0:00:04 > 0:00:08Some of these clocks are 300 years old and there are over 2,000
0:00:08 > 0:00:12in the collection, including this clocking-in machine.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17I'll be telling you more about this later, but first...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44We're at Southwell Racecourse in Nottinghamshire
0:00:44 > 0:00:48at a huge antiques fair that's bound to entice our teams.
0:00:48 > 0:00:54They've got £300 to find three items with one hour on the clock.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Let's take a peek at what's coming up in the show.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01David's despairing with the Reds.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- Oh.- Oh! Even I'm going, "Oh!"
0:01:03 > 0:01:06And the Blues are having a Barney.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07- Not buying it for a kid, are you? - No.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10What are you buying it for, an adult to ride around the house on?
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Over at the auction, the Reds are jumping for joy.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- Yes, yes.- That's more like it!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17And the Blues are deflated.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Oh, no!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23But all that is coming up later. Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27And today, we've got something of a family affair because for the Reds
0:01:27 > 0:01:31we've got mother and son, Pauline and Anthony, and for the Blues
0:01:31 > 0:01:33we've got mother and son, Paula and Jonty.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- Hello. ALL:- Hello.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39So let me ask you, Pauline, I know for a fact that you're a bit of a dancer.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Yes.- You certainly have been throughout your life.- Yes.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Tell me more.- Well, I used to do ballet when I was younger.- Yes.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I've danced all my life.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52But you're retired now, so when you were in the working world,
0:01:52 > 0:01:53what were you up to?
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Well, I used to work for Royal Doulton and Waterford Wedgwood.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Oh! Stand to attention. Big names.- Wonderful, wonderful.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04So you know a thing or two about good quality bone china?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Hopefully, yes.- OK. So, Anthony,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09what about the world of antiques and collectables?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Are you a bit of a collector yourself?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15I don't collect antiques, but what I collect is American comics.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I've been collecting them for over 30 years.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- It is just a massive, massive market now these days.- It is, isn't it?
0:02:20 > 0:02:21- Massive.- Yeah.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It goes without saying you need to be earning some money
0:02:24 > 0:02:27to do the collecting. So, what do you do for a living?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I'm a retail manager. I sell tools.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34But I couldn't use a tool to save my life.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- No?- It don't do any DIY. I did put up a shelf not so long back.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I was very proud of that shelf.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43What about the tactics that you're going to come up with today?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Not spend anything over £100 for an item.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49We are obviously very proud of being from Sheffield,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53so we're looking for Sheffield silver, Sheffield cutlery.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Right.- And obviously, the name of the game is to look for a bargain.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Yes. Good luck.- Thank you.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Turning my attention to the blue team and Paula.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Tell me a little bit more about your career.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I've worked at a local primary school for the last 17 years.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09The first 13 years, I was...
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Well, the official title is a midday supervisory assistant.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- OK.- But actually, dinner lady.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Dinner lady.- Absolutely loved it.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20My mum was a dinner lady, so you and Victoria Wood and my mum,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- you're in good stead there, aren't you?- Absolutely, yeah.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26And then the last four years, I've worked in the office.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29So, Jonty, tell me about your day job.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Day-to-day job's mainly work on the family farm.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35It's me, my dad and my brother on it, and Mum helps out at harvest.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Mm-hmm.- Just keep it a bit of a family do.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Has it been in the family for some time, or what?- Yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I think my grandad, he built the farm in about 1960.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- It's been in the family ever since. - What sort of things do you farm?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I mean, is it cattle? Is it arable?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Just arable, it is.- Right. - So wheat, barley, stuff like that.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57And on top of being out there in the fields, you're a bit of an organiser.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Yeah, I'm a vice chairman of our Young Farmers.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02We all meet up on a Tuesday night. There's about 15 or 20 of us.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Organise parties, social events. It's a really good thing to be part of.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I know that for a fact cos I know one or two young farmers
0:04:09 > 0:04:12who found their wives at young farmers dos.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Yeah, there's plenty of that goes on, yeah.- Excellent.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18So how are you going to approach the shopping today, you two?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- I would like to spend a lot of money.- Right. OK.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- What's your approach going to be? - Cheap and cheerful, but something practical.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30It's not for me to really say, but often mothers know best. Do you know?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- But having said that, Jonty, you be your own man.- Yeah.- OK, all right.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Well, you're going to need some money, aren't you, before you can do your spending.- Yes.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So I've got £300 for the Reds.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44There we go, Pauline. Paula, I've got £300 for the Blues.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Thank you very much.- And this is the part where I say goodbye to you
0:04:47 > 0:04:50because you're going now off to meet your respective experts.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- So I'll see you later.- Thank you. - So who's in charge today?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Mothers or sons?
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Our teams will need some guidance, so...
0:05:00 > 0:05:03..taking the strain for the Reds, it's David Harper...
0:05:05 > 0:05:08..and doing battle with the Blues, it's Gary Pe.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Pauline, what a day for it.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Beautiful.- What are we going to buy?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Sheffield Silver. Maybe not plate.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Why don't you like Sheffield plate? - Well, it all depends.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- OK. On what?- On the price.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- I'm looking for maybe a gavel, something industrial.- Industrial!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Expensive.- I think we need to look for something Chinese.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- I like Chinese.- OK. - Industrial's really good.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Excellent. I like it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Some furniture. - Some furniture, right.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- No.- No?- No.- Ah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Are you guys going to be difficult, then?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I would think it's fair to say we don't need an expert,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- I think we need a referee.- Oh, dear!
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Teams, your time starts now.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Let's go and find some Sheffield plate.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Let's go Bargain Hunting.- Yay!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And they're off. Best of luck, teams.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57And it sounds like Gary's got his hands full with the Blues.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- You want expensive, you want cheap. - Yes.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Oh, my God.- Yes. - This is going to be hard.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06And will it be all plain sailing for David?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I like these vases.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Why do you like them? - I just like the artistry on it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- The colour.- And the colour.- OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Do you know what the design is called? Think of a fruit.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- A small orange. - Satsuma.- Satsuma.- Satsuma.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Japanese Satsuma ware.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23It's purely made for the Western market, but very decorative.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25And what sort of date, would you say?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Without a doubt, they're after 1868
0:06:27 > 0:06:29cos that's the beginning of the Meiji period.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Looking at them from here, I think they're 1950s. They're later.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Right.- And they're 60 quid. - How much...- They're no money.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- They're hand-painted.- How much do you think they would bring
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- at the auction?- I don't think they're great auction buys.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- No.- Because you'd be surprised to hear that there's lots of
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- these things on the market. - Right.- Yes. That's the problem.- Yep.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Best move on, Reds. Now, what has Paula seen?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54You see, those, there, catch my eye.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Which?- Those faces.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59They're probably monkey wood from Africa.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- You don't like them?- No.- OK.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- All right. - All right, we'll walk away.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04No harmony yet in the blue camp,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07but the Reds may have just found enlightenment.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Do you like him?- I do.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- OK.- I'd like to pick him up. - Pauline?- Hmmm.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Some weight.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's Japanese.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Very nice. It is a boxwood carving.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Now, this is much earlier than your Japanese vases,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26so this is late 19th, early 20th century. Boxwood.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- How much is it? - Is there a price ticket on him?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31No, not that I can see.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Madame?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35125...ish.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- OK. He's nice and he's hand-carved, but again, this is...- No.- No.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- ..this is mass-produced.- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I mean, very highly skilled and talented to carve him.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- We're saying no to the Buddhist monk?- No.- We're saying no.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49We're saying no.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51That's good team work from the Reds.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I only wish I could say the same for the Blues.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Jonty! Absolutely no chance.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Try before you buy.- No. People want modern ones.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Try before you buy. - "Try before you buy"! No!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05How do we resolve this?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07You've got your work cut out here, Gary!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I think the way we should play this is that you choose one,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14he chooses one, and there will be a joint team choice.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Maybe Gary's right - you have one and then you leave the rest to me.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23If you can get that down to 15 or even less,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25than I think there's a profit.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28OK. Yes. Jonty, you go for it, then, see what you can do.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Go on.- Have you got the ball?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Oh, he's got the ball. There you go.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Sorted.- What is your best price?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Make me a good offer.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- £7? Seven quid.- £15.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- £10?- £12.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- £11, then. - £12 and it's yours.- £11.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- £12.- £11.- Go on, you've got it.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Well done.- As they say in America, "You the man!"
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Well played, Jonty.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58You've scored your first item in just six minutes.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Now the Reds have found something a little out of the ordinary.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- I like that Green man. - Don't be silly.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Something different in your house.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Who's going to buy it, though?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11You know what I mean? Is there a market for it?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The red man. The red man is looking for this green man.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Is there a market for it? You see, that's the thing.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Well, people buy eclectic stuff these days.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- It's a bit different, it's a bit wacky.- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Boom, and it is in their house.- OK. - It's £90.- It's very cool.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I've got to tell you, it really is cool.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I mean, I've never seen one of those things for sale before.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Would I have it in my house? I would.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I'd have it. I would!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Would you?- Yes. Don't look at me like that.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You haven't seen my house.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- It's crazy.- No, I haven't.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- If you want that...- I will go... - ..that will be your piece.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46..and I will ask what the lady can do on that.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Shall we speak to the stallholder? - Yes.- Yes.- Good morning.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Hello. Is this your green man?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- It is, yes.- Have you ever owned another green man?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- I haven't.- No, I haven't either. It's a cool thing.- It is, yes.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Very interesting.- It is quite a cool thing.- The price is...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- I can certainly do something on the price.- Would you take £50 for it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03I couldn't 50 on it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05What about 65?
0:10:05 > 0:10:0765 and we'll shake your hand?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- I can do 65.- Yeah?- Yeah. Brilliant. - Thank you very much.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Thank you.- Excellent.- Thank you.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Well, that is a new experience, isn't it?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- Thank you very much indeed. - No problem at all.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19First purchase in ten minutes. Very good.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Great. The Reds are off the mark with their first item.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Meanwhile, Paula and Jonty are still at odds.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27You've had your go.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Planters.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30They're not very old.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32You mean...which?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- This or that?- Those there?- Yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Yeah. They're quite... - They're sort of industrial.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- They have the industrial look. - But I think they look...
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Are they modern?- Yes, they are. - I don't want to do modern.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- No?- No, no, no. - So, you want old and antique?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- I would like old and antique. - OK. Let's try that out.- Yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54The message is clear, Gary, it's got to be old.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Not so with the Reds, though.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- I like that.- All right, OK.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Tell me why you like it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Well, the colours and...
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Do you like bright colours?- Yes. - Good for you. I do.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I know!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10All right, what's it made from?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- It's glass.- Is it hand blown?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I don't think so because there's no...
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Pontil mark.- Pontil mark.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20But often the pontil marks, which is the little, like,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23belly button on the base of a vase, where the rod has been snapped off,
0:11:23 > 0:11:28- they are polished out very often. - Yes.- I'm looking for scratches.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I'm looking for wear, use, polish marks.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32It is smooth.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35It is smooth. And I feel that there was once a pontil mark there...
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- And they've polished it. - ..and they've polished it,
0:11:38 > 0:11:43which makes me believe for certain that this is a hand-blown vase,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47and there is only one of these vases in the universe.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It's probably Italian.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- Right.- It's not Murano?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53It may well be Murano.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- That little island off the coast of Venice.- Do you think?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57It's Murano-esque.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Glass-making originated in Murano in the 8th century
0:12:01 > 0:12:04and is famous for leading the way in developing or refining
0:12:04 > 0:12:06many glass-making technologies,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09including multicoloured glass like this.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15So date wise, it's got the swinging '60s, maybe '70s feel to it, hasn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Yes.- That's what it has.- Yes. - But I do love the colour.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Do you love it, Pauline?- Yes. - What are we going to do now, then?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Find out the price. - Find out the price.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24OK. Madam, hello.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26You're looking very bright and cheerful.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Like the sunshine. - Very lovely indeed.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- Glass vase.- 15.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- 15.- Ten?
0:12:34 > 0:12:3512.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- OK.- Deal.- 12.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Is Anthony happy? You're happy?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Yeah, he's happy. He's not involved any more. Thank you very much!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- I left that one to her. - That's mine.- Well done.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49And that's one item for Mum and one for son after 19 minutes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Back to the Blues, and it looks like Paula's in the driving seat.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- What do you think?- Oh, that car.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I dread to think the price. What is it, Jonty?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Oh, £100!- £100.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- Is it modern?- It is modern. - Oh.- But it's very well made.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- £100. - It is too much of a risk, isn't it?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Too much of a risk.- OK.- Right.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- You hesitate, you say no, so... - Yeah, OK.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17One to stay clear of, Blues.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Meanwhile, the Reds are really motoring.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Look at you two, you're absolutely on fire.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- One purchase each.- Yes. - Now, who's going to buy the third?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- Both of us. - Well, we decided it would be both.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Both? Do you agree on anything?
0:13:33 > 0:13:34No, but... Try.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- How's that going to work, then? - We will, we will.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- We'll agree.- No, we will, for the next one. We need some...
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Something really...
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Sheffield plate. Excellent. - Yes, yes.- Come on, then.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Off they go, and while the clock keeps ticking, I'm off to
0:13:48 > 0:13:52discover just how timepieces changed our working lives for ever.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04The Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 18th century heralded
0:14:04 > 0:14:08the beginnings of a machine age which was to be ruled by time.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Coal-powered factories sprang up across the country,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13including here in Nottinghamshire,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16to produce anything from textiles to bicycles.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20To keep the vast wheels of industry turning day and night,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22the bosses needed workers.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Thousands of them.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32The challenge was how to ensure that those employees turned up
0:14:32 > 0:14:37for work on time and did the hours that they were supposed to.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42I'm here at the Museum of Timekeeping at the British Horological Institute
0:14:42 > 0:14:46with collections officer Alex Bond to find out just how clocks were
0:14:46 > 0:14:50used to keep tabs on the comings and goings of workers.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So, Alex, how did clocks change people's lives
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- during the Industrial Revolution? - With the Industrial Revolution,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00families flocked from the country into the city,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03hoping to find their fortune in these new factories.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08The managers of these factories needed to find a way of organising their staff
0:15:08 > 0:15:11to ensure that productivity was at its most efficient.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15So what is this and how does it work?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I can see a clock face there,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20but the rest, well, I'm... You know, just tell me.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Well, you're quite right, it doesn't look like a regular clock.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27This is a clocking-in machine from the turn of the 20th century,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31so around 1910, and these would have featured in
0:15:31 > 0:15:34most large sites and factories up and down the country
0:15:34 > 0:15:36at the time of the Industrial Revolution.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Each employee was given a specific employee number.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44So if I was arriving at work, I would take this lever...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49..move it around to 901, and I'd push this through...
0:15:52 > 0:15:55..which would then have stamped my time in on the card
0:15:55 > 0:15:57next to my employee number.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00This allowed the managers to really make sure you were
0:16:00 > 0:16:03where you said you were at the time you said you were there.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Goodness me, this is Big Brother watching you, isn't it?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Absolutely.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14And it wasn't just shift workers in factories who were being monitored -
0:16:14 > 0:16:16it applied to other businesses, too.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19So what's this clock? I'm looking at it,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I can't see any hands at all. Is it a clock?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25This was designed to allow managers to see whether or not
0:16:25 > 0:16:28their night-watchmen were falling asleep on duty.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Every half-hour, the night-watchman pushed down this lever,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35which in turn would depress the spikes around the edge of the clock,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38making a mark onto a card inside the clock.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40If they missed one,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43it would be very obvious to whoever was in charge that they had
0:16:43 > 0:16:47either been away from their post, or they'd actually been asleep.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48That's fiendish, isn't it?
0:16:48 > 0:16:53And I can see on here that it was from the Bank of London.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56That's right, which really goes a long way to explaining why they were
0:16:56 > 0:16:59so stringent about the hours that their night-watchmen were doing.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02If you're guarding the Bank of London, you can't
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- afford to have people falling asleep on shift.- No. Quite right.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Clocks didn't just ensure factory owners got their money's worth,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14they also made the workplace safer. In the 19th century,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18thousands of men across Britain risked their lives down the mines
0:17:18 > 0:17:23and using pocket watches like this enabled them to keep a crucial check
0:17:23 > 0:17:25on how long they had been underground.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Why was timing important?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Well, it was really important that miners came back up to the surface
0:17:32 > 0:17:34on a regular basis to avoid lung infection.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37The air quality beneath ground would have been truly appalling.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41There would have been smoke to contend with, there would have been
0:17:41 > 0:17:45poisonous gases to contend with, as well as the coal dust as well.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47These also served a secondary purpose.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Beneath the watch, in these brass cases,
0:17:50 > 0:17:54were brass discs which were stamped with the miner's employee number.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58These were left above ground when the miner went below,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00so that in the event of a disaster,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04the foreman would be able to see at a glance, from his board,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08who was still down below the ground and that way, they wouldn't
0:18:08 > 0:18:12waste valuable resources searching for anybody who was already safe.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16You know, it's fascinating the fact that clocks weren't there just to
0:18:16 > 0:18:20tell us the time, but they shaped our working lives, as well,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23so, Alex, thank you so much for all the information.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You're very welcome.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Well, as they say, time is money, so best get back to our teams.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Back at the fair, and with 20 minutes gone,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41the Reds have one item left to find,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43but the Blues are still two down,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46so time to get a gallop on, team.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50What about this cute baby, horsey thing?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53It has this industrial look that you're looking for.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It does. A lot of sharp edges, Gary.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- That's true, yes.- You're not buying it for a kid, are you?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Who are you buying it for, an adult to ride around the house on?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- No.- You're buying it for a child!
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Put it in a hallway, put a plant on it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- Oh.- Yeah.- A plant?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Absolutely.- It's not overly...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13If you buy it you can't moan at my football table.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Yeah, yeah, we're walking away, Gary.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- We are walking away. - Come on, let's go.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Nice try, Gary, but they're not biting.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Now, how is the Reds' hunt for silver coming along?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- I'll tell you if I see real Sheffield plate.- Yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27That's plated.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28That one? Yes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Now, they're not old, but could these attract the Blues?
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- What is it?- It's supposed to be a spotlight.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Oh, right, OK.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- £15.- I like the price.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- I don't know.- Is that 15 quid? No!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- £15 each, yeah. I've got five of them all together.- This?
0:19:44 > 0:19:45- Yes, yes.- So what...?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Can you do three for 30 or not?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- Yeah, I'll do three for 30. - What would you use them for?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- The kitchen.- Yes, in a kitchen, but any high ceiling, vaulted ceiling.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- I think that one's got a dent. - That's OK.- Pull them out.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58That contributes to...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Does it?- Yes.- OK.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- ..the look of it. - So you're saying three for 30?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Three for 30.- Three for 30.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08If you can get £1 off, if it goes for 30 at auction,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- then at least we make a profit. - Would you do three for 25?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14No. That would be...bring a tear to my eye, that.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Could we do three for 29,
0:20:18 > 0:20:22just to give us a bit of luck at the auction if it goes up in £5?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Go on, then.- Oh, thank you so much.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- So kind of you. Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Wonderful.- We agreed on that.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- Yes! Perfect. Yes. Lovely. Thank you.- Excellent.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35At last, harmony in the Blue camp.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Their second item bagged in 22 minutes,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40and both teams are level-pegging.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44But over with the Reds, David and Pauline are not impressed.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Oh! Oh!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Even I'm going, "Oh!" I'm with you.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Graphic novels.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- No.- No.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- What, not even Pride And Prejudice And Zombies?- No.- No.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57So, now you've bought an item piece, Blues,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59what's the plan for your third?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02We are going to spend, spend, spend.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Now with over half their time gone,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07the Reds are still on a quest for silver.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Do you like big funky bowls?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Anthony?- I do.- Genuinely? - Yes, genuinely.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Pauline?- Yes, I like it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16OK, Pauline, how old is it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- '30s.- '30s?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- No.- I'm going to go 1850.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Ah, OK.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Very good, cos you're both very wrong.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- I love that.- Right.- Yes.- It makes me look better.- I know you do.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- That's it!- It's handmade, isn't it?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Look at it.- Yes.- Look at the way it's beaten.- Yes.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36It's completely hand beaten. Made from copper.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Looks almost medieval in its construction, doesn't it?
0:21:38 > 0:21:44- Yes.- Yes.- Very much of a period, late 19th century, the Arts and...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Crafts.- Crafts.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47..Crafts period, yeah.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50The Arts and Crafts movement began in Britain in the 1860s,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54and promoted well made, handcrafted goods
0:21:54 > 0:21:56over poor quality mass-produced items.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Now, with Arts and Crafts things, we're looking for makers' marks,
0:22:00 > 0:22:04names. Wouldn't it be lovely if you found a retailer's mark on there?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Yeah.- And the retailer I'm thinking of is Liberty.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- I love Liberty.- Do you?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Yes.- Well, that screams Liberty.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Utterly scream... It's not. It wasn't retailed through Liberty...
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- No.- ..because if it was it would be marked.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- It's a period piece. - How much is it, David?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20£58. I would buy it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- What do you think, David?- I would buy it, for the right money.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I think 30 quid, 35 quid, would be a steal.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Would you have it if we could get it for 30?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Yes, because it's got a split in it.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Yeah, I know. I doubt we're going to get it, but leave that with me.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Yeah. You have a good chat, I'll go and have a word.- Brilliant.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38While David goes to talk to the dealer,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Gary tempts the Blues with some eastern promise.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Now, this table...
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- ..it's got a lot of things from the Orient.- Mmm.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Oriental things make good money at auction.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Yes.- Because of the booming Chinese economy.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- OK.- So anything here that grabs you?
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Um...
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- No, nothing here I can say at the moment.- OK.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04So, what's the news on that copper bowl, David?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- 45.- We'll have it. - I think we'll have it.- I like it.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Shall we have it?- Yep.- That's it. Well done, you two. Well in time.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- Brilliant.- That's your three purchases. Happy?- Very happy.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Happy?- Yes.- Let's go and enjoy some more sunshine.- Brilliant.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22It's not the Sheffield plate they were after,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25but it's their third item, and in just 34 minutes.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26They've got time to chill.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- It's not a hard number is it, really?- No, no, no.- Let's be honest.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31No, this is the life.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35But the Blues still have £260 burning a hole in their pocket,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and Paula has an opportunity to spend big.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41There are a few enamel brooches in there.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43And I do like them.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- They have this Scandinavian look to them.- They do.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Do people buy brooches?
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Yes.- Right.- Very popular. And especially enamel brooches.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Yes.- And you specify that you want enamels.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- Yes.- So there are three brooches in here...
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Yes.- ..that qualify.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Could we have a look at those brooches, please?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07From this distance,
0:24:07 > 0:24:12- I can tell you that these three are probably Norwegian.- OK.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17The heyday of Norwegian enamel was at the end of the 19th century,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19coinciding with the Art Nouveau period,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22and resulted in some of the finest enamel work ever made.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24The green one is 40.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Yeah.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29And the two whites are 40 each, so 120.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- If we could get it down to about 80ish...- Right, OK.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- ..then I'd say yeah.- Have a word. Yep. We'll try and find out.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Should we have a word?- Yeah. See what the best price is.- Right, good.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Could we find out the best price for those three, please?
0:24:42 > 0:24:46If you take all three, I can do them for 90, but that's the very best.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Is that absolute death?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50No movement at all on that?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Could you do 85? If we're nice?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Go on, 85.- 85. What do you think?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Would you go for it?- Well, it looks like you've decided.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Yeah, should we go for it? Yeah, we'll go for that, then.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Hey!- Yes. That's it, we're done.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Well done!
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Great, the Blues complete their final buy unscathed,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12and with 20 minutes to spare, I'm calling time.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Teams, time's up.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- I think we deserve an ice cream. - Definitely.- Oh, definitely.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- Let's go for it. Absolutely. - Let's go.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Let's find out what the Red team bought.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27They got going with the green man streetlight at £65.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Next, the multicoloured hand-blown vase for £12.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37And finally, the Arts and Crafts copper bowl set them back £45.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Well, I don't know about you, David, but I was so impressed, actually,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43by that certain unity here today.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Yes, Eric, yes, I'll go along with that, yeah.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47So your favourite item today?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I think it's the bowl, actually.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- The Arts and Crafts? - The Arts and Crafts bowl.- OK.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Which is the one item that you think is going to give you
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- the biggest profit? - The bowl.- You think so?- Yes.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59OK. Anthony, what about yourself? What's your favourite?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- It's got to be the green man. - Good lad.- I love it. I absolutely love it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06But I don't think that's going to give us the best profit.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I think it's going to be the copper bowl.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Oh, do you?- So we do agree on that. - All right. So what was the spend?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- 122.- OK, not huge.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16So you're going to give me, what?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18178.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22You're giving it to me, but I'm going to pass it over to David there.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24David, you got your eye on anything out there?
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Well, we've been trying to find some good period Sheffield plate.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Yes.- So I'm going to go and try and find some.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I've got enough money, but whether I find any Sheffield plate,
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- I've no idea.- OK.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39So while David goes off in search of something decent from Sheffield,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Their first buy was the table football,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46which they scored for just £11.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Next, the set of three industrial lights helped shine the way for £29.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55And finally, the Blues spent big on a set of three enamel brooches
0:26:55 > 0:26:57at £85.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Gary, I was a little bit worried for you, actually,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02because I could see there was a certain amount of conflict here,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05before you even started. So, how did you sort it out?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Well, I thought if Paula chooses one...
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Mmm-hmm. - ..and Jonty chooses another...
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Yeah.- ..and we all collectively choose a third.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- That's democracy for you. - Yeah.- So, favourite item?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18It would have to be the enamel brooches.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- Mmm-hmm.- Definitely, yes. - But which is going to give you
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- the biggest profit? - I think the industrial lights, yeah.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25OK. Come on, Jonty, favourite item?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28If I don't say the football table, I'll never hear the end of it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30So why did you like the football table?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32It's a bit beaten up and a bit rough and ready.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34So that's your favourite item, Jonty, but what about the one object
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- that's going to give you the biggest profit.- I think it will be the football table, maybe.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- You think so?- Maybe.- Well, let's hope we score with it, eh?
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Hopefully. Fingers crossed. - How much did you spend eventually?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- 125?- Yes.- 125?- It is.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49£175, please, madame.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- There you are, sir.- OK. There you go, Gary.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- Right.- So anything in there that you just noticed that you might go for?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Let's put it this way. In the interest of harmony,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02we've got two industrially looking things...
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Yeah.- ..one dainty-looking thing,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08so I thought I'd balance it off and go the dainty route.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- OK.- With a little bit of history.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- OK.- Perfect.- So while Gary goes off for a little bit of
0:28:14 > 0:28:17a dainty bonus buy, we're going off to the auction.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Well, we've moved counties.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31We're actually in Lincoln, at the sale rooms of
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Golding Young & Mawer, and I'm joined by Colin Young.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Absolute pleasure to have you here, Eric.- Thank you very much, Colin.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Well, let's start with our Red team, shall we?
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Anthony and Pauline, and the first item is a level crossing green man.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I have sold quite a few in the past.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I'm not quite sure how it's appeared here, but we've got to sell it.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49What's your estimate on it?
0:28:49 > 0:28:53A reasonable estimate of, say, 40 to 60 should encourage anybody.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55That's where we're at.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Well, you might have to do a lot more encouraging.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58They paid £65 for that, OK.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- Oh, OK. - So that was chosen by Anthony.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04The second item chosen by his mama, Pauline,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07is this interesting piece of art glass.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10It's decorative. What do we make of it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Well, very much a style of its own.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15We see plenty of it through the rooms. It doesn't inspire me.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- No?- So let's come up with an estimate.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Yeah.- Well, £10 to £30.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Somebody should spend £10 on it, you would have thought.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- Well, they paid £12 for it, OK. - Not bad.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29The third item is the 20th-century hammered copper bowl.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Interesting style, really, isn't it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34That sort of hammered or planished finish.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- What would you put in it? - Well, that's a very good question.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- A lot.- Yes, clearly.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Wouldn't you?- Clearly. - What's your estimate on it?
0:29:41 > 0:29:45I've gone with a safety estimate on this one, really, £25 to £40.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Anthony and Pauline paid £45.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Yeah, that seems a little bit on the heavy side.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55It strikes me that they may well be in need of their bonus buy,
0:29:55 > 0:29:57so let's find out what it is.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Well, you gave our David £178 of leftover lolly to go and play with,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06so, come on, reveal all.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Well, we were searching for Sheffield plate all day long.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- Yes, yes.- Yes. - We couldn't find any, Eric.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Another good eye. Pauline, you're dumbfounded in such a good way,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22I can tell. It's a measuring thing, isn't it?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- Let me hold that.- Thank you Eric. - OK. Ravel it out.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Hold that tight.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27There you go.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- Oh!- There you go. What does that remind you of?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32You're in the garden, you're planting your runner beans,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- you want a straight line. - Look at the construction of it.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37It's wrought iron, it's beautifully decorated.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41It's like a blacksmith-made thing. A lot of effort has gone into it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- How much did you pay? - How much did you spend?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46OK, I got it for the bargain price of 35.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- That's fine.- So, now you've had the description, what do you think?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Seeing that it's that old...
0:30:53 > 0:30:55..yes, I'm a bit more interested now.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Are we happy with that?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Yes.- If she's happy, I'm happy. - Is that right?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- It's all that really matters. - Well, you don't have to decide now.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Wait til you've sold your first three items and then make your decision.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10But in the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer has to say
0:31:10 > 0:31:11about David's bonus buy.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16And, hey, presto, one bonus buy.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Oh!- A garden marker of sorts.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- Do you want to give it a... - I'll give it a bit of a tug.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Give it a tug, yeah. Well, there you are. It's got some age, doesn't it?
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Exactly what I was going to say. It's got to be 19th century.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Could even be a little bit earlier than that.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I mean, I've never seen one sold before.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Me neither, so, again, a little bit of guesswork.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35I've put an estimate on it of £10 to £30.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Where has it got to be?
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Well, David went out and paid £35 for it,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- so he obviously thought it had got potential.- OK.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45In the meantime, let's turn our attention to the Blue team.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48This is Paula and her son Jonty
0:31:48 > 0:31:51and their first item is the table football.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54There's not a great deal of quality.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Is it '60s, maybe '70s, got that plasticky finish to it.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- So what's your estimate?- Well, I've gone for £10 to £30 on this one.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Well, that's all right. He paid £11 for it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06It seems like a pretty reasonable buy. That being said,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10his mama surprisingly went for three of these.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- Aluminium.- Yeah. - They are formidable, aren't they?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16That industrial look is very positive in terms of
0:32:16 > 0:32:19modern furnishing and decoration. You can imagine those hanging
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- in a kitchen or in a conservatory. - Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Just really adding to that look. - So, estimate?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Well, there are three of them, so we'll go for £25 to £40.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- OK. Paula paid £29, so...- OK. - ..I think she's in with a shout there, don't you?
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Yeah, that doesn't seem an unreasonable purchase.- OK.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39And then, item number three is the Scandinavian jewellery.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I think it's a clever thing to be buying the three,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45because if there's a weak link in there,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49you've got the strength in the other, and so I think as a grouping,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51I've gone with an estimate of 80 to 120,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55and one of the three just might be the killer punch in it.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Paula chose the three, paid 85, which seems a reasonable amount.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04That's a lot I'm sort of happy with, at a purchase of £85.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- OK. So good buys so far, yes.- Yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09It begs the question, will they need their bonus buy?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Well, let's find out what it is.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18OK, you Blues, you gave Gary £175.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Gary, would you like to reveal how you spent that money?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Well, I got you this.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Oh, I like.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Love it. Absolutely love it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- Yeah, it's not bad at all. - Do you know who it is?
0:33:27 > 0:33:28- No.- Not a clue.- Right.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32This is the last Czarina of Russia.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- Right.- Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna,
0:33:36 > 0:33:41and the reason I got this is that this year marks
0:33:41 > 0:33:46the 100th anniversary of their abdication from power.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- Right.- Right, OK. - So there's a lot of interest...
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- Yeah.- ..going on, memorabilia around this family.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- So what do you two think of it? - I really like the shape of it.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57I actually like the whole thing.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Yeah, brilliant clear image, isn't it? Tidy case. I think everything, everything's perfect on it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03How much did you pay for it?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I paid...
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- ..£10.- You are joking me. - Ah, can't go wrong! Can't go wrong.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- Wow.- A steal.- Yes.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Well, remember, you two, you don't have to make your minds up now.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Wait until you've sold your first three items.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- OK.- And that's when you make the decision.- Yeah.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21In the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer has to say
0:34:21 > 0:34:23about Gary's Czarina.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27I don't want to get personal, but I think me and thee...
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Yeah.- ..are probably older than that photograph frame.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- Would you say?- 100%. - Right, OK.- In both cases.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36So as for the metal, I mean, it's obviously... It's not silver, is it?
0:34:36 > 0:34:37- No.- What have you put it down as?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39We've just put it down as silver-plated.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42OK. So the real bonus is the subject.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44We're looking at the last Czarina of Russia.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It's got to be the leading light, I think,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48or the leading lady in this combination.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50It has. What's the estimate?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Well, I'm sorry, but it's a miserable £5 to £15.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55But I really couldn't get any more enthusiastic than that.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58OK. Gary did not go overboard.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00He spent £10 on it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02I think he's redeemed with the price rather than the object.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05OK. Well, it all boils down to the auctioneer today.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Who's that going to be?- I suppose that's got to be me, then.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- It's got to be you.- Yeah. - Safe pair of hands, as usual.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16£10. 12, 15.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20So it's auction day. The moment of truth has arrived.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Yes.- There's no going back, is there?- No.- How are we feeling?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Excited.- Excited.- Really excited. - Yes.- Here's your first lot.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29It's your level crossing green man illuminated sign.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- You paid £65 for it. - Right.- It's coming up now.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Lot number 110. This is a level crossing green man.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38So are you going to start me at 80 for it?
0:35:38 > 0:35:3980? 50 to go, then.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- 50? 30.- Come on.- Go on.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Come on.- £20, anybody? 20 is bid.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Yes, 20.- At 22, 25, five.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4728, 28, 30. At 30 bid. 32 now, £30 bid.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Two now, surely. - Go on, go on, go on, go on.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5138. 38. 40? 40 bid.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Two. 42. 45.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Yes!- Oh, yes.- At 48.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00Bid 50. 55. 60. 60. Five.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03At £65, are we all done, then? No more bids from anywhere else?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Sells at 65.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Oh.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Well...- Wiped its face.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10..didn't make a loss, you didn't make a...
0:36:10 > 0:36:11- I know.- So, second item coming up,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14it's the late-20th-century art glass vase.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16you paid £12 for it.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17- Either way, here it comes.- Yes.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19This is the art glass vase.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21There we go, some really good naturalistic colours in there.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Who's going to start me at £40?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25- £40, anybody?- 40.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27£40, halve it, 30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Start me at £20, then.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30£20, anybody? Offer me 10.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32£10, anybody? 10 bid. £12 now, do I see?
0:36:32 > 0:36:3412, 15, 18.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35- Yes.- 20. Two.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Five. No.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- This is more like it. - Oh, yes. Yes, yes.
0:36:39 > 0:36:40£22. Are we all done?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Last call for the glass, then, selling at 22 in the stripes.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Oh, come on!- Good man.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- Very good.- Well done.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47£10 ahead. OK.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49All right. That's the way to be.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52So the third item is the early-20th-century hammered copper
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Art Nouveau bowl. You paid 45.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Yeah.- We're just about to find out. - Yes.- Let's see. Coming up now.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Lot number 114 is a large early-20th-century
0:37:01 > 0:37:04copper Art Nouveau-style bowl. Who's going to start me at £80 for it?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£80, anybody? 80. 50 to go, then. 50, who's first?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- 50.- Go on.- 50, I'm bid. 55, do I see?
0:37:09 > 0:37:1150 bid, five anywhere else, surely.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12At £50. Are we all done?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Come on!- Last call for you at £50.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- It's a profit.- Well, it's a profit. - That's it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22You lost five, you've now lost £15.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Wow.- Oh.- We're now in a situation
0:37:24 > 0:37:28whereby you have the option of going with the bonus buy.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Remember it's that interesting garden marker.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33David paid 35.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34- I would say no.- All right.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- OK.- No.- All right. OK.- I won't be offended.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Well, it'll be interesting. Let's find out, coming up now.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40Lot number 119.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44A late Victorian or Edwardian wrought iron garden marker.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46£30. £30.
0:37:46 > 0:37:4820 to go, then, surely.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51£20, anybody? £10, surely somebody's going to bid that.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Ten, they do. Ten bid, 12 now, do I see?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Ten. 12 now. Have a look at what we're selling.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5712 is bid. At 12.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- 15.- No!
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Come on. No? What do you mean, no?
0:38:01 > 0:38:06At £15 we're all done and I will sell, then, at £15.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Oh!- Oh!- Well done.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Good decision. - That was a pretty good decision.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15The good news is you've ended up with a plus of £15.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Yes.- You know, it could be a winning score.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19- You never know.- You never know.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22But the other well-worn phrase is, not a word to the Blues.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28How are we feeling this morning?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Really excited. Very excited. - A bit nervous, but...
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- Are you regulars at auctions? - Never been to one before.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- No?- A farm auction, but nothing like this.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Nothing like this. - So here's the first lot.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- It's the table football game. You paid £11 for it.- Yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Either way, coming up now.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45This is the table football game. Very nice set, this.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Who's going to start me at... Where do we want to be?
0:38:47 > 0:38:48£40 for it? 40?
0:38:48 > 0:38:5030 to go, then, surely, £30, anybody?
0:38:50 > 0:38:5330. Start me at ten, then. £10. £10.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Ten is bid.- Hang on.- Come on, then.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Any more now? At ten bid. 12 now. 12 is bid.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59I've got 12, 15.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Pay attention.- 15. 18? At £15 bid.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03At 15. Any more now?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05At 15. I'll offer you 16 if you like.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Going, then, at £15.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- 15, it's a good start.- Not bad.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13It's plus £4, well done, you.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14So here's your second item.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17It's your three industrial-style aluminium and glass shades.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18you paid £29 for these.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Let's see what they make. Here we go.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24137 are three industrial size aluminium and glass shades,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26really good and stylish.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Where do you want to be? £40 for them? 40, anybody? 40?
0:39:29 > 0:39:3130, £20, 20, £10.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Oh, no!- £5.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36£5 is bid.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Five bid. Do I see six?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Eight bid, ten bid, 12 bid, 15, 18.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43At £18. Are we all done, then?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Let's see.- Another five. - No, at 18,
0:39:45 > 0:39:49it looks like the switch has been turned off and we sell at £18.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51£18.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Where's the justice in the world?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56That's minus 11.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58We're now at minus £7.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01It's not... It's not the end of the world.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05So your third item is the three Scandinavian enamel brooches.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- You paid £85. - Yes.- Let's see where we go.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Lot 139 is the three Scandinavian enamel brooches.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15I suppose, really, we've got to be at least £30 apiece for these,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18haven't we? So start me at £100. 100? 80 to go, then?
0:40:18 > 0:40:20£80, where do you want to be?
0:40:20 > 0:40:2280. 50? 40? £40? £30.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Oh, no!
0:40:25 > 0:40:26At 30 bid, five now, do I see?
0:40:26 > 0:40:2935? 35 bid. 40, five, 50, five. Five bid.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3060 bid, five.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3265, 70. £70 I'm bid. Five.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3475, 80. 80 bid, 85.
0:40:34 > 0:40:3682, then, let's keep going.
0:40:36 > 0:40:3982 on the net, 85 in the room, 85, 88 now.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40That's right.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43At 85, my bid is in the room at 85.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45No more? Selling, then, in the room, at £85.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Oh!- Got out of that one, got out of that.- Whew, yes.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51It broke even, didn't it?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- It did, yeah.- Having said that,
0:40:53 > 0:40:56it gives you a status quo where you're still minus £7.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- My word.- The pressure's on me now.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02This is where you've got to make that decision about your bonus buy.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- 100%.- You're minus seven. - Absolutely, yeah.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Definitely.- 100%? Cast iron?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- Definitely.- Yeah.- Yeah. - Gary paid £10.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Let's find out. Coming up now.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Lot number 144 showing next.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15This is a hammered photograph frame this time.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Very nice picture in there of Czarina Alex of Russia.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Do you want to start me at £20 for it?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Yes, please. Please do.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24£10?
0:41:24 > 0:41:25£5?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Oh!- Start me at a pound.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Thank you. £1, I'm bid. One bid, five bid. At six bid, eight bid,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- ten bid, 12 bid.- Oh, that's great. Well happy with that.
0:41:33 > 0:41:3518 now, 18 bid. Lady's bid at 18.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37You're out there in the middle. And out on that. Selling at £18.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Thank you very much.- Hey!- Yes!
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Oh, Gary, I knew you could do it. You are the man.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45You just made yourselves £8.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46You were minus seven.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49You are plus £1.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Yes!- Nice!- Let's not knock it.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- This is a positive. - This is wonderful.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56So it goes without saying, not a word to the Reds.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- Nope.- No.- Absolutely not.- OK.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08Well, it was a pretty near-run thing. In fact...
0:42:08 > 0:42:13I know that there's only £14 between the runner-up
0:42:13 > 0:42:17and the winner, OK? But we do have a winner today,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19and the winners today...
0:42:19 > 0:42:24- are the Red team with all of a £15 profit!- Yes!- Yay!
0:42:24 > 0:42:25Get in!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Well, listen, listen, listen, listen, there's no shame.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38There is no shame, Blues, because you also made a profit, albeit £1.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40You made a profit!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- At least we all won money.- Exactly!
0:42:42 > 0:42:46I'm in a situation now where I have to give you some money.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49OK, are you ready for this? OK.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- Treasure that. - I'm going to cherish that.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Remember, it's 50p each.- All right.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Make sure you get paid out there, Jonty.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Turning to the jubilant...
0:42:59 > 0:43:03I mean, you know, you did manage to clock up a £15 profit there.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- Yeah.- Yeah.- Well, there you go. A picture of Churchill on the back.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Thank you.- £15. - Lovely, thank you very much.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- But my main concern is that you've all had fun, yes?- Yes.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17- Definitely.- Excellent, because we hope you at home have had fun watching.
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