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00:00Turf in Bonnie, Scotland, a country known around the world for its bagpipes, kilts and of course
00:08the Loch Ness Monster. But it also has another water-related claim to fame.
00:13Yes, I'm talking about salmon fishing.
00:18Here on the River Tweed, salmon has played such an important role that the nearby town
00:24of Kelso has a whole museum dedicated to the subject. More on that later.
00:29But first, it's time to see if our teams can reel in some good deals. Let's go bargain hunting!
00:35Today's teams will be shopping at this busy antiques fair in Kelso in the Scottish Borders.
00:49With only one hour on the clock, both teams have £300 in their pockets to buy three items.
01:09But one item must cost at least £75 and there is more challenge to take care of.
01:14Whoever has the biggest profit or smallest loss at auction will be crowned the winner.
01:19Right, let's meet today's teams.
01:22Hey, I'm Katie. I'm Emily. And we are...
01:25Nursing a Profit!
01:27Pleased to meet you. Will you make a good team?
01:30We get on. We get on really, really well.
01:32We're very two different people.
01:34Emily's very serious.
01:36I'm not so serious.
01:38Hmm, that could be interesting. What are you into?
01:42She gets very excited about Christmas, does our Katie.
01:45So anything shiny might be a bit of an issue.
01:49If I say a vintage Christmas bauble, I might really want it.
01:53But Emily won't let me have it.
01:56OK, but do you know anything about antiques?
01:59I don't really have the best antique knowledge.
02:02And I love antiques, but I don't know very much.
02:04So we definitely need an expert.
02:06They're the Reds. Let's meet the Blues.
02:09I'm James. I'm John.
02:10We're here to strike the right chord and find a bargain we can afford.
02:15How did you become friends?
02:18We met at university and we started a band together and we've been friends ever since.
02:22And what's your antiques knowledge like?
02:24We know absolutely nothing, but we're here to give it our best shot.
02:28Any hidden talents?
02:29Well, I can make some sound effects. You ready?
02:31And here you can do impressions.
02:35Hello, Ru Irvin here at your service.
02:38You cheeky wee thing.
02:40Right, enough of that. Let's get started.
02:43Hello, team.
02:44Oh, hello.
02:46Now, the day you've been waiting for is finally here.
02:48How are you feeling?
02:50Excited.
02:51Excited, OK. No nerves?
02:53No, a little bit.
02:54A little bit. He's human after all.
02:57Now, before I send you on your merry way, what do you need?
03:00Money.
03:01Money.
03:02OK, so Reds, who wants a £300?
03:03Please.
03:04There you go, Blues.
03:05Thank you very much.
03:06I'll be taking it.
03:07So you're the responsible one.
03:08Thank you very much.
03:09That gives you the challenge.
03:10I wouldn't trust that with me, but OK.
03:12Now, don't open the envelope just yet.
03:14Now, you've got your money.
03:15You've got your challenges.
03:16What's missing?
03:17Experts!
03:18Experts!
03:18Two very fine experts waiting for you.
03:21So off you go, teams, and best of luck.
03:23They are raring to go, but what do they think makes a good expert?
03:29Someone who's really happy, who smiles, but can get us a really good bargain.
03:34We're looking for somebody who's quirky.
03:36Someone who's excitable.
03:37And somebody who's a little bit reckless, so we can really get that win.
03:41Somebody who would put up with our nonsense.
03:43Hello there, ladies.
03:44For the Reds, it's Irita Marriott.
03:48Oh, hello, boys.
03:49And for the Blues, it's David Harper.
03:52Time to open those challenges.
03:55A wearable antique.
03:57Which means that it has to be over 100 years old.
04:01An item you can play or play with.
04:03Oh!
04:04No sitting down on the job for you, teams.
04:07Your shopping starts now.
04:08Go, go, go.
04:10Should we do it?
04:11Yes.
04:11Come on!
04:12Come on!
04:13Straight out of the starting gate,
04:14the Reds bought an interesting item.
04:17What is that?
04:18What is that?
04:19Yeah.
04:20It's basically sluts of wood, made into a barrel.
04:24Yeah.
04:25Mounted.
04:26I quite like the thistle.
04:27Would it be for walking sticks?
04:29I'm a bit worried about the thistle, though.
04:31I like it.
04:31No, it's got a profit.
04:33How much is that?
04:33I've got 140 in it.
04:35I'll take 130 on it.
04:36Oh!
04:37I love that, but I think that's way too much money for the auction.
04:41Let's leave it for now.
04:42Plenty more to see, team.
04:45Do you like a bit of jewellery, boys?
04:47A bit of silver.
04:48Silver?
04:49I know that does well.
04:50Yes.
04:50Are you talking about solid silver or just something that looks silver?
04:53What do you want my answer to be there?
04:55Solid silver.
04:56That's the one.
04:56Good.
04:57Excellent.
04:57You've been watching bargain.
04:58Yes, we have.
04:59Yes, we have.
05:00Ah, that's music to my ears.
05:03The reds are still at the same stall.
05:06What's Arita spotted?
05:07Is that a reverse cameo?
05:09It is.
05:10Is that an intaglio?
05:13Okay.
05:14These are often called Essex crystals.
05:17Right.
05:18And it's a piece of crystal that they carve from the back and then they paint it kind of backwards.
05:24And it creates this 3D kind of image.
05:28Yeah.
05:28Also known as reverse intaglio.
05:31Yeah.
05:31Yeah.
05:32And it's quite charming, isn't it?
05:34I like the subject.
05:35Yes, I do.
05:36The mount is not the greatest.
05:39No.
05:39I can't imagine wearing that because it's not in really good condition.
05:43Yeah.
05:44I don't like it, though.
05:45Saying that, can you see the paint?
05:47Yeah.
05:47It's flaked out of the head area, which is a real shame.
05:53Yeah.
05:55No.
05:55No.
05:56Not for us.
05:57Believe it, then.
05:59The blues are staying with a silver theme.
06:01What's David found?
06:03Now, these look like they should have been made in 1830.
06:08Regency style, but Glasgow 1930, that's late.
06:14For sugar nips, it's like the very last days of taking tea correctly.
06:23Have a feel.
06:24Glasgow is a very rare hallmark.
06:27The Glasgow Assay mark was based on the city's coat of arms, which included an oak tree.
06:33The Assay office closed in 1964, so the Glasgow mark is relatively rare.
06:40There's something in the middle here as well.
06:43That, to me, looks like a Georgian head.
06:47Can I just check the hallmark there?
06:48I think they might be a bit earlier.
06:50It's the wrong...
06:51It's 1830.
06:52Yeah.
06:52It is 1830.
06:53It is William Hanny Peasley.
06:54Right.
06:55Okay.
06:55Okay.
06:56Well, that makes much more sense, doesn't it?
06:59Because what you've got there, you've got the head of a Georgian king.
07:04It's the last of the four.
07:06Which one is it?
07:06Well done!
07:10Previously, the Prince Regent.
07:11So they are very lovely indeed.
07:13They are the money, but they're fine.
07:16Yeah.
07:16I really like it.
07:18It's so us.
07:19We just adore silver.
07:21Anything silver, we really do like.
07:23And it's just sugar tongs.
07:24It's very unique.
07:26You've said it's a good time period.
07:28It's a very, very glamorous time period.
07:3195.
07:32Yeah, £95.
07:33Quite a lot of money, but they are good food.
07:35So how much do you reckon this would do?
07:37Would it do all right?
07:38I think the estimate will be 50 to 70, 70 to 90.
07:42It's that kind of territory.
07:44What are you thinking, John?
07:46We give it a go.
07:47Yeah?
07:47Yeah.
07:48Okay.
07:50Would we be willing to go down to 70, do you think?
07:54I can run for sure.
07:5570?
07:56Yeah.
07:56I think that's good.
07:57I think that's good, chaps.
07:58I do.
07:59Are you happy?
08:00I'm happy with that.
08:01Okay, shake the man's hand.
08:02Thank you very much.
08:03Thank you very much.
08:04Good man, appreciate that.
08:05Thank you very much.
08:06Speedy Work Blues, you've snapped up your first item in under 11 minutes.
08:12Well done, boys.
08:12Thank you very much.
08:13Fast and furious, what I like.
08:16The Reds are also considering a tea-related collection.
08:20Do you like mid-century things?
08:22Yeah.
08:23Yeah.
08:23Do you, Katie?
08:24Yeah.
08:24Do you like that?
08:25That will not convince me.
08:29Absolutely not.
08:30Yeah.
08:31I mean, mid-century is popular.
08:33Yeah.
08:34And when it comes to mid-century, PicoWare is something, you know, it's a brand that everybody
08:39knows.
08:40Okay.
08:40And it is quite sought after.
08:42Yeah.
08:42The one thing that you really want to find is the big kettle.
08:46Right.
08:46Okay.
08:47The kettle can make quite a few hundred pounds in good condition.
08:50Okay.
08:50And this is a classic, you know, five-piece set with a tray.
08:55Yeah.
08:55I mean, it's priced at 45 pounds.
08:57It's not out there with the price.
09:01It's not a lot of money.
09:02No.
09:02No, because he could be buying five pieces.
09:04Five pieces, yeah.
09:05Yeah.
09:05At auction, what do we think it might bring?
09:0825, 30.
09:09He might have had that for a long time and he might say, you know what, actually, have
09:13it for 25.
09:15Should we ask?
09:15Yes.
09:16Let's do it.
09:16Let's ask.
09:17Let's ask.
09:17Hiya there.
09:18Hiya.
09:18Hi.
09:19What can you do on that?
09:20What's your best on that?
09:21The best place would be 25.
09:23Could squeeze that even more just in case?
09:25Could you knock it down to 24 for us?
09:2624 just for you.
09:28Oh, thank you so much.
09:29That's great.
09:30You should shake his hand.
09:31Thank you so much.
09:33Great work, Reds.
09:35You've bagged your first buy.
09:38Hey.
09:39Come on.
09:39I now know that even though she says, no, I don't like it, the price can sway her.
09:45Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:46It's all about the price.
09:47It's all about the money.
09:49That's the name of the game.
09:51The Blues are eyeing up some toys to tick off my something you can play with challenge.
09:56Vehicle's here, but...
09:57What have you got?
09:58Oh, nice, nice.
09:59Do you like those?
10:00I love those.
10:01Yeah?
10:02Well, I do.
10:03They remind me of my childhood.
10:04Yeah.
10:05I had things like this.
10:06I mean, I think they're fantastic.
10:08What are they, early 70s?
10:09Still into the 70s?
10:11Tonka?
10:12Oh, I love them.
10:13You're not loving them at all, are you?
10:15Is there value in it?
10:16There's always value in toys.
10:19Yeah.
10:19The toy market is exceptionally strong.
10:22Yeah.
10:23It's just...
10:23Oh, it's fucking mean.
10:25No, it's not doing you.
10:26Okay.
10:26Are you sure?
10:27Oh, I'm tall.
10:29Okay.
10:29I'm in the middle.
10:30But how much are they?
10:31Are there any prices on them?
10:32Oh, yeah.
10:3215.
10:33See, I love that.
10:34The car transporter.
10:35I think that out of the three is the best.
10:39What are you thinking?
10:40I really do like them.
10:42I just think that...
10:44I'm in my head.
10:46I feel like I wouldn't buy that at auction.
10:48You'd better park them, then.
10:51Irita spotted a quirky little snuff box.
10:54See, again, novelty, so it's lovely.
10:5895, probably Italian, French, somewhere like that.
11:01Yeah.
11:01In the 17th century, people in England liked to sniff snuff.
11:06The practice then spread to other countries, and decorated boxes to keep snuff in became popular.
11:12Many were beautifully decorated, made from precious metals and gems, or came in unusual shapes, like this one.
11:22If that was period, kind of, you know, 1880s, 1900s, and British, it would be worth four or five times that money.
11:32Right, right, okay.
11:33But because it's not, the desirability for it is much lower, so...
11:39Okay, leave that alone, then.
11:40I would say no.
11:41Move on, then.
11:43David's found something that he hopes will float the Blues boat and could tick off their playful challenge.
11:50Ah!
11:51Oh, it's on wheels.
11:53It's on wheels.
11:54That's interesting.
11:56That is interesting, isn't it?
11:59Timplate toy, cruise liner.
12:02Date-wise, well into the 60s.
12:04Okay.
12:04It's 60s or 70s, I would say.
12:07I wonder if this is Japanese.
12:08Let's have a look, because the Japanese, in the 1960s, suddenly hit the world with a huge collection of Timplate toys.
12:21Okay.
12:21So they just came from nowhere and dominated the market in the 1960s.
12:26Ah, it is Japanese.
12:28Look, made in Japan.
12:30But how does it work?
12:32On, off.
12:33Ready, boys?
12:37James, I'm in.
12:38I'm all in.
12:39It's a slow cruiser, but it's cruising.
12:42We've got lights.
12:44Look at this.
12:45I'm all in.
12:46You're all in?
12:46I'm all in.
12:47This is it.
12:48This is it.
12:49This is the one.
12:49Anything to do with the sea and boats, I'm quite interested in, and obviously it fits in with our challenge.
12:55So I'm all in on this.
12:58I think it's brilliant.
13:00Okay, so, priced at 35, you'll be able to get a little trickle off.
13:05So I think maybe, James, it could be your turn.
13:08I can try it.
13:08Okay, over to you.
13:10Ah, sir.
13:12What's your best price?
13:1525.
13:16Could we do 20?
13:17I had to buy it, unfortunately.
13:2122.
13:22Go on, then.
13:2322.
13:24Good.
13:2530.
13:25Well done.
13:26Thank you very much.
13:27Thank you very much.
13:27Spot up.
13:28Blues, you're making this look like child's play.
13:3130 minutes in, and you've paid £22 for your second item, and the toy boat ticks off my challenge to find something you can play with.
13:40Well done.
13:42One more challenge to get.
13:44The big spend.
13:45Oh, okay.
13:46Good.
13:46Love your enthusiasm, boys.
13:49Keep on going.
13:51Has Emily spotted something for their wearable antique challenge?
13:56Aris, what do you think of those?
13:57These enameled pieces in the corner there.
14:00Can we afford those?
14:02I mean, they are absolutely beautiful.
14:06Can we have a look at those, please?
14:07Yeah, of course you can.
14:07Ah, this is enamel and diamonds.
14:14The thing with enamel is that you want to make sure that it is immaculate because you cannot fix it.
14:22So, the enamel has got a few little chips, tiny ones just on the edge, which will detract.
14:31Have you tested the stones?
14:33Are they diamonds?
14:33Oh, yeah, they are diamonds.
14:34I've had my diamond tester at them.
14:36It's going to be money, Emily.
14:37Now, it looks as if it's set in gold, but it is not hallmarked.
14:42Right.
14:43And all British-made jewellery will have hallmarks.
14:47Okay.
14:47Unless it's custom-made for someone.
14:50Okay.
14:50That would be the only reason why sometimes you wouldn't see them.
14:54It is absolutely beautiful.
14:57Yeah, I do love that.
14:57Do you know what I mean?
14:58The colour.
14:59Like, look at the colour of that.
15:00I love that, yeah.
15:01It's like...
15:02I think it's beautiful.
15:02It's raspy, yeah.
15:03So, that would be on here.
15:05There's the cufflinks.
15:06Yeah, there's the cufflinks.
15:07And that would be the tie pin.
15:09I mean...
15:10Stunning.
15:10Stunning.
15:12Well, actually, Reds, the two smaller pieces aren't cufflinks.
15:16They're shirt studs, which were made to be worn instead of buttons on some men's formal wear.
15:22So, they would still take off my wearable antique challenge.
15:26Now, it will come down to the price.
15:28How much is it priced at?
15:30My very bottom line, including the box, would be 200.
15:36Ha, ha, ha, face!
15:39I mean, it's definitely...
15:40Do you like them?
15:41I do love them.
15:42I think they're gorgeous.
15:43But, and I said that I wanted to be reckless, but it feels a little bit risky.
15:48Yeah, I think that's just too much.
15:50Do you want to park it for now?
15:51Yeah, we'll have a think.
15:53Let's have a look.
15:53Let's have a think.
15:55One to mull over.
15:56Now, what's stopped the blues in their tracks?
15:59I think John's seen a lollipop.
16:00Ha, ha, ha, ha.
16:02Oh, John, please.
16:03This is your dream job.
16:06I've just realised now I'm in the wrong career.
16:08I need to be in the lollipop lady business.
16:10Ha, ha, ha, ha.
16:12Do you want to hold the lollipop?
16:14I do want to hold the lollipop.
16:15He does.
16:16He does.
16:16I can see it in his face.
16:19Oh, it's not for sale.
16:20It's not for sale.
16:22It's to stop everybody.
16:23Stop when they're coming.
16:24Oh, I see.
16:25It's to stop people and look at the stands.
16:28That's really good.
16:29Well, it's a great prop, isn't it, for any dealer to stop people in their tracks.
16:33Worked on you.
16:34I'm so sorry, John.
16:35Come on.
16:36Come on.
16:38Meanwhile, the Reds are still browsing at the same stall looking for wearable antiques.
16:44I mean, it's real modernist, isn't it?
16:46It is.
16:46What is it about that you like?
16:49I think it would just attract the eye.
16:51Very 1950s, 60s, isn't it?
16:55Yeah.
16:55In the way it looks.
16:59But at the same time, it's very timeless.
17:02Mm-hmm.
17:02I mean, you could wear that in any era.
17:05Yeah.
17:05And the brooch is 38.
17:09Do you want that to be your third buy?
17:13It could be.
17:14It could be, yeah.
17:15Okay.
17:16So what are you thinking?
17:17Because we're still at the same stall.
17:18I mean, we've not made it far, have we?
17:19We haven't made it far.
17:20We love it.
17:20It's lunch.
17:21Yeah.
17:22Are you going back to...?
17:24I really am still drawn to them.
17:26To the set.
17:27Are we going to be reckless and go for it?
17:30I think we need to be reckless.
17:31Yeah.
17:31So what are we going to do?
17:33That is 38.
17:34Yeah.
17:34That was 200 pounds.
17:36Okay.
17:36Are you going to go and practice your haggling skills?
17:38It seems like I am.
17:40Go on, I'm going to step out and I'm going to leave you to it.
17:43Hi there.
17:44Hi.
17:45So?
17:46238.
17:47But if you take both, I'll do 220.
17:49Any chance you could just squeeze a wee bit more?
17:52250.
17:52250.
17:53250.
17:54Yeah.
17:55Let's do it.
17:56Shall we do it?
17:57Shall we do it?
17:58Let's do it.
17:58250.
17:59250.
17:59250.
17:59Oh, my goodness.
18:00Can we shit you on?
18:02Well done, Reds.
18:03Just like that, you've finished your shop with a double deal.
18:06At 200 pounds, the shirt studs and tie pin set ticked off your big spin and completed my
18:12wearable antique challenge.
18:14And the modernist brooch was a snip at 15 pounds.
18:17You just spent 215 pounds.
18:24While the Reds head off for a well-deserved cuppa, the Blues still need to bag their final
18:30buy, which has to take off their big spend.
18:33What about this?
18:34Ah, oh my gosh.
18:36Look at that.
18:37I mean, that is artwork, isn't it?
18:39That is art deco art.
18:42If you're going to make an aerial, make it look stylish.
18:46Yeah.
18:46What was it transmitting in the 1920s?
18:49Radio.
18:50Yeah, it couldn't be television, could it?
18:52So it's a radio antenna, but look at the style of it, chaps.
18:56That is cool.
18:57I mean, you would seriously use that today as a piece of art, would you not?
19:03In the days when things were made to last forever, chaps.
19:07Yeah.
19:07So what are the materials kind of that you're looking at?
19:10Well, it's a mahogany, I would think, or maybe a beech.
19:14It's a hardwood, and this is a kind of a cord, isn't it?
19:19You've got electrical cables here.
19:22I mean, I don't think you'd plug it in.
19:25One, four, five, chaps.
19:26Yeah, that's not a bad price.
19:28A hundred years old, you're saying?
19:29A hundred years old.
19:31We're thinking about the aerial.
19:32What would be the absolute rock bottom?
19:36I think, in auction, nobody knows how to value it.
19:40Not really.
19:41It's one of those 80-120s, isn't it, I think?
19:44It probably is.
19:45So I'll stick it in the middle for you, a hundred.
19:48What do you think?
19:48In fact, will I do 99?
19:50Oh, you'll do 99?
19:52Oh, I do like that.
19:52Over to you, boys.
19:54I do like 99.
19:55Are you feeling it?
19:56I'm feeling it.
19:57Are you going to do it?
19:58Are you feeling it, too?
19:58I'm feeling it.
19:59I'm feeling it.
20:00OK, shake the ladies' hand.
20:01Let's do 99.
20:01Thank you very much.
20:02We'll have the aerial.
20:02Thank you so much.
20:04Thank you very much.
20:04With three minutes left on the clock, the Blues do the deal on their final item.
20:09And at 99 pounds, the radio aerial completes their big spend.
20:14Looks like the shopping is over.
20:16Go Pog!
20:16Let's remind ourselves what the red team bought.
20:21First, they bought this mid-20th century picoware tea service for 24 pounds.
20:27Next, they splashed out 200 pounds on the gold, enamel and diamond shirt studs and tie pin,
20:33which ticked off their big spend and my wearable antique challenge.
20:37And finally, they did a deal on this modernist silver brooch with malachite detail,
20:42a slip at just 15 pounds.
20:43Emily, Katie, Irita, how was that adventure?
20:47It was absolutely fantastic.
20:49We loved it.
20:49We had a great time.
20:50Brilliant.
20:51Something went right because look at the smile.
20:53You two are as proud as punch.
20:55I want to know, Emily, what was your favourite item?
20:58My favourite item is the tie pin and cufflinks.
21:01Right.
21:01So this was your big spend at 200 pounds and your challenge item.
21:06And what about you?
21:07What is your favourite item?
21:08Mine's the same.
21:09I have to agree.
21:09Definitely the cufflinks and the tie pin.
21:11They're just lovely.
21:12The colour, the quality.
21:13They're just really, it's a beautiful little set.
21:16But, Katie, what do you think will make the biggest profit, though?
21:19Well.
21:19Will it be the big spend?
21:21I think it's going to be, yes.
21:22Really?
21:22Yes, I'm going to go for it.
21:24Emily, what do you think will make the biggest profit?
21:25I think it's going to be the brooch.
21:27Because it's beautifully made and we've just bought it for 15 pounds,
21:30so I think there's a wee chance of a profit in there.
21:33Reds, how much did you spend in total?
21:35We spent 239 pounds.
21:37That leaves Irita with 61 pounds.
21:41Hand it over.
21:42I mean, that's pennies to you, Irita.
21:44What are you thinking?
21:44I'm sure I can find something that we might be able to cut into the profits with.
21:49Oh, I like it when they give us a clue.
21:52While Irita goes for a cutting bonus buy, let's remind ourselves what the blue team bought.
21:58They started with these George IV sugar tongs, hallmark Glasgow, £70 paid.
22:05Next, they ticked off my Something You Can Play With challenge,
22:08paying £22 for this Japanese toy boat.
22:12And finally, at £99, the early 20th century radio aerial completed their big spend.
22:19OK, John, James, David.
22:22Well, you showed us how it was done, didn't you?
22:24Two items in 30 minutes.
22:26David, were they too hasty?
22:27Did they have to slow down?
22:29Yes, you had to rein them in.
22:31But I think they enjoyed being reined in, didn't you, lads?
22:34We've had a good time, haven't we?
22:35Yes.
22:36Now, tell me, what was your favourite item, John?
22:38My favourite item was probably the toy boat.
22:41What about you, James?
22:42What was your favourite?
22:42I really liked the BBC radio transmission.
22:45Yeah, aerial.
22:46Aerial, yeah.
22:47So that was your big spend item.
22:49OK.
22:49Now, James, what do you think will make the biggest profit at auction?
22:52I'd say the aerial.
22:53OK, and what about you, John?
22:55I'm thinking the sugar tongs, and I think it's because they were silver,
22:59and I liked the hallmark in there.
23:01Now, how much did you spend in Total Blues?
23:04We spent £191?
23:06Yes.
23:07So that leaves David £109.
23:10Yes.
23:11David, any plans?
23:12Yes, I think so.
23:13I think something mechanical.
23:15All right.
23:16So while David goes in search of his bonus pie, I'm off for a spot of fishing.
23:23For centuries, salmon fishing has been a part of everyday life along the River Tweed,
23:28and it's at the heart of many communities that live along the river.
23:33The river flows east across the Scottish borders into northern England and lets out into the North Sea.
23:40And this particular stretch of river here at Kelso has long been a popular spot for anglers.
23:47In fact, salmon fishing has been so important to Kelso that the town has an entire museum dedicated to the subject.
23:55To find out more, I'm off to meet Jamie Stewart, director of the River Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum.
24:05Hi, Jamie.
24:06Lovely to meet you.
24:06Lovely to meet you, and thanks very much for coming to see us.
24:09No, thank you for having me.
24:10So tell me, how has salmon fishing on the River Tweed changed or even evolved through the centuries?
24:16The river's just shy of 100 miles, top to bottom, but all of that water ends up in the ocean at Berwick.
24:22So there was a great deal of income generated from the net fishing industry.
24:27And in about the 10th to 11th century, when on one tide, there was over 10,000 salmon caught in nets.
24:34And it developed this industry, and I guess a link to England and Billingsgate markets,
24:39where the fish were barreled here and sent down in the train.
24:43Although salmon fishing brought great prosperity to Berwick, overfishing soon became a problem.
24:50So by the mid-19th century, fishermen stopped using nets to catch fish and instead used line and rods.
24:57And Jamie has a couple of examples to show me.
25:00Is this an old reel compared to a later one?
25:03The one made from wood would have been almost that first evolution of the resources that were available.
25:09So bear in mind, Tweed had quite a vibrant milling industry where they made cloth.
25:14So there would have been resources, bobbins, from there.
25:18So they would have adapted them from that.
25:20The brass is an evolution from it.
25:22So those are the reels and those are the rods behind me.
25:26And they are huge.
25:27They are.
25:28And the early rods were made from heartwood, you know, greenwood.
25:32So really heavy.
25:33Could be two or three pounds in weight.
25:35So imagine that with a wooden reel or a brass reel.
25:38It's quite a heavy thing to hold and to operate for a long time on the river.
25:44Another piece of equipment vital for fishing for salmon with a line and rod is the fly,
25:49which historically was made from exotic feathers and goes at the end of the line to attract the salmon.
25:55So how did they get their names?
25:56So it could be the gentleman or lady who tied it, Jock Scott being one of them.
26:01So Jock Scott was a ghillie on the lower river and he tied this wonderful fly.
26:06And these days, if anyone hears you refer to the Jock Scott, they know you're going salmon fishing because it's so synonymous.
26:13Some are attributed to a location or maybe some being a bit more descriptive.
26:17So we have things like the butcher, which would maybe suggest that it was good at catching salmon.
26:22I can imagine, yes.
26:23So you would name it as such.
26:24Enough talking.
26:27Time for me to go fishing.
26:30My guide today is Anne Woodcock.
26:32OK, so we're going to lift the rod.
26:36We're then going to take it forward.
26:40And then we're going to come round as if we're doing a spiral staircase.
26:43And then we're going to give a push-pull action.
26:47Stop high.
26:48Well, let me have a go.
26:49So it's downstream.
26:52So I'm going to start low.
26:54Yes, start low.
26:55Then lift.
26:56And then lift.
26:57Bring it forward.
26:58Well done, Roo.
26:59And then spiral staircase.
27:00Yes.
27:01So slow by.
27:02Come on.
27:03And then tap forward.
27:04I think a lot of people perceive fishing to be a predominantly male sport, but it can be for everyone, can't it?
27:14It really can.
27:15Women are very good at catching salmon.
27:17Women hold the records for the largest salmon.
27:20So we've got Georgina Ballantyne on the 7th of October 1922.
27:24She caught a 64-pound salmon on the River Tay.
27:27OK.
27:28So if by some miracle I was to catch a salmon today, what happens?
27:32Do we put the salmon back in the river?
27:34Oh, yes, we do.
27:35The river treed is catch and release, and it's purely for conservation purposes.
27:40Excellent.
27:41And I don't think any of the salmon are biting today.
27:43And I'm sure it's nothing to do with my technique.
27:45I think they're just having a wee snooze.
27:47But now it's time for me to head over to the auction, where our team's lots are going under the hammer.
27:53But will any of the bidders take the bait?
27:59I'm here in Carlisle today with auctioneer Paul Laidlaw.
28:02Paul, how are you?
28:03Good, how are you?
28:03Great to see you.
28:04Good to see you.
28:05Nice to be paired with a fellow Scot.
28:07Indeed I.
28:07Now, reds and blues, quite an eclectic mix here.
28:10So let's get started with the reds.
28:12OK.
28:12And their first lot was this mid-20th century Pico Ware set.
28:17It's an icon.
28:18It's exquisite.
28:19That particular one, an attribute, might be the luster, because they oxidise, they can go quite opaque and become hard work.
28:27They're not so valuable as once they were.
28:29That could be bought in most auctions for £20 to £40 today.
28:33Right, well, that's not too bad.
28:35They only spent £24 on the whole set.
28:37That's a good buy.
28:38Now, their second item is a diamond set, gold shirt studs and a stick pin set.
28:43The height of late Victorian or early 20th century.
28:48Elegance.
28:49So refined.
28:49Both collectible and wearable.
28:52That's a heavy cocktail.
28:54They're great.
28:55£1 to £200.
28:57Interesting, because it was also their big spend.
28:59£200.
29:00They may need the gods on their side.
29:04Now, their third item, this modernist silver malachite brooch.
29:08Do you like it?
29:09I love that.
29:11The design, the elegance, the fun in it.
29:15Exquisite.
29:16I've gone in at £30 to £60.
29:19£15.
29:20Hats off.
29:21That's the one I bank on.
29:23So those are the reds' items.
29:25Now, moving on to the blues.
29:26And their first item is this very sweet pair of sugar tongs.
29:31I adore them.
29:32I like the Greek influence in the Anthemian-formed terminals, the bowls, as they were.
29:38A joy, yeah.
29:40I think you'll need to spend £40 to £80 to own these.
29:43Well, they spent £70, so right sort of within your estimate there.
29:48I think it's enough.
29:49Well, their second item is this Japanese battery-operated toy ship or cruise.
29:55And they're going to have to apologise for the condition of it and its incomplete nature.
29:59There are funnels and things missing.
30:02£20 to £40 is achievable and it's enough.
30:04They only spent £22 on it.
30:06But they've played it exactly right.
30:08Well, their final item is not on the table.
30:10It's to your left.
30:12A fabulous-looking thing, the early 20th century General Electric Company radio antenna.
30:181920s, a frame or loop aerial.
30:23Ah, my goodness.
30:25Cutting-edge technology, then.
30:27What a piece of tech this was.
30:29I've pitched this at £40 to £60.
30:32They spent £1 short of £100.
30:34£99.
30:34I wouldn't rule out a profit, but I'll be relieved to see it.
30:39Now, you're wielding the gavel for us, aren't you?
30:42I am.
30:42Well, off you go and best of luck, Paul.
30:4532, 35, 38, 38, 38, 38, 38 pounds.
30:49All done selling at 38.
30:52Katie, Emily, Irita, you've made it to the auction day.
30:55How are you feeling?
30:56Excited.
30:57Excited.
30:57Really nervous.
30:58A wee bit nervous.
30:59Well, you've done the hard part.
31:01You've done the shopping.
31:02Now you just need to let those profits roll in.
31:04We will.
31:05First up is your PicoWear tea set.
31:07It's going under the hammer right now.
31:09So here you are buying an iconic object that fulfills a purpose.
31:12You wouldn't stick this in the cabinet.
31:14You'll use this.
31:14It will give you years of pleasure.
31:16And the bidders on the internet get that.
31:1825, 28, 30, 32 pounds.
31:20Excellent.
31:20You're in profit.
31:2235, 35.
31:23Come on, 38, come on, come on, come on, come on.
31:2738 now, internet, your turn.
31:2938, 38, 40.
31:31Excellent.
31:32Oh, no!
31:34At 42 pounds, 45.
31:36Anyone else?
31:37I am selling.
31:38Fair warning.
31:40Hey!
31:41Well done, well done.
31:42Well done, well done.
31:43Well done, Reds.
31:4545, so you're off and running with a 21 pound profit.
31:47Yes.
31:48Brilliant.
31:48Now, your next item is your big spend, your challenge item.
31:52Ooh, it's your diamond.
31:53Set, gold shirt studs, a stick pin set.
31:56It's coming up now.
31:57If you wish to put some period style into your attire, look no further.
32:03120, 120, 130.
32:07Come on, come on.
32:08Come on, come on.
32:08Come on, come on.
32:09Come on, come on.
32:09Come on, put it.
32:10150.
32:11Come on!
32:11Come on!
32:12Come on, come on, come on.
32:13Come on, come on.
32:14Come on.
32:15Come on.
32:16Come on, come on.
32:17Come on.
32:18Come on.
32:19Come on.
32:20Come on.
32:21My bid's in the room at 170.
32:22Internet, 180.
32:23Come on.
32:24Come on.
32:25Come on.
32:26You've got to come again.
32:27190.
32:28Thank you, sir.
32:29Come on.
32:30Come on.
32:31Come on.
32:32Come on.
32:33Come on.
32:3490 pounds.
32:35Going twice.
32:37Oh!
32:38Ah!
32:39So close.
32:40So for 190, so you just lost 10 pounds.
32:43No.
32:44It was so close.
32:45But that takes you plus 21 to plus 11.
32:48It's still good.
32:49You're still in profit.
32:50You're still in profit.
32:51I'm still in profit.
32:52And, of course, you've got your bargain buy coming up next,
32:55which is your modernist Malachite silver brooch.
32:58Yeah.
32:5915 pound is nothing.
33:00It's coming up now.
33:01You can't miss it, but it's not over time.
33:03An extremely elegant jewel.
33:05We should be off and running, because it's worth way more than 30 pounds.
33:0830 pounds bid.
33:09Excellent.
33:10Yes!
33:11Yes!
33:12Yes, yes, yes!
33:13Here it comes.
33:1432, 35, 38.
33:15Internet bidders.
33:16Your turn.
33:1742.
33:1845.
33:1948.
33:20Thank you, sir.
33:2150.
33:22Go on.
33:23Keep going.
33:2460.
33:2565.
33:26Thank you both.
33:27Thank you sincerely.
33:2870.
33:2975.
33:3075.
33:3180.
33:32Going once at 80 pounds.
33:33Going twice.
33:34Yay!
33:35Ladies!
33:36Ladies, ladies, ladies.
33:37Well done.
33:38Well done.
33:39Now, you bought that brooch at 15 pounds.
33:40It sold for a whopping 80 pounds.
33:41Yes.
33:42Giving you a 65 pound profit.
33:43Taking your plus 11 to a plus 76.
33:45Oh!
33:46Well done.
33:47But it's not over, because you left Irita at 61 pounds.
33:49Right.
33:50So if you close your eyes, Irita, please go and get your bonus buy.
33:51Oh, yes.
33:53Thank you so much.
33:54Thank you so much.
33:55Thank you so much.
33:56Thank you so much.
33:57Thank you so much.
33:58Oh, yes.
33:59So now, you have to take your plus 11 to a plus 76.
34:01Oh, yes.
34:02Well done.
34:03Well done.
34:04But it's not over, because you left Irita at 61 pounds.
34:07Right.
34:08So if you close your eyes, Irita, please go and get your bonus buy.
34:11Right then, are you ready for this?
34:13Yes.
34:14And open your eyes.
34:15Ta-da!
34:17Oh!
34:18That's pretty.
34:19pretty I know it's little but it's rather delightful yeah so what we have is this
34:25mother-of-pearl little fruit knife yeah and the reason that is a fruit knife
34:30rather than a pen knife is because the blade itself is silver and we got the
34:36hallmarks on there as well dating to 1900 it got really good age I love the
34:44decoration you know that the way it's actually okay 14 pounds right and how
34:53much do you think it might go for definitely more than 40 pounds I think
34:57it's really pretty I love it and you love it yeah should we go for it we're gonna
35:00go for it gonna go you're definitely going yeah no dates whatsoever okay so
35:05the Reds are definitely going with Irita's bonus pie but what does that
35:08auctioneer Paul make of it it's positively delightful but it's old hat it's
35:14perfectly pleasant I like the form of the grip skills I'll let the engraving on the
35:18grip skills it's worth 15 to 25 pounds at auction well I've reached a spent 14
35:23pounds so maybe that's why it was bought she bought well good news is Paul likes
35:29that he said it's not a rare thing there are a few out there but at 14 pound it's
35:33a good buy he's put an estimate of 15 to 25 that's good so fingers crossed more
35:38profit it's going under the hammer now best of luck I Rita now who does not enjoy a
35:44cool crunchy juicy pear or a granny smith do it in style next time I kid you not
35:50it'll taste infinitely better 20 pounds bid yes you are in profit again 22 pounds
35:57anyone else out there 30 thank you 32 33 34 34 fresh outbreak come on come on keep
36:08going keep going 36 36 bones in the center are you quite you you're all done what
36:14fun selling well well done I retire you bought that for 14 pound it's over 36
36:24giving you profit 22 so your plus 76 goes up to plus 98 excellent a brilliant profit well
36:33done ladies but keep those numbers to yourselves right James John David you've made it to the
36:43auction the smiles all round so ticket it means you're confident very very too confident David do
36:49you think quite possibly well your first item is coming up now it's your glass we gin
36:531830 Georgian sugar tongs 70 pounds spent best of luck what a handsome set of silver sugar
37:01tongs by any measure ladies and gentlemen 42 pounds at 42 45 now 48 pounds 55 55 and 55 pounds ladies and
37:13gentlemen are you quite sure I'm selling these oh let's avoid that don't worry don't worry you spent 70
37:21pounds on it sold for 55 a small loss of 15 pounds now second up is your Japanese boat which is very
37:29sweet missing a few bits but a bargain at 22 pounds it's coming under the hammer now best of luck boys a
37:35lovely printed template ocean liner this is a large object 20 pounds 20 big go on 22 in the room now internet
37:4425 25 fresh everything yes you're in profit you are in profit 38 40 40 pounds a year
37:53down calm down calm down Sally now at 40 pounds oh well well well done you bought it for 22 so for 40 so
38:05that takes you minus 15 to a plus three you're in profit again boys finally your big spend your pretty
38:14fabulous general electric company radio antenna it's coming up now this is a rare object by any measure
38:23you will go a long way to find another and I defy you to find a better specimen this is a good thing 60
38:30pounds bid 60 pounds 60 bed 65 oh no at 65 are you quite sure you're all done have no regrets selling
38:41now at 65 pounds oh dear right what a roller coaster you three have had okay so you bought this for 99 it's
38:53sold sadly for 65 so you lost 34 on it so your plus three slips down to minus 31 pounds but david has
39:02his bonus buy you left him 109 pounds so close your eyes blues g and g david off you go get your bonus buy
39:10okay chaps open your eyes now okay isn't that a delicious so this is an early wrist watch it's called a
39:23trench watch style wrist watch so these things were developed during the first world war when men
39:29in the trenches would strap their traditional pocket watches to their wrists to keep them safe and secure
39:35manufacturers picked up on it and they made a wrist watch based on the first world war trench watch
39:43it's silver it's 1924 white enamel face and look around the outside edge you've got a rail track
39:52minute how much did you pay for that 55 55 i think it's for nothing yeah so how much do you think
39:59it'll go for it it should be close to 100 okay okay blues tell me what are your thoughts you've got
40:05some thinking to do here let's do it yeah 100 oh that was decisive so the blues are definitely going
40:11with david's wrist watch but what does paul make of it military watches trench watches for example
40:18extremely hot all bodes well however there was no trench warfare going on in 1924 but it does have
40:29the look and it is in great condition 40 to 80 pounds okay well david knows his watches he spent
40:3555 pounds on it so fingers crossed i think it's goodbye he said it was a lovely lovely thing later
40:42addition with the strap but he said it's a beautiful thing 100 years old he's put an estimate of 40 to 80
40:47pounds on it okay so that should be a nice easy profit he's confident with this one so it's going
40:53under the hammer now since it's superior specimen ladies and gentlemen not expensive at 40 pounds 40
40:57pounds 40 bit 42 45 excellent getting there 48 50 5 60 yes yes yes well done david well done 80
41:1190 90 90 90 100 110 madam 110 selling at 110 pounds
41:24yes well done david you bought that for 55 it's over 110 which the profit of 55 pounds taking are you ready
41:36for this your minus 31 to a plus 24 well done can i say you three worked your behinds well done keep the
41:47numbers to yourself but excellent work boys
41:49reds blues you worked hard for the money there was profits there were losses but there was determination
42:01but there can only be one winner and that winning team is the reds the reds blues listen you're going
42:12home with 24 pounds have you got a migraine i'm devastated it's the migraine come on out were you
42:17thinking you were the winners yeah david what would you like to show oh great fun and and look at them
42:22they're still beaming they are good lads honestly boys well done you've got 24 pounds which in bargain hunt
42:28is not to be sniffed at well done chats reds congratulations you are today's winners with
42:3598 pounds to give you how are you feeling ecstatic really once they are speechless
42:43are you gonna miss them i will i will i like people who can spend the money like it's water
42:52yeah and you're going home with money 98 pounds who wants it ladies here you go thank you very
42:59well done congratulations good well the smile is all right so well done reds well done blues and if
43:05you fancy having a go don't forget you can apply online via our website or follow us on social media
43:11or better yet join us again next time for some more bargain hunting yes yes
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