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On Salvage Hunters,
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dazzled by high-end
lighting design...
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They've clearly seen
what the Bauhaus were doing
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and gone, "We'll have some of that.
Thank you very much."
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...derailed by a meticulously
constructed railway model...
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Please tell me the other side's
as nice as that side.
- Yeah.
- God, I love it.
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It's such
- an interesting thing.
- I love it.
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...and duelling over depictions
of fantasy footwear.
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They'd look fabulous in my shop.
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I think they'd look better
in my shop.
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Drew Pritchard is
one of Britain's leading antique
and decorative salvage dealers...
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It's a great-looking thing,
isn't it? Fab thing.
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...joined on the road
by queen of the haggle
and quick flip, Viki Knott.
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- 275 the lot.
-Yeah.
Yeah, I'll take them.
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And lover of all things weathered
and wonderful, Alister Dryburgh.
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Just needs a load of cleaning.
You clean it, I'll sell it.
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Can we do it the other way round?
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Drew is sharing the knowledge...
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What are those over there, Drew?
They're great little mill carts.
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...and expertise...
Three-step Anglepoise. Rare as hell.
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God, it's an education already.
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...he's gained
over the past three decades.
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It'd have to be
a really buy-me-now price,
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but I don't think it will be.
550, Drew.
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We're on our way
to Sanders & Sanders,
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shoemakers and retailers
of much renown.
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As a company,
they're doing really well.
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But what they've been doing is
buying up other shoe manufacturers,
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and as they've been doing that,
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they have been...
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buying out the contents
of their businesses.
Right, okay, yeah.
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And now they've got...
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way too much,
- like, way too much stuff.
- Cool.
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So what am I looking out for today?
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What you need and what you want
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are things that are useful,
things that you can use.
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Number one
out of these shoe factories
are their trolleys.
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And they've always got loads.
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It's just down to condition,
that's all.
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And they sell all the time.
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Plus, you've got work tables,
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task lighting, advertising,
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cupboards, chests,
tables, you name it.
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Reimagining relics
of British industrial history
as decorative pieces
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is something Drew's championed.
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And with its famous
manufacturing traditions,
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the Midlands has always proved
to be a rich hunting ground.
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Today, he and Viki are heading
nearly 200 miles southeast
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into Britain's
industrial heartlands.
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It's served me well,
clearing all these factories
over the year.
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So it's really nice
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to actually be going into a factory
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that's working
and is selling stuff off,
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because they just need room
to expand. That's good.
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Do you know what?
It makes me feel very happy
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- that it's thriving.
- Good, huh?
Yeah. Really good.
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It was when a group
of local shoemakers
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secured the contract
to supply 2,500 pairs of boots
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to Cromwell's army
for his invasion of Ireland in 1649,
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that Northampton's future
as a shoemaking capital was sealed.
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Today, it remains home
to a thriving family business,
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set up in 1873
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by two local brothers
called Sanders.
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I am Megan Sanders
and I'm the fifth generation,
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so we have been making shoes
for 151 years now.
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So my father is Henry Sanders,
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who's still here,
and he is fourth generation.
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We make around 1,600 pairs a week,
totally made in this factory.
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We make boots for the British Army.
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We make riding boots
for the Household Cavalry
and the King's Troop.
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We make collections
for different brands.
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And then we have our own
in-stock collection as well.
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The Sanders shoe, iconically,
is known as the chukka boot.
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A crepe-soled chukka boot
was made famous
by Steve McQueen in "Bullitt".
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And then we were
very, very fortunate
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with Daniel Craig going
into our retail store in London
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and purchasing the said item,
that Steve McQueen had worn,
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for "Spectre".
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So we were very lucky
to actually supply 007.
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Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Hiya.
-Hi. Drew.
Good to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
- Simon from Sanders.
- Simon.
Nice to meet you, Drew.
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Let's show you around.
Yes, please.
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Welcome to that classic chukka
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with the rubber soles.
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We sell hundreds of them a day
and hundreds of them in a week.
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I am a shoe enthusiast.
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- Great news.
- I have far too many.
How many?
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It's well in excess of 150 pairs.
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- Wow.
- This is a new side
that's just emerging.
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I thought he was
just about trainers.
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I've kept it quiet. I have got
a lot of trainers as well, but -
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You've come to a shoe factory.
- It's all coming out.
- Yeah.
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As always, you know,
I love to see things
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that are handmade
or just really well-made,
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whether it's a knife and fork,
a pair of shoes or a jacket,
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a hat or a cupboard,
it doesn't matter.
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If it's beautifully made,
it's always a pleasure to be around.
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So you're now trying to create
the upper,
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to then create the toe shape.
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And how we're doing that is
with pressure and using plates,
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and then a glue
is injected underneath.
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That is, without doubt,
the most complicated machine
I've ever seen.
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It's mind-blowing.
My God.
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I've never seen anything like it.
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You see the end product.
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You know, you don't understand
there's 250 processes
to make a shoe.
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100 people have touched that shoe.
It's incredible.
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Drew, Viki, I just want to show you
a couple of things
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in our little box room we have here.
Oh, yes.
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And a really old cobbler's bench.
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- Yes.
- This was my grandfather's.
No!
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What is this?
This is a cobbler's bench.
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Like, an ancient cobbler's bench.
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They'd sit down
basically on the floor,
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you'd bring your shoes in,
and they'd fix them
or they'd make you a pair.
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My God. I've never seen
anything like it.
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I'm not sure what that was for.
Probably for sitting on, maybe.
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- To sit on?
- I think
that was the seat, wasn't it?
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This. I've seen lots of these.
They're not uncommon.
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- I've never seen that.
- Really?
I've never seen
this done before. Ever.
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With it on the side.
Ever.
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You couldn't replace it.
- It's irreplaceable.
- Yeah.
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This form of early, quite primitive
industrial furniture,
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I've always championed it.
I really, really love it.
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So whatever you do,
get it out of here.
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Put it somewhere in your office...
...and don't clean it.
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That was one piece
we wanted to show you
- from our history.
- Yeah, absolutely.
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We've got lighting fixtures,
things like that.
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Okay, sure. This sort of lighting,
here, you've got loads of it, I see.
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They are particularly stylish.
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They're in nice nick as well.
They haven't had a hard life.
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How many is there?
Loads of them.
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We've probably got about 20.
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While Drew's sort of waxing lyrical
about these lamps,
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I'm thinking,
"God, they'd be good for the shop."
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You know, I've had some
sort of more modern lights
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out of an office, wired and plugged,
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and everybody loves them
in the shop.
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And I'm standing
in my brain calculating,
"Could I do that with these?"
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And yeah, they're honestly perfect
for me.
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I like them.
So what's the going rate for them?
20, 25 quid?
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Yeah. Tops. Yeah.
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You want them gone in a oner
or... you can split them?
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You can split them.
Happy to split them.
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I'll tell you what, I was going
to be dead fair and go,
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"I'll be happy to take ten of them."
Yeah.
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Cleanest...
Of course.
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...at 20 quid each.
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That's sold.
- Perfect.
- Pleasure.
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Thank you.
- Easy.
- Thank you.
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I'm not going to hang them.
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You can just lean it
against the wall,
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put it in a corner of a room,
put it along the ground,
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just use it to light up
different parts of the shop.
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And I know customers will buy them
'cause they'll want to do that
in their house as well.
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Oh, wait a minute.
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The trolleys,
are any trolleys up for grabs?
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Oh, yes, they are. We've got a few.
These ones or other ones?
These ones are.
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And then we've got a few more,
Viki, as well.
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We've got the metal one here.
You've then got the wooden one
as well, which is set.
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And then we've got
different varieties as well.
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The thing for me is that I sell
textiles in the shop,
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and these are perfect
to put textiles in.
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The problem is,
we'd both be interested in those.
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Fantastic.
What are you gonna use them for?
There you go.
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Storing all the shoes that you have.
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So now we're sort of confronted
with some things
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that we really wanted to find,
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which are these
factory shoe trolleys,
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multi-layered...
one, two, three, four...
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five to six layers
of shoe racks on them.
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Timber, some metal,
mostly in good condition.
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It turns out there's
approximately 30 of them available.
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These early-20th-century
shelving racks on wheels
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would have transported
batches of shoes around the factory
to be worked on.
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With the added appeal
of bumps and scratches
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from a hard-working past
in a British industrial setting,
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their sturdy structure makes them
highly practical
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for Drew to sell on for home use
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and Viki to use
as shop display racks.
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Drew and Viki think they could be
worth around £180 each.
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I think between us...
-Take the lot.
- Yeah.
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Tell you what, across the board,
if we buy them all,
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10, 20, 30, 40, £100 apiece.
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Rough, ready, better,
good, bad, ugly.
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How's that sound?
- - Perfect.
- Yeah?
- Happy with that.
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Yeah, we'll be happy with that.
Thank you.
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Thank you very much.
- Thank you, Drew.
- Thank you, mate.
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So, £100 apiece.
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Bought them 50-50 with Viki.
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Yeah, it's a good deal for us.
A really good deal.
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I'll take you back
into the factory, guys.
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What's that
over in the corner there?
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These are old images of shoes
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going back to Saxone days, etc.
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So what were they originally?
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I...
If I'm honest, Viki, I don't know.
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We just found them by chance.
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We were just having
a little tidy-up,
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trying to put a bit of order in.
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Love that shoe of a noble lady.
Noble lady.
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How lovely.
- Good, isn't it?
- So, Saxone...
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Saxone....yeah,
was an old shoe shop, brand.
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- - Did you own them?
- No.
- No.
Nothing to do with us. No.
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Maybe it's just the history.
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I think it's the history
that's come out of their factory.
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It's a collection of framed...
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not prints,
and this is the good bit, drawings.
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Now, these are good.
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These have got a great look to them,
you know.
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They're so individual.
I've never seen them.
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There probably is only that set.
There won't be any more,
I should imagine.
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Believed to have been
created for Saxone Shoes,
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which once operated the largest
shoe factory in Scotland,
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with shops on many British
high streets until the business
closed in the 1980s.
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These watercolour and pencil images
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seem to be
imaginary shoe designer sketches
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from across the centuries.
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As a unique collection
of 20 paintings,
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they could be worth around £750.
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I like them.
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You? Yes? No?
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I think they're great.
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And they'd look fabulous
in my shop.
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I think they'd look better
in my shop.
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I think they'd look better
anywhere but here.
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You don't have a shop?
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I'll throw out a figure that's fair,
and you can decide if you want
to get involved or not.
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500.
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Drew and Viki
are at an historic
Southampton shoe factory
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full of rare gems
of industrial history.
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I've never seen that.
Really?
233
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I've never seen this
done before. Ever.
234
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And they've discovered a collection
235
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of original 20th-century
advertising artwork,
236
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which could be
a highly desirable relic
237
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of British fashion
and design history.
238
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I'll throw out a fair figure,
and you can decide
if you want to get involved.
239
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500.
240
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I would shake your hand on 500
241
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because I'd like to see them
looking beautiful again.
242
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Good. Thank you very much.
Are you happy with that?
I'm happy with that.
243
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Are you in on this deal
as well, Viki?
244
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We'll discuss it over a coffee,
I suspect.
245
00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,999
That means she's gonna do me over
on my and her half.
246
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That's a 60-40 split there,
- isn't it?
- That's fine.
247
00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,040
No, it's a 100-zero split.
248
00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,239
If you're into fashion,
you're going to want them.
249
00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,959
If you're doing a shop interior,
you're going to want them,
250
00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,199
a dressing room, anything,
251
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any fashion retail whatsoever
is going to want those.
252
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I like that.
253
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Old printers trays.
254
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This was actually from our factory.
255
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This one wasn't, but this one was.
256
00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,039
That's nice.
Got a nice label on the side.
257
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Printers, joiners and engineers.
258
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I don't know,
a lot of work, Vik.
259
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There was an old,
probably 1910, 1920s...
260
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oak, timber-fronted office cabinet
261
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and an earlier,
mid-19th-century probably,
drawered unit.
262
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They're always really popular.
263
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However, the amount of work
that's involved in them,
you had to get them for a price.
264
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Do you know what?
I'm gonna just chuck out
a really cheeky bid
265
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for the two bits.
266
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How cheeky can it be?
200 quid.
267
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Well, that is cheeky.
For the two bits.
268
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250 would float it a bit better.
269
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Oh...300 would be floating off
into the sunset.
270
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But I don't think
you're going to set 300.
271
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I am not anywhere near 300 quid.
272
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But would you be near to 250?
For the two.
273
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And we might even be able
to find you a pair of shoes.
274
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- Okay. Deal done. 250.
- Sold.
- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.
275
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There's money left in both.
Not huge amounts,
276
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but there's enough for me
to buy them.
277
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I've had a really good day
at Sanders & Sanders today.
278
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Did two of my favourite things.
279
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Buying loads of industrial furniture
280
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and looking at shoes.
281
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Don't ask me. I know
I've let the world into knowing
that I really, really like shoes.
282
00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,279
Without a doubt,
all of those pictures
283
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were the best thing we bought today.
284
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They're just one of those things
that you're not going to see again.
285
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Do you know what?
I just loved today
from start to finish.
286
00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,079
It was just brilliant fun.
287
00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,919
Getting shown about.
What an amazing factory.
288
00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,199
You know, I love all that stuff
about manufacturing.
289
00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,799
That's the sort of stuff I love.
I know it's fab.
290
00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:52,079
And nice meeting Megan.
- Megan was lovely.
- Lovely.
291
00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,959
Simon was great.
She's taken over
the family business.
292
00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,799
- How cool is that?
- Yeah.
293
00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,039
Good luck to her. She's got...
294
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She's got big shoes to fill.
295
00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:06,199
That's so bad. Sorry. It was in me.
I had to let it out.
- Sorry.
- That was...
296
00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,520
I'm sorry. I've apologised.
I'm really sorry.
297
00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,159
It's an exciting start
to the week,
298
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and next stop is in another
of Britain's industrial heartlands,
299
00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,319
Staffordshire,
where Drew wants to pay a visit
300
00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,240
to a hunting ground
which has always come up trumps.
301
00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,599
So we're going to go
and see Steve at...
302
00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,319
Odeon Antiques.
Odeon Antiques.
303
00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,799
Yeah. You've been before.
I've been a lot, yeah.
304
00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:34,079
Very good trade call.
Three floors, tons of stuff.
305
00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:39,240
He has the sort of stock
- which suits both of us.
- Good.
306
00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,799
In the late 17th century,
307
00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,839
Huguenot refugees settled
in the Staffordshire town of Leek,
308
00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,039
bringing silk weaving skills,
309
00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,040
which became
an important local industry.
310
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And in more recent times,
311
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a former silk mill has become home
312
00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,559
to an extraordinary collection
of decorative antiques,
313
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viewable by appointment
with restorer and design expert,
314
00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,720
Steve Ford.
315
00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,479
So I did 3D design,
316
00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,039
multidisciplinary design
as my degree.
317
00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:16,559
And obviously, along with that
always comes with
the history of design.
318
00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,959
I'd always, you know, been buying
and restoring and making things,
319
00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,679
antique things.
320
00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,759
So I enjoy looking for things
that have got quality,
321
00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:26,639
things that maybe need repairing,
322
00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,999
things that can be upcycled
or improved.
323
00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,559
It really hurts me to see things
that -
324
00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,639
I know how hard it is
to make things,
325
00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:35,399
to see things just discarded.
326
00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,719
And so I'm a bit of a hoarder,
I suppose,
327
00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,080
but only if it can be used
and it's got some value.
328
00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,559
- - Hi.
- Oh, hi.
- I'm Viki.
329
00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,919
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hello, mate.
Nice to see you again.
How are you?
330
00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,719
Come for a bit of a wander around.
- Would that be okay?
- Yeah.
331
00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,439
So I'll lead the way, or...
Yeah, sure. Show us through.
Please, thank you.
332
00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,520
Looking forward to this.
You always have lots of good things.
333
00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,079
Cool. This looks good.
- There's loads, isn't there?
- Yeah.
334
00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,719
I like Steve's stock
and what he sells because...
335
00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:12,159
number one, it's pretty buyable
and it's useful.
It's things you need.
336
00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,599
So it's lighting
and small pieces of furniture
and decoration.
337
00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,359
It's affordable, and it's great
to come here and buy things
338
00:17:18,360 --> 00:17:20,560
that have got a bit of meat
left on the bone.
339
00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,999
Those are Sugg ones I think.
340
00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,079
They're what? Sorry.
Sugg ones.
341
00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,359
Sugg?
- Maker.
- Yeah.
342
00:17:29,360 --> 00:17:31,480
Gas taps on the side of them.
343
00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,879
Real ones, I think as well.
Yeah they are. Yeah.
344
00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,359
One of the first things I see
are these gasolier bracket lights,
345
00:17:38,360 --> 00:17:40,119
adjustable bracket light, and...
346
00:17:40,120 --> 00:17:43,319
with lighting, I like to start off
with some fairly original bits
347
00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,679
and then see where we can go
with them from there.
348
00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,519
The ones Steve got down there,
they're 90% there.
349
00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,119
They're pretty much all there.
And that's what I want.
350
00:17:51,120 --> 00:17:53,439
I need a pair like that.
So they're not far off.
351
00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,759
But I'm not sure about the shades.
What are you asking for these?
352
00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,399
Without the shades.
Without the shades?
353
00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,599
- Um, sort of £80 each.
- Okay.
All right. So they're affordable.
354
00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,560
They're all wired and tested.
355
00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,679
I have got hundreds of those.
- Have you?
- Yeah.
356
00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:15,679
They're all - none of them match.
But they're not restored or finished
or anything, so...
357
00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,479
Unrestored is fine.
It's fine, you know?
358
00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,519
I'll take them
any way I can, really.
359
00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,639
I didn't buy the lights
sort of immediately
because there's lots of them.
360
00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:27,119
And I thought...
Well, there's lots of singles.
361
00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:30,639
And I thought,
maybe as I'm wandering around,
because there's a lot of stuff,
362
00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,959
I might be able to get
some close pairs together
or even pairs.
363
00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,719
I didn't want
to buy them straight away,
then see a better pair.
364
00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,999
There's another one.
365
00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,159
We might be able to make
a pair of these up.
366
00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,480
Do you see these little things?
367
00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:49,959
You've got, like,
- a little pile of them.
- Yeah, yeah.
368
00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:54,240
I can't quite work out.
I've tried to have a look
- a few times.
- What does it say?
369
00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,519
I haven't got my glasses on.
"Sailor's sanitary container".
370
00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:01,680
So, look, do you know what I love,
371
00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,599
is look at the attention,
372
00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,159
when they've got wrapped up
and everything.
373
00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,559
Oh, that's nice.
- They're all hand-wrapped.
- Yeah.
374
00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:15,279
They came out of an old hospital.
Um, we did a clearance years ago.
375
00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:19,639
When I spotted those
little glass jars
376
00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,039
with the embossed writing on them,
377
00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,479
I thought, "Yes, that's exactly
what I want."
378
00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:28,319
I want rows and runs
and bulk buys
379
00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,399
of old items,
380
00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,399
and they just look amazing together
in a group.
381
00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,199
But you sell them individually,
and they are just so gorgeous.
382
00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,319
How much are you asking for them?
383
00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,719
Um, what, for all of them or...
Yeah, for the lot.
384
00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,479
50 quid.
For the lot?
385
00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:48,440
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I'll have them.
- Okay.
- Fantastic.
386
00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:54,039
They're quite interesting.
They've got "sanitary" or something
along those lines on them.
387
00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,359
It's just funny.
It's a little talking point
388
00:19:56,360 --> 00:19:59,559
and, you know, you get this
kind of juxtaposition with them
389
00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,639
because they will sit,
and let's be honest,
390
00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,879
who knows what originally
they were made for?
391
00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:09,479
And it'll have just a beautiful
pretty little flower
sitting in it on a windowsill.
392
00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,199
And it's just the whole package.
Just, I love it.
393
00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,119
Oh, what are these tags off, again?
394
00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:17,759
You know, when miners used to go
down the mines?
395
00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:22,839
- Yeah.
- They used to have a number,
so they used to put it on a board
when they came back up again.
396
00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,999
- Ah.
- They'd put it back on
to...
397
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,239
Count them in, count them out.
- Yeah.
- Wow.
398
00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:31,679
So those are most
of the Staffordshire miners,
- - apparently.
- Really?
- Mm.
399
00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:35,759
That would be a whole mine,
that bundle.
400
00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,239
My father-in-law used
to work at the mines
401
00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,359
and he passed them on to me, so...
402
00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:42,999
There's something about them.
I don't know what it is.
403
00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,399
They should go to a museum,
- shouldn't they?
- Yeah.
404
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,559
See that little barn thing up there.
405
00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,679
Is that, is that your kind of...
406
00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,720
That's a scratch-built railway.
407
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,639
Please tell me the other side's
as nice as that side.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, yeah.
408
00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:01,160
I've had lots of these things.
I've never had one
like that, though.
409
00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:07,879
It's a beautiful early-20th-century
scratch-built model
of a covered bridge.
410
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,599
I adore them. I just love them.
411
00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:15,239
They just have a sense of wonder
and fun and naivety to them,
I love it.
412
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,600
It's just heartfelt.
It's heartfelt stuff.
413
00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:22,279
Possibly an architectural model
of a covered wooden bridge,
414
00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:25,479
this item is almost certainly
a one off rarity,
415
00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:30,359
handmade or scratch-built
from pine in the early 20th century.
416
00:21:30,360 --> 00:21:34,559
Its unique character and story
make it an intriguing
decorative piece,
417
00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,599
and Drew thinks it could be
worth around £500.
418
00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,559
Depends on the money.
What do you want for that?
419
00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,320
I would have to do 150 on it,
I think.
420
00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,439
Thank you.
There we go.
421
00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,239
God, I love it.
Such an interesting thing, isn't it?
422
00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,239
Yeah.
I love it. Love that.
423
00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:54,439
Absolutely wonderful. I know
what I'm doing this weekend.
424
00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,519
Just leave me alone.
425
00:21:56,520 --> 00:22:00,160
Radio 4, small nails, bit of wood,
hammer, happy.
426
00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,440
Just fixing that.
427
00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,479
Chance of me selling this, slim.
428
00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,079
I'm not saying never, but slim.
429
00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,959
The chance of me
spending my weekend
430
00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,599
with this on my kitchen table,
cleaning it and repairing it, high.
431
00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,439
Because for me, half the fun
is doing that.
432
00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,119
And I love, love to do
that sort of work.
433
00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:25,479
But, uh, buy of the day, week, month
and year, I love it.
434
00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,639
What's that?
435
00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,639
Is that for a wine bottle?
436
00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:33,439
Um, yeah, they're Liberty's,
those are.
437
00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:37,559
There's two of them.
They're stamped up Liberty's.
438
00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,919
They're for champagne bottles.
You put your ice bucket in it.
439
00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:45,679
A pair of little wine coolers,
basically, these are.
440
00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,159
They've got a lift out section
as well in there,
441
00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,919
little drainer in there. Lovely.
442
00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:56,719
Maker's mark underneath
with the Liberty retailer stamp
as well underneath it,
443
00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,400
and I've never seen any before.
444
00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:01,799
Constructed
from copper and brass,
445
00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,639
this decadent pair
of bath-shaped wine coolers
446
00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,439
was made around 1900
447
00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,919
to retail at London's
famous Liberty store.
448
00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,479
Described at the time
by Oscar Wilde himself
449
00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,519
as the chosen resort
of the artistic shopper.
450
00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:18,599
In good condition and a pair,
this is a highly unusual find,
451
00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,399
and if sold on Drew's website,
452
00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,960
the pair could fetch around £400.
453
00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:26,920
What are you asking for those?
454
00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,679
I mean, I was hoping for
sort of about 300 quid for the pair.
455
00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:33,960
I just quite rated them.
Yeah.
456
00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,200
Just because they're so unusual.
457
00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:41,599
200.
458
00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,160
Um. I'll do 250.
459
00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,159
Drew and Viki are soaking up
British industrial history
460
00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,839
at an eclectic antiques
collection in Staffordshire.
461
00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:03,559
When the miners used
to go down the mines... Yeah.
...they used to have a number.
462
00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:07,439
And along the way,
Drew spotted a rare luxury item,
463
00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,760
a pair of early-20th-century
Liberty's wine coolers.
464
00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:15,039
200.
465
00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,720
Um, I'll do 250.
466
00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,359
- Yes.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- Cheers.
467
00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:24,919
I've never seen them before.
No, really interesting.
468
00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,359
They're really nice.
Yeah, I like those.
469
00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:30,119
These are a cracking good find.
They really are.
470
00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:32,479
I'm lucky they're here,
to be honest,
471
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,719
I really, that was sort of,
that's made my money
for the day, that.
472
00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:40,080
I wanted to talk to you
about more of these lamps
that I need.
473
00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,279
- Yeah.
- Just getting the ones
that are actually all the original
parts wherever possible.
474
00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,359
As we're leaving, I think,
do you know what,
475
00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,599
let's sort these lamps out,
these bedside lamps.
476
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,399
They wouldn't have been bedside.
I'm using them for bedside.
477
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,639
So pull about five of them together.
I have a really good look.
478
00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,799
And there's two that are clearly
close enough
479
00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,919
that they could be used
in the same room.
480
00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:04,439
You want one about the same
sort of length,
481
00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,559
so they look similar
when you put them into the house.
482
00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,319
Oh, right. Yeah.
483
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,039
Okay. So what's the best
on that pair?
484
00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,319
Uh, say 80... 140 for a pair.
485
00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,360
Yeah, I can do something with that.
- Okay.
- Thank you very much.
486
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,199
There's two that I can give
to my restorer,
487
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,439
and he will get them looking
pretty much...
488
00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:28,279
as close as they're
ever going to be.
489
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,479
The bulb holders will match,
the height of where
the bulb holders sit,
490
00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,839
because at the moment one's there
and one's there,
491
00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,359
and they need to be
elongated so both match.
492
00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:39,319
And they're not far off at all.
493
00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,599
All right, well, look,
thanks for that.
- I think I'm done. You?
- Yes.
494
00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,679
Can we start loading everything up?
Get some money changing hands?
495
00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,400
I'll take those with me.
Great stuff.
496
00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:52,799
Steve, very easy to deal with.
Prices are right.
497
00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,799
Straightforward, easy,
no-hassle day.
498
00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,399
And then Viki pointed out
that wonderful railway bridge.
499
00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,119
And I just fell in love with it.
500
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:04,599
This is probably the only one
in the world, and I adore it.
501
00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,439
I think it's fab.
502
00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,479
The view when you look through it
as well,
503
00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,479
it's like a little miniature
film set.
504
00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,680
It's a wonderful thing.
505
00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:17,839
So what do you think of that?
506
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,879
It was quite good, actually.
Yeah.
507
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,879
You did well.
Yeah, very.
508
00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,079
Thanks to you.
I didn't even spot that thing.
509
00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:28,159
I always like to point
that type of stuff out to you.
- Yeah.
- If I see it.
510
00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,159
You know how much I love it.
But the thing for me is,
511
00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:35,959
I'm never quite sure if it's for you
or not because you're so particular.
512
00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,119
So I just have to sort of
blanket bomb it and go,
513
00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,919
"Look, that looks scratch-built,
that looks like a model."
514
00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,799
And then you just sort of
cherry pick what you like.
515
00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,599
It's one of the best ones.
516
00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,199
You really like it, don't you?
It's seriously good.
517
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,519
I think it's really,
really wonderful.
518
00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,519
With a mounting haul
of extraordinary finds
in the back of the van,
519
00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,679
Drew's not done with
his Industrial Heartlands tour.
520
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,320
He and Viki are heading
50 miles to the east.
521
00:27:03,120 --> 00:27:05,999
We're in Nottingham, and we're off
to meet a guy called Grant
522
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,399
who runs a business called
Industrial Glow.
523
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,799
Can you guess what he sells?
Let me think.
524
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,519
Industrial lighting?
Yes. Well done.
525
00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:17,359
And he's got a shop down here.
526
00:27:17,360 --> 00:27:20,759
Does fully restored
industrial pendant lights,
527
00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:22,879
wall lights, bulkheads,
528
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,959
table lights, articulated lights,
the lot.
529
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,639
As you know, I've got a bit
of a history with these.
530
00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,559
I very rarely buy them now.
531
00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,319
- Yeah.
- Very rarely buy them,
532
00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:39,999
but I will occasionally buy them
if they are very rare variants
533
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,879
or in exceptional condition.
534
00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,999
Okay. And you've been doing it
for how long now? 25 years?
535
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,839
30 odd years.
Yeah.30 odd years.
536
00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,399
Digging around
for knackered old lights
from factories. I mean, really.
537
00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,359
Still doing it.
538
00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:55,199
Still doing exactly the same thing.
539
00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,160
Nothing.
Nothing has changed.
540
00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:01,279
The Nottinghamshire town
of Arnold was the birthplace
541
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:05,079
of visionary 19th-century engineer
Thomas Hawksley,
542
00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:09,879
who created the UK's first permanent
pressurised town water system,
543
00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,919
supplying thousands of local homes
and factories.
544
00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,279
These days, on a smaller scale
but no less passionate,
545
00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,079
Arnold's innovators include
specialised collector
546
00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:22,800
and restorer
of 20th-century lighting,
Grant Wilson.
547
00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:30,679
The first lights I bought
were a Holophane factory light,
548
00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,119
and I was just sort of blown away
by the materials.
549
00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:38,239
They had, like, really cool
brass wingnuts on them,
and they had the Holophane glass.
550
00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,959
It was just so pretty,
and that got me hooked, really.
551
00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,520
So I just started
looking and looking
and just picking up more bits.
552
00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,559
We tend to specialise
in industrial lighting
553
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,919
or lighting that's come from
industrial settings
554
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,799
or public buildings
like railway stations,
555
00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,559
lights that you
wouldn't normally see
in a home setting.
556
00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,839
They'd normally be in
a chemical mixing plant
557
00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,759
or something like
a military sort of area.
558
00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:02,519
And also clocks.
559
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:07,039
The thing I like about them
is the materials they're made from
and how well they are made.
560
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,279
They're just so robust and just...
561
00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:11,560
the design features of them
are so cool.
562
00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:20,559
Hi, Viki. Grant.
- Hi, Grant.
- Drew.
How are you, Grant?
563
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,239
How are you?
All right, thank you.
All right, all right.
564
00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,599
So come to have a look
at what you're doing.
565
00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,559
Lighting and clocks, basically.
Yeah. Um, yeah.
566
00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,919
Anything industrial and anything
that's a bit unique and...
567
00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,959
All right. And you're doing
the rebuild yourself, are you?
568
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,439
I try and do everything in-house
if possible, yeah.
569
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:42,879
So I've got a sandblast cabinet
and polishing machine downstairs
570
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,879
and yeah, I try and do
all the restoration.
571
00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:49,319
Industrial lighting.
It's something I immediately
fell in love with.
572
00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,039
Now, over 30 years ago,
573
00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,519
that was the first light I bought.
I remember it was £15
574
00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,799
and it was a green
industrial ceiling light.
I think it was a Revo.
575
00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:02,559
And I cleaned it with some
washing up liquid and a rag
576
00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,279
and I sold it and I made 25 quid
and I thought,
577
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,319
"This is great,
and I love these items."
578
00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,679
And there was thousands of them
out there
579
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,479
and hardly anybody wanted them.
580
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:15,359
But if you knew where to sell them,
you were gonna make money.
581
00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:19,999
I'd be interested in seeing
the Anglepoise on the far right.
Yeah, sure.
582
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:24,839
Also, you've got a very,
this very basic one
with the white shade there.
583
00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,639
The holograph.
Wouldn't mind having
a look at that as well.
584
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,319
We walk in, meet Grant
and straightaway,
585
00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:34,039
top right hand corner,
there's a three-step Anglepoise,
completely unrestored.
586
00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,599
I'm thinking I definitely want that.
587
00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:40,159
And when I talk about three-step,
the square base that they're on
588
00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,919
has one, two,
three steps to it, right?
589
00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:44,839
That was the very early models.
590
00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:46,799
And then it changed to a two-step.
591
00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:50,559
That design remained
sort of largely unchanged
592
00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:53,079
through the next 80 years.
593
00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,559
But I think the purity of design
of that three-step,
594
00:30:56,560 --> 00:31:00,199
I think, just make them
the most desirable.
595
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:04,119
And they can be mightily expensive
for really good ones.
596
00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:07,599
So Grant, so if you've got
a three-step and a two-step,
what's the date?
597
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,919
Yeah, the three-step ones
are tricky. I think...
598
00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:13,559
I think basically around '38,
I think.
599
00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:17,439
But the guy, Carwardine,
who invented them,
600
00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,839
this section here,
see this bit here. That bit there.
601
00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:23,839
He was working
on a suspension system for vehicles.
602
00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,679
- Oh, really?
- That's all it was.
Then he came up with this.
603
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,239
And the whole thing,
as everybody knows,
604
00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,440
is based on your arm.
605
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,519
It's just your arm and your hand.
That's all it is. That's your hand.
606
00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,359
There's your forearm.
There's your...
607
00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:41,679
And when they're
fully working properly,
they're just so easy just to move.
608
00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,359
And they just hold the position.
Anglepoises,
609
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,399
they are an engineering
tour de force,
610
00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:51,439
but their mindset is purely,
absolutely, squarely
611
00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:55,959
in that brief explosion
of English modernism
612
00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,199
around the late '20s, early '30s.
613
00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:03,719
And it's a wonderful period
that's never really been
shouted up enough as far as...
614
00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:05,479
It needs to be celebrated more.
615
00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:09,200
We created incredible things
and companies and factories and...
616
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,639
fabulous items
that have stood the test of time.
617
00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:15,639
And the greatest
of all of those things,
618
00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,759
all of that period,
all of that stuff that came out
619
00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,599
is the Anglepoise desk lamp.
620
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,759
Mind blowing. Genius design.
621
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:27,479
That's on a two-step base,
but it's another...
Another early one.
622
00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,319
So this is a changeover.
Yeah.
623
00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:31,519
So you will get these as well.
624
00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,559
So is that - so is this...
625
00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,239
Sorry, this is...
Honestly, this is like a massive...
626
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,919
...learning curve for me.
So that's got the early fork.
627
00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,199
And the paint changed as well.
So if you look at the paint
628
00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:47,479
really close up,
it's got that crinkle effect to it.
629
00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:49,279
On the bottom of that green base.
630
00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:52,679
- It's called Japanning.
- Yeah.
Yeah, "black Japanning"
they'd call it.
631
00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,479
Oh so that's not,
that crinkle hasn't happened
because of age?
632
00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:00,199
No, it's factory.
- That was the finish.
- Factory,
see it there, it's like skin.
633
00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,919
This conversation
that we've been having
about these lamps
634
00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,839
has gone on way longer
and into way more depth
635
00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,159
than I could ever have imagined.
636
00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:11,199
But I don't care,
because I'm hanging about
637
00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,159
with two guys who are experts
in their field,
638
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,919
and that's what I want to do.
They're having fun,
I'm listening in.
639
00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:22,239
We're surrounded by really cool,
unusual, rare items.
640
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,159
What more can you ask for?
641
00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,679
These clamp lights,
I really like them.
- Yes.
- I think they're fab.
642
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,599
This type of lamp,
I've always loved them.
643
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,759
I just think they were super cool.
There's something about the shade.
They're just...
644
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,999
Very, very... It's...
We're looking at -
645
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,359
They've clearly seen
what the Bauhaus were doing
646
00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,119
and gone, "We'll have some of that,
thank you very much."
647
00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:46,959
The next piece I see
is a clamp light by Walligraph.
648
00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,319
This lamp was made in the '30s,
as you can see,
649
00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:52,399
stylistically pure '30s again.
650
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,159
Modernist, right.
651
00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:58,319
But it has that slash cut shade,
which just makes it.
652
00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,479
And I think they're
actually the best-looking
of their design era.
653
00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:04,400
I think they just nail it.
They are pure.
654
00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,919
The Walligraph brand
was manufactured in Britain
655
00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:10,679
in the early 20th century,
656
00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:14,839
and this Zonalite model was built
to clamp onto a workbench.
657
00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:19,039
Its enamelled steel shade still has
its 1930s factory paint,
658
00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,959
and the original mechanism
is completely intact.
659
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:26,159
Its particularly unspoilt condition
means it's another rare find,
660
00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:30,639
and Drew believes it could
be worth around £345.
661
00:34:30,640 --> 00:34:32,919
What would you take for the pair?
662
00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,839
425.
663
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,679
Really? God Almighty.
Yeah.
664
00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,359
So how much is that one?
Just on its own.
665
00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,080
It's got to be 300.
666
00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,160
I've got to ask.
I've got to ask. 400?
667
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,999
At a Nottinghamshire
lighting specialist,
668
00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:02,400
Drew's found not one but two
rare 1930s industrial design icons.
669
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:07,200
A Walligraph clamp lamp
and a three-step Anglepoise.
670
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,479
What would you take for the pair?
671
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,439
425.
672
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,920
Really?
- God Almighty.
- Yeah.
673
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:18,000
I've got to ask.
I've got to ask. 400?
674
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,679
Okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
675
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,520
Thank you very much. There you go.
676
00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:32,279
Now, his price
for the three-step Anglepoise,
677
00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:35,559
that's a good price.
Got to be honest.
That is a good price.
678
00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,639
But then the price
for the Walligraph
679
00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,719
is the most expensive one
I've ever bought.
680
00:35:39,720 --> 00:35:42,359
So swings and roundabouts.
681
00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:46,079
We do a deal, in the end,
of 400 quid.
682
00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,479
That's fine. That's okay.
683
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:51,919
Because the three-step,
I bought that well.
684
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:53,920
I bought that really well.
685
00:35:57,720 --> 00:36:02,520
There's the bowl in the window,
if you open that latch there
that you'll be able to see as well.
686
00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,559
That's quite a pretty thing.
687
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:10,999
So you've made this up, yeah?
688
00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,879
Yeah. Literally the bowl came
separate to the top.
689
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,759
It really works. It really works.
690
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:19,159
The ring came separate,
but it just all ties together
really nicely.
691
00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,839
What would you ask
for something like that?
692
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,559
That's on the website at 1,450.
693
00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,439
Um,
694
00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:29,040
it'd probably have to be...
695
00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:33,359
realistically about 800, really.
Trade on that.
696
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:35,399
That's a very good trade discount.
Yeah.
697
00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,639
It is. It's ready to go.
698
00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,319
I think that's one
of the nicest ones I've seen
made up from parts.
699
00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:44,559
But there's nothing wrong
with making them parts -
I don't think so.
700
00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,719
No, I think you're dead right.
You're saving original parts.
701
00:36:47,720 --> 00:36:49,479
- Yeah.
- And why not?
702
00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,639
I think it just looks right
- to me anyway.
- Yeah, it's nice.
703
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,439
I'd have that in my house.
Yeah, definitely.
704
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:59,319
The reuse of any antique
can be problematic
705
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,119
because it can look quite naff,
706
00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:05,399
or you can do quite a lot of damage
to it by repurposing incorrectly.
707
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,079
But with lighting, it's,
you know, it's Lego.
708
00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,119
Bolt it together.
You can always undo it.
709
00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,719
And if you can use
any of these materials
in any way, shape or form,
710
00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:15,519
you're saving it from landfill
711
00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:17,839
and you're saving another one
having to be made.
712
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,439
And it looks a lot more interesting
than anything else.
713
00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:24,599
Have you seen these Land Rover,
army Land Rover lights?
714
00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,800
I thought they'd make
the coolest picture lights.
They're cool.
715
00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:32,600
Oh, great switch.
- Yeah.
- Listen to that.
716
00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:37,279
There's a couple of variants,
but that one with the shade,
I think looks the best.
717
00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:40,519
Right, wait a minute.
So these were on Land Rovers?
718
00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:43,160
Yeah, these were in the back
of the army Land Rovers.
719
00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:47,279
Cool, aren't they?
I'm gonna have to say
that they're really cool.
720
00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:50,919
Aren't they? Super cool.
How much do you retail them for?
721
00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,999
I haven't yet
because I haven't done one,
722
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,919
but I would guess,
I would guess around the 225 mark.
723
00:37:56,920 --> 00:38:00,159
I think if you did that, renovated,
for that money, I think you...
724
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,760
I think they're great buys.
725
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:07,519
Grant is one of those guys
you do want to keep in contact with
726
00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:09,239
because he has two things.
727
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:11,199
Number one,
he has a great skill base
728
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:13,519
and can do a lot of the work
for you.
729
00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:17,599
And the one that you really need
is passion,
730
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:20,279
and he has that for the subject.
You can't buy that.
731
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:23,199
Like I said, I was so fortunate
732
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:26,039
to get in at the beginning
of all this happening,
733
00:38:26,040 --> 00:38:28,439
and it was really exciting.
And it still is now.
734
00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,839
It still is now because there's lots
and lots of different variations.
735
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,959
That means you're always going
to find something you've never seen.
736
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,599
And that's exciting
and that's interesting.
737
00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:42,160
Well, it is to nerds like me.
I love that sort of thing.
So I'll look at this stuff all day.
738
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,879
Cool. So did you enjoy that?
Little trip down memory lane for me.
739
00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,919
Yes, obviously, you know,
740
00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:52,639
there's a lot of bits of information
741
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:54,959
that I picked up
about the Anglepoise.
742
00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,999
I didn't quite realise
they were as geeky as they are.
743
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,359
Oh, man, it gets,
it can get even geekier.
744
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:05,999
What, it can get geekier than that?
It can a bit. Yeah.
745
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,479
Actually, for short periods of time,
746
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:13,279
got quite swept up
in the pair of your's passion.
747
00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,999
And then it sort of...
- - Waned.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, it'll do that.
748
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,199
And then it got up a wee bit
and then it went down again.
I know.
749
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:27,119
And then the minute he said
"lamps" and "Land Rover"
in the same sentence...
750
00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:30,480
That was it, just white noise then.
...I thought I'm done for.
751
00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:36,279
A few days later,
Drew's extraordinary purchase
752
00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:39,199
from Industrial Glow has arrived
in the Dorset workshop
753
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,919
of specialist lighting restorer
Jez Speed.
754
00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,679
This is a great find by Drew,
actually, it really is.
755
00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:48,039
I mean, I've probably restored
into the,
756
00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,999
well into the hundreds
of Anglepoises,
757
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:52,719
but I think, from memory,
758
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:57,639
I've done four in 25 years
of the three-step ones.
759
00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:00,720
I'm continually looking for them,
but I just never see them.
760
00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,319
The first step
is to carefully dismantle
761
00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,560
the century-old lamp
into its components.
762
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:12,399
You can really start to see
how beautiful it once was.
763
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:15,520
This is a reminder of the old chrome
on the inside there.
764
00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:21,599
This is a Barco scraper, basically,
765
00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:25,640
tungsten carbide,
little tungsten blades on it.
766
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,799
It can be really quite aggressive
if you if you're not careful.
767
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:33,240
I just want to just skim it
across the surface
to remove the loose rust.
768
00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,520
A little bit of paraffin in the tub.
769
00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:44,039
I'm using a very fine wire wool.
770
00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:48,080
I'm going to use the paraffin
just to get the grime
off the old chrome.
771
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:55,239
People see the peeling chrome
and the decay on something
as a negative a lot of the time.
772
00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:58,760
Over the years, I've learned
to just appreciate the decay.
773
00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:02,159
I like the fact that it's been
on a journey somewhere.
774
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:05,959
We don't know where,
who's had it, where it's been,
but it's had its own journey.
775
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:07,999
And this is how it looks like.
776
00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,279
I like its honesty
and its integrity.
777
00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:12,479
I mean, this particular thing
is really, like,
778
00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:16,919
the first generation of them,
and they're just getting rarer
and rarer and rarer
779
00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:18,600
as the months roll on.
780
00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:22,919
You can see there
the crackle paint here.
781
00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,920
It looks like a fingerprint.
Really, really lovely.
782
00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:29,199
Each cleaned component
is then buffed
783
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:33,159
with a petroleum-derived wax
known as microcrystalline,
784
00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,519
commonly used in museums
for conservation.
785
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:39,200
It will protect the metal surface
from moisture and reduce corrosion.
786
00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:43,040
I'll just put the arms on.
787
00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:50,879
Lamp's wax-cleaned.
Nice. Engineered, works nicely.
788
00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:53,399
I need to put some wire through it,
789
00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,279
so I've got to go
and get the box of -
790
00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:59,279
I've got a bulb holder
for this somewhere.
So I'm going to go and get one.
791
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:02,559
Box of light parts.
792
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:06,119
And I want a black,
to have a black or a brown Crabtree.
793
00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:08,559
I think I'm going to go black
with a black shade.
794
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:11,479
This was what would have
been fitted on it from new.
795
00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:14,119
So I think it's very appropriate
that we fit them again,
796
00:42:14,120 --> 00:42:15,919
because just as far
as I'm concerned,
797
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:19,560
it doesn't look right
unless it's got
an old Crabtree fitting on it.
798
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:23,919
With the bulb holder fitted
799
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,239
and a new plug wired in
800
00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:28,999
using period-correct braided cable,
801
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:32,240
the lamp is once again
in 1930s working order.
802
00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:36,239
But it hasn't lost the character
gained over nearly a century.
803
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,559
I absolutely love that, I think.
804
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:43,959
That is exactly as I would like
to see on my desk.
805
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:45,839
That is a thing of beauty.
806
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:48,079
I've done very little to it,
actually,
807
00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,639
other than gentle conservation.
808
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,159
Someone's going to be very,
very happy to have this,
809
00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:58,639
you know, real,
real iconic, original lamp
on their on their desk.
810
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:00,719
I'd be made up with it,
I really would.
811
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:04,839
I wouldn't be selling it.
I'd be keeping it if I was Drew.
I really would.
812
00:43:04,840 --> 00:43:08,120
It's great. You just never see them.
You never see them.
813
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,319
It's an appropriately
bright finish
814
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:15,039
to a week of delving into Britain's
industrial design past.
815
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:18,919
Cracking week this week.
Very different.
Lots of good tradeable stuff.
816
00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:22,399
I think the financial buy
of the week, to be honest,
was the shoe racks.
817
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,119
I sold all mine
before I left the building.
818
00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:28,239
They've all gone,
traded the whole lot out.
Yeah, gone. Sold.
819
00:43:28,240 --> 00:43:30,879
One of the most interesting things
I've bought in a while
820
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:36,079
is the little model railway tunnel
walking bridge
I got from Odeon Antiques.
821
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,799
Ruth said, "You have to sell it.
It's on the books."
822
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:42,519
So I put it on the website
and I put an enormous price
that nobody's going to pay
823
00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:45,799
because I don't really want
to sell it.
It's in my house and I love it.
824
00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:47,880
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