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00:00A workshop full of wonders.
00:03I heard the word watch.
00:06Home to experts and time-honoured crafts.
00:09Hopefully, we've got this in the nick of time.
00:12Together repairing treasured pieces of the past.
00:15Oh, no.
00:17Wow, look at that.
00:18Wow, look at that.
00:21I'm quite proud of that.
00:23And unlocking their stories.
00:25I'm completely blown away by this.
00:27Oh, dear.
00:29Bringing the broken.
00:31Oh, I'm desperate to take a look.
00:34Back to life.
00:36Oh, fantastic.
00:39Oh, my.
00:43Wow, this is amazing.
00:46Yeah.
00:47Welcome to the repair shop.
00:50First at the barn today, an extra special delivery for Julie and Amanda.
01:00This is exciting.
01:01Carol Wade.
01:02Hello.
01:03Hello.
01:04And husband David from Crick Howell in Wales.
01:05Hello.
01:06Have brought a supersized softie in need of some love and tenderness.
01:08Incredible.
01:09It's huge.
01:10Can you manage?
01:11Yes, we're fine.
01:12Done this a few times.
01:13Mine is here.
01:14There you go.
01:15Do you want to pop them down here?
01:16Of course.
01:17Oh, then we can get a good look at him.
01:18Oh, then we can get a good look at him.
01:19It's wonderful.
01:20It's wonderful.
01:21It's wonderful.
01:22It's wonderful.
01:23Yeah.
01:24It's wonderful.
01:25It's wonderful.
01:26And husband David from Crick Howell in Wales.
01:27Hello.
01:28Have brought a supersized softie in need of some love and tenderness.
01:32Incredible.
01:33It's huge.
01:34All right.
01:35Can you manage?
01:36Yes, we're fine.
01:37Done this a few times.
01:38Mine is here.
01:39There you go.
01:40Do you want to pop him down here?
01:42Of course.
01:43Oh, then we can get a good look at him.
01:46He's wonderful.
01:49He is lovely, isn't he?
01:50We love him.
01:51And he came from Elvis.
01:53Really?
01:54So he was presented to the British Elvis fan club as a thank you back in 1972 when we ran
02:02the first ever tour out to see Elvis appear live in Las Vegas.
02:08So he's?
02:0952, 53 years old.
02:11I don't know what that is in dog years.
02:13The fan club asked me to help them to organize tours.
02:18I'm a logistics man, but luckily I was an Elvis fan as well.
02:22And we chartered a plane, 180 seats, sold just like that.
02:27Wow.
02:28Well, we got to Las Vegas and we all went in to see the show.
02:32The Colonel, Elvis' manager, Tom Parker, invited all the fans to come and see him the following day.
02:41The whole corridor was lined with hound dogs.
02:46Nothing like this, but small ones.
02:49Okay.
02:50Different sizes.
02:51Wow.
02:52Which he was then selling.
02:53And as a thank you from the Colonel and from Elvis, the fan club were presented with him.
03:01And we've checked all the records we can find, all the photographs we can find.
03:07And this, a rather special dog, is the only one that was made.
03:13So he is totally unique.
03:15Wow.
03:16Did you actually get to meet the man himself?
03:19I did.
03:20He was one of these people that if you came in the room, all the hairs on the back of your neck would go up.
03:26He just had that presence.
03:28And so good looking.
03:30What a tour.
03:32It was quite a tour.
03:34So what happened to the dog when he came back to this country?
03:37Well, he was looked after by the fan club for a while and then was put into a competition.
03:43And one particular mega fan called Carol Chamberlain got to own the dog.
03:49Carol kept this hound dog in her bedroom for 35 years.
03:54She absolutely loved it dearly.
03:57Unfortunately, Carol passed away this year, but she wanted fans to see the dog once more,
04:05to try and raise some money for charity.
04:08But we are very aware of the condition he's in, he's very delicate.
04:12Tell us what's wrong with him.
04:14Well, as you can see, it's obviously held together by a frame.
04:19Yeah.
04:20That's now come through, so obviously it needs something there.
04:24There seems to be tape under here holding him together.
04:28Oh, gosh, yeah.
04:29Which I think is just to see him coming open.
04:31And plus, the fact, he needs grooming, of course.
04:34This is going to be so exciting and such a pleasure to work on.
04:38So thank you for bringing him here.
04:41We really are relying on you ladies to give him his pedigree back.
04:46He doesn't buy it.
04:48We'll let you know when he's ready.
04:51Bye-bye.
04:54Isn't he wonderful?
04:55He's great, isn't he?
04:57He's not going to feel on our bench though, is he?
04:59No.
05:00Oh, what's that in there?
05:01Oh, he's got a little mouth.
05:03Aww.
05:10Wow.
05:12Do you think this is possibly the biggest thing we've ever done?
05:15Yeah, for sure.
05:16What can you see up your end?
05:17What's the problem?
05:18Definitely this area where the post is coming out through the top of his head.
05:23Ooh.
05:24But he has also got this awful split under his chin.
05:29Not surprising when you think of the weight that's in this lovely muzzle.
05:33He's got a really nasty injury underneath this front paw.
05:37Oh dear.
05:38Every time I go near it, polystyrene balls are sticking to me like glue,
05:42because they are really, really bursting out.
05:46Okay then, Amanda.
05:47A little less conversation.
05:48Ooh.
05:49Let's get unstuffing.
05:50I think maybe this back seam here.
05:56At least it's opening quite easily.
05:58Ooh.
05:59Are you on a roll?
06:00Oh, I'm on a roll.
06:01Oh my goodness.
06:04This is going to take ages.
06:05It's a big job, but we've got to get it out,
06:07because then we can see exactly what's going on inside.
06:13We're going to make such a mess.
06:14No.
06:15Such a mess.
06:16Oh, Steve's over there.
06:17You know what Steve's like.
06:19The next hopeful visitor is Ken from County Durham,
06:33with a precious memento from the industrial heartland of bygone Britain.
06:41Hi there.
06:42Hi.
06:43Welcome.
06:44Oh, look at this.
06:46What is it?
06:47It's a clock.
06:49Thermometer.
06:50And barometer.
06:51Steve, do you mind popping over?
06:54It's a job for the band's Don of Dials, Steve Fletcher.
06:58Hello.
06:59Hello.
07:01Have you seen this before?
07:02Oh, yeah.
07:03Clock Compendium.
07:04Clock Compendium.
07:05That's what it is.
07:06This was presented to my dad, Robert Nelson, or better known as Bob.
07:12It was presented to him by the officials and the men,
07:16in recognition for the work that he carried out at the Easington Colliery disaster in 1951.
07:23Wow.
07:24Yeah.
07:26Easington Colliery in County Durham saw one of Britain's worst post-war mining tragedies.
07:34An underground explosion triggered a pit collapse, claiming the lives of 81 miners and two rescue workers.
07:42What do we see of dad's role in the rescue?
07:48He was one of the team captains and he led one of the first teams down.
07:52It was 900 feet down and about 1,000 feet in.
07:55And you've got just total darkness.
07:59Yeah.
08:00This particular rescue lasted for 10 days.
08:0210 days?
08:03There was only one person brought out alive and he died shortly afterwards.
08:09To have lost so many men out of a community must have really affected everyone.
08:17Yeah, well, you would struggle to find a family that hadn't lost somebody.
08:20Yeah.
08:21You say this was presented to your dad?
08:24Yes.
08:25By his colleagues?
08:26Yes.
08:27That's what makes it so valuable because it came from the people who we worked with.
08:31And it was their appreciation for and their respect for what he did.
08:35How old was your dad when he went into the mines for the first time?
08:3815.
08:3915?
08:40And he did it till he was just gone 58 and died at the age of 60.
08:45Oh.
08:46So mining was his life and that's what's left.
08:53What kind of dad was Bob?
08:55Great.
08:56Come to watch me play football all the time.
08:58He was a calm man.
09:00Very calm.
09:01I think you'd need to be to be doing that particular job.
09:04Yeah.
09:05Yeah.
09:06Do you remember when this came into the house for the first time?
09:08It's one of my very, very early memories, seeing it on the wall right beside the door.
09:13And every time he walked out of the door, you'd tap it twice.
09:20And I thought it was some sort of strange ritual.
09:22OK.
09:23But what it is, apparently, if you tap a barometer, the needle will move in the direction that it's
09:30going to go.
09:31So I suppose really it was his long range weather forecast, wasn't it?
09:35Absolutely.
09:36That was a done thing.
09:38When was the last time you saw this working?
09:4215 years ago, at least.
09:45If Steve can get this working for you, where's it going to go in the house?
09:49Is it going to go by the front door?
09:50It's going to go as near to the door as I can get it.
09:53Yes.
09:54So I can go like that when I walk out.
09:55Are you going to do that?
09:56Yeah, I am.
09:57Really?
09:58I am.
09:59I really am.
10:00I want to be able to pass this on.
10:01Yeah.
10:02Never let it be forgotten.
10:03Just for me.
10:04Yeah.
10:05And for Bob.
10:06For the men that died.
10:08They're all in there.
10:10They're all in there.
10:11And I owe it to them.
10:16I have to get this working for you.
10:18Because I know how much it means to you and your community.
10:22Yeah.
10:25Nice to see you, Ken.
10:26And we'll see you very soon.
10:28Thanks a lot. Bye-bye.
10:30Bye-bye now.
10:33This clock signifies so much.
10:48And I completely understand why Ken wants to get it all working.
10:53There are actually three parts to this.
10:55There's the clock mechanism, which is stopped.
10:58I don't know what's gone wrong there.
11:00The thermometer is not working at all.
11:02And then there's the barometer that has got the broken glass on top.
11:06I don't know whether the barometer itself actually works.
11:09But I'm going to start off by looking at the clock first.
11:17The mechanism is absolutely filthy.
11:21I think this just needs a really good overhaul.
11:25I do need to just pop the thermometer off because I need to sort that out as well.
11:31I'll take the barometer off and then I can get the case over to Will because it's looking really tired at the moment.
11:37It needs sprucing up.
11:38It needs sprucing up.
11:39It needs sprucing up.
11:44It needs sprucing up.
11:45It needs sprucing up.
11:46It needs sprucing up.
11:47The sensor is also about the cranky, it needs to be minimized.
11:48It needs to be a form of a cranky, which is massive.
11:49But then you can figure it out.
11:50And then you need to move.
11:51I'll do that.
11:52Once I've arrived, then I can see the copy now.
11:53I can take the discovery next to you.
11:54I came to the end of the day back.
11:55You all right, Will?
11:56Hey Steve.
11:57I've got Ken's clock compendium case.
11:58I'm a bit tired.
11:59Oh yeah, definitely.
12:00I've got Ken's clock compendium case.
12:02A bit tired.
12:03Oh yeah, definitely.
12:05Okay, leave it with me.
12:06Fantastic.
12:09While Will goes to work on the wood,
12:12it's the faulty thermometer
12:14that's raising Steve's temperature.
12:18You've got the main reservoir there of red alcohol.
12:23And then as the temperature rises,
12:26the alcohol is supposed to come up
12:28this tiny little tube there.
12:30The thermometer isn't working at all
12:32because the whole of the tube is full up with the alcohol.
12:35The air that is supposed to fill the upper part of it
12:40is actually in the reservoir down here.
12:42That bubble's probably enough to fill the whole of the tube.
12:46But because the tube is so small,
12:48the alcohol that's in there won't allow it to come up there.
12:52So I'm going to try and get that air up into the tube.
12:58Basically, I'm just going to start tapping it.
13:01And I've got to do that really carefully
13:03because this glass is quite fragile
13:06and I could easily break it.
13:14There's not the slightest movement at all.
13:20I might just carry on for a little bit longer.
13:28Whenever I polish woodwork,
13:33if there are any contaminants like dirt, wax or grease,
13:37the fresh polish won't actually stick to the surface.
13:40And then it starts to either bubble up
13:42or it won't sit properly.
13:43So I need to make sure that I clean every single bit
13:49of this surface before I start polishing it up.
13:52Having been all shook out of its stuffing,
14:03Julie and Amanda can start to mend the colossal cuddly canine
14:07from the inside out.
14:12I think between us, Amanda and I have got around 15 to 20
14:17little areas that need either re-repairing
14:21or addressing for the first time.
14:23And we have, for example, that nasty area
14:26that was under his chin that was all torn.
14:29It's been very crudely repaired.
14:31And I'm literally just going to remove
14:33all the repair stitches.
14:36It's like starting with a clean slate.
14:38I've started at the head, Amanda's started at the tail,
14:43and the hope is it won't be too long
14:45before we meet in the middle.
15:02Julie and I have finished removing all the old repairs now,
15:06and we are putting these patches over all the damaged areas,
15:10which are making him nice and strong
15:12and holding everything together.
15:14Once we've done that,
15:15we'll turn him back through the right way
15:17and start to repair the damage from the other side.
15:36Back in the old days,
15:42the doctors used to shake the thermometer
15:45to get the mercury back into place.
15:49And I just thought maybe centrifugal force
15:51will push the alcohol down
15:55and allow the air to come up.
15:57It's working just a little bit at a time
16:06it's going down.
16:08I think I'm going to do it.
16:15Well, I'm blown.
16:18I've actually done it.
16:19I've got all the air back into place.
16:22That's amazing.
16:23I've got all the air back into place.
16:33Ready?
16:35Always ready.
16:37Susie's latest leather repair challenge
16:39survived testing times overseas
16:42more than half a century ago.
16:46Sophia and her uncle Lambrus from London
16:49are here to tell all.
16:52Come on in.
16:54So this is quite an interesting looking bag.
16:57Will you tell me a bit about it?
16:58This was my father's bag when he was a child.
17:01He was a young shepherd in Cyprus.
17:04Ah, lovely.
17:05What was dad's name?
17:07Satiris.
17:07Okay.
17:08It's got a really old traditional Greek name as well.
17:11He was Greek?
17:11Yes.
17:12Our family had goats
17:13and my dad used to go out with the goats
17:17and take this backpack with him.
17:19What's your relation to Sophia's father?
17:21Sophia's father is my brother.
17:23Okay.
17:24Yeah.
17:24I'm the youngest of the whole family.
17:26You're the baby.
17:28So what was this bag actually used for?
17:31The bag we used to use only for food.
17:34They used to put this aluminum chains,
17:37olives, bread, water.
17:40And did you also go out with the goats?
17:43I used to go out, started from about seven years old.
17:48Wow.
17:48Until I got 13.
17:50Goodness.
17:50And then I come in England after that.
17:52Oh, wow.
17:53Your brother, your father, he stayed.
17:55He stayed.
17:56He stayed and he come over a refugee, 1974.
18:00What happened then?
18:01Well, Turkey invaded Cyprus, which now is actually divided in half.
18:08Half it's Greeks and half it's Turkish.
18:10Hmm.
18:11Following a Greek-backed military coup in 1974,
18:18Turkey launched an invasion of northern Cyprus.
18:21In the turmoil that followed,
18:26tens of thousands of Cypriots on both sides of the divide
18:30were forced to flee their homes and rebuild lives elsewhere.
18:37So, Sophia, you were born in Cyprus then?
18:40Yeah.
18:41I was born in Cyprus in 1973.
18:44Oh, just at this time then.
18:45I was eight months old and the village where we lived,
18:49we lost our homes.
18:50We had to flee away from the soldiers.
18:52They were all coming through.
18:54Why do you think that this bag was picked up in that chaos
18:57when they were fleeing?
18:58I think the bag was something that he knew linked him to the village
19:04and it was also easy for him to put things inside.
19:08We couldn't carry much.
19:10When they arrived to Heathrow Airport,
19:12I went and picked them up.
19:13Okay.
19:13So, he had the bag, two carrier bags
19:16with the little clothes for the children and nothing else.
19:20It's amazing that this bag is still here with us.
19:23Yeah.
19:24What's happened?
19:24What's happened is we have adopted a dog from Cyprus.
19:30My son named her Bacon.
19:32Oh, brilliant.
19:33Yeah.
19:33And one day she got the bag when we weren't looking.
19:37So, this bag is like a rotsack.
19:38So, it's strapped.
19:39Yes.
19:40So, she's managed to chew all the straps.
19:41Uh-oh.
19:42She chewed a hole there.
19:43Uh-oh.
19:44Oh, no.
19:45But I think it smells of Cyprus as well.
19:48That's home for her as well.
19:49What did you think when you saw it?
19:51I was really upset.
19:53I just instantly rang my husband.
19:54I was like, what am I going to do?
19:56You know what?
19:57It could have been worse.
19:58Yes.
19:58She could have shredded the whole bag and she didn't.
20:01Yes.
20:01It has been so nice meeting you both.
20:03Thank you so much for your time and thank you for bringing in the bag.
20:06Thank you for having us.
20:07Bye-bye.
20:11Isn't it gorgeous?
20:12It really is.
20:12I've never seen a bag like it.
20:14I've got a lot of work to do.
20:15Yes, you have.
20:16But, uh, it's going to look good.
20:18Yeah.
20:28I really like this bag.
20:31And it's always enjoyable for me to see the thought process that the craftsman has put behind producing something like this.
20:39The fringe on the outside, although decorative, I imagine is keeping the flies away.
20:45I need to focus my attention on replacing the missing strap.
20:52It's a twisted cord of leather that extends all the way down to the corners here.
21:00So, in effect, it's like a rucksack.
21:03This must have been the tastiest part because that's where bacon's spent a lot of time chewing.
21:08Particularly this one.
21:10There's a big hole.
21:12The rest of it, where we've got damage on the tassel, there's a few teeth marks.
21:17But tassels are vulnerable to breaking anyway just because they get dry and they snap.
21:22I've never worked on anything like this before, so I'm thinking on my feet.
21:26I'm going to start by using this dry brush and see how much of this dirt I can start removing.
21:36There's a lot of dust actually coming up.
21:39I don't want to upset the fibres too much, but I do want to really get this looking refreshed.
21:46With the humongous hound dog's repairs progressing nicely, Julie wants to make sure his wooden frame will never be seen on tour.
22:05It's my job to get this damaged part of his head stronger and repaired.
22:13So, I'm going to use this strong, cotton-backed piece of fabric.
22:17To begin with, I'm going to feed this piece of fabric up into that area of his head, where the hole is, and lining it up with the area of damage.
22:31But before I put any stitches in, I'm going to stuff the top of his head.
22:35It's just really like putting a form underneath and give me an idea what the shape of the top of his head should be.
22:41We don't want him to have a pimple on the top.
22:45I'm pleased with how that's sitting.
22:47So, I'm just going to remove the lump of stuffing and start sewing.
22:50While Will reinvigorates the clock compendium's casing with a spot of polish, Steve's conducting an experiment.
23:12I'm just going to test whether the vacuum chamber in the barometer mechanism is punctured or not.
23:23I'm just going to blow a bit of air in.
23:28What I'm going to do is push the bag, which increases the pressure inside.
23:32And this replicates the normal air pressure increase, which should push round the hand, which it does, which is great news.
23:43The broken glass might have just been holding the hand from moving round.
23:50Steve now faces the tricky task of reattaching the manually operated hand that tracks changes in pressure.
23:58I've got a new piece of glass for the barometer.
24:04I just need to pop this setting hand on.
24:07I'm really worried because I've got to put a lot of pressure on the glass and it could quite easily break.
24:15I'm just pulling up that little bar.
24:19And then I've got to try and slide the hand underneath if I can.
24:30No, that's not worked.
24:37Let's see if I can just hold that.
24:42Oh.
24:44There we go.
24:45There we go.
24:49That looks really smart now.
25:09Now that the polish has dried, I'm just trying to mask that damage with a few little layers of pigment.
25:19I'm going to keep on following myself all day round until I've done all of the scratches and I can get this over to Steve.
25:26Having freshened up the Cypriot bag's exterior, Susie's turning her attention to its array of leather tassels.
25:45The dry cleaning process has worked really, really well, and what I really love is how it does look refreshed, but I haven't massively changed how it would have looked originally.
26:02What I do want to do is improve the appearance of these beautiful tassels because where the leather is rough, it's beginning to sort of peel away in layers.
26:17So I'm just going to apply a product here called Celugel, which will help to iron all those loose fibers down and make them look brighter as well.
26:30I have actually counted how many of these tassels at the top and there's 98, so I'm going to be here a while.
26:38With the hound dog's coat patched up and his wooden skeleton reinstalled, Amanda and Julie are facing the mammoth task of re-stuffing.
27:02Go on with Julie, I think you drew the short straw.
27:05I definitely did, but that's what you do for your friends.
27:09Once you get to his knees, I'll have a go. How about that?
27:11Oh, thanks, OK. That'd be lovely.
27:12You can hold me poles. Oh, thank you.
27:14Welcome.
27:27How are you ladies getting on? We're struggling.
27:29No, we were doing all right up to point. Can you reach right into his nose?
27:35I think so. Hold on.
27:36Just do a little test.
27:38Oh, yeah. Oh, yes. Hello.
27:40Amanda, hand me the stuffing.
27:45That's it.
27:46This is really hard work. I feel like a vet for some reason. I don't know why.
27:50Now, what kind of stuffing is this? Is this the same as the original?
27:55No, it was originally filled with polystyrene balls and we didn't want to reuse it because it would have been highly flammable.
28:02Right.
28:05You're doing such a great job. Thank you.
28:07That's better. Joe, if you can carry on doing that.
28:09Yeah.
28:10Well, we get a cup of tea. It'd be great. Thanks, Will. Come on, man.
28:13Cheers. Thanks, Will.
28:15Oh.
28:20With two of the clock compendium's trio of components fixed, Steve's going for the hat trick.
28:29I've got all of the parts of the clock mechanism nice and clean now, so I've got to set to and start repairing all of the wear.
28:36As I'm working on this clock, I'm just reflecting on Ken's dad's bravery.
28:45I was in the fire service and had to make split second decisions on which way you were going to rescue somebody.
28:56But to be down in a mine, yeah, it's a very, very special person that can do that.
29:14There we go.
29:15Just got to get on with putting the clock mechanism together and give it an oiling and it should start ticking straight away.
29:29Fresh from the repair shop's very own Pooch parlour, the huge home dog is almost ready to return to sender.
29:51We are so pleased with how he's looking.
29:54He's been groomed and he's just having his final dusting off before he goes home.
29:59But this felt is a little faded and I think if I can brighten it with this special fabric marker pen, I think that'll just be perfect.
30:08A detail like this is such a small thing, but it is incredible, the difference that it'll make.
30:17I can't wait to see what Carol and David think of him.
30:20Absolutely.
30:21The giant hound dog was gifted to Elvis Presley's UK fan club by Elvis and his manager.
30:33But half a century on, the fabric was torn and its wooden frame was poking through.
30:40I think this is the biggest reveal blanket, isn't it?
30:43I think it's the biggest reveal we've ever done.
30:45Ready?
30:46Ready.
30:47Oh.
30:51David and Carol are back to find out if this precious piece of pop memorabilia is ready to go back on tour.
31:02Hi.
31:03Hello.
31:04Welcome now both.
31:05Thank you very much.
31:06Nice to see you.
31:07And you.
31:08How are you feeling?
31:09Obviously excitement, but slightly nervous as well.
31:13He was in a bad state of repair.
31:15We've become very fond of him.
31:16He's become part of our family, but he's also part of the Elvis family.
31:20Yes.
31:21Because of how important he is to Elvis fans.
31:23Yes.
31:24I'm just so looking forward to seeing him.
31:26Okay.
31:27Shall we?
31:28Yes.
31:35Oh.
31:36Hello, mate.
31:37Oh, my.
31:38Oh.
31:39He's wonderful.
31:40And he's taller.
31:41So all of that needed reshaping.
31:42Yeah.
31:43I just want to hug him too.
31:44He's been waiting for one.
31:45That's brilliant.
31:46Thank you, ladies.
31:47Honestly, it's...
31:48I don't know what to say.
31:49It's quite overwhelming.
31:50I'm just so grateful.
31:51Handog's got quite a future ahead of him, hasn't he?
31:52Oh, he has.
31:53He's going to be touring all around the UK, raising lots and lots of money for charity.
31:56He will be loved and he will be appreciated and he just looks wonderful.
31:57You have definitely done all of us proud because that is stunning.
31:58Thank you, everyone.
31:59Thank you, ladies.
32:00I'm so grateful.
32:01Thank you, ladies.
32:02Thank you, ladies.
32:03Honestly, it's...
32:04I don't know what to say.
32:05It's quite overwhelming.
32:06I'm just...
32:07So grateful.
32:08Handog's got quite a future ahead of him, hasn't he?
32:11Oh, he has.
32:12He's going to be touring all around the UK, raising lots and lots of money for charity.
32:18He will be loved and he will be appreciated and he just looks wonderful.
32:23You have definitely done all of us proud because that is stunning.
32:27Lovely.
32:28Thank you very much.
32:30Wonderful.
32:32You're welcome.
32:33Bye.
32:34Bye.
32:35Well done.
32:36You too.
32:40We are just astounded that Julie and Amanda took on such a big project.
32:45He'll be seen by so many thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, I hope.
32:50Now he's back as he was in 1972.
33:04Mark, have you had to pick?
33:05Yeah.
33:06One era of technology?
33:07Just one.
33:08What's your favourite?
33:09I suppose you could say the 80s because that was quite a defined moment where a lot of things
33:14industrially was then made to be able to be available for the domestic market at a price
33:19that we could afford.
33:20I'm glad I asked.
33:21Thank you, Mark.
33:22Well, I bet you wish you didn't.
33:27Arriving next at the barn, Rajinda Mann from London.
33:31She's hoping electronics whiz Mark Stuckey can revive a beloved piece of tech from his favourite decade.
33:42Hello.
33:43Hello and welcome.
33:44Nice to see you.
33:45And you.
33:46And that looks pretty heavy.
33:48That looks heavy.
33:49Do you want to hand?
33:50I've seen you struggling.
33:51Wahey.
33:52I know what's in here.
33:53You do?
33:54Yes.
33:55My beautiful machine.
33:56So, clearly this is a sewing machine.
33:58I wasn't expecting you to describe it as beautiful.
34:01It was in its day.
34:02Yeah.
34:03It's my competition win.
34:05So you've won this.
34:06Oh, wow.
34:07Congratulations, first of all.
34:09Prize winner.
34:11Tell me about this competition then.
34:12How did it come about?
34:13I was about 19, sitting at home, twiddling my thumbs, looking through the fashion craft
34:18magazines when this competition came up, where you had to design, sew and model an outfit.
34:25It was exciting because I'd make outfits at home anyway for my dolls and for my, you know,
34:30sisters, younger sisters.
34:31My A-level was textiles and dress.
34:33Sounds like a passion.
34:34Yes.
34:35I could do anything with needlework.
34:37In the late 70s, there wasn't anything ready-made for Asians in the shops.
34:44So I've designed an East meets West kind of outfit.
34:47What did it look like?
34:48Tell me about it.
34:49Well, it was a dress underneath, which we call a kameez in Punjabi.
34:54But it was more like an English style, so it flared out a little bit.
34:57Okay.
34:58And I made the trousers, Indian style, but the cuff was quilted with hand-painted orchids.
35:04It sounds like quite an ambitious thing to try and make.
35:06Yes.
35:07It was challenging, but I was so determined I was going to get this right.
35:11So, you've made the dress.
35:13You go to the competition.
35:14Yeah.
35:15What happens?
35:16Oh, my God.
35:17The excitement of going, you're actually going to go and model.
35:20I was on this catwalk, walking around.
35:22Yeah.
35:23And when they called out my name, I was like, what?
35:26Just amazing.
35:27I was buzzing when I got home.
35:28I bet.
35:29Of course, mum and dad were as well.
35:30And then this machine got a good bashing for about 20 years.
35:34Did it really?
35:35Yeah.
35:36Honestly.
35:37It's on its keep, is it?
35:38Yes.
35:39How many clothes do you think it's made?
35:42Oh, gosh.
35:43I'm one of seven siblings.
35:44Yeah.
35:45And then my husband is as well.
35:46So, 14 siblings and their kids.
35:48So, quite a few over the years.
35:50So, 20 years of life and use, then suddenly what happened?
35:54It just didn't work one day.
35:56Nothing like went snap and bang and made a horrible noise.
35:58No.
35:59No, it just doesn't move.
36:01But I never partied with it because it was a competition win.
36:05Happy memories.
36:06Oh, gosh.
36:07Very.
36:08How will it feel to be able to get it back out and use it and now make clothes?
36:11Do you know, it mean a lot because I lost my parents like five years after this competition.
36:16And so, for me, it's a memory of them and that time I spent with them, you know.
36:22They were just my biggest cheerleaders when it came to things like this.
36:26They were so proud.
36:27It's been lovely meeting you and I really hope that we can get it working again for you.
36:31I hope so, too.
36:32Thank you very much.
36:33It's been a pleasure.
36:34Oh, thank you.
36:35See you soon.
36:36Bye.
36:41I do love a machine that has been used.
36:43Used and used and used.
36:44Should we get it onto your bench?
36:45Good idea.
36:46Grab the heavy bit.
36:47That's perfect.
36:48Yeah.
36:52I have never touched a sewing machine in my life.
37:07So, this is going to be rather an intriguing journey for me.
37:13Let's put that over there for a minute.
37:15And I can see some mechanical bits and bobs.
37:18I would have expected to see a little bit more grease, oil.
37:21That may be a clue to something.
37:24What I propose to do now is literally try to strip this out as much as I can.
37:30Play around with things and see what happens, what moves, what doesn't move.
37:34And then, hopefully, I'm going to find the little culprit which is causing this problem.
37:40Because it's sitting there laughing at me at the moment, going, hey, you can't find me.
37:43I'll find you.
37:44I've started repairing the corners of the bag.
38:04This is where Bacon's interest really was.
38:07He chewed both of them.
38:09I've gone ahead and reinforced the one that was least damaged.
38:14So that I could get an idea of how straightforward or difficult this was going to be.
38:21The difference with this side is we have a big chunk of leather missing.
38:26So I've made a laminate that will go in once I've got this whole area reinforced.
38:36And I've got this very thin leather, which is perfect for these kinds of applications.
38:44Because although it's incredibly thin, it adds enough support and strength to the leather that has been weakened.
38:54I'm just going to fold this into the cone shape.
38:59And position this down into that void.
39:05And I can get that glued in place.
39:08With the broken sewing machine stripped down, Mark is trying to unravel the problem.
39:27At the moment, I'm connected to the balance wheel.
39:31The motor normally drives that to rotate all the mechanism.
39:34But there is an incredible amount of resistance.
39:36And I'm just trying to see if I can see anything which has given me an impression it's suddenly jamming up.
39:42It could be around this area here, because as far as I know that this is to do with the stitching.
39:50As I said, if I knew how it worked, I'd have a better idea.
39:54But I don't, so I'm walking backwards.
39:56I've worked my way through all the machine, and I've now come to the logical conclusion.
40:19The fault is exactly where the needle is operated.
40:23For some reason, it's really stiff.
40:26I've now got to try to wiggle just to get the shaft to turn and to see if I can get the thing to turn round.
40:36There we go. Look at that.
40:39And there's all the muck on it.
40:41The piece of lint had managed to get itself into the shaft and jam it.
40:46That's the cause of the problem.
40:48Just that. Unbelievable.
40:50Look at that.
40:52Excellent. That's more like it.
40:55Now that I've got it actually moving freely, I can put some electrics on and we'll see if the motor still does its job.
41:01I've got all the various components of this clock compendium done now, and I'm just reassembling it all.
41:24The 21st of May 1951, I think one of the important things about having something like this means that this disaster won't be forgotten.
41:39It's looking great.
41:42It's looking great.
41:43Really great.
41:44And the weather's getting better.
41:48All three of the clock compendium's instruments had fallen into disrepair, and its case was tired and dull.
42:00Oh, looking good, isn't it?
42:01Well done.
42:02Well done.
42:03Now Ken's back to collect this precious tribute to his father's bravery.
42:16Hi, Ken.
42:17Good to see you again.
42:18Hello.
42:19Hello.
42:20Hello.
42:21Looking forward to this.
42:23I guess it's not just about the clock.
42:25It's about all the memories that are wrapped up in it.
42:28Yeah.
42:29It meant a lot to him, my dad.
42:30He's in the house on show all the time.
42:32He had medals.
42:33He had certificates.
42:34Never saw the light of day.
42:36The clock.
42:37He thought a lot about the clock.
42:39Right.
42:40Would you like to see it?
42:41I really would.
42:43Yeah.
42:45Yeah.
42:52Yeah.
42:55Absolutely fantastic.
43:05It's one of those things that it's difficult to put into words.
43:08But the emotions are enormous.
43:11Absolutely enormous.
43:15Unbelievable.
43:18How's it going to feel to put it on the wall?
43:20Oh.
43:21Absolutely incredible.
43:23Because it's going to be part of him and everything that he represents.
43:26Yeah.
43:27There to be seen.
43:29And there to be appreciated.
43:31And hopefully never to be forgot.
43:34I've got to shake your hand before I go.
43:36Because the one thing that he always said was.
43:39A handshake.
43:40Was respect.
43:41And this is from him.
43:44Bless you.
43:47Just before you leave.
43:48Any chance for a little good luck.
43:50Knock on the front.
43:57There we are.
43:58All ready for you.
43:59Thank you very much.
44:01Thanks a lot.
44:02Bye-bye.
44:03Bye-bye now.
44:04Bye-bye.
44:12Absolutely magic to give it the two knocks.
44:16Magic.
44:17It's just brilliant.
44:18It feels good because had I left it in the state that it was in.
44:23I would have been letting him down really.
44:25And I'm really, really over the moon that I have this in this repaired stage.
44:30To carry on those memories.
44:32With the sewing machine's needle freed up, Mark can now analyze the electronics.
44:49This is the important bit.
44:52I've tried it manually.
44:54But what I'm hoping now, when I apply power, there's no real issues with the motor.
44:59Because I haven't as yet tested that.
45:01It should start turning.
45:02It should rotate.
45:03And it should seem beautifully.
45:05Like a very well balanced machine.
45:07Do it slowly at first.
45:10And it all looks good.
45:14Sounds really nice.
45:16It sounds like a nice sweet engine.
45:19I'm now going to apply more power.
45:22Look at that.
45:24Oh, hello.
45:27Undoing itself.
45:31That's interesting.
45:33Why is it doing that?
45:34The clutch is actually sort of slipping.
45:45This effectively is like a clutch.
45:47It's exactly the same as a car.
45:49You've got a pressure plate.
45:50You put your foot down.
45:51The pressure plate releases.
45:52The clutch freely spins.
45:54This is missing like a piece of felt.
45:57That will engage with the shaft.
45:59Cause it to grip and rotate.
46:01As I'm engaging it at the moment on higher speeds.
46:04It's just literally, there's not enough pressure there to hold that.
46:08And it just spins off.
46:10What I need to do is get some felt and cut it out to the same sort of shape as that.
46:15In theory, cause I haven't tried it yet, but this little bit of felt should be enough to actually create enough friction between the motor drive and onto the shaft of the main sewing machine to make it rotate.
46:37Perfect.
46:38Well, I'm really pleased.
46:39It's now really working.
46:40I'm just going to have a little play around and just make sure that everything is okay.
46:53This is where all of the things I've been missing in the workshop, they're all in here.
47:05Look at it all.
47:06What are you doing with this?
47:08Seriously?
47:09I don't know.
47:10Do you know what?
47:11Everything finds its way back to my bench for some reason.
47:13Yeah.
47:14Okay.
47:15I'll take this.
47:16It'll be handy for the van.
47:21With the doggy-damaged corners of the bag mended, Susie now needs to recreate a leather strap to match the original design.
47:30The shoulder straps themselves look like rope, but it's not.
47:36It is leather.
47:37Never having done it before, I'm having to think through the process.
47:42I've just stained this piece of leather and I've just run a line where I need to cut it to create three strands.
47:49Because looking at the original, I untwisted it and saw the individual width of the strands and how many there were.
47:57So in my mind's eye, if I follow exactly that, it should look the same when I come to twisting it.
48:04So I'm just going to apply some moisture because this is going to loosen up the fibers and help create that tubular, rope-like effect I'm after.
48:19This is one of those definite trial and error situations.
48:27In my head, I'm thinking this sort of has to work and I really enjoy the problem solving.
48:35I'm getting some heat here as well.
48:38It helps the fibers kind of relax.
48:47It's beginning to feel a little bit like rope actually, which is encouraging.
48:54Right, I'm just going to do a couple more variations, different thicknesses of strands and just see which one I prefer when they're all dry.
49:03I made three different straps and the one I'm settling on is this one in the middle.
49:22I've got a pretty good colour match, I've got the diameter right and I'll be able to reattach this strap to the corners as it once was.
49:33Mandra, are you free one of your shots?
49:48Yeah, yeah.
49:49Do you think you might better assist in how this threads up?
49:52Yes. Teamwork, Mark, teamwork.
49:55Exactly.
49:56It's doing something. That looks all right, doesn't it?
50:03So now I need to thread the needle.
50:05OK.
50:06Is there a light?
50:07There could be a light.
50:08Look at that, there you go.
50:09Magic, look at that.
50:10Yep, there you go.
50:11There we go.
50:12You've got there.
50:13Right, now, this is where we're at the moment of truth.
50:17Let's...
50:19Ooh.
50:21Is it picking up?
50:23No, it's not picking up.
50:26OK, so there's something not quite right, Mark.
50:28No.
50:29But it's very, very close.
50:31These old machines can be a little bit temperamental if you don't get every little bit of it absolutely perfect.
50:37So you don't think there's actually a fault as such?
50:39No.
50:40It's just setting it up is the crucial point.
50:42I think there's something we're going to have to keep playing with.
50:45OK.
50:46Susie's repair of the chewed shepherd's bag is almost complete.
51:00Now I've finished attaching the straps to the corners, I can do the final part, which is replacing the strips of leather that holds everything in that lovely concertina way.
51:14So I'm going to copy exactly what they've done here.
51:20And it's always important to keep the original techniques and methods that they've used in an item that you're restoring like this.
51:31Oh, look at that.
51:38This bag survived daily use in Cyprus and a life-changing war, but its leather straps and tassels had been chewed by a playful dog.
51:52Susie, it's time.
51:53Wonderful.
51:54It's looking good.
51:55Lovely.
51:56Thank you very much.
51:57Sophia and her uncle Lambrus are ready to be reunited with this treasured memory of Sophia's dad, Satyrus.
52:13Hi, welcome back to the barn.
52:18Hi.
52:20Hello.
52:21Why did you want to get this bag repaired in the first place?
52:24The bag means a lot to us.
52:26It was my dad's bag and it has made it 50 years through the trauma of one country to another country.
52:35I'm actually excited to see how it's been done.
52:39And that's going to be there as a memory of my brother.
52:44Go on then, Susie.
52:45Okay.
52:46Oh, my God.
52:47That's such amazing.
52:48This is fantastic.
52:49Oh, wow.
52:50You can see.
52:51It's beautiful.
52:52Just love it.
52:53I love the whole authenticity of where it's come from.
52:58It keeps me so attached to my heritage.
53:04It's fantastic.
53:05The smile on your face.
53:06You look so happy.
53:07Yeah.
53:08It brings you back so much.
53:09Yeah, it brings you back so much.
53:14So many memories, this thing.
53:16It looks original.
53:18The real thing.
53:19Still Dad's bag.
53:20Yeah.
53:21He'd be happy.
53:23It has been a pleasure meeting both of you.
53:25Thank you so much for trusting us with your bag.
53:27Thank you very much.
53:28It's amazing.
53:29You've done a great job.
53:30Enjoy.
53:32Swinging on your shoulder.
53:33That's it.
53:35Perfect.
53:36Bye.
53:37Goodbye.
53:40I'm feeling very, very happy, actually, that it's been repaired nicely.
53:43It's like a brand new bag.
53:47My dad would be so proud that we've done this.
53:50It's part of him.
53:52It's his heritage.
53:53And it just symbolizes my dad.
53:56And it's his dad's.
53:57Identifying the problem with the Pry's sewing machine has been like finding a needle in
54:11a haystack.
54:13But Mark believes he's finally pinned it down.
54:18With some research and some great advice and help, I found out that the needle was round
54:24the wrong way.
54:26So this should now be in some form ready to actually give it a try and work.
54:31Amanda, are you free again?
54:32I am.
54:33Would you do the honours?
54:34Of course I will.
54:35Does that look good?
54:36Sounds absolutely purring.
54:37Right.
54:38Let's have a look.
54:39Ooh.
54:40Mark, it's working perfectly.
54:41I hope Rajinder will be really pleased with it.
54:42Should be over the moon.
54:43Yeah.
54:44Well done.
54:46The broken sewing machine was a coveted prize Rajinder received for her creativity in needlework
55:03and design over 40 years ago.
55:09Here you go.
55:10It looks brilliant, Mark.
55:11It looks really good.
55:12Let's get it covered up.
55:13Now she's back at the barn to reclaim her trophy.
55:22And this lost link to her parents' love and support.
55:28Welcome back to the barn.
55:30How have you been?
55:31It's been really good.
55:32Yep.
55:33I've been thinking about my machine.
55:35Just the idea of having it brought back to life and I can use it again.
55:39Be like mum and dad by my side.
55:41They were so excited when I won this.
55:42Well, are you ready to take a look?
55:43I am.
55:44Go on then, Mark.
55:45Go on then, Mark.
55:50Oh, my God.
55:51Oh, my goodness.
55:54That looks just like the day I was given it.
55:57I want to grab it.
55:59It's like...
56:00Well, it's an old friend, isn't it?
56:01Yeah.
56:02It is my old friend, honestly.
56:03Yes.
56:04And the fact that it's...
56:05It's pristine.
56:06It's amazing.
56:07It's just I can see mum and dad.
56:12And you have definitely given me a little bit of them back.
56:15I really appreciate it.
56:16Do you want to try and have a go?
56:18Oh, my God.
56:19Yes.
56:20That reminds me of my dress.
56:24Oh, my God.
56:25Just the sound.
56:28It's so fast.
56:29It is.
56:30Considering you haven't used it for 20 years.
56:31I know.
56:32It's my first one in a long time.
56:34So it's everything you wanted it to be.
56:37And more.
56:38Honestly.
56:39Yeah.
56:40I love it.
56:42Not at all.
56:43It was a pleasure.
56:44Very welcome.
56:46See you later.
56:47Bye.
56:49When I was presenting this machine again,
56:50it felt like I'd been transported back to 1982.
56:53It's just an amazing feeling having this machine again,
56:56looking pristine and brand new,
56:58and running the way it is, purring the way it is.
57:02My mum and dad would be so excited.
57:04They'd be really pleased that I'm doing what I love,
57:07being creative and sewing again.
57:09Yeah.
57:10It's second nature to me.
57:16If you have a treasured possession that's seen better days,
57:19and you think the team can help,
57:21please get in touch at bbc.co.uk slash techpart
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