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00:00Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
00:03Today we're on my home turf in Bonny, Scotland.
00:06A country known around the world for its bagpipes,
00:11kilts and of course the Loch Ness Monster.
00:14But it also has another water-related claim to fame.
00:18Yes, I'm talking about...
00:21salmon fishing!
00:23Here on the River Tweed, salmon has played such an important role
00:27that the nearby town of Kelso has a whole museum dedicated to the subject.
00:33More on that later.
00:34But first, it's time to see if our teams can reel in some good deals.
00:39Let's go bargain hunting!
01:02Today's teams will be shopping at this busy antiques fair in Kelso,
01:06in the Scottish Borders.
01:08With only one hour on the clock,
01:10four teams have £300 in their pockets to buy three items.
01:14But one item must cost at least £75,
01:17and there is no challenge to take care of.
01:19Whoever has the biggest profit or smallest loss at auction
01:22will be crowned the winner.
01:24Right, let's meet today's teams.
01:27Hey, I'm Katie!
01:28I'm Emily, and we are...
01:30Nursing a Profit!
01:32Pleased to meet you.
01:33Will you make a good team?
01:35We get on.
01:35We get on really, really well.
01:37Yeah.
01:37We're very two different people.
01:39Emily's very serious.
01:41I'm not so serious.
01:43No.
01:44Hmm, that could be interesting.
01:46What are you into?
01:47She gets very excited about Christmas, does our Katie,
01:50so anything shiny might be a bit of an issue.
01:53Can I say a vintage Christmas bauble?
01:56I might really want it,
01:58but Emily won't let me have it.
02:01OK, but do you know anything about antiques?
02:04I don't really have the best antique knowledge.
02:07I love antiques, but I don't know very much,
02:09so we definitely need an expert.
02:11They're the Reds.
02:12Let's meet the Blues.
02:13I'm James.
02:14I'm John.
02:15We're here to strike the right chord
02:17and find a bargain we can afford.
02:20How did you become friends?
02:22Well, we met at university
02:24and we started a band together
02:25and we've been friends ever since.
02:27And what's your antiques knowledge like?
02:28We know absolutely nothing,
02:30but we're here to give it our best shot.
02:33Any hidden talents?
02:34Well, I can make some sound effects.
02:36You ready?
02:38I hear you can do impressions.
02:40Hello, Ru Irvin here at your service.
02:43You cheeky wee thing.
02:45Right, enough of that.
02:46Let's get started.
02:48Hello, team.
02:49Oh, hello.
02:51Now, the day you've been waiting for is finally here.
02:53How are you feeling?
02:55Excited.
02:55Excited, OK.
02:57No nerves?
02:57No, a little bit.
02:59A little bit.
03:00He's human after all.
03:02Now, before I send you on your merry way,
03:04what do you need?
03:06Money.
03:06Money, OK.
03:07So, Reds, who wants the £300?
03:09There you go.
03:10Thank you very much.
03:10Blues.
03:11I'll be taking it.
03:12So, you're the responsible one.
03:13Thank you very much.
03:14That gives you the challenge.
03:15I wouldn't trust that with me, but OK.
03:17Now, don't open the envelope just yet.
03:19Now, you've got your money.
03:20You've got your challenges.
03:21What's missing?
03:23Experts.
03:23Two very fine experts waiting for you.
03:26So, off you go, teams, and best of luck.
03:29They are raring to go.
03:31But what do they think makes a good expert?
03:34Someone who's really happy, who smiles,
03:37but can get us a really good bargain.
03:38We're looking for somebody who's quirky.
03:40Someone who's excitable.
03:42And somebody who's a little bit reckless,
03:43so we can really get that win.
03:45Somebody who would put up with our nonsense.
03:48Hello there, ladies.
03:50Hi.
03:51For the Reds, it's Arita Marriott.
03:53Hello, boys.
03:54And for the Blues, it's David Harper.
03:57Time to open those challenges.
04:00A wearable antique.
04:02Which means that it has to be over 100 years old.
04:06An item you can play or play with.
04:08Oh.
04:09No sitting down on the job for you, teams.
04:11Your shopping starts now.
04:13Go, go, go.
04:15Should we do it?
04:16Yes.
04:16Come on.
04:17Come on.
04:18Straight out of the starting gate,
04:19the Reds bought an interesting item.
04:22What is that?
04:23What is that?
04:24Yeah.
04:25It's basically slapped a wood,
04:28made into a barrel.
04:29Yeah.
04:30Mounted.
04:31I quite like the thistle.
04:32Would it be for walking sticks?
04:34I'm a bit worried about the thistle, though.
04:36I like it.
04:36It's profit.
04:37How much is that?
04:38I've got 140, and I'll take 130 on it.
04:41Oh.
04:41Oh, I love that,
04:44but I think that's way too much money for the auction.
04:46Let's leave it for now.
04:47Plenty more to see, team.
04:50Do you like a bit of jewellery, boys?
04:52A bit of silver.
04:53Silver.
04:54I know that does well.
04:55Yes.
04:55Are you talking about solid silver
04:56or just something that looks silver?
04:58What do you want my answer to be there?
05:00Solid silver.
05:01That's the one.
05:01Good.
05:02Excellent.
05:02You've been watching bargain.
05:03Yes, we have.
05:04Yes, we have.
05:05Ah, that's music to my ears.
05:08The Reds are still at the same stall.
05:10What's Arita spotted?
05:12Is that a reverse cameo?
05:14It is.
05:16Is that an intaglio?
05:18OK.
05:19These are often called Essex crystals.
05:22Right.
05:22And it's a piece of crystal that they carve from the back
05:27and then they paint it kind of backwards.
05:29And it creates this 3D kind of image.
05:32Yeah.
05:33Also known as reverse intaglios.
05:36Yeah.
05:36And it's quite charming, isn't it?
05:39I like the subject.
05:40Yes, I do.
05:41The mount is not the greatest.
05:44No.
05:45I can't imagine wearing that
05:46because it's not in really good condition.
05:48Yeah.
05:48I don't like it all.
05:50Saying that, can you see the paint?
05:52It's a bit.
05:53It's flaked out of the head area,
05:57which is a real shame.
05:58Yeah.
05:59No.
06:00No.
06:01Not for Arita.
06:02Leave it then.
06:03The blues are staying with a silver theme.
06:06What's David found?
06:07Now, these look like they should have been made in 1830,
06:13Regency style.
06:15But Glasgow 1930, that's late for sugar nips.
06:20It's like the very last days of taking tea correctly.
06:27Have a feel.
06:29Glasgow is a very rare hallmark.
06:32The Glasgow assay mark was based on the city's coat of arms,
06:36which included an oak tree.
06:38The assay office closed in 1964,
06:42so the Glasgow mark is relatively rare.
06:45There's something in the middle here as well.
06:48That, to me, looks like a Georgian head.
06:51Can I just check the hallmark there?
06:53I think they might be a bit earlier.
06:55It's the wrong...
06:56It's 1830.
06:57Yeah.
06:57It is 1830.
06:58That is William Hannie Paisley.
06:59Right.
06:59OK.
07:00OK.
07:01Well, that makes much more sense, doesn't it?
07:04Because what you've got there,
07:05you've got the head of a Georgian king.
07:09It's the last of the four.
07:11Which one is it?
07:12Well done!
07:14Previously, the Prince Regent.
07:16So they are very lovely indeed.
07:18They are the money, but they're fine.
07:20Yeah.
07:21I really like it.
07:23It's so us.
07:24We just adore silver.
07:26Anything silver, we really do like.
07:28And it's just sugar tongs.
07:29It's very unique.
07:31You said it's a good time period.
07:32It's a very, very glamorous time period.
07:3695.
07:36Yeah, £95.
07:38Quite a lot of money, but they are good things.
07:40So how much do you reckon this would do?
07:42Would it do all right?
07:43I think the estimate will be 50 to 70, 70 to 90.
07:47It's that kind of territory.
07:49What are you thinking, John?
07:51We give it a go.
07:52Yeah?
07:52Yeah.
07:53OK.
07:54Would we be willing to go down to 70, do you think?
07:59I can run for something.
08:0070?
08:01Yeah.
08:01I think that's good.
08:02I think that's good, chaps.
08:03I do.
08:04Are you happy?
08:05I'm happy with that.
08:06OK, shake the man's hand.
08:07Thank you very much.
08:08Thank you very much.
08:09Good man, appreciate that.
08:10Thank you very much.
08:11Speedy work, Blues.
08:13You've snapped up your first item in under 11 minutes.
08:16Well done, boys.
08:17Thank you very much.
08:18Fast and furious, what I like.
08:21The Reds are also considering a tea-related collection.
08:25Do you like mid-century things?
08:27Yeah.
08:27Yeah.
08:28Do you, Katie?
08:29Yeah.
08:31That will not convince me.
08:34Absolutely not.
08:35Yeah.
08:36I mean, mid-century is popular.
08:38Yeah.
08:39And when it comes to mid-century, PicoWare is something, you know, it's a brand that everybody
08:44knows.
08:45OK.
08:45And it is quite sought after.
08:47Yeah.
08:47The one thing that you really want to find is the big kettle.
08:51Right.
08:51The kettle can make quite a few hundred pounds in good condition.
08:54OK.
08:55And this is a classic, you know, five-piece set with a tray.
09:00Yeah.
09:00I mean, it's priced at 45 pounds.
09:02It's not out there with the price.
09:06It's not a lot of money.
09:06No.
09:07No, because you could be buying five pieces.
09:09Five pieces, yeah.
09:10Yeah.
09:10At auction, what do we think it might bring?
09:1225, 30.
09:14He might have had that for a long time and he might say, you know what, actually, have
09:18it for 25.
09:19Should we ask?
09:20Yes.
09:20Let's do it.
09:21Let's ask.
09:21Let's ask.
09:22Hiya there.
09:23Hiya.
09:23What can you do on that?
09:24What's your best on that?
09:26The best place would be 25.
09:28Could squeeze up even more just in case.
09:29Could you knock it down to 24 for us?
09:3124 just for you.
09:32Oh, thank you so much.
09:34It's great.
09:34It's good to shake his hand.
09:36Thank you so much.
09:37Thank you very much.
09:38Great work, Reds.
09:40You've bagged your first buy.
09:42Hey.
09:44Come on.
09:44I now know that even though she says, no, I don't like it, the price can sway it.
09:50Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:51It's all about the price.
09:52It's all about the money.
09:54That's the name of the game.
09:55The Blues are eyeing up some toys to tick off my Something You Can Play With challenge.
10:01Vehicles here, but...
10:02What have you got?
10:03Oh, nice, nice.
10:04Do you like those?
10:05I love those.
10:06Yeah?
10:06Well, I do.
10:07They remind me of my childhood.
10:09Yeah.
10:09I have things like this.
10:11I mean, I think they're fantastic.
10:13What are they?
10:13Early 70s?
10:14Don't they're the 70s?
10:16Tonka?
10:17Oh, I love them.
10:18You're not loving them at all, are you?
10:20Is there value in it?
10:21There's always value in toys.
10:24The toy market is exceptionally strong.
10:27Yeah.
10:27It's just...
10:28Oh, it's not for me.
10:30No, it's not doing it.
10:31Okay.
10:31Are you sure?
10:34I'm in the middle.
10:34But how much are they?
10:36Are there any prices on them?
10:37Oh, yeah, 15.
10:38See, I love that, the car transporter.
10:40I think that out of the three is the best.
10:44What are you thinking?
10:45I really do like them.
10:47I just think that...
10:50I'm in my head.
10:51I feel like I wouldn't buy that at auction.
10:53You'd better park them, then.
10:56Irita's spotted a quirky little snuff box.
10:59See, again, novelty, so it's lovely.
11:0295, probably Italian, French, somewhere like that.
11:06Yeah.
11:06In the 17th century, people in England liked to sniff snuff.
11:11The practice then spread to other countries
11:13and decorated boxes to keep snuffing became popular.
11:17Many were beautifully decorated,
11:20made from precious metals and gems,
11:22or came in unusual shapes, like this one.
11:27If that was period, kind of, you know, 1880s, 1900s,
11:33and British, it would be worth four or five times that money.
11:37Right, right, OK.
11:38But because it's not, the desirability for it is much lower, so...
11:44OK, leave that alone, then.
11:45I would say no.
11:46Move on, then.
11:48David's found something that he hopes will float the Blues boat
11:51and could take off their playful challenge.
11:55Ah!
11:56Oh!
11:57It's on wheels.
11:58It's on wheels.
11:59That's interesting.
12:01That is interesting, isn't it?
12:04Tim plate toy, cruise liner.
12:07Date-wise, well into the 60s.
12:09OK.
12:09OK.
12:10It's 60s or 70s, I would say.
12:11I wonder if this is Japanese.
12:13Let's have a look, because the Japanese in the 1960s
12:18suddenly hit the world with a huge collection of Tim plate toys.
12:26OK.
12:26So they just came from nowhere
12:28and dominated the market in the 1960s.
12:31Ah!
12:31It is Japanese.
12:33Look.
12:33Made in Japan.
12:35But how does it work?
12:37On, off.
12:38Ready, boys?
12:42James, I'm in.
12:43I'm all in.
12:44It's a slow cruiser, but it's cruising.
12:47We've got lights.
12:49Look at this.
12:50I'm all in.
12:51You're all in?
12:51I'm all in.
12:52This is it.
12:53This is it.
12:54This is the one.
12:54Anything to do with the sea and boats, I'm quite interested in.
12:58And obviously it fits in with our challenge.
13:00So I'm all in on this.
13:03I think it's brilliant.
13:04OK.
13:05So, priced at 35, you'll be able to get a little trickle off.
13:10So I think maybe, James, it could be your turn.
13:13I could try it.
13:13OK.
13:14Over to you.
13:15Ah, sir.
13:17What's your best price?
13:2025.
13:21Could we do 20?
13:23I had to buy it, unfortunately.
13:2622.
13:27Go on, then.
13:2822.
13:29Good.
13:29He's done it.
13:30Thank you very much.
13:31Well done.
13:31Thank you very much.
13:32Spot up.
13:32Blues, you're making this look like child's play.
13:3630 minutes in and you've paid £22 for your second item.
13:40And the toy boat ticks off my challenge to find something you can play with.
13:45Well done.
13:46One more challenge to get.
13:49The big spend.
13:50OK.
13:51Good.
13:51Love your enthusiasm, boys.
13:54Keep on going.
13:56Has Emily spotted something for their wearable antique challenge?
14:00Arish, what do you think of those, these enameled pieces in the corner there?
14:05Can we afford those?
14:07I mean, they are absolutely beautiful.
14:10Can we have a look at those, please?
14:12Of course you can.
14:16Ah, this is enamel and diamonds.
14:19The thing with enamel is that you want to make sure that it is immaculate because you cannot fix it.
14:27So, the enamel has got a few little chips.
14:30OK.
14:31Tiny ones just on the edge, which will detract.
14:36Have you tested the stones?
14:38Are they diamonds?
14:38Oh, yeah, they are diamonds.
14:39I've had my diamond tester at them.
14:41It's going to be money, Emily.
14:42Now, it looks as if it's set in gold, but it is not hallmarked.
14:47Right.
14:48And all British-made jewellery will have hallmarks.
14:52OK.
14:52Unless it's custom-made for someone.
14:55OK.
14:55That would be the only reason why sometimes you wouldn't see them.
14:59It is absolutely beautiful.
15:02Yeah.
15:02Do you know what I mean?
15:03The colour, like, look at the colour of that.
15:05I love that, yeah.
15:06It's like...
15:06I think it's beautiful.
15:07It's raspberry, isn't it?
15:08So, that would be on here.
15:10Where are the cufflinks?
15:11Yeah, there's the cufflinks.
15:12And that would be the tie pin.
15:14I mean...
15:15Stunning.
15:15Stunning.
15:17Well, actually, Reds, the two smaller pieces aren't cufflinks.
15:21They are shirt studs, which were made to be worn instead of buttons on some men's formal wear.
15:27So, they would still take off my wearable antique challenge.
15:31Now, it will come down to the price.
15:33How much is it priced at?
15:35My very bottom line, including the box, would be 200.
15:39Yeah, that's great.
15:41Ha, ha, ha, face!
15:44I mean, it's definitely...
15:45Do you like them?
15:45It's definitely...
15:47I do love them.
15:47I think they're gorgeous.
15:48But...
15:49And I said that I wanted to be reckless, but it feels a little bit risky.
15:53Yeah, I think that's just too much.
15:54Do you want to park it for now?
15:57Yeah, we'll have a think.
15:58Let's have a look.
15:58Let's have a think.
15:59One to mull over.
16:01Now, what's stopped the blues in their tracks?
16:04I think John's seen a lollipop.
16:05Ha, ha, ha, ha.
16:07Oh, John, please.
16:08This is your dream job.
16:11I've just realised now I'm in the wrong career.
16:13I need to be in the lollipop lady business.
16:15Ha, ha, ha, ha.
16:17Do you want to hold the lollipop?
16:19I do want to hold the lollipop.
16:20He does.
16:21He does.
16:21I can see it in his face.
16:23Oh, it's not for sale.
16:25It's not for sale.
16:27It's to stop everybody.
16:28Stop when you come at the...
16:29Oh, I see.
16:30It's to stop people and look at the stands.
16:33That's really good.
16:34Well, it's a great prop, isn't it, for any dealer to stop people in their tracks?
16:38It's worked on you.
16:39I'm so sorry, John.
16:40Come on.
16:41Come on.
16:43Meanwhile, the Reds are still browsing at the same stall looking for wearable antiques.
16:48I mean, it's real modernist, isn't it?
16:51It is.
16:51What is it about that you like?
16:53I think it would just attract the eye.
16:56Very 1950s, 60s, isn't it?
17:00Yeah, yeah.
17:00In the way it looks.
17:03But at the same time, it's very timeless.
17:06Mm-hmm.
17:07I mean, you could wear that in any era.
17:09Yeah.
17:10And the brooch is 38s.
17:14Do you want that to be your third buy?
17:18It could be.
17:18It could be, yeah.
17:20Okay.
17:21So what are you thinking?
17:21Because we're still at the same stall.
17:23I mean, we've not made it far, have we?
17:24We haven't made it far.
17:25We love it.
17:25It's close.
17:26Yeah.
17:27Are you going back to...?
17:29I really am still drawn to them.
17:31To the set.
17:32Yeah, yeah.
17:33Are we going to be reckless and go for it?
17:35I think we need to be reckless.
17:36Yeah.
17:36So what are we going to do?
17:37That is 38.
17:39Yeah.
17:39That was 200 pounds.
17:41Okay.
17:41Are you going to go and practice your haggling skills?
17:43It seems like I am.
17:45Go on.
17:45I'm going to step out and I'm going to leave you to it.
17:48Hi there.
17:49Hi.
17:50So...
17:51238, but if you take both, I'll do 220.
17:54Any chance you could just squeeze a wee bit more?
17:57250.
17:57250.
17:59Yeah.
18:00Let's do it.
18:01Shall we do it?
18:02Shall we do it?
18:02Let's do it.
18:03250.
18:04216.
18:05Oh, my goodness.
18:05Can we shit?
18:06Yeah.
18:06Well done, Reds.
18:08Just like that, you've finished your shop with a double deal.
18:11At 200 pounds, the shirt studs and tie pin set ticked off your big spend and completed my wearable antique
18:18challenge.
18:19And the modernist brooch was a snip at 15 pounds.
18:23You just spent 215 pounds.
18:29While the Reds head off for a well-deserved cuppa, the Blues still need to bag their final buy, which
18:36has to take off their big spend.
18:38What about this?
18:39Ah, oh, my gosh.
18:41Look at that.
18:41I mean, that is artwork, isn't it?
18:44That is art deco art.
18:47If you're going to make an aerial, make it look stylish.
18:51Yeah.
18:51What was it transmitting in the 1920s?
18:54Radio.
18:55Yeah, it couldn't be television, could it?
18:57So it's a radio antenna, but look at the style of it, chaps.
19:01That is cool.
19:02I mean, you would seriously use that today as a piece of art, would you not?
19:07But in the days when things were made to last forever, chaps.
19:12Yeah.
19:12So what are the materials, kind of, that you're looking at?
19:15Well, it's a mahogany, I would think, or maybe a beech.
19:19It's a hardwood.
19:20Mm-hmm.
19:21And this is a kind of a cord, isn't it?
19:24You've got electrical cables here.
19:27I mean, I don't think you'd plug it in.
19:30One, four, five, chaps.
19:31Yeah, that's not a bad price.
19:33A hundred years old, you're saying?
19:34A hundred years old.
19:35We're thinking about the aerial.
19:37What would be the absolute rock bottom?
19:41I think, in auction, nobody knows how to value it, not really.
19:46It's one of those 80-120s, isn't it, I think?
19:49It probably is.
19:50So I'll stick it in the middle for you at a hundred.
19:52What do you think?
19:53In fact, will I do 99?
19:55Ooh.
19:55Oh, you'll do 99?
19:56Ooh, I do like it.
19:57Over to you, boys.
19:59I do like 99.
20:00Are you feeling it?
20:01I'm feeling it.
20:02Are you going to do it?
20:02Are you feeling it, too?
20:03I'm feeling it.
20:04I'm feeling it.
20:05OK, shake the ladies' hand.
20:06Let's do it.
20:06Thank you very much.
20:07We'll have the aerial.
20:08Thank you so much.
20:09Thank you very much.
20:09With three minutes left on the clock, the Blues do the deal on their final item.
20:14And at £99, the radio aerial completes their big spend.
20:18Looks like the shopping is over.
20:21Go Pug!
20:23Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.
20:26First, they bought this mid-20th century Pico Wear tea service for £24.
20:32Next, they splashed out £200 on the gold, enamel and diamond shirt studs and tie pin,
20:37which ticked off their big spend and my wearable antique challenge.
20:42And finally, they did a deal on this modernist silver brooch with malachite detail, a snip at just £15.
20:49Emily, Katie, Irita, how was that adventure?
20:52It was absolutely fantastic.
20:54We loved it.
20:54We had a great time.
20:55Brilliant.
20:55Something went right because look at the smile.
20:58You two are as proud as punch.
21:00I want to know, Emily, what was your favourite item?
21:03My favourite item is the tie pin and cufflinks.
21:05Right, so this was your big spend at £200 and your challenge item.
21:10And what about you?
21:12What is your favourite item?
21:13Mine's the same, I have to agree.
21:14Definitely the cufflinks and the tie pin.
21:16They're just lovely.
21:17The colour, the quality, they're just really, it's a beautiful little set.
21:21But Katie, what do you think will make the biggest profit though?
21:23Well.
21:24Will it be the big spend?
21:25I think it's going to be, yes.
21:27Really?
21:27Yes, I'm going to go for it.
21:29Emily, what do you think will make the biggest profit?
21:31I think it's going to be the brooch because it's beautifully made and we've just bought it for £15.
21:35So I think there's a wee chance for a profit in there.
21:38Reds, how much did you spend in total?
21:40I spent £239.
21:42That leaves Irita with £61.
21:45Hand it over.
21:46I mean, that's pennies to you, Irita.
21:48What are you thinking?
21:49I'm sure I can find something that we might be able to cut into the profits with.
21:54Oh, I like it when they give us a clue.
21:58While Irita goes for a cutting bonus buy, let's remind ourselves what the Blue Team bought.
22:03They started with these George IV sugar tongs, hallmark Glasgow, £70 paid.
22:09Next, they ticked off my something you can play with challenge, paying £22 for this Japanese toy boat.
22:17And finally, at £99, the early 20th century radio aerial completed their big spend.
22:24OK, John, James, David.
22:27Well, you showed us how it was done, didn't you?
22:29Two items in 30 minutes.
22:31David, were they too hasty?
22:32Did they have to slow down?
22:34Yes, you had to rein them in.
22:36But I think they enjoyed being reined in, didn't you, lads?
22:39We've had a good time, haven't we?
22:40Yeah.
22:41Now, tell me, what was your favourite item, John?
22:43My favourite item was probably the toy boat.
22:46What about you, James?
22:46What was your favourite?
22:47I really liked the BBC radio transmission.
22:50Yeah, aerial.
22:51Aerial.
22:51Aerial, yeah.
22:52So that was your big spend item.
22:54OK.
22:54Now, James, what do you think will make the biggest profit at auction?
22:57I'd say the aerial.
22:58OK, and what about you, John?
22:59I'm thinking the sugar tongs, and I think it's because they were silver,
23:04and I liked the hallmark in there.
23:06Now, how much did you spend in Total Blues?
23:09We spent £191?
23:11Yes.
23:12So that leaves David £109.
23:15Yes.
23:16David, any plans?
23:17Yes, I think so.
23:18I think something mechanical.
23:20Right.
23:21So while David goes in search for his bonus pie,
23:23I'm off for a spot of fishing.
23:28For centuries, salmon fishing has been a part of everyday life
23:32along the River Tweed,
23:33and it's at the heart of many communities that live along the river.
23:37The river flows east across the Scottish borders
23:41into northern England and lets out into the North Sea.
23:45And this particular stretch of river here at Kelso
23:48has long been a popular spot for anglers.
23:52In fact, salmon fishing has been so important to Kelso
23:56that the town has an entire museum dedicated to the subject.
24:02To find out more, I'm off to meet Jamie Stewart,
24:05director of the River Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum.
24:10Hi, Jamie. Lovely to meet you.
24:11Lovely to meet you, and thanks very much for coming to see us.
24:14No, thank you for having me.
24:15So tell me, how has salmon fishing on the River Tweed changed
24:18or even evolved through the centuries?
24:21The river's just shy of 100 miles top to bottom,
24:23but all of that water ends up in the ocean at Berwick.
24:27So there was a great deal of income generated
24:29from the net fishing industry.
24:32And in about the 10th to 11th century,
24:34on one tide, there was over 10,000 salmon caught in nets.
24:38And it developed this industry,
24:40and I guess a link to England and Billingsgate markets,
24:44where the fish were barrelled here and sent down on the train.
24:48Although salmon fishing brought great prosperity to Berwick,
24:52overfishing soon became a problem.
24:55So by the mid-19th century,
24:57fishermen stopped using nets to catch fish
24:59and instead used line and rods.
25:02And Jamie has a couple of examples to show me.
25:04Is this an old reel compared to a later one?
25:08The one made from wood would have been
25:10almost that first evolution of the resources that were available.
25:13So bear in mind,
25:15tweed had quite a vibrant milling industry
25:18where they made cloth.
25:19So there would have been resources,
25:20bobbins from there.
25:23So they would have adapted them from that.
25:25The brass is an evolution from it.
25:27So those are the reels,
25:28and those are the rods behind me.
25:31And they're huge.
25:32They are.
25:33And the early rods were made from heartwood,
25:36you know, greenwood,
25:37so really heavy.
25:38Could be two or three pounds in weight.
25:40So imagine that with a wooden reel or a brass reel.
25:43It's quite a heavy thing to hold
25:45and to operate for a long time on the river.
25:49Another piece of equipment vital for fishing for salmon
25:51with a line and rod is the fly,
25:54which historically was made from exotic feathers
25:56and goes at the end of the line to attract the salmon.
26:00So how did they get their names?
26:01So it could be the gentleman or lady who tied it,
26:04Jock Scott being one of them.
26:06So Jock Scott was a gilly on the lower river,
26:09and he tied this wonderful fly.
26:11And these days, if anyone hears you refer to the Jock Scott,
26:15they know you're going salmon fishing
26:16because it's so synonymous.
26:17Some are attributed to a location
26:19or maybe some being a bit more descriptive.
26:22So we have things like the butcher,
26:24which would maybe suggest that it was good at catching salmon.
26:27I can imagine, yes.
26:28So you would name it as such.
26:31Enough talking.
26:32Time for me to go fishing.
26:34My guide today is Anne Woodcock.
26:37OK, so we're going to lift the rod.
26:41We're then going to take it forward
26:44and then we're going to come round
26:46as if we're doing a spiral staircase
26:48and then we're going to give a push-pull action, stop high.
26:53Well, let me have a go.
26:55So it's downstream.
26:57So I'm going to start low.
26:59Yeah, start low, then lift.
27:00And then lift, bring it forward.
27:03Well done, Roo.
27:04And then the spiral staircase.
27:05Yes, so slow behind.
27:06Come on.
27:07And then tap forward.
27:11I think a lot of people perceive fishing
27:13to be a predominantly male sport,
27:16but it can be for everyone, can't it?
27:19It really can.
27:20Women are very good at catching salmon.
27:22Women hold the records for the largest salmon.
27:24So we've got Georgina Ballantyne on the 7th of October 1922.
27:29She caught a 64-pound salmon on the River Tay.
27:32OK.
27:33So if by some miracle I was to catch a salmon today,
27:36what happens?
27:37Do we put the salmon back in the river?
27:39Oh, yes, we do.
27:40The river tweed is catch and release,
27:42and it is purely for conservation purposes.
27:45Excellent.
27:46And I don't think any of the salmon are biting today,
27:48and I'm sure it's nothing to do with my technique.
27:50I think they're just having a wee snooze.
27:52But now it's time for me to head over to the auction,
27:55where our team's lots are going under the hammer.
27:58But will any of the bidders take the bait?
28:03I'm here in Carlisle today with auctioneer Paul Laidlaw.
28:07Paul, how are you?
28:08Good, how are you?
28:08Great to see you.
28:09Good to see you.
28:10Nice to be paired with a fellow Scot.
28:12Indeed I.
28:12Now, reds and blues, quite an eclectic mix here.
28:15So let's get started with the reds.
28:17OK.
28:17And their first lot was this mid-20th century picot wear set.
28:22It's an icon.
28:23It's exquisite.
28:24That particular one, an attribute, might be the luster,
28:28because they oxidise.
28:29They can go quite opaque and become hard work.
28:31They're not so valuable as once they were.
28:34That could be bought in most auctions for £20 to £40 today.
28:38Right, well, that's not too bad.
28:40They only spent £24 on the whole set.
28:42That's a good buy.
28:43Now, their second item is a diamond set,
28:46gold shirt studs and the stick pin set.
28:48The height of late Victorian or early 20th century.
28:53Elegance.
28:53So refined.
28:54Both collectible and wearable.
28:57That's a heavy cocktail.
28:59They're great.
29:00£100 to £200.
29:02Interesting, because it was also their big spend.
29:04£200.
29:06They may need the gods on their side.
29:09Now, their third item, this modernist silver malachite brooch.
29:13Do you like it?
29:13I love that.
29:16The design, the elegance, the fun in it.
29:20Exquisite.
29:21I've gone in at £30 to £60.
29:24£15.
29:25Hats off.
29:26That's the one I bank on.
29:28So those are the Reds items.
29:30Now, moving on to the Blues.
29:31And their first item is this very sweet pair of sugar tongs.
29:36I adore them.
29:37I like the Greek influence in the Anthemian formed terminals, the bowls as they were.
29:43A joy, yeah.
29:45I think you'll need to spend £40 to £80 to own these.
29:48Well, they spent £70, so right sort of within your estimate there.
29:53I think it's enough.
29:54Well, their second item is this Japanese battery-operated toy ship or cruise.
29:59And they're going to have to apologise for the condition of it.
30:02And it's incomplete nature.
30:04There are funnels and things missing.
30:06£20 to £40 is achievable and it's enough.
30:09They only spent £22 on it.
30:11They've played it exactly right.
30:13Well, their final item is not on the table.
30:15It's to your left.
30:16A fabulous-looking thing, the early 20th century General Electric Company radio antenna.
30:241920s, a frame or loop aerial.
30:28Oh, my goodness.
30:29Cutting-edge technology, then.
30:31What a piece of tech this was.
30:34I've pitched this at £40 to £60.
30:37They spent £1 short of £100.
30:39£99.
30:40I wouldn't rule out a profit, but I'll be relieved to see it.
30:44Now, you're wielding the gavel for us, aren't you?
30:47I am.
30:47Well, off you go and best of luck, Paul.
30:50£32, £35, £38, £38, £38, £38, £38.
30:54All done selling at £38.
30:57Katie, Emily, Irita, you've made it to the auction day.
31:00How are you feeling?
31:01Excited.
31:02Excited.
31:02Really excited.
31:03A wee bit nervous.
31:04Well, you've done the hard part.
31:06You've done the shopping.
31:07Now, you just need to let those profits roll in.
31:09We will.
31:10First up is your Pico Wear tea set.
31:12It's going under the hammer right now.
31:13So, here you are buying an iconic object that fulfils a purpose.
31:17You won't stick this in the cabinet.
31:19You'll use this.
31:19It will give you years of pleasure.
31:21And the betters on the internet get that.
31:23£25, £38, £30, £32.
31:25Excellent.
31:25You're in.
31:26Profit.
31:27£35, £35.
31:28Come on.
31:29£38?
31:29Come on.
31:30Come on.
31:32£38 now.
31:33Internet, your turn.
31:34£38.
31:34£38.
31:35£40.
31:36Oh, no.
31:38At £42, £45.
31:41Anyone else?
31:42I am selling.
31:43Fair warning.
31:45Hey!
31:46Well done.
31:47Well done.
31:48Well done, Reds.
31:49£45, so you're off and running with a £21 profit.
31:52Yes.
31:53Brilliant.
31:53Now, your next item is your big spend, your challenge item.
31:57Oh, it's your diamond set, gold shirt studs.
32:00Beautiful.
32:00A stick pin set.
32:01It's coming up now.
32:02If you wish to put some period style into your attire,
32:07look no further.
32:08£120, £120, £130.
32:11Come on.
32:12Come on.
32:13Come on.
32:13Come on.
32:14Come on.
32:15£150.
32:16Come on.
32:17Come on.
32:18£160.
32:20Internet has it.
32:22£170.
32:23£170.
32:23Come on, come on, come on, come on.
32:26My bid's in the room at £170.
32:27Internet, £180.
32:29Come on.
32:31You've got to come again.
32:32£190.
32:33Thank you, sir.
32:34Come on.
32:35Come on.
32:35Come on.
32:36The bid away.
32:37Going once at £190.
32:40Going twice.
32:43Ah.
32:44So close.
32:46So for £190, so you just lost £10.
32:49It was so close.
32:50But that takes you a plus 21.
32:52To a plus 11.
32:53You're still in profit.
32:55You're still in profit.
32:57And of course you've got your bargain buy coming up next,
33:01which is your modernist Malachite silver brooch.
33:04£15 is nothing.
33:06It's coming up now.
33:07You can't miss it, but it's not overpowering.
33:10An extremely elegant jewel.
33:11We should be off and running, because it's worth way more than £30.
33:14£30 bid.
33:15Excellent.
33:16Yes!
33:16Yes!
33:17Yes, yes, yes.
33:18Here it comes.
33:1932, 35, 38.
33:21Internet bidders.
33:23Your turn.
33:2440.
33:242.
33:2542, 45, 48.
33:27Thank you, sir.
33:2950.
33:31Go on, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up, keep up.
33:3360, 65.
33:35Thank you both.
33:36Thanks sincerely.
33:3770, 5.
33:4075 once!
33:4280, going once at £80, going twice.
33:52Ladies, ladies, ladies, well done, well done.
33:57Now, you bought that brooch at £15.
33:59It sold for a whopping £80, giving you a £65 profit,
34:03taking your plus 11 to a plus 76.
34:07Well done.
34:08But it's not over, because you left, Irita, £61.
34:13Right.
34:13So if you close your eyes, Irita, please go and get your bonus buy.
34:17Right then, are you ready for this?
34:19Yes.
34:19You can open your eyes.
34:22Ta-da!
34:23Oh!
34:24That's pretty.
34:25I know it's little, but it's rather delightful.
34:28Yeah.
34:28So what we have is this Mother of Pearl little fruit knife.
34:33Yeah.
34:33And the reason that is a fruit knife rather than a pen knife
34:37is because the blade itself is silver.
34:40And we got the hallmarks on there as well, dating to 1900.
34:44Right.
34:45It's got really good age.
34:46It's got age.
34:47I love the decoration.
34:49Yeah.
34:50You know, the way it's etched.
34:51Okay.
34:52That is nice.
34:53What do you think?
34:53How much did that cost?
34:55£14.
34:56Right.
34:56Really?
34:57That's all right.
34:57And how much do you think it might go for?
34:59Definitely more than £14.
35:01I think it's really pretty.
35:03I love it.
35:03You love it?
35:04Yeah.
35:04Should we go for it?
35:05We're going to go for it.
35:06We're going to go for it.
35:06You're definitely going for it.
35:07Yeah, we'll go for it.
35:08No doubts whatsoever.
35:09Okay.
35:09So the Reds are definitely going with Irita's bonus buy.
35:12But what does our auctioneer, Paul, make of it?
35:16It's positively delightful, but it's old hat.
35:19It's perfectly pleasant.
35:20I like the form of the grip scales.
35:22I like the engraving on the grip scales.
35:24It's worth £15 to £25 at auction.
35:26Well, Irita spent £14, so maybe that's why it was bought.
35:30She bought well.
35:32Good news is, Paul likes it.
35:34He said it's not a rare thing.
35:35There are a few out there, but at £14, it's a good buy.
35:39He's put an estimate of £15 to £25.
35:41Oh, okay.
35:42That's good.
35:42So fingers crossed, more profit.
35:45It's going under the hammer now.
35:46Best of luck, Irita.
35:47Now, who does not enjoy a cool, crunchy, juicy pear or a Granny Smith?
35:53Do it in style next time.
35:54I kid you not, it'll taste infinitely better.
35:58£20 bid.
35:59Yes, you are in profit again.
36:02£22.
36:03Anyone else out there?
36:0630, thank you.
36:0832.
36:0933.
36:1034.
36:1134, fresh outbreak.
36:12Come on, come on, come on.
36:13Keep going, keep going.
36:1436.
36:15£36 in the centre.
36:16Are you quite sure you're all done?
36:19What fun, selling?
36:21Yes!
36:23Well, well done.
36:25Irita, you bought that for £14.
36:27It sold for 36, giving you a profit of 22.
36:30So your plus 76 goes up to plus 98.
36:35Excellent.
36:36A brilliant profit.
36:37Well done, ladies.
36:38But keep those numbers to yourselves.
36:46James, John, David, you've made it to the auction.
36:49The smile's all round, so I take it it means you're confident.
36:52Very.
36:52Very.
36:53Too confident, David, do you think?
36:54Quite possibly.
36:55Well, your first item is coming up now.
36:57It's your Glaswegian 1830 Georgian sugar tongs.
37:00£70 spent.
37:02Best of luck.
37:03What a handsome set of silver sugar tongs by any measure, ladies and gentlemen.
37:09£42.
37:10At 42.45 now.
37:12£48.
37:13£55.
37:14£55.
37:15Come on.
37:15Come on.
37:16And £55, ladies and gentlemen.
37:18Are you quite sure?
37:20I'm selling these.
37:21Ouch!
37:22Oh, listen, boys.
37:24Don't worry, don't worry.
37:25You spent £70 on it.
37:27Sold for £55.
37:28A small loss of £15.
37:31Now, second up is your Japanese boat, which is very sweet.
37:34Missing a few bits, but a bargain at £22.
37:37It's coming under the hammer now.
37:39Best of luck, boys.
37:39A lovely printed tin plate ocean liner.
37:43This is a large object.
37:44£20.
37:45£20 a bed.
37:46Go on.
37:47£22 in the room now.
37:48Internet.
37:49£25.
37:50Fresh out-breaking.
37:51Yes, you're in profit.
37:53You are in profit.
37:54£38.
37:55£40.
37:57£40 a year.
37:58Calm down, calm down, James.
37:59Calm down.
38:00Selling now at £40.
38:02Oh, well done, boys.
38:04Oh, well, well, well done.
38:07You bought it for £22.
38:09It sold for £40.
38:10So that takes you minus £15 to a plus £3.
38:13You're in profit again, boys.
38:14I nailed it.
38:15Finally, your big spend.
38:18Your pretty fabulous General Electric Company radio antenna.
38:23It's coming up now.
38:24This is a rare object by any measure.
38:28You will go a long way to find another,
38:30and I defy you to find a better specimen.
38:32This is a good thing.
38:34£60 bid.
38:35£60.
38:36£60 bid.
38:38£65.
38:39Oh, no.
38:41At £65.
38:42Are you quite sure you're all done?
38:43I've no regrets.
38:45Selling now at £65.
38:49Oh!
38:51Terrible.
38:52Oh, dear.
38:53Right.
38:54What a rollercoaster you three have had.
38:56OK, so you bought this for £99.
38:57It sold sadly for £65.
38:59So you lost £34 on it.
39:00So your plus three slips down to minus £31.
39:05But David has his bonus buy.
39:08You left him £109.
39:10So close your eyes, Blues.
39:12J and J.
39:13David, off you go.
39:14Get your bonus buy.
39:15OK, chaps.
39:16Open your eyes.
39:18Now.
39:19Lovely.
39:20OK.
39:21Isn't that delicious?
39:24So this is an early wrist watch.
39:27It's called a trench watch style wrist watch.
39:31So these things were developed during the First World War
39:33when men in the trenches would strap their traditional pocket watches
39:37to their wrists to keep them safe and secure.
39:40Manufacturers picked up on it,
39:42and they made a wrist watch based on the First World War trench watch.
39:48It's silver.
39:49It's 1924.
39:52White enamel face.
39:54And look around the outside edge.
39:56You've got a rail track minute.
39:58How much did you pay for that?
40:0055.
40:0055?
40:01I think it's for nothing.
40:02Yeah.
40:03So how much do you think it will go for?
40:04It should be close to £100.
40:06OK.
40:07Blues, tell me, what are your thoughts?
40:09You've got some thinking to do here.
40:11Let's do it.
40:11Yeah, 100%.
40:12Oh, that was decisive.
40:13Chips all in.
40:14Just do it.
40:14So the Blues are definitely going with David's wrist watch,
40:17but what does Paul make of it?
40:20Military watches, trench watches, for example,
40:24extremely hot.
40:25All bodes well.
40:28However, there was no trench warfare going on in 1924.
40:32But it does have the look, and it is in great condition.
40:36£40 to £80.
40:38OK, well, David knows his watch as he spent £55 on it.
40:42So, fingers crossed.
40:43I think so.
40:43Goodbye.
40:44He said it was a lovely, lovely thing.
40:47Later addition with the strap, but he said it's a beautiful thing.
40:50100 years old.
40:51He's put an estimate of £40 to £80 on it.
40:53So, that should be a nice, easy profit.
40:56He's confident with this one.
40:57Good.
40:57So, it's going under the hammer now.
40:59Since it's a superior specimen, ladies and gentlemen,
41:00not expensive at £40, £40, £40 better.
41:0442.
41:0545.
41:06Excellent.
41:06Getting there.
41:0748.
41:0950.
41:095.
41:1160.
41:11Yes!
41:13Yes!
41:14Yes!
41:14Well done, David.
41:15Well done.
41:1680.
41:185.
41:18Thank you, Madam.
41:1985.
41:2090.
41:2195.
41:22Yes!
41:23100.
41:25110, Madam?
41:25110.
41:27Selling at £110.
41:30Yes!
41:31Well done.
41:33David, I can call them, boys.
41:34Well done.
41:35So, David, you bought that for £55.
41:37It sold for £110, which is the profit of £55.
41:40Taking, are you ready for this?
41:41You're minus 31 to a plus 24.
41:44Yes!
41:45Well done, boys.
41:46Well done.
41:46Can I say you three worked your behinds off for that?
41:50Well done.
41:52Keep the numbers to yourself, but excellent work, boys.
42:00Reds, blues.
42:01You worked hard for the money.
42:03There was profits.
42:04There were losses.
42:05But there was determination.
42:07But there can only be one winner.
42:08And that winning team is...
42:10Uh-oh.
42:11The Reds!
42:14The Reds, the Reds.
42:16Blues, listen.
42:17You're going home with £24.
42:18Have you got a migraine?
42:20I'm devastated.
42:20It's the migraine.
42:21Come on out.
42:22Were you thinking you were the winners?
42:24David, what would you like to shop with?
42:25Oh, great fun.
42:26And look at them.
42:27They're still beaming.
42:28They are good, lads.
42:30Honestly, boys, well done.
42:31You've got £24, which in bargain hunt is not to be sniffed at.
42:35Well done, chaps.
42:37Reds, congratulations.
42:38You are today's winners with £98 to give you.
42:43How are you feeling?
42:45Ecstatic.
42:46Really?
42:47Once they are speechless.
42:50Arita, are you going to miss them?
42:51I will.
42:52I will.
42:53I like people who can spend the money like it's water.
42:57And you did that.
42:58And you're going home with money.
43:00£98.
43:00Who wants it, ladies?
43:02Here you go.
43:03Thank you very much.
43:04Well done.
43:05Congratulations.
43:05Good.
43:06Well, the smile's all round.
43:07So well done, Reds.
43:08Well done, Blues.
43:09And if you fancy having a go, don't forget you can apply online via our website or follow
43:15us on social media.
43:16Or better yet, join us again next time for some more bargain hunting.
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