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The Yorkshire Auction House - Season 6 Episode 13 - Five Sheds Of Collectables
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00:01The Moors are alive with the sound of money.
00:04£1,300 it is. Anybody in the room?
00:07Just give them a nudge in the ribs, ladies.
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...
00:27..of his talented team...
00:30I think it's in need of a bit of a tune.
00:32..he's taking on even more jam-packed homes.
00:35There's a lot, isn't there?
00:36..finding priceless treasures...
00:38Oh, my word. It's a box of gold. This is fantastic.
00:41..fascinating curios...
00:43How heavy is it?
00:44Not too bad.
00:46..cherished collections...
00:48End of an era?
00:49Oh.
00:50Didn't really expect to get emotional then.
00:52..and family heirlooms.
00:54Could that go to auction? That could go.
00:56Oh, you've made my day. Thank you very much.
00:58..then, using his knowledge and expertise...
01:01What the highest orders of gallantry there is.
01:03..and his gift of the gavel...
01:06..at 1,550.
01:08You look tempted, sir. You do.
01:10..he delivers a fantastic...
01:12..2,000 pounds.
01:14..cash...
01:15..all done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:18..bonanza.
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.
01:40And they can be worth quite a lot of money as well.
01:43Connecting buyers and sellers is big business in the auction game,
01:47and Angus and his team are experts.
01:53We'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 Kazakh.
02:03Kazik.
02:04How romantic.
02:05We're going to go see a gentleman called David.
02:07Yeah.
02:08And his partner, Tracy.
02:09And I think it's going to be a big job,
02:10hence why we've got two vans.
02:12Jack's coming on in the other vehicle.
02:14Yeah.
02:15Yes, 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.
02:24And then a few weeks later, he got in touch with me again
02:27and asked to take me out for dinner.
02:30And the rest is history.
02:32Their 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.
02:42No roof on.
02:43The floors have collapsed onto the floor,
02:45so you're just...
02:46You're looking up at the stars.
02:48It never had electric in,
02:49never had water in in its life.
02:51So it's quite a task, really.
02:53As well as the farmhouse,
02:54there are three enormous barns.
02:57And what do they keep in them, you may ask?
03:00Stuff.
03:02Tons of stuff.
03:05This is like the sorting room.
03:07When everything gets shipped in,
03:08we've not quite got to the bottom of things, have we?
03:11No.
03:12Things don't need to get sorted out, Dennis.
03:13Just get piled up.
03:15So where does it all come from?
03:17We've been buying and selling old buildings, farms.
03:20And I want these old barns when you get them.
03:23The four antiques, antiquities.
03:26Over nearly two decades, property developer David
03:29has turned his backyard barns into a private museum,
03:32neatly 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 gout stool.
03:43Amazing, isn'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,
03:51what 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.
04:06So where does Angus fit into all this?
04:09I've collected too much over the last five years.
04:11We need a bit of space.
04:13I mean, the furniture in there is piled on top of each other.
04:16Stack it all on top, tables on top of tables.
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
04:37and you'd like to replace them with other things.
04:42This looks nice early sort of farm, doesn't it?
04:45Jack shouldn't be too far behind.
04:49You watch out for him.
04:51See you in a bit.
04:56Hiya, hi Angus.
04:57Morning, you all right?
04:58Nice to come here.
04:59Come in.
05:00Thank you very much.
05:01Thanks.
05:04Wow.
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.
05:14We'd like to make a bit more room.
05:16It's on our side.
05:17Yeah.
05:18Just in the little barn.
05:19OK, well, shall we go take a look?
05:21Come with me and I'll show you.
05:22Wonderful.
05:23See you in a bit.
05:24OK.
05:25Prepare yourself, Angus.
05:26Oh my, look 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?
05:38I mean, it's fast, isn't it?
05:39It's like an addiction.
05:40It's just got out of control, really.
05:42And I mean, is anything available?
05:44No, I've got displays inside.
05:46Yeah.
05:47So some of those will be staying.
05:48OK.
05:49But you can have one round and if I've got two or one, I don't mind getting rid of.
05:52OK.
05:53Well, do you want to give me a couple of hours?
05:54I'll have a route round and see what we can do.
05:57Yeah, have a look.
05:58Good luck.
05:59OK.
06:00Thanks.
06:01Where on earth does Angus start?
06:04Oh my word, this is incredible.
06:07Look at it.
06:08It's like the whole interior of a chemist's.
06:15This 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.
06:29And then you would go, right, 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.
06:51It's really probably going to sell as a decorative item.
06:55He's here.
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.
07:02Let me give you a bit of a heads up of what we're doing.
07:05Rightio.
07:06It 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.
07:20Maybe take that.
07:21That could go with the shoeshine kit.
07:23Yeah.
07:24I'll go get the smalls from through here.
07:29While Millie and Jack start loading, Angus' epic treasure hunt resumes.
07:38Aha!
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, which quite simply told you how many you got.
08:06And they would tick them off which ones you were 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, and if you think each medal's kind of anywhere between
08:18five and fifteen pounds each, there's quite a few medals there, so 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 or other non-operational areas.
08:41Also during the Second World War.
08:45Can we just take some coins, Jack?
08:47Yeah, if we just grab all the little boxes and stuff.
08:50Meanwhile...
08:51Start stacking them.
08:53David 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, so what will you spend your readies on, chaps?
09:06Money.
09:07Half of it we'll donate to a local charity, and the other half we'll probably spend on buying new items.
09:14Angus, David might be buying as well as selling when he gets to yours.
09:17You look far too at home there.
09:21Does it suit me?
09:22Yeah, you're even sat, you know, in a very good posture.
09:25What I like about it is it's very small, so this is designed for a pony rather than a horse.
09:30First of all, you know, you've got the leaf springs, so you've got great suspension there.
09:34Take those bumps out.
09:35And then this has a turning wheel in it, so 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, let's hope Angus finds someone with room for this vintage trap.
09:50Right, Jack, shall we give Millie a ride?
09:52Yep.
09:53Yay!
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.
10:07Oh, 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.
10:15Wrap.
10:16I think that's it from there, Millie.
10:19Lift.
10:20You're doing great.
10:22Thanks.
10:23And load.
10:25And keep stumbling across yet more goodies, like this rally chopper.
10:30It's a Mark 3, sadly.
10:32The original Mark 1 chopper was released in 1969.
10:37The Mark 2, launched in 1972, came with suspension and a rear carrier.
10:43This is the Mark 3, redesigned with the gears safely positioned on the handlebars.
10:49It's still good.
10:50I'll find a home for it.
10:55Finally, the team and their two vans have had their fill.
11:01I think we're about done.
11:02Wow.
11:03You can see slight inroads.
11:06Oh, you made some rumour.
11:08Yeah.
11:09So how are you feeling?
11:10You know, when you're loading it, sorry a bit jittery, but no, it's in.
11:12I'm fine.
11:13We'll get all this back.
11:14Get it all unloaded.
11:15Get it sorted into lots and, yeah, it'll make for an interesting sale.
11:20Let's hope it all goes.
11:21Yeah.
11:22Thank you very much.
11:23No, thank you very much.
11:25It went really well and he's made a lot of room for us now.
11:27So we're happy with that.
11:28I know David and I know he doesn't like parting with things, so he's done quite well today.
11:33It'll just be nice watching people bid on our items.
11:36For a day.
11:37Feeling it, actually.
11:39And we've got two good van loads of the most eclectic mix you could ever think of.
11:43I mean, there is literally everything, bar the kitchen sink.
11:46And I'm sure there's probably one somewhere here.
11:49You must be drained, Angus.
11:52Time to head back to Kirby Moorside and hatch a plan to connect David's collection
11:57with like-minded buyers willing to make some big money bids.
12:06Looks like a nice van full.
12:15Back at base, Angus's team are busy unloading and carefully sorting David and Tracey's collection
12:21in preparation for the sale.
12:26What is that horrible noise?
12:29You're doing a bit of serenading, Millie.
12:32I'm just trying to play.
12:34Trying being the operative word.
12:37So this is actually a banjo-lele, which is a cross between a banjo and a ukulele.
12:41Very popular sort of in the interwar period.
12:43The ukulele was given its name by Hawaiians.
12:47Yuku meaning flea and lele meaning jump.
12:50The banjo-lele, which features a resonant banjo body combined with a ukulele neck,
12:56was developed in the 1920s because the uke was deemed too quiet.
13:01This one is made by a company called Will Van Allen.
13:05William Van Allen was a famous musician who put his name to a collection of banjos.
13:09This one's probably about interwar, like sort of 1920s, 1930s.
13:14Walnut stuff, I believe.
13:15Yeah.
13:16And you've got a nice little bit of mother-of-pearl inlay as well.
13:18So what sort of value you've put on this?
13:20I've put 60 to 80 on it.
13:22That's quite a nice estimate there.
13:23It's a good name brand.
13:25It's a nicely made thing.
13:26So I think it should do really well.
13:35What we have here is a very nice example of something that's been upcycled.
13:39And it looks like a watchmaker's cabinet.
13:42So you've got these stick-on letters here.
13:45They've put a single pull, like a turned knob on it,
13:48as opposed to the grip handle it would have had.
13:51They've obviously jazzed up the sides a bit as well.
13:53And they've distressed the back.
13:56So it looks like a much earlier piece of furniture.
13:59And I think, to be honest, they've made it quite nice.
14:02In the 19th century, people were getting slightly more affluent.
14:05The pocket watch was going out of fashion.
14:08And what was coming in was the wristwatch.
14:10So, yeah, you would have seen lots of these at one point.
14:13But I think it'll sell because people like this sort of nostalgic look.
14:17We've got two boxes of watch parts.
14:19So what we've done is we're going to put it all together,
14:21make it a nice little lot.
14:23And we've put an estimate of sort of 80 to 120 on it.
14:26Thank God, it's sunshine.
14:37A beautiful day, isn't it?
14:38Wow.
14:39Look at all this stuff.
14:41Do you remember that?
14:42Yeah, I remember this.
14:43It's beautiful, isn't it?
14:44Yeah, really good set.
14:45David and Tracy have 54 lots in today's sale.
14:47Jump in it one last time.
14:48One last time.
14:49I'm just sure to look up.
14:50Look at this.
14:51Put your hat on.
14:52Put your hat on.
14:53Suit your hat.
14:54Aw, you'll be sad to see this go.
14:56Morning.
14:57How are we doing?
14:58You all right?
14:59Yeah.
15:00How are we feeling about the auction?
15:01A bit nervous, really.
15:02Yeah, so excited.
15:03Excited at the same time.
15:04Any particular sort of lot you're sort of excited to see go?
15:06Well, I'll be happy to see the cart go to a good home.
15:07Yeah, yeah.
15:08I mean, it's lovely, but we haven't got a horse, so...
15:09Yeah, what do you do with it?
15:10We don't really need to do it.
15:11It's just made a bit more room so we can collect something else, haven't it?
15:12I don't think the collection will ever stop, will it?
15:13No.
15:14No, it's like an addiction, isn't it?
15:15Yeah.
15:16Well, I'll let you look round and I'll get ready.
15:17Yeah.
15:18Well, I'll let you look round and I'll get ready.
15:19Yeah.
15:20Yeah.
15:21Well, I'll let you look round and I'll get ready.
15:22Yeah.
15:23Yeah.
15:24Yeah.
15:25Yeah.
15:26Yeah.
15:27Yeah.
15:28Yeah.
15:29Yeah.
15:30Yeah.
15:31It's a really interesting mix of items that we've got in today.
15:32We've got all sorts, from pony trap to war medals, you name it.
15:33I think overall we should do all right.
15:34That's quite a selection here, aren't we?
15:35Yeah.
15:36We've collected all the years.
15:37Yeah.
15:38Seeing this stuff in the Alts, you know, is a bit unusual, isn't it?
15:39Yeah, yeah, it's different.
15:40But it's not in the barn, though, is it?
15:41You're not taking it on?
15:42Oh, no.
15:43It's awfully not.
15:44There's a healthy turnout taking their own.
15:45Yeah.
15:46Yeah.
15:47Yeah.
15:48Yeah.
15:49Yeah.
15:50Yeah.
15:51Yeah.
15:52Yeah.
15:53Yeah.
15:54Yeah.
15:55Yeah, it's different.
15:56Yeah, it's different.
15:57Yeah, it's different.
15:58There's a healthy turnout taking their seats today.
16:02Hopefully they're prepped and primed and ready to splash some cash.
16:07With hundreds registered online, our clerks Jasper and Charlotte will be helping them navigate
16:12the sale.
16:13So, is everybody ready?
16:16Right then, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:19Right to go on to this wonderful collection.
16:22First to be placed under the bidder's gaze, the set of Victorian optician's lenses,
16:27housed in an oak cabinet.
16:29Oh, this is wonderful.
16:30Your favourite.
16:31Yeah.
16:32Lovely thing is that there.
16:33I can open at 160.
16:34160 opening bid at 160.
16:36Let's be on now.
16:37160 for the optician's case there in the oak.
16:39It's wonderful is that there.
16:40170, 180.
16:41190, 200.
16:42At £200 it is, then at £200.
16:44Quite unusual, isn't it?
16:45At £200 it is, then at £200 it is, then all done at £200.
16:49Sold to a collector with an eye for a deal.
16:55Wow.
16:56That's good, that, yeah.
16:57Now for the up-cycle drawers and timepiece paraphernalia.
17:01Oh, this is nice.
17:02I like this one.
17:03This came out the private museum, really, didn't it?
17:06Yeah.
17:07A lovely thing there.
17:09And some contents as well.
17:10There we go.
17:11Where should be?
17:12£60, stop me.
17:13£60 at £60.
17:14Bid.
17:1560 and bid at £60, and we're off.
17:1665, 65, 65 mid.
17:1875, 75 bid.
17:2085, 85, 90, 5.
17:24100.
17:25100, 100.
17:26It's on the salary of £100 a bit, then.
17:28At £100, any advance?
17:29110, thank you.
17:30110 a bit.
17:31120 a bit.
17:32At £120 it is.
17:33130.
17:34130.
17:35130 it is.
17:36140.
17:37At £140 it is, then at £140, we're all done.
17:40At £140 it is.
17:41At £140.
17:45An estimate-busting bid draws the sale of this lot to a close.
17:49Wow.
17:50Wow, that's good, isn't it?
17:51That's good.
17:53Medals next.
17:54And a large collection from World War II, including defence medals, the Italy Star and Africa Star.
18:01Whole load in there.
18:02And I go straight in at £30.
18:07£30 a bit at £30.
18:082, 5, 8.
18:09£38 a bit at £38.
18:10It is, then at £38.
18:1240, anywhere is it?
18:1340 bid.
18:142, 42, 5.
18:15If you want to be in online, it's in the room at 42, 5, 8.
18:18At £48 it is, then at £48.
18:20He's done it at £48.
18:23It's a sale, not what Angus was hoping for, but a sale nonetheless.
18:29And anyway, Davey's happy.
18:32Now let's see if this 1911 George V gold sovereign can bring in some serious coin.
18:38Go straight in at £480.
18:40£480 a bit.
18:41£480 a bit.
18:42£480 a bit.
18:43£480 a bit.
18:44£580, then at £580.
18:46£580 it is.
18:47The sovereign.
18:48£580.
18:49You go.
18:50£600.
18:51£600 a bit.
18:52£600 a bit.
18:53£600 a bit.
18:54The gold sovereign at £600 a bit.
18:56£600 a bit.
18:57£600 a bit.
18:58£600 a bit.
18:59£600 a bit.
19:00Nice work, Angus.
19:01That was good, didn't it?
19:02Yeah.
19:03I was expecting that.
19:05And it gets better, because over the next few minutes, Angus also sells another 20 lots,
19:11including...
19:12At £100 it is, then at £100.
19:15The Mark III chopper.
19:17At £60.
19:20A pair of milk churns and...
19:23At £90 it is, then at £90.
19:26The Wilvan Alan Banjoleli.
19:31That's good.
19:32We're not taking it home, are we?
19:35Finally, let's hope the Pony Trap can trot off to a new home.
19:40This is different in working order.
19:44Just need a Shetland pony, I think.
19:46That's what you need.
19:47Where should it be for this one?
19:48A couple of hundred pounds, Tommy.
19:49I've got two of you, so I'll take ten here.
19:51Ten.
19:52Two, ten.
19:53Both came at the same mark.
19:54At £210 it is, at £210.
19:55£220.
19:56£230.
19:57£240.
19:58Don't miss out.
19:59Where are you going to get the chance again?
20:00You're all hovering online, quickly if you want to be in.
20:02£240 at £240.
20:04In a minute.
20:05Let him have a think.
20:06Let him have a think.
20:08At £250.
20:09£250.
20:10Back in at £250.
20:11At £250 it is, then at £260.
20:13£260.
20:14It's quite a slow horse, the one that pulls this one.
20:16At £260 it is.
20:17£270.
20:18£270.
20:19We're looking for £280 now.
20:20At £270.
20:21At £270.
20:22You're making me work.
20:23We're all done at £280.
20:24£280.
20:25£290.
20:26At £290 it is, then at £290.
20:28I'm going to sell at £290.
20:30£290.
20:31Giddy up!
20:32It's gone.
20:33It's gone.
20:34It's gone.
20:35It's gone.
20:36It's gone.
20:37That's you done by the way?
20:38Yeah.
20:39I'm done.
20:40Angus has helped David and Tracy shift some of their hoard and make some dough for charity.
20:46But how much is in that auction pot?
20:49Hello.
20:50Hiya.
20:51Was that alright?
20:52That was really good.
20:53We were quite surprised with a few things, weren't we?
20:55Anything in particular?
20:56The little cabinet.
20:57The little watchmakers cabinet.
20:58Oh, the little clock.
20:59Yes.
21:00Yeah, that was really popular.
21:03Funds going towards anything?
21:04After a profit is going to a local charity we've got.
21:07In our village.
21:08That's almost people.
21:09Yeah.
21:10People in need.
21:11Fantastic.
21:12The rest will win.
21:13Yeah.
21:14Buy some other items and fill the barn up, will we?
21:15Yeah.
21:16Fill the barn up again.
21:17Fill a corner up.
21:18Well, after a feast, you'll be taking home £2,516.
21:22Wow.
21:23That's good.
21:24That's good, isn't it?
21:25Happy with that?
21:26That's good.
21:27I'm really happy.
21:28Thank you very much.
21:29No, you're very welcome.
21:30It's been a really fascinating job to do.
21:34Impressed with some of the prices, weren't we?
21:36Yeah.
21:37It's been a good experience.
21:38We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
21:40Really enjoyed that.
21:42We've definitely surpassed expectations today and I think we're very pleased that the pony
21:47trap sold.
21:48It was a little bit hard work eking the bids out on the rostrum, but that's gone.
21:52And David, I've just seen, he's in the sale room with a bidding number, so it looks like
21:56I am selling him some bits.
21:57Right you two, nice local job today.
21:58Where are we off to?
21:59Harrogate.
22:00Oh, nice.
22:01Home of the Yorkshire show.
22:02Nice to judge there, you know.
22:03Young farmers.
22:04I know a good yowl when I see one.
22:05A man of many talents is our Angus.
22:07Jumping sheep judge it was.
22:08Really?
22:09What a big trophy.
22:10Impressive, eh Millie?
22:11Hopefully you'll be blown away by this next job.
22:14The 16th century spa town, famous for its mineral springs and cafe culture, is also home to 77 year old retired engineer Mick.
22:21I love all this sort of thing.
22:22Nostalgia.
22:23It may be nostalgia to Mick, but to daughter Sharon.
22:28There's just so much stuff in here, half of it, I have no idea what it is.
22:41It's become a bit of a problem.
22:44Mick's stuff fills the lake.
22:45It's not a big deal.
22:46It's a big deal.
22:49there's so much stuff in here half of it I've no idea what it is it's become a
22:54bit of a problem mixed stuff fills the lounge office and each of his three
23:00bedrooms over the years I had to just put up shed after shed after shed I think
23:07we've got five sheds out there at the moment he's collecting now just seems to
23:11be anything and everything there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it at
23:16the moment I don't like throwing things out if they've got a potential they're
23:20useful the disadvantages they sit there for so long they then become unusable
23:24the home is simply drowning in clutter it sounds ridiculous to say so but I've
23:31probably been collecting for about 65 years my mother was a person who went to
23:36the auctions and collected things so it's probably inherent from there it's just a
23:42buzz I suppose and I've always done it we grew up with games video recorders and
23:48disc players we had a pinball jukebox air hockey games consoles I was gadget man
23:55that's what they called me there was always something in the house coming in
24:00and it just never stopped buckle up for this one Angus I'm not sure you know what
24:06lies in wait Sharon shared the gadgets and the house with her four siblings and
24:22her mum Mick's wife Janet Janet and I met on a bus and Janet and a friend there were a pair of
24:30gigglers and they used to occupy the back seat her friend had dared to kiss him yeah she did and she did
24:39the couple married in 1965 look at that 60 years ago just about yeah they've shared many happy years
24:49but recently poor Janet has been through the wars last year we got a positive diagnosis of Parkinson's
24:56and it came quite quickly on the back of a hip replacement as well it's quite a degenerative disease
25:08you know it's very difficult for her even to get around now and that will progressively get worse
25:16that's brought it home to be much more than necessary to move things away try and make it right
25:23I'm very familiar Parkinson's Angus's dad also suffered with the condition mobility issues come
25:32with it so you want a house that's user-friendly you know easy to get about so I think if it is a bit
25:39cluttered then you know it's it's a right move I owe my wife a huge debt having tolerated me for so long
25:49there it is I can't think of many people better place to help than Angus right here we are yeah I'll go
26:02see what's what if you're all right to sort the van out yeah sure no worries ah morning hi Angus you want to come in and meet my dad love to thanks
26:14hi how are you doing you're right yeah good good good okay so what what's the situation well I've been um a very bad collector for a long time my wife's not been well for a little while and um so I just need to remove it as much as we can okay
26:32it's just got to the stage where my mum can't work around it anymore and um yeah so it it needs to go
26:39well we will see what we can do to help well I've got some interesting pieces just down okay next room
26:45probably this way yeah follow me yeah here we go so here we are oh this this is quite good isn't it
26:52we bought it when the kids were poorly one Christmas from uh local Woolworths
26:56Vectrex I mean they were interesting thing actually that the market for early computer consoles is really good now
27:03this game console originally produced by general consumer electronics in America was first released in 1982
27:11and it was almost based on like the arcade game so it's like getting the arcade in your own home which
27:16absolutely they have these cartridges which all individual games and they just plug in the side it's still fun to play
27:22that era is really quite flexible they range massively at auction depending on the games
27:27and you know anywhere from a couple of hundred up to sort of several hundred pounds
27:32Mick's bit of vintage tech will be lotted up along with games and controllers
27:37fantastic so that's that's to go and kind of in here all these crates this is
27:43you just have to work your way through but the more that we can dispose of the better it is
27:48we'll try and create you some space and make an impact
27:52be brilliant best of luck
27:53okay
27:55so hangis thoughts
27:57you can't really see the wood for the trees
28:00I don't think he's ever thrown anything away in his life
28:02if we were to clear this property all the garden the sheds everything
28:06there's probably a four weeks work and several vans
28:09it's a mammoth job so that's not necessarily what we do
28:13let's get what we can out
28:15identify
28:16is it saleable
28:17yes on the van
28:18boom
28:19you know we'll make an impact and we like a challenge
28:22not a moment to lose then Angus
28:29oh alright
28:30deco style
28:31yes
28:32I mean classic 1920s art deco
28:35art deco emerged as an eruption of creativity following the austerity of war
28:41artists were fascinated with the human body's contours and curves
28:45if that was an original 1920s could be a couple of thousand probably
28:49you can take a couple of noughts off for a reproduction one
28:52yeah
28:53I'll go chuck on Jack
28:54god it didn't take you long to find some coins Jack did it?
28:59no it didn't quite a mixed batch
29:02what a
29:03old one pound banknotes
29:05there's quite a nice one of my favourite coins
29:07a series ZAR
29:09two and a half shillings
29:10zoo d'Afrikaansh Republic
29:11yes South African coinage
29:13so what sort of era is that?
29:151894 for this one
29:16and of course that'll be solid silver being from that
29:18yes it is yeah solid silver
29:20it's not a great deal of money on its own
29:22but it's a nice piece that'll go with some of the other coins that there are
29:25this solid silver South African two shilling coin will be offered with other silver coins including Victorian sixpences and shillings
29:35I've seen some more dotted about
29:37if there's boxes like that
29:38yeah
29:39there's going to be some value isn't there?
29:40yes
29:41well that would be nice
29:42now this is an impressive looking box but if we open it up this gives you a clue to what it is for
29:54and we've got the stamp here for C Farlow
29:57Charles Farlow
29:58one of the oldest manufacturers of fishing tackle in the UK
30:02British company based in London The Strand
30:04very famous address
30:05and they were founded in 1840
30:08they got royal warrants that's how good they were
30:10you know the box itself is just a nice jacket box
30:13it's not huge amounts of money
30:1550 to 100
30:16it's a lovely thing
30:17over the next four hours
30:19Jack, Millie and Angus delve deeper into Mick's eclectic collection
30:24I think they're nearly there
30:26it would be nice to see a lot of it gone
30:28yeah
30:29a lot of a couple of amps
30:31I could go
30:32Jack digs out three amps and a guitar that could make some noise on sale day
30:37these classic timepieces including a 75th anniversary battle of Britain gold-plated wristwatch
30:47could clock up a decent total
30:49I'm sure every effort and every penny will be appreciated
30:55I need to give Janet a little bit of something back
30:58so anything we do and can make out of this sale
31:03I'd like to try and get this garden made in such a way that Janet can enjoy it
31:08and that means getting rid of some of the sheds
31:10hear that Angus?
31:12better get stuck into that garage
31:14careful in there
31:16don't make it out
31:17tell my family I love them
31:19right well we've got a few bits out
31:25yeah
31:26and those few bits include
31:28what looks like a vintage radio
31:30Mick's got a lot of radios
31:33we've got some novelty ones
31:34we've got older ones like this
31:36Ferguson
31:37and of course now we're used to all digital
31:39you just press a button
31:40or you know even speak to them
31:41but no
31:42you'd have to tune it into the exactly the right frequency here
31:45and you get that
31:47everyone is great
31:50there's a real large doubt about it
31:51we see a lot of Fergussons
31:52and
31:53these are sort of 1950s 60s radios
31:55they don't do huge amounts of money
31:58mark if this sort of thing really has gone well every little helps now how does it sound again
32:07uh thank you the team has cranked up the dial and tuned into a decent hole
32:15finally the day is done
32:16the room that you can see the the biggest impact the biggest impact yes yeah i can walk from here
32:31to there so things have encroached a little bit have they yes encroached a little
32:38that's a tender subject i was being diplomatic
32:42right wonderful well i'll hit the road and we'll see you on sale though thanks very much again
32:46thank you very much quite the day it's been full on you know parkinson's my dad i'm very familiar
32:52with the challenges that that brings and the mobility issues that are going to decline and
32:55it's going to be tough for the family we've got the ball rolling and i think they've got a plan
33:00of attack going forward now that i want to do as well as we possibly can for them you did really
33:05well today actually yeah yeah so did you i was so pleased you didn't make them keep too much no no
33:12i was i was i was i was very good yeah i closed my eyes and thought of england
33:18well done mick we're proud of you now let's see if angus can raise you a few pennies so the trauma
33:24might be worth it
33:40that's it for smalls jack back at base angus's team starts the task of lotting and cataloguing all the
33:47items collected from mick and janet's home ahead of the upcoming auction cool mark right fancy again
33:54bagatelle then age before beauty of course bagatelle has been played in english pubs and social clubs
34:01for over 200 years i just scored for you didn't you did believed to have its origins in 17th century
34:08england the game took off in france and america where it was loved by aristocrats politicians and pub goers
34:15alike so it was obviously used for gambling and stuff in early 19th century england gambling was
34:23seen as a serious problem and bagatelle deemed morally dangerous the 1845 act prohibited and bagatelle
34:31on bank holidays and christmas day was it like that right was it gambling this table is victorian it's
34:38well made i mean look at those they're hand-painted numbers definitely so what's the estimate mark
34:44it's not high 40 to 60 i think okay yeah it's quite addictive actually it's kind of fun
34:56i absolutely love this it's a forums 1930s camera phone a what not really a camera phone it's a gramophone
35:05but it's made to look like it's in a folding camera case uh so a little bit quirky a little bit fun
35:11and the company was founded in 1883 in switzerland now this played a 10-inch disc hand wound up so
35:18there's no electronics uh it's got the magnets in there that sort of propel it around you could take
35:23this around with you it was small it's portable and it was a little bit of fun and you could play music
35:28on the go so a wonderful thing we've got it in at 50 70 which i think at that sort of price you know
35:33there's going to be lots of collectors that think it's fun and they're going to have a go at that
35:36so uh should sell all right well millie these are really interesting these are ceramic poodles from
35:47the foley china works they were designed by a designer called donald brindley quite an influential
35:51designer sort of in the 1950s and these are very 50s very kitsch born in staffordshire in 1928
35:58brindley designed for ceramic companies like foley royal dalton wedgewood and coldport he breathed
36:05life into a lot of different ceramics companies after the war and these ones are signed so what's
36:10the market value like for these millie ceramics is something that struggles a little bit now but
36:15i think when it's something is attached to a specific designer it does tend to help it so
36:18these are only valued at 30 to 50. see what they fetch at auction yeah
36:29this is the place then yep this is it
36:36okay yeah ready for this definitely it's all gotta go yeah
36:40yeah scary though yes morning oh morning how are we doing are you all right yeah good a little bit
36:48anxious a little bit anxious yeah any particular reason or there are one or two things which are
36:54yeah obviously more um painful to let go yeah it's got to be done any particular item that sort of really
37:00stands out for you or so yeah i've got a real emotional attachment to the spectrex there's a lot of child
37:06of memories tied up in that okay we've got loads of people signed up online we've had a good couple
37:11of days so i think you know be all right see how we go we'll see we do well i'll let you have a look
37:15around i'll see you soon thanks thanks bye today is all about getting mick on that journey of clearing
37:23the house because it's full and he's got to make it much more accessible for his wife who's ill so this
37:30is the first start on that i think it's been a big step for him sharon's really been there supporting
37:35him so today really is about just getting sales uh it's less about the money but more selling the
37:39items moving it on i'll feel a few pangs i'm sure yes you'll feel a few that's it once it starts going
37:47well helping those things go are emma and heather who have fired up the monitors for online bids
37:53mick and sharon have 51 lots on offer so anger sir if you please well morning ladies and gentlemen
38:00morning not bad there we go all right we've got this wonderful collection oh yeah there we go
38:06uh come all the way from that there harrigate angus is in a playful mood so starts with the victorian
38:14bagatelle table what's a good one is that there we're at 65 70 70 pound a bit at 70 this was at the
38:20bottom of the staircase at 70 pounds it is done at 70 at 70 pounds bagatelle bags the big bucks
38:31that's good it's good stuff next the ferguson radio that angus did such a good impression of
38:37offered in a big lot with seven other retro radios 45 opening bit at 45 pound 45 48 50 is it now at
38:4448 pound a bit of 48 pound 48 the radio's there the vintage radio somebody round it up for me 50 50 a bit at
38:4950 pounds at 50. 50 it is then at 50 angus is transmitting some great auction energy it's another
38:58one gone yeah and when angus puts a big lot of assorted novelty radios under his gavel at 35
39:08it's fair to say they make waves as well it's okay poor mick he's not finding this easy
39:15next up a real collector's piece a rare vectrex console with a lot of memories attached the family
39:24have placed a 500 pound reserve on it you don't see these very often do you oh god there we go
39:29bringing back some memories for people that's my childhood in a box 240 240 240 it is at 240 250 then at
39:38250 at 250 at 250 260 270 280 290 300 320 340 at 340 we're all done at 340 pounds and i'm selling at 340
39:53game over for that lot and while some collectors miss out this is going home with sharon happy but
39:59disappointed at the same time yes understood and we are here to raise money sharon maybe the art deco
40:04statues will do that this is good little lock nice there we go straight up 40 pounds 40 pounds i'm
40:10better 42 5 8 50 5 60 5 65 65 65 it is then at 65 we're all done in the room at 65
40:21yay beating its estimate mum will be pleased with that now for the pottery poodles oh these are a bit
40:29different look at these now yeah to be fair you have poodles like this in harrogate
40:33at 22 5 8 30 30 pound of it 30 pound it is then at 30 30 pounds two upstairs 32 it is then at 32
40:40at 32 pound it is for the harrogate poodles at 32 pounds thank you walkies a little bit more for the
40:48garden bun can the fishing box reel in a few more pennies a handy box there there we go where should
40:54be for this 30 pounds start me 30 the vintage box there 30 pounds at 30 with all the naming in it
41:01there 30 pounds at 30. no we'll save that that's fine this box will find its way into one of angus's
41:09specialist collector's sales but over the next few minutes angus sees off and at 100
41:15mixed gold-plated pocket watches at 180 the lot of coins including the south african shilling
41:2525 pounds for those at 25 pounds the amps and 20 pounds the guitar
41:35i'm fine with it yeah for the grand finale angus has saved mixed novelty music maker but will the
41:42bidder's bite for this unusual bit of vintage tech it's one of my favorite things on the whole job
41:46this there we go wonderful the foreigns uh portable gramophone this grandma they were nicknamed a camera
41:54phone yeah made in the 1930s there we go and while i've been talking it's been racing away we're at 85
42:0090 90 pound a bit at 90 lovely thing 95 95 round it up for me somebody round it up 100 and bit at 100
42:08pound number 100 at 100 pound it is then at 100 110 110 120 120 120 it is at 120 pounds it is then at 120
42:15lovely lovely thing 120 pounds it is then at 120 for the gramophone pocket camera at 120 it is then at 120
42:23120 it is then at 120 that should be sweet music to everyone's ears that was your last lot
42:31yeah there you go good angus has helped make move some of his collection out of the house and onto
42:38pastures new but has he raised enough for those garden renovations hello hi we all right do you feel
42:48this has helped sort of get things moving it's definitely given him momentum i've been pulling
42:53things out and putting into lots and yeah you know we'll just keep going with it now well i know it's
42:57about clearing space but i suppose i'll tell you how much money you've got to come back um so after
43:02feeds and everything you've got 1575 pounds to come back yes give my mum a garden yeah yes yeah
43:09we've got to slowly reclaim that garden don't we yes yeah definitely my little heartstrings we're
43:16getting pulled here and there but yeah you do get attachments i know you do certain things yes but
43:22your attachment to mum's strongest absolutely absolutely yeah overall that went fairly well
43:27getting that ball rolling starting to move things out the house mix i think he's really got the bit
43:32between his teeth now and he's got you know sharon supporting him through that i think they're on the
43:37path now
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