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00:01The Moors are alive with the sound of money.
00:04£1,300 it is. Anybody in the room, just give them a nudge in the ribs, ladies, just...
00:09Because our favourite auctioneer is back with a bang.
00:14Angus's customers are happier than ever.
00:19And the jobs are bigger than ever.
00:22At the end of the rainbow, there's might be some treasure.
00:25With the help and support...
00:26Oh, I can't break.
00:27Of his talented team...
00:30I think it's in need of a bit of a tune.
00:31He's taking on even more jam-packed homes.
00:34Oh, there's a lot, isn't there?
00:36Finding priceless treasures...
00:38Oh, my word. Some box of gold. This is fantastic.
00:41Fascinating curios...
00:43How heavy is it?
00:44Not too bad.
00:46Cherished collections...
00:48End of an era?
00:49Oh.
00:50Didn't really expect to get emotional then.
00:51No.
00:52And family heirloos.
00:54Could that go to auction?
00:56That could go.
00:56Oh, you've made my day. Thank you very much.
00:58Then, using his knowledge and expertise...
01:01What are the highest orders of gallantry there is?
01:03And his gift of the gavel...
01:06At 1,550.
01:08You look tempted, sir.
01:09You do.
01:10He delivers a fantastic...
01:122,000 pounds.
01:15Cash...
01:15All done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:19Bonanza.
01:20I like it when it goes up like that.
01:29We Brits are a nation of collectors.
01:32An estimated 28 million of us have at least one collection.
01:36The 1950s, 1960s was a really popular time for model trains, and they can be worth quite
01:41a lot of money as well.
01:43Connecting buyers and sellers is big business in the auction game, and Angus and his team
01:49are experts.
01:52We're going to a nice part of the world, Millie.
01:55Where are we going?
01:56Cumbria.
01:57Very nice.
01:58Right on the edge of the sort of North Lakes.
02:01I had my honeymoon in Kazik.
02:03How romantic.
02:05We're going to go see a gentleman called David and his partner, Tracy, and I think it's
02:10going to be a big job, hence why we've got two vans.
02:12Jack's coming on in the other vehicle.
02:14Yes, the cavalry is needed for this job.
02:18I met Dave two and a half years ago.
02:20He was selling some vintage suitcases that I fancied, and then a few weeks later, he got
02:26in touch with me again and asked to take me out for dinner, and the rest is history.
02:31Their home is this secluded farmhouse.
02:35We started renovating in about 2008.
02:38I'm still on it, really.
02:40It's a total derelict state.
02:42I did no roof on.
02:43The floors have collapsed onto the floor, so you're just, you're looking up at the stars.
02:48It never had electric in, never had water in, in its life.
02:51So it's quite a task, really.
02:52As well as the farmhouse, there are three enormous barns.
02:57And what do they keep in them, you may ask?
03:00Stuff.
03:02Tons of stuff.
03:05So this is like the sorting room.
03:07When everything gets shipped in, we've not quite got to the bottom of things, have we?
03:11No.
03:12Things just get sorted out, then it's a pattern here.
03:14Just get piled up.
03:14So where does it all come from?
03:17We've been buying and selling old buildings, farms.
03:21And I want these old barns when you get them.
03:23They're four antiques, antiquities.
03:26Over nearly two decades, property developer David has turned his backyard barns into a private museum,
03:33neatly organised in rooms, but overflowing in places.
03:36I go to auctions and I buy at auctions.
03:39It's just a bus going, really.
03:41This is a goutstool.
03:43Amazing, aren't it?
03:44The workmanship that's going in that.
03:46It's not the financial value of all of these items.
03:49It's where they've been, you know, what they've seen, what they've done, who's used them, and what they can be used for now.
03:55But why so much?
03:57It's just a passion.
03:58It's just like a, you know, a lovely hobby.
04:01You get so much pleasure out of doing it.
04:04You clearly love your things, so where does Angus fit into all this?
04:09I've collected too much over the last five years, and we need a bit of space.
04:13I mean, the furniture in there is piled on top of each other.
04:15Stack it all on top, tables on top of tables also.
04:18I've got a horse-drawn cart down there.
04:21I'm never going to use that.
04:22I've not got a horse.
04:23So what will you do if Angus can free you up some space?
04:27Just keep collecting.
04:28Keep building it up, and, yeah, I love it.
04:31Yeah, it's something I really like doing.
04:34OK, I get it.
04:35Some things are out of favour, and you'd like to replace them with other things.
04:41This looks nice early sort of farm, doesn't it?
04:45Jack shouldn't be too far behind.
04:49Thank you. Watch out for him.
04:50Yeah.
04:50I'll see you in a bit.
04:56Hiya.
04:57Hi, Angus.
04:57Morning, you all right?
04:58Nice to meet you.
04:59Come in.
04:59Thank you very much.
05:00Thanks.
05:00Wow.
05:05I love the property.
05:07I mean, it's amazing, isn't it?
05:09What is it that we can help with today?
05:11I've collected anything and everything.
05:13Yeah.
05:13We'd like to make a bit more room.
05:16It's on our side.
05:17Yeah.
05:17Just in the little barn.
05:18OK, well, shall we go take a look?
05:21Come with me and I'll show you.
05:22Wonderful.
05:22See you in a bit.
05:23OK.
05:24Prepare yourself, Angus.
05:25Oh, my.
05:26Look at it.
05:27I mean, anybody would think this was a commercial set-up, wouldn't it?
05:29Yeah, it's just an hobby.
05:31How many telephone boxes have you got?
05:32There's quite a few there.
05:33Wow.
05:34I mean, one has to ask, how does it go from getting a few bits to this?
05:37I mean, it's vast.
05:38It's like an addiction.
05:40It's just got out of control, really.
05:41And I mean, is anything available?
05:44No, I've got displays inside.
05:46Yeah.
05:46So some of those will be staying.
05:48OK.
05:48But you can have a look around, and if I've got two or one, I don't mind getting rid of.
05:52OK.
05:52Well, do you want to give me a couple of hours?
05:55And I'll have a route around and see what we can do.
05:57Yeah, have a look.
05:58Good luck.
05:58OK.
05:59Thanks.
05:59Thanks, Jesus.
06:01Where on earth does Angus start?
06:05Oh, my word.
06:06This is incredible.
06:07Look at it.
06:08It's like the whole interior of a chemist.
06:11Oh, this is wonderful.
06:16It's a late Victorian sort of Edwardian oak optician's cabinet with all the different strength of lenses.
06:23So you'd have a pair of glasses like these, which the client would be wearing, and then you would go,
06:30right, let's try a 1.2 lens or whatever it is for them to try to work out what's best.
06:36The earliest form of spectacles are generally agreed to have been invented in northern Italy in the 13th century.
06:43People are always looking for quirky items, whether that's to put in shop fittings or cafes or even at home.
06:50It's really probably going to sell as a decorative item.
06:54Can you see it?
06:56He's here.
06:57You all right, Jack?
06:58Yeah, not too bad.
06:59Well, we're going to enjoy this one.
07:01Yeah, I was going to say.
07:03Let me give you a bit of a heads up of what we're doing.
07:05Rightio.
07:05It is literally all hands to the day today.
07:09I mean, this is vast.
07:10It's like a rabbit warren.
07:11It's not all to go.
07:12And to be honest, even if it was, we wouldn't even make a dent on it with two vans.
07:16So we're going to get two good van loads.
07:19But wow.
07:21Maybe take that.
07:22That could go with the shoe shine, Kip.
07:24I'll go get the smalls from through here.
07:29While Millie and Jack start loading, Angus's epic treasure hunt resumes.
07:35Ah-ha!
07:39Medals!
07:40I absolutely love David's collection.
07:43There's over 50 medals here.
07:45The vast majority of the medals weren't names.
07:48You generally don't know who they were to unless you've got any history to them.
07:52Or you have the original postage box.
07:54So this is what you got sent out in the post.
07:57You name and address on it.
07:58It would come in a little packet like that.
08:00You'd have your medals in it.
08:01And you'd get a little medal slip like this,
08:03which quite simply told you how many you got,
08:06and they would tick them off which ones you're entitled to.
08:09And that was it.
08:10So that can tell you who they're awarded to.
08:12You take this cabinet as a whole,
08:14and if you think each medal's kind of anywhere between £5 and £15 each,
08:20there's quite a few medals there.
08:21So it tots up.
08:23Angus will split David's medal collection into six lots based on campaign and age,
08:29including this one with medals for service in Italy and Africa in the Second World War
08:34and defence medals that were awarded for service in the Home Guard
08:38or other non-operational areas, also during the Second World War.
08:45I'm going to take some coins, Jack.
08:47Yeah, if we just grab all the little boxes and stuff.
08:50Meanwhile...
08:51Start stacking them.
08:52David and Tracey have a lot of old currency to clear,
08:56but the star is this gold George V sovereign from 1911.
09:01Ka-ching!
09:02It's starting to add up,
09:03so what will you spend your readies on, chaps?
09:06Money.
09:07Half of it will donate to a local charity,
09:10and the other half will probably spend on buying new items.
09:14Angus, David might be buying as well as selling when he gets to yours.
09:19You look far too at home, though.
09:21Does it suit me?
09:22Yeah, you're even sat, you know, very good posture.
09:25What I like about it is it's very small,
09:27so this design for a pony rather than a horse,
09:30first of all, you know, you've got the leaf springs,
09:32so you've got great suspension there.
09:34Take those bumps out.
09:35And then this has a turning wheel in it,
09:37so you can actually turn this on a sixpence.
09:40There's a market for them.
09:42It's a limited market, though, so it's finding the right people.
09:45Yes.
09:46Let's hope Angus finds someone with room for this vintage trap.
09:50Right, Jack, shall we give Millie a ride?
09:52Yep.
09:52Yay!
09:54Right, Millie.
09:55You just say, walk on.
09:56Walk on.
09:57So you just turn this way.
09:59Amazing.
10:00Very simple, very lightweight.
10:02You're off.
10:05Let's have it.
10:06Oh, it's got oil on it.
10:08Over the next three hours, the team hunt...
10:11Hit one of the hottest days of the year to load two vans.
10:14Pack.
10:16Wrap.
10:17I think that's it from there, Millie.
10:19Lift.
10:20You're doing great.
10:22Thanks.
10:23And load.
10:24And keep stumbling across yet more goodies,
10:28like this rally chopper.
10:30It's a Mark III, sadly.
10:32The original Mark I chopper was released in 1969.
10:37The Mark II, launched in 1972,
10:40came with suspension and a rear carrier.
10:43This is the Mark III,
10:45redesigned with the gears safely positioned on the handlebars.
10:49It's still good.
10:51I'll find a home for it.
10:54Finally, the team and their two vans have had their fill.
10:57I think we're about done.
11:02Wow.
11:03You can see slight inroads.
11:07Oh, you made some room there.
11:08Yeah.
11:08So, how are you feeling?
11:09You know, when you're loading it,
11:10sorry, a bit jittery, but no, it's in.
11:12I'm fine.
11:13We'll get all this back, get it all unloaded,
11:16get it sorted into lots,
11:17and, yeah, it'll make for an interesting sale.
11:20Let's hope it all goes.
11:21Yeah.
11:21Thank you very much.
11:22No, thank you very much.
11:24It went really well,
11:25and he's made a lot of room for us now.
11:27So, we're happy with that.
11:28I know David,
11:29and I know he doesn't like parting with things,
11:31so he's done quite well today.
11:33It'll just be nice watching people bid on our items.
11:36What a day.
11:37Feeling it, actually.
11:39And we've got two good van loads
11:40of the most eclectic mix you could ever think of.
11:43I mean, there is literally everything,
11:45bar the kitchen sink,
11:46and I'm sure there's probably one somewhere here.
11:48You must be drained, Angus.
11:51Time to head back to Kirby Moorside
11:54and hatch a plan to connect David's collection
11:57with like-minded buyers
11:59willing to make some big money bids.
12:01Looks like a nice van full.
12:13Back at base,
12:15Angus's team are busy unloading
12:17and carefully sorting David and Tracey's collection
12:19in preparation for the sale.
12:21What is that horrible noise?
12:28You're doing a bit of serenading, Millie.
12:30I'm just trying to play.
12:32Trying being the operative word.
12:35So, this is actually a banjo-lele,
12:37which is a cross between a banjo and a ukulele,
12:39very popular sort of in the interwar period.
12:41The ukulele was given its name by Hawaiians.
12:45Yuku meaning flea and lele meaning jump.
12:49The banjo-lele,
12:50which features a resonant banjo body
12:52combined with a ukulele neck,
12:55was developed in the 1920s
12:57because the uke was deemed too quiet.
12:59This one is made by a company called Will Van Allen.
13:03William Van Allen was a famous musician
13:05who put his name to a collection of banjos.
13:08This one's probably about interwar,
13:09like, sort of, 1920s, 1930s.
13:12Walnut stuff, I believe.
13:14You've got a nice little bit of Mother of Pearl inlay as well.
13:17So, what sort of value have you put on this?
13:18I've put 60 to 80 on it.
13:20That's quite a nice estimate there.
13:22It's a good name brand.
13:23It's a nicely made thing,
13:24so I think it should do really well.
13:32What we have here is a very nice example
13:36of something that's been upcycled.
13:38It looks like a watchmaker's cabinet.
13:40So, you've got these stick-on letters here.
13:43They've put a single pull, like a turned knob on it,
13:46as opposed to the grip handle it would have had.
13:49They've obviously jazzed up the sides a bit as well,
13:51and they've distressed the back.
13:54So, it looks like a much earlier piece of furniture.
13:58And I think, to be honest, they've made it quite nice.
14:00In the 19th century, people were getting slightly more affluent.
14:04The pocket watch was going out of fashion,
14:07and what was coming in was the wristwatch.
14:09So, yeah, you would have seen lots of these at one point.
14:11But I think it'll sell,
14:13because people like this sort of nostalgic look.
14:16We've got two boxes of watch parts.
14:18So, what we've done is we're going to put it all together,
14:20make it a nice little lot,
14:21and we've put an estimate of sort of 80 to 120 on it.
14:34Thank God, it's sunshining.
14:35A beautiful day, isn't it?
14:40Wow.
14:41Look at everything.
14:42Look at all this stuff.
14:44Do you remember that?
14:44Yeah, I remember this.
14:46It's beautiful, isn't it?
14:47Yeah, it's really good set.
14:48David and Tracey have 54 lots in today's sale.
14:53Jump in it one last time.
14:54One last time.
14:56I'm just sure to look at this.
14:58Put your hat on.
14:58Put your hat on.
15:00It suits you now.
15:01Aw, you'll be sad to see this go.
15:04Ah, morning.
15:06Good morning.
15:06How are we doing? You all right?
15:07Good, yeah.
15:08How are we feeling about the auction?
15:09Excited, really, yeah.
15:10Yeah, it's exciting.
15:11It's exciting at the same time.
15:12Any particular sort of lot you're sort of excited to see go?
15:16Well, I'll be happy to see the car go to a good home.
15:19Yeah, yeah.
15:19I mean, it's lovely, but we haven't got a horse, so...
15:22Yeah, what do you do with it?
15:23We don't really need it, do we?
15:24It's just made a bit more room so we can collect something else, haven't it?
15:27I don't think the collection will ever stop, will it?
15:29No.
15:30No, it's like an addiction, isn't it?
15:31Yeah.
15:31Well, I'll let you look round, and I'll get ready, and I'll see you in a bit.
15:35Right.
15:37It's a really interesting mix of items that we've got in today.
15:39We've got all sorts, from pony trap to war medals, you name it.
15:43I think overall we should do all right.
15:44That's quite a selection here, aren't we?
15:46Yeah.
15:46What we've collected over the years.
15:48Seeing this stuff in the Alts, you know, this is a bit unusual, isn't it?
15:51Yeah, yeah, it's different.
15:51But it's starting to burn, though, is it?
15:53No, you're not taking it on.
15:54Oh, no.
15:55So hopefully not.
15:57There's a healthy turnout taking their seats today.
16:00Hopefully they're prepped and primed and ready to splash some cash.
16:05With hundreds registered online, our clerks Jasper and Charlotte
16:09will be helping them navigate the sale.
16:11So, is everybody ready?
16:15Right there, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:17Right, we go on to this wonderful collection.
16:20First to be placed under the bidder's gaze,
16:23the set of Victorian optician's lenses,
16:26housed in an oak cabinet.
16:27Oh, this is wonderful.
16:29Your favourite.
16:30Lovely thing, is that there?
16:31I can open at 160.
16:32160 opening bit at 160.
16:34Let's be on now.
16:35160 for the optician's case there in the oak.
16:37It's wonderful, is that there?
16:38170, 180.
16:40190, 200.
16:41At £200 it is, then at £200.
16:42Quite unusual, isn't it?
16:43At £200 it is, then at £200 it is, then all done at £200.
16:47Sold to a collector with an eye for a deal.
16:53Wow.
16:54That's good, that, yeah.
16:55Now for the up-cycle drawers and timepiece paraphernalia.
16:59Oh, this is nice.
17:00I like this one.
17:01This came out the private museum, really, didn't it?
17:06A lovely thing there, and some contents as well.
17:09There we go.
17:09Where should be?
17:09£60, stop me.
17:11£60 at £60.
17:12Bid, £60 a bid at £60.
17:13And we're off, £65, £65, £65 mid, £75, £75 bid, £85, £85, £95, £95, £90, £100.
17:24100, £100, it's on the salary, but £100 a bid then.
17:26At £100, any advance?
17:28£110, thank you.
17:28£110 a bid, £120 a bid.
17:30At £120 it is.
17:32£130, £130.
17:33£130 it is, £140.
17:35At £140 it is, then at £140, we're all done.
17:38At £140 it is, at £140.
17:40An estimate-busting bid draws the sale of this lot to a close.
17:48Wow.
17:48Wow, that's good, isn't it?
17:51Medals next, and a large collection from World War II,
17:55including defence medals, the Italy Star and Africa Star.
17:59Whole load in there, and I go straight in...
18:03at £30.
18:05£30 a bid at £32, £5, £8.
18:07£38 a bid at £38, £1 it is, then at £38, £40,
18:10anywhere is in it, £40 a bid, £2, £42, £5.
18:13If you want to be in online, it's in the room at £42, £5, £8.
18:16At £48, he's done it at £48, he's done it at £48.
18:21It's a sale, not what Angus was hoping for,
18:24but a sale nonetheless.
18:26But...
18:26And anyway, Davey's happy.
18:29Now let's see if this 1911 George V Gold Sovereign can bring in some serious coin.
18:36Go straight in at £480, £480 a bid, £480 a bid, £480 a bid, £580, then at £580,
18:44£580 it is, the sovereign at £580.
18:48£600, £600 a bid, £600 a bid, £600 a bid, £600 a bid, the gold sovereign at £600 a bid.
18:54£600 any advance selling at £600.
18:57Nice work, Angus.
18:59That was good, wasn't it?
19:01What I expected, that.
19:03And it gets better, because over the next few minutes,
19:06Angus also sells another 20 lots, including...
19:10At £100 it is, then at £100.
19:12The Mark III Chopper...
19:15At £60.
19:18..a pair of milk churns and...
19:21At £90 it is, then, at £90.
19:24..the Will Van Allen Banjolele.
19:29That's good.
19:31We're not taking it home, are we?
19:34Finally, let's hope the Pony Trap can trot off to a new home.
19:38This is different, in working order.
19:42Just need a Shetland Pony, I think, that's what you need.
19:45Where should it be for this one?
19:46A couple of £100, Tommy.
19:47I've got two of you, so I'll take £10 here.
19:50£10, £210.
19:51We both came at the same mark.
19:52At £210 it is, at £210.
19:53£220, £230, £240.
19:55Don't miss out, where are you going to get the chance again?
19:57You're all hovering online, quickly if you want to be in.
20:00At £240.
20:01In the minutes, let him have a think.
20:05Let him have a think.
20:06At £250, £250, back in at £250.
20:09At £250 it is, then at £260, £260.
20:12It's quite a slow horse, the one that pulls this one.
20:14At £260 it is, £270, £270.
20:16We're looking for £280 now.
20:18At £270, £270, you're making me work.
20:20We're all done at £280, £280, £290.
20:24At £290 it is, then at £290.
20:26I'm going to sell at £290.
20:30Giddy up.
20:31Oh, that's good, isn't it?
20:33It's gone for only a whole month, eh?
20:34It's gone.
20:35That's you done, by the way?
20:36Yeah, well done.
20:37Yeah, you all right?
20:38Angus has helped David and Tracey shift some of their hoard
20:41and make some dough for charity.
20:44But how much is in that auction pot?
20:47Hello.
20:48Hiya.
20:48Hiya.
20:48Was that all right?
20:49That was really good.
20:50Yeah?
20:51We were quite surprised with a few things, weren't we?
20:53Hmm.
20:53Anything in particular, all?
20:55The little cabinet.
20:57Oh, out of the little clock.
20:59Yes.
20:59Yeah, that was really popular.
21:01Funds going towards anything?
21:02After profit, it's going to a local charity we've got.
21:05Yes, in our village.
21:06In our village.
21:07It's almost people.
21:08Yeah.
21:08People in need.
21:09Fantastic.
21:10The rest will probably buy some other items and fill the barn up, will we?
21:13Fill the barn up again.
21:15Fill a corner up.
21:16Well, after a feast, you'll be taking home £2,516.
21:20Wow.
21:21That's good.
21:22That's good, isn't it?
21:22Yeah.
21:23Happy with that?
21:23That's good.
21:24Yeah.
21:24I'm really happy.
21:25Thank you very much.
21:25No, yeah, you're very welcome.
21:27It's been a really fascinating job to do.
21:32We've been impressed with some of the prices, weren't we?
21:34Yeah.
21:35It's been a good experience.
21:36We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
21:38We've enjoyed that.
21:40We've definitely surpassed expectations today, and I think we're very pleased that the pony
21:45trap sold.
21:45It was a little bit hard work eking the bids out on the rostrum, but that's gone.
21:50And David, I've just seen, he's in the sale room with a bidding number, so looks like
21:55I am selling him some bits.
22:03Right, you two, nice local job today.
22:05Where are we off to?
22:06Harrogate.
22:07Oh, nice.
22:08Home of the Yorkshire show.
22:09I used to judge there, you know, young farmers.
22:12I know a good yowl when I see one.
22:14A man of many talents is our Angus.
22:17Champion sheep judge it was.
22:18Really?
22:19Not a big trophy, yeah.
22:21Impressive, eh, Millie?
22:22Hopefully you'll be blown away by this next job.
22:28The 16th century spa town, famous for its mineral springs and cafe culture, is also home
22:34to 77-year-old retired engineer Mick.
22:37I love all this sort of thing, yeah.
22:39Nostalgia.
22:40It may be nostalgia to Mick, but to daughter Sharon...
22:44There's just so much stuff in here.
22:49Half of it, I have no idea what it is.
22:52It's become a bit of a problem.
22:55Mick's stuff fills the lounge, office and each of his three bedrooms.
22:59Over the years, I had to just put up shed after shed after shed.
23:05I think we've got five sheds out there at the moment.
23:08His collecting now just seems to be anything and everything.
23:12There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it at the moment.
23:15I don't like throwing things out if they've got a potential, if they're useful.
23:19The disadvantages, they sit there for so long, they then become unusable.
23:22Yeah, that's one of the problems.
23:24The home is simply drowning in clutter.
23:27It sounds ridiculous to say so, but I've probably been collecting for about 65 years.
23:33My mother was a person who went to the auctions and collected things, so it's probably inherent
23:38from there.
23:40It's just a buzz, I suppose, and I've always done it.
23:42We grew up with games, video recorders and disc players.
23:47We had, you know, pinball, jukebox, air hockey, games consoles.
23:53I was gadget man, that's what they called me.
23:55There was always something in the house coming in and it just never stopped.
24:02Buckle up for this one, Angus.
24:03I'm not sure you know what lies in wait.
24:12Sharon shared the gadgets and the house with her four siblings and her mum, Mick's wife,
24:21Janet.
24:23Janet and I met on a bus and Janet and her friend, they were a pair of gigglers and they
24:28used to occupy the back seat.
24:30Her friend had dared her to kiss him.
24:33Yeah, she did.
24:34And that's how it started.
24:35She did.
24:36The couple married in 1965.
24:39Look at that.
24:4260 years ago, just about.
24:44Yeah.
24:45They've shared many happy years, but recently poor Janet has been through the wars.
24:50Last year we got a positive diagnosis of Parkinson's and it came quite quickly on the back of a hip
24:57replacement as well.
24:58Look at the garden.
25:00I know.
25:02It's quite a degenerative disease.
25:05It's very difficult for her even to get around now and that will progressively get worse.
25:14That's brought it home to me much more than a necessity to move things away.
25:19Try and make it right.
25:21I'm very familiar with Parkinson's.
25:24Angus's dad also suffered with the condition.
25:28Mobility issues come with it, so you want a house that's user-friendly, you know, easy
25:34to get about, so I think if it is a bit cluttered, then, you know, it's a right move.
25:40I owe my wife a huge debt for having tolerated me for so long.
25:46There it is.
25:51I can't think of many people better placed to help than Angus.
25:55Oh, right, here we are.
25:57Yeah.
25:58I'll go see what's what, if you're all right to sort the van out.
26:00Yeah, sure, no worries.
26:07Oh, morning.
26:08Hi, Angus, do you want to come in and meet my dad?
26:10I'd love to, thanks.
26:14Hi, how's it doing you all right?
26:16Yeah, good, good, good.
26:17OK, so what's the situation?
26:19Well, I've been a very bad collector for a long time.
26:22My wife's not been well for a little while, and so I just need to remove it as much as
26:28we can.
26:28OK.
26:29It's just got to the stage where my mum can't work around it anymore, and so it needs to
26:35go.
26:36Well, we will see what we can do to help.
26:38Well, I've got some interesting pieces just down the next room.
26:41Lovely, are we this way?
26:42Yeah, follow me, yeah.
26:44Here we go.
26:45So here we are.
26:47Oh, this is quite good, isn't it?
26:48We bought it when the kids were poorly one Christmas from local Woolworths.
26:53Vectrex, I mean, they were an interesting thing, and actually, the market for early
26:57computer consoles is really good now.
27:00This game console, originally produced by General Consumer Electronics in America, was
27:05first released in 1982.
27:08And it was almost based on, like, the arcade games, so it's like getting the arcade in your
27:12own home, which was...
27:13Absolutely.
27:14They have these cartridges, which are all individual games, and they just plug in the
27:17side.
27:18It's still fun to play.
27:19That era's really quite flexible.
27:21They range massively at auction, depending on the games and everything, you know, anywhere
27:26from a couple of hundred up to, sort of, several hundred pounds.
27:29Mick's bit of vintage tech will be lotted up along with games and controllers.
27:34Fantastic.
27:35So that's to go.
27:36And kind of in here, all these crates, this is...
27:40You just have to work your way through, but the more that we can dispose of, the better
27:44it is.
27:45We'll try and create you some space and make an impact.
27:48Be brilliant.
27:49Best of luck.
27:50OK.
27:51So, Hengis, thoughts?
27:54You can't really see the wood for the trees.
27:57I don't think he's ever thrown anything away in his life.
27:59If we were to clear this property, all the garden, the sheds, everything, there's probably
28:04a full week's work and several vans.
28:06It's a mammoth job, so that's not necessarily what we do.
28:11Let's get what we can out.
28:12Identify, is it saleable?
28:14Yes, on the van.
28:15Boom.
28:15You know, we'll make an impact and we're like a challenge.
28:19Not a moment to lose then, Angus.
28:22Oh, all right.
28:27Deco style.
28:28Yes.
28:29I mean, classic 1920s art deco.
28:32Mm-hmm.
28:32Art deco emerged as an eruption of creativity following the austerity of war.
28:38Artists were fascinated with the human body's contours and curves.
28:42If that was an original 1920s, it could be a couple of thousand probably.
28:46You can take a couple of noughts off for a pre-production one.
28:50I'll go check on Jack.
28:55God, it didn't take you long to find some coins, Jack, did it?
28:57No, it didn't.
28:58Quite a mixed batch.
29:00What an old one-pound banknotes.
29:02There's quite a nice, one of my favourite coins, a series, ZAR, two and a half shillings.
29:07Zou d'Africanche Republic.
29:09Yes, South African coinage.
29:11So what sort of era is that?
29:12$80.94 for this one.
29:14And, of course, that'll be solid silver being from that.
29:16Yes, it is, yeah.
29:17Solid silver.
29:18It's not a great deal of money on its own, but it's a nice piece.
29:20It'll go with some of the other coins that there are.
29:23This solid silver South African two-shilling coin
29:26will be offered with other silver coins,
29:29including Victorian sixpences and shillings.
29:32I've seen some more dotted about.
29:34If there's boxes like that, there's going to be some value, isn't there?
29:37Yes.
29:37Well, that would be nice.
29:45Now, this is an impressive-looking box,
29:48but if we open it up, this gives you a clue to what it is for.
29:51And we've got the stamp here for C. Farlow, Charles Farlow,
29:54one of the oldest manufacturers of fishing tackle in the UK.
29:59British company based in London, The Strand, very famous address.
30:02And they were founded in 1840.
30:05They got royal warrants, that's how good they were.
30:07You know, the box itself's just a nice, decorative box.
30:10It's not huge amounts of money, 50 to 100.
30:12It's a lovely thing.
30:13Over the next four hours, Jack, Millie and Angus delve deeper into Mick's eclectic collection.
30:21I think they're nearly there.
30:22It would be nice to see a lot of it come.
30:25Yeah.
30:26A couple of amps.
30:28Jack digs out three amps and a guitar that could make some noise on sale day.
30:34These classic timepieces, including a 75th anniversary Battle of Britain gold-plated wristwatch,
30:44could clock up a decent total.
30:48I'm sure every effort and every penny will be appreciated.
30:53I need to give Janet a little bit of something back.
30:56So, anything we do and can make out of this sale,
31:00although I'd like to try and get this garden made in such a way that Janet can enjoy it,
31:05and that means getting rid of some of the sheds.
31:07Hear that, Angus?
31:09Better get stuck into that garage.
31:11Careful in there.
31:12Don't make it out.
31:14Tell my family I love them.
31:20Right, well, we've got a few bits out.
31:22Yeah.
31:22And those few bits include what looks like a vintage radio.
31:27Mick's got a lot of radios.
31:30We've got some novelty ones, and we've got older ones like this.
31:33Ferguson, and, of course, now we're used to all digital,
31:35you just press a button or, you know, even speak to them.
31:38But, no, you'd have to tune it in to exactly the right frequency here,
31:42and you'd get that whee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee.
31:46Everybody's great.
31:47There's a real lost album about it.
31:48We see a lot of Fergusons, and these are sort of 1950s, 60s radios.
31:52They don't do huge amounts of money.
31:54The market for this sort of thing really has gone.
31:57Well, every little helps.
31:59Now, how does it sound again?
32:01Er, thank you.
32:05The team has cranked up the dial and tuned into a decent haul.
32:11Finally, the day's done.
32:16You can't be free.
32:20Wow.
32:22This is the room that you can see the...
32:24The biggest impact. The biggest impact, yes.
32:26I've walked from here to there, so...
32:28Things have encroached a little bit, have they?
32:30Yes.
32:31It encroached a little.
32:35That's a tender subject.
32:36I was being diplomatic.
32:39Right, wonderful. Well, I'll hit the road, and we'll see you on sale, though.
32:42Thanks very much again.
32:42You're very welcome.
32:43Thank you very much.
32:44Quite the day. It's been full-on.
32:46You know, Parkinson's my dad.
32:47I'm very familiar with the challenges that that brings
32:50and the mobility issues that are going to decline.
32:52It's going to be tough for the family.
32:54We've got the ball rolling,
32:56and I think they've got a plan of attack going forward now.
32:58And I want to do as well as we possibly can for them.
33:01You did really well today, actually.
33:04Yeah, so did you.
33:05I was so pleased you didn't make them keep too much.
33:08No, no, I was very good.
33:11Yeah.
33:11I closed my eyes and thought of England.
33:15Well done, Mick.
33:16We're proud of you.
33:17Now, let's see if Angus can raise you a few pennies
33:20so the trauma might be worth it.
33:35That's it for smalls, Jack.
33:37Back at base, Angus's team starts the task
33:40of lotting and cataloguing all the items
33:43collected from Mick and Janet's home
33:45ahead of the upcoming auction.
33:47Cool, Mark.
33:49Right, fancy a game of Bagatelle, then?
33:50Age before beauty.
33:51Of course.
33:53Bagatelle has been played in English pubs
33:55and social clubs for over 200 years.
33:58I just scored for you, didn't I?
33:59You did.
34:00Believed to have its origins in 17th-century England,
34:04the game took off in France and America,
34:06where it was loved by aristocrats,
34:09politicians and pubgoers alike.
34:11So it was obviously used for gambling and stuff.
34:14In early 19th-century England,
34:17gambling was seen as a serious problem
34:19and Bagatelle deemed morally dangerous.
34:23The 1845 Act prohibited paying Bagatelle
34:26on bank holidays and Christmas Day.
34:28Was it like that rife, was it, gambling?
34:31This table is Victorian.
34:33It's well-made.
34:34I mean, look at those.
34:35They're hand-painted numbers.
34:36Yeah, definitely.
34:37So what's the estimate, Mark?
34:39It's not high.
34:4040 to 60, I think.
34:42OK.
34:43It's quite addictive, actually.
34:44It's kind of fun.
34:51I absolutely love this.
34:52It's a Foran's 1930s camera phone.
34:57A what?
34:58Not really a camera phone.
34:59It's a gramophone,
35:00but it's made to look like it's in a folding camera case.
35:04So a little bit quirky, a little bit fun.
35:06And the company was founded in 1883 in Switzerland.
35:10Now, this played a 10-inch disc,
35:12hand-wound up, so there's no electronics.
35:15It's got the magnets in there that sort of propel it round.
35:18You could take this around with you.
35:19It was small, it was portable,
35:21and it was a little bit of fun,
35:22and you could play music on the go.
35:23So a wonderful thing.
35:25We've got it in at 50 to 70,
35:26which I think at that sort of price,
35:28you know, there's going to be lots of collectors
35:29that think it's fun,
35:30and they're going to have a go at that.
35:31So it should sell all right.
35:38Well, Millie, these are really interesting.
35:40These are ceramic peodles from the Furry China Works.
35:43They were designed by a designer called Donald Brindley,
35:46quite an influential designer sort of in the 1950s,
35:48and these are very 50s, very kitsch.
35:50Born in Staffordshire in 1928,
35:53Brindley designed for ceramic companies like Foley,
35:57Royal Dalton, Wedgwood and Coldport.
36:00He breathed life into a lot of different ceramics companies
36:02after the war, and these ones are designed.
36:05So what's the market value like for these, Millie?
36:08Ceramics is something that struggles a little bit now,
36:10but I think when something is attached to a specific designer,
36:12it does tend to help it,
36:13so these are only valued at 30 to 50.
36:16See what they fetch at auction.
36:17Yeah.
36:20This is the place, then?
36:26Yep, this is it.
36:30Ooh, OK.
36:32Yep.
36:32Ready for this?
36:33Definitely.
36:34It's all got to go.
36:35Yeah, I know, I know, I know.
36:37Scary, though, isn't it?
36:38Yes.
36:39Morning.
36:39Oh, morning.
36:40How are we doing? Are you all right?
36:41Yes, fine.
36:42Yeah.
36:42Yeah, good.
36:43A little bit anxious, but...
36:44A little bit anxious?
36:46Yeah.
36:46Any particular reason, or...?
36:47There are one or two things which are, yeah,
36:49obviously more painful to let go of it.
36:52Yeah.
36:53But it's got to be done.
36:53Any particular item that sort of really stands out for you?
36:56So, yeah, I've got a real emotional attachment to this Vectrex.
37:00There's a lot of childhood memories tied up in that.
37:02OK.
37:03And we've got loads of people signed up online.
37:05We've had a good couple of days, so...
37:06I think, you know, it'll be all right.
37:08See how we'll go.
37:08We'll see what we do.
37:09Well, I'll let you have a look round.
37:10I'll see you soon.
37:11Thanks, Anne.
37:12Bye.
37:12Bye.
37:15Today is all about getting Mick on that journey of clearing the house,
37:19because it's full.
37:20And he's got to make it much more accessible for his wife, who's ill.
37:25So, this is the first start on that.
37:26I think it's been a big step for him.
37:28Sharon's really been there supporting him.
37:30So, today really is about just getting sales.
37:32It's less about the money, but more selling the items, moving it on.
37:37I'll feel a few pangs, I'm sure.
37:39Yes, you'll feel a few pangs.
37:40Once it starts going.
37:42Well, helping those things go are Emma and Heather,
37:45who have fired up the monitors for online bids.
37:48Mick and Sharon have 51 lots on offer,
37:51so Angus, sir, if you please...
37:54Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
37:57Morning.
37:57Not bad.
37:58There we go.
37:58All right, we've got this wonderful collection.
38:00Oh, yeah.
38:01There we go.
38:02This is it.
38:02Come all the way from that there, Harrogate.
38:05Angus is in a playful mood,
38:07so starts with the Victorian Bagatelle table.
38:10What a good one is that there.
38:12We're at 65, 70, 70 pound a bit at 70.
38:15This was at the bottom of the staircase.
38:17It was.
38:17At 70 pounds.
38:18It was at 70.
38:19At 70 pounds it is, then at 70.
38:20At 70 pounds.
38:24Bagatelle bags the big bucks.
38:26That's good.
38:27It's a good start.
38:28Next, the Ferguson radio that Angus did such a good impression on.
38:31Offered in a big lot with seven other retro radios.
38:3645 opening bit at 45 pound at 45.
38:3848, 50 is it now.
38:39At 48 pound a bit at 48 pound at 48.
38:41The radio's there.
38:42The vintage radio.
38:43Somebody round it up for me.
38:4450, 50.
38:44A bit at 50 pounds at 50.
38:46At 50 it is, then at 50.
38:47Angus is transmitting some great auction energy.
38:52It's another one gone.
38:53Yeah.
38:55And when Angus puts a big lot of assorted novelty radios under his gavel...
39:00At 35.
39:01At 35.
39:03It's fair to say they make waves as well.
39:06Is it OK?
39:07Poor Mick.
39:08He's not finding this easy.
39:10Next up, a real collector's piece.
39:14A rare Vectrex console.
39:17With a lot of memories attached, the family have placed a 500 pound reserve on it.
39:22You don't see these very often, do you?
39:23Oh, God.
39:24There we go.
39:25Bringing back some memories for people.
39:27That's my childhood in a box.
39:29240, 240, 240 it is.
39:31At 240, 250, then at 250, at 250.
39:34At 250, 260, 270, 280, 290.
39:38300, 320, 340.
39:40At 340, we're all done.
39:42At 340 pounds, then I'm selling at 340.
39:48Game over for that lot.
39:49And while some collectors miss out, this is going home with Sharon.
39:53Happy but disappointed at the same time.
39:55Yes, understood.
39:57And we are here to raise money, Sharon.
39:58Maybe the Art Deco statues will do that.
40:01This is a good little lot.
40:02Nice there.
40:03We go straight to it at 40 pounds.
40:0440 pounds, I'm bit at 40, 2, 5, 8, 50, 5, 60, 5, 65, 65, 65 it is, then at 65.
40:13We're all done in the room at 65.
40:17Yay!
40:17Beating its estimate.
40:19Mum will be pleased with that.
40:21Now for the Pottery Poodles.
40:23Oh, these are a bit different.
40:25Look at these.
40:25To be fair, you have Poodles like this in Harrogate.
40:28At 22, 5, 8, 30.
40:3030 pound a bit.
40:3130 pound it is, then at 30.
40:3230 pounds, 2 upstairs.
40:3432 it is, then at 32.
40:35At 32 pound it is for the Harrogate Poodles at 32 pounds.
40:41Walkies!
40:42A little bit more for the garden fund.
40:44Can the fishing box reel in a few more pennies?
40:48A handy box there.
40:49There we go.
40:49Where should we be for this?
40:5030 pounds, start me.
40:5130.
40:52The vintage box there.
40:5430 pounds at 30 with all the naming in it there.
40:5730 pounds at 30.
40:59No, we'll save that.
41:00That's fine.
41:01This box will find its way into one of Angus's specialist collector's sales.
41:05But over the next few minutes, Angus sees off...
41:09And up 100.
41:11Mick's gold-plated pocket watches...
41:14Ah, 180.
41:16The lot of coins, including the South African shilling...
41:2025 pounds for those at 25 pounds.
41:22The amps, and...
41:2520 pounds.
41:27The guitar.
41:30I'm fine with it.
41:31Yeah.
41:32For the grand finale, Angus has saved Mick's novelty music maker.
41:36But will the bidders buy for this unusual bit of vintage tech?
41:40It's one of my favourite things on the whole job, this.
41:42There we go.
41:42Wonderful.
41:43The Foren's portable gramophone.
41:46This gramophone.
41:47They were nicknamed a camera phone.
41:49Yeah.
41:50Made in the 1930s.
41:51There we go.
41:51And while I've been talking, it's been racing away.
41:54We're at 85, 90, 90 pounds a bid.
41:56Oh, that's good.
41:5790 pounds a bid at 90.
41:58Lovely thing.
41:5895, 95.
41:59Round it up for me.
42:00Somebody round it up.
42:02100 a bid at 100 pounds.
42:03Number 100 at 100 pounds it is.
42:04Then at 100, 110.
42:05110, 120, 120, 120 it is.
42:08At 120 pounds it is.
42:09Then at 120.
42:10Lovely, lovely thing.
42:11At 120 pounds it is.
42:13Then at 120.
42:14For the gramophone pocket camera.
42:16At 120 it is.
42:17Then at 120.
42:18At 120 it is.
42:19Then at 120.
42:20120.
42:20That should be sweet music to everyone's ears.
42:25That was your last lot.
42:27Yeah.
42:27Very good.
42:27Good.
42:29Angus has helped Mick move some of his collection out of the house and onto pastures new.
42:34But has he raised enough for those garden renovations?
42:39Hello.
42:40Hello.
42:40Hi.
42:41Are we all right?
42:42Thank you, Angus.
42:42Yeah.
42:43Do you feel this has helped sort of get things moving?
42:45It's definitely given him momentum.
42:47I've been pulling things out and putting them into lots and, you know, we'll just keep going with it now.
42:52Well, I know it's about clearing space, but I suppose I'll tell you how much money you've got to come back.
42:55So, after feeds and everything, you've got £1,575 to come back.
43:01That's good.
43:01Yes.
43:02Give my mum a garden.
43:03Yeah.
43:03Yes.
43:04Yeah.
43:05We've got to slowly reclaim that garden, haven't we?
43:06Yes.
43:07Yes.
43:08Definitely.
43:10My little heartstrings were getting pulled here and there, but you do get attachments.
43:14I know you do.
43:14To certain things.
43:16Yes.
43:16But your attachment to mum's stronger.
43:18Yeah, absolutely.
43:19That role.
43:19Absolutely, yeah.
43:21Overall, that went fairly well, getting that ball rolling, starting to move things out the house.
43:26Mix, I think he's really got the bit between his teeth now and he's got, you know, Sharon supporting him through that.
43:31I think they're on the path now.
43:32I think they're on the path now.
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