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00:01It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
00:05Buying 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.
00:19Tickety-boo.
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.
00:36Ready, you Sporans.
00:38We're in Scotland.
00:40And there's Margie Cooper, primed for adventure.
00:46With company on the way.
00:48Ha ha.
00:49Mr Cool himself.
00:50Oh my.
00:52What do you think of this bad boy?
00:54The perfect car for Danny Sebastian.
00:57That's a 1991 Lincoln Town Car Presidential Edition no less.
01:03It's fantastic.
01:04This car dances.
01:07A car with swagger and suspension to match.
01:11We are going to have so much fun in this.
01:13What?
01:14Get in.
01:15You're driving.
01:17Why does it go up and down?
01:18Is that the suspension?
01:19It dances.
01:20It dances.
01:23Ready?
01:24Ready.
01:25Ready to roll?
01:28What a trip this is going to be.
01:31I feel like a driving instructor.
01:33It's the start of a sparkling new journey and a fresh pairing.
01:38You know, I thought, who would I like to do the road trip with?
01:41And it were between Margie Cooper.
01:44Yeah.
01:45And Margie Cooper.
01:46The one and only.
01:47Antiques dealer, silver, enthusiast and road trip royalty.
01:52And ice cream lover.
01:56Get out of it.
01:57He's got the lot now.
01:59Riding shotgun is Danny Sebastian.
02:01Former market trader turned antiques dealer and a connoisseur of hats, cravats and a good deal.
02:08Evening all.
02:10So you're taller than I thought.
02:11Six foot three.
02:12Because I had seen a picture of you.
02:13What did you think?
02:14It looks like trouble.
02:16Oh, well that's my middle name.
02:18If it's trouble you're after, you pick the right set of wheels.
02:21A bona fide low rider.
02:23An American classic.
02:24This is top of the tree.
02:27I've forgotten that it's an American and I'm driving on the left hand side.
02:31A left hooker as they call it in England.
02:34I didn't even.
02:35You didn't realise.
02:36I didn't even realise.
02:37I was that impressed with the whole car.
02:40Let's get down to brass tacks.
02:42£200 each per leg.
02:44Five auctions to prove their mettle.
02:46And only one can be crowned top dog at the end.
02:49I want to make bloody profits.
02:52Let's get to it then.
02:53Their shopping kicks off in Scotland's central belt.
02:56They'll hop the border into England.
02:58Winding their way through the Lake District.
03:00Then on to Yorkshire before coming to a halt in Derbyshire.
03:04By which time they'll have each other down to a fine art.
03:08You're a bit posh.
03:10You're so, you're a bit posh.
03:12I'm just trying to be posh.
03:14How do?
03:17Oh lordy.
03:18This leg sees our revellers rolling all the way to Rosebank in Lanarkshire.
03:22But first they're weaving their way to the textile titan that is Paisley.
03:28Fame not only for its iconic designs.
03:31Even Queen Victoria was a fan.
03:32But also for its wealth of listed buildings.
03:35Including its 850 year old abbey.
03:36Just the town for our duo to stitch together some fine finds.
03:41Beginning at Bailey's Antiques.
03:44There it is.
03:45Well it looks, it looks good.
03:46Hold on.
03:48Come on in.
03:49What a gentleman.
03:50You thought I was trying to rush in front didn't you?
03:51I did.
03:52As if.
03:54Their first port of call is a treasure trove of all things vintage and antique.
03:58An eclectic mix of furniture, knick-knacks and curiosities you never even knew you needed.
04:04There's no telling what our pair will uncover.
04:07On hand to assist is owner Ben.
04:10Hi Ben.
04:12Ah, I love these.
04:15This obviously has been hiding somewhere.
04:18I love a bit of cobweb.
04:20Coopering is the art of creating caskets and barrels.
04:23And I'm always drawn to them because I'm a cooper.
04:26And there are two kinds of coopers.
04:28There's the slack cooper.
04:31Don't laugh.
04:33Perish the thought.
04:35There's the tight cooper.
04:36And the slack cooper would just make the normal barrel.
04:38And he'd probably knock out about 10 in a day.
04:40But the tight cooper, he was the master.
04:44Gunpowder, wine, flour had to be kept dry.
04:47So it was essential that he managed to keep it tight.
04:50And free from all the outside world.
04:54It's an old object.
04:56And now it's useful for putting your umbrellas in, putting your sticks in.
05:01It's 20 quid.
05:03I have bought this before and done quite well.
05:06But somehow or other, I think I'm going to walk past this.
05:09Of course, nothing compares to a real cooper.
05:13Eh, Margie?
05:15Speaking of real deals.
05:17Now then.
05:18What's he spotted?
05:19It's quite nice, actually.
05:20It's like a Scottish thistle.
05:22It's a pendant, so it's obviously come off a chain.
05:25It's got a hallmark on it.
05:26Lovely condition.
05:27Maybe 1920s, something like that.
05:30Fair bit of weight.
05:32It's just, it's such a small little piece that it needs something else to go with it.
05:39£15 on the ticket.
05:40Anything else?
05:41How about that little ring just beside it?
05:43I'm getting this kind of lion, dragon kind of feeling from it.
05:48Look at that.
05:49It's definitely a standalone piece.
05:52It's very well made.
05:54I just cannot see the hallmark.
05:56I can't see for the life of me exactly what the date is.
06:00But if I'm honest, I'm not that bothered.
06:03I don't think you'll see another one.
06:05And that's really got me juices boiling, to be honest.
06:09Priced up at £30.
06:10You're not going to be hasty.
06:13Take your time.
06:14Think about it.
06:15There's an interest.
06:17Some plans are a foot, me thinks.
06:21Let's find your pal.
06:26The things you find in antique shops.
06:29I'm excited.
06:31It's for carpet fitters, isn't it?
06:33They come to your house and they fit the carpet.
06:35And you hear all this thundering going on.
06:37And they kick with a knee to get the carpet right up to the skirting board.
06:41Which is why it's called a knee kicker.
06:43You know how much she is?
06:45Drum roll, please.
06:47Three quid.
06:49Bargain.
06:50The things that turn up.
06:52Amazing.
06:54Perhaps we'll sweep that one under the carpet for now
06:56and see what your partner in crime is doing.
06:59Ah!
07:01Margerita!
07:03You like that, don't you?
07:04I do.
07:05Shall we have a toast?
07:06Yeah, to our trip.
07:07To our trip.
07:08Right.
07:09Good luck.
07:11Do you think our profits will be enough to fill?
07:12I don't know if yours will, but mine definitely will.
07:14Keep on working.
07:16Let's get back to the task at hand, shall we?
07:21Interesting.
07:23Looks to be a little smoker's cabinet.
07:26Made of oak.
07:27Turn of the century, I'd have said.
07:28It actually looks to me to be scratch-built, handmade.
07:33You put your pipes in here.
07:35You can imagine, can't you?
07:36Back in sort of like early 20th century or 1920,
07:40somebody who's got quite a bit of money would have something like this.
07:44Smoking cabinets or companions were designed to hold all manner of smoking paraphernalia when it was less of a dirty habit and more of a fashion statement.
07:56Two lovely little drawers inside.
08:01All dovetail jointed.
08:03So, quite well made to be honest.
08:05Hold on a minute.
08:07This is dodgy.
08:09You can hear it rattle and it locks itself as and when it pleases.
08:13So, that's something that needs to be addressed.
08:17But, it's quite nice.
08:18If I could nick this for about 20 quid, I'd be an happy bunny.
08:23He'll be hoping to smoke out the competition with that one.
08:26Meanwhile, Margie still needs to get her hands on something.
08:31Right, Ben, I've had a good look round.
08:33Looking for silver.
08:35I have got some just in, actually.
08:36Right, can I have a look?
08:37Yeah, of course.
08:38Don't mind a rummage.
08:39No, don't mind a rummage.
08:41Positively relishes it, actually.
08:43A little silver charms.
08:45Yeah, they're quite sweet.
08:46They're quite back in fashion, aren't they?
08:47I think, yeah, people like this.
08:48If you put those on a chain, phew, that wouldn't make a bracelet, wouldn't it?
08:51I think so, yeah.
08:531950s.
08:55So, sweet little lady's silver-backed fog watch.
08:59With no fingers.
09:01Yeah, you could wear it as a pendant.
09:02Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:03That's quite nice.
09:04And the face is good, isn't it?
09:05Yeah.
09:06I've spotted this, which is a rather nice little...
09:09Yeah, that is nice.
09:10Again, a little plat.
09:11Is it silver?
09:12Yeah, it is silver.
09:13I think it's Scottish, isn't it?
09:14Yeah, Scottish.
09:15I like a bit of Scottish.
09:16As soon as I'm in Scotland.
09:17Exactly.
09:18It's hallmarked.
09:19Yeah.
09:20It's a nice thing.
09:21I think it's silver.
09:22I'd probably be looking for £40 for the three.
09:26That just takes me over the price point.
09:28You know this price point, isn't it?
09:30Okay.
09:31What are we thinking?
09:32£35.
09:33I think that's fair.
09:34I think that's fair.
09:35Yeah, I think I'll...
09:36I'd be happy with £35.
09:37Me too.
09:38If you are.
09:39Well, thank you very much.
09:40You're welcome.
09:41Nicely done, Margie.
09:42A dainty little pile of charming silver for a not-too-shabby £35.
09:46Ben, thank you so much.
09:49Good luck.
09:50Leaving £165 still in the kitty.
09:52Can't remember where I parked the car.
09:54Don't worry.
09:55Just follow the crowds.
09:57One down, Ben.
10:00Danny is hot on Margie's heels.
10:02Hey, Ben.
10:03Hello.
10:04Brace yourself.
10:05See if we can have a deal.
10:06Okay.
10:07Off we go.
10:08Well, we've got these two pieces here.
10:09I'm very interested in them.
10:10And I'm also interested in the smoker's cabinet.
10:13Now, you know, don't you, that the smoker's cabinet...
10:15It needs a little bit of work.
10:17It does.
10:18It's a little bit tired.
10:19There's no price on it.
10:20I had £30 on the cabinet.
10:23£30 on the ring.
10:24£15 on the pendant.
10:26That's £75 in total.
10:29I might have to sit down here, might I?
10:32The cabinet, £20.
10:33I'm happy to go £20 because it is a bit tired.
10:35And probably the same for the ring as well.
10:37You can do a bit better than that, can't you?
10:39I can probably...
10:40I could go to £15.
10:41£15 for the ring.
10:42Tell you what I'm going to do.
10:43A Scottish fissile.
10:44To the side.
10:45Okay, no problem.
10:46What's your best on your smoker's cabinet?
10:48£20.
10:49£20.
10:50And how much is this?
10:51I could go £15 on the ring.
10:53£15, and I love that.
10:54That's £35 for the two.
10:55Perfect, yeah.
10:56Ah, generous deal.
10:58£20 for the cabinet and £15 for the ring.
11:01Perfect.
11:02Leaving Danny with £165 and two items in the bag.
11:05Good luck with everything.
11:07Cheers, Ben.
11:08Off you go to reunite with Margie.
11:11Let's hope she found the car.
11:12Danny, I bet you're a blank canvas.
11:13I don't really know you at all.
11:14I know you.
11:15I've done my own work.
11:16Now, do you know something?
11:17I think you're a right bonnie lass.
11:18I do.
11:19You're a model.
11:20You're a model.
11:21Oh, that's years ago, decades ago.
11:22And you're a journalist.
11:23As you go through life, you do all sorts of different things.
11:24And this is the best-looking car.
11:25Sitting in a motor with me?
11:26I do.
11:27You're a model.
11:28Oh, that's years ago.
11:29Decades ago.
11:30And you're a journalist.
11:31As you go through life, you do all sorts of different things.
11:35And this is the best-looking part.
11:37Sitting in a motor with me?
11:38With Danny Sebastian.
11:40You've got very kind eyes, Danny.
11:42Oh, I'll take that.
11:43You have?
11:44You've got kind eyes.
11:45Like a donkey.
11:46What she gives with one hand, she takes with the other.
11:50Onwards to the heart of Scotland, where the lowlands meet the highlands.
11:55Sterling.
11:57Steeped in history and tales of Wallace and Bruce,
11:59it's a place of battles past and, hopefully for Danny, bargains present.
12:05At Revivo Furniture Shop.
12:10Someone's got a spring in their step.
12:12Amid a maze of furniture and armed with a healthy £165,
12:16Danny's free to fill his boots with all manner of curios, trinkets and treasures.
12:22Keeping everything in check, that'll be owner Thomas,
12:26dealer by day and harmonica player by heart.
12:34Lovely.
12:36I applaud your diligence, sir.
12:40Clearly Danny is following suit.
12:43Captive audience, eh?
12:46Hey, what, in everybody's front room, on the mantelpiece,
12:52you found a bit of Dalton.
12:54It was very, very desirable,
12:57but you can't sell them.
12:59These days, people don't want it.
13:00They want things that are bright and vibrant,
13:02maybe a little bit quirky,
13:04and, unfortunately, these are just not that anymore.
13:09They're yesterday's antiques.
13:11Close your ears, ladies, and quickly.
13:13Da-da-da-da.
13:14Ah, more ceramics.
13:17Slightly bigger.
13:18A touch more rugged.
13:18When it comes to mid-century pottery,
13:23you can't beat a bit of West German.
13:261970s.
13:27I mean, there's always better than others.
13:29If you're looking at the ones that are more brightly sort of coloured
13:33with oranges and blues,
13:35they're the ones that's more favourable.
13:37But, of course, when you get ones that are more favourable,
13:40you get ones that are more pricey.
13:41There's such a wide variation.
13:44I mean, here's another one here.
13:46Always check, make sure.
13:49What a lovely ring.
13:51You generally find that if it's got a crack in it somewhere,
13:54there's a right dull sound.
13:56There's a possibility of buying these if the price is right,
13:58but for the minute, keep on looking.
14:01No ticket price, so a plan B is a good idea.
14:05Let's leave Danny to his digging
14:06and catch up with Margie on the road.
14:09Time to hear what she really thinks of her new rival.
14:12Oh, well, why do you always want to laugh
14:15when you say the word Danny Sebastian?
14:19He's a real character, isn't he?
14:21He's very funny.
14:23I'm enjoying his company.
14:24Well, that's all great for the road trip.
14:26But don't forget, it is a competition.
14:29If he absolutely wins every auction,
14:32I might not like that very much.
14:35Then you'd better bounce on to your next shopping stop,
14:39Falkirk.
14:39Where the statues are plentiful
14:42and the monuments are mighty,
14:44Margie, you'll never get them in the boot.
14:47You'll have to settle for the wares of Collectique Falkirk.
14:52£165 at the ready
14:54in a shop that's been stocked to the gills
14:56with treasures by owner Yasmin.
14:59Something for the Lincoln's dashboard, Margie.
15:02Ah, old boys' toys here.
15:07Ah, look at that.
15:08Isn't that cute for a little kiddie?
15:11Back to business, if you please.
15:13This looks interesting.
15:18Copper.
15:19Water jug, I think.
15:23Someone's knocked seven bells out of this.
15:25But that could easily be repaired.
15:28Dating these things is not easy.
15:30But it's got a good weight.
15:31It's in good nick.
15:33And it's got some...
15:34It's got an interesting mark there.
15:36GR.
15:37George Rex, so that's probably George X.
15:40So it's old.
15:41Very old.
15:42I think there is a market for old.
15:44It's 45 quid.
15:46Can you imagine that all cleaned up?
15:49And knocked out.
15:51Nice.
15:52That's the thought.
15:53Early days.
15:55How are things faring in Stirling?
15:57Where's an oil can when you need one, eh?
15:59Now we have come across a bit of cream.
16:07A Russian water urn.
16:09I think the technical term is a samovar.
16:13A true antique.
16:15Dating back to round about the Regency period,
16:18which would have been about 1800.
16:20A little bit of damage on here,
16:21but I suppose you're going to expect damage.
16:23It's practically 200 years old.
16:25The samovar, Russian for self-boiler,
16:29was the go-to gadget for a proper brew in the 1800s.
16:33After all, no-one likes cold tea.
16:38What's it worth?
16:39Look at these lovely columns we've got here.
16:41It's really hard for me to put a price on it.
16:46It's a great detail on that face.
16:50Maybe £40.
16:51Yeah, if I can get that for £40 or under, I'll be happy.
16:57Sounds like a deal is brewing.
17:00Hi, Danny.
17:01Thomas.
17:03Yes?
17:04See what, I've got a few things in here that I like.
17:06Well, I've found three West German pots.
17:08Well, some of my favourites, I like them.
17:10What sort of money would there be?
17:11For the three?
17:13Give me £60.
17:14No, too dear, that.
17:16Remember that I've got to go to Walsh.
17:18I'm not taking this home and putting it on a mantelpiece.
17:20Let me see what else you have interest in.
17:22Now, outside, you've got a water urn.
17:26Regency?
17:27Correct.
17:29I mean, I was thinking round about...
17:32Spit it out, Danny.
17:35I mean, could you do four...
17:36I'm not even...
17:39It seems you've seen it.
17:40I was going to say, I haven't even said it yet.
17:42Might need to work a bit harder, Danny.
17:44Can you do it for £40, can you?
17:45Give me another fiver on top of it, and I'll reduce that, the fuzzies, with a fiver.
17:51So, if I talk about...
17:54£100, you've got a deal.
17:56£100 for both bits?
17:58Yeah, I'll take that.
17:59Nice one, Tom.
17:59I'll take that.
18:00£100 all in?
18:01Yes.
18:02Yeah, I'll take that.
18:03Got there in the end, then.
18:04£45 for the Russian water urn, and £55 for the vases,
18:09leaving Danny with 65 smackers still in his pocket.
18:12Lovely.
18:14Yeah, nice one.
18:15Thank you very much.
18:19Oh, sugar.
18:20I'll come back for that.
18:22Aye, after that deal, you'll need a brew.
18:25Let's find out how Margie is faring in Falkirk.
18:28That's a cute little basket, isn't it?
18:31Browsing isn't buying.
18:33No purchases, no profits, no pressure, Margie.
18:36Come on.
18:37Right, what have we got here?
18:38Ah, now that's nice.
18:40That's a rather useful silver-plated tray.
18:45A silver plate over the years, last 20, 30 years,
18:48has really taken a hit.
18:49But the tray is still a useful item and still saleable.
18:54This is probably mid-20th century, 1940s.
18:57It's got a good weight.
19:00It's a rather elaborate design.
19:03It's £45, so we can ease that a bit.
19:06Yeah, I think that's got a chance.
19:08I think I might have a crack at it.
19:10Oh, yeah.
19:10You'll need to work your silver-tongue charm, then.
19:13Hi.
19:14Yasmin.
19:15Yes.
19:16Today's a metal day.
19:17Is it indeed?
19:18So we've got this one at 45.
19:20It's a 45 day.
19:22We've got 45 on that as well.
19:24Right.
19:24So what are you thinking?
19:26How about we'll do that for 25...
19:29Yep.
19:30..and we'll do 20 on that.
19:31Oh, that's marvellous.
19:32So we can make 45 for the two.
19:33Yasmin, thank you.
19:34That's very generous.
19:35You're more than welcome.
19:35You're giving me a chance.
19:37Bravo.
19:38£45 for the pair slashes the ticket price in two.
19:42A cracking discount from Yasmin.
19:44Nice doing business with you.
19:45Very nice.
19:48Off she goes with a smile on her face.
19:51And £120 still tucked in her pocket.
19:55Time to catch up with your chum.
19:58Well, it's been a good day.
19:59Any bargains?
20:01Very good purchases.
20:02Very good purchases.
20:05Are you feeling confident with what you've got?
20:07Are you ever confident?
20:09Well, there's always that little bit of a fear factor, isn't there?
20:11Yeah.
20:12Especially when Danny Sebastian is in Europe again.
20:14You two will be needing your rest.
20:21Nighty night.
20:27Next morning, and Danny's behind the wheel.
20:30That's a fantastic car, this.
20:32Thanks to its clever hydraulic system, it compounds tilt and glide.
20:37Crikey, nearly went in the verge there.
20:40Don't worry about that.
20:40I'll soon put you off your day.
20:42That is what she's worried about.
20:46Yesterday, it was all about copper and silver for Margie.
20:49She spent 80 of her £200 budget.
20:53That's got a chance.
20:54I think I might have a crack at it.
20:55Keeping £120 safely stashed for today's splurges.
21:01Danny spent a bit more.
21:02£135 on a smoker's cabinet, a silver ring, a samovar and three West German vases.
21:11What a lovely ring.
21:12Mmm, leaving him with just £65.
21:15Well, Madge, the competition is well and truly on.
21:21It's not Madge, is it?
21:22It's Marge.
21:23No, it's Marge.
21:24Do you always remember that awful advert?
21:26Can you tell Marge from butter?
21:28Do you remember that?
21:28No.
21:29Well, Marge, don't forget.
21:31Is it Marge?
21:32Margie.
21:32Margie.
21:33Margie.
21:35It's going to be a long road trip.
21:37Before our duo gets back to the business of buying,
21:40they're stopping off at the town of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire.
21:44Welcome to the Summerlea Museum of Scottish Industrial Life,
21:48built on the site of a 19th century ironworks,
21:51which tells the story of Scotland's industrial heritage
21:54through original machinery and hands-on exhibits.
21:58Margie and Danny are meeting Linda Byers.
22:02Ah, you must be Linda.
22:04To delve into Lanarkshire's colourful past.
22:06Welcome to Summerlea, 36 years that we've been open.
22:10We've got cottages, we've got a coal mine,
22:12we've got a lovely ice cream van.
22:14Tell you what, I won't mind having a shot in that later.
22:16No bother, we can do that for you, not a problem.
22:19Take you in for a little walkabout.
22:21Marvellous.
22:21We'll follow you.
22:24In the early 19th century,
22:26North Lanarkshire was still largely rural,
22:29but within a generation,
22:30the landscape had been reshaped by industry.
22:34Some of the ironworks opened in 1836,
22:36right as Scotland was caught in the great tide of the Industrial Revolution.
22:42Coal, iron and steel powered a boom in shipbuilding and engineering.
22:49Coat Bridge, at the heart of it all,
22:50became a major hub for iron and coal
22:53and earned its nickname, the Iron Borough.
22:57Linda, so why was this ironworks built near Coats Bridge?
23:00So here we had the Monklands Canal,
23:03which was able to bring in a lot of the stuff that you need to make iron.
23:06Right.
23:06Coal, iron ore and limestone.
23:09So it really impacted the whole area,
23:12creating a lot of jobs,
23:13a lot of families would come and live here,
23:15there was a lot of mining locally as well.
23:17Right.
23:18So it just had a massive impact on the local area.
23:21So the iron would have been used for lots of things
23:23and then taken away in the canal,
23:25it would be transported all over the world.
23:27Iron from the furnaces was used across the globe
23:30for building machines, bridges, ships and railways.
23:34Trams linked towns like Coat Bridge to Glasgow
23:38and became part of the city's landscape.
23:41By 1922, over 1,000 trams ran across more than 100 miles of track,
23:47making them the most popular way to get around the city.
23:50It's being renovated, yes.
23:53Here at Summer Lee,
23:54a group of retired engineers are restoring one of those very trams.
23:58Among them, local lad Charlie, a proud Coat Bridge volunteer.
24:03Hello, Charlie.
24:04Good morning, how are you?
24:05So you're one of the people working on this tram?
24:08Yeah, there's nine of us, nine volunteers working on it,
24:10two days a week, for the last 12 years.
24:13And this is what, the coronation tram?
24:14It's the coronation tram.
24:15This particular tram was built in 1939.
24:18It was built for the King's Coronation in 1937.
24:20So how did it get into such disrepair?
24:22Well, they were sold off.
24:24Most of them went for scrap, were towed away and burned.
24:27There's only four left.
24:29Really?
24:30Is there?
24:30Yeah.
24:31But this will be the only one running when it actually runs.
24:34Built in Glasgow,
24:35the coronation-class trams were fast,
24:38streamlined and finished in sleek R-deco style,
24:42becoming icons of their time.
24:44A lot of work to do.
24:46Basically, the hard work's done.
24:48This, oh, this here was the major thing.
24:50This is what actually makes it go.
24:52So what's it run by an engine?
24:53It's electric motors underneath your feet.
24:56And these control the motors.
24:57And will it go back on the road when it's...
24:59Yeah, yeah.
24:59It will do.
25:00It'll be on here.
25:02Restoration of the upstairs deck has all but been completed.
25:07There's a couple of finishing touches left.
25:10So, Charlie, how can we help you?
25:12You can stick some bulbs in the light fence.
25:14Let's have a look.
25:17How many antique experts does it take to change a light bulb?
25:21Is it a screw-in?
25:22None.
25:23It's worth more left in the box.
25:27Hey!
25:27Hey!
25:28Well, that's one.
25:30Marjorie?
25:31Yes?
25:31Cop hold of this.
25:33Yeah?
25:34I've just got a job to do.
25:35I shall see you shortly.
25:38Any work and he disappears.
25:40A job to do?
25:41There we go.
25:42What can he mean?
25:43So where is he?
25:46You're not going to believe this.
25:48Danny's only gone and swapped the Lincoln for the ice cream van.
25:51Let's just be thankful the tram isn't up and running yet.
25:58Now then!
26:00What are you after?
26:02Oyster?
26:02I want a pokey hat.
26:03You want a pokey hat?
26:05Small, medium, large?
26:06Small, please.
26:07Ah, there we go.
26:10Right.
26:10Now then.
26:11Do I get anything else?
26:13You've got enough there.
26:14Don't be greedy.
26:15There's no plates are sold out.
26:17Right.
26:17I'm going back to do some shopping.
26:19Watch out for seagulls.
26:26Back on the road again, and they're still trying to suss each other out.
26:30I don't get the feeling that you're that compressed in.
26:33You are.
26:34No, I'm not.
26:36Hey, Margie, so what?
26:37Margie.
26:38Margie?
26:39Margie.
26:40Remember, it is a competition.
26:42You're new to the job.
26:43I should beat your hands down, really.
26:45I think I've won to just be in the same car and to work with you.
26:50Oh.
26:51I feel I've won already.
26:52Oh.
26:53We'll see if you're still saying that at the auction.
26:57Let's finish the shopping first, though.
26:58Margie's been dropped off in Holly Town.
27:02Once a bustling mining village at the heart of Lanarkshire's industrial might,
27:06she's heading straight into Holly Town Antiques,
27:09with £120 at the ready.
27:11She should have no problem parting with that one of cash.
27:15There's plenty here to catch the eye.
27:18You see a lot of these.
27:19You see these in nearly every antique shop.
27:22And I'm always very grateful that I've been born in the 20th century.
27:26And you think about what these were for.
27:29No running water.
27:31So if you're lucky enough to have a servant,
27:34she would bring out your hot water in here to your boudoir.
27:39And you pour your water in and you have a jolly good old wash.
27:42And there would probably be a pail.
27:44And you put all the dirty water into the pail.
27:46And your maid would take it away.
27:48But if it was just you, you had to do it on your own.
27:52Where's the fun in that, eh?
27:56Searching, searching.
27:57These are attractive, aren't they?
27:59Well, look, these are quite unusual.
28:01I think they're drug jars.
28:04Or something you put in a bathroom.
28:07And look, lovely old glass.
28:08Look at that lovely ripple.
28:09That gives you an idea that they're old and not modern.
28:14See, look at the bottom on there.
28:15All uneven.
28:17You can almost see the, like, pontil mark where it's been blown.
28:20They're French, I'm sure.
28:22Hand-painted decoration.
28:24That's nice.
28:26The price is £48.
28:28Well, within your budget.
28:30It's nice to have four.
28:31So I'm going to carry on looking for a little bit longer.
28:34Might buy those.
28:36There's some interest there.
28:38Let's lead Margie to her rummaging and catch up with Danny on the road.
28:42How does he feel going head-to-head with a seasoned pro like Margie?
28:46I've really got to be on the ball with Margie.
28:50And she's dead wise.
28:52Oh, don't worry about that.
28:53Because I think I'm cool, but she's too cool.
28:56I might have to up the gear.
28:58Hey, keep positive.
29:00You know what's wrong with them purchases I've bought?
29:02I'm going to make plenty money!
29:03Ha-ha-ha!
29:05That's the spirit!
29:08Danny's making his way to the village of Rosebank on the outskirts of Karlouk in the heart of the Clyde Valley.
29:15Final shopping stop, Clyde Valley Antiques.
29:18Danny has 65 big ones burning a hole in his pocket.
29:22This lot, I'm sure, will keep him busy.
29:25Too expensive.
29:27It's up, Danny.
29:28Now then.
29:31God.
29:32Now that might be what I'm looking for.
29:35I do like a Vesta case.
29:37Part of our history, you know.
29:39Before matches and matchboxes, you had Vesta cases.
29:41But the ones that really grabbed me are the novelty ones.
29:45I couldn't really get a better example than that one.
29:48That's a little belter, that is.
29:50It's in the shape of a violin case.
29:53It's got a dinky little handle on the top.
29:55Lovely, lovely hinge on it as well.
29:59As you can hear, it's still snapped shut.
30:03It's brass.
30:05Aged around 1920, somewhere around there.
30:08Maybe even a little bit earlier.
30:10Could even be Edwardian.
30:11We don't want things playing.
30:13We want things that's got a little bit quirky.
30:15And that is quirky all day long.
30:19Beautiful, this.
30:20Priced at £55.
30:21And for now, I'm going to keep looking.
30:24With this many glass cabinets,
30:27it's less looking and more of a full-body workout.
30:31Danny will be up and down like a yo-yo.
30:33Let's take a peek at Margie
30:35and see if she's found anything else in Holly Town.
30:39Bamboo.
30:40I think I've been listening to James Braxton,
30:42a fellow expert, who can't leave bamboo alone.
30:47Hence his moniker, Bamboo Braxton.
30:49Early 20th century.
30:51What about 1910?
30:53And he's got this rather nice porcelain plaque on the top.
30:55He's got little shamrocks, which is really sweet.
30:59Rather nice crossover bamboo supports.
31:04It's quite attractive.
31:05That'd be nice in somebody's conservatory, wouldn't it?
31:08You know how bamboo started in the coffee houses
31:11and the smoking houses
31:12because bamboo doesn't hold the smell of smoke.
31:17I'm going to ask Lorna about that
31:18because there's no ticket on it.
31:21That will be Lorna, the proprietor.
31:24Prepare for battle.
31:25Right, Lorna, can I spay for one moment?
31:27Yes, of course.
31:28Now, I've seen these here, which I quite like.
31:31They're £48, which is a bit tough on me.
31:34What can you do?
31:35You can do £30.
31:36£30, right.
31:38Let's just think about that.
31:39And then the bamboo table over there.
31:41Now, there's no ticket on it.
31:43I can do that for £40 for you.
31:45Right, so that's £40 and £30.
31:47Can we tidy it up a little bit?
31:49Let's do £60 for both.
31:51Oh, that's great.
31:52Marvellous.
31:53Yes, thank you very much indeed.
31:55£30 for the table, £30 for the jars and £60 left unspent.
31:59Sweet deal indeed.
32:01Thank you very much.
32:02You're welcome.
32:03That's two trips to the car for Margie.
32:07Someone find her a trolley.
32:10Meanwhile, in Rosebank, Danny's knee-deep in glass cabinet country.
32:15At this rate, he could be here until closing time.
32:19Careful, Danny.
32:20I think you missed a shelf.
32:22Looks like you've already done a 360.
32:26Back to where you started at the Vesta cases.
32:29It gets better.
32:30We've got a little Havana one now.
32:32So, obviously, that's cigars.
32:34Oh, that's lovely.
32:36Fantastic spring on it.
32:38The Stryker's on the top.
32:40That has got to be around 1920s.
32:43Priced at £55.
32:45Quite rare.
32:47I've never seen one like this before.
32:49Two Vesta cases, both brass with novelty appeal,
32:52priced at £55 each,
32:54versus Danny's £65 budget.
32:58I'm in a bit of a dilemma, to be honest.
33:00Time to strike a deal with owner Alan.
33:02Vesta luck.
33:04Alan.
33:05Danny.
33:06Good to see you.
33:07Always a pleasure to be here, sir.
33:08I say, you've got a lovely shop here.
33:11And there's a couple of bits I like.
33:13Luckily, they're of the same elk.
33:15Right.
33:15A couple of Vesta cases.
33:17One is a violin case,
33:19and the other one is a Havana cigar box.
33:22Right.
33:22I think they're on it.
33:23£55 each.
33:24Correct.
33:25Right.
33:25But the thing is, I haven't got £110.
33:28Sure.
33:29I can do a deal for you.
33:31Half price for the two.
33:32£55 for the two of them.
33:33I've never seen Danny speechless before.
33:37£55 for the two.
33:39The two is on.
33:39Yeah.
33:40Yeah.
33:41Are you sure?
33:42Yeah.
33:42Give us your hand.
33:43Yeah.
33:44Happy.
33:44Yeah, I'll take that.
33:46Quick.
33:46Pay the man.
33:47Strike while the iron's hot.
33:49Sorted.
33:53There you are, don't you?
33:54Not sure.
33:55Alan, you're a star.
33:56Shopping complete and a tenner left unspent.
34:00No wonder he's looking happy with himself.
34:03Back in the motor, the banter continues.
34:07Go on, Madge.
34:09Madgey.
34:10Cheeky.
34:11I think you're going into this auction more confident than me.
34:14Because you're a cock-eyed optimist.
34:17A cock-eyed?
34:17What's a cock-eyed?
34:17And it's a song, isn't it, in South Pacific.
34:20Do you be a be a cock-eyed optimist
34:24when we go down to auction?
34:27Not exactly the Rodgers and Hammerstein version, Danny.
34:31Shut-eye next.
34:37Roll up! Roll up!
34:39It's Danny and Margie's debut duel in the sale room.
34:43Now we will see...
34:44You're not going to sing all the way through.
34:46If you're going to make any money...
34:49Look, you're going to have to be quiet when he's bidding.
34:51Good luck with that.
34:52After rummaging their way around Scotland,
34:55they made their way south to Middle Littleton, Worcestershire,
34:58where the first of five auctions is taking place at Littleton Auctions.
35:04The bidders are poised in the room, online and on the phone.
35:07On Gabor wielding duty today is auctioneer Ben Homer.
35:1145 now.
35:13Sold.
35:14Margie spent £140 on five lots.
35:18Anything pique your interest, Ben?
35:20The set of four Victorian French glass jars.
35:23A lovely item, very decorative.
35:26I think they'll do well.
35:27Danny also bought five lots and spent £190.
35:31What say you, Ben?
35:33One of my favourites is the West German vases.
35:36Becoming ever more popular, we see more and more of them,
35:39and the more we see, the more they tend to fetch.
35:41Oh, right, time to raise the curtain.
35:45Ow!
35:46Let the show commence.
35:49Danny's up first with his cabinet.
35:51Let's hope it doesn't go up in smoke.
35:54Oh, look at that!
35:56Start me at, say, £50, please.
35:58That's cheap.
36:01Start me at £34, then.
36:03Well, it's not looking good.
36:04£30, at £30, I'm looking for £35 now, room or net.
36:08Fair warned at £30.
36:12Yes!
36:13Profit.
36:14A bit of profit.
36:14Well done.
36:15Put that in your pipe.
36:18Well, that's a good start.
36:19I'm happy with that.
36:20Yeah.
36:21Margie's first lot now, an assortment of silver pieces.
36:25Ten charms.
36:26A watch.
36:27And a brooch.
36:28Looks lovely.
36:29It does.
36:30£30, £30 bid.
36:31You're in for the bid.
36:33£35 at the back of the room now at £35.
36:35Oh, Margie, you're running away with it.
36:37£40, she's back in.
36:39I've £45 at the back of the room now.
36:41£45 going twice, gavels up.
36:44Sold at £45.
36:45Well done, Margie, well done.
36:46Thank you very much.
36:47Well done.
36:48That charmed the bidders and another good start.
36:51It should have been a bit more, really.
36:54It should always be a bit more.
36:55Well, I'll go with that.
36:57Let's see if Danny's silver ring can round up some roaring bidders.
37:01Surely £30 to start me, please.
37:03Come on.
37:04£30 to start me on this one.
37:06Go £20 to start me on it, then.
37:08Oh, somebody give me a bid.
37:09£20 bid, thank you, at £20 with me in the room at £20.
37:12£22 now on the web at £22.
37:16Fair one, then, at £22.
37:19As long as you're not losing.
37:21It's not so bad.
37:22Not a lion's share, but a profit's a profit.
37:26£22.
37:27£22.
37:27You just never know what's going to happen.
37:28Highs and lows of the cell room, eh?
37:31Margie's up now with the copper jug.
37:34I think it's Georgian.
37:36Do they use them nowadays?
37:37Well, do they use half the things in this cell room?
37:40Well, not true.
37:41Start me at £20, then.
37:43Oh, whoa, whoa.
37:45The jug's going down the pound.
37:46Start me at £15 for it, then.
37:49Surely £15.
37:49£15 bid, thank you.
37:51Yep, £18 comes...
37:52Oh, it's going up.
37:53It's going up.
37:54At £20, we're in the room at £20.
37:57£20, my word.
37:58What did you pay?
37:59£25?
37:59Yes.
38:00Went for a song.
38:02Just don't get Danny singing again.
38:05It's only a fiver.
38:06Yeah, go on, move on.
38:08Right, you are.
38:09Danny's estercases are next.
38:11Go under the hammer.
38:1130 bid, thank you, at £30 and £5.
38:1430 bid, at £55.
38:16At £35 and £40.
38:17And £40.
38:18At £45 now.
38:19£45 and £50.
38:20At £45, where's £50?
38:21Come on.
38:22At £45.
38:23Gavel's up.
38:24Gavel's up.
38:24That's a shame.
38:25I love the one on the right.
38:27They didn't set the cell room on fire.
38:31Never mind.
38:32You win some, you lose some.
38:35Margie's turn now, with her silver-plated tray,
38:37hoping some bidders will take a shine to it.
38:40Well, Marge.
38:42Margie.
38:43Sorry.
38:45When are you going to get my name right?
38:47When?
38:48I'd like to call you sweetheart.
38:50£20, thank you, at £20.
38:52At £22 now, room or net?
38:54£22.
38:55£25 now.
38:55It's going up.
38:56£28 now.
38:57£30.
38:58Oh, come on.
38:58£35 now.
39:00£40.
39:00Margie!
39:01Up, £40.
39:02£45 new bidder in the room.
39:04£50 now.
39:05Margie!
39:07Are we all in?
39:08And fair warned, at £50.
39:09£50.
39:11Margie!
39:13Finally, he's mastered her name.
39:16Better late than never.
39:18Profit on a platter, eh?
39:19Very nice.
39:21Well done.
39:23Danny's on again with a group of West German vases.
39:27Oh, look at them.
39:29Surely 50 on the three.
39:31It's right at 60.
39:33Start me at 30 then, just £10 a piece.
39:36Oh, Margie.
39:38I'm at £30.
39:39Keep going.
39:40At £35, where's 40 now?
39:4245, there we go.
39:44Getting there.
39:45Going once.
39:46Oh, Margie.
39:48Twice.
39:49At 45, the gavel is up.
39:51Margie, the gavel's up.
39:52Sold at £45.
39:55Oh, no.
39:56All the looks, just not quite the bids.
40:00I'm quite disappointed with that.
40:01I bet you are.
40:03But it's only a tenner.
40:05Magnanimous Margie.
40:07It's her bamboo table next.
40:10Let's go, what, £50?
40:11Start me on that one.
40:1250 bid, thank you.
40:13Oh, gosh!
40:14On platform two.
40:16That's £75.
40:17Oh, gosh!
40:18At 75, gavel's up.
40:21Sold at 75.
40:22Well done.
40:23Well done.
40:24Thank you very much.
40:25Give yourself a round of applause.
40:27Braxton would be proud.
40:29It was a little bit different.
40:31Nice.
40:32Nice.
40:33Well done.
40:34You're running away with it.
40:3645.
40:37Danny's final lot now, the samovar.
40:40Will it brew up some much-needed bidding action?
40:43It's nice.
40:44How much?
40:4545.
40:46What do you mean?
40:47What the...?
40:4830 bid.
40:4935 bid.
40:51On the web at £35.
40:5240 in the room now.
40:53At £40.
40:54That's room first if you want.
40:55Are you all right, though?
40:56Oh, yeah.
40:5745 now.
40:5850.
40:5955.
41:00Oh!
41:01Yes!
41:02Profit on tap.
41:03Cheers to that.
41:04I had a lot of faith in that, Margie.
41:05You surprised me.
41:06Margie's last lot.
41:07The set of glass jars.
41:08Here's hoping for some clear bids.
41:10Hand painted.
41:11Hand painted.
41:12Oh, no.
41:13Start me at £34.
41:14Then?
41:1530 bid, thank you, at £30.
41:16You've got it.
41:17I was room first at £30.
41:1835 now.
41:19I'm at £35.
41:20I don't like the colour.
41:21I don't like the colour.
41:22But I like the money that they're making.
41:24Already well into profit.
41:25No, no, no, no.
41:26I don't think I can't.
41:27That's fine.
41:28I can't wait.
41:29So, you're doing all the money.
41:30All the money that they're making.
41:31I'm at £30.
41:32I've got a lot of money.
41:33I can't wait.
41:34I can't wait.
41:35I'll do that.
41:36You're getting married.
41:37And I'll do that.
41:38I can't wait.
41:39Already well into profit.
41:4170 at the back now.
41:43And still rising.
41:44I'm at 90 pounds.
41:45Oh, my goodness.
41:46That's surprising me now.
41:48Do you want 110?
41:49110.
41:50Go on, Marge.
41:51130.
41:52Oh, gosh.
41:53140.
41:54At 140 pounds then, going once, going twice, gavels up.
42:00Oh, now I'm gavels up.
42:02I'm really shocked.
42:03Well done.
42:04There's one for the books.
42:05Biggest profit so far.
42:07Margie will be raising a glass to that sale.
42:10I'm really shocked.
42:12Well, Margie, come on, let's go and do the maths.
42:14Oh, my gosh.
42:16And that's their first battle in the sale room complete.
42:19Let's tot up the totals.
42:22Despite some successes, after auction costs,
42:25Danny has a loss of 51 pounds and 82 pence.
42:29Margie, however, after turning glass and silver into gold,
42:33made a tidy profit of 105 pounds and 64 pence,
42:36also after sale room costs.
42:38That's A star for effort for Danny,
42:40but it's Margie who's walking away with today's crown.
42:43All accumulated profits at the end of the week
42:45go to children in need.
42:49Wow.
42:50You don't have to be smiling and laughing.
42:52I must admit, Margie, you did have some nice locks.
42:57It's Margie.
43:00Next time...
43:01Careful.
43:02..the road trip revelry rolls on.
43:05God help us.
43:06..the refined finds...
43:07Ain't she a beauty?
43:09..double takers...
43:10Looks a bit like Donald Duck, doesn't it?
43:12..and the bell rings...
43:14..for round two.
43:17Right, now watch the door on this side.
43:18Oh, shut up!
43:19Yeah.
43:20Alright, let's see...
43:25.
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