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00:01It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
00:05Behind the wheel of a classic car.
00:07This car dancing!
00:09And a goal to scar Britain for antiques.
00:12The aim? To make the biggest profit at all.
00:16But it's no mean feat.
00:18There'll be worthy winners.
00:20And valiant losers.
00:22Oh dear.
00:23Will it be the high road to glory?
00:24I feel like we're in a James Bond film.
00:26Or the slow road to disaster?
00:30This is Antiques Road Trip.
00:34Yeah.
00:43We've been expecting you.
00:45I feel like we're in a James Bond film.
00:47Such a cool car, isn't it?
00:49Agent Jago.
00:50All right, 00 Road Trippers.
00:53It's the third leg with Hetty Jago and Ishi Khan.
00:57Very, very cool car.
00:59Agent Khan.
01:00Yes, I love that.
01:02There's antiques on the bottom shelf that are going to make a fortune.
01:06We have a licence to throw in this 1968 Porsche 912.
01:12I do feel so cool driving this.
01:14You look really cool driving this.
01:15I'm getting cool points.
01:16The whole vibe suits you.
01:17Yeah.
01:18Sizzling hot, you two.
01:20Last time, Hetty yearned for the booty of a swashbuckling buccaneer.
01:26I'm always looking for silver.
01:28And gave Ishi a style makeover.
01:31How cool is that?
01:32While Mr Khan handled some ancient orbs.
01:36Dinosaur eggs.
01:37That is absolutely phenomenal.
01:39I don't know.
01:40And was hoping for a genie.
01:42If I give this a rub, make three wishes.
01:45But at auction, Hetty triumphed yet again at £40.
01:50Oh, that's what I hate for.
01:52I'm really happy with that.
01:53Making it 2-0 to Hetty.
01:56You're just going to be relaxed now, aren't you?
01:58Actually, yeah.
01:59I've got a few goes now at winning.
02:02It's all to play for on this trip.
02:05With a fresh £200 each day,
02:07whoever wins in our best of five is overall champ.
02:11Can you just buy something really expensive
02:13that's not going to make a profit, please?
02:14I'll try my best if she thinks.
02:16This mighty tour covers nearly the full length of England.
02:20We kicked off in Cornwall and headed north.
02:23We'll pop into Wales and skip around West Yorkshire.
02:26before ending in Northumberland.
02:28Now, Ishii has something on his mind.
02:31Do you ever get like a haunted vibe from any antiques?
02:34I don't know.
02:35Like an energy.
02:36I feel like I sense it in rooms sometimes.
02:37Yeah.
02:38When you go into a really old building
02:39and you can just feel, the air feels different.
02:41Yeah, yeah.
02:42Sometimes you can, it's like a smell.
02:44Yeah.
02:45Like, maybe it's just damp.
02:46Yeah.
02:47Who knows?
02:52Our perky pair are in Shropshire
02:54concluding in Machwil in North Wales.
02:58But we kick off with Hetty in the town of Shrewsbury.
03:03The birthplace of revolutionary naturalist Charles Darwin.
03:07Hoping to make a natural selection of her own.
03:11Hetty is popping in here, memory lane antiques and vintage.
03:15In we go then.
03:16And go we in.
03:18This looks like a really good shop.
03:21Every inch is crammed to capacity.
03:23Just look.
03:24It's positively brimming with bounty in here.
03:31I need to keep up my winning streak.
03:33Hmm.
03:34With her fresh 200 pounds, what will tempt Hetty?
03:37Trying to find some gold.
03:39Good luck.
03:40All right, lads.
03:46What do we have here then?
03:48A little silver egg cup.
03:50So this dates to the 1880s, so it's a Victorian piece.
03:54But in terms of style, it's very, very much in the Georgian style.
03:57Now, actually, this has a monogram on it, which slightly devalues it a little bit.
04:01But other than that, it's in pretty good condition.
04:04You've got the gilt interior here, which is nice to see.
04:07It's not overly worn.
04:08This was a clever little trick used in the 19th century.
04:12The gilding would prevent sulphur from the eggs tarnishing the silver.
04:17Now, four pounds, I think it's a bargain.
04:19I'm not going to leave it there.
04:20I'm taking it with me.
04:21I'm definitely going to buy this.
04:22A confident yes for the little egg cup.
04:25Now, where has Ishi ventured to?
04:28Our chap is in the town of Elsmoke.
04:30Nicknamed the Lake District of Shropshire due to nine surrounding mears,
04:35which are a type of shallow lake.
04:38Looks like a stately home.
04:40Elsmoke Antiques Emporium is a Georgian Grade II listed building.
04:45Only the best for you, Ishi.
04:47Rooms on rooms on rooms.
04:50Isn't it wonderful?
04:51From floor to ceiling, there are so many delights to delve into.
04:55Two hundred pounds to play with.
04:57Let the antiques super sleuthing commence.
05:04Well, it's Mr Teddy Bear sitting up.
05:06Look, Mr Teddy Bear's got a golden throne.
05:08How nice is this throne?
05:10Let's take a closer look.
05:12OK, Mr Teddy Bear, you're going to have a new chair.
05:15Oh, I like my throne.
05:17I think it's a rocking chair, so you'll be comfortable.
05:20Let's take a look.
05:22Oop!
05:23Oop!
05:24It's very heavy, so that's a good sign.
05:26So what do we have here?
05:27It looks to be a coal box, so you'd store your fuel sources in it.
05:32But it's very ornate.
05:33It's in the Regency style, which is early 19th century ending around 1820.
05:38And it's got a fleur-de-lis here.
05:40There's two fleur-de-lis on the top.
05:42And then it's got these ornate feet.
05:44Let's take a look inside.
05:46These screws suggest it's more 20th century rather than something really early.
05:50So this piece to me is probably Edwardian, 1910, 1915.
05:55By the late 18th century, coal was the fuel of choice to heat homes.
06:00The coal scuttle became increasingly decorative as a nifty trick of disguise in an elegant drawing room.
06:07And it's got a ticket price here.
06:09£49.
06:10£49 for this, I think, is a brilliant price.
06:13Even in your living room, it has a nice side table.
06:16You can display your teddy bears on it in your room.
06:18I think it's a really, really handsome object.
06:20I think I'm being drawn to the gold, the shiny gold.
06:24It just looks like it's got jewels hidden inside it.
06:27And that's why I like it so much.
06:29£49.
06:30It's a strong contender.
06:32All right, time to keep looking.
06:34While he mooches further, let's skedaddle to Shrewsbury.
06:48This is really, really beautiful.
06:51And this one's even more beautiful.
06:55Two maps here, dating to the 1700s, in actually really quite good condition.
07:03Now this one dates to, I think, the early 1700s.
07:09And I know this is not a reprint.
07:11You get a lot of copies of maps.
07:13So this one's definitely original.
07:15There are quite a few ways to tell whether it's an original or not.
07:18And one of them is, do you see this crease line down the middle?
07:22Now this is because this would have folded up in an atlas.
07:25Only maps are stunning works of art in their own right.
07:28Skilled cartographers cleverly included fictitious paper towns
07:33to catch opportunistic forgers.
07:37Now there's no price on either of them.
07:41So it depends, really, on price as to which one I want to buy.
07:45Or I could just buy both of them, because I do really like them.
07:48And it looks like they've been very recently reframed,
07:51which is really nice as well.
07:53Beautiful things, proper, proper antiques.
07:56Strong contenders.
07:58Wonderful find, Hetty.
08:01Let's nip over to Ellesmere.
08:05What did he say?
08:07I have no idea.
08:09I'm riding the high of my other smoker's cabinet,
08:12so I've been drawn to this one.
08:14Yes, he's had some luck with these.
08:17This couldn't be more different stylistically to the last one I had,
08:20but if we flip this hinge here, open it up,
08:24and you can see inside, it's the same idea.
08:27We've got these stands here for your pipes,
08:29two drawers to hold your smoking paraphernalia,
08:33and then a space here for a jar for your humidor.
08:36This little brass drawer pull here helped me date it to the early 20th century.
08:42This one immediately screams Indian design to me.
08:46Elephants at the bottom.
08:47We've got this carved wooden engraving all across the surface.
08:52Maybe this was sold in India as a tourist piece,
08:54brought back to England in someone's grand office or mess room.
08:59Items such as this cabinet hail from a time when smoking was considered a fashionable norm.
09:05Nowadays, with smoking no longer as common,
09:08it stands as a collectible relic of the past.
09:11Let's take a look at the ticket price.
09:14It says carved pipe cabinet, £110.
09:16£110 for this isn't a lot of money, but it's a lot of my budget.
09:20I really like it. I really like it.
09:23Maybe see how much of a discount we can get on it.
09:27But yes, what a beautiful thing.
09:29Let's prepare for a deal.
09:31Anna, how are you?
09:33Oh, hi, Ishi. I'm fine. How are you?
09:35I'm really good.
09:36This is a treasure trove, but I have seen two things that I really do like.
09:39Okay, yep.
09:40There's the coal scuttle box.
09:41That had a ticket price of £49 on it.
09:43Yep.
09:44The other thing I saw was the really nicely carved Indian smokers cabinet.
09:48That had a ticket price of £110.
09:50Mm-hmm.
09:51So together, £159.
09:52Do you have any movement?
09:54We can do that on 125.
09:55Are you sure?
09:56Absolutely.
09:57That's a deal.
09:58Thanks, Ishi.
09:59£125.
10:00That's marvellous.
10:01Thank you very much indeed.
10:02How very generous.
10:04That breaks down to £39 for the coal box and £86 for the Indian smoking cabinet, leaving
10:11Ishi with £75.
10:12Where's the car?
10:14Ha-ha.
10:15The smoking cabinet will be sent onwards to auction.
10:18Now, Shrewsbury beckons.
10:21Olé!
10:24Viva España!
10:26Ooh, that's heavy.
10:29Really heavy.
10:31Careful.
10:32Now, garden ornaments aren't normally my sort of thing.
10:37I don't think I'd be within my comfort zone buying something like this.
10:41But I'm just really attracted to these two dog figures here.
10:45Mainly because they're dogs and I love dogs.
10:48So you want this sort of thing to be a bit weathered.
10:50They're growing a little bit of moss here, which is really good to see.
10:53It was the Greeks and Romans who first enjoyed statuary in lovely outdoor settings.
11:00Now, I don't think these have got a huge amount of age to them.
11:04But at £18, I think surely there's got to be a profit in these two.
11:09So I'm going to go and ask about them.
11:11Right you are, Hetty.
11:13We also have the silver egg cup and the two 18th century maps.
11:17Stand by for a deal.
11:19Paul.
11:20Paul.
11:21Hetty.
11:22I have found quite a few things in your lovely shop.
11:24First of all, silver egg cup for £4.
11:26Amazing.
11:27Can't argue with that.
11:28Amazing.
11:29And the unpriced maps.
11:30Do them for £60.
11:31For two of them.
11:32For two.
11:33That is very kind of you.
11:34Also, I really like these dogs.
11:35Now you've got £18 on these.
11:36If I were to buy all of them, could I have them all for £80?
11:40Yes, you can.
11:41Fantastic.
11:42That was easy then.
11:43Thanks, Paul.
11:44I'll shake your hand.
11:45Let me just get you some money out.
11:46OK, thank you.
11:47It's yours.
11:48Thank you very much.
11:49Good luck.
11:50What a lovely man, eh?
11:51That breaks down to £4 for the egg cup,
11:54£60 for the maps and £16 for the stone dogs,
11:57leaving Hetty with £120.
12:01She'll be back for the rest of her swag soon.
12:06Right, let's find our good chum Ishi.
12:09I'm loving being around Hetty.
12:11But I have to say I'm very, very nervous now
12:14because she is smashing it at the auctions.
12:17The pressure is on.
12:18So I think we might have to stop being so friendly
12:20and start being a little bit more competitive.
12:23Ishi means business.
12:25He's arrived in the sunny town of Whitchurch.
12:28During World War II, the rectory here
12:30was a top-secret eavesdropping post linked to Bletchley Park.
12:35Here comes our antiques code breaker.
12:38Within this fine establishment lies Whitchurch Antiques Emporium.
12:44That's going to be a good shot.
12:46That's right, Ishi.
12:47We have a treat-in store in here.
12:49This place is huge.
12:51All right, let's start here.
12:53Stuffed to the rafters with all sorts of delight.
12:56With just £75 in his pocket,
12:58let's see if he can clean up with the items in here.
13:02Sweeping away the competition.
13:04Pure gold.
13:06You're just too good, Ishi.
13:08Oh, these are nice looking cabinets.
13:10What have we got in these?
13:12So we've got something here that's actually quite special.
13:15Let's take this out of the gauze so we can see what it says.
13:18So it says, forget me not, truth, love, ever faithful, break it not, fidelity.
13:23And we can see the ticket price which means this is not in budget but it's really nice to talk about.
13:28This is probably circa 1820 Georgian.
13:31And what we've got here is a wheel of stamps that you would use with hot wax to impress into letters
13:37and send little messages secretly through what these stamps say.
13:41So a really nice set if you had the budget for these pieces, which I don't, but really, really special and interesting.
13:47Let's keep looking.
13:48Lovely.
13:50Now, what else can we find?
13:52What have we got here?
13:55This is nice.
13:56It's got a bit of weight to it.
13:58It feels like bronze and it's in the neoclassical style.
14:02So we've got here, we've got three figures on the front and if we turn it to the reverse, two figures,
14:07a woman being led away by a man, probably telling a mythological story.
14:11This piece itself probably dates to the 19th century.
14:14There was a neoclassical revival where people were going on grand tours around Europe
14:19and coming back with souvenirs and this was very in fashion.
14:23People loved to look educated and cultured and have a little souvenir of a great trip.
14:28The grand tour was a rite of passage for upper-class young gentlemen from the 17th to the 19th centuries
14:34and vases were a popular souvenir.
14:37If we take a look at the ticket, small decorative bronze urn, £35.
14:41I really like it.
14:43I think I like it because it's something that I'd have loved to have dug up and found myself.
14:47In budget too.
14:49While he snuffles further, let's find Hetty.
14:51She's crossed the border into Wales to the village of Grasult in the county borough of Wrexham.
14:59The name comes from the Welsh word for campsite
15:02and Hetty is geared up for getting all her tents in a row.
15:06In here at Acorn Antiques and Collectibles, purveyors of antique fancies.
15:12There is a plethora of dealers selling all sorts in here.
15:16Tune full. Hetty has £120.
15:22He's really cute, isn't he?
15:24Now, this cat is made by a company called Winstanley
15:27and they were founded in 1958 by Jenny Winstanley.
15:30Now, he's got £80 on him, which is quite a lot of money.
15:34I don't think there's a profit in it for me.
15:36Look at his little face. He's so cute.
15:38I'll have to leave him here, sadly.
15:40Very nice.
15:42Let's whoosh back to Whitchurch.
15:48That's less tuneful.
15:49Let's take a look up here and see what we've got.
15:52Some boxes and this one's glinting in the shop lights.
15:56This is a music box.
15:58Let's open it up and you can see here it says Rouget, Switzerland,
16:03which was a firm operating from the mid-19th century, I believe,
16:06and they still make music boxes and automatons today.
16:09Founded by Charles Rouget, deep in the Swiss mountains in 1865,
16:15the company is now the last artisanal manufacturer of mechanical sound.
16:21This is called a comb and this wheel spins and the comb plays a tune.
16:26I wonder if it still works.
16:28This is exciting.
16:30That sounds promising.
16:32Now, in terms of age, I'm leaning towards the 1930s, possibly 1940s,
16:41just based on the mechanism inside.
16:44I've got this lovely musical composition on the front.
16:47All these figurines.
16:48You can see there is a ticket here.
16:50Rouget.
16:51Pretty brass music box.
16:53Can't argue with that.
16:54£26.
16:55Can't argue with that.
16:56It's a really, really special thing.
16:58We also have the neoclassical urn priced at 35.
17:02Standby dealer Rodney, a.k.a. the Captain.
17:06Nice hat, Captain.
17:07Captain, how are you?
17:09Hi.
17:10We've got a ticket price of £26 on the music box,
17:1335 on the urn.
17:15I was just wondering, £61 together.
17:17Can you do me a deal on both?
17:18That could be £25.
17:19OK.
17:21And the music box, that could be £20.
17:23So £20 and £25, so you're £45.
17:25How's that sound?
17:26Shake your hand.
17:27That's a great deal.
17:28Thank you so much.
17:29£45, that's for you.
17:31Lovely to meet you.
17:32Pleasure.
17:33Take care.
17:35Bye.
17:36Great deal.
17:37Champion.
17:38Look at that confidence.
17:39Champion.
17:40Ishi now has £30 left.
17:42Right, let's giddy on over to Grosult.
17:45There's too much to look at in here.
17:47Found another dog to add to my collection.
17:53Now, I'm just looking at this to see whether it's made of silver,
17:57and sadly it's not.
17:59But by the looks of it, it is made of spelter,
18:02so not a precious metal, unfortunately.
18:04Lovely little pincushion.
18:06Now, in terms of age, the ticket says he's Victorian.
18:10I don't think it is.
18:11I think it's later than that,
18:12so I'd say probably early 20th century.
18:15Mechanisation made once expensive pins cheap and plentiful,
18:20and at the beginning of the 20th century,
18:22novelty pincushions were a hot trend.
18:25Now, it's £23.
18:27If it was made of silver, it would be a no-brainer at £23.
18:30I would probably need to get something off the ticket price on this,
18:34but I do really love it, and pincushions are so collectible.
18:38I think it might be coming with me.
18:40Get ready for a deal.
18:42Hello, Dennis.
18:43Hello, Hattie.
18:44Your shop is like a maze, isn't it?
18:46A lot.
18:47Of course only, yes.
18:48I've managed to find a really sweet little pincushion here.
18:52I'll say, that's super.
18:53So cute.
18:54So you've got £23 on the ticket.
18:57£23?
18:58Yeah.
18:59Do you know, I think that must be a mistake.
19:01Dennis, I was going to say, would you take £10 for it?
19:04No.
19:05No?
19:06No.
19:07What would you do?
19:08£16.
19:09Could you do £12?
19:11I was going to say £13, but I won't say £13.
19:13£13?
19:14I'll do £13.
19:15£14.
19:16£14?
19:17Well, because £13 is an unlucky number.
19:18Exactly.
19:19I'd rather pay £13.
19:20OK, I'll pay you £14.
19:21OK.
19:22OK.
19:24Splendid.
19:25Thanks a lot.
19:26Let me get you some money out.
19:27Well, not sure who came out on top there.
19:30One, two, three, four.
19:31£14.
19:32Thank you very much, Dennis.
19:33Spot on.
19:34What a great gent, eh?
19:35That cutesy little bi leaves Hattie now with £106.
19:40Got another little friend.
19:42The shopping is over for today.
19:45Our chumaroos are back in the sassy motor.
19:48Hattie, I missed you today.
19:50Aw, me too.
19:51I want to know what you found.
19:52Oh, I'll tell you what I found today.
19:53Oh, God.
19:54What?
19:55A silver egg cup for £4.
19:57OK.
19:58I'm going to drop you off here and I'm just going to drive home.
20:01Just leave you on the side of the road.
20:03£4.
20:04Hmm.
20:05Nighty night.
20:06The sun rises on a new day and our sharp-witted compadres are poised and ready.
20:19Are you looking forward to today, then?
20:21I am.
20:22I get to shop around with you, keep an eye on you.
20:24Keep an eye on me, yeah.
20:25I'm less dangerous that way.
20:27Ooh.
20:28A smiling assassin.
20:30What did you find yesterday?
20:31Oh, Ishi.
20:32I found some really beautiful maps.
20:34What are they?
20:36They are 18th-century maps.
20:38Ones of Southeastern Europe, which I love.
20:41And they're both stunning.
20:42Hand-coloured, just really nice.
20:44And you paid £10?
20:46I paid £60, which is...
20:48That's a big spend for me.
20:49But 18th-century maps.
20:50The heat is on, Ishi.
20:55Yesterday, Hetty was on a mission, buying a silver egg cup, two stone dogs, a pincushion
21:02and those aforementioned maps.
21:05This is really, really beautiful.
21:08Leaving Hetty with £106, while Ishi was in full-on warrior mode, scooping up boxes galore,
21:16namely...
21:17A coal box, an Indian smoking box, a music box, and a neoclassical urn, as you do.
21:25Is it something that I'd have loved to have dug up and found myself?
21:28Ishi has just £30 remaining.
21:31How about some daydreaming?
21:34So, one day we opened up an antique shop.
21:37Together, yeah.
21:38What would you call it?
21:39Beautiful things.
21:40No, something along those lines.
21:42Jago and Khan?
21:43Okay, yeah.
21:44Sounds a bit like Jekyll and Hyde.
21:45Yeah, it does actually.
21:46No, I don't like that.
21:47Maybe not then.
21:48Oh, yeah.
21:49What's going on?
21:52I don't know!
21:53That's my hate.
21:56I just try to style it out.
21:57Yeah, it's meant to make that noise.
21:59Blimey.
22:00Good thing we're approaching our destination, eh?
22:04Next stop for our bubbly, busy mates is the village of Brumbo.
22:09This quiet patch of North Wales was once a hive of industry, but hidden beneath this powerhouse
22:16of coal, iron and steel, a profound geological secret was waiting to be discovered.
22:23Hetty and Ishi are meeting Chief Executive Nicky Salford of Brumbo Heritage Trust and Paul
22:30Bowen, a trustee.
22:32Where are we today?
22:33Croesoie Storey Brumbo.
22:34This is Storey Brumbo.
22:36It's an old colliery originally, then an iron works and a steel works.
22:42And how long did it operate here?
22:43It's been the centre of this community for hundreds of years, pivotal around the Industrial
22:48Revolution.
22:49For nearly two centuries, Brumbo thrived as a mighty giant of iron and steel production,
22:55a cornerstone in Wales' rise as the world's first industrialised nation until its decline
23:02in the late 20th century.
23:04Some of the old steel workers got together, decided it would be a nice plan to try and
23:09preserve the beautiful buildings and tell the story of how industrial activity happened
23:15for future generations.
23:16It was while restoring the site in 2003 that a chance discovery unearthed an ancient Welsh
23:22rainforest, dating back to the Carboniferous Period, long before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
23:30Hetty and Ishi are meeting resident paleontologist Dr Tim Astrop.
23:36Wow, this place is amazing.
23:39Dr Tim, how are you?
23:40Hello.
23:41How are you?
23:42Good to see you.
23:43What is a fossil forest?
23:44The majority of the fossils here are what we call in situ.
23:47So they were buried where they were living.
23:49So for instance, this tree stump is exactly where it was three million years ago.
23:54So this is 300 million years old?
23:56Yeah, that's right.
23:57So it's roughly 60 million years older than dinosaurs and represents one of the earliest true rainforests
24:04that would have spanned most of the equator at the time.
24:07300 million years ago, the continental configuration was very different.
24:13Wales sat just north of the equator, roughly where New Delhi is today.
24:17So what separates it from turning into a fossil or turning into coal?
24:21The coal seams in this sequence of rock represent stable periods where forests were living and
24:27dying over thousands and thousands of years.
24:29This is a sequence of rocks that represents an interruption in that, where flooding brought
24:34in a lot of mud and eventually sand and that buried a lot of the trees where they stood.
24:39Since the forest's discovery, thousands of fossils and 20 large tree-like structures with perfectly
24:47preserved root systems have been unearthed, offering an unparalleled window into prehistoric life.
24:54It's an active site, so time for Hetty and Ishi to roll up their sleeves.
24:58Wow!
24:59Look at this!
25:01The plants that are representative up here are growing out of a sandbank.
25:06So these are ancient relatives of modern horsetails that still grow in everybody's allotment
25:12and garden today.
25:13So if you want to grab your brushes, generally when you're looking for fossils, what you want
25:17to be looking for are organic shapes in the rock.
25:20If you start to see more kind of regular organic patterns, then you might be looking at a fossil.
25:26The site here offers a rare glimpse into a time when oxygen levels soared to 35% and explosive
25:33lightning strikes ignited vast forests.
25:37So a lot of the data that we collect here will be used for research into how environments
25:42change over large periods of time.
25:44Is there anything else you can show us?
25:46Yeah, absolutely.
25:47So a lot of the fossils that we recover here are actually bound in little concretions that
25:52when we smash them open, there's often a beautiful fossil inside.
25:55So if you want, we can go and have a go at that.
25:57Yeah, definitely.
25:58Let's crack on.
25:59The aim of Story Brumbo is to save and sustainably use this special site, celebrating the incredible
26:07natural, industrial and social past.
26:10Outside, we're on the hunt for fossils.
26:13Show us how it's done, Dr Tim.
26:16Great name, by the way.
26:17Crack it open like that.
26:18Yeah.
26:19Oh, wow!
26:20No way!
26:21What's that?
26:22What is it?
26:23What in there is a leaf from one of the giant club moss trees.
26:26Can I have a go then?
26:27I've got a good feeling about these two.
26:29Have you?
26:30Let's do this one.
26:31So hold it like that?
26:32Yeah.
26:33Gently tap it.
26:34Whoa!
26:35Nothing.
26:36Is that the only thing in here?
26:38Yeah.
26:39Whoa!
26:40There you go.
26:41Whoa!
26:42Is that something?
26:43Yep, two leaves.
26:44Wow!
26:45300 million year old leaves, Hetty.
26:46There you go.
26:47You're the first person to ever see them.
26:48That's amazing.
26:49Well, Dr Tim, we've had a fantastic time.
26:50Thank you so much for having us.
26:51It's been smashing.
26:52Ha ha ha!
26:53Ha ha ha!
26:54Ha ha ha!
26:55Ha ha ha!
26:56Ha ha ha!
26:57Ha ha ha!
26:58Ha ha ha!
26:59Ha ha ha!
27:00Story Brumbo proudly preserves its geological and industrial heritage, honouring its past and
27:07inspiring a resilient future.
27:09Now, from one treasure to another, we're back in the sporty number.
27:14The fossil hunting was so fun.
27:16I still can't get over the fact that when we cracked open that rock, we were the first
27:21people to ever see that leaf.
27:23It was incredible, wasn't it?
27:24Isn't that mind-blowing?
27:25I know!
27:26Rock on, you two, eh?
27:29Ishi and Hetty have made it to the village of Machwil, where the scenery is so nice it's
27:36worth getting your steps in.
27:37But, Hetty, the time for horsing around's over.
27:39We've got antiques to find.
27:40Ha ha ha!
27:41Rain it in, Ishi, eh?
27:43They've decided to stay together for their final shopping adventure.
27:47How chummy is that?
27:48I'm starting to feel quite competitive now.
27:50You've got more money than me, though.
27:51I know!
27:52Brinagrog Hall Antiques and Collectibles is absolutely chock-a-block with goodies from
27:59a gaggle of dealers.
28:00This place is massive.
28:03Alright, I'm going this way.
28:04Let's glide along with Ishi, then.
28:07He has just £30 to spare.
28:10A table of trinkets.
28:12Let's see what we can find here.
28:14We've got a really interesting coin medallion.
28:16On the front, we've got a portrait of Queen Victoria when she ascended the throne in 1837.
28:21And on the other side, 1887, when she celebrated her 50th year on the throne.
28:26And if we turn it around, it's quite interesting.
28:29This is Wrexham Church.
28:30If we take a look at the ticket price, Victoria Jubilee Medal, including Wrexham Church, £18.
28:37I'm not sure how many collectors there are for a piece like this.
28:40The other factor to consider is it's not precious metal.
28:43It's just made out of a base metal.
28:45So, for now, I'm leaving this behind.
28:47But what a lovely piece of history.
28:49Yep.
28:50Onwards we go.
28:52Elsewhere in the shop is a searching Hetty, currently minted with £106.
28:57Oh, I've got to be so quiet.
29:02You're not for saying, are you?
29:05No.
29:06You sleeping?
29:07I was.
29:08I'll leave you to it, shall I?
29:09Look, unless you've got fish, shove off.
29:12I like these very, very much.
29:19So, these are made of Bakelite rather than amber.
29:23And you can tell this because they make a very clicky noise when you rub them together.
29:30Now, let's have a look at the ticket price.
29:32Now, there's £100 on these, which is a bit punchy.
29:35I don't think there's going to be room for a profit in them.
29:38Let the explore continue.
29:40Hetty, have you found anything?
29:42You might have done.
29:43Fibber.
29:44I found something that matches our outfits.
29:46Okay.
29:47That's for you.
29:48Not what I was expecting.
29:49Did you fancy a roast?
29:50Yeah.
29:51Blimey.
29:52Are we doing furthest or fastest?
29:53Uh, furthest, I reckon.
29:54Yeah.
29:55Okay.
29:56One, two, three.
29:58It's a car wreck, but better than my driving.
30:01Not quite Formula One, more demolition derby.
30:04I think we'd best get back to the shopping.
30:07Now, let's follow Ishi.
30:10Got some silver up here.
30:12Let's take a look.
30:13Now, Hetty's been finding some incredible pieces, so the pressure is on.
30:16So we've got cranberry glass and up top, some silver hallmarks.
30:20Strangely, the price is only £18.
30:23This is Victorian or very early 20th century.
30:27What would this have been used for?
30:28This is a little bonbonier.
30:29You could keep sweets or little trinkets inside.
30:32No chips or damage to the glass.
30:34It's in really nice, clean condition.
30:36Famous for its glowing red colour, made by adding gold to molten glass, it first sparkled
30:43during the Roman Empire and then burst back to life as a Victorian decorative must-have.
30:49Now, because that's so cheap, next to it, there's another silver dish.
30:52Let's check if it is silver and how much this one is.
30:55But the hallmarks are so crisp on this.
30:58With a polish, you'd never know that this was an antique item.
31:02Again, the glass has been protected by the silver.
31:04Really nice, clean condition.
31:06But £22, you're getting sterling silver, cranberry glass.
31:10That seems like a no-brainer, right?
31:12These two together are £40.
31:14I've got £30 left.
31:15If I can haggle a little bit, I can get both.
31:18If not, I can take one of them.
31:19Stand by, everyone.
31:21Oh, Molly's awake, look.
31:23Deal incoming.
31:24Hello, Angie.
31:25Jackie, how are you?
31:26I'm good.
31:27You?
31:28Lovely to see you.
31:29£40 for those, remember.
31:31So, I was just wondering, if you agreed with Mrs Molly,
31:35would it be possible to take both of them for £30?
31:38Molly says yes.
31:39Who am I to argue?
31:41Molly, you're a gem.
31:43There we are.
31:44That's lovely.
31:45That's for you.
31:46Thank you so much.
31:47Nice to meet you.
31:48It's been a real treat being here.
31:49I'd pick those up sharpish, Ishi.
31:52Thank you, Molly and Jackie.
31:54With Ishi all spent up, let's find a roving Hetty.
32:01It's a little Hetty-sized chair.
32:03Oh, I can't actually get in here.
32:04There's no Hetty-sized.
32:06Thank goodness you're not stuck.
32:08Let's keep moving on.
32:14I did say I wasn't going to buy any jewellery,
32:16but it's always worth a look, isn't it?
32:18This is pretty.
32:20I really like this.
32:21So this is an early 20th century brooch.
32:26Now I'm just looking at the back to see what it's made of.
32:29And it looks like it's stamped 900, which suggests it's not British silver.
32:33So the British standard of silver is 925 silver.
32:36So I think it's probably German, I would say.
32:39And it's set with these really beautiful paste stones.
32:42Now, unfortunately, they're not diamonds.
32:44And a good way to tell whether they're diamonds is if they're really, really sparkly.
32:48And unfortunately, these aren't really sparkly.
32:50It's a really beautiful Art Nouveau style.
32:53Art Nouveau in German is called Jürgen Steele.
32:55So I'd say it's Jürgen Steele style because it's German.
32:58Jürgen Steele, or Youth Style, was Germany's take on Art Nouveau from around 1895 until 1910.
33:06It redefined beauty for a new era.
33:09Now, there's £20 on the price tag, which I think is a very fair price for it.
33:14It's really pretty.
33:15So I'm going to go and buy this.
33:17I really like it.
33:18Gird your loins, everyone.
33:20Look out, Molly's making a run for it.
33:22Hello, Jackie. Hello, Hetty.
33:24I found this really pretty brooch, which is £20.
33:27You can do that for £15.
33:29Can you?
33:30Is that all right?
33:31Fantastic.
33:32Let me get you some money out.
33:33£15.
33:34Very fair price for it.
33:35I think it's really pretty, isn't it?
33:36Yes.
33:37Thank you very much.
33:38Thank you very much for having me.
33:39Nice to meet you.
33:41You too.
33:42That swift negotiation means Hetty now has £91 unspent.
33:46Hetty, I know you've gone for silver, but you're golden.
33:49Aw, is she?
33:50What a smoothie, eh?
33:52That's it then.
33:53The shopping is now at a close.
33:56Back in the glam car.
33:58Hetty, how are you feeling as we head towards auction?
34:00I'm confident about a couple of things.
34:02I'm nervous because I know you're going to make a lot on the egg cup.
34:06And I know the maps are going to fly.
34:09Best get some shut eye.
34:12With uncontrollable excitement, we're limbering up for auction hijinks.
34:22I'm feeling a bit nervous about this one issue.
34:24Really?
34:25Well, midpoint, it's all to play for now.
34:26Absolutely.
34:27It certainly is.
34:28It certainly is.
34:29Our pair, after running round Shropshire and North Wales, have returned to Southgate in
34:35North London.
34:36For the third in a best of five auction contest.
34:40At Southgate auction rooms, with goodies for sale in the room, on the phone and on the
34:47net.
34:48Commanding the rostrum is Bill Carroll.
34:51And the hammer comes down at £75 now.
34:55As she bought five lots, for every penny of his £200.
35:00Thoughts please, Bill?
35:01We've got a nice, heavily carved pipe smokers cabinet from India.
35:06It's in great condition.
35:07I love this item and I think it's going to do well.
35:10Hetty collected five lots for the sum of £109.
35:14What's your faith, Bill?
35:17And what better way to enjoy breakfast is your boiled egg in a nice silver egg cup.
35:23You can be posh when your friends come round.
35:25It's great.
35:26I love it.
35:27And I think it will sell.
35:28The auction awaits.
35:30Back to our bouncy buddies.
35:32Oh, how are you feeling?
35:34Nervous again.
35:35I don't know.
35:36I think these are my favourite things I've bought so far, actually.
35:38Some of these.
35:39Let's see how this goes.
35:40Yeah.
35:41It's all to play for.
35:42Ishi first with his coal box.
35:46That's exciting.
35:47And it's a nice useful thing.
35:48Yeah, super, super useful.
35:50£35 is cheap as they're 40.
35:52There is 40.
35:53There is 40.
35:54We're in profit.
35:55Yeah.
35:56It's at £40.
35:57The hammer comes down.
35:59Well done.
36:01Every penny counts, Ishi.
36:03It could have made a bit more.
36:04Yeah.
36:05But £1, you know.
36:06£1.
36:07Indeed.
36:08Hetty now with the pair of stone dogs.
36:11They are in all their glory.
36:14£25.
36:15Oh.
36:16It's all right.
36:17£25.
36:18They've got to go.
36:19Interesting.
36:20I'm fine with that, yeah.
36:21Well done.
36:22Well done.
36:23A round of a pause for the concrete canines.
36:26Should I just go home now?
36:28No, I want you to stay and watch all my profits.
36:30No, I'm joking.
36:31What a sass pot, eh?
36:34Ishi now with the neoclassical urn.
36:37Can't go wrong with bronze, I don't think.
36:39Yeah.
36:40We have an amazing bid of £10.
36:45£10.
36:46Can I tempt you?
36:48At £10 last chance and fair fair warning.
36:52What's going on?
36:54That's disappointing.
36:56Lovely thing for a proper bargain, eh?
36:59You win some, you lose some.
37:01Another doggy from Hetty, the pincushion.
37:05He also looks like my dog that I used to have when I was a kid
37:08and it reminded me of her.
37:09She was called Nelly.
37:10Nelly.
37:11God rest her soul.
37:12£5.
37:13Come on, £5.
37:14£5, is there 20?
37:1610?
37:1715?
37:18At £10.
37:19Last chance, fair fair warning.
37:20At £10.
37:21I'm alright with that.
37:22At £10.
37:23Get in or lose out.
37:24At £10, it's got to go.
37:26It's found a new home.
37:27You can't win everything.
37:29Indeed, try not to feel too rough about it.
37:32Somebody's adopted it.
37:36Onwards with Ishi's cranberry glass.
37:38I'd love them to get £50, but I don't know.
37:42I'll be happy if they break even at this point.
37:44Yeah.
37:45We've got £35.
37:46Well, £35.
37:47Party.
37:4840 online.
37:49Is there 45?
37:50Come on, do one more.
37:51Is there 45?
37:52Is there 45?
37:53At £40.
37:54The hammer comes down at £40.
37:56Last chance in fair fair.
37:57Warning.
37:58That was good.
37:59Yeah.
38:00Well done.
38:01I'm happy.
38:02And that's all that matters, Ishi.
38:05They're two really nice pieces.
38:06They did alright.
38:07I'm happy.
38:08One, two, five, six.
38:10Righty, Oven.
38:11A Hetty special next.
38:13The early 20th century brooch.
38:16Lily of the Valley.
38:17Lily of the Valley, yeah.
38:18We have 35.
38:19Is there 40?
38:2040!
38:21Here we go.
38:22Yeah.
38:23Get in or lose out.
38:24At £40, there's the hammer.
38:26The tension is building.
38:29Smashed it.
38:30That's another example of something that I just loved.
38:32The sparkly paid off.
38:34Great work, Hetty.
38:35I'm so pleased for you, too.
38:39Watch it.
38:40Ishi's dinky little music box is up next.
38:44I like this.
38:45I've got serious faith in this.
38:46I think it's going to make a lot of money.
38:48Well, let's see.
38:49Got £20, which is cheap.
38:51Good, good.
38:52Is there 25?
38:5330?
38:5435?
38:5540?
38:56Ishi.
38:5740.
38:5845.
38:59Keep it up.
39:0040 pound.
39:01Is there 50?
39:0255.
39:03At £55, is there 60 online?
39:04It's a good maker.
39:05At £55.
39:0660.
39:0765.
39:08I hope you're pleased.
39:09Very pleased.
39:10Very pleased.
39:11Good.
39:12At £60, hammer comes down at £60 now.
39:14Two.
39:16This has been really good.
39:17Well done.
39:18Yeah.
39:19That played all the right notes.
39:20Finally, a decent profit.
39:23That's music to my ears.
39:25I found a base of Victorian silver.
39:27For £2?
39:28£4.
39:29Oh, bye.
39:30Goodness.
39:31Make way for Hetty's silver egg cup.
39:34We have £10.
39:35That's good.
39:3615.
39:37Is there 20?
39:3825?
39:3930?
39:4035?
39:4140?
39:42See you later.
39:4345?
39:4450?
39:4555?
39:4655?
39:4755?
39:4860?
39:49Oh, that is strong money for an egg cup, isn't it?
39:5060?
39:5165?
39:5265?
39:5370?
39:54Oh my goodness.
39:55Wow, wow, wow.
39:56That's £70.
39:57That's £70.
39:58That's £70.
39:59That's £70.
40:00I'm really happy about that.
40:01Very good.
40:02No yolk!
40:03That was a cracking result.
40:04Can you say it was excellent?
40:05No, you say it.
40:06It was awesome.
40:07Ishi's turn now with the Indian Smoking Cabinet.
40:08I was feeling bold.
40:09I paid £86.
40:10It's a lovely thing though.
40:11It's so beautifully carved.
40:12We've got £50 now.
40:13Is there £55?
40:14Good.
40:15That's not good.
40:16Strong start.
40:17Is there £50?
40:1860?
40:1965?
40:2070?
40:2170?
40:2270?
40:2370?
40:2470?
40:25Oh my goodness.
40:26Oh my goodness.
40:27Oh my goodness.
40:28Oh my goodness.
40:29Oh my goodness.
40:30Oh my goodness.
40:31Oh my goodness.
40:32Oh my goodness.
40:33Oh my goodness.
40:3470?
40:3575?
40:3680?
40:3780?
40:3885?
40:3990?
40:4090?
40:41I'll stay with him for a minute.
40:4290?
40:4395?
40:44100 pounds.
40:45We've got 110 in the room.
40:46Do you want to go 120?
40:47120?
40:48120?
40:49130?
40:50Is this surprising?
40:51Do you want to go 130?
40:52Yeah, go 130.
40:53140?
40:54150?
40:55160?
40:56170?
40:57It's a beautiful piece.
40:58What's going on?
40:59This is exciting.
41:00Last chance fair warning.
41:01Yeah.
41:02160 pounds.
41:03The hammer comes down at 160 pounds.
41:06Is she?
41:07That's amazing.
41:08Well done.
41:09Our flabber is well and truly gasted.
41:12Incredible, is she?
41:14I think smoking cabinets are the way forward.
41:16I think they're your thing now.
41:17You should keep buying them.
41:19It's the final lot.
41:21Hetty's beloved 18th century maps.
41:24Oh, the maps.
41:25It's the last.
41:26It's the last.
41:27Oh my God.
41:28It's the last.
41:29I'm really excited.
41:3070 pounds.
41:31Is there 75?
41:32Is there a start?
41:33170?
41:34170?
41:35180?
41:36200?
41:37There's a telephone bit.
41:38200?
41:39220?
41:40220?
41:41220?
41:42220?
41:43220 pounds.
41:44Get in all these out at 220 pounds.
41:46Very, very, very well done.
41:49Yep.
41:50Maps.
41:51Sure are the way forward on the road trip.
41:54After that egg cut, I zoned out.
41:57I knew you'd won.
41:58So I don't even think we need to tally this up.
42:01A massive congratulations.
42:02That was incredible.
42:04Shall we go and celebrate?
42:05Let's go celebrate.
42:06Before you do, let's get the calculator out.
42:09She began with 200 pounds.
42:11After all auction costs, he's made a loss of 7 pounds and 60 pennies.
42:17Hetty also began with 200 smackers.
42:21After all sale room costs, she's made a super profit of 132 pounds and 40 pence,
42:28making it 3-0 to Hetty.
42:31But there's still two more to go, is she?
42:33Any accumulated profits at the end of the week go to children in need.
42:38Hetty, incredible.
42:39How are you feeling?
42:41I feel really good.
42:42It's so nice when you buy things you love and they do well.
42:43Yeah.
42:44It's good, isn't it?
42:45It's a nice feeling.
42:46I feel that tomorrow.
42:47Next time on the trip, Ishi gets a shock.
42:51Surprise!
42:52There's some heroic haggling.
42:55Can I just twist your arm and do 120?
42:57Hetty plays for time.
42:59It's ticking, which is a good sign.
43:01And at the auction, it smiles all round.
43:05You turn the rampant.
43:06Heaven teets.
43:07You and me are loved.
43:11To be in trouble I'll go out and soy hill up you have no idea.
43:16It might notxton, but if you want to keep it up and do not esca.
43:18They don't even know them in high school and do not obey them.
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