team.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Everything went like clockwork.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- It was good, it was great. - What was your favourite item?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35My favourite item is definitely the doll's house.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- Yeah.- Surprise, surprise.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39It's lovely. I can't wait to see how it does.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Is it going to make the most profit, though?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43No. I don't think it is.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44What was your favourite item?
0:22:44 > 0:22:49The silver candlesticks were easily the nicest items, I thought.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54Well, you've spent £144, which is fairly respectable,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and you will have to give me 156.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Christina, £156 there.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- That's good, isn't it?- Yes.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05That's a lot of dosh, Christina.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Are you going to spend it all, are you going to be frivolous?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I certainly will try. We've got to love a bit of frivolity, haven't we?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Well, while Christina hares off,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17we're going to have a look at what the Blues bought.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23They bought the pair of Mappin & Webb silver wine coolers for £35.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27The retro hatstand set them back £65.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32And everyone is looking at this quirky pair
0:23:32 > 0:23:35of 20th-century prosthetic glass eyes at £55.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Well, girls, did you have a lovely time?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Fantastic.- Well,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44you made a cracking start and then it all went down the hill a bit.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48And...you wanted to buy pretty, girlie things
0:23:48 > 0:23:52and you bought bizarre things.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54What's your favourite item?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Mine is the hatstand.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Right.- I would use that myself.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Is it going to make the best profit?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02No, I don't think so. I think the wine coolers, the first buy,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- will make the most profit.- Yeah.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And what about you, what's your favourite?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11I think I have to like the weirdest item, which is the glass eyes.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12The glass eyes...
0:24:12 > 0:24:14THEY LAUGH
0:24:14 > 0:24:17But I think the thing that is going to make the most profit
0:24:17 > 0:24:18is going to be the wine coolers.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Now, you spent £155.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- Can I have 145?- Yes.- Thank you.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Which I'll pass over to Nick.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Are you going to buy pretty and girlie
0:24:29 > 0:24:32or are you going to buy weird and bizarre?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Did you have to ask?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37On this weird and bizarre journey these two have taken me on,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I've got to keep in with that, haven't I?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41While Nick goes off on his search,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I want to tell you the story of a group of extraordinary women.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48And here's a clue.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52We've nipped over the border to Sheffield in South Yorkshire.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55During the Industrial Revolution,
0:24:55 > 0:24:56it was known as the City of Steel,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58but for centuries
0:24:58 > 0:25:01it had earned world fame for its cutlery manufacture.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Since the 14th century,
0:25:03 > 0:25:08thousands of workers were employed in the making of cutlery
0:25:08 > 0:25:10but one group of women in particular
0:25:10 > 0:25:15made their presence felt in this male-dominated industry.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17They were called the buffer girls.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20From the 1880s,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24the buffer girls polished the silver and stainless steel cutlery
0:25:24 > 0:25:28on buffing wheels and earned themselves a formidable reputation.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32I've come Kelham Island Museum to meet Margaret Dickinson,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35author of a novel about the buffer girls.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38What did the buffer girls do?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40They prepared the cutlery for sale.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I have a spoon and a fork here.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44And they buffed them on these wheels.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46They would spin at quite a rapid speed.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49And then they would hold the cutlery near them.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52And we've got different sorts of wheels for the different processes.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53There was roughing,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57which was getting the dents and the marks off the spoons and forks.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Then there was insiding,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02which was polishing the inside of the bowl of the spoon.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06There was edging, which was buffing the edges of the spoons and forks.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Heeling and pipping, which was the handles.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11That job was usually given to a beginner.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13All right. Was that the easy job?
0:26:13 > 0:26:14I think so, yes.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18They used a mix of oil and sand to polish the items of cutlery,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21which made the work extremely dirty,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23and the girls became known for
0:26:23 > 0:26:25the distinctive clothes they wore.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29They would wear an old dress or skirt and blouse,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32over which they would wear what they called buff brats.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35And they were like an operating gown that opened at the back,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38so that if the clothes got caught in the machine
0:26:38 > 0:26:40they could be whipped off quickly.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42On top of that,
0:26:42 > 0:26:47they wore an old apron and they also wore a scarf around their necks.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Then again, it was to keep the dirt from going down into their clothing.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55And then a headscarf, which was also used to tie back their hair,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58because of the danger of their hair falling into the machines.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I couldn't help noticing the brown paper and string.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03They used that to wrap round their legs,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05to protect them from the oily sand.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And they got the nickname, which I think's a lovely phrase,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10diamonds in brown paper.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Their uniform protected the girls from the dirt
0:27:14 > 0:27:17but it wasn't just their clothes that made them stand out.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20They were very independent women for the time.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23They were boisterous and loud, they were not demure,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26as women of the time were probably supposed to be.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Did they have a bit of a reputation? - They did. They were a bit bawdy.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33They could use the fruity language, if they wished.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36There's a little tale that tells about...
0:27:36 > 0:27:38If a man wandered into their domain,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42he was in danger of having his clothes torn off
0:27:42 > 0:27:43and covered in the oily sand.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45So, they had to be a bit careful.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51The girls were relatively well-paid, compared to other jobs available to
0:27:51 > 0:27:55women at the time. But with so many moving parts in factories,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58the work could be dangerous.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00They could get what they called collared.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03That's if they got a piece of clothing or hair caught in the
0:28:03 > 0:28:07spindle and it would trap them and pull them onto it.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Accidents did happen.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12After the Second World War, the use of stainless steel in cutlery making
0:28:12 > 0:28:17meant the silver trade declined. And over the next few decades,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21hundreds of buffer girls left the industry and found other jobs.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I'd never heard of the buffer girls.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Would you say that they were unsung heroes?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29I would. Yes. I think people away from Sheffield probably don't know
0:28:29 > 0:28:31who they are, don't know much about them.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34But around this area, they are very well-known
0:28:34 > 0:28:38and they were such colourful and inspiring characters
0:28:38 > 0:28:41that worked so hard. And I think they deserve to be remembered.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Margaret, they sound like an amazing bunch of women,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47thank you so much for telling me about them.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50But now, it's time to head off to the auction.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Let's hope we can buff up some profits there.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Today, we are at Sheffield Auction Galleries
0:29:06 > 0:29:08with auctioneer Robert Lee.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Robert, it's lovely to be here.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Yes. Welcome, Anita. Pleased to see you.- Terrific.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Now, let's have a look at our Reds, Cara and Bob, first of all.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24Their first item was this elegant pair of silver candlesticks.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26What do you think of them?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Lovely shape. They've got a lot going for them.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Excellent. What's your estimate?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Well, I'd have thought they must be £40 to £60-worth there.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41Well, they've only paid 34, so you're giving me good news, Robert.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47Now, the next item is this 1950s doll's house.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I think it's a bit of a home-made effort.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Because you've got the two lower drawers there.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56I think they've probably been off a chest of drawers, once upon a time.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58What's your estimate?
0:29:58 > 0:29:5920-40.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Well, they've been very, very soppy about this
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- and they've paid £60 for this one. - Ohh...
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Next item.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Services Army pocket watch. Will your buyers like it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Military things always seem to go fairly well.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Could be...£10, £15, something like that.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Well, it will need to do a lot more. Because they've paid £50.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25They've paid top end on that, really.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It looks like the bonus buy might be needed.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31So, we're going to go and have a look at it.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36Cara, Bob, you left Christina £156.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Christina, let's see what you bought.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Well, you remember how big Hemswell was, don't you, Anita?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48I scoured every single one of those rooms for anything even vaguely
0:30:48 > 0:30:53hare-related for you. And there is nothing.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56So, instead, I got you a bit of a boys' toy.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I like that!
0:30:59 > 0:31:01- Really cool!- And it's fun.- Exactly.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06So, here we have a little Spitfire, World War II desk ornament.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08It's a bit of a boys' toy. It's a bit of a paperweight.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13Wonderful novelty thing that really stirs that great sentimentality
0:31:13 > 0:31:16that we have in this country for these wonderful fighter planes.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I'm really hoping that, if not in the room,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21there might be some people on the internet who see it
0:31:21 > 0:31:22and want a Spitfire on their desk.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24So, there we go, my love.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27That is for you. We got your doll's house.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- We did.- Yeah. I really deserve this.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- It is smashing.- And it's the military theme, which we wanted.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- Exactly.- How much did you pay for it?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37I paid £34 for it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39And what's it going to fetch?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Well, at auction, I would hope it would fetch 30-£50.
0:31:42 > 0:31:4440-£60, you never know.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Hope so because I think we're
0:31:45 > 0:31:48going to need more help than that, Christina.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52You don't need to make up your mind at the moment.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57Wait until your first three items have been sold but, in the meantime,
0:31:57 > 0:32:02let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Christina's Spitfire.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Now, who can resist that iconic image?
0:32:08 > 0:32:09The image of the Spitfire.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I like it. Nice piece.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15What's your estimate on that, Robert?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I think I've gone in a bit low with this. 15-£25.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19I think it should be a lot more.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25Well, Christina paid £34 but you're feeling optimistic about this item?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Definitely.- Well, that's good news.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Now, to our Blues. Sharon and Izzy.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35Their first item is this pair of wine coolers.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Mappin & Webb. Do you like them?
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Well, it's a quality maker to start with, isn't it?
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Very nice pair, very good order, I do like them.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I don't think we're out of the way if we say 30-£50.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Well, they only paid £35, so we are in with a shout.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Good news on the wine coolers.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57What about their second lot? The coatstand.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00They called it shabby and chic.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I like it. It's for a big family.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Look at all the pegs on it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06THEY LAUGH
0:33:06 > 0:33:08What's your estimate?
0:33:08 > 0:33:1020-30.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Well, they paid £65 for it, which is quite a lot of money.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18So, going from something which could be relatively modern
0:33:18 > 0:33:21to a 19th-century lot.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24We have two glass eyes.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Are they winking at you, Robert?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Scary, aren't they, those two?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34You've got to ask the question, who would want them?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Would anybody collect them?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I'm not too sure.
0:33:38 > 0:33:39But we have got the internet,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42so you've got a worldwide audience for it.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Tell me, what estimate have you put on them?
0:33:44 > 0:33:48I'm struggling. I've gone for 20-£30 for the pair.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Or a tenner an eye, if you wish.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54They paid £55. They may have a couple of wee problems here.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55It's a mixed bag.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57They may need their bonus buy.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59So let's go and have a look at it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Sharon, Izzy, you left Nick £145.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Nick, what did you buy?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Bearing in mind this weird and wacky trip of things we've bought,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12those eyes and some amazing things,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- I've kept on that weird and wacky vein.- OK.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Freaky.- Scary Mary, aren't they?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- What are they?- Well, I think these are quite rare
0:34:23 > 0:34:25modesty medical dolls.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Now, hundreds of years old... When it was inappropriate for your
0:34:28 > 0:34:32local doctor or GP to lay his hands on the body of a female patient, so,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36she would point at the area where the ailment was.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37To save her modesty.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40They are sometimes confused with fertility dolls.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Izzy, you've gone quiet. What do you think?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- Do you think I've gone mad? - They are very strange.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47I've never seen anything quite like it.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Well, that's a good thing. It means they are rare.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52How much did you pay for them?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54I spent a measly £20 for the two of them.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- God! So, quite cheap, considering they are so old.- Yes. £20 a pair.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59What do I think they are going to fetch?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I've no idea, but I'm convinced they're worth a lot more than £20.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05You don't need to make up your mind just now.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09You wait until after your first three items have been sold but,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:35:13 > 0:35:15of Nick's little dolls.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19Robert, what do you think of these medicine dolls?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22I don't know what to make of them.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Are they medicine dolls?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- There's some age to them.- Yes. Yes.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28I'm not even sure what they are made of.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30It looks like someone sort of leather.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33What estimate did you put on them?
0:35:33 > 0:35:39- Well, I've gone low. 15-25. - Well, Nick's only paid £20.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42I think that's rather a good punt.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43For £20.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Yeah, I think he's bought fairly well there.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Well, that's good news.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Are you taking the sale?
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Yes, I am. And I'm looking forward to selling these dolls and all the
0:35:52 > 0:35:53other goodies that we've got.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Excellent. Well, I'm looking forward to it.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Bob, Cara, have you been to an auction before?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- I have. I've been to a few. - This is my first time.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Your first time.- Very excited.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- Are you?- Yes. - Is your heart beating fast?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Yes. This is the moment of truth, isn't it?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Your first item's about to be sold.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20It's that lovely pair of candlesticks.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22You've paid £34 for them.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24So, good luck.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26We'll start the bidding at £28.
0:36:26 > 0:36:2730, please.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29£30, it must be. 30 there with the lady.
0:36:29 > 0:36:3135, we are after.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Must be 35 to move on.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Any more activity? 35, sir.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3640. Hammer's dropping at £40 only.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Have we finished?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43£40. That's excellent. Makes a profit of £6.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Not to be sniffed at.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Your doll's house is coming up.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49You paid £60 for it. Coming up now.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Must start the bidding at, wait for it, £20.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5422, we're after.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Must be 22 to continue.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Make some young girl happy with this.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0022. 20 bid so far.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Internet's at 22. It's going.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Oh, no!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£22.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10That's -38 on that.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16Which makes your overall -32 on two items.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- That's still good. - That's not too bad.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22And you've still got that Army pocket watch to sell.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23You paid £50 for that.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Let's see how it does.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Pocket watch. Black dial with Arabic numerals.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3018, please. 18, 20, and 2.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3222 in the room, 25 we're after.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Anybody else coming in? Running piece.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3628. £30.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3828 bid with the gentleman on the settee.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39Must be 30 now.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Fair warning, hammer's going to drop at £28.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Going, going...
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- He's dropped.- Oh, hard luck.
0:37:46 > 0:37:53That's -£22, which makes your overall -£54.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57You'll have to make up your mind whether you want to take that little
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Spitfire - Christina's bonus buy.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02She paid £34 for it.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Do you want to take the bonus buy or not?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Yes. 100%.- Definitely, yeah.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- I think it's going to make £100 profit.- Oh, sweetheart.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Brass desk model of the Spitfire.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1615, please. 15, 18, 20.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1922. 25. 28.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2135 bid on the internet.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2240, madam? No!
0:38:22 > 0:38:2435 bid on the internet.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Who's on 40? 45 bid on the internet.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2950, I need. Hammer's going to drop at 45.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30Bid now or lose it.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3445, well done.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38That's a profit of £11.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Excellent.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45Which brings your overall score to -43.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48But that could be a winning score.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52But you have to promise that you won't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55No. Won't say a word to the losers... The Blues...
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- How are you feeling? - I'm actually quite nervous.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05It's really busy in here.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06I'm quite excited.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Well, your first item,
0:39:07 > 0:39:11the pair of Mappin & Webb ice buckets is coming up.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Very good luck.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14£30 for them. Must be.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1530 bid. 35, we're after.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17So, at 40. 45, I need.
0:39:17 > 0:39:1845 bid. 50, I'm after.
0:39:18 > 0:39:2050, top left. 55, I need.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23With the lady in the room at 50. Top left.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Must the 55 for them.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2655. 60, madam?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29No. 55 bid on the internet.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Selling them at 55 going, going...
0:39:31 > 0:39:33BANGS GAVEL
0:39:33 > 0:39:34£55!
0:39:34 > 0:39:38What a magnificent start, girls.
0:39:38 > 0:39:44That is plus £20.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Now, your next item, the coat and hatstand
0:39:47 > 0:39:51which you paid £65 for.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Modern hat and coatstand, finished in cream. Crackle effect.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Must start the bidding at £22.
0:39:56 > 0:39:5825, we're after.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0025 bid. 28 bid, 30.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0135 bid.
0:40:01 > 0:40:0340, please. 50 bid.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0455, we're after.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0650 bid so far, on the internet.
0:40:06 > 0:40:085 to carry on.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- 50 bid so far. - You need one of these. Come on.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Got to be 55.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Got to go. All the way now at 50. Going, going...
0:40:15 > 0:40:17£50 just.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Hard luck. We were nearly there.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25We were nearly there. £50, which means that's -£15,
0:40:25 > 0:40:31which takes you, after your first two items, still in profit of £5.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Your next item, the glass eyes.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37You paid £55 for those.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Let's hope you can make a profit on this.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42£20 is your opening bid.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4525 with me. 30 with me on commission.
0:40:45 > 0:40:4735 bid. 40 you need.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Must be 40. Hammer's going to drop at £35.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Going, going...
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Oh, what a shame. What a shame.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57That was a loss of £20.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59After your first three items,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01you're at -£15.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Are you going to take the bonus buy?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05I think we're going to go for it.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06You're going to go for the bonus buy?
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- I love the bonus buy.- Positive? - Yes.- Yes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Nick, they're going to go for the bonus buy,
0:41:13 > 0:41:15the pair of antique dolls.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19You paid £20 for them. Let's hope they make a profit
0:41:19 > 0:41:22because they're coming under the hammer right now.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Pair of these ancient wooden, carved medicine dolls.
0:41:25 > 0:41:2710 there. 12, 15. 18. 20.
0:41:27 > 0:41:3022. 25. 28.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Gentleman, front centre.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33New bid 30. 35, sir?
0:41:33 > 0:41:3540? No. 35 on the front?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Must be 40. Anybody else for £40?
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Bid now or lose them, they're going to sell.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42In black at 35. Are we done?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46£35.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48That's excellent.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Well done, Nick.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54That's a profit of £15.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Which eliminates your loss of £15.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- We're back where we started. - You're back where we started.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Well done, girls. That could be a winning score.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09So, don't say a word to the Reds.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Well, teams, the results are in and, sadly, today,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21no-one is going home with any money.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25But we still have winners and we still have runners-up.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29And sadly, today, the runners-up are the Reds.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32THEY GROAN
0:42:32 > 0:42:38Unfortunately, Christina's Spitfire couldn't really take you into profit
0:42:38 > 0:42:41and, in the end, you had -43.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43But you were wonderful.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45And you were great sports.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47And you kept smiling.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48LAUGHTER
0:42:48 > 0:42:51So, that makes today's winners - the Blues.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53CHEERS
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Well done, Blues. You made a great start.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00And in the end, you ended up with zero.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02CHEERING
0:43:02 > 0:43:04And today,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07zero is a winning score.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10So, congratulations.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14But you were all wonderful and you were all great sports.
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