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The Bidding Room - Season 7 Episode 14 -
Clown Ring Toss, Podiatry Charts, Barber’s Chair
Clown Ring Toss, Podiatry Charts, Barber’s Chair
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00:00Every day here is full of surprises.
00:02It's just one interesting thing, after another interesting thing, after another interesting
00:09thing.
00:10Um, oh, no, sorry, I think that belongs to you.
00:16In the heart of Edinburgh, sellers of the curious and collectible.
00:20I'll get my people to ring your people.
00:22Yes, okay.
00:23Okay, fine.
00:24We'll meet five dealers with money to burn.
00:26Look into my eyes.
00:28You need this.
00:29Like vintage buyer JB, mid-century hunter Moses, seventies fanatic Estelle, scrap metal
00:38trader Mel, and brothers Sarkhan and Jay, dealers in mid-century.
00:45Auctioneer Simon is first valuing the item to nail the best sale.
00:48Could be a life-changing amount of money.
00:51So how will today's lot do?
00:53Oh!
00:54Look at him go.
00:55That's the quickest I've seen Moses move in seven series.
00:5850 pounds.
00:59Joking.
01:00Almost around it up to 200.
01:01Pushing it now, you're not that good.
01:03When they enter the bidding room.
01:05Here we go.
01:06This is what I came for.
01:07This is what I came for.
01:08700.
01:09Go up.
01:10Go up.
01:11A little bit more.
01:12500 pounds.
01:13Getting a bit warmer.
01:14Do you accept our offer?
01:15It's yours then.
01:16Hey!
01:17Let's get the show started.
01:18Welcome to the bidding room.
01:31First into the bidding room is Stephen, with a colourful contraption that is sure to catch
01:35the dealer's attention and wallets.
01:37I've brought the type of thing you might find at a fairground or at a circus.
01:42And it's quite colourful and it's a little bit of light entertainment for friends when
01:46they come round and visit.
01:47PHONE RINGS
01:48Hello Stephen.
01:49Hello, how are you?
01:50Very good.
01:51How are you?
01:52Yeah, good.
01:54Where did you find this?
01:55So I found that in an antique store.
01:58And I thought I'm going to buy that.
02:00I'm going to put it on the wall.
02:01And when my friends come round for a cup of tea, we've got a game to play.
02:04It'd be a hoopla game, wouldn't it really?
02:06Hoopla, yeah.
02:07From a standard point of distance, we would then throw the ring and hopefully we would get
02:14a five or a result.
02:17A result.
02:18They were sort of made from rudimentary bits that were lying about really, weren't they?
02:23Made of sort of planked construction, isn't it?
02:25Yes.
02:26So it's almost as if somebody's taken a barn door, sawed it in half and given it a lick
02:32of paint basically.
02:33But our traditional happy clown's face in the middle with his little Rudolph red nose.
02:39Very difficult to date, Stephen, because they did give them a spruce up at the end of
02:44each season.
02:45It's one of those, it is what it is, it's great fun.
02:48Yep.
02:49We know anything to do with funfares and things.
02:50It's collectible.
02:51It always sells well, doesn't it?
02:52Yeah, it always sells well.
02:53And this is, you know, it's interactive.
02:55Yes.
02:56Great bit of fun.
02:57So whatever money you make, what are you going to do with the money?
02:59I've written my autobiography.
03:00Have you?
03:01So I'm either going to get some special hardback copies made just to give out to friends.
03:06Yeah.
03:07Or I'll use the proceeds to making it into a film.
03:10Which part would you like me to play in the film?
03:12I think we need to find a part for you.
03:13We need to have a chat.
03:14Have a chat.
03:15I'll get my people to ring your people.
03:16Yes, okay.
03:17Okay, fine.
03:18The big question is, what do you think it's worth?
03:21In an auction, easily, it would be 60 to 100 pounds.
03:27But I know with your gift of the gab...
03:29You think I might be able to talk them up?
03:30Yes.
03:31You think I'd offer them a free book and bribe them?
03:34I think you should try that.
03:35I'm going to do that.
03:36Yeah.
03:37I'll try that.
03:38Yeah.
03:39Push the fun elements.
03:40That's the big selling point here.
03:41Fairground is always popular.
03:43It's a great fun game.
03:44I'm sure they'll have a good play with it.
03:46Happy to meet you.
03:47And you.
03:48And very best of luck.
03:49Thank you very much.
03:51Hi.
03:52So, shall we have a go?
03:53Of course, mate.
03:54All right, then.
03:59Thank you very much.
04:00Wow, wow, wow, wow.
04:04Guess if we get anywhere in the region of 100, 150 pounds,
04:07I'd be happier.
04:08If it goes for more, I'll be happier.
04:10So I might try and get them to up their price a little bit more
04:13by giving them a free copy of my signed book.
04:16It might actually drop the value, I don't know,
04:18but they're going to get a free copy anyway.
04:20Hello, welcome to the bidding room.
04:25What's your name?
04:26My name's Stephen.
04:27Hi, Stephen.
04:28Hello, everybody.
04:29Hello.
04:30Would you like to reveal what's underneath you?
04:31Yeah, are you ready?
04:32Yes indeed, I can't wait.
04:33Okay.
04:34Oh.
04:35Oh.
04:36Oh.
04:37Oh.
04:38Nice, isn't it?
04:39Oh, yes.
04:40I hate clowns, but actually he's quite, he's quite charming.
04:44Yeah, he's quite.
04:45He's not terrifying, is he?
04:46No.
04:47No, he's a jolly clown.
04:48He's a friendly looking clown, isn't he?
04:49Yeah, he is friendly.
04:50Is it a two player game?
04:51Well, it's a three player because we've got three hoops.
04:53I think the brothers should demo it.
04:54Yes.
04:55Yeah.
04:56We'll see who the best brother is.
04:58I think we know that already, JB.
04:59It is a fairground game and normally you've got to pay.
05:02Yeah.
05:03We'll see what we get to when we get to the beginning.
05:04We'll see.
05:05We'll see what we'll get to the beginning.
05:06Hey, go on, go on.
05:07No, no, no, no.
05:08Age before beauty.
05:09Yeah, I'm going Chakhan.
05:10Oh.
05:11I love it.
05:12The board's at an angle.
05:13The board's at an angle.
05:14The board's at an angle.
05:15Yeah.
05:16The board's at an angle.
05:17The board's at an angle.
05:18Go on, see if I can do any better than you lot.
05:21No.
05:22Have another go.
05:23No.
05:24See, lucky one.
05:25No.
05:26No.
05:27No.
05:28See, lucky one.
05:30No.
05:31Oh, no! I do actually want it.
05:33But just remember, I only had one go, and everyone's having three goes.
05:37Just... Just, uh...
05:41CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
05:43I've never tried it. I'm going to throw them all at once.
05:47Oh, yeah! I've got one!
05:53What did Simon say about it?
05:54So, Simon thought it was really difficult to age,
05:57because, of course, if it's original,
05:59it could have been painted over a dozen times.
06:02They utilise stuff until it's, you know, till the very end,
06:05so it will be painted over and over and over again.
06:08So, if it is from the 50s, I would expect lots of layers on it.
06:12I don't think it's 50s, personally.
06:14The problem is, is because this has become so popular in the past, say, five years,
06:19people are using the same methods as they did back then to fake it.
06:22And they are so good that it's quite difficult to tell.
06:25I mean, it's age, it doesn't really matter.
06:27It's reality of being used in a fairground
06:30is the most... the most important thing to us.
06:33With that in mind, I don't think it really matters too much,
06:36whether it's a reproduction, whether it's old, whether it's original or not.
06:39I think the value is in its... in its charm.
06:43You know, you've got a lot of charisma going on.
06:45Are you a salesman?
06:46I'm not a salesman, no. I'm a motivational speaker.
06:49Oh, well, that makes sense. So I speak professionally.
06:51How did you even get into all of that? What's the story behind it?
06:55It was by accident, really.
06:56I was really badly bullied at school, and my only escapism was motorbikes.
07:00And I bought a motorbike at the age of 13.
07:03At the age of 18, I lost my right arm on that motorbike.
07:05And, obviously, all my job opportunities had gone,
07:08so I didn't know what a one-armed guy could do.
07:10So I tried everything, and I found that I was good at things
07:13that had previously been rubbish at.
07:15And I drifted in and out of different areas,
07:17and I started restoring jukeboxes and one-armed bandits, would you believe?
07:20LAUGHTER
07:22And I sold them all over the world.
07:25And then I invented a digital jukebox that earned a lot of money.
07:28And then I decided I wanted to face some of my fears.
07:32And my fears was that of horses.
07:33So I took horse-riding lessons,
07:35and I came third in the National Dressage Qualifiers.
07:38Wow!
07:39And then I was afraid of flying,
07:41so I took flight training with the help of a charity called
07:44Flying Scholarship for Disabled People.
07:46I needed a prosthetic arm-making by the NHS,
07:49but that arm failed dramatically at 3,500 feet.
07:52So I made my own prosthetic arm,
07:55and I became a private pilot in 2015.
07:58And off the back of that, and all the successes, I wrote my book.
08:01And off the back of that, I became a motivational speaker,
08:04being invited around the world to speak at different events.
08:06You're an amazing person. You really are.
08:10Well, I'm going to throw in a signed copy as well,
08:13along with this, to the winning bidder.
08:15Wow.
08:16So, hopefully that pushes the price sky high.
08:18Well, that's your job, cos you're the motivational speaker.
08:21Well, I'm motivating you now.
08:22You've been motivated to spend some money.
08:25With the dealers motivated,
08:27can it reach Simon's £60 to £100 estimate?
08:30Actually, this would be great for my village fade.
08:33You've motivated me.
08:36I will start the bidding at £50.
08:40I think we should all stop clowning around,
08:41and I'm going to go in at £60.
08:43I'll go £70.
08:44£70.
08:45I'll put £80 on it.
08:46Don't forget, there's no such thing as failure.
08:48LAUGHTER
08:49Only different degrees of success.
08:51With that in mind...
08:52With that in mind...
08:52..you could be more successful if you owned this.
08:54LAUGHTER
08:56I think I'll bid at £85.
08:59An extra £100, surely.
09:00£90.
09:01I'm going to round it up for you, £100.
09:03I like that.
09:04Well, once I round it up to £200, I like the sound of that.
09:06LAUGHTER
09:07You're pushing it now, you're not that good.
09:09I'm sorry, I'm not pushing it.
09:10In actual fact, you know, the winner can have a signed copy,
09:12everybody else can have an unsigned copy.
09:14LAUGHTER
09:16I'll give you a fiver to sign it.
09:17The price has gone up to £105, then.
09:19No, cos I don't really want that.
09:21So I'm going to say that I'm out, but I will...
09:22Oh, don't be out.
09:23I'm sorry.
09:24Well, you can have a book anyway, but...
09:26You know what?
09:27I don't want to be going any further than £100, really.
09:29I couldn't go any more than £100.
09:31Could you go £110 in a cup of tea?
09:33Do you know, I don't drink tea.
09:35I don't like cups of tea.
09:37I don't know.
09:38I can't go more than £100, so I'm out.
09:42We are offering you a ton, sir, £100.
09:45Would you accept?
09:46Yes, I'm going to accept you.
09:47Yes!
09:48Thank you very much.
09:49Do you know, as dealers, when we sell something,
09:52we never sell the item.
09:54We always sell the story behind the item.
09:56And that has an amazing story.
09:58Thank you very much.
09:58Oh, you're welcome.
09:59Thank you for buying.
10:00What did Simon value at, by the way?
10:02So he said he thought it was somewhere between £60 to £100,
10:04somewhere around there.
10:07I did OK.
10:08I think the book really pushed the bidding up.
10:11Thank you very much.
10:12Here's the book.
10:13Here's your cash.
10:14Thank you very much.
10:15Steven Spielberg, I've got £100 in me pocket.
10:16If you want to start producing my book as a film,
10:18yeah, I've got an investment.
10:20Thank you. Enjoy the book.
10:22Let me know what you think.
10:22And we'll be making it.
10:24APPLAUSE
10:25All right, all right, all right.
10:30Oh!
10:30Oh!
10:31Oh!
10:32Oh!
10:33Oh!
10:34Oh!
10:35Oh!
10:36Oh!
10:37Oh!
10:38Oh!
10:39Oh!
10:40Oh!
10:41Oh!
10:42Oh!
10:43Oh!
10:44Oh!
10:45Oh!
10:46Oh!
10:47Oh!
10:48Oh!
10:49Oh! Oh!
10:50What?
10:51The pieces I have brought to day are from the thirties,
10:53eh, and they're made of board and they're educational.
10:58You know, I broke my metatarsal.
11:00Sounds nasty.
11:01Hi.
11:02Hi.
11:03Hello, Evie.
11:03Hi.
11:04Oh.
11:04Hi.
11:05Thanks to meet you.
11:06Nice to meet you, too.
11:06Hi.
11:07Hi-yer.
11:07Hi-yer.
11:08Hi-yer.
11:08Hi-yer.
11:09Hi-yer.
11:10Hi-yer.
11:11Yesterday you came back to Esteem selective medical boards.
11:13Here we went back to Dr Vaง, Annnie andらdrive.
11:15Thank you so much.
11:16Before they think about it, there was two same week old 1980s,
11:18just how many things changed my hand.
11:20them and want to put them on my wall. Are you still
11:22studying radiology? No.
11:24What are you doing now? I'm doing theatre and film.
11:27Do you remember what you paid for them?
11:28For both of them I paid around 40.
11:30So you thought time to bring them to the bidding room?
11:32Mainly because I wanted to know
11:34more about them. The name,
11:36I don't know if you noticed the name was
11:38William Scholl. Yeah. A very
11:40famous name even in today's
11:42market for foot care products.
11:44Evie, if you've noticed the publishing dates,
11:46I think this one is
11:471937 and then
11:501939. These would have been produced
11:52reasonably early in his career because he didn't
11:54graduate until about 1922-ish.
11:56Really interesting chap. He produced
11:58over a thousand foot care
12:00products. Most of these charts were
12:02obviously for educational purposes.
12:05He was really, really
12:06focused on promoting
12:07foot health because he believed that
12:10everything stemmed
12:12from that. I read that he
12:14encouraged the first self-serve shop as well.
12:16So they moved away from clerks and you
12:18could actually like pick up the shoes
12:20yourself. Fascinating guy.
12:22We know they're collectible.
12:23They always sell. Yeah, they are
12:25without the connection, to be honest.
12:26Just as decorative posters, if you like,
12:29really. Wherever you get,
12:30what would you do with it?
12:31So I run a local music collective
12:34in Edinburgh, so it'll go back into that.
12:36Fantastic. Excellent.
12:37Yeah. Okay.
12:38Put your best foot forward.
12:40How much are they worth?
12:42I think you bought quite well.
12:45I can see a profit.
12:46And actually, I don't think the
12:48condition's that bad, Evie, to be honest.
12:50A little bit of fading on the corners,
12:52but it's not affected the image at all.
12:55I'm going to quote you an
12:56auction value of
12:58between
12:59£50 and £80.
13:02Sound all right?
13:03Yeah, that sounds amazing.
13:04Fantastic.
13:05Way more than I thought.
13:06So, Evie, thank you so much for bringing them.
13:08It's been a joy meeting you.
13:10Thanks very much.
13:10Thank you so much.
13:11Bye.
13:12It was writing there.
13:14Yeah, it slightly faded.
13:15It was.
13:16Yeah, but we could write our own things in there.
13:18Yes.
13:19Ouch.
13:20You just trot on my big toe.
13:25They gave me a better evaluation
13:27than I thought,
13:27around £50 to £80.
13:29I'm very happy with that,
13:30considering I only paid £40 for them.
13:32I feel pretty confident
13:33because I know a lot about the area.
13:36I also know quite a bit about the pieces now.
13:39Hello.
13:43Hello, hello.
13:44Hiya.
13:44Welcome to the bidding room.
13:47And what's your name?
13:48My name's Evie.
13:49Hello, Evie.
13:49Hello, Evie.
13:51Would you like to reveal the item
13:52so we can have a look?
13:55Ooh.
13:56There we go.
13:56They're anatomical boards.
13:58If anyone knows the name of Dr. Shaw at all.
14:00Oh, so you mean like the foot cream people?
14:03I've not heard of the company's shop.
14:04You will have seen the shoe.
14:05You know the wooden soled
14:07with the single strap across?
14:08Everyone wore them in 70s.
14:09Oh, yeah.
14:10So they obviously made these
14:11to nail,
14:12to basically get the science behind the shoe,
14:14didn't they?
14:14I think that he gave to them
14:16to basically show other shoemakers
14:18about the science
14:20because he used to hold
14:21like classes to do
14:22with podiatry
14:24to basically sell
14:26to shoemakers
14:27that you could be better
14:29at making your shoes
14:30if you know this information.
14:32So they're basically advertising.
14:36Colors are quite nice on them, actually.
14:39They're extremely decorative.
14:40They are.
14:41Much more than I thought.
14:42What size feet are you, Moses?
14:44They look like a size 14.
14:45Mr. Average me.
14:46What size are you, Moses?
14:47Do you get yours handmade?
14:49Nice colours.
14:50And they're in fair good condition as well,
14:52apart from a bit of life damage there.
14:55But...
14:55They're quite decorative.
14:57They are.
14:58It's nice to have the yellow, though, isn't it?
14:59Yeah.
14:59Because usually they're like white background
15:01and a little bit bland.
15:02But you've got two different markets for these,
15:04which is interesting
15:05with anything anatomical
15:06because usually it's people
15:07who collect the macabre,
15:08collect the sort of weird
15:09and wonderful things.
15:10But you've actually got
15:11the advertising side of things as well,
15:13so you've got two markets to appeal to,
15:15which is quite good for you.
15:16And because they're quite brightly coloured as well,
15:18that also helps.
15:19Do you know what date they are?
15:21So, on the bottom,
15:22one has 1939
15:23and one has 1937.
15:25Why have you decided to sell them now?
15:27I'm not putting them anywhere.
15:28They're just in my coverage.
15:29Locked away.
15:31Yeah, I think someone else
15:32would enjoy the history
15:33a bit more than me.
15:34OK, you lot,
15:36I think it's about time
15:37we got bid in.
15:40Oh, the dealers seem to be
15:42head over heels.
15:43But does Evie
15:44have enough of a foothold
15:46to secure Simon's
15:47£50 to £80 valuation?
15:50I have lovely feet, by the way.
15:52I think I'm going to put my foot
15:54straight in it.
15:54Go on, then.
15:55At £30.
15:56I'd say £35.
15:59£40.
16:00£50.
16:02We'll do £60.
16:04Will you now?
16:04Nearly.
16:06£65.
16:06£65.
16:07Ooh.
16:10£66.
16:11£60.
16:11£60.
16:11£60.
16:11£60.
16:15£70.
16:17Evie, I'm going to say
16:18that I'm out,
16:18but thank you.
16:20I'm also going to say
16:21that I'm also out.
16:23I'm out.
16:25I quite like it.
16:27£75.
16:27We, as in me and my brother
16:30are going to step back
16:31and we are going to leave it
16:32to Moses.
16:34Do you accept
16:35£75?
16:37I would be very happy
16:38with £75.
16:39Oh, brilliant.
16:40Well done.
16:43Can I ask what Simon
16:44valued in that?
16:45Um, he said £50 to £80.
16:47Can we ask what you paid for them?
16:49I paid £40.
16:50£40, well done.
16:51That's a good boy.
16:54Um, everyone made a bid.
16:55Um, everyone was quite
16:56interested in the pieces,
16:57but Moses came out on top.
16:59I'm really happy with this
17:00because I get to put it
17:01back into my collective
17:03and we'll probably use
17:04the £75 to make our next magazine.
17:07Thank you so much, Evie,
17:08for coming in
17:09and, er, allowing me
17:10to buy two beautiful,
17:13decorative items.
17:14No problem.
17:14Thank you very much.
17:15Lovely to meet you.
17:17Bye.
17:17Bye.
17:18Bye.
17:18You know what?
17:25That Moses is always strides ahead.
17:29Get it?
17:31Strides.
17:32Very good, Jake.
17:33Very good.
17:34Don't give up your day job.
17:36I'm here all week.
17:46Are these those feet pictures
17:48that you like?
17:49I'm going to ask you
17:50some questions on feet.
17:52And if you get the question right,
17:55you get the chance to eat.
17:58Oh, always up for a chocolate brownie.
18:01So, you ready?
18:02I'm ready.
18:03This part of the foot.
18:07Hmm.
18:09Brownie's looking good.
18:11Oh, the heel?
18:12You mean your heel?
18:13What's the right medical term?
18:16Helios heel.
18:19Helium helios heel...
18:21heel itch?
18:24It's not looking too good,
18:25is it, Melissa?
18:26What?
18:26I've given you a chance.
18:28I'm going to have to.
18:29Oh, Moses!
18:33I hope it tastes like your foot.
18:38Third into the bidding room today
18:40is Ruth,
18:40with a luxurious item
18:42that's a cut above the rest.
18:44It is something that's about,
18:46I'm guessing, 70, 80 years old.
18:49It is made out of green velvet,
18:51I believe,
18:51and it has come from America.
18:55I think there's a reason
18:57while we're staying down here
18:59in the dealer's room
19:00for this one, isn't it?
19:01Oh, dearly.
19:04Hello, Ruth.
19:05Hi.
19:06Welcome to the bidding room.
19:07Thank you for having me.
19:08Thank you for bringing this
19:09quite heavy piece of furniture.
19:12I know, it's heavy, yeah, really heavy.
19:14I think it's a barber's chair, isn't it?
19:15Yes, you're right.
19:16And where did you find it?
19:17I found it in a shop
19:19that sells jukeboxes
19:20just outside of Birmingham.
19:21Because you were after a jukebox?
19:23Yeah, my dad was, yeah.
19:24But you ended up with this?
19:25And a jukebox.
19:26And where does it live?
19:27We have a party room
19:29and it lives in there.
19:30Why don't you invite
19:31Simon and I over for a party?
19:32It's too late now.
19:33My mum has decided
19:34the party room is no more,
19:35hence why I'm here with my chair.
19:36Do you remember
19:37what you paid for it?
19:38So my dad bought it
19:39early 90s
19:40and he paid £1,200.
19:42Did he now?
19:4330 years ago.
19:44So he'd have paid probably retail
19:45in the retail market.
19:46OK, have we got Simon here?
19:48I can't wait to hear
19:49what he has to say.
19:50Well, there's lots to talk about,
19:51isn't there, really?
19:51Yeah.
19:52When you look at it,
19:52it's so much more
19:53than a barber's chair.
19:54It's almost a work of art.
19:56Yeah.
19:56There's so much going on.
19:57We've got fabric,
19:58we've got chrome,
20:00we've got enamel.
20:01It's all about the design
20:02from this period,
20:03which was very early 1900s.
20:06Oh, you think?
20:06Probably originally
20:07this was about 1910-ish.
20:09Oh, wow.
20:10You've probably noticed
20:10the maker on there,
20:12Emile Parder of Chicago.
20:14One of the top makers
20:15at the time
20:16and they became
20:17sort of synonymous, really,
20:19with this kind of chair.
20:21Originally,
20:21it wouldn't probably
20:22have had a fabric covering
20:23because that wouldn't make sense
20:25with hair clippings.
20:26Yes, we did think that.
20:27And I love the footrest
20:29because you think,
20:30oh, yes,
20:31nicely decorated footrest,
20:32but of course,
20:34it does that as well
20:35for extra comfort.
20:36It's in absolutely
20:37beautiful condition,
20:38I must say.
20:39If you're going to be
20:40really, really picky,
20:42we've one little button
20:43missing on there.
20:44I love the way
20:45it still turns.
20:47It'd be a great TV chair,
20:48almost.
20:48And it's great
20:49watching the telly.
20:50For a few years,
20:51my dad did use it
20:52to watch the TV.
20:53Really?
20:53Yeah.
20:54Until I'm on time to move it.
20:56Absolutely stunning
20:57and very, very popular.
20:59A lot of these trendy barber shops
21:00would love to have this
21:01as a centrepiece.
21:02You walk in,
21:03you see one of those.
21:04Oh, yes,
21:04I'm going in there.
21:06So, Simon,
21:07what do you think
21:07my chairs were?
21:08Well, it's a cut-up
21:11of the rest, Ruth,
21:12so I think you should
21:13be doing really,
21:14really well.
21:16I think a confident
21:17auction estimate
21:18would easily be
21:19in that
21:20£500 to £800 bracket.
21:23That sounds great.
21:24Yeah, I'm sure my mum
21:25will be very happy with that.
21:26Push the condition,
21:27I think that's fabulous.
21:28It's such a visual thing
21:29as well.
21:30I think instantly
21:31they will be hooked on it.
21:32Yeah, great.
21:33I think you'll do very well.
21:34I hope so.
21:35Nice to meet you.
21:36Cheers, likewise.
21:37See you later.
21:37Bye.
21:39If you had it at home,
21:40where would you put it?
21:42I quite like the TV idea.
21:44Yeah.
21:44Remote control.
21:45You can lean back
21:45whatever you want.
21:46If you wanted to nod off
21:47during the advert break.
21:48Yeah.
21:49It's fantastic.
21:54The barber's chair
21:55has been valued
21:56between £500 and £800.
21:58When I get into the bidding room,
21:59I'm going to focus
22:00on how good
22:01the condition of the chair is.
22:02Maybe they can sit in it
22:04and see how good it really is.
22:07Hello.
22:08Hi.
22:09Hello.
22:09Hello.
22:10Welcome to the bidding room.
22:11Thanks for having me.
22:12And what's your name?
22:13It's Ruth.
22:14Hello, Ruth.
22:14Good to meet you, Ruth.
22:16Could you do the big reveal, please?
22:19Ooh.
22:20He's rather nice.
22:21So has it been in your home?
22:23Yeah, we've had it at home
22:24for over 30 years now.
22:25It was in the lounge for a bit.
22:26My dad used to watch the TV on it.
22:29Nice, so much on there.
22:31Yeah, and then it's been
22:32in our party room ever since.
22:34I like your house.
22:36A party room.
22:37I know, yes, a party room.
22:38JB, what can you see from there?
22:40So I think the upholstery
22:42is not original,
22:43so have you had this recovered?
22:44We haven't had it recovered.
22:45No, we bought it like that.
22:46Colors work really well together.
22:48So it's an American one,
22:50so it's from Chicago.
22:50How do you pronounce the name?
22:52Padere.
22:53Padere.
22:53Neil J. Padere.
22:54They were one of the leading brands of the time.
22:56Is this a 30s one?
22:57I thought it was 50s,
22:59but Simon said it was early 1900s.
23:02Oh, really?
23:02Oh, wow.
23:02Yes, that was his estimation.
23:04It's so, so stylish.
23:07I mean, these have fallen off a little bit.
23:09Having said that,
23:10this is better than mostly you will find.
23:14Could give you a beard trim.
23:15Do you need some scissors?
23:16No, no one's cutting my beard.
23:18Not today, not ever.
23:19How old's your beard again?
23:21I haven't shaved since 1994.
23:23Before you were born, Jamie.
23:24Older than me.
23:25I like it.
23:27We like it.
23:28We.
23:29We.
23:29You may like it,
23:31but we are going to pay for it.
23:34Right, bro,
23:35give us a bit of a massage.
23:37I'll have it.
23:37Oh, yeah, yeah.
23:38I'll pull the beard.
23:39I would give you 100 quid
23:41if you just whipped out some scissors
23:42and just chop that beard off.
23:43100 quid?
23:44You're not made of money.
23:46I've got my barber's share.
23:47Do you agree with it?
23:48Barber's shares have gone off a little bit,
23:50having said that.
23:51If you're after one,
23:52that's probably the best you'll get.
23:54Yeah.
23:54Yeah.
23:54Do you know,
23:55I bought one of these five years ago
23:57and I've still got it.
23:59I can concur with that
24:00because I also have as well.
24:01But mine's no way no as good as that, so.
24:03The thing is,
24:04there's loads and loads of
24:05traditional barber shops
24:08that decorate them
24:09in traditional barber's chairs like that.
24:13So in reality,
24:14there should be a huge market for it.
24:16Yeah.
24:16But it's tricky.
24:16I think with it being velvet though,
24:18would it not work in a barber's?
24:19You'd have to recover that vinyl.
24:21You can't sell it in green.
24:22No.
24:23I mean,
24:23the colour is very,
24:25very in at the moment though.
24:26Yes,
24:26it's like green velvet.
24:28The green is very,
24:29very in.
24:29The colour suits my living room.
24:31It's that nice green I've got.
24:33There you go.
24:33You can watch it all.
24:34You know,
24:34everything that we've been bidding on
24:36is for your house.
24:37What the hell are we going to sell?
24:39With a price tag of five to eight hundred pounds,
24:43Ruth will want more than a trim
24:45for her barber's chair.
24:46I just think it's a shame
24:47they never invited me to the party.
24:50I'll start it off at 50 pounds.
24:53You're joking.
24:55Hold on.
24:56150.
24:57200.
24:59250.
25:00255.
25:01260.
25:02It's beautiful.
25:04I agree.
25:04But I'm out.
25:05I am actually going to be out.
25:07If it was orange and plastic
25:08and from the 70s,
25:09I probably would,
25:10but it's a bit too early for me.
25:11270.
25:13300.
25:14310.
25:15Ho, ho, ho, ho.
25:16Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
25:18I can see a lot of...
25:21Lads, shut up.
25:23320.
25:24At 320,
25:30I think I am out.
25:32We are out.
25:33We are out.
25:35So we have 320 on the table.
25:37325.
25:39What are you doing?
25:41Seriously?
25:42Seriously,
25:43you're not going to be
25:43another pound on this one.
25:46You're going to go one more?
25:47Do it, JB.
25:48JB, don't do it.
25:49You're causing...
25:49JB, do it.
25:51Do it.
25:52I'm going to say I'm out.
25:53Oh!
25:53I love you, JB.
25:56Right, Ruth,
25:57they're all out.
25:58325.
25:59Do you accept?
25:59I don't think I do, no.
26:00Oh!
26:03So, Ruth,
26:04what would be your absolute bottom line
26:05to leave it here today?
26:06I think 500.
26:07I'm so sorry we weren't able
26:09to get to the deal here today,
26:10Ruth, in the bidding room.
26:11Um, I get the feeling
26:13your dad might be quite pleased about that.
26:14I bet he will be, actually.
26:16Back in the front room.
26:17The party room's back in business.
26:19We'd all have to come round
26:20for a party, though.
26:21Welcome any time.
26:22Oh, well...
26:22Fantastic.
26:22It's been lovely having you here.
26:24Thanks for having me.
26:24Fantastic.
26:25It's been fantastic.
26:25Thank you very much.
26:26Cheers.
26:27See you later.
26:27Bye-bye.
26:31The chair's coming home with me.
26:33And it will sit with the jukebox again
26:36until we find it a new home.
26:38Lads, you missed out there.
26:39Your beards do need a good trim,
26:41especially yours, Shaka.
26:41I didn't miss out.
26:43I didn't miss out.
26:44Jay, look's got it.
26:45I think he was saved.
26:47I'm not going to hear the end of it.
26:48He's always going to remind me.
26:50Do you remember that time I saved it?
26:55Next in the bidding room is Stephen
26:56with a collection of relics
26:58from a bygone era.
27:00So, today, I have brought with me
27:02some collector's items
27:03that could be, um,
27:05quite possibly over 100 years old
27:07with wealth well used
27:09and functional at the time.
27:11And a wee slice of history.
27:15Hello.
27:16Hello, Stephen.
27:17Welcome to the bidding room.
27:18Very nice to meet you.
27:20All things cigar.
27:21We own a family tobacconist
27:24which has been in my wife's family
27:26since 1957.
27:28These come from the shop, I take you?
27:29Yes, they do.
27:30They've been collected over the years,
27:31mainly by my father-in-law,
27:33and they've been given to us
27:34when we've taken over the shop.
27:36Very interesting.
27:37The big wooden, um, rectangular pieces,
27:40they're actually Dutch cigar presses.
27:43Holland was the biggest producer of cigars
27:46in the 1800s in the world.
27:48You're right, Dutch,
27:49because this one is actually stamped on the back,
27:51dating late 19th century.
27:53What fascinates me is the box.
27:55This probably dates, what, early 1900s?
27:58It's what we call a dual top.
28:00Mm-hm.
28:00German manufacturer.
28:01We've got the DRGM mark underneath,
28:03and that slid out for you
28:05to get your little waste materials out.
28:08But what would you have put in that, then?
28:11So, that would be the head of the cigar.
28:13Is it true that the guys' and the girls' rolling cigars
28:17would have stories read to them?
28:19Yes, that's absolutely true.
28:21They have one person on a tannoy
28:23reading a story like Roman Juliet.
28:26The Count of Monte Cristo.
28:28Exactly.
28:28And then they would read that on the tannoy
28:30and they just work away, you know?
28:32You know these two chaps here?
28:33Yeah.
28:34And what do you think about them?
28:36They're supposed to be tobacco pickers.
28:39Ah.
28:39It's when my father-in-law went to Cuba
28:41and he's picked this up along the way.
28:43It's a souvenir.
28:44I can see it in the street somewhere,
28:46in the street market, yeah.
28:47Fantastic.
28:47Really great.
28:48OK, collectible.
28:50Yeah, but of course we wouldn't recommend
28:52taking up the habit of smoking.
28:55But there are still very strong collectors
28:57for this kind of item.
28:59How much do you think the collection will fetch?
29:02So we've got a good span of eras.
29:04We've got late 19th century here.
29:07We've got early 20th century
29:08and then sort of mid-century as well.
29:12So, Stephen, I reckon as a whole collection,
29:14I'm going to give you an estimate of 500-plus.
29:20Yep.
29:21Sounds right.
29:22Yeah, it sounds right enough.
29:24Yeah.
29:25Fantastic.
29:26Well, thank you so much for bringing the film.
29:27Thank you very much.
29:28I appreciate it.
29:28Cheers.
29:29All the best.
29:29Bye-bye.
29:30Simon valued the whole collection
29:38between £400 and £500
29:39and I think I would be happy to receive that.
29:45Hi there.
29:46Welcome to the bidding room.
29:48What's your name, sir?
29:49And where did you come from?
29:50I'm Stephen and I'm from Edinburgh.
29:52We can't work out what that is,
29:53so if you could do the honours.
29:55Oh!
29:56So we've got a collection of cigar-related items.
29:59Oh, look at those.
30:01What's a little paper-mache figurine there?
30:03I don't know.
30:03They're just like two guys with hats.
30:05Yeah, no, these are Cuban farmers
30:07who will probably work in a tobacco field.
30:10It does say at the bottom,
30:11it does say Cuban tobacco pickers.
30:14We do collect stuff like this.
30:16Yep.
30:17Although I do have a few of them.
30:20Nowadays, people use these as, you know, decorative
30:22and I've even seen some of them being framed up
30:25and on the wall.
30:26Wow.
30:26But this, this is pretty good.
30:29I've not really seen one like this.
30:31You just leave it on the table
30:32and you put your cigar on it
30:33and it just cuts it
30:34and the models as well, they're really nice.
30:37Again, decorative, the model, yeah.
30:39Yep.
30:39There's a market and they're collectible,
30:41but at the end of the day, you know,
30:42smoking's bad for you.
30:44It's kind of gone out of fashion
30:45in the last couple of decades.
30:47They would make really, really good pen trays.
30:49Or you could use them for paintbrushes, pencils,
30:53crayons, magic markers, you know, that kind of thing.
30:55It would really fit into some London interiors
30:58to kind of like repurpose its actual use
31:01rather than try and use it for what it was made for.
31:05Stephen, how old did Simon say they were?
31:07I think we agreed on early 1900s.
31:10That is lovely, isn't it?
31:11Yeah.
31:12I must admit, there is a huge collector's market
31:15for anything tobacco-related,
31:16whether it's tobacchiana or whether it's for actual cigars,
31:18but this particular piece, out of all of them,
31:21this one I've never seen.
31:22It's quite an interesting little piece.
31:23I've never seen it either.
31:25This is kind of our bag,
31:26but we're keeping our poker faces.
31:28You've not kept your poker faces very well, lads.
31:31In fact, you are rubbish.
31:34Absolutely rubbish.
31:35It's good we don't play poker.
31:37Yeah, no gambler.
31:38Right, so should we start?
31:40Go for it.
31:40The tobacco collection was valued at £500 plus,
31:45but will the dealers dig deep enough to meet Stephen's price?
31:50So I'm going to put 25 quid down.
31:53I'll go 50 quid.
31:5555.
31:56And is this for the whole collection?
31:58The whole collection.
31:59The shade.
32:00I know.
32:01I guess I'm out at that point.
32:03Sorry, Stephen.
32:04OK, thank you.
32:05I don't really know too much about him,
32:07but I'll give you one a go.
32:07£60, please.
32:1065.
32:1270.
32:13Getting more there.
32:15100.
32:16I'm just after the cutter.
32:18I'm after the cutter.
32:20The cutter's worth twice that in itself.
32:22110.
32:23Because they're related to tobacco,
32:25I'm going to be out.
32:26I understand.
32:27I understand.
32:29120.
32:30150.
32:32Anything higher on 150?
32:33No, I'm going to say I'm out at that, Stephen,
32:36but thank you.
32:37OK.
32:39At 150, I think we'll...
32:41That's where we are.
32:42Where we are.
32:42Yeah, you know when I give me 170 for the lot?
32:45I want to make a bit of profit on him.
32:47I'd like to stick at 150.
32:49OK.
32:50Well, you've got to be in it to win it,
32:52and I will take 150 for him.
32:54Yay!
32:54You are great.
32:56Well done.
33:00Can we ask what does Simon value at?
33:02He reckoned we'd get £500.
33:04Really?
33:05Yeah.
33:05Yeah, yeah.
33:07Melissa ended up going for the sale,
33:10and I think she got a bargain.
33:12So with the £150,
33:14we will reinvest it in our new business venture,
33:16which is a coffee store.
33:18Well, Stephen,
33:18I am extremely happy with my bag today.
33:22Thank you for bringing him in
33:23and telling us the history.
33:24It's been great.
33:25I'm glad you're happy,
33:26and thank you for having me.
33:27Thank you so much.
33:27It's been a pleasure to see you.
33:29Thank you very much.
33:30Thank you very much.
33:35Do you know,
33:36I really like them.
33:37I can't wait to just fill them up,
33:39you know,
33:39with paint bushes
33:40and belt tips.
33:41Do you know what you can do?
33:42You know the cigar cutter?
33:43You can cut the ends
33:44of your crayons with them.
33:45Oh, I can sharpen things.
33:48Oh, my goodness.
33:49That's amazing.
33:49Pencils, everything.
33:50Last into the bidding room
33:59are Abigail and Jessica,
34:00with a stylish, practical piece
34:02that's bound to turn heads.
34:04So today we've brought something
34:05that's quite big, functional.
34:08It's teak,
34:09and you could find it in a bedroom.
34:14You know, it's funny,
34:15because it looks as though
34:18it was on the floor
34:19and then they built something
34:20to pop it on top of.
34:22The feet look as though
34:23it's just gone,
34:24right, we'll just put it on there.
34:25Boom.
34:27Hello, you two.
34:28Hi.
34:29Welcome to the bidding room.
34:30This is a nice piece of furniture.
34:32You probably know all about it.
34:34I wish we did.
34:36OK.
34:37Well, first of all,
34:37where did you find it?
34:38We found it online.
34:40Someone was giving it away.
34:42Really?
34:42Yeah.
34:43We liked the style of it,
34:44but we didn't know
34:46too much, really,
34:47about the designer.
34:48Yes, what a great, great find.
34:50It's just an area of furniture
34:52that everybody wants
34:53at the minute.
34:54It's so commercial.
34:55We get all the information,
34:57don't we,
34:57when we open the top drawer.
34:59We've got a little stamp
35:01in there for G-Plan,
35:02but not just G-Plan,
35:04G-Plan Danish Design.
35:05And this was a range
35:07that started in 1962,
35:09somewhere around there.
35:10And this is a
35:11Covard Larson one,
35:12and he was one of the top guys.
35:14I love the fact
35:15when you look at it
35:15from the front to start with,
35:16you think three drawer.
35:18Of course,
35:19they're all split,
35:19aren't they?
35:20Yeah.
35:20So it is, in fact,
35:21a six-drawer chest,
35:22and I think that's quite clever.
35:24How clever is that?
35:25I think it's brilliant.
35:27Keeps things simple
35:28and cluttered.
35:30And then, of course,
35:31we've got,
35:32as Nigel said,
35:33quite a short,
35:33short leg,
35:35but that's what we expect.
35:37This bit of a sweep
35:38on the edge there
35:38is typical
35:39of this range.
35:42Did you do any sort of
35:43polishing up to it,
35:44or was that how it was?
35:45There were a few ring marks
35:46and things like that,
35:47and then when we picked them up,
35:47so we just lightly
35:48sanded it back
35:49and then just re-oiled it.
35:50The only bit
35:51I'm not happy with, ladies,
35:52is the backboard.
35:54I think that's probably
35:55a replacement.
35:56Yeah.
35:56But, as with a lot of these,
35:58they did tend to get
36:00woodworm affected,
36:01you know.
36:01But the front,
36:03the bit you see,
36:03the important bit,
36:05is really, really nice.
36:07So we know
36:07they're very collectible.
36:08They are.
36:09And JB immediately
36:10came to mind.
36:11Yes, no, absolutely.
36:12Moses is good too,
36:13isn't he?
36:14Yes.
36:14On this sort of thing.
36:15They're not going to lose
36:16on this, dealers.
36:18No, no.
36:18You're in for zero.
36:20Yeah.
36:21So anything is going
36:22to be good news,
36:22isn't it?
36:23Yeah, definitely.
36:23It's like hitting the jackpot.
36:24Right.
36:25Whatever it makes,
36:26what will you do
36:27with the money?
36:27And let me give you
36:28some advice.
36:29Get into the business
36:30because you seem
36:30to be very good at it.
36:32Well, yeah.
36:33I mean, we are already
36:34in the business.
36:35Are you?
36:35But we upcycle
36:37and refurbish furniture.
36:40Oh, right.
36:40Great.
36:40So you know how
36:41to do all this?
36:42Yeah.
36:42Yeah.
36:43OK, it's time
36:44to ask that question.
36:45How much do you
36:45think it's worth?
36:47It's bang on commercial
36:49at the minute,
36:49so you shouldn't
36:51have any problem
36:51getting plenty of bids
36:53next door.
36:54I think in an auction room
36:55it's going to be
36:56anywhere between
36:58four and six hundred,
37:00that kind of bracket.
37:01Yeah, lovely.
37:02I don't think you'll
37:03have to say much
37:04next door,
37:04to be honest.
37:06Yeah, just push
37:07on the commercial aspect.
37:08Yeah.
37:08That's all you need to do.
37:10Perfect.
37:11You're in for a treat.
37:11Thank you very much.
37:13Thanks for coming.
37:14Thank you for having us.
37:15Nice to meet you.
37:17Bye.
37:19Look at this.
37:20I love this.
37:21I mean...
37:21That's so clever.
37:22Yeah.
37:23Well made.
37:24Yeah, yeah.
37:24I know it's in a factory.
37:25Yes, yeah, yeah.
37:26But they had pride
37:27in doing it, didn't they?
37:28They did.
37:32Simon valued the
37:34Cofford Larson draws
37:35between four and six hundred pounds.
37:37We're really happy with that
37:38because it's more
37:38than we'd originally thought.
37:40We're feeling quite excited
37:41about it, aren't we?
37:42Yeah.
37:42A little bit nervous,
37:43but yeah.
37:43Quite excited.
37:48Hello.
37:49Hello.
37:49Hi.
37:50Welcome to the biddy room.
37:52What's your names?
37:54I'm Jess.
37:55I'm Abby.
37:55Hi.
37:56Hi, Jess.
37:56Hi.
37:57Who's going to do the others?
37:59Oh, you weren't wrong, Moses.
38:01It's a nice chest of drawers.
38:03Nice.
38:05That's a nice G-Plan chest of drawers.
38:06Is it the Cofford Larson?
38:09It is.
38:09It's the Cofford Larson.
38:10With the generous drawers.
38:12So good.
38:13It's that man.
38:14With the generous drawers.
38:16What if I can have a quick look?
38:17Absolutely.
38:18Look at him go.
38:19That's the quickest I've seen Moses move in 17.
38:21Shut up.
38:22I've just been woken up.
38:25It's by G-Plan,
38:27but it was commissioned.
38:30They commissioned a designer
38:31called Cofford Larson
38:32who did a collection
38:34of different types of styles.
38:37This is particularly a good one
38:38because of the generous size of the drawers
38:41and the very, very stylish front.
38:44This one is in particularly reasonable condition.
38:48Just a little bit of wear at the bottom runners.
38:51And it's a good example
38:52of mid-century modern design.
38:55So why are you selling it?
38:57We just found it online
38:58and someone was about to throw it in the tip.
39:01So we rescued it.
39:03Well done.
39:03And it's just been sat in our workshop, so...
39:05Have you guys done any work to that?
39:07Or...
39:07Yeah.
39:08Yeah, I love it.
39:09It had a few ring marks
39:10and a few scratches
39:11when we picked it up.
39:12I don't think it had much love for a while, so...
39:14Have you done anything to the front?
39:15It's just been re-oiled.
39:16Re-oiled.
39:17So did Simon tell you anything else about the chest?
39:19He said that the back
39:20might have been replaced at one point,
39:22but that wasn't done by us.
39:23You've done well saving it out of a skip, definitely.
39:26That's amazing if you got it out of a skip.
39:28And did you know what it was when you picked it up
39:29or did you just pick it up
39:30because you thought it was attractive?
39:32I mean, mid-century, we know it's...
39:33It's quite good anyway,
39:35but, yeah, when we picked it up,
39:36we did a little bit of research
39:37and we're really glad we saved it.
39:40You used the old lens on the old internet.
39:42Yeah.
39:43Well, do you know something?
39:44I'm not a furniture type of person
39:46and I know nothing,
39:48so I'm kind of just listening to everybody with this
39:50because I'm hoping that you're going to just lead me.
39:53These are popular for so many reasons.
39:55Like, new-build houses and flats and stuff in London,
39:58that is the perfect chest
39:59because your bigger chest of drawers,
40:00you're not going to fit it up the stairs and such.
40:02So there is a huge market for it,
40:04especially this sort of range as well,
40:06the Danish-inspired stuff.
40:07It's a really nice compact piece of furniture.
40:10It wouldn't look out of place in a living room or a hallway.
40:12I think it's got a really nice sort of broad range of versatility with it.
40:16I can imagine a nice London flat with that in the...
40:20Nice record player on top.
40:21In North London, somewhere nice.
40:23See, I see it more of a Manchester house
40:25with, like, a nice plant on top.
40:27Manchester?
40:28Going back to South London, you know it often.
40:30You lot will be rubbish at poker.
40:34Like, your poker babies have gone.
40:38Abigail and Jessica have a long way to go
40:40to meet Simon's £400 to £600 valuation for those drawers.
40:44Actually, they look rather smart in my dressing room.
40:48I'll start the bidding at £50.
40:51£70.
40:53£100.
40:55£150.
40:56£160.
40:57£200.
40:58I'm out of the bidding, but I'm sure you will get a very good price.
41:03£220.
41:04£230.
41:05£250.
41:06£255.
41:07£260.
41:09£275.
41:10£300.
41:11Ouch.
41:12£3 or £5.
41:13£310.
41:16That's gone too high for me for that one.
41:19£315.
41:20£320.
41:21£325.
41:25I'm going to say I'm out at that point.
41:27But thank you for bringing it in.
41:29I think it's worth more than that.
41:31£330.
41:32£335.
41:33Stop.
41:34Stop.
41:36You should give it to me at £350.
41:39I think these two are going to be out,
41:41because it's far too much.
41:43It's hit my...
41:44It's hit my limit.
41:46Good, good.
41:47But I'm going to do one more cheeky...
41:49We are going to do one more cheeky one.
41:51You sure you don't want to talk about it?
41:53No, we don't want to talk about it.
41:54We're telepathic now on this.
41:55£335.
42:02I'm out.
42:04I've paid £5 more than I wanted to pay for that.
42:07That was my top.
42:08£350 was my top, but...
42:10£335.
42:11Snatches, I had no...
42:12Do you accept?
42:13Yeah.
42:13Yeah.
42:13And what did Simon value it at?
42:20Between £400 and £600.
42:21Well done.
42:22Whoa.
42:22Whoa.
42:24We're absolutely over the moon.
42:25We picked it up for nothing,
42:27and we're going home with £355 worth of brunches.
42:30Here's your tosh.
42:34Thank you very much.
42:35It's been a pleasure.
42:40Yeah, we're happy we brought it up.
42:42Really glad we came on the show, yeah.
42:43It's been a fun day.
42:44Well, that was interesting, wasn't it?
42:46We have South London on the right here
42:48versus North London on the left.
42:51South London's still sent.
42:53There is only one part of London, Moses.
42:56North London.
42:57North London forever.
43:03Well, that was exciting.
43:05Join us again for another great day on The Bidding Room.
43:07We'll see you next time.
43:37We'll see you next time.
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