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The Bidding Room - Season 7 Episode 20 -
Two-Faced Baby Soap, Garden Festival Glasses, Coconut Shy Box
Two-Faced Baby Soap, Garden Festival Glasses, Coconut Shy Box
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00:01Nigel Havers, is there anything you won't turn into a lamp?
00:04Nothing.
00:07In the heart of Edinburgh,
00:09sellers of the curious and collectible
00:12I buy weird and wonderful things.
00:14You certainly do.
00:15Will face five dealers with money to burn.
00:18Look into my eyes. You need this.
00:21Like eclectic collector Ian,
00:23decorative dealer Joe,
00:25I love it!
00:26Scrap expert Mel,
00:27Blew me neck!
00:29Toy trader Rambo,
00:31and art lover John.
00:33It's actually quite cool.
00:35First auctioneer Simon is valuing the items to nail the best sale.
00:39Could be a life-changing amount of money.
00:42So, how will today's lot do?
00:44Oh my goodness!
00:47Would you go slightly higher?
00:48Of course you would.
00:50You know what you want it.
00:51£55 with me.
00:53No chance.
00:54When they enter the bidding room.
00:56Here we go.
00:58This is what I came for.
00:59£700.
01:00Go up.
01:01Go up.
01:02£500.
01:03Getting a bit warmer.
01:04I hope you accept our offer.
01:05It's yours then.
01:07Yay!
01:08Let's enjoy another illuminating visit to the bidding room.
01:11First into the bidding room is ten-year-old Cassie and Dad Stuart.
01:28They're hoping to open the dealer's purse strings with something Cassie bought herself.
01:32The thing that we brought in is quite small, it's got fabric-y stuff on it and it's made out of wood.
01:39I kind of really want to meet Simon and Nigel the most.
01:43Out of the two I prefer Simon because he's way cooler.
01:46Hello Cassie.
01:47Hello.
01:48Hello.
01:49Nice to meet you.
01:50Hello Stuart.
01:51How are you doing?
01:52Good to meet you.
01:53Thank you for bringing this wonderful thing in.
01:56Where did you find it?
01:57We found it in an antique shop.
01:59Okay.
02:00You don't want to play with it?
02:01No.
02:02She's just lying in a box in my room.
02:04Simon here.
02:05He's an expert of all things puppetry.
02:07This is actually a Pelham de Marionette.
02:10I don't know, Cassie, whether you ever thought who she's supposed to be.
02:14Cinderella.
02:15Very good.
02:16Ten out of ten.
02:18She's got her.
02:19Glass slippers.
02:20Glass slippers.
02:21Not really glass, but I mean.
02:22Got the original box, which is very, very important.
02:25Started by a chap called Bob Pelham.
02:27Didn't start until 1947.
02:29The heyday was the 60s, 70s.
02:31I think they ceased trading in the early 90s.
02:33I don't know what you thought about date.
02:35I thought probably early 1960s.
02:37So it's one of the earlier ones, actually, which is good.
02:40Yeah, so really complete.
02:41You've got all the paperwork.
02:43The big one there is the instructions on how to manipulate your marionette,
02:48to give her the correct term.
02:49I hardly ever see the bits of paper, so that's good.
02:52Can you remember how much you pay?
02:53Yeah, £35.
02:55Very collectible.
02:56Yeah, yeah.
02:57Very good.
02:58Cinderella one we don't see that often, so she's quite good.
03:01Things are looking good.
03:02Yeah.
03:03Stacking up.
03:04What will you do with the money?
03:06I'm going to buy an antique dog.
03:08OK.
03:09Have you found it yet?
03:10Yeah, it's in the shop.
03:11OK.
03:12The quicker we do this, the quicker you can get to the shop.
03:14Yeah.
03:15OK.
03:16I want to go tomorrow.
03:17Yeah, we're going to move on right now.
03:18Right, Simon.
03:19Don't string us along.
03:20How much is it worth?
03:21I know exactly how much she's worth, and I think probably Cinderella's worth 30, 40 quid, but Cassie
03:34element.
03:35Double it.
03:36I think we're going to be 40, 60 easier.
03:38Definitely.
03:39Definitely.
03:40Are you happy with that?
03:41Yeah, in fact, that's...
03:42Are you sure?
03:43It makes me, you know, make a profit.
03:44So I think you should do all the, um, all the talking in the...
03:48Yes.
03:49Oh good, you're ready for that.
03:50That's fantastic.
03:51Remember to make sure, original box, late 1950s, early 60s.
03:56Keep an eye on them, Cassie.
03:57Play tough.
03:58Get in there and sort them out, Cassie.
04:00Yes.
04:01Yeah.
04:02Good.
04:03Buy it.
04:04Very nice pleasure to meet you.
04:06And Dad, of course.
04:08A bit better to meet me.
04:09Easy.
04:10I'm cool.
04:11Obviously.
04:12Definitely.
04:13OK.
04:14Best of luck.
04:15Cheers.
04:16Oh great.
04:17Very good.
04:18We should have Cassie on every week.
04:19I think she made my day.
04:21The pop-out's valuation was very good and I'm happy with it.
04:27They said between £30 and £40, but they said with the Cassie effect,
04:31we may get a wee bit more than that.
04:33I'm probably the biggest dealer expert here.
04:40Hello.
04:41Welcome to the bidding room.
04:44What are your names?
04:45Cassie.
04:46I'm Stuart.
04:47Nice to meet you guys.
04:48Hi Stuart.
04:49Good.
04:50Well, we are all very excited to see what you brought in for us today.
04:54So will you reveal?
04:55Yeah.
04:57Oh!
04:58Oh!
04:59Look, it's an old Pelham puppet.
05:01Does it have a name?
05:03It's Cinderella, I believe.
05:04Yeah.
05:05She even got her wee glass slippers on.
05:06It's got her glass slippers on?
05:07Yeah.
05:08So it's Cinderella?
05:09Have you been playing with it?
05:10No, it's just been in its box.
05:12Like, I bought it in its box.
05:13So, I mean, I just kept it there.
05:14So you bought it?
05:15Yeah.
05:16Oh, so do you like collecting things?
05:18Yeah, I collect vintage toys.
05:19What made you want to buy her when you saw her in the shop?
05:21Well, I went to the shop wanting to buy a teddy bear, which I did.
05:24But I also came across that and I thought it was really cool, so I got that as well.
05:29Well, do you save a pool of your pocket money?
05:31Eh, yes.
05:32And you buy all your little vintage toys?
05:33Mm-hm.
05:34And I bet you've got quite a collection.
05:35I do.
05:36Yeah, I actually like vintage toys and I do have some puppets myself in my collection.
05:41Have you ever seen one like that one before?
05:43It's not a common one, Cinderella, no.
05:45You know, I mean, no strings attached.
05:47It's something that would, you know, it's something that would be of interest to the right person.
05:53Why are you selling Cinderella, Cassie?
05:55Because I want to make more room in my shelf to put antique bears and dolls on.
06:00Oh.
06:01I thought it was an antique dog you were after.
06:03Oh, yeah.
06:04I mean, that would only fit on the shelf.
06:05All right, OK.
06:06Come on, Dad.
06:07I don't know why I'm here.
06:09May I ask you how old you are?
06:11Eh, ten.
06:12Ten?
06:13When I was ten, I had one of these puppets.
06:17I've still got it.
06:18They are...
06:19I can remember being really, really excited when I got it.
06:24Oh, my goodness.
06:25This really brings it all back.
06:27And can I tell you, we're going back...
06:29We're going back 60 years.
06:32And I used to do little performances for my parents.
06:35You look like a little puppet.
06:36Do you reckon you could do a little puppet dance if Joe does kind of movements and you have to emulate it?
06:42Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
06:45Right.
06:46This is all Cassie's turned up for.
06:47It's going to make me look silly.
06:49Woo, woo, woo, woo.
06:51Let's do a little pirouetting, I think.
06:53And then you've got to do...
06:54What am I doing?
06:55Oh, jeez.
06:56Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
06:59And then you've got to do it just like her.
07:01Carefully, slowly.
07:03Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:05Are you enjoying this?
07:06Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:07Ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:08Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:09Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:10Do, do, do, do, do, do.
07:12Round, round.
07:13Oh, look, it's going round.
07:14Right.
07:15Whenever it was.
07:16I'm going to let you go to sleep again.
07:17Go and sit in your chair.
07:19Arms down.
07:22Ian's impression of the puppet was really good,
07:25so I want to see if you can do better.
07:27And I'll score you out of ten.
07:29Oh!
07:31That's quite robotic, isn't it?
07:35OK.
07:37OK.
07:38That's all I can do in the way of that.
07:39OK, I'll give you an eight out of ten, then.
07:40Isn't it more like a...?
07:41Ooh!
07:42Yes, that's doing it.
07:43You're a bit creepy, but like an actual doll.
07:46John, you're scaring me!
07:48I'm going to give you an eight, because that was quite creepy.
07:50Oh!
07:53Thank you for taking part in my puppet competition,
07:55but Ian is the overall winner.
07:57Oh!
07:58Yay!
07:59APPLAUSE
08:00Thank you, Cassie.
08:02Ian might have aced the puppet contest,
08:05but who will win the bidding contest?
08:08Will Cassie be able to hustle up to the £30 to £40 valuation?
08:12I'm going to throw an almighty...
08:16£20 at it.
08:17I'll go £25.
08:19I'll go £30.
08:21She does have all her original paperwork with her.
08:23Oh!
08:24Oh, yes, I wonder what that was.
08:26Even though it's our box.
08:27I shall have to go to £40, then.
08:30I'm going to be out on this one.
08:32So, I'll give you £45.
08:34Thanks.
08:35Can I go £50?
08:36I'll go £55.
08:38I think I'm out.
08:40Cassie, I'm going to go out as well,
08:42but I'm going to try and...
08:43Yeah, don't shake your head, Dad.
08:46But...
08:47I'm going to try and help you get a better price,
08:49or a higher price.
08:53I will do the £60.
08:56Oh!
08:58Look at it.
08:59Look at it lying there waiting to go to Jo's home.
09:03You know what you want, huh?
09:04I can't do poker face.
09:06You've read me completely.
09:0765.
09:08Oh!
09:12I think at 65, I'm out.
09:15The offer on the table is £65.
09:19Do you accept?
09:20Yes.
09:21Yay!
09:22Well done.
09:23Fantastic.
09:24Cassie, can you remember what Simon valued her at?
09:2830 to 40, but 40 to 60 if they'd done it my way.
09:32That's the Cassie factor.
09:33Ah, yes.
09:34This is my factor.
09:35Yeah.
09:36What did you pay for it when you bought it?
09:3835.
09:39Oh, it was 30, but she knocked them down to 35.
09:42Fantastic.
09:43Mm-hm.
09:44I really enjoyed it and it was super good.
09:49The bids went higher and higher and then eventually got a good bid on 65.
09:54We took it.
09:55Cassie, I think you're a dealer in the making.
09:57I think so.
09:58Thanks.
09:59Nice to meet you all.
10:01Cheers, guys.
10:02Thanks.
10:03Bye.
10:04I played with all of the dealers and I think they all had a good time.
10:07Oh, I'm jealous of your doll.
10:10I'm sorry, Mel.
10:11Perhaps we can have a play with, you know, you can have a...
10:14I'll come round at 18 and we'll have a little play date.
10:16Yes, okay.
10:17Are you genuinely going to do this with these films?
10:19Yeah.
10:20Yeah, we're going to have two little chatting to each other.
10:22Next up is seller Jacqueline, hoping that our large collection will make a real mark with our buyers.
10:35So what I've brought today with me is pieces that have originated once upon a time round about the 70s for my dad's pub.
10:42They vary in different size, but they've all got something to do with one particular niche.
10:49The great thing about the bidding room is you never know what's going to come through the door.
10:55And this is, I mean, so unusual and yet so interesting.
10:58Yeah.
10:59Hi.
11:00Hello, Jacqueline.
11:01Welcome to the bidding room.
11:03What an unusual collection.
11:04I know.
11:05Where do they come from?
11:06My father had a pub back in the 70s and I believe it was one of his customers had done it for him.
11:12Dad, he passed away ten years ago.
11:14Right.
11:15So I inherited them.
11:16I do love them, but the style just doesn't fit in our house.
11:18I understand.
11:19Where was the pub?
11:20In Shows.
11:21North-East of Scotland.
11:22So that's got, I mean, all rigs nearby.
11:25Yeah, yeah.
11:26More of the Aberdeen area.
11:27People would have come to that pub.
11:29Yep.
11:30On their time off.
11:31Yeah.
11:32Simon, what do you think?
11:33I think they're great.
11:34Absolutely great.
11:35They're all done on just plywood panels.
11:37Yeah.
11:38And then the artist has dark stained the panels.
11:43And then obviously with the artist's chisel.
11:45Mm-hmm.
11:46Has done the sort of worker like that.
11:48Yeah.
11:49It's quite detailed.
11:50I love the ones with the figures in.
11:52Our two oil rig workers there.
11:55The other one at the front, Nigel, of the diver as well.
11:57Yeah.
11:58I think it's really, really striking.
12:01They're all initialed CS and dated 71.
12:05I have no idea who CS is.
12:08I've seen similar etchings and prints of oil rig scenes, deep sea diving scenes.
12:15As a collection, it's quite unique in a way, isn't it?
12:18I'm sure you'll have plenty of interest next door because they are quite a striking collection.
12:23Yeah.
12:24And pretty much a one-off chance to buy a collection like this.
12:27It's exciting because they're different.
12:29They're different, yeah.
12:30We've never had anything like this on, really.
12:32Whatever money you make, what would you spend it on?
12:34Expecting another child, so probably something towards that.
12:38Congratulations.
12:40It'll be money well spent.
12:41Yeah.
12:42So have I struck oil, Simon?
12:44The thing is, Jacqueline, of course, we've not got much of a comparable to go on, really,
12:50so I'm going to have to just judge on what I see.
12:53We've got two, four, six, seven, eight in total.
12:57You'd have to say £200 to £300, the group.
13:01OK.
13:02Push the fact that it's a unique opportunity for someone to buy a whole collection in one go.
13:08I think that's a really good selling point.
13:10A complete collection.
13:11Complete collection.
13:12I mean, Jacqueline, thank you very much.
13:14And congratulations.
13:15Thank you very much.
13:16And very best of luck.
13:18Thanks, both.
13:19Bye now.
13:20Great, and a pub in Aberdeen.
13:22Maybe we should buy a pub in Aberdeen.
13:24Go on, then.
13:29Yeah, I'm really happy with that evaluation, yeah.
13:31A little bit more than I expected.
13:33Anything above that would be a bonus.
13:35Hello, and welcome to the bidding room.
13:42And what's your name, please?
13:43Hey, my name's Jacqueline.
13:44Jacqueline.
13:45Hello, Jacqueline.
13:46Hello.
13:47Welcome.
13:48So, Jacqueline, this is quite a collection.
13:50Where did you get it from?
13:51I actually inherited them.
13:52I believe a customer of a father's who had a pub at the time,
13:56back in the 70s, made them for him for the pub.
14:00Oh, right.
14:01They look as if they're all connected to the North Sea oil rigging.
14:05Yeah.
14:06Further north you go, it's more oil-related.
14:08Mm-hm.
14:09So, I think it was just maybe a theme to run with in the pub.
14:12What are they made of?
14:13Is it wood?
14:14Plywood.
14:15Easy, because it's soft, isn't it?
14:16Yeah.
14:17It's a soft wood.
14:18Mm-hm.
14:19Looks like he's ebonised the wood or just painted it with kind of
14:23almost a black chalk paint.
14:26Yeah, yeah.
14:27And then, you know, chiselled it out, you know.
14:29To do all that from just your mind and get the proportions right is,
14:33that's a skill that I don't have.
14:36I mean, this one's really cool, isn't it?
14:38Yeah.
14:39That's my favourite, John.
14:40Yeah, that's spotty.
14:41I like that one.
14:42The two men drilling evokes so much atmosphere
14:46and you can almost imagine them giving it the last portion.
14:48In movement.
14:49Yeah.
14:50And that would have been rocking around.
14:51On that note, that is my art lesson for the day.
14:55See you later.
14:56Well done, John.
14:58They're incredibly powerful images.
15:01They've got that feeling of the Soviet period
15:05and they've created wonderful, striking sculptures
15:09and promotional sort of propaganda images.
15:12I think they need to go back into an industrial setting
15:15to get that 100% feel of what they are.
15:17Feel of it, yeah.
15:18Because they're not kitsch, are they?
15:20No, no.
15:21They just need to go into just the sort of setting
15:23where it's quite heavy, isn't it?
15:25Mmm.
15:26It's a heavy look on plywood.
15:28I think also from a social history point of view,
15:30in the 70s, the oil rigs in the North Sea,
15:33that was such a big thing.
15:35It's almost capturing a bit of time, isn't it?
15:37Because we know industry has changed so much.
15:39It's changed.
15:40Like coal mining as well.
15:41So anything that captures that then is a good thing.
15:44Like either.
15:45Brilliant.
15:46Lovely.
15:48So, Jacqueline, if you sell this amazing collection
15:50to one of us today, what are you planning to do with the money?
15:52Well, we have another baby coming along.
15:55Aww.
15:56Congratulations.
15:58So, most definitely the money going towards that.
16:01It'll just contribute a little bit to a new baby then.
16:04Yeah, a little.
16:05Yeah.
16:06So, just before we go to the bidding,
16:08because they're so unique,
16:09has anybody seen anything like this before?
16:11No.
16:12We haven't, no.
16:13So, they are quite unique.
16:14Yeah.
16:15Jacqueline's on the hard sell.
16:16She is.
16:18Ladies and gentlemen,
16:20let's carve our way...
16:22Oh!
16:23..to a profit, hopefully.
16:25So, let's start bidding.
16:27With art lovers John and Joe both intrigued by the carvings,
16:31can Jacqueline push a bidding battle up
16:33to Simon's £200 to £300 valuation?
16:36I'll just kick us off at £30.
16:39£40.
16:41£50.
16:42£60.
16:43£70.
16:44£80.
16:45£90.
16:46£100.
16:48£120.
16:50£140.
16:52£150.
16:53£150.
16:54I'm not getting a word in it.
16:55£20.
16:56£160.
16:59£175.
17:01£195.
17:03£195.
17:04I can go to £200.
17:06I am looking for a bit more.
17:07Simon was quite impressed with them, so...
17:09Simon doesn't have to sell them.
17:11LAUGHTER
17:13Nursery furniture's expensive.
17:15£210.
17:19£220.
17:21It's a fab collection, but I'm out.
17:25Tch, tch, tch, tch, tch, tch, tch.
17:27Jacqueline, I'm all at sea at this one.
17:30No!
17:31So, I'm out.
17:33At 2.30.
17:34I'm gonna be out.
17:40I'm out, but thank you very much indeed.
17:43You are at £230 with me.
17:46Do we have a deal?
17:47Would you go slightly higher?
17:51Course you would.
17:56Jacqueline, I'll be honest with you.
17:57My bottom, very bottom would be £250.
18:02That I would be happy with.
18:03Yay!
18:04Fantastic!
18:05I'm actually so excited.
18:06I can't believe it fetched the money it did.
18:07Well, I'm really pleased that they're going to actually be on someone's wall now hopefully,
18:08and not just kept under a bed or at the back of the garage somewhere.
18:09It's been an excellent result.
18:10Thank you very much.
18:11Thank you very much.
18:12That's for you.
18:13And hopefully, we'll see you again soon.
18:14Perfect.
18:15Thank you very much.
18:16Thank you very much.
18:17Thank you very much.
18:18Yeah, I'm not being funny, Jay, but you really like those.
18:19Why did you let John get those off you?
18:20I think he's been hypnotising me.
18:21It's those eyes.
18:22Have you looked at those eyes?
18:23Don't look at me anymore.
18:24Stop it.
18:25Don't you do that.
18:26Meet collector Richard.
18:27He's rocked up with something he thinks is both curious and creepy.
18:30And he's so excited to be here.
18:31I'm not being funny, Jay, but you really like those.
18:35Why did you let John get those off you?
18:37I think he's been hypnotising me.
18:39It's those eyes.
18:40Have you looked at those eyes?
18:43Don't look at me anymore.
18:44Stop it.
18:45Don't you do that.
18:47Meet collector Richard.
18:51He's rocked up with something he thinks is both curious and creepy.
18:55And he's so right.
18:57Well, I've bought something very, very unique.
19:00It has two faces.
19:01I've only ever seen one other.
19:03It's the creepiness that sold it to me.
19:05Now it's time to move it, Tom.
19:09I'm kind of scared to look.
19:11Yes, I'm more scared.
19:12We like a box, but...
19:14Yeah.
19:15I'd like to know what's in it.
19:16Yes.
19:17Hello.
19:18Hello, Richard.
19:19Thank you for coming into the bidding room.
19:21No problem.
19:22Thank you very much.
19:23What have we got in that little box there?
19:25We have the creepiest soap in the world.
19:28Are we ready?
19:29Yep.
19:30Ooh, that is creepy, isn't it?
19:32Super creepy.
19:33So how did you come across this?
19:35It was found in the darkest corner of an antique centre in the back of a cabinet.
19:39I went for it, rescued it.
19:41It lives with me now, but it's outlived its purpose.
19:43What was its purpose?
19:45To sit on my shelf and look creepy.
19:47Now I've moved on to bigger and better creepy things.
19:50Oh, I see.
19:51You specialise creepy.
19:52If I see something creepy and I like it, we'll buy it.
19:55OK.
19:56What did you pay for it?
19:57About £7.
19:58Did you?
19:59Yes.
20:00These novelty soap bars do come up from time to time.
20:03You know, they did ones sort of Laurel and Hardy and all different characters.
20:08This is the first two-faced baby I've come across.
20:13It's quite cleverly packaged.
20:15What we think is its little nightgown, dress gown, is actually a face flannel, isn't it?
20:20Yes.
20:21It's very clever.
20:22Made by the company Norton's, operating out of London, who are the sole distributors, believe it or not.
20:29Really?
20:30Yes.
20:31And The Wonderful World contains lanolin, which of course is grease from sheep's wool.
20:36Indeed it is.
20:37I can see why you went for the creepy element.
20:40And that's the smiling face, Nigel.
20:44And then we have the crying face on the other side.
20:47It dates, judging by the script and everything, the type fonts, say 1930s probably, isn't it?
20:53Definitely pre-war anyway, so great for collectors of quirky, creepy, novelty items.
20:59Yep.
21:00And when you think it's not far off a hundred years old, to be fair, it survived extremely well, hasn't it?
21:05Yeah.
21:06I've never come across this one before.
21:08No, OK.
21:09It's a unique two-sided face baby soap bar.
21:13Wow.
21:14Whatever money you make, I wonder, let me guess what you're going to spend it on.
21:19Something creepier?
21:20Something more creepy for the collection.
21:22What's the creepy baby worth?
21:29Oh, dear me, I'm guessing.
21:31I'm going to say 50, 70 quid.
21:35You happy with that?
21:36Absolutely, thank you.
21:37Great.
21:38It's a good markup.
21:39Just a bit, just a bit.
21:40Fantastic.
21:41Before you go, have you ever seen another one of these?
21:44Yes.
21:45You have?
21:46I've found one more in Sudbury Childhood Museum.
21:48It's a Victorian Childhood Museum in the Midlands.
21:50I have been there.
21:51They've got one, but it's nowhere near it's a good condition.
21:54Wow.
21:55Thank you, thank you again.
21:57Nice to meet you, Richard.
21:58Thank you, pleasure.
21:59Bye-bye.
22:00Yeah, so we know of one other.
22:02It's a museum piece.
22:03It's a museum piece.
22:05Yes.
22:11Simon valued the two-headed baby face soap, 50 to 70 pounds.
22:16I'd be very, very happy with that.
22:18Looking forward to meeting the dealers.
22:19Can't wait to see the reactions.
22:26Hello.
22:27Hello.
22:28Hello.
22:29Hello.
22:30Welcome to the Biddy Moo.
22:32And what's your name?
22:33Richard.
22:34Ladies and gentlemen, to the table I bring the creepiest soap in the world.
22:38Oh!
22:39Oh, Ian.
22:40Come on.
22:41Come on.
22:42Come on.
22:43Come on, then.
22:44What is it, guys?
22:45Baby face soap.
22:46What?
22:47It says on the box, baby cries, baby laughs.
22:51Are we ready?
22:53No.
22:54Oh, look at that!
22:57What is it?
22:58That's weird.
22:59That is weird, Richard.
23:00What's your house like?
23:01Very creepy.
23:02Is it?
23:03Exceptionally creepy.
23:04What is it?
23:05It's a soap made into a creepy baby's head.
23:08Oh, my goodness!
23:10No!
23:11No!
23:12No!
23:13It gets worse!
23:14There's a face on the other side!
23:16Oh, my goodness!
23:17Tell you what, Richard.
23:18I've seen some stuff in my time in this trade, but I have never seen one of them.
23:23Did Simon give an indication of the age?
23:25Late thirties.
23:26Definitely pre-war, he said.
23:27Right.
23:28Oh, really?
23:29Oh, my gosh!
23:30That's mad that a soap can last that long, isn't it?
23:33It actually says on the box, bath time is laugh time with Norton's baby soap.
23:38When I was a kid, I had matey bubble bath, I had a soap that was in the shape of a bear, because it was meant to be.
23:46It's fun, isn't it?
23:47Bath time was fun when you were a kid.
23:48You wouldn't get that now because it cost a fortune to kind of mass produce that in the scale that's needed, especially with the face on both sides.
23:56Yeah.
23:57And there's such a lot of detail in the face as well, which is quite creepy slash cool.
24:01Can I ask you what Simon said? Did he think this was quite rare?
24:04He's never seen another one.
24:05Right.
24:06Okay.
24:07And I found one other in a childhood museum in Derbyshire.
24:10Right.
24:11Good condition.
24:12I do know about children's soaps. I do have some myself. Archie Andrews, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, all them children's characters, you know, but I've never seen one so macabre.
24:24And sometimes, when things are mad, wacky and weird, and the uglier can sometimes be the most desirable.
24:32Right, guys, I think we need to start the bidding on this special piece. Who's going to kick it off?
24:37Despite being one of the creepiest things we've had in, the Too Faced soap value at £50 to £70 is certainly intriguing.
24:45And if no one bites on this, I'm buying it for Simon's birthday.
24:49I'll have a go. £10.
24:51I'll go £15.
24:53And I'll go £20 on this bath time bonanza.
24:58You know what? I quite like it. £25.
25:00Do you know what? I think I find it a little bit creepy. So I think I'm going to be out.
25:06£30.
25:08Wash your mouth out, boy.
25:10£35.
25:12Ah, that's when I say, I'm out, but thank you very much.
25:16£40.
25:18£45.
25:19£50.
25:20£60.
25:21£50.
25:22£60.
25:23And I'm out.
25:24£65.
25:25And a flannel.
25:26And a flannel.
25:27And a flannel.
25:28And a flannel.
25:29And a flannel.
25:30Well, at that price, I think I'm going to have to wash my hands with it and I'm going to pull out as well.
25:40Not a problem.
25:41So for the first time as a dealer, I'm offering you £65 for a bar of creepy soap. How do you feel about it?
25:49Sold to the man with the splendid hat.
25:51Yay!
25:52Well done.
25:54Richard, may I ask what did Simon value it at, please?
26:00£50 to £70.
26:01Oh!
26:02And do you remember what you paid for it?
26:05£7.
26:08Well done.
26:10I bet he started at £10.
26:12I finally sold the item.
26:14£65.
26:15Chat done.
26:16Thank you for bringing me the creepiest bar of soap on planet Earth.
26:19Not a problem. Enjoy.
26:20And it's been a pleasure to see you.
26:21Enjoy.
26:22And hopefully see you again.
26:23Amazing.
26:24Bye.
26:26It's been an absolutely fantastic day.
26:28Thank you very much for having me.
26:29Loved it.
26:30John, can I borrow it later?
26:31I fancy a bath.
26:32It's £60 for a bath.
26:41It probably is one of the top five hideous bars of my career as a dealer.
26:47Liz and the kids are going to absolutely hate it.
26:51I agree.
26:52I've brought them a new brother or sister.
26:58John, it's hideous.
27:00Oh, no, no.
27:01You've upset the baby now.
27:03The baby's crying.
27:04And now we're in all kinds of trouble.
27:06Next in to try her luck with our bidders is seller Trishna, with three items she's quite attached to.
27:18Well, I've brought something along that I've had for a long time and I bought it at an event.
27:21And it's something that you would keep, but then you could also bring it out on special occasions.
27:25Hello, Trishna.
27:26Welcome to The Bidding Room.
27:27Hi.
27:28And what have we bought today?
27:29It's a set of tumblers from the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988.
27:40I'm the founder-director of a charity called Six and Oak, and we had organised a day trip for this particular festival.
27:46We spent the day there.
27:47Big festival.
27:48Yes.
27:49Had a lot of people go and see it.
27:50Over four million.
27:51Probably, yes.
27:52And so this was a sort of thing for you to buy and to remember, the festival.
27:57Yes.
27:58They did about five, didn't they, all over the country.
28:00I think the Glasgow one was the most successful out of all the five.
28:04It was a very important festival, wasn't it?
28:07Because from that, then, Glasgow got the City of Culture, didn't it?
28:11That's right, yes.
28:12It was all about regenerating those areas of the city.
28:15Yeah.
28:16And these would have been produced, obviously, as souvenirs, mementos, mass-produced glass, and then it's a transfer print on the front there.
28:24But I have no idea, Trista, how many were made.
28:27But you'd assume quite a few, you would think.
28:30I would imagine.
28:31Yes, to be honest, you could still use them, couldn't you?
28:34Yes.
28:35So, Simon, how much do you think there was a deal?
28:38I've got to be honest, Trishna, I've never had any to sell before.
28:42Yeah, you're going to have to work your charms next door.
28:45OK.
28:46It might be £5, it might be £20, I honestly don't know.
28:51OK.
28:52You're just going to have to work hard and see where we end up.
28:56Yeah, absolutely.
28:57Very good.
28:58Very best of luck.
28:59Thank you very much.
29:00Bye.
29:02Bye.
29:03Yeah, she's got a decent-sized G&T in there.
29:06Yeah, I'm just crossing my mind there and then.
29:12I didn't go above or beyond any expectations when they said I would just have to work my charm in the bidding room.
29:18But I'll go in and try and sell it to them.
29:20And if somebody buys them, fine.
29:22And if not, go back on mobile stress.
29:28Hello.
29:29Hi.
29:30Welcome to the bidding room.
29:31Can I ask you your name?
29:33It's Trishna.
29:34Hi, Trishna.
29:35Hi, Trishna.
29:36Hi, Trishna.
29:37Could you do the big, great reveal for us, please?
29:41Wow.
29:43They're very pretty glasses.
29:45Now, Ian, what's...
29:46It's got some letters on it.
29:47What does it say?
29:48Glasgow Garden Festival 88.
29:51Ah.
29:52Tell us about them, Trishna.
29:54Well, there was the garden festivals across the UK in 1988 and the one in Glasgow was the most successful.
30:00There was about four million people that attended.
30:02Oh, wow.
30:03And we had went through for a day trip to the festival and I bought these as a memory thing.
30:10Ah.
30:11There's a souvenir.
30:12Yes, a souvenir thing.
30:13Oh, brilliant.
30:14And this trip, who was it organised by?
30:16A charity, work based in Edinburgh, and so we arranged trips for children and women and families.
30:22Was it an important festival in any way?
30:24There was lots of regeneration going on around that area where the Docklands were.
30:28And that festival was kind of created around that.
30:31So, it was after the Garden Festival that Glasgow got the City of Culture Award.
30:35Oh, very good.
30:36Oh, interesting.
30:37I mean, yeah, it's a nice collectible.
30:39Yeah.
30:40You know, City of Culture is quite important, isn't it?
30:42Yes.
30:43To all the cities across the UK.
30:45Liverpool have had it, other cities have had it.
30:48So, just a nice bit of memorabilia.
30:50Yeah.
30:51Are you aware of the Glasgow Empire exhibition?
30:53Yes.
30:54Right, because Glasgow is very proud of their exhibitions.
30:57Yeah.
30:58And this is, obviously, a proud moment for them as well.
31:00Yeah.
31:01There is someone out there who needs these.
31:05I quite like them.
31:06And I have a friend in mine who collects similar things, like the Glasgow Empire exhibition
31:12and stuff like that.
31:14So, I could be interested in putting a bid on them.
31:18Trishna, if one of us buys your glasses, what will you do with the money?
31:22Well, it depends on how much I get for them.
31:25I might donate some to the charity and then keep some to myself.
31:31That's fantastic.
31:32Fantastic.
31:33Well done.
31:34Right.
31:35I want some healthy bidding for these fine objects.
31:39Trishna's glasses might have only had a five to twenty pound estimate from Simon.
31:44But can her charm and the charitable cause help seal a better deal?
31:49I shall start at five pounds.
31:52And I'm going to follow you with a good ten pound bid.
31:55Excellent.
31:56I'm going to go for twenty pounds for it.
31:58I'm going to be out on this one, Trishna.
32:01At this point, I'm going to be out.
32:03Well, thank you very much for bringing them anyway.
32:05I'm going to say I'm out, but I'm also going to give a five pound for your charity if I'm allowed to do that.
32:12You're very welcome.
32:13And I'm going to join this good man here.
32:16Thank you very much.
32:17Well, do you know what?
32:18I'll donate a fiver as well.
32:19And I shall donate five as well.
32:21Trishna, I'm going to go to twenty-five pounds for these.
32:26Ian, Joe, John and Melissa are all putting five pounds towards your wonderful charity.
32:34That will bring it to forty-five pounds.
32:36How do you feel about that?
32:38Well, thank you all very much.
32:40It's really generous of you to donate to the charity.
32:43I'm now beginning to think, should I take them back home with me?
32:47Because it's making me feel very nostalgic about this.
32:49Emotional, yes.
32:50Ah, what?
32:51Trishna, Trishna, you're welcome to take them back.
32:53Don't feel under pressure.
32:54Let's just give you something for the charity then.
32:56I think I will take them back home.
32:58OK.
32:59That's OK.
33:00But are you happy to take out twenty-five pounds?
33:02I'm happy to take the twenty-five pounds.
33:04Hi, wonderful.
33:09What did Simon value the bat?
33:11He valued them at between five to twenty pounds.
33:14Oh, well, that's good.
33:15I've only got twenties.
33:17I've only got ten.
33:18I've got five.
33:19I don't think I realised how much they meant to me.
33:22The more they were talking about them, the more I kind of thought to myself,
33:25I don't really want to sell them now.
33:28Right, so there's twenty.
33:29Can I have a five of that?
33:30There's five.
33:31I think that's right, isn't it?
33:32Is this my ten pound now?
33:36I'm very clear.
33:37It's certainly not mine.
33:39Well, I've got fifteen quid and I still not give it anything.
33:42I tell you what, here, have it for charity.
33:44There you go.
33:45Oh, thank you so much.
33:49I ended up with thirty-five pounds, so it's all good for the charity.
33:53And I've got my glasses back.
33:54I think I'll go back and put them back on my dressage.
33:57Trish, you know, you've had a wonderful day and so have we.
34:00You've got thirty-five pounds, because we can't count.
34:02You're going home with your glasses as well.
34:05So, well done you.
34:07Well done.
34:13You haven't paid anything.
34:14You haven't paid anything.
34:15I'm ten pound down.
34:17I'm twenty pound down.
34:24Last into our Edinburgh sales room is collector Ronnie,
34:27with a mystery item that he hopes brings along the fun of the fair.
34:32Today I've bought a unique carnival item.
34:35It's handmade, it's highly decorated, and it has been repurposed.
34:44We do get a lot of boxes, don't we?
34:47But this is quite different.
34:50Hello Ronnie.
34:51Hello, nice to meet you.
34:52Welcome to the bidding room.
34:54You've got a red box here.
34:55I have, yeah.
34:56It's come from a fairground.
34:57Oh.
34:58It was originally for a coconut-shy store,
35:01and it would have had all the wooden balls in it.
35:03And what's nice about it is, it's handmade by the showman.
35:07Mm-hm.
35:08And the mouldings around the edge that you can see are older,
35:10they've come off of a fairground organ.
35:13Mm-hm.
35:14So he's made that especially for his own store.
35:16And I found that in a trailer in a showman's yard.
35:20And you said, ooh, I'll have that.
35:22I did.
35:23I said, can I have it, yeah?
35:24I negotiated and bought quite a few things,
35:26because I like finished fairground.
35:27Oh, do you?
35:28Mm.
35:29I'm a mad collector.
35:30Oh dear, you're a poor wife.
35:31I know, I know.
35:33Where's it been living?
35:34I've got an old barn I rent.
35:36And I store the stuff there.
35:37So you said it was empty?
35:39Mm.
35:40No, it had the balls in.
35:41Well, what happened to them?
35:42I sold them.
35:44That was probably a mistake.
35:46A massive mistake,
35:47because I thought you could get them anywhere.
35:48You cannot get them anywhere.
35:49Do you do a bit of buying and selling?
35:51I like to buy things,
35:52and if I don't see a use of it anymore,
35:55then I will sell things, yeah.
35:57OK.
35:58No, no.
35:59Well, Timers, he's an expert in boxes, I know that.
36:01Mm.
36:02You know, the boxes have nothing fancy.
36:05It's simple construction, fairground colours.
36:08But yeah, I quite like these almost sort of
36:10grape and vine-type decoration.
36:12Date-wise, I don't know, the box itself,
36:14what's that, mid-century?
36:17But the moulding's probably earlier.
36:19Of course, they did repurpose, refurbish,
36:22nothing went to waste.
36:23No, no.
36:24They couldn't afford to, could they?
36:25No.
36:26It had to be repainted and used for the following season,
36:29or in this case, bits from one item
36:31end up being stuck on something else, you know?
36:35It's a big market for this sort of thing.
36:37Yes, anything fairground,
36:39and it's got a bit of colour,
36:41and at the end of the day, it's good storage.
36:43Yep, good storage.
36:44Simon, don't be shy.
36:45What am I going to get for it?
36:48I'd probably see it at 50 to 100 quid,
36:52to be honest, you know.
36:54It's just what our dealers, what pops into their head
36:57when they see it.
36:58Yeah, absolutely.
36:59You're right.
37:00I'll tell you what I'll do.
37:01I'll think of a way of doing something
37:02that makes it more sellable.
37:03Brilliant.
37:04Yeah.
37:05Okay.
37:06Might put it back to its original use.
37:07Why not?
37:08Ronnie, thank you so much.
37:09I love this little red box.
37:10Wish you the best of luck.
37:11Thank you very much.
37:12Simon valued it at 50 to 100 pound.
37:21I think it's worth 100 pound.
37:23I'm feeling good about going into the dealer's room
37:25and meeting them.
37:26My tactics are to tell them the background of the IM,
37:29the story,
37:30and hopefully one of them will really like it
37:32and find a good use for it.
37:34Here we are with the next piece.
37:37Oh.
37:38Hello.
37:39This is Ronnie.
37:40Hello Ronnie.
37:41Hello Ronnie.
37:42Now, Ronnie is an avid collector.
37:44He's got a barn full of junk.
37:46We like that idea.
37:48This bit is rather lovely.
37:49Why don't Ronnie, why don't you go and reveal?
37:51Right.
37:53Have a guess what that is.
37:55Oh.
37:56I know, I like it.
37:57It was used on a coconut shy stall,
37:59and the balls were inside it.
38:01Yeah.
38:02And the showman adapted the box,
38:04and the mouldings around the outside
38:06are off an old fairground organ.
38:07Oh.
38:08Wow.
38:09The thing is, Ronnie had the balls inside the box,
38:12but someone fancied those balls, so he sold them.
38:14Oh.
38:15No, I regret it.
38:17Ronnie.
38:18However, I'm going to help up, and...
38:20Oh.
38:21Hey.
38:22It's fun, can't we?
38:23And if you look inside the box,
38:25you'll find that we have found some balls.
38:29Oh.
38:30Yay.
38:31Fantastic.
38:32Why don't I leave you all to examine it
38:34while I go and have a little lie down
38:36before I look at the next valuable piece
38:39that's coming through the bidding room?
38:41Yay.
38:42Yay.
38:43I'd like to have a closer inspection.
38:46Ronnie, what age did Simon put on your box?
38:49He's quite mid-century.
38:51So the mouldings could well be older.
38:53The mouldings are a lot older.
38:54Yeah.
38:55So it's got still all the decoration.
38:57A bit like this.
38:58This is on the front.
38:59The decoration's made of wood or steel?
39:02No, so the decorations are just old wooden ones.
39:05They've just been stuck on the actual box.
39:08I mean, a lot of show people were very ingenious.
39:11I mean, they were recycling before it was even invented.
39:14It's a lovely little thing,
39:16cos it's a personal-built thing, it's not a mass-produced.
39:19That's the uniqueness of it.
39:20Yes, it is.
39:21You want to see another one of those?
39:22Yes, it is.
39:23It has got balls.
39:24Oh!
39:25Do you know what?
39:26Let's have a good go.
39:27Right, now, Mel.
39:28Yep.
39:29This is serious business.
39:30OK, yeah.
39:31Get yourself limbered up.
39:33Eye on the coconut.
39:34Yep.
39:35Right, come back.
39:36Yep.
39:37And give it all you've got.
39:39Oh.
39:40Oh.
39:41Focus, concentrate.
39:42And...
39:43Oh!
39:46Do you know what?
39:47I think I'll have a go.
39:48Darts.
39:52Oh!
39:53Bobbins.
39:54Right, come on, John.
39:55Go for the team.
39:56One, two, three, go!
39:58Oh!
40:00Oh!
40:01Oh!
40:02Oh!
40:03Oh!
40:04John, look what you've done.
40:06You've ruined Nigel's display.
40:08Sorry, guys.
40:09Do you know what, though?
40:10None of us are going home with the goldfish today.
40:17Let's face it, it's a good bit of fun, isn't it?
40:19It's a great box, and I love Nigel's display.
40:22So, I wonder if one of us wins it, do we get the display as well?
40:26Yeah, you do.
40:27Oh!
40:28Hey!
40:29And the coconuts.
40:30And the coconut.
40:31Anything you want.
40:32Roll up, roll up.
40:34It's time to do some bidding!
40:36Yay!
40:37So, thanks to a little help from my prop team, Ronnie's fairground box has proven a hit with our gang.
40:43But who will strike past the £50 to £100 valuation?
40:47Don't be shy now.
40:48Whoever buys this gets to keep my coconuts.
40:51I think I'm going to start it off, actually.
40:53Go on.
40:54£20.
40:55I'll go £25.
40:57£35.
40:59£40.
41:01£45.
41:03£50.
41:05Ronnie, it's not for me, so I'm out, but thank you.
41:10£55.
41:11£55.
41:12Don't forget you're getting the three coconut shy.
41:14And you could win every time.
41:15Could win every time.
41:16Once you own it.
41:17Once you own it.
41:18And the balls and the coconuts.
41:21It's a fabulous thing, but it's just not old enough for me.
41:24Do you know what?
41:25I did really rubbish at that coconut shy throwing.
41:28So I think I'm going to be out.
41:30I'm going to be out on this one.
41:31OK, thank you.
41:32Cheers, though.
41:33Ronnie, I'm not going to be shy.
41:35Ooh!
41:36Boom, boom.
41:37£55 with me.
41:39Mm.
41:40No chance.
41:41OK.
41:42Oh.
41:43What's it got to be?
41:44I want £100 for it.
41:45You want £100 for it?
41:46Yeah.
41:49Would you do £80?
41:50No.
41:51Thank you for the offer.
41:56Do I get the coconuts as well?
41:58You can have whatever you like if you give me £100.
42:00£100?
42:01Yeah.
42:02Done.
42:03Get a hard man running.
42:08Can I ask what Simon valued the box at?
42:11£10 to £20.
42:12Wow.
42:13No, he didn't.
42:16Simon valued it between £50 and £100.
42:20Ian bought the coconut shy box for £100.
42:23We're going to blow the lot on a slap-up meal in Edinburgh tonight.
42:27You drive a hard bargain, mate.
42:28It's an absolute pleasure.
42:29Thank you very much.
42:30I really appreciate it.
42:31Cheers.
42:33See you later.
42:35Bye.
42:38Anybody want to buy coconut?
42:40No.
42:41No.
42:44Well, that's another day of high-octane action.
42:48Join us again soon to see what fantastic objects pass through the bidding room.
42:53Simon, wait for me!
42:55Simon, wait for me!
42:56Simon, wait for me!
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