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00:01Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
00:04Today's teams will be shopping at this huge antiques fair in the Midlands,
00:07where the stalls are brimming with things to buy.
00:12But I need to get there first.
00:14Why is there never a bus when you need one?
00:16I'm worried I'm going to be late.
00:19Ah, here's one coming now.
00:21Hi. One ticket to the antiques fair, please.
00:26There you go.
00:27Perfect, thank you very much.
00:30From the first motorised bus to the double-decker,
00:32I'll be learning all about them later in the show.
00:36But first...
00:39Let's go bargain hunting.
01:04Today's teams will be searching the stalls at Utoxeter Racecourse in Staffordshire.
01:09Before we let them loose, here's a reminder of the rules.
01:13Our Reds and Blues will have £300 and one hour on the clock to buy their items.
01:18And there are two challenges to complete.
01:20Then it's off to the auction, where hopefully they'll sell their items for a profit.
01:26Got it? Good.
01:27Time now to meet our teams.
01:30Hiya, I'm Marie.
01:31And I'm Dawn.
01:32And we're sister-in-laws.
01:33Doing it for ourselves.
01:34Yes!
01:36Oh, a family affair.
01:38Do you get on well?
01:40I can't see us falling out.
01:41We haven't fallen out in 30 years.
01:43It's time yet.
01:45I don't.
01:45I'm sure you'll make a great team.
01:47Can you spot a bargain?
01:49If she thinks something's worth more, she'll pay more.
01:53Oh, dear.
01:54How do you think you'll do today, then?
01:55Well, that is the most worrying bit, really, is the time restriction.
01:59But I'm sure we'll be fine.
02:00Yeah, as long as...
02:01Yeah, we'll keep an eye on the clock.
02:02There are the Reds.
02:03Let's meet the Blues.
02:05Hi, I'm Andrea.
02:06I'm Mel.
02:07We're mad about antiques.
02:09And we're crazy about winning.
02:10Woo!
02:12With all that energy, who's in charge?
02:15Oh, me, obviously.
02:17And do you collect anything?
02:19I like a nice teapot.
02:20You know, a good teapot is, you know.
02:23Yeah.
02:23And a nice plate.
02:24I like a nice plate.
02:25What about you, Mel?
02:27I do like the weird and wonderful, though.
02:29Do you have a message for the Reds?
02:31We'll wish them well.
02:32But no.
02:33But not too much well.
02:34Fighting talk.
02:36Let's get things started.
02:39Hi, ladies.
02:40Hi.
02:41Hi.
02:42How are you?
02:43What a sisterhood we have.
02:46Yes, everyone feeling good?
02:48Yes.
02:48Yes, we're very excited.
02:50Excellent.
02:51So who's taking the money for the Reds?
02:53Marie, there you are, my lovely.
02:56And for the Blues.
02:57That'll be me.
02:58Oh, Andrea.
02:59Why, thank you.
02:59Okay.
03:00Very keen to have that money in your pockets.
03:01Oh, it's in my pockets.
03:02You're zipping it up.
03:03Well, Don, you have your own responsibility challenge.
03:06Mel, one for you too.
03:07Thank you very much.
03:08So now you pretty much have everything you need.
03:10You have money, you have challenges, but you don't have your antiques experts yet.
03:13They are ready to meet you though, so.
03:15Yeah.
03:16Exciting.
03:17Yeah, can't wait.
03:17Well, you should be.
03:18They're fantastic.
03:19Ready, ready.
03:19Off you go, teams.
03:20But we need to know, what do they think makes a good one?
03:24Well, someone who's patient.
03:26Somebody who knows what they're talking about.
03:28Someone who's lots of fun.
03:30Somebody that matches our energy.
03:32And someone who's knowledgeable.
03:34Well, I just heard fun.
03:36For the Reds, it's Irita Marriott.
03:38And Keith Port with us.
03:40Well, I hope our meat that's required.
03:42And for the Blues, it's John Cameron.
03:46Let's take a look at my challenges.
03:48An item featuring plants or flowers.
03:51Oh.
03:52An item you would find at a tea party.
03:56Oh.
03:57Teams, you are officially on the clock.
03:59You're 60 minutes.
04:00Start now.
04:02Oh, come on, come on, come on.
04:03So you better be swift here.
04:05Go, go, go, go.
04:06Get moving, teams.
04:07There's plenty to look at.
04:09And straight away, the Reds can't agree.
04:13I quite like that.
04:16Your face don't lie, darling.
04:20That was an instant no.
04:22Move on.
04:23Sorry.
04:25You'll be in general.
04:27Better luck next time, Don.
04:30Meanwhile, the Blues are thinking about my tea party challenge.
04:34Right, can you see anything in here?
04:36OK.
04:37I think that's a cake slice type thing.
04:39Are you diving straight in there?
04:40I do, yes.
04:41£95.
04:42Oh, wow.
04:43What's so lovely.
04:44So what have we got there?
04:45It's a funny shape for a cake slice though.
04:46And I like the detail on it as well.
04:48Very delicate.
04:49Yeah.
04:49Lovely.
04:50That's a fish slice.
04:51Oh, is it?
04:52That's a fish slice.
04:53Are you thinking about that?
04:54Yeah.
04:54A fish slice for a tea party?
04:56I don't know if it makes our...
04:57Oh, right, so I see what you mean.
04:59Maybe it's...
05:00Well, there is a cake slice there, next to it.
05:03Yeah.
05:03Oh, that's a cheap one, that one as well.
05:04Let's have a look at that.
05:04That's all less money, shall I say.
05:06Pop that one.
05:06Made in Sheffield, part of the woods.
05:08Yeah.
05:08Pop that one back.
05:11Right.
05:11So this has got a stainless blade and a silver handle.
05:15Oh, wow.
05:16But you would find that at a tea party, wouldn't you?
05:18Yeah.
05:18Sheffield 1949, so just after the war.
05:21Yeah.
05:22Yeah, I like that.
05:22Yeah, I think the cake slice is nice and we can get it for the right price.
05:25And it's one of our challenges down, isn't it?
05:28So that one down a little bit.
05:29I'll have a word with the...
05:31Oh!
05:31Gentlemen, we're looking for...
05:33Well, you've got £22 on there.
05:35What can you...
05:36You know this is coming.
05:38It's a painful bit.
05:40What can you do on there?
05:41This was £15.
05:43Oh, that's good.
05:44Yeah, that's good.
05:45Yeah, yeah, I think that's good.
05:46I think that's good.
05:47Yeah, I do.
05:48No room for anything.
05:49Maybe £12?
05:50Do we not think...
05:51Maybe £12?
05:52Oh, we'll go for £13, then.
05:54Go on then.
05:55£13 is a lucky number for me.
05:58You're very welcome.
05:59These blues are not messing around.
06:02Just four minutes in and their first item meets my challenge.
06:05To buy something you'd find at a tea party.
06:08A silver-handled cake slice for £13.
06:12Let's go.
06:12Let's go on the ball.
06:13Let's go.
06:14While Mel and Andrea continue their shop, the Reds are looking for their challenge item,
06:19an object featuring plants or flowers.
06:22I would say from everything that's here with flowers, that's quite a lovely thing.
06:28Yeah, it's pretty.
06:29It's not my taste, but it's pretty.
06:31Yeah.
06:31And I'm worried about, is that the sort of thing that people would be using nowadays?
06:35Not using.
06:36I mean, having on their walls and things.
06:39So, a lot of this sort of porcelain that is really quite highly decorated and a little
06:45bit OTT goes abroad.
06:48All right.
06:49There's a huge following in Asia, and that's where the market is.
06:53Oh, okay.
06:53The good thing about that is that the whole entire thing is hand-painted.
06:57If you feel this...
06:59Yeah, I just felt...
06:59If you feel this gold part...
07:02Oh, yeah.
07:02It's raised.
07:03Yeah.
07:04So, if you pass that here, if you put it on there...
07:08Yeah, the ting test, we call it.
07:10Yeah.
07:10The ting test.
07:11Beautiful.
07:12So, that means, by doing that, you know that there are no cracks or chips.
07:16Date-wise, 1890s, 1910 in that area.
07:22£40.
07:23Yes, I like it.
07:24So, do we get the best first?
07:25Yeah, we like it now.
07:26Right.
07:26Okay.
07:27Let's see what the best is, and then we can...
07:30£30.
07:31More like 26, 27.
07:3426, 27.
07:36What she meant was 24, really.
07:39No, I'm happy with 26.
07:4126 is good.
07:42Okay.
07:43So, we know it's there.
07:44Yeah, we know it's there.
07:45Could we park that with you for about half an hour?
07:48Yeah?
07:49Mm-hmm.
07:49Well, let's pop it back.
07:51The plate is a possibility.
07:53Back to the blues, who have been drawn to an intriguing item.
07:58What is it?
07:59I'm not a little cheese.
08:00Yeah.
08:01I would say it's a nut dish.
08:03All right, okay.
08:04It's quite cute.
08:05Yeah.
08:05Is it metal, or is it wood?
08:07It feels like it's an alloy.
08:08Yeah.
08:08But I've got to say, that oxidisation looks a bit deliberate.
08:13Right, so it's not...
08:15Right, so it's not...
08:15So it's not possibly as old as it looks.
08:16Yeah.
08:17Okay.
08:18I thought it would when I saw it.
08:19Did you?
08:20Is that what you...
08:21I thought it was wood.
08:22Yeah.
08:23Yeah, so it's a little nut dish.
08:24Oh, right, okay.
08:26Is it cute?
08:26Yeah, for your little hors d'oeuvres, your peanuts or something.
08:29Yeah.
08:29What do you think?
08:30I don't know.
08:31Shall we see how much it is?
08:32Do you think it's worth a punt?
08:34Depending on what it was worth.
08:35Shall I at least get a price for it?
08:37Well, let's just see, because it...
08:38Yeah.
08:38I'll leave that with you.
08:39Have a look and check it for damage.
08:41Yeah.
08:41I mean, it's a bit scratched and scuffed.
08:44There is some bits here.
08:46While John tracks down the dealer, the Reds have headed outside.
08:51That's cool.
08:52A dog bed?
08:53You could turn that into a dog bed, couldn't you?
08:55I mean, that is ideal, isn't it?
08:57Yes.
08:57If you've got a big dog, put a cushion in there.
08:59Is that something that would go well at auction?
09:02Bigger things are a little bit of a hit and miss.
09:04So, I mean, it's £30.
09:07Yes.
09:08It's solid.
09:09It is absolutely solid as a piece.
09:11Is it properly old?
09:12Yes.
09:13Yeah.
09:14I love things like this that have started their life as something else
09:17and now they could be reutilised.
09:20Recycling.
09:20Yes, it's giving it a new lease of life.
09:23I do love it.
09:24Yeah.
09:24Or if you've got a pet, you could put a cushion in there.
09:27It's perfect.
09:28Yeah.
09:28I think it's lovely.
09:29Hello, sir.
09:30Hello there.
09:31You OK?
09:31Yeah.
09:32How are you?
09:33All right, thank you.
09:34Did you kick your dog out?
09:35Yes.
09:35We got rid of the dog now.
09:37Aww.
09:38What can you do for us?
09:4125.
09:42Oh, no.
09:43I was thinking more like £9.
09:46Oh, no.
09:47Oh, dear.
09:48I thought she was going to be hard.
09:50Jeepers creepers.
09:51The best price would be £20.
09:53£20.
09:54Yeah.
09:55Well, we know it's there, doesn't it?
09:56Don't we?
09:57Because we're still fairly early.
09:58OK.
09:59Is that another one that we know the price and we're parking?
10:02Yes.
10:03OK.
10:03Thank you so much.
10:04Thank you very much.
10:05We might be back later.
10:06Another one for the back burner.
10:09John, what's the price on the nut dish?
10:11Well, I'll tell you what, it was a very generous price.
10:14It was up for £35.
10:16Yeah.
10:17And she said we could have it for £20.
10:19I think that's a good deal.
10:20I think that's a good little deal.
10:22Yeah.
10:22I'll go with that.
10:23I do think that's a good deal.
10:24I'll go with that.
10:25Yeah?
10:25OK.
10:25All right.
10:26OK.
10:29Another deal done, Blues.
10:30Nice work.
10:31An ornate mouse-themed nut dish for £20.
10:35Back with the Reds, and Irita is testing their history knowledge.
10:39Oh, it's £18.97, look.
10:41So, what's special about £18.97?
10:44What comes in mind?
10:45Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
10:48Jubilee.
10:50Attributes it to Christopher Dresser, £18.97 Toastrack, £99.
10:56Nice, isn't it?
10:57Yeah, that's lovely.
10:58I don't know.
10:58How quirky.
11:00It is.
11:00It is lovely.
11:01If that was priced between, kind of, £30 and £50, I would have taken a gamble on it.
11:06Yeah, I would have done.
11:07I would have said, you know what?
11:09It's worth a punt.
11:10Yeah.
11:10So, what is the very, very best on that?
11:13I could do you £80.
11:15OK.
11:15Yeah.
11:16All right.
11:19Not quite the price you were hoping for.
11:22Time to move on.
11:23The Blues are now totally focused on their big spend item.
11:27Yeah, I mean, you also like the look of the scales, didn't you?
11:30So, what is on the scales, out of interest?
11:32Samson Morden.
11:33Oh, what, these ones?
11:35They have 72 on it.
11:37They've got how much on them?
11:3872.
11:3972 quid.
11:40But Samson Morden is best known for doing really lovely novelty items like what you would hang
11:46on your watch chain.
11:47Oh.
11:48You get novelty salt sellers and things like that.
11:50Very popular.
11:51So, I don't think I've seen Samson Morden's scales.
11:53They're definitely Samson Morden.
11:54Oh, yeah.
11:55The only problem is that we're looking for the big spend now.
11:58We are.
11:59Oh, they're under that already, aren't they?
12:00Already.
12:01It's a good point.
12:02So, we need a big spend.
12:03Do you want to look at something else?
12:05Yeah, we're going to have to go.
12:05Nothing we've got to.
12:06Yeah, we can.
12:07All right.
12:08Interesting item, but just not expensive enough.
12:12More than halfway into the shop and the Reds are still looking for their first buy.
12:17If I had to pick?
12:18Yeah.
12:20I would pick that.
12:23How does, without, don't look at the price.
12:26Tell me how does that make you feel?
12:28Do you like it?
12:29Do you think?
12:30I don't like it.
12:32For me, it's too fancy.
12:34Okay.
12:35It's not something I would wear.
12:37Yeah.
12:37Okay.
12:37But what can you tell us about it?
12:39So, that is part of the great range of Norwegian and Danish and Scandinavian jewelry.
12:47Oh, okay.
12:47And it's by Marius Hammer.
12:49Right.
12:49And Marius Hammer was a silversmith who did incredible jewelry.
12:54Like, not only jewelry, but silver and enamel pieces.
12:58And this is all pierced.
13:00So, all of this tiny little detail is silver wire work.
13:04Oh, wow.
13:04And it is bent to make these designs.
13:08Very intricate.
13:09Very intricate.
13:09And all of these tiny little pieces are enamels.
13:12Oh, wow.
13:13Now, what does it say?
13:16It's 1890s, 120 pounds.
13:18Oh, right.
13:18Oh, okay.
13:19Okay.
13:19And I love that it's the get-me-nots.
13:20A year ago today, one of my very dear friends died, and I've been thinking of her.
13:25And that could be a sign of that.
13:27Yes.
13:27Yeah.
13:28Oh.
13:29For June.
13:29For June, yeah.
13:31Are you okay?
13:32Yeah.
13:33Yeah.
13:33No, it's just sort of all come together in that piece, isn't it?
13:37Yeah.
13:38Do you feel like that was meant to be now?
13:41Yeah.
13:41Yeah.
13:41And I think June would like that.
13:43Yeah.
13:43Shall I let you do this?
13:45Yes.
13:45While Don finds this doll holder, what have the blues spotted?
13:50A little tin, a Princess Mary tin.
13:53Those were all given out in the First World War.
13:55I think it was Christmas 1914.
13:58Princess Mary, she raised a fund so that every Tommy had one of these tins in the trenches
14:04in the first period.
14:05Yeah.
14:06And there were two types.
14:07There was one, I think they had a Christmas card, some chocolate in one of them, or cigarettes.
14:12Wow.
14:13The ones with chocolate are rarer.
14:15Is there anything in it?
14:16Yeah.
14:16There's probably an empty one, isn't it?
14:18Can I have a look?
14:19Yeah.
14:20They make 30, 40 quid.
14:22Oh, right.
14:22Okay.
14:22So it's not a big spend.
14:23No, it's not.
14:24It's not a big spend.
14:25No, it wouldn't do us for that.
14:26Right.
14:26Okay.
14:27We need a big sponge, so.
14:29Keep looking, blues.
14:31Let's see if Don can get a bargain price on the brooch.
14:35I'll do it at a flat 75 for you.
14:39Do it.
14:39Come on.
14:40Come on.
14:40Put it there.
14:41Put it there.
14:43Thank you very much.
14:44It's beautiful.
14:45Hallelujah.
14:4945 minutes in, and to Aireta's relief, the Reds have their first item.
14:54And big spend sorted.
14:56A Marius Hammer silver and enamel brooch for 75 pounds.
15:00Time for a quick tactics talk.
15:03So, what are you deciding?
15:06Well, I think plate definitely.
15:07The plate definitely.
15:08Okay.
15:09And the barrel, yes, unless we find something else on our way.
15:14Okay.
15:14Come on then.
15:15Yeah, come on.
15:17Good plan team.
15:18Good plan team.
15:18And there's still time for one quick last look around.
15:21The blues are still hunting for their big spend and struggling to find something for
15:2675 pounds or more.
15:28Have you found anything else?
15:29Well, we found a salt and pepper set.
15:31You like the salt and pepper set?
15:33Yeah.
15:33And we quite like the spoons.
15:34The spoons are lovely, aren't they?
15:35Yeah.
15:35I do like those.
15:36Yeah.
15:37I do like those.
15:37I like those more than that.
15:39More than those.
15:39Yeah.
15:40Okay.
15:41A little silver bonbon dish here.
15:441921.
15:45Pierce decoration.
15:47I reckon I could get that down a bit.
15:49Yeah.
15:49Right.
15:50Is it silver?
15:50It is silver.
15:51All marks.
15:52If you like those.
15:53Yeah.
15:53They're in good condition.
15:55And what are they for?
15:55I mean, other spoons.
15:56They're just coffee spoons, but you probably wouldn't use them because they're so nice.
16:00What's this here?
16:01Enamel.
16:02Enamel.
16:03Yeah, the enamel's really pretty, isn't it?
16:04Yeah, yeah.
16:05So, we can see if we can get a price on that.
16:07Well, should we see if we can get a price on both?
16:08I'll see if we can get a price on both.
16:10And see what she says.
16:10What's that?
16:11One, two, five, one, seven, five.
16:13While John gets a price on the silver bonbon dish and enamel coffee spoons, Arita has found
16:20something for the Reds.
16:21We need the flowers.
16:24Definitely.
16:25But that isn't flowers.
16:26Oh, you put flowers in there.
16:27Well, I suppose that could replace the dog bed.
16:30Yes.
16:30That's what we're thinking, isn't it?
16:31Ten pounds.
16:32This is Royal Colden, which is classic Staffordshire pottery.
16:36Oh, right.
16:36Literally made down the road.
16:38Yeah.
16:39Really nicely got that raised kind of decoration on it.
16:43Yeah.
16:44That you can feel if you put your hand on there.
16:47But...
16:47No.
16:48On its own.
16:49It's not...
16:50It's not jumping out to me.
16:52No.
16:52OK.
16:52No.
16:53No.
16:53It's not jumping out to me.
16:55Not quite good enough.
16:57And you're running out of time.
16:59John, how did you get on?
17:02The storeholder very, very kindly pointed out to me that one of them is slightly damaged.
17:07Because this is made of glass, essentially.
17:09Yeah, yeah.
17:10Yeah.
17:10It does crack it.
17:11Right, OK.
17:12Yeah.
17:12That takes that one out of the equation, then.
17:14That one, he said he could get it down to 99 pounds.
17:17Yeah.
17:18I mean, it's not the most exciting thing in the world.
17:20It's not.
17:21It's a silver bonbon dish.
17:22But if you've got a collector, then once...
17:24And we've got about six minutes left.
17:26Yeah, so we are down to the way.
17:28Yeah, I think we'll go for that.
17:29You reckon?
17:30Can we think we can get any less?
17:32I'll tell you what.
17:33Why don't you go and ask him?
17:34I don't want to come back with a sore eye.
17:36All right.
17:36What do you think he's very cheeky?
17:37Well, he's offered it for 99.
17:40You see what you can do.
17:41OK.
17:41Right.
17:42Right.
17:42I'm staying here.
17:43While Andrea heads off to seal the deal,
17:47Maria's trying to get a better price on the dog bed.
17:50Try to add your item.
17:52Yeah.
17:53What...
17:53The gentleman says 20, but we would like it as best as we could
17:57because we want to win.
17:59Oh, right.
18:0019 is the best.
18:02Can't do any better than that.
18:05Very much.
18:06Hopefully, that extra pound will make all the difference.
18:09At 19 pounds, the wooden dog bed is your second buy.
18:13We might have just bought something and you should be cheery.
18:16Yes.
18:16You got one more.
18:17Go.
18:18Go.
18:18We know where it is.
18:21No time to celebrate.
18:23Keep going, Reds.
18:24Any luck, Andrea?
18:26So, come on.
18:27Give us the good news.
18:2899 pounds.
18:29OK.
18:29So, 99 pounds?
18:30Yay!
18:32Right.
18:33Our last item done.
18:34Brilliant.
18:35That's the blues finished with a silver bonbon dish for 99 pounds,
18:38completing their big spent.
18:41Let's put that down.
18:42I think we need a drink.
18:44Something stiff.
18:45Who's round, is it?
18:46Y'all.
18:46Are we doing a group hug?
18:48Yeah, come on.
18:50Yay!
18:52With five minutes remaining, the Reds still need to meet my plant or flowers challenge.
18:57They're heading back to the plate they saw earlier and, thankfully, it's still there.
19:0225 I can do.
19:04Can't do 24.
19:05I can't do that anymore.
19:06One pound and under, so if it makes 25, we make a pound and have a chance of golden gaff.
19:12You would like us to have a golden gaff.
19:14So sad.
19:1525.
19:16Did you say 25?
19:1824.
19:2024.
19:2124.
19:2124.
19:22Look, he's even wrapping it for us.
19:2324 pounds.
19:25Done.
19:26Shake his hand.
19:27Shake his hand.
19:29Shake his hand.
19:31Great work, Reds, you've bagged your challenge by.
19:34A mint and plate for 24 pounds.
19:38Teams, you cracked it.
19:40The shopping's done.
19:41Well, after all of that, I need a lay down, so come on.
19:44Let's...
19:45Lay down.
19:46Yeah.
19:47Let's remind ourselves of the Red team bot.
19:50They kicked things off with this 19th century Marius Hammer silver and enamel brooch for 75 pounds, completing their big
19:59spend.
20:02Next, they couldn't resist this oak barrel turned into a dog bed for 19 pounds.
20:08And this mint and porcelain plate for 24 pounds fulfilled my challenge to find an item featuring plants or flowers.
20:17Don, Marie, Irita, well done. Marks out of 10 for your shop.
20:23Well...
20:23It's got to be 11, doesn't it?
20:24Yeah, it's got to be 11.
20:25It's got to be 11.
20:2611 out of 10, you crank it up.
20:2811 out of 10, yes.
20:28Which of those items, Don, is your favourite?
20:31My favourite one is the brooch.
20:32Yeah, really poignant piece.
20:34Yeah, sentimental value for me.
20:35And it was your big spend?
20:36It was our big spend, yes.
20:38So, given all of that, is it going to bring the biggest profit?
20:41Yeah.
20:41It is.
20:42Definitely.
20:42So, Marie, which is your favourite item?
20:44The dog bed, that also can double up as a planter.
20:47But which will bring the biggest profit?
20:48The dog bed.
20:49Come planter!
20:52You did spend 118 pounds in total.
20:55So, Irita Marriott gets 182.
21:00Who has it?
21:01Me.
21:01Of course, you still have that money, Marie.
21:05Really unwillingly.
21:07She's like, if I have to.
21:08Yeah.
21:09Right, Irita, I am giving you permission to do what you like with that money.
21:12What are you thinking?
21:14Oh, my goodness.
21:14I'm thinking I'm rich.
21:16Yeah, as well.
21:17Because, I mean, they didn't spend a lot.
21:18So, I really have a fair amount to make an impact.
21:22Oh, make an impact.
21:23I like that.
21:24Okay.
21:25So, Irita's off to find an impactful bonus buy for the Reds.
21:28But let's remind ourselves now what the blue team bought.
21:33They picked up this silver-handled cake slice for £13, ticking off their challenge to find an item used at
21:40a tea party.
21:43Next, they purchased this metal nut dish featuring a mouse for £20.
21:49And finally, they settled on this silver bonbon dish for £99 for their big spend.
21:56Mel, Andrea, John, you've done it for now.
21:59Yay!
21:59You can relax.
22:00You've done your shopping.
22:01Do you feel good about it?
22:02Absolutely.
22:03Oh, great.
22:03One of the best days so far.
22:05Tell me, Mel, which of the items is your favourite?
22:08My favourite is the nut dish.
22:10Which will bring the biggest profit?
22:11That will, obviously.
22:12Okay.
22:13Because I picked it.
22:14Now, Andrea, can you choose your favourite?
22:16I agree with Mel.
22:17She picked it.
22:18A nutty nutcase, the little mouse in the bowl, ready to chew on the nuts in the bowl.
22:22The great stuff, yes.
22:23But which will bring the biggest profit, Andrea?
22:25I think John's bonbon dish.
22:27I think that was good.
22:29It was a good buy.
22:30£132 was spent.
22:31So, who has £168 for John?
22:33You still have the money, Andrea.
22:35I still have the money.
22:36There you go.
22:36You've got to come and get it.
22:37You're not.
22:40John, you have your budget, £168, but do you have a plan?
22:44Well, something that might reflect friendship and the bond these two clearly have between
22:48them.
22:49So, John's off to find a bonus buy for his blues.
22:52Time now for me to catch a bus.
22:57It's a sight we see every day.
23:00Buses taking people to and from work, school and about their daily business.
23:05We've relied on them for more than a century.
23:09Here in Lincolnshire, one historic company has been helping people to get around since
23:141890.
23:16To find out more, I've come to the Delaine Bus Museum to see their heritage fleet and
23:21to meet Anthony Delaine Smith, whose great grandfather, William Smith, started the business
23:26in the late 19th century with a horse and cart.
23:31In those days, the family business, they were carpenters and general carriers and more and
23:36more people were asking for lifts when he was taking produce to local fairs and markets.
23:40So, he realised there was a market to take the people.
23:43So, when did things start to become four wheels and no horse involved?
23:49It was after the First World War.
23:50Henry Ford had produced the model Ford T and my grandparents purchased their first motor
23:55bus in 1919, which was a model Ford T with a 14-seater body on it.
24:01The fleet grew during the 1920s with more regular routes as the business expanded.
24:07So, take us from the 20s up to what looks like the 50s. Am I right in saying that here?
24:12Yes. This is our 1958 Leyland Tiger Cub. It was our first new single-decker we had
24:18where the door was at the front. So, this was a revolution. The engine had been moved
24:22onto the middle of the vehicle and it gave the driver the ability then to take the fares
24:26as passengers boarded. Didn't need a conductor.
24:31As the number of passengers grew, the double-decker became the most popular bus design.
24:36This one was new to us in June 1960, the Leyland Titan PD3.
24:40It's one of only two of its type built and they were both built especially for Delane.
24:46The bus at the end there reminds me of being allowed to go into town in the late 90s.
24:52That's right. We're moving to 1995 now. It's the Volvo Olympian.
24:56A fully automatic vehicle with air suspension and a turbocharged engine,
25:00which gave them a much smoother and quicker ride.
25:04Is there any chance I can get a little spin on one of these buses?
25:07Of course there is.
25:08OK, you lead the way.
25:12This is a time machine, isn't it?
25:14It is. It certainly is.
25:15It's really wonderful.
25:17So would this bus have had a conductor?
25:19These buses did need conductors because the door's at the back and the driver sits in the cab at the
25:25front on his own.
25:25So it was a two-person crew on a vehicle of this type.
25:29Your family's been in buses for many generations now, over a hundred years.
25:34So there must be some lovely archive for us to look at.
25:36We certainly have got an extensive archive.
25:39If you'd like to press the bell once, we'll pull over and I'll show you a few items.
25:43OK, press once. Can do.
25:48Shall we start with the most obvious, the conductor's ticket machine? It's iconic, isn't it?
25:54The early one we're looking at is the ticket rack.
25:57There was no mechanics involved.
25:59The conductor selected the right price ticket, put it in the little machine and punched it.
26:04And it used to ring a little bell and it was known as the bell punch ticket machine.
26:08And those were introduced in the early 1930s.
26:11So in 1961, we went mechanical. That's known as a set-right ticket machine.
26:16So the passenger would ask for what they wanted and the conductor would set the dials and wind a ticket
26:21off.
26:22Back at the bus depot, there's even a museum with artefacts from the company's history,
26:28including some fascinating letters from the Second World War.
26:331944, and it's September, we've received a letter from the Board of Department for Transport
26:37to prepare for Armistice Day a little early.
26:40This history now shows us it took a lot longer to go across Belgium and the other side of the
26:45Rhine than they thought.
26:47When VE Day finally happened in 1945, the bus operators were well prepared.
26:54So this was a night they expected people to be out celebrating all night.
26:59So operators were given carte blanche to run additional services and just keep going while the merrymakers were still there.
27:07You don't think of the humble bus driver providing the transport for all of those people.
27:11Social history, the history of transport, your company, it's been fabulous. Thank you very much.
27:17You're welcome.
27:18Now, what would also be fabulous would be a lift to the auction.
27:20And I did see Bargain Hunt on the front, so am I to presume that one is on offer?
27:26Yes, no problem.
27:27I was hoping you'd say that.
27:42We've headed east to Grantham because it's almost time for the auction.
27:46But first, we must analyse with Kirsty Pearson, our auctioneer.
27:50Kirsty, shall we get into it?
27:52Absolutely.
27:52For the Reds, Marie and Don, they were with Aretha.
27:56And the first item that they bought is Petit.
27:58It's this Marius Hammer filigree silver brooch and it takes us, therefore, to Norway.
28:04Absolutely. Nice Norwegian, also known as a wedding brooch, can be seen as.
28:09You've got the filigree detail on there and then a little bit extra with the enamel on there.
28:13Really nice piece.
28:14It is really nice. It's really wearable, but it's a bit vernicity.
28:17It kind of flips around and moves in different directions.
28:20Do collectors care or will it just sit in a cabinet?
28:23It's not really going to be worn, is it?
28:25We've all got to hope that it will be worn.
28:26It would be a shame for it to be on the side, wouldn't it?
28:29OK, so we hope the bidder is going to wear it, but more importantly, what will they pay for it?
28:34I would suggest an estimate in the region of £50 to £80.
28:37OK, we need the top end because this was the big spend, £75.
28:41But it sounds doable, so they'll be in your hands for that one, Kirsty.
28:46Let's move on now to that big item.
28:49Not the big spend, but a beast of a barrel that is now a sort of a dog bed.
28:54It's unique. It's bespoke. Is it going to appeal to your bidders?
28:59There's a buyer for everything. That's what we've learnt over the years, isn't it?
29:02Converted barrel, really nice. We'll see how it goes.
29:06So what did you come up with?
29:08I've put it in at £20 to £30.
29:10Well, the team paid £19 and I'm wondering, is this one that I'm kind of laughing at and it's going
29:15to make £200 or something?
29:17It's one of those lots, isn't it?
29:18It is absolutely one of those lots. Once under the hammer, who knows what's going to happen?
29:22Yeah, a complete unknown. But what we do know is that Minton's cabinet plates are in and out of fashion.
29:31Where do we land at the moment? Because that's how this team chose to fulfil my challenge of an item
29:36featuring plants or flowers.
29:38Really nice tidy example. You've got the gilt work on there and fits your bill, as you say.
29:43I've put it in at £20 to £30 at the moment.
29:45Yeah, there was a time when you couldn't quite add a zero but it was worth more, wasn't it?
29:50Yeah, changed over the last five to ten years, I would say.
29:52The team displayed some skill by only paying £24.
29:57So that's the Reds. We must now talk about the Blues.
30:00Melanie and Andrea and John Cameron was their guide at the Utoxeter race course.
30:05My challenge was, please, buy an item you'd find at a tea party.
30:09So surely it's the cake slice and it is silver-handled. It's 19.45.
30:15Is that key year going to make a difference? This sort of, it's the end of the war, let's celebrate
30:21with a bit of cake.
30:22It might do. It's not going to make a massive amount of difference, I don't think, but it's nice to
30:27have that with it.
30:28And it certainly fit the bill because who wouldn't want to go to a tea party without cake?
30:31Well, not me. I'll tell you that for nothing.
30:34Right, first of all, what's your estimate?
30:36I've estimated it at £10 to £20.
30:38£10 to £20 will be fine because £13 was paid and I think that'll be lucky for the Blues.
30:45Now, next up is the nut dish.
30:47A good decorative example. Not what they make these days, they just don't make them as decorative as that.
30:54A little mouse on the middle there. I've estimated it at £20 to £30.
30:59OK, there was a time when it would have been worth more, but at £20 paid, £20 to £30 will
31:05do nicely.
31:06Right, big spend time has to be the silver sweetmeat dish. You knew that before I told you that.
31:12But I wonder what you think about it. It's 1921, it's prettily pierced, but you've seen the likes before.
31:20Very much of that period. Tables were made to be dressed.
31:23You had the decorative pieces on there to display all of your food.
31:27You didn't just sit there and eat it or sometimes not even at the table these days.
31:31So, very much what you would expect of the period.
31:34What is it worth today?
31:35Today you're going to be in the region of £90 to £120.
31:38Oh, OK. £99 was paid for this big spend, but again, it's going to be fine.
31:46Yeah, should be.
31:47Are you going to enjoy selling these lots?
31:50Absolutely. Best bit of the job.
31:51£120 anywhere. All done and finished then. This time it's at £110.
31:57Marie, Dawn, Arita, it's almost time to sell your lots.
32:01Just a moment left to reflect and to say it's all going to go swimmingly, isn't it?
32:07Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes.
32:09OK, it's time for the big spend, that brooch.
32:12That's your first lot and you spent as little as you could on a big spend.
32:16You went for £75, but hey, it qualifies.
32:19Yes. And it's coming up now.
32:21It's the late 19th century Murray's hammer, filigree, silver and enamel brooch there.
32:26Really nice decorative item.
32:27Who's going to start me this one at £50?
32:30£50 to start us off.
32:31£50, anybody?
32:32£50.
32:33£40 to go then.
32:34£40.
32:35£40 is bid.
32:37Two anywhere.
32:38£40 is bid.
32:39At £42 bid.
32:40Come on.
32:41£45 now, would you like?
32:42Are we all sure?
32:44Last chance.
32:45Selling at £42.
32:48Cheeky.
32:49£42.
32:49It is a £33 loss.
32:52Minus £33 as we move into the second lot.
32:55It's your barrel.
32:56Oh, yes.
32:57Oh, yes.
32:58£19 for your barrel.
32:59Come on, Mr Barrel Day.
33:00Is the iron-bound oak cupid barrel there converted to a dog bed?
33:05A little bit different, this one.
33:06£20, anybody?
33:07For the cupid barrel converted to a dog bed.
33:10Perfect for any dog.
33:11£10 to go then.
33:13£10 to go then.
33:13£10 is bid.
33:14£12 bid.
33:16£15.
33:17£18, would you like?
33:18£15 is the bid.
33:19Come on, look at them all.
33:20Come on, look at them all.
33:21Come on, look at them all.
33:21Look at them all.
33:21£18 anywhere.
33:23Are we all done?
33:24Selling then at £15.
33:27Another loss.
33:28Ladies, what's happening?
33:29That's a £4 loss.
33:31So did I.
33:31But here comes the Minton's plate.
33:33Oh, okay.
33:34And you paid £24.
33:35Yes.
33:36It's the late 19th century Minton's porcelain cabinet plate there.
33:39Decorated with the exotic birds.
33:41Bit of gilt decoration too.
33:43And who's going to start me this one at £50?
33:46£50.
33:46£50 we have on the salary.
33:48Yeah!
33:5165, 70, 5, 80, 5, 90, 5, 100,
33:58110, and 120 bid.
34:02120?
34:02Oh, no!
34:04Are we all done?
34:05We are selling then this time at £120.
34:11Yes!
34:12Thank you!
34:13120.
34:14That is a £96 profit.
34:18You're £59 in profit.
34:21It's so good.
34:23Irita had £182 to play with.
34:26Irita, please grab your bonus buy.
34:27Okay.
34:29And leave your eyes.
34:29So keep your eyes closed.
34:31So come back in and over to you.
34:34Right, are you ready ladies?
34:35Uh-huh.
34:36One each.
34:37Oh!
34:37I thought you know that they are continental spoons,
34:42probably Dutch, solid silver.
34:45Oh!
34:45Beautifully decorated with cherubs there.
34:48Can you see the little holes?
34:50Yes.
34:50That's for straining your teeth.
34:53Oh!
34:54Yeah.
34:54And I love the little crown.
34:57You got a crown each.
34:58Yes.
34:58How much were they, Irita?
35:00£59.
35:02I think it was a very good price to pay.
35:04Good.
35:04Are we trusting?
35:05What would you think they would make?
35:07I would have said an auctioneer would put an estimate of 50 to 80.
35:11Marks out of ten?
35:12I'd give it an eight and a half at least.
35:14Me too.
35:15I'd agree.
35:16Definite eight and a half.
35:17So does that mean you're going to go with the bonus buy?
35:19Definitely.
35:19Good job.
35:21So the Reds are going with the bonus buy, but Kirsty, are these spoons?
35:24Ten out of ten.
35:27Really nice examples.
35:28You've got the cherub handles on there, scroll detail on them.
35:32Probably Dutch.
35:34Nice tidy example.
35:35They're obviously very fancy, but is your estimate?
35:38I've estimated them at 60 to 80 pounds.
35:41Ooh, Irita paid 59, so she'll say, I fancy my chances.
35:48So Irita was hoping for an estimate of 50 to 80.
35:51Kirsty says 60 to 80.
35:53Yes.
35:53She thinks they're absolutely gorgeous.
35:55We hope the bidders do too.
35:57And they're going under the hammer now.
35:58The pair of late 19th century silver tea strainers there.
36:01Possibly Dutch.
36:01London 80, 91.
36:03Very nice decorative pieces, these.
36:05And who's going to start me those ones?
36:07Add 100 pounds.
36:08100 pounds for those.
36:09100.
36:0980 pounds anybody?
36:1080 pounds I have.
36:12Five anywhere.
36:1280 pounds is in.
36:14Five anywhere now.
36:1580 pounds is the bid.
36:16Five would we like.
36:1780 pounds is bid.
36:18At 80, five just in.
36:2185.
36:2285 is the bid.
36:2390 if we're coming back.
36:24Selling this time at 85 pounds.
36:28Sold.
36:28Yay!
36:30Awesome.
36:31Well done, Irita.
36:32That is a 26 pound profit.
36:35Well done, Irita.
36:36So 59 plus 26 equals 85.
36:41Yay!
36:41Ladies, at one point, may I remind you, you were minus 37.
36:45Yes.
36:45Yes.
36:45And you looked awfully sad.
36:47Of course we were.
36:48And then you landed on 85.
36:50And now do you reckon you're going to be today's winners?
36:53Yes.
36:54We're winner anyway.
36:55Aw.
36:56So I believe you were big winners.
37:03Blues, Mel, Andrea, John.
37:05Tell me what you're thinking right now.
37:07What you're feeling.
37:08Feeling very confident.
37:10Oh, good.
37:10Absolutely.
37:11Feeling good.
37:12I thought you were linked arms there, but you weren't.
37:14But do you normally...
37:15No, but we can.
37:15Hold on to one another for dear life.
37:18That's friendship.
37:18That's friendship.
37:19We're not averse to each other sometimes.
37:21We are starting with my challenge.
37:23An item you would find at a tea party.
37:25What a classy lot you brought to the table.
37:27Your 1945 silver-handled cake slice.
37:30Come on, Christy.
37:31Let's make a profit on this cake slice.
37:33Is the George V Queens pattern silver-handled cake slice there?
37:36Sheffield, 1945.
37:39Who's going to start me this one at 20?
37:41£20 for the cake slice.
37:43Silver-handled.
37:44£10 then if we must.
37:46£10 anybody?
37:47£10 would you like for the cake slice?
37:49Come on, guys.
37:50It's a good cake slice.
37:52£10 anybody?
37:53£10 we have.
37:53£12 anywhere.
37:55£10 is bit.
37:56£12 anywhere now.
37:57£10 is bit.
37:57£12 anywhere.
37:58Are you all done?
37:59We are selling then at £10.
38:03It's made a £3 loss.
38:05But we're moving on to...
38:06What's he called again?
38:07Nutty?
38:08Nutty Nutcase.
38:09Come on, Nutty Nutcase.
38:10£20 you paid.
38:11The 20th century patented nut dish there.
38:13Centred by the mouse.
38:15And who's going to start me this one at £30?
38:17£30.
38:18Nice fun one this one.
38:19£30.
38:20£20.
38:21£10 then if we must.
38:23£10.
38:24£10 I have in the room.
38:26£12 anywhere now.
38:27£10 is bit in the room.
38:28£12 I have online.
38:29£15 anywhere.
38:31£15 just in.
38:32Oh yes.
38:32£18 would you like.
38:33£18 bid.
38:34£20 now.
38:35£20 is bit.
38:37£20 is bit to anywhere.
38:38Come on, just take us over.
38:39£20.
38:41£20.
38:42OK.
38:43OK.
38:43Break even.
38:44We broke even.
38:45Break even.
38:46It has silver peanuts.
38:47It has silver peanuts.
38:48Well done.
38:49We're not at a minus are we?
38:50So that's...
38:51Well you are minus overall.
38:53Minus three.
38:53But don't worry.
38:54Because we're going into the big spend for which you paid £99.
38:57And hopefully it was speculate to accumulate.
39:01Here we go.
39:01Come on then.
39:02Here's the George V silver pedestal sweetmeat dish there.
39:05Birmingham 19.21.
39:07Good tidy example.
39:08And who's going to start me this one at £80.
39:11£80 for this one.
39:13£80.
39:1380's bid.
39:14£85.
39:16£90.
39:17£5.
39:18£100.
39:19Come on!
39:19£10 bid.
39:21£120.
39:21At £120.
39:23All done and finished then.
39:24We are selling at £120.
39:29Well...
39:30We needed that.
39:32£120 is a £21 profit.
39:35It's £18 overall.
39:37Hey!
39:38A profit?
39:39A profit?
39:40Now you left John Cameron £168.
39:43I know.
39:43Where are you thinking?
39:44Please grab your bonus buy.
39:46And ladies, please, if you can, close your eyes.
39:49Please obscure them entirely.
39:51And here we go.
39:52Open your eyes, girls.
39:53It's a Liberty triptych photograph frame.
39:57Oh, I like that.
39:57Yes.
39:58There we go.
39:59And it's mainly blue.
40:00I know.
40:00Look at that.
40:01Liberty, I paid 20 penals for.
40:04Oh, a bargain.
40:04And they're very much known for their fabrics, these wonderful sort of paisleys, William Morris.
40:09Of course you can.
40:10What do you think it's going to make?
40:11Well, I'd like to think £30.
40:14Now you have to think, are you going to go with a bonus buy and risk your profit of £18?
40:19Yes.
40:20Yes.
40:20So the ladies are going to go with a bonus buy.
40:23Kirsty, you are now at Liberty to tell us your thoughts.
40:26Nice tidy example.
40:28Obviously you've got the brand to go with it, which is going to help carry it that little
40:31bit more than a normal one.
40:33I've estimated it at £20 to £30.
40:35£20 paid.
40:37So John, well, he'll be delighted.
40:41Kirsty thinks this is very pretty, quintessentially Liberty and worth £20 to £30.
40:46Let's see what happens.
40:48It is the Liberty Paisley pattern trip dish photograph frame there.
40:51And who's going to start me this one at £20?
40:54£20 for this one.
40:55£20 for the Liberty Paisley pattern.
40:57£10.
40:58£10 a half in the front.
40:59£12 anywhere.
41:00£10 a half.
41:00£12 would you like.
41:01£10 is bid of the room.
41:02Are we all sure?
41:04We are selling.
41:05£12 bid.
41:06£15.
41:06£18 now.
41:07Come on.
41:08No, £15 we have.
41:09£18 anywhere.
41:10All done and finished then this time at £15.
41:14Oh!
41:16£15 is a £5 loss, which no one was expecting.
41:20That means that £18 becomes £13, but you're still in profit.
41:24Still in profit.
41:25Come on.
41:26High five.
41:26Still in profit.
41:27Well done, Mel.
41:28Still in profit.
41:29Well done, John.
41:35Right, teams, well done.
41:37Do you know why I'm congratulating you?
41:39It is because everyone is taking money home.
41:41Woo-hoo!
41:43Yes!
41:43And guess what?
41:45Arita's teams won.
41:46Yay!
41:48Bravo, Jay!
41:52There are no golden gavels, OK?
41:54No one did that.
41:56But Reg, you are taking home a chunk of change
41:58and I will reveal how much in a minute to the Blues,
42:00but first I must hand you your £13.
42:03You did so well.
42:05Unlucky for some, but not for you.
42:07Honestly, you too.
42:08I think you would have fun wherever you go, wouldn't you?
42:12Mostly.
42:12Pretty much so, yes.
42:14Well, let me tell you how much the Reds won.
42:16They already know that they came on Bargain Hunt
42:18and they will be going home with 85 pounds!
42:21Yay!
42:23Fantastic!
42:24And we all thought that barrel is so cool, so quirky,
42:28that's going to be the thing.
42:29No, no, it was the classic antique, the Minton's Plate
42:32that made a £96 profit.
42:35You feeling good?
42:36Yes.
42:36Very good.
42:37Yes.
42:38I'm so pleased.
42:40So why don't you apply to come on the show?
42:42And you can follow us on social media too,
42:45if you fancy, or better still, join us again
42:48for some more bargain hunting.
42:49Yes?
42:50Yes!
42:50Yes!
42:51Yes!
42:52Yes!
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