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00:01The Moors are alive with the sound of money.
00:04£1,300 it is. Anybody in the room, just give them a nudge in the ribs, ladies.
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...
00:26Well, I can't break.
00:27Of his talented team...
00:29I think it's in need of a bit of a tune.
00:31He's taking on even more jam-packed hoes.
00:35There's a lot, isn't there?
00:36Finding priceless treasures...
00:38Oh, my word, it's a box of gold. This is fantastic.
00:42Fascinating curios...
00:43How heavy is it?
00:44Not too bad.
00:47Cherished collections...
00:48End of an era?
00:49Oh.
00:50Didn't really expect to get emotional then.
00:51No.
00:52And family heirloos.
00:54Could that go to auction?
00:56That could go.
00:56Oh, you've made my day. Thank you very much.
00:58Then, using his knowledge and expertise...
01:01One of the highest orders of gallantry there is.
01:03And his gift of the gavel...
01:06At 1,550.
01:08You look tempted, sir.
01:09You do.
01:10He delivers a fantastic...
01:122,000 pounds.
01:14Cash.
01:15All done at 4,000.
01:17Ooh.
01:19Bonanza.
01:20I like it when it goes up like that.
01:28We 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.
01:52We're going to a nice part of the world, Millie.
01:55Where are we going?
01:56Cumbria.
01:57Very nice.
01:58Right on the edge of the sort of North Lakes.
02:01I've had my honeymoon in Kazik.
02:03How romantic.
02:05We're going to go see a gentleman called David and his partner, Tracy.
02:09And I think it's going to be a big job, hence why we've got two vans.
02:12Jack's coming on in the other vehicle.
02:14Yes, the cavalry is needed for this job.
02:18I met Dave two and a half years ago.
02:20He was selling some vintage suitcases that I fancied.
02:24And then a few weeks later, he got in touch with me again
02:27and asked to take me out for dinner.
02:29And 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.
02:42I did no roof on.
02:43The floors have collapsed onto the floor,
02:45so you're just, you're looking up at the stars.
02:48They never had electric in, never had water in in its life.
02:51So it's quite a task, really.
02:52As well as the farmhouse, there are three enormous barns.
02:56And 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, things don't need to get sorted out.
03:13Just get piled up.
03:15So where does it all come from?
03:17We've been buying and selling old buildings, farms.
03:21And I want these old barns when you get them.
03:23The four antiques, antiquities.
03:25Over nearly two decades, property developer David
03:29has turned his backyard barns into a private museum,
03:33neatly organised in rooms but overflowing in places.
03:36I go to auctions and I buy at auctions.
03:39It's just a bus going, really.
03:41This is a goutstool.
03:43Amazing, 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
03:53and 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?
04:08I've collected too much over the last five years
04:11and we need a bit of space.
04:12I mean, the furniture in there is piled on top of each.
04:15You'll stack it all on top, tables on top of tables, don't you?
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
04:36and you'd like to replace them with other things.
04:41This looks nice early sort of farm, doesn't it?
04:45Jax shouldn't be too far behind.
04:49Thank you. Watch out for him.
04:50I'll see you in a bit.
04:56Hiya. Hi, Angus.
04:57Morning, you all right?
04:58Nice to meet you. Come in.
04:59Thank you very much.
05:00Thanks.
05:04Wow.
05:05I love the property.
05:07I mean, it's amazing, isn't it?
05:08What is it that we can help with today?
05:11I've collected anything and everything.
05:13Yeah.
05:13We'd like to make a bit more room.
05:16It's on our side.
05:17Yeah.
05:17Just in the middle of the barn.
05:18OK, well, shall we go take a look?
05:21Come with me and I'll show you.
05:22Wonderful.
05:22See you in a bit.
05:23OK.
05:24Prepare yourself, Angus.
05:25Oh, my word. Look at it.
05:27I mean, anybody would think this was a commercial set-up, wouldn't it?
05:30Yeah, it's just an hobby.
05:31How many telephone boxes have you got?
05:32There's quite a few, though.
05:33Wow.
05:33I mean, one has to ask, how does it go from getting a few bits to this?
05:37I mean, it's fast as...
05:38It's like an addiction.
05:40It's just got out of control, really.
05:41And I mean, is anything available?
05:44No, I've got displays inside.
05:46Yeah.
05:46So some of those will be staying.
05:48OK.
05:48But you can have a look around.
05:49And if I've got two or one, I don't mind getting rid of...
05:52OK.
05:52Well, do you want to give me a couple of hours?
05:55And I'll have a route round and see what we can do.
05:57Yeah, have a look.
05:58Good luck.
05:59OK, thanks.
05:59Yeah, cheers.
06:01Where on earth does Angus start?
06:05Oh, my word.
06:06This is incredible.
06:07Look at it.
06:08It's like the whole interior of a chemist's.
06:14Oh, this is wonderful.
06:16It's a late Victorian sort of Edwardian oak optician's cabinet
06:20with all the different strength of lenses.
06:22So you'd have a pair of glasses like these,
06:25which the client would be wearing,
06:28and then you would go, right, let's try a 1.2 lens or whatever it is,
06:34for them to try to work out what's best.
06:36The earliest form of spectacles are generally agreed
06:39to have been invented in northern Italy in the 13th century.
06:43People are always looking for quirky items,
06:46whether 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.
07:03Let me give you a bit of a heads up on 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,
07:14we wouldn't even make a dent on it with two vans.
07:16So we're going to get two good van loads.
07:19But, wow.
07:21Maybe take that.
07:22That could go with the shoe shine kit.
07:24It's like that.
07:24I'll go get the smalls from through here.
07:29While Millie and Jack start loading,
07:31Angus's 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
07:49unless you've got any history to them.
07:51Or you have the original postage box.
07:54So this is what you got sent out in the post.
07:57You name an address on it.
07:58It would come in a little packet like that.
08:00It'd have your medals in it.
08:01And you'd get a little medal slip like this,
08:03which quite simply told you how many you got.
08:06And they would tick them off which ones you 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.
08:14And if you think each medal's kind of anywhere between
08:18£5 and £15 each,
08:20there's quite a few medals there.
08:22So it tots up.
08:22Angus will split David's medal collection into six lots
08:26based on campaign and age,
08:29including this one with medals for service in Italy and Africa
08:33in the Second World War
08:34and defence medals that were awarded for service
08:37in the Home Guard or other non-operational areas,
08:41also during the Second World War.
08:45We need to take some coins, Jay.
08:47Yeah, if we just grab all the little boxes and stuff.
08:50Meanwhile...
08:51Start stacking them.
08:52David and Tracy have a lot of old currency to clear,
08:56but the star is this gold George V sovereign from 1911.
09:01Ka-ching!
09:02It's starting to add up.
09:03So what will you spend your readies on, chaps?
09:06Money.
09:07Half of it will donate to a local charity,
09:09and the other half will probably spend on buying new items.
09:14Angus, David might be buying as well as selling when he gets to yours.
09:19You look far too at home there.
09:21Does it suit me?
09:22Yeah, you're even sat, you know, very good posture.
09:25What I like about it is it's very small,
09:27so this is designed for a pony rather than a horse.
09:30First of all, you know, you've got the leaf springs,
09:32so you've got great suspension there.
09:34Take those bumps out.
09:35And then this has a turning wheel in it,
09:37so you can actually turn this on a sixpence.
09:40There's a market for them.
09:42It's a limited market, though, so it's finding the right people.
09:45Yes.
09:46Let's hope Angus finds someone with room for this vintage trap.
09:50Right, Jack, shall we give Millie a ride?
09:52Yep.
09:52Yay!
09:54Right, Millie.
09:55You just say walk on.
09:56Walk on.
09:57So you just turn this way.
09:59Amazing.
10:00Very simple, very lightweight.
10:02You're off.
10:05Let's have it.
10:07Oh, 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.
10:17I 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,
10:28like 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,
10:40came with suspension and a rear carrier.
10:43This is the Mark 3,
10:45redesigned with the gears safely positioned on the handlebars.
10:49It's still good.
10:50I'll find a home for it.
10:54Finally, 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.
11:07Oh, you made some room there.
11:08Yeah.
11:08So, how are you feeling?
11:09You know, when you're loading it, sorry, a bit jittery,
11:11but no, it's in.
11:12I'm fine.
11:13We'll get all this back, get it all unloaded,
11:16get it sorted into lots,
11:17and, yeah, it'll make for an interesting sale.
11:19Let's hope it all goes.
11:21Yeah.
11:21Thank you very much.
11:22No, thank you very much.
11:24It went really well,
11:25and he's made a lot of room for us now.
11:27So, we're happy with that.
11:28I know David,
11:29and I know he doesn't like parting with things,
11:31so he's done quite well today.
11:33Just be nice watching people bid on our items.
11:36What a day.
11:37Feeling it, actually.
11:38And we've got two good van loads
11:40of the most eclectic mix you could ever think of.
11:43I mean, there is literally everything,
11:44bar the kitchen sink,
11:46and I'm sure there's probably one somewhere here.
11:48You must be drained, Angus.
11:52Time to head back to Kirby Moorside
11:54and hatch a plan to connect David's collection
11:57with like-minded buyers
11:59willing to make some big money bids.
12:13Looks like a nice van full.
12:15Back at base,
12:16Angus's team are busy unloading
12:18and carefully sorting David and Tracey's collection
12:21in preparation for the sale.
12:25What 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.
12:36So this is actually a banjo-lele,
12:38which 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,
12:48and lele meaning jump.
12:50The banjo-lele,
12:52which features a resonant banjo body
12:54combined with a ukulele neck,
12:56was developed in the 1920s
12:58because the uke was deemed too quiet.
13:01This one is made by a company called Will Van Allen.
13:04William Van Allen was a famous musician
13:07who put his name to a collection of banjos.
13:09This one's probably about interwar,
13:11like sort of 1920s, 1930s.
13:14Walnut stuff, I believe.
13:15You've got a nice little bit of Mother of Pearl inlay as well.
13:19So what sort of value do you put on this?
13:20I 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.
13:34What we have here is a very nice example
13:37of something that's been upcycled,
13:39and it looks like a watchmaker's cabinet.
13:42So you've got these stick-on letters here.
13:44They've put a single pull,
13:46like a turned knob on it,
13:48as opposed to the grip handle it would have had.
13:50They've obviously jazzed up the sides a bit as well,
13:53and they've distressed the back.
13:55So it looks like a much earlier piece of furniture.
13:59And I think, to be honest, they've made it quite nice.
14:01In the 19th century,
14:03people 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,
14:14because 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,
14:22make it a nice little lot,
14:23and we've put an estimate of sort of 80 to 120 on it.
14:35Thank God, it's sunshiny.
14:37A beautiful day, isn't it?
14:42Wow.
14:43Look at all this stuff.
14:45Do you remember that?
14:46Yeah, I remember this.
14:47It's beautiful, isn't it?
14:48Really good sets.
14:50David and Tracey have 54 lots in today's sale.
14:54Jump in it one last time.
14:55One last time.
14:58I'm just sure to look at this.
15:00Put your hat on.
15:00Put your hat on.
15:02Suit your hat.
15:03You'll be sad to see this go.
15:06Morning.
15:07Good morning.
15:08How are we doing?
15:08You all right?
15:09Good, yeah.
15:09How are we feeling about the auction?
15:11Excited, really.
15:12Yeah, so excited.
15:13Excited at the same time.
15:14Any particular sort of lot you're sort of excited to see go?
15:18Well, I'll be happy to see the car go to a good home.
15:20Yeah.
15:21I mean, it's lovely, but we haven't got a horse, so...
15:24Yeah, what do you do with it?
15:25We don't really need to do it.
15:26It's just made a bit more room so we can collect something else,
15:28haven't it?
15:29I don't think the collection will ever stop, will it?
15:31No.
15:31No.
15:31No, it's like an addiction, isn't it?
15:33Yeah.
15:33Well, I'll let you look round and I'll get ready and I'll see you in a bit.
15:36Right.
15:38It's a really interesting mix of items that we've got today.
15:41We've got all sorts, from pony trap to war medals, you name it.
15:44I think overall we should do all right.
15:46That's quite a selection here, aren't we?
15:47Yeah.
15:47What we've collected over the years.
15:50Seeing this stuff in the auction now is a bit unusual, isn't it?
15:53Yeah, yeah, it's good for it.
15:53But it's starting the bar now, is it?
15:55Yeah, we're not testing it on.
15:56Oh, no, so off we're not.
15:58There's a healthy turnout taking their seats today.
16:02Hopefully they're prepped and primed and ready to splash some cash.
16:06With hundreds registered online, our clerks Jasper and Charlotte
16:10will be helping them navigate the sale.
16:13So, is everybody ready?
16:16Right there, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
16:19Right, we're going to this wonderful collection.
16:21First to be placed under the bidder's gaze,
16:24the set of Victorian optician's lenses.
16:27Housed in an oak cabinet.
16:29Oh, this is wonderful.
16:30Your favourite.
16:31Lovely thing, is that there?
16:33I can open at 160.
16:34160 opening, a bit 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, 190, 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.
16:51Sold to a collector with an eye for a deal.
16:55Wow.
16:55That's good, that, yeah.
16:56Now 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?
17:07A lovely thing there, and some contents as well.
17:10There we go.
17:11Where should it be?
17:11£60, stop me.
17:12£60 at £60.
17:13Bid, £60 and bid at £60.
17:14£60 and we're off, £65, £65, £65 mid, £75, £75, bid, £85, £85, £95, £90, £100, £100, it's on the
17:26summary of up £100 a bid then, at £100 only advance, £110, thank you, £110 a bid, £120 a bid,
17:32at £120 it is.
17:34£130, £130, £130 it is, £140 it is, £140, at £140 it is, then at £140, we're all done, at
17:40£140 it is, at £140.
17:44An estimate-busting bid draws the sale of this lot to a close.
17:49Wow.
17:50Wow, that's good, isn't it?
17:52Medals next, and a large collection from World War II, including defence medals, the Italy Star and Africa Star.
18:01Whole load in there, and I go straight in at £30.
18:07£30 a bid at £32, £5, £8, £38 a bid at £38, £38 it is, then at £38, £40, anywhere
18:12is it?
18:12£40 a bid, £2, £42, £5, if you want to be in online, it's in the room, at £42, £5,
18:17£8, at £48, he's done it, at £48.
18:23It's a sale, not what Angus was hoping for, but a sale nonetheless.
18:28And anyway, Davey's happy.
18:31Now let's see if this 1911 George V gold sovereign can bring in some serious coin.
18:37Go straight in at £480, £480 a bid, £480 a bid, £480 a bid, £580, then at £580, £580 it
18:47is, the sovereign.
18:48£580.
18:49£600, £600 a bid, £600 a bid, £600 a bid, the gold sovereign at £600, and he'd found selling at
18:57£600.
18:59Nice work, Angus.
19:01That was good, wasn't it?
19:03What I expected, that was.
19:04And it gets better, because over the next few minutes, Angus also sells another 20 lots, including...
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 Will Van Allen Banjolele.
19:30That'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, that's what you need.
19:47Where should we be for this one?
19:48A couple of £100, Tommy.
19:49I've got two of you, so I'll take £10 here.
19:51£10, £210.
19:52Both came at the same mark.
19:53At £210 it is, at £210.
19:55£220, £230, £240.
19:57Don't miss out, where are you going to get the chance again?
19:59You're all hovering online, quickly if you want to be in.
20:01At £240.
20:03In a minute, let him have a think.
20:06Let him have a think.
20:08At £250, £250, back in at £250.
20:10At £250 it is, then at £260, £260.
20:13It's quite a slow horse, the one that pulls this one.
20:15At £260 it is.
20:17£270, £270, we're looking for £280 now.
20:19At £270, at £270, you're making me work.
20:22We're all done at £280, £280, £290.
20:26At £290 it is, then at £290.
20:28I'm going to sell at £290.
20:32Giddy up!
20:33That's gone.
20:36That's you done, by the way.
20:39Angus has helped David and Tracey shift some of their hoard and make some dough for charity.
20:45But how much is in that auction pot?
20:49Hello!
20:49Hiya.
20:50Hiya.
20:50Was that alright?
20:51That was really good.
20:52We were quite surprised with a few things, weren't we?
20:54Hmm.
20:55Anything in particular, all?
20:57The little cabinet.
20:59Oh, out of the...
21:00The watchmaker's cabinet.
21:01Yeah, that was really popular.
21:03Funds going towards anything?
21:04Half the profit's going to a local charity we've got in our village.
21:08Helps homeless people, people in need.
21:11Fantastic.
21:11The rest will probably buy some other items and fill the barn up, will we?
21:15Fill the barn up, yeah.
21:17Fill a corner up.
21:18Well, after a feast, you'll be taking home £2,516.
21:22Wow.
21:23That's good.
21:23That's good, isn't it?
21:24Yeah.
21:24Happy with that?
21:25Yeah.
21:26Really happy.
21:26Thank you very much.
21:27No, you're very welcome.
21:28It's been a really fascinating job to do.
21:34Impressed with some of the prices, weren't we?
21:35Yeah.
21:36It's been a good experience.
21:38We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
21:40We've enjoyed that.
21:41We've definitely surpassed expectations today,
21:44and I think we're very pleased that the pony trap sold.
21:47It was a little bit hard work eking the bids out on the rostrum,
21:50but that's gone.
21:51And David, I've just seen, he's in the sale room with a bidding number,
21:55so it looks like I am selling him some bits.
22:04Right, you two, nice local job today.
22:07Where are we off to?
22:08Harrogate.
22:08Oh, nice.
22:09Home of the Yorkshire show.
22:11I used to judge there, you know, young farmers.
22:14I know a good yowl when I see one.
22:16A man of many talents is our Angus.
22:19Jumping sheep judge it was.
22:20Really?
22:21What a big trophy, yeah.
22:22Impressive, eh, Millie?
22:24Hopefully you'll be blown away by this next job.
22:29The 16th-century spa town,
22:32famous for its mineral springs and cafe culture,
22:35is also home to 77-year-old retired engineer Mick.
22:39I love all this sort of thing, yeah.
22:41Nostalgia.
22:42It may be nostalgia to Mick,
22:44but to daughter Sharon...
22:47There's just so much stuff in here.
22:50Half of it, I have no idea what it is.
22:54It's become a bit of a problem.
22:56Mick's stuff fills the lounge, office and each of his three bedrooms.
23:02Over the years, I had to just put up shed after shed after shed.
23:06I think we've got five sheds out there at the moment.
23:09His collecting now just seems to be anything and everything.
23:14There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it at the moment.
23:17I don't like throwing things out if they've got a potential, if they're useful.
23:20The disadvantages, they sit there for so long, they then become unusable.
23:24Yeah, that's one of the problems.
23:26The home is simply drowning in clutter.
23:29It sounds ridiculous to say so,
23:31but I've probably been collecting for about 65 years.
23:34My mother was a person who went to the auctions and collected things,
23:38so it's probably inherent from there.
23:41It's just a buzz, I suppose, and I've always done it.
23:44We grew up with games, video recorders and disc players.
23:49We had pinball, jukebox, air hockey, games consoles.
23:54I was gadget man, that's what they called me.
23:56There was always something in the house coming in,
24:00and it just never stopped.
24:03Buckle up for this one, Angus.
24:05I'm not sure you know what lies in wait.
24:19Sharon shared the gadgets and the house with her four siblings
24:22and her mum, Mick's wife, Janet.
24:27Janet and I met on a bus, and Janet and her friend,
24:29they were a pair of gigglers, and they used to occupy the back seat.
24:33Her friend had dared her to kiss him.
24:36Yeah, she did.
24:37That's how it started.
24:38She did.
24:39The couple married in 1965.
24:42Look at that.
24:4560 years ago, just about.
24:47Yeah.
24:48They've shared many happy years,
24:50but recently poor Janet has been through the wars.
24:53Last year we got a positive diagnosis of Parkinson's,
24:57and it came quite quickly on the back of a hip replacement as well.
25:02Look at the garden.
25:03I know.
25:05It's quite a degenerative disease.
25:09It's very difficult for her even to get around now,
25:13and that will progressively get worse.
25:16That's brought it home to be much more a necessity
25:20to move things away, try and make it right.
25:25I'm very familiar with Parkinson's.
25:27Angus's dad also suffered with the condition.
25:31Mobility issues come with it,
25:33so you want a house that's user-friendly, you know,
25:36easy to get about,
25:38so I think if it is a bit cluttered,
25:39then, you know, it's a right move.
25:43I owe my wife a huge debt
25:46for having tolerated me for so long.
25:49Here it is.
25:54I can't think of many people better placed to help than Angus.
25:59Right, here we are.
26:00Yeah.
26:01I'll go see what's what, if you're all right to sort the van out.
26:04Yeah, sure, no worries.
26:10Oh, morning.
26:11Hi, Angus, do you want to come in and meet my dad?
26:13Love to, thanks.
26:17Hi, doing you all right?
26:19Yeah, good, good, good.
26:21OK, so what's the situation?
26:23Well, I've been a very bad collector for a long time.
26:26My wife's not been well for a little while,
26:28so I just need to remove it as much as we can.
26:32OK.
26:32It's just got to the stage where my mum can't work around it anymore,
26:36and so it needs to go.
26:39Well, we will see what we can do to help.
26:41Well, I've got some interesting pieces just down here.
26:45Next room.
26:45Lovely, are we this way?
26:46Yeah, follow me, yeah.
26:47Here we go.
26:49So here we are.
26:50Oh, this is quite good, isn't it?
26:52We bought it when the kids were poorly one Christmas
26:55from local Woolworths.
26:56Vectrex, I mean, they were...
26:58Interesting thing, actually,
26:59that the market for early computer consoles is really good now.
27:03This game console,
27:04originally produced by General Consumer Electronics in America,
27:08was first released in 1982.
27:11And it was almost based on, like, the arcade games,
27:14so it's like getting the arcade in your own home, which was...
27:16Absolutely.
27:17They have these cartridges, which are all individual games,
27:20and they just plug in the side.
27:21It's still fun to play.
27:22That era's really quite flexible.
27:24They range massively at auction,
27:26depending on the games and everything.
27:28You know, anywhere from a couple of hundred
27:30up to, sort of, several hundred pounds.
27:32Mick's bit of vintage tech
27:34will be lotted up along with games and controllers.
27:37Fantastic.
27:38So that's to go.
27:40And kind of in here, all these crates, this is...
27:43You just have to work your way through,
27:45but 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.
27:52Best of luck.
27:53OK.
27:54So, Hengis, 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.
28:03If we were to clear this property,
28:04all the garden, the sheds, everything,
28:07there's probably a full week's work and several vans.
28:09It's a mammoth job, so...
28:11That's not necessarily what we do.
28:14Let's get what we can out.
28:16Identify, is it saleable?
28:17Yes, on the van.
28:18Boom.
28:19You know, we'll make an impact,
28:20and we like a challenge.
28:23Not a moment to lose, then, Angus.
28:28Oh, all right.
28:30Deco style.
28:31Yeah.
28:32I mean, classic 1920s art deco.
28:35Art deco emerged as an eruption of creativity
28:39following the austerity of war.
28:41Artists were fascinated with the human body's contours and curves.
28:46If that was an original 1920s,
28:48it could be a couple of thousand, probably.
28:50You can take a couple of noughts off for a reproduction one.
28:53I'll go check on Jack.
28:58God, it didn't take you long to find some coins, Jack, did it?
29:01No, it didn't.
29:01Quite a mixed batch.
29:03What a...
29:04Old one-pound banknotes.
29:05There's quite a nice...
29:06One of my favourite coins,
29:08a series ZAR, two and a half shillings.
29:11Zoudafrikaansch Republic.
29:12Yes, South African coinage.
29:14So what sort of era is that?
29:161894 for this one.
29:17And, of course, that'll be solid silver being from that chain.
29:19Yes, it is, yeah.
29:20Solid silver.
29:21It's not a great deal of money on its own,
29:22but it's a nice piece
29:23that'll go with some of the other coins that there are.
29:26This solid silver South African two-shilling coin
29:29will be offered with other silver coins,
29:32including Victorian sixpences and shillings.
29:35I've seen some more dotted about.
29:38If there's boxes like that...
29:39Yeah.
29:39..there's going to be some value, isn't there?
29:40Yes.
29:41Well, that would be nice.
29:48Now, this is an impressive-looking box,
29:51but if we open it up,
29:52this gives you a clue to what it is for.
29:54And we've got the stamp here for C. Farlow, Charles 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.
30:11You know, the box itself's just a nice, jacked-up box.
30:13It's not huge amounts of money, 50 to 100.
30:15It's a lovely thing.
30:18Over the next four hours,
30:19Jack, Millie and Angus delve deeper
30:22into Mick's eclectic collection.
30:24I think they're nearly there.
30:26It'd be nice to see a lot of it gone.
30:28Yeah.
30:29A couple of amps.
30:31A couple of amps.
30:32Jack digs out three amps and a guitar
30:35that could make some noise on sale day.
30:41These classic timepieces,
30:43including a 75th anniversary Battle of Britain gold-plated wristwatch,
30:48could clock up a decent total.
30:52I'm sure every effort and every penny will be appreciated.
30:56I need to give Janet a little bit of something back.
30:59So anything we do and can make out of this sale,
31:04I'd like to try and get this garden made in such a way
31:07that Janet can enjoy it,
31:08and that means getting rid of some of the sheds.
31:11Hear 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.
31:23Right, well, we've got a few bits out.
31:25Yeah.
31:26And those few bits include
31:27what looks like a vintage radio.
31:31Mick's got a lot of radios.
31:33We've got some novelty ones
31:34and we've got older ones like this, Ferguson.
31:37And, of course, now we're used to all digital,
31:39you just press a button or, you know, even speak to them.
31:41But no, you'd have to tune it in
31:43to exactly the right frequency here
31:45and you'd get that...
31:49It's great.
31:50There's a real lost doubt about it.
31:51We see a lot of Fergusons
31:52and these are sort of 1950s, 60s radios.
31:56They don't do huge amounts of money.
31:58The market for this sort of thing really has gone.
32:00Well, every little helps.
32:02Now, how does it sound again?
32:04Wee!
32:05Wee!
32:07Er, thank you.
32:08The team has cranked up the dial
32:10and tuned into a decent haul.
32:14Finally, the day's done.
32:19Are you calling free?
32:23Wow.
32:25This is the room that you can see the...
32:27The biggest impact.
32:28The biggest impact, yes.
32:29I can walk from here to there, so...
32:32Things have encroached a little bit, have they?
32:34Yes.
32:34He encroached a little.
32:38That's a tender subject.
32:39I was being diplomatic.
32:41Yes.
32:42Right, wonderful.
32:43Well, I'll hit the road and we'll see you on sale, though.
32:45Thanks very much again.
32:46You're very welcome.
32:46Thank you very much, mate.
32:47Quite the day.
32:48It's been full on.
32:49You know, Parkinson's my dad.
32:51I'm very familiar with the challenges that that brings
32:53and the mobility issues that are going to decline.
32:56It's going to be tough for the family.
32:57We've got the ball rolling
32:58and I think they've got a plan of attack going forward now.
33:02And I want to do as well as we possibly can for them.
33:04You did really well today, actually.
33:07So did you.
33:08I was so pleased you didn't make them keep too much.
33:11No, no.
33:12I was very good.
33:14You were.
33:15I closed my eyes and thought of England.
33:18Well done, Mick.
33:19We're proud of you.
33:20Now, let's see if Angus can raise you a few pennies
33:23so the trauma might be worth it.
33:40That's it for smalls, Jack.
33:42Back at base, Angus's team starts the task
33:45of lotting and cataloguing all the items
33:48collected from Mick and Janet's home
33:50ahead of the upcoming auction.
33:53Cool, Mark.
33:54Right, fancy a game of Bagatelle then?
33:55Age before beauty.
33:56Of course.
33:57Bagatelle has been played in English pubs
34:00and social clubs for over 200 years.
34:03I just scored for you, didn't I?
34:04You did.
34:05Believed to have its origins in 17th century England,
34:09the game took off in France and America
34:11where it was loved by aristocrats,
34:14politicians and pub-goers alike.
34:16So it was obviously used for gambling and stuff.
34:19In early 19th century England,
34:22gambling was seen as a serious problem
34:24and Bagatelle deemed morally dangerous.
34:27The 1845 Act prohibited paying Bagatelle
34:31on bank holidays and Christmas Day.
34:33Was it like that rife, was it, gambling?
34:36This table is Victorian.
34:38It's well-made.
34:39I mean, look at those.
34:40They're hand-painted numbers.
34:41Yeah, definitely.
34:42So what's the estimate, Mark?
34:44It's not high.
34:4540 to 60, I think.
34:47OK.
34:47It's quite addictive, actually.
34:49It's kind of fun.
34:56I absolutely love this.
34:57It's a Forun's 1930s camera phone.
35:02A what?
35:03Not really a camera phone.
35:04It's a gramophone,
35:05but it's made to look like it's in a folding camera case.
35:09So a little bit quirky, a little bit fun.
35:11And the company was founded in 1883 in Switzerland.
35:15Now, this played a 10-inch disc, hand-wound up,
35:18so there's no electronics.
35:20It's got the magnets in there that sort of propel it round.
35:22You could take this around with you.
35:24It was small, it was portable,
35:25and it was a little bit of fun,
35:27and you could play music on the go.
35:28So a wonderful thing.
35:29We've got it in at 50 to 70,
35:31which I think at that sort of price,
35:32you know, there's going to be lots of collectors
35:34that think it's fun,
35:35and they're going to have a go at that.
35:36So it should sell all right.
35:43Well, Millie, these are really interesting.
35:45These are ceramic peodles from the Furley China Works.
35:48They were designed by a designer called Donald Brindley.
35:51Quite an influential designer sort of in the 1950s,
35:53and these are very 50s, very kitsch.
35:55Born in Staffordshire in 1928,
35:58Brindley designed for ceramic companies
36:01like Foley, Royal Dalton, Wedgwood and Coldport.
36:04He breathed life into a lot of different ceramics companies
36:07after the war, and these ones are signed.
36:10So what's the market value like for these, Millie?
36:13Ceramics is something that struggles a little bit now,
36:15but I think when something is attached to a specific designer,
36:17it does tend to help it,
36:18so these are only valued at 30 to 50.
36:21See what they fetch at auction.
36:23Yeah.
36:29This is the place then.
36:30Yep, this is it.
36:35Ooh, OK.
36:36Yep.
36:37Ready for this.
36:38Definitely.
36:39It's all got to go.
36:40Yeah, I know, I know, I know.
36:42Scary, though, isn't it?
36:43Yes.
36:44Morning.
36:44Oh, morning.
36:45How are we doing? Are you all right?
36:46Yes, fine.
36:47Yeah.
36:47Yeah, good.
36:48And you?
36:48A little bit anxious.
36:49A little bit anxious?
36:50Yeah.
36:51Any particular reason, or...?
36:52There are one or two things which are, you know,
36:54obviously more painful to let go of.
36:57Yeah.
36:58But it's got to be done.
36:58Any particular item that sort of really stands out for you?
37:01So, yeah, I've got a real emotional attachment to this Vectrex.
37:05There's a lot of childhood memories tied up in that.
37:08OK.
37:08And we've got loads of people signed up online.
37:10We've had a good couple of days, so I think, you know, it'll be all right.
37:13We'll see how we go.
37:13We'll see how we do.
37:14Well, I'll let you have a look round.
37:15And I'll see you soon.
37:16Thanks, Alex.
37:17Thanks.
37:17Bye.
37:19Today is all about getting Mick on that journey of clearing the house,
37:23because it's full.
37:25And he's got to make it much more accessible for his wife, who's ill.
37:29So this is the first start on that.
37:31I think it's been a big step for him.
37:33Sharon's really been there supporting him.
37:35So today really is about just getting sales.
37:37It's less about the money, but more selling the items, moving it on.
37:42I'll feel a few pangs, I'm sure.
37:43Yes, you'll feel a few pangs.
37:45Once it starts going.
37:47Well, helping those things go are Emma and Heather,
37:50who have fired up the monitors for online bids.
37:53Mick and Sharon have 51 lots on offer, so Angus, sir, if you please.
37:59Well, morning, ladies and gentlemen.
38:01Morning.
38:02Not bad.
38:03There we go.
38:03All right, we've got this wonderful collection.
38:05Oh, yeah.
38:06There we go.
38:07Come all the way from that there, Harrogate.
38:10Angus is in a playful mood, so starts with the Victorian bagatelle table.
38:15It's a good one, is that there?
38:17We're at 65, 70, 70 pound a bid at 70.
38:20This was at the bottom of the staircase.
38:22It was.
38:22It was at 70.
38:24At 70 pounds it is, then at 70.
38:25At 70 pounds.
38:29Bagatelle bags the big bucks.
38:31That's good.
38:32It's a good start.
38:33Next, the Ferguson radio that Angus did such a good impression of,
38:37offered in a big lot with seven other retro radios.
38:4145 opening bid at 45 pound and 45.
38:4348, 50, is it now?
38:44At 48 pound a bid at 48 pound at 48.
38:46The radio's there, the vintage radio.
38:47Somebody round it up for me.
38:4950, 50, a bid at 50 pounds at 50.
38:51At 50 it is, then at 50.
38:54Angus is transmitting some great auction energy.
38:57It's another one gone.
38:58Yeah.
39:00And when Angus puts a big lot of assorted novelty radios under his gavel...
39:05At 35, at 35!
39:08..it's fair to say they make waves as well.
39:11Is that OK?
39:12Poor Mick.
39:13He's not finding this easy.
39:17Next up, a real collector's piece.
39:19A rare Vectrex console.
39:21With a lot of memories attached,
39:23the family have placed a 500 pound reserve on it.
39:26You don't see these very often, do you?
39:28Oh, God.
39:29There we go.
39:29Bringing back some memories for people.
39:32That's my childhood in a box.
39:34240, 240, 240 it is.
39:36At 240, 250, then at 250, at 250.
39:39At 250, 260, 270, 280, 290.
39:43300, 320, 340.
39:45At 340, we're all done.
39:47At 340 pounds, then I'm selling at 340.
39:52Game over for that lot,
39:54and while some collectors miss out,
39:56this is Going Home with Sharon.
39:58Happy but disappointed at the same time.
40:00Yes, understood, and we are here to raise money, Sharon.
40:03Maybe the Art Deco statues will do that.
40:06This is good little lot.
40:07Nice there, we go straight to it at 40 pounds.
40:0940 pounds, I'm better.
40:1042, 5, 8, 50, 5, 60, 5, 65, 65, 65 it is.
40:17Then at 65, we're all done in the room at 65.
40:21Yay, beating its estimate.
40:24Mum will be pleased with that.
40:26Now for the Pottery Poodles.
40:28Oh, these are a bit different.
40:30Look at these.
40:31To be fair, you have poodles like this in Harrogate.
40:33At 22, 5, 8, 30, 30 pound a bit.
40:3630 pound it is, then at 30.
40:3730 pounds, two upstairs.
40:3932 it is, then at 32.
40:40At 32 pound it is for the Harrogate Poodles at 32 pounds.
40:46Walkies!
40:47A little bit more for the garden fund.
40:49Can the fishing box reel in a few more pennies?
40:53A handy box there, there we go, where should we be for this?
40:5530 pounds, start me.
40:5630.
40:58The vintage box there, 30 pounds at 30 with all the naming in it there.
41:0230 pounds at 30.
41:04No, we'll save that, that's fine.
41:06This box will find its way into one of Angus's specialist collector's sales.
41:10But over the next few minutes, Angus sees off...
41:14In at 100.
41:16Mick's gold-plated pocket watches...
41:18At 180.
41:21The lot of coins, including the South African shilling...
41:2525 pounds for those at 25 pounds.
41:27The amps and...
41:2920 pounds.
41:32The guitar.
41:35I'm fine with that.
41:36Yeah.
41:37For the grand finale, Angus has saved Mick's novelty music maker.
41:41But will the bidders buy for this unusual bit of vintage tech?
41:45It's one of my favourite things on the whole job, this.
41:47There we go, wonderful.
41:48The Foran's portable gramophone.
41:51This gramophone.
41:52They were nicknamed a camera phone.
41:54Yeah.
41:55Made in the 1930s, there we go.
41:57And while I've been talking, it's been racing away.
41:59We're at 85, 90, 90 pound a minute.
42:01Oh, that's good.
42:0290 pound a minute, 90.
42:02Lovely thing, 95, 95.
42:04Round it up for me.
42:05Somebody round it up.
42:07100 and a bit at 100 pound, 100 at 100 pound it is.
42:09Then at 100, 110, 110, 120, 120, 120 it is.
42:13At 120 pounds it is, then at 120.
42:15Lovely, lovely thing.
42:16At 120 pounds it is, then at 120.
42:19For the gramophone pocket camera.
42:21At 120 it is, then at 120.
42:23At 120 it is, then at 120.
42:26That should be sweet music to everyone's ears.
42:29That was your last lot.
42:31There you go.
42:32Good.
42:34Angus has helped Mick move some of his collection out of the house and onto pastures new.
42:40But has he raised enough for those garden renovations?
42:44Hello.
42:45Hi.
42:46Are we all right?
42:46Thank you, Angus.
42:47Do you feel this has helped sort of get things moving?
42:51It's definitely given him momentum.
42:52I've been pulling things out and pulling them into lots and, you know, we'll just keep going
42:56with it now.
42:57Well, I know it's about clearing space, but I suppose I'll tell you how much money you've
43:00got to come back.
43:01So, after feeds and everything, you've got £1,575 to come back.
43:06That's good, good, good.
43:06Yes.
43:07Give my mum a garden.
43:08Yeah.
43:08Yes.
43:09Yeah.
43:10We've got to slowly reclaim that garden, haven't we?
43:11Yes.
43:13Definitely.
43:15My little heartstrings were getting pulled here and there, but you do get attachments
43:19to certain things.
43:21I know you do.
43:21Yes.
43:21But your attachment to mum's stronger.
43:23Absolutely.
43:26Overall, that went fairly well, getting that ball rolling, starting to move things out the
43:30house.
43:31Mix, I think he's really got the bit between his teeth now and he's got, you know, Sharon
43:35supporting him through that.
43:36I think they're on the path now.
43:51I think he's really strong.
43:54Yeah.
43:54Yeah.
43:59Yeah.
44:00Yeah.
44:00Yeah.
44:01Yeah.
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