Salvage Hunters Series 14 09 - 226317

Salvage Hunters
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SALVAGE HUNTERS 14
Episode 09
Running Time44:00:00 Mins(3 breaks)
Programme Number: EHD/226317B
Timecode Visuals Audio

Pretitles tease
10:00:00 Series shots from this programme – Drew
travelling around and buying from different
sellers from this programme
00:01 Commentary
On Salvage Hunters: Drew takes an
10:00:04 Aerial pan along sandy beach ambitious West Country road trip.
10:00:06 Various shots Tee and Drew with large
stuffed chair 00:07 Commentary
In Exeter the boys are faced with some
heavy lifting.
00:09 Tee
You could treat it as exercise.
00:11 Drew
Don’t you dare bring that word up in front of me.
00:13 Tee
Chairobics.
10:00:14 Aerial WS Clifton Suspension Bridge 00:14 Commentary
In Bristol, the bounty is mouth-watering.
10:00:16 Various shots Drew with huge 99 Ice cream
cone 00:18 Drew
Looks like a bit of pop art, 99 with flake.
10:00:22 Various shots at Fairground museum and 00:22 Commentary
Drew on scare ride And at his favourite Devon museum, Drew
gets taken for a horrifying ride.
00:30 Drew
Aargh… aargh.
Series intro
10:00:32 Series shots Drew and Tee on the move in
the van and foraging for different objects in 00:33 Commentary
different locations with different sellers from Drew Pritchard is one of Britain’s leading
this series decorative Salvage Dealers.
00:37 Drew
You’ve got some really nice things.
00:38 Drew
Oh my word, that has to be the most
spectacular place we've ever salvaged stuff.
00:43 Commentary
He’s on a hunt for weird and wonderful
objects.
00:46 Drew
[laughs]
00:47 Stuart Duffy
That was the last antique dealer we had in.
00:49 Drew
[laughs]
00:49 Commentary
In his search for treasure…
00;51 Drew
Oh man this is huge. It goes on and on.
SALVAGE HUNTERS SERIES 14 EPISODE 9
00:54 Auctioneer
260.
00:55 [Drew raises his hand]
00:55 Commentary
He bargains hard.
00:57 Steve Elvidge
450 would be nicer.
00:59 Drew
4’s great.
00:59 Steve Elvidge
Go on then.
01:00 Commentary
And there’s nothing he won’t buy.
01:02 Drew
Deal.
10:01:03 Rebecca putting light on shelf 01:03 Commentary
With help from Rebecca.
CS toy car – 19 MG 59 – Rebecca interview 01:04 Rebecca IV
10:01:05 Our mid-century piece is a perfect example.
10:01:08 Various shots team members renovating 01:08 Commentary
items for Pritchard’s antiques And a team of renovators – he transforms
thousands of items…
10:01:12 Old armchair outside – MS renovated from junk to gems.
armchair
10:01:15 Drew Pritchard and crew stood by van; Tee
pulls down van shutter to reveal Opening
titles
SALVAGE HUNTERS
10:01:17 Establishing shots Conwy – Castle and
shops – Drew’s shop and customers 01:21 Commentary
At Drew Pritchard’s shop in Conwy,
customers are keen to get their hands on his
latest stock.
01:28 Rebecca
10:01:29 Rebecca demonstrating table to customer You could hold that, that one.
01:30 Customer
Hold that, OK.
01:30 Rebecca
That one ready.
01:31 Customer
Yeah.
01:31 Rebecca
And then down.
01:33 Customer
Oh wow, that’s beautiful.
10:01:36 Various shots items for sale in Drew’s shop
01:37 Commentary
To replenish his dwindling stock, Drew is
heading to a place he knows he can buy top
quality replacements in high volume.
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01:45 Drew IV
10:01:46 Drew interview with intercut shots of So we’re off to the West Country on a buying
customers and items in Drew’s shop trip, an area of the country which I love for lots
and lots of reasons and one of them is, it’s a
great place to find antiques. Very countrified, a
lot of it. Interspersed in that is very wealthy
towns and ploughing that field of antiques is
great for me and it also has some really good
dealers.
10:02:06 Aerial Drew and Tee travelling in van
10:02:09 Establishing shots West Country – horse 02:09 Commentary
riders on hill top, coastline and old mill Blessed with rolling moors and picturesque
coastline, England’s West Country also
boasts centuries old industrial heritage and
ancient cathedral cities.
10:02:18 CS exterior Exeter cathedral
10:02:20 Sequence Drew and Tee travelling in van to
Shepton Mallet Flea market 02:21 Drew
Right Tee, we’re down in the West Country, a
bit of Somerset.
02:23 Tee
Excellent news.
02:24 Drew
But the West Country is always good for me, we
will find things. Excellent stuff.
02:32 Commentary
Drew has been visiting the West Country for
10:02:35 Series shots HA WS inside Shepton Mallet decades because it’s where some of the
flea market – antique shop – auction – sale UK’s most renowned antique fairs, shops,
room auctions and dealers do business.
02:42 Commentary
The boys’ first West Country destination is
10:02:45 Tee and Drew in van the Giant Shepton Flea Market, a huge
antiques fair, located
10:02:47 Graphics map of the UK with red line a whopping 250 miles south west in
showing route from Conwy to Shepton Somerset’s Shepton Mallet.
Mallet
10:02:58 Sequence Drew and Tee travelling in van to 02:58 Drew
Shepton Mallet Flea market, chatting Good market this one. It’s at the Showground,
so you’ve got inside space, outside pitches.
This is one where the public can turn up right.
Mr and Mrs Miggins, right, from the pie shop,
(Tee – Yeah) are emptying out their shed and
they might go, do you know that old chaise
longue we’ve got in there, let’s chuck that on
there and see if we can get a fiver for it. You
know, that does happen, so you want to try and
get to where the privates are.
03:25 Tee
Yeah, excellent news. So you’re hoping today
really what you’ve just said to spend the whole
day inspecting privates.
03:31 Drew
Ideally.
03:32 Tee
Yeah?
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10:03:33 Establishing shots Shepton Mallet – market

square, shops and pub 03:36 Commentary
There’s been light industry at Shepton
Mallet since Roman times. More recently the
small market town produced beer, cider and
even silk stockings.
03:47 Commentary
10:03:48 Establishing shots Shepton Flea market, Today The Royal Bath and West
stalls and stallholders with different items, Showground is hosting the much
outside and inside hall anticipated Giant Shepton Flea Market,
where seven times a year over 400 stalls
pitch inside and out to sell a variety of
items, ranging from retro furniture,
collectibles, art, fabrics and much more
besides.
10:04:09 Sequence Drew and Tee arriving at
Shepton Mallet flea market and walking 04:11 Drew
around the outside stalls, chats to Right let’s crack on.
stallholder
04:18 Tee
Look at that.
04:18 Drew
Oh man, you’d have been the boy wouldn't you,
on that?
04:19 Tee
You’d be the bees knees if you had one of
those.
04:22 Drew
How much is this, mate?
04:24 Dealer
I’d like to see 120 cos it’s the wrong base.
04:27 Drew
It is.
04:27 Dealer
As you probably know.
04:28 Drew
Yes.
10:04:29 Drew interview 04:29 Drew IV
This morning we’re at Shepton Mallet Flea and
this is a good one, this is one of my favourites,
10:04:35 Sequence Drew and Tee at Shepton Mallet and this is the friendliest.
flea market and walking around the outside
stalls, chats and shakes hands with man 04:38 Man
pushing a trolley Hello.
04:38 Drew
All right?
04:39 Tee
How are you doing?
04:40 Man
Lovely day for it.
04:40 Drew
Good to see you.
04:41 Drew IV
And has the best opportunity for finding
10:04:43 Drew interview something good.
10:04:45 Sequence Drew and Tee at Shepton Mallet
flea market and walking around the outside
stalls
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04:49 Drew IV
How I work at antique fairs, get here as early as
you can, that’s the obvious one. Everybody
10:04:55 Drew interview with cutaways Drew looking knows that and the trick is to just have your eye
around stalls in and ready and move quickly because I am
not the only person here doing it. There’s
hundreds of us.
flea market and walking around the outside 05:09 Drew
stalls, Drew finds a Lutyens bench and Lutyens bench.
discusses with the dealer, then moves on to
other stalls and continues foraging
05:10 Tee
Nice arms on it.
05:11 Drew
Yeah, yeah. Hi there, how much is the Lutyens
bench?
05:14 Dealer
250.
05:16 Drew
I can’t tell if it’s knackered because of the
amount of weight (Dealer – It’s not knackered)
on them, I can’t test the joints.
05:22 Dealer
Well I’m not taking the tiles off.
05:23 Drew
I know, I’m not taking them off either. I’ll come
back when you’ve sold the tiles
05:28 Dealer
Oh all right then.
10:05:38 Sequence Drew finds Tolix chairs and 05:38 Drew
discusses with the dealer These are genuine ones?
05:39 Dealer
Yeah.
05:42 Drew
They’ve got no Tolix marks on, oh they are.
05:43 Dealer
Yeah.
05:45 Drew IV
Next thing I see is a pair of Tolix stacking
10:05:47 Drew interview with cutaways of the Tolix armchairs, little garden, café, you know type
chairs things. These have been copied for the last few
years, massively and so there’s thousands of
these things turning up. They have to have the
Tolix mark on them and they’re just better, you
know the quality of them is just far superior to
the replicas.
10:06:04 CS’s Tolix Café Chairs
06:05 Commentary
This pair of galvanised steel stacking café
chairs was manufactured by French
company Tolix, who began producing their
classic Model A chair in 1934.
06:14 Commentary
Renowned for their industrial chic, the
chairs are even displayed at New York’s
Museum of Modern Art.
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06:21 Commentary
Much copied, this stamped pair of originals,
made in the 1970’s, could be worth around
£250.
Caption in 06:27
TOLIX CHAIRS
ESTIMATED VALUE: £250
Out 06:32
10:06:32 Sequence Drew buys the chairs for £120 06:32 Drew
pair, shakes hands with the dealer How much are they?
Subtitles in 06:34 06:34 Dealer
To you 120 the pair. To you 120 the pair.
Out 06:37
06:37 Drew
The pair?
06:40 Drew
Yeah, yeah we’ll have those. Marvellous, thank
you, lovely job.
10:06:45 Drew interview intercut with Tolix café 06:45 Drew IV
chairs They’re 120 quid for the pair, well bosh, I’m
going to double my money on those. It’s one of
those sort of like perennial sellers, so all in all,
I’m well pleased with those.
flea market and walking around the outside 06:56 Commentary
stalls, finds polar bear poster and talks to With one deal done, Drew goes looking for
dealer more.
07:00 Drew
That’s interesting isn’t it?
Tee
Yeah.
07;01 Drew
Can I have a look at it?
07:02 Tee
Do you want to go round to save bringing it out
in the wind.
07:04 Drew
Yeah. Yeah, I’ll come round, I’ll come round. I’ll
come round.
10:07:06 Drew interview intercut with polar bear and 07:06 Drew IV
seal poster Next thing I see is this instruction poster for the
north or the south pole, I can’t remember. But
it’s just very naïve with the sort of Humanist
faces on the seal, great big polar bear, fox, you
know, ice, it’s just a bit of fun.
10:07:21 CS’s instructional poster print
07:24 Commentary
This thick canvas, wax covered print entitled
‘Amidst snow and ice’ is from a painting by
Dutch scientific draughtsmanMarinus
Adrianus Koekkoek, who between the wars
spent two decades at Holland’s Museum of
Natural History.
07:40 Commentary
Produced as instructional classroom
Caption in 07:43 posters, this surviving example could be
INSTRUCTIONAL POSTER worth around £250.
Out 07:47
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10:07:47 Sequence Drew buys the poster for £60 07:47 Drew
It’s lovely innit.
Dealer
Yeah.
07:49 Drew
It’s 60 quid.
Dealer
60 quid .
07:51 Drew
It’s wicked innit.
Dealer
Yes.
07:52 Drew
Yeah. Lovely. Yeah. I’ll have that, (Dealer – OK)
marvellous, yeah, yeah, yeah.
07:54 Dealer
Thank you.
10:07:55 Drew interview intercut with shots of the 07:55 Drew IV
polar poster The condition’s great and it’s just that thing
again where I look at something and I think oh
yeah. I want that, that’s it. If I think that then
somebody else will.
flea market and walking around the outside 08:09 Drew
stalls, Drew returns to the Lutyens bench Has this gone now?
08:11 Dealer
No, the tiles have.
08:11 Drew
You’ve taken all, the tiles are all gone.
08:13 Drew IV
10:08:16 Drew interview Next is this Lutyens garden seat. I buy and sell
as many of these as I can get my hands on. I
really like them, they’re a fantastic design.
10:08:21 Sequence Drew buys the Lutyens bench 08:21 Drew
from the dealer, shakes hands How much was it?
08:22 Dealer
250.
08:24 Drew
Yeah. I’ll have that, thank you very much.
Dealer
Thank you.
08:25 Drew
Marvellous. Great colour.
08:28 Dealer
Yes, it is.
08:28 Drew
Couldn’t see it with all the tiles on, that’s all,
wasn’t it?
08:30 Dealer
Yeah, I know.
08:31 Drew IV
Strangely these benches look incredibly good in
my shop window, they just do. You put one in
10:08:37 Drew interview the window and it looks, wow look at that, you
know.
flea market and walking around the outside 08:42 Commentary
stalls, then inside stalls After perusing all 200 stalls outside, Drew
heads for the 250 inside.
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08:49 Tee
Oh it’s a bit warmer inside innit?
08:51 Drew
Yeah that’s better.
10:08:52 Sequence Drew finds Welsh blanket and
discusses with the dealer 08:53 Drew
Is this yours, the Welsh blanket, is it a large
one?
08:55 Dealer
Yeah, it’s extra-large.
08:57 Drew
Can we stretch it out a bit.
09:00 Drew
Nice, huh.
Tee
Mm very nice.
09:05 Drew
Yeah, it’s lovely
10:09:06 Drew interview intercut with shot of the 09:06 Drew IV
Welsh blanket It’s just a great colour. I mean a really nice
colour. It’s the right size, you can still feel, it
hasn’t been washed and spun dried incorrectly,
which gives it a sort of fluffy puffed up feel,
whereas this one you can still feel the lanolin
inside the wool.
10:09:24 CS’s welsh blanket
09:26 Commentary
The manufacture of vibrant, double-sided
Welsh Blankets might have remained
unchanged since the 1880s, but in the
swinging sixties the queen of Carnaby
10:09:34 Still – B&W Photograph Mary Quant Street, Mary Quant, sourced their traditional
material for her hip
10:09:38 Still – B&W Photograph model wearing capes and mini-skirts.
tartan skirt
10:09:44 CS’s welsh blanket 09:44 Commentary
Now back in fashion, this desirable blanket,
Caption in 09:48 probably made in the 1960s, could be worth
WELSH BLANKET around £300.
Out 09:52
10:09:52 Sequence Drew buys the welsh blanket for 09:52 Drew
£175, shakes hands with seller So what did you say that was?
Dealer
175.
09:57 Drew
Yeah.
Tee
Yeah.
Drew
Yeah.
09:58 Dealer
OK?
09:58 Drew
Yeah. we’ll have it, thank you, marvellous.
09:59 Dealer
Thanks.
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10:10:00 Drew interview with cutaway of welsh 10:00 Drew IV

blanket We used to buy and sell them for £40 and £45
pounds, now I’m paying nearly £200 for one
like I did with that one, but that blanket will fetch
295.
flea market and walking around the inside
stalls
10:10:15 Sequence Drew finds Formica open shelves
and discusses with the seller 10:18 Drew
These are pretty aren’t they? What’s that? Is
that Formica type of thing.
10:21 Dealer
It’s like a, it’s plastic it’s a solid.
Drew
Plastic.
10:28 Dealer
Yeah. Yeah.
10:29 Drew
If you can spin a really good way of selling
Formica, you’re gonna make millions.
10:35 Drew IV
10:10:37 Drew interview intercut with shots of The guy’s got these very, very chic pair of
Formicaopen shelves Italian or French etageres, free standing
shelves basically, and these have just got a
look. They’ve got some great wear to the
gilding, all in all a cracking, extremely cool thing
and just not the sort of thing you expect to find
in the middle of the West Country.
10:10:55 CS’s 60s Formicaopen shelves
10:58 Commentary
Open shelves were popular Victoriana but in
the swinging 60’s modernist, gilded steel
examples like these became fashionable
furnishing once more.
11:10 Commentary
Much sought after now, this Formica
Caption in 11:13 shelved European set could be worth
OPEN SHELVES around £1000.
ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,000
Out 11:17
10:11:17 Sequence Drew starts to negotiate to buy
the open shelves from the dealer 11:18 Drew
What’s the, what’s the death on them? I’m
presuming that is the pair. Yes.
11:23 Dealer
6, £600 the pair.
10:11:30 Titles
SALVAGE
HUNTERS
10:11:33 End of part 1
Break
Part 2 of 4
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10:11:39 Recap shots Drew in the West Country and

at the Shepton Mallet flea market 11:40 Commentary
Salvage expert Drew Pritchard is in the West
Country on an ambitious quest for quality
items.
11:47 Drew
Look at that. Oh man you would have been the
boy on that.
11:48 Tee
You would have been the bee’s knees if you
had one of those. All right?
11:52 Commentary
At the region’s largest antiques fair, a
matching pair of stylish 1960s open shelves
has caught his eye.
10:12:01 Sequence Drew buys the shelves for £600 12:01 Drew
shakes hands with the dealer What’s the, what’s the death on them? I’m
presuming that is the pair, yes.
12:06 Dealer
6, 600 the pair.
12:08 Drew
I think they’re really, really chic, yeah. Very
sexy.
12:12 Tee
Yes, very nice.
12:13 Drew
Aren’t they? Yeah.
Dealer
Thank you.
12:16 Drew
Marvellous.
10:12:17 Drew interview with intercut shot of 60s 12:17 Drew IV
open shelves We ended up paying 600 for the pair. I think
that’s a fantastic price and in the right place
they will make a lot more.
10:12:23 Various shots at Shepton Mallet Flea
market
10:12:30 Drew interview – CS open shelves on back 12:30 Drew
of van – Drew interview Today, if nothing else it’s eclectic isn’t it? We
have had a real old mix. I’ll go pretty much
Caption in 12:34 anywhere to an antiques fair. They’re one of the
OPEN SHELVES best sources
BOUGHT: £ 600
ESTIMATED VALUE: £ 1,000
PROFIT: £ 400
Out 12:39
10:12:40 CS Lutyens bench on back of van - Drew of finding stock you possibly can do and that’s
interview what excites me, you’ve no idea what will turn
up.
Caption in 12:40
LUTYENS BENCH
BOUGHT: £ 250
ESTIMATED VALUE: £ 600
PROFIT: £ 350
Out 12:45
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10:12:47 Sequence Drew and Tee travel in van after

visit to Shepton Mallet flea market, chatting 12:51 Tee
about purchases That was alright, we did well there.
12:52 Drew
Very happy with what we got though. Simple, I
can’t think of anything that there is there that is
difficult to sell, nothing.
12:59 Tee
No, none of it.
13:00 Drew
All sort of no brainers really isn’t it? Excellent.
10:13:10 Aerial WS west country countryside and van
on the move 13:16 Commentary
It’s been a great start to Drew’s West
Country expedition and today promises to
be equally successful.
13:22 Commentary
10:13:23 Graphics map of UK with red line showing The boys are travelling a further one
route from Shepton Mallet to Dingles hundred miles from Somerset into Devon,
where Drew has been invited back to one of
his favourite west country destinations.
13:32 Commentary
10:13:33 Establishing shots Dingles fairground Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, spread
heritage centre – exteriors and interiors over 45000 square feet, it hosts the UK’s, if
buildings and ride not the world’s, largest collection of
operational vintage fairground rides, art and
memorabilia.
10:13:50 Archive footage Drew and Gavin visiting
Dingles and playing on dodgem cars 13:52 Commentary
It’s eight years since Drew last visited.
13:55 Guy Belshaw
Welcome to Devon and the Fairground
Museum.
13:58 Drew
Wow look at this, this is incredible, Guy.
14:01 Commentary
And on the dodgems he and Gavin got
competitive.
14:04 Drew
This is war. Ho-ho-ho-ho. Ho-ho-ho. Whoo-hoo.
Dingles, chatting 14:16 Drew
I came here and was just blown away cos you
know my love of all showmen and fairground
and side show art.
16:23 Tee
Yeah.
16:24 Drew
They’ve actually got a fully working fairground.
14:26 Tee
Are we having a go on anything?
14:28 Drew
Well last time me and Gav disgraced ourselves
on the dodgems so, I don’t know, maybe you
can have a hoopla game or something like that
but that might be about it.
14:34 Tee
Are you banned from the dodgems?
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14:35 Drew
Probably, yeah.
10:14:37 Establishing shots Dingles and surrounding
area with Drew and Tee in van 14:38 Commentary
On the site of a rural Devon former steam
engine museum, in 2005, Dingles Fairground
Heritage Centre moved in to display its
extraordinary collection of the rides and
sideshows that put the fun into the fair.
14:57 Commentary
Dealers don’t normally get invited to Dingles
10:15:00 Pan L to Guy Belshaw in front of ride but the board of trustees, on which Guy
Belshaw sits, has asked Drew back.
Caption in 15:02
GUY BELSHAW
Out 15:06
10:15:06 Guy Belshaw Interview with cutaways of 15:06 Guy Belshaw IV
various fairground rides and art The aims of the Fairground Heritage Trust is to
preserve fairground artefacts for future
generations. It’s undercover and it’s great fun
as well as being an educational experience.
15:17 Guy Belshaw IV
We’ve invited Drew today because we’re having
a bit of an extension next year and we’ve found
a few items which are surplus to requirements
and we think he may be interested in.
10:15:27 Sequence Tee and Drew arrive, meet and
greet with Guy Belshaw at Dingles, chat and 15:33 Guy Belshaw
look around at the rides Drew.
15:33 Drew
Hello mate. how are you doing? Nice to see you
again.
15:34 Guy Belshaw
Good to see you again.
15:35 Drew
Thanks for having us back.
15:36 Guy Belshaw
Tee, nice to meet you
15:37 Tee
How are you doing ?
15:37 Tee
Thank you for having us.
15:38 Drew
Tee’s first time, what do you think?
15:39 Tee
Oh it’s fabulous.
15:40 Drew
This is great mate, so tell me what’s happening
then.
15:42 Guy Belshaw
Well since you were here we’ve acquired this
massive ride here, the Moon Rocket, the only
one in existence.
15:46 Drew
Oh god, yeah. I didn’t see that before.
15:47 Guy Belshaw
So I really hope you’re gonna enjoy that one.
15:50 Drew
The Super Chariot Racer again.
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15:51 Guy Belshaw

The Super Chariot Racer’s still there
15:52 Drew
I mean, for me and you, it’s all about, well for
me, it’s all about the art, which is just, look at
that.
15:57 Guy Belshaw
Stunning isn’t it, absolutely stunning.
15:59 Drew
I’ve got to ask, what’s that thing worth?
16:01 Guy Belshaw
Certainly hundreds of thousands.
16:03 Drew
I was gonna say it’s an easy 250 and possibly
500.
16:06 Guy Belshaw
Yeah.
16:07 Drew
I love it. You know my history with it, I have a
huge passion for this my entire life, from sitting
with my brother, gilding bumper cars in
Llandudno, so it’s been a long time.
16:18 Drew IV
10:16:19 Drew interview with cutaways of fairground I am a man who absolutely loves a funfair, so
rides and them walking around the museum coming in here, seeing the new bits they‘ve got
as well, which are amazing, I’m surrounded by
British history at its very, very best. It’s a big
rich part of our historical past. It’s important. It’s
a great place, I can’t wait to crack on.
10:16:39 Various shots of the different rides and
exhibits 16:44 Commentary
In the days before mechanised rides,
travelling fairs were all about freak shows,
waxworks and theatrical booths from which
The Ghost Train derives.
10:16:54 Drew and Guy chatting about ghost train
16:55 Drew
The art work on the front of the ghost train is so
different.
16:58 Guy Belshaw
The ghost train is very 1940s.
17:00 Drew
And this one’s working?
17:01 Guy Belshaw
It’s working, fully working, jump on.
10:17:03 Sequence Drew rides around inside on the
Ghost Train, gets to the end and chats to 17:05 Commentary
Guy In the UK, ghost trains can be traced back to
the 1800s and no visit to Dingles is
complete...
17:13 Drew
Aargh….aaargh…
17:16 Commentary
… without a terrifying ride on theirs.
17:27 Drew
That is genuinely horrible. I just did that the
whole way round. We need to go and buy some
things, I think.
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17:34 Tee
We do.
17:34 Drew
Can we have a look at what you have to get rid
of?
17:35 Guy Belshaw
Yeah. We’ll see what we can find.
17:36 Drew
And as usual I’m going to try and buy all the
stuff that (Tee – You don’t want to sell) you
don't want to sell.
10:17:43 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee move to 17:43 Guy Belshaw
outside building and look around at different So through the second door Drew, is where
exhibits, finds dart game and discusses with there are some bits and pieces you may be
Guy interested in.
17:47 Drew
Cool. I can recover.
17:52 Drew
This takes us back doesn’t it Tee?
Tee
Yeah.
17:53 Drew
Look at all this.
17:54 Tee
Do you know what’s missing?
Drew
What?
17:55 Tee
The smell of candy floss and onions.
17;57 Drew
There is, oh god yeah, we need a hot dog
stand. Look at this, darts. (Guy – So this is
um…) Now you’re talking. These were my
favourite things ever. As Tee will tell you, we do
love a game of darts, we’re big fans. Oh dear!
18:10 Tee
Come on, let’s see what you would have won.
18:11 Drew
I’ve got Dartitis.
18:16 Drew
Stay out of the white and into the red, nothing
for two in a bed, there you go. That’s a lovely
board, is that for sale?
18:21 Guy Belshaw
Potentially it’s for sale.
18:22 Drew
What would you want for it?
18:23 Guy Belshaw
Something in the region of four grand.
18:26 Drew
Mmm.
18:28 Guy Belshaw
The whole stall, not just the boards
18:30 Drew
Oh I see, I just wanted the board.
Guy Belshaw
Yeah, the collection.
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18:32 Drew
It’s too rich for me cos I’d only want the board at
10:18:35 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee look at the back really. This is wonderful.
restored living wagon and discuss
18:37 Guy Belshaw
This is restored quite recently, at great cost.
18:40 Drew
Yeah, what a thing. Look at that.
Guy Belshaw
Isn’t that great
18:43 Drew
Wow. They’ve got it even down to the carpet
haven’t they?
18:47 Guy Belshaw
Two bedrooms, in fact this one.
18:49 Tee
Yeah, bedroom down there.
18:50 Guy Belshaw
And the gas lighting is still in place.
18:53 Drew
God. They‘ve done a beautiful job on that. It’s
superb.
10:18:56 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee look at and
discuss motorcycle speedway artwork, 18:57 Drew
Drew tries to buy it but is unsuccessful That was my favourite piece from last time I
was here.
19:00 Guy Belshaw
Now that is off a motorcycle speedway.
19:02 Drew
No I love, love this stuff.
19:03 Guy Belshaw
It’s beautiful isn’t it. It’s got a certain quality of
that era.
19:08 Drew
Would that be available?
19:09 Guy Belshaw
That’s not sadly available, that’s Orton Spooner.
19:11 Drew
Even if I made a ...
19:13 Guy Belshaw
Even if you made a very grand offer.
19:15 Drew
5000?
19:16 Guy Belshaw
No it wouldn’t, I’m afraid we couldn’t sell that,
that’s a very important part of the collection.
19:21 Drew
8000?
Guy Belshaw
But there we are.
19:25 Drew
Must be tempting, come on.
19:25 Guy Belshaw
I mustn’t be tempted.
10:19:26 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee move on to
room with items that Drew can buy, he 19:27 Drew
examples signs with Guy Right then Guy, so you’ve shown me what I
could have won.
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19:30 Guy Belshaw

What you would have won.
19:30 Drew
What I can't have.
19:31 Guy Belshaw
I’m going to show you the real good stuff now,
in here.
19:33 Drew
I doubt it, I’ve seen the good stuff it’s out here.
19:34 Guy Belshaw
We’ve got some artefacts in here that we think
may be of interest to you.
19:37 Drew
Oh look.
19:38 Guy Belshaw
There you go. If you have a look over here, but
if you look at the first example, these hand
painted signs here, single sided, from a
children’s roundabout.
19:49 Drew
Yeah.
19:50 Guy Belshaw
Yeah, we couldn't work that out either. It’s a bit
of a puzzle, isn't it?
19:56 Drew
The joy for, (Guy - That’s correct) and then the
bottom one needs to flip round. There you go,
hang on. That’s the one. Can you hold it?
Tee
Yeah.
20:04 Drew
Are you sure? There we are, look at that. A
magnificent piece.
20:07 Tee
And the sign’s pretty good as well.
20:10 Drew IV
10:20:11 Drew interview with intercut shot of “the Joy It says ‘the joy for kiddies’ so it’s off a juvenile
for kiddies” sign ride and it’s just a nice piece of fun, it’s a piece
of wall art. That always sells. pub, hotel,
restaurant, your own house.
10:20:23 CS’s The Joy for Kiddies sign
20:25 Commentary
This hanging, four panelled showman's
sideshow sign is made of hardboard and
skilfully decorated in colourful oil paint.
20:33 Commentary
English, from the 1940s and in good
Caption in 20:37 condition, it could be worth around £500.
SIDESHOW SIGN
Out 20:41
10:20:42 Sequence continues as Drew examines 20:42 Drew
more signs ‘Try this for sport and value’, such a different
time isn’t it? It’s really wonderful (Tee - Yeah)
‘Stop here for quality and fun’. There you go.
Brilliant.
20:50 Tee
That’s a sign for the shop straight away, isn’t it?
Put it on the front.
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10:20:53 Drew interview – Signs – Drew interview 20:53 Drew IV

And these are boards that would slot in around
the edge of the side show ‘guaranteed win’, ‘the
game you’ve all been looking for’.
21:00 Drew IV
Most of these pieces do evoke a time, they’re
very, very decorative. They don’t need loads of
work doing to them, they’re not going to be
really expensive, so really no problems. I should
imagine they’ll all be gone within the week.
10:21:11 Sequence Drew buys the signs for £550, 21:11 Drew
they shake hands 500 quid the lot.
21:13 Guy Belshaw
When you say the lot, which are we including in
the lot?
21:18 Drew
All of them.
21:19 Guy Belshaw
I would have thought 550.
21:22 Drew
I’m not gonna argue with you over 50 quid, so
21:24 Guy Belshaw
Thank you very much.
21:25 Drew
Thank you mate.
21:25 Drew IV
10:21:26 Drew interview with cutaway of signs So in the end I paid 550 for all of those signs
you see there. There’s two or three which are
very cheap, sort of £50 things and then the
money will be made back on the other pieces.
10:21:34 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee examine and 21:34 Guy Belshaw
discuss creepy the clown And then we have of course Creepy the Clown.
21:37 Drew
Creepy the Clown, I’ve had one of these before.
Yeah, they’re cast alloy aren’t they.
21:41 Guy Belshaw
Yeah.
21:41 Drew IV
They have this alloy clown with his mouth open
10:21:46 Drew interview with cutaway of creepy and you throw balls in. They go through there
clown and down into sectional numbered sections and
you’d have to get, I think Guy said 32. If you got
32, you won a prize but apparently it’s geared
up to not get you 32.
10:22:00 CS’s Laughing clown sideshow
22:02 Commentary
Laughing clowns are an acquired taste but
this quirky 1940s sideshow, made in
Blackpool by distinguished fairground
manufacturer Hortons, could provide a
brave buyer, both decoration and hours of
fun.
22:15 Commentary
Stripped down to its original painted make-
Caption in 22:19 up it could be worth around £300.
LAUGHING CLOWN
Out 22:23
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10:22:23 Sequence Drew starts to negotiate to buy 22:23 Drew

the laughing clown sideshow What do you want for it? Is it cheap?
22:24 Guy Belshaw
Well obviously it‘s worth many thousands of
pounds.
22:26 Drew
Unfortunately it’s not. I’ve offered you loads of
money for some really good things and you’ve
turned it down.
22:33 Guy Belshaw
No I think 250 quid for that.
10:22:40 Titles
SALVAGE
HUNTERS
Break
Part 3 of 4
10:22:48 Recap shots Drew in west country and at
Dingles with Guy Belshaw 22:51 Commentary
Salvage Hunter Drew Pritchard is in the
West Country, seeking quality items at the
very best price.
228 Guy Belshaw
We couldn’t sell that, that’s a very important
part of the collection.
23:01 Drew
8000?
23:01 Guy Belshaw
But there ha ha, there we are.
23:04 Commentary
At the largest fairground museum in Britain,
10:23:07 Sequence Drew negotiates to buy the he’s trying to buy a 1940s clown sideshow
laughing clown sideshow for £150, they attraction.
shake hands
23:11 Drew
What do you want for it? Is it cheap?
23:12 Guy Belshaw
Well no I think 250 quid for that.
23:15 Drew
I can’t get to that to be honest with you.
23:16 Guy Belshaw
What would you think would be a?
23:17 Drew
Err, 150 and otherwise I’d have to walk.
23:21 Guy Belshaw
Go on then, as you’ve come all this way.
23:23 Drew
Thank you, mate.
10:23:24 Drew interview with cutaway of laughing 23:24 Drew IV
clown sideshow Paid 150 for him, scrape back 300 quid? No.
280, probably yes. But we’re here, the more I
buy, the more potential profit we’re going to
make.
10:23:36 Sequence Drew and Tee finish buying at 23:36 Drew
Dingles Come on then, let’s get the van. We’ll load up
what we’ve got.
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23:39 Tee
If I leave that in the front of the van no-one will
break into it. They’ll be terrified.
10:23:48 Drew interview – Signs on back of van – 23:48 Drew IV
Drew interview So once again Dingles Fairground Heritage
Trust has been wonderful. Not a massive
Caption in 23:57 buying day today but for me, honestly the most
SIDESHOW SIGNS interesting part of it is the historical aspect, so
BOUGHT: £ 550 I’m all right. All in all, a really good day.
PROFIT: £ 750
Out 24:02
10:24:06 Tee, Drew and Guy inside Dingles
10:24:10 Guy Belshaw Interview – laughing clown 24:10 Guy Belshaw IV
sideshow on back of van – Guy Belshaw I know he was itching to buy stuff I couldn’t sell
interview him, but we were able to find a few pieces
which I think he will appreciate and he will be
Caption in 24:15 able to turn a profit on, so I think they both
LAUGHING CLOWN enjoyed the day, as I did.
BOUGHT: £ 150
PROFIT: £ 150
Out 24:19
10:24:22 Exteriors Dingles Café
24:25 Commentary
Before leaving, Drew and Tee squeeze in
something traditionally West Country.
10:24:30 Sequence Tee and Drew eat a cream tea in
Dingles café and chat about their visit to 24:31 Tee
Dingles What we having now?
24:31 Drew
I’ll be mother. Well, where are we? Where are
you?
24:35 Tee
Devon.
24:36 Drew
What do you have when you’re in Devon?
These.
24:38 Tee
Oh! Excellent.
24:39 Drew
Tee
24:42 Drew
Thank you very much. Look at that.
24:42 Tee
So did you like your purchases?
24:44 Drew
Yeah, good. I had this vague hope when I was
driving here that I was going to be able to buy
tonnes of stuff today and then realised very
quickly he wasn’t going to let me to buy
anything like last time.
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24:52 Tee
You’ve just come to see if he would let you buy
the things (Drew - Yeah) he wouldn’t let you buy
last time.
24:54 Drew
Yeah. but it was still, it was still worth it.
24:59 Drew
Mmm these are good, anyway cheers, (Tee –
Cheers) on to the next place.
Exeter
25:09 Commentary
The next stop on the boys’ West Country
buying bonanza is located on the other side
of Dartmoor near the city of Exeter, where
10:25:16 Graphics Map of the UK with red line one of Drew’s favourite West Country
showing route from Dingles to Exeter dealers has promised him privileged access
to his most prized stock.
Exeter to visit Jon Tredant 25:26 Drew
Right then Tee, while we’re down on our little
West Country adventure, we’re off to see Jon
Tredant.
25:31 Tee
Uh-huh.
25:31 Drew
And we’re going to his farm. Fairly sure that the
farm is dealers only, so what I’m looking for
today is a big stack of trad brown furniture to be
honest, cos I’m rating it again and I’m selling it.
It’s actually a phenomenally good buy.
25:52 Tee
The price it is at the moment?
25:53 Drew
Yeah.
10:25:54 Establishing shots Exeter – Cathedral and
park 25:55 Commentary
Once an important river port, Exeter not only
boasts an 11th century cathedral, but also
the oldest public park in Britain.
26:03 Commentary
10:26:05 Establishing shots Jon Tredant’s On a nearby farm lives one of the West
Country’s most revered dealers.
26:08 Commentary
Born and bred in the region, it’s almost 40
years since Jon Tredant opened his first
shop in Devon.
Caption in 26:16
JON TREDANT
Out 26:19
10:26:20 Jon Tredant interview with cutaways of 26:20 Jon Tredant
items inside his showrooms My name’s Jon Tredant. consider myself to be
the last antiques wholesaler in the traditional
sense in the south west of England.
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26:27 Jon Tredant

I buy quite a lot of big things but small things
and a lot of decorative items. I’m reasonably
confident that some of what I have here will be
of interest. I think there’s certainly plenty to look
at and hopefully we’ll do some business.
10:26:39 Sequence Drew and Tee travelling and
arriving at Jon’s meet and greet with Jon, 26:40 Commentary
chat and go indoors and start looking The two dealers have done business before.
around But this time Drew has been granted
privileged access to Jon’s home, where he
invites dealers on an appointment only
basis.
26:53 Drew
Hello mate, all right?
26:54 Jon Tredant
Hi. How you doing, all right?
26:56 Drew
Fantastic, what a place.
26:57 Tee
How are we?
26:57 Jon Tredant
Yeah. It’s nice isn’t, yeah.
26:58 Drew
Let’s err… Where do we start?
27:00 Jon Tredant
We can start wherever you like that way’s as
good as any.
27:07 Drew
Right, well we’ll have a wander about. Whoa,
cracking pair of chairs, Jon (Jon – Good things)
and a belting mirror as well.
27:12Jon Tredant
It’s a lovely mirror.
27:14 Drew
Man you’ve worked hard on here haven’t you
getting all this.
27:16 Jon Tredant
Well it’s in my nature unfortunately.
27:19 Drew
I know it is.
27:19 Jon Tredant
I can’t stop myself.
27:19 Drew
That’s why we’re here. It’s great.
27:22 Drew IV
I’ve got barn envy. I’ve always wanted a set up
10:27:25 Drew interview with cutaway exterior Jon’s like this, you know, a house with barns outside
barns that you can work from. It’s sort of most dealers’
dream to be honest with you, it’s the perfect set
up. Well Jon has it, he really does.
10:27:34 Exterior barns – interior sequence Drew
foraging, finds barrel back chair and 27:41 Drew
discusses with Jon Jon, tell me about this chair, the big barrel back.
27:42 Jon Tredant
That’s a, it’s an extra-large one. It could do with
a clean and I think possibly the cat’s been
sitting on it but it’s not too bad.
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27:49 Drew
That’s all right.
10:27:49 Drew interview with cutaways of the barrel 27:49 Drew IV
back chair In a corner of a shed I can see a, well the top
corner of a very large barrel back armchair.
Now barrel backs are something I really like,
buy ‘em whenever I can. They don’t come up
that often, to be honest with you.
10:28:03 Sequence Jon, Tee and Drew get the barrel 28:03 Drew
back chair out and examine it Can I be a real pain and ask to get it out?
28:04 Jon Tredant
You certainly can, that’s not a problem.
28:06 Drew
Let’s get ourselves revved up.
28:07 Tee
You could treat it as exercise.
28:09 Drew
Don’t you dare bring that word up in front of me.
28:12 Tee
Chairobics.
28:13 Drew
Chairobics?
28:13 Tee
Yeah.
28:18 Drew
OK with that?
28:20 Jon Tredant
This is different because it’s with you guys but
normally if somebody asks how much
something is at the back; I say it’s sold.
28:27 Tee
I don’t blame you.
28:34 Drew
Lovely. That’s a big old beast isn’t it?
28:36 Jon Tredant
You don’t have to buy it, but I won’t speak to
you again.
28:40 Tee
Everything has its bonus though doesn’t it.
28:42 Jon Tredant
Yeah.
28:43 Drew IV
The seat needs redoing but it’s a good size.
10:28:48 Drew interview with cutaways of the barrel Just not very well upholstered. The upholstery
back chair and Drew examining it that’s on it we can patch up and sell as is or I
might just reupholster the whole thing in
something exotic. I like doing that with that style
of chair, cos you know, that isn’t a chair for
shrinking violets, is it?
10:29:00 Sequence Drew buys the chair for £650, 29:00 Drew
they shake hands How much was it, Jon?
29:01 Jon Tredant
650.
29:05 Drew
29:06 Jon Tredant
Thank you.
29:06 Drew
Much appreciated. Sorry about the struggle.
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29:08 Tee
And (Jon – It’s all right, I’m used to it) you’re still
talking, that’s good, isn't it?
10:29:11 Drew interview with cutaway of barrel back 29:11 Drew IV
chair How much is it? 650, great. Yeah it was worth
getting the boys to pull that out. Jon’s priced it
well. I bet he paid 500 odd quid for it, you know
that’s how he works and that’s great for me.
10:29:21 Sequence Drew, Tee and Jon move into a 29:21 Drew
different part of the barn, looks around and OK, up here?
finds and discusses French walnut table
Jon Tredant
Yeah.
29:22 Tee
After you.
29:23 Jon Tredant
Go on, I insist.
Tee
Thank you.
29:24 Tee
Are you having barn envy again?
29:26 Commentary
Visiting Jon is already proving worthwhile,
but Drew’s hoping for more hidden gems,
upstairs.
29:33 Drew
Blimey, that’s just ridiculous. Mate, you find it
don’t you?
29:40 Jon Tredant
I try. This is a French walnut table I think it’s
approximately 5 foot around which is a tough
thing to come by.
29:48 Drew
is it a little low?
29:49 Jon Tredant
I didn’t think it was low, but maybe it is slightly.
29:51 Tee
Do you want a chair?
29:52 Jon Tredant
Yeah. Where’s the low chairs?
29:55 Drew
That was a real dealer that was. Go and get a
low chair. Actually no, it’s all right, isn't it?
30:01 Drew IV
10:30:03 Drew interview with cutaways of the French He’s got this fantastic drop leaf table and Jon
drop leaf table keeps saying it’s a five foot table. That is a
massive bonus, OK, because you can get more
people around it, it’s a better scale and it’s very
country.
10:30:12 CS’s Walnut table
30:14 Commentary
This table, fashioned in walnut, was
probably made in France in the late 19th
century. Raised on decorative rig-turned
legs, this rare five foot example only needs a
Caption in 30:27 simple clean and wax and could be worth
WOODEN TABLE around £1600.
ESTIMATED VALUE: £1,600
Out 30:31
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30:30 Drew
What is it, how much is it?
10:30:31 Sequence continues as Drew buys the table 30:31 Jon Tredant
for £1000, shake hands It has got to be a thousand pounds, I paid 850
for it and I was pleased to buy it.
30:38 Drew
The whole thing’s walnut isn’t it?
Jon Tredant
Yes.
30:39 Drew
Even the legs, everything?
30:42 Jon Tredant
Yeah. Let’s stretch it.
30:47 Drew
Yeah go on. I’ll have a go at it. Thanks very
much.
30:49 Jon Tredant
Thank you.
10:30:51 Drew interview with cutaway of table 30:51 Drew IV
Shake his hand at a thousand pounds. It just
looks fantastic it’s the table you always
promised yourself, you know, that’s what that is.
10:30:58 Sequence Drew, Tee and Jon meet with
Bubbles and Mo the dogs then move into 30:59 Jon Tredant
another storeroom, Drew looks around and All right, where next?
finds Windsor chair, discusses with Jon
31:00 Drew
Ooh hello doggies. What are they called? He’s
got a great face.
31:03 Jon Tredant
This is Mo.
31:05 Drew
Mo, and what’s this one called?
31:05 Jon Tredant
He’s the boy and this is Bubbles.
31:08 Drew
Bubbles. Hello Bubbles.
31:08 Jon Tredant
Bubbles is the boss.
31:09 Tee
Hello mate.
31:10 Jon Tredant
After you (Tee – Thank you) stairs are a little bit
narrow.
31:13 Commentary
Bubbles the dog leads the boys to Jon’s
third store room.
31:16 Jon Tredant
After you again.
31:17 Tee
Oh, after the dog. Come on, Bubbles.
31:21 Drew
Man, this is good stuff, good things. That’s a
nice beastie.
31:24 Jon Tredant
It’s actually got a bit of figure in the splat. It’s a
good colour. 475. I only put it there yesterday.
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10:31:33 Drew interview with cutaway of Windsor 31:33 Drew IV

chair It’s just the most marvellous Windsor chair,
absolutely lovely. Just a great colour. Very
original, yes it’s had some cleaning done to it,
but that’s a chair, you buy that chair, that’ll last
you the rest of your life.
10:31:46 CS’s Yew and Ash Windsor chair
31:47 Commentary
First seen in the 18th century, he Windsor
chair, is a classic English country design.
31:53 Commentary
They were particularly prevalent in the
Thames Valley and the chairs are thought to
have been named Windsor’s because so
many were traded there.
32:00 Commentary
The West Country and other regions each
had their own styles of Windsor, but this
19th century example. in desirable burr yew
and ash, has a fir tree carving suggesting it
was made in Yorkshire and could be worth
around £800.
Caption in 32:14
WINDSOR CHAIR
Out 32:18
10:32:18 Sequence Drew stroking the dog and 32:18 Drew
discussing price of Windsor chair with Jon Hello Bubbles, They are one of the most
comfortable chairs you can buy.
32:22 Jon Tredant
Yeah.
32:23 Drew
What did you say, 375?
32:24 Jon Tredant
475.
32:28 Tee
What does Bubbles think?
32:28 Drew
What do you reckon, Bubbles?
10:32:34 Titles
SALVAGE
HUNTERS
Break
Part 4 of 4
10:32:42 Recap shots Drew and Tee in the West
Country and at Jon Tredant’s with a 32:43 Commentary
Windsor chair, buys from Jon for £475, they Salvage hunter Drew Pritchard is on the last
shake hands leg of his West Country buying spree.
32:49 Commentary
At a private visit to the region’s premier
dealer, a Windsor chair has caught Drew’s
eye.
32:56 Drew
They are one of the most comfortable chairs
you can buy.
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Jon Tredant
Yeah.
33:00 Drew
What did you say, 375?
33:01 Jon Tredant
475, good try.
33:02 Drew
What do you reckon, Bubbles? Yeah, that’s a
yes.
33:06 Jon Tredant
Any attention’s good attention, cheers.
33:09 Drew
Thank you, mate.
10:33:10 Drew interview with cutaways of the 33:10 Drew IV
Windsor chair I pay I just think, just shy of £500, 475, I think It
won’t quite double its money but a lovely thing.
10:33:16 Sequence Drew and Tee finish their visit to 33:16 Drew
Jon’s Right I think we’re done.
33:18 Jon Tredant
Yeah?
33:19 Drew
Shall we get loaded up.
33:20 Jon Tredant
Absolutely.
10:33:23 Drew interview – Wooden table on back of 33:23 Drew IV
van I’m extremely happy with my buys today. On
days like this when I get the opportunity to buy
Caption in 33:24 quality
WOODEN TABLE
BOUGHT: £ 1,000
PROFIT: £ 600
Out 33:29
10:33:29 Windsor chair on back of van – Drew and then with that extra thing I’m always looking
interview for, that certain something, it adds up to being a
very good day.
Caption in 33:29
WINDSOR CHAIR
BOUGHT: £ 475
PROFIT: £ 325
Out 33:34
10:33:36 Sequence Drew and Tee say their
goodbyes to Jon 33:38 Drew
Sorted? (Tee – Yeah) You fit it all in?
33:39 Tee
Yeah.
33:40 Drew
Jon, as always a pleasure, mate.
33:42 Jon Tredant
Likewise, (Drew – Fabulous place) great to see
you.
33:43 Tee
Pleased to meet you again.
33:44 Jon Tredant
And you.
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33:44 Tee
Cheers. Look after yourself.
33:45 Jon Tredant
Yeah, all the best.
33:46 Drew
Take care, see you again.
33:46 Jon Tredant
You too, cheers for now.
10:33:48 Jon Tredant interview – Barrel backed chair 33:48 Jon Tredant IV
on back of van – Jon interview It was a good experience, pleased with the
result, glad to have done the business. You
Caption in 33:52 know, I think we have a shared interest and I
BARREL BACKED CHAIR think with both of us it’s our lives and both of us
BOUGHT: £ 650 are entirely committed to what we do.
RESTORATION: £ 100
PROFIT: £ 550
Out 33:56
10:33:59 Sequence Drew and Tee travelling in van
away from Jon’s and on to Bristol 34:02 Drew
What a place, that was fantastic.
34:04 Tee
It was excellent.
34:04 Drew
Bought really well, across the board. Very
happy with everything we got. There’s space on
the van, West Country’s looking after us, so on
to the next place
34:12 Tee
It is fantastic.
34:25 Commentary
It’s the last day of Drew’s West Country
expedition.
34:28 Commentary
10:34:30 Graphics map UK red line shows route from On their way home the boys are travelling
Exeter to Bristol almost 90 miles north to the region’s largest
city, Bristol, where they have an auction to
visit.
10:34:39 Sequence Drew and Tee travelling in van to 34:39 Drew
East Bristol auctions, chatting So Tee, we’re off to East Bristol Auctions but it’s
one of those auction houses that that’s up and
coming. They’ve only been going for about
seven years, but they’ve got on today a
specialist mid-century modern auction and
that’s something I always like having a go at
and mixing up in the shop. But I do love an
auction, as you know.
34:58 Tee
Yeah.
10:34:59 Establishing shots East Bristol Auction and
items in the showroom 35:02 Commentary
Opened 7 years ago, East Bristol Auctions
has become one of the UK’s most popular
salerooms for online bidders. Today, it’s
holding one its eagerly anticipated specialist
sales, with 500 desirable mid-20th century
lots going under the hammer.
35:20 Commentary
The firm’s auctioneer is Evan McPherson.
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35:24 Evan McPherson IV

10:35:26 Evan McPherson interview with cutaways of Today‘s sale is modern 20th century industrial
the items for sale in this auction interior items, along with quirky, whacky
differentitems that bring something different to
the table that a normal auction house perhaps
wouldn’t.
35:35 Evan McPherson IV
I would be surprised if Drew didn’t leave with a
few items today. There are lots of things in here
that I think will suit his business. He will have a
lot of competition because we are very internet
busy, but I see no reason why he wouldn’t
come away with something in his van today,
yeah.
10:35:48 Sequence Drew and Tee arrive at East
Bristol auction house and examine coat rack 35:50 Commentary
at entrance Before even entering, Drew spots something
rare and desirable.
35:55 Drew
There you are, look at that.
35:58 Tee
That’s nice.
35:58 Tee
These are lovely aren’t they
36:00 Drew
There you go look, look. R W Bamforth and Co
Ltd. It’s got a royal warrant on it. 1960. We’re
having that.
36:09 Drew
Hi there.
10:36:10 Sequence Drew and Tee enter auction Receptionist
room and register and receive their paddle Hello.
36:10 Drew
Hi, could we just register.
36:11 Receptionist
Yes of course you can. If you would like to just
complete that one then please.
36:16 Drew
Lovely. There we go, all yours.
36:19 Receptionist
Lovely, thank you, there’s your paddle for today.
36:20 Drew
Marvellous, thank you very much.
36:21 Tee
Thanks, cheers.
10:36:24 Sequence Drew and Tee wandering around
looking at different lots and deciding what 36:26 Commentary
he wants to buy Before bidding begins, Drew discreetly
examines today’s other lots.
36:31 Drew
That I really like, 220.
36:35 Tee
Yeah.
36:36 Drew
That’s a fab little fella, that is just the right
amount of wear.
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10:36:39 Drew interview with cutaways of Drew 36:39 Drew IV

examining different items in the sale room So today we know exactly what we’re looking
at, we’ve seen it online. It’s all right looking at a
picture but I really like to go there and handle it
and just see how bad the condition is or how
good the condition is, cos you know, you can
make some massive mistakes if you don’t.
10:36:52 Sequence Drew finds and discusses ice 36:52 Drew
cream cone with Tee I quite like the ice cream. This is just a really
good fun thing. If it goes cheap, I’ll have that.
36:59 Tee
That would go into a restaurant easy or your
house.
37:02 Drew
It’s just mad, I like it it’s like a little, it’s like a bit
of pop art. Do you know what I think it’s come
off the top of? An ice cream van. You know,
they have one lying on the ice cream van like
that, don’t they? Like that.
37:13 Tee
An ice cream cone recumbent.
37:16 Drew
Yeah, a recumbent ice cream. 99 with flake.
37:22 Commentary
Reconnaissance done, it’s time for the
auction to start.
10:37:25 Exterior East Bristol Auctions
10:37:29 Sequence Evan carries out the auction 37:29 Evan McPherson
bidding, sells various items Good morning, welcome to our sale. Any of you
at home listening, please ensure you click on
the appropriate buttons, allowing you to bid. So
we’ll start with lot.
37:37 Commentary
Word of the sale has got around so it’s busy
in the room, on the phone and online.
37:42 Evan McPherson
At £90 on the saleroom, looking for 5 anywhere
please at £90.
37:48 Commentary
But for Drew, nothing beats being there and
before long the oversized ice cream is going
under the hammer.
10:37:56 Sequence Evan auction of the ice cream
cone 37:57 Evan McPherson
Lot 96, a 20th century advertising point of sale
display advertising ice cream, I mean that’s a
big shop isn’t it. It’s got the flake though, get
yourself a 99 cone.
38:05 Drew IV
10:38:07 Drew interview it’s great fun, it’s definitely unusual, it’s a great
size. You know, I’m having that to be perfectly
honest with you, it’s such an oddball thing.
10:38:15 Sequence Drew bids on the ice cream cone 38:15 Evan McPherson
and wins it for £200 £80, please and again, I think it’s going
elsewhere. £160 in Spain, there you go, 170,
190. Where’s my 200? In the room, thank you
sir. In the room at 200. Do I see 20 anywhere
else? At £200 in the room? Buyer 18, thank you
very much.
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10:38:35 CS’s fibreglass ice cream cone and flake

38:37 Commentary
This giant painted fibreglass ice cream cone
and chocolate flake was probably made in
England during the 1960s as a decoration
for an ice cream van. Now saleable as a
piece of mid twentieth century pop art, the
statement piece could be worth a mouth-
watering £400.
Caption in 38:56
ICE CREAM CONE 38:57 Drew IV
ESTIMATED VALUE: £400 This is what I do. I can go out today and I could
Out 39:00 buy
10:39:00 Drew interview with cutaways of Drew with 18th century English country furniture, I could
the ice cream cone buy, you know, fabulous architectural antiques
and garden things but today I’m buying a
massive fibre glass ice cream cone and that is
very much just the lovely bit of my job, that I
don’t, I have no restrictions on what I’ll buy. It’s
just fun and it’s different and it’s really well
modelled.
10:39:21 Sequence Evan auctioning off sideboard, 39:21 Evan McPherson
Drew bids – intercut Drew interview – wins I believe White and Newton 60s retro credenza
the sideboard for £130 wood sideboard, there you go. Start me at £100
on this and see where we go from there shall
we, please, £100 asking, surely, 80 and start
me then, if you will. At £80, £80 in the room.
39:34 Drew IV
These prices are good.
At £110 pounds, standing in the room. 120, 130
sir, in the room. Nice and quick please.
39:41 Drew
Cos he’s not messing around and he’s,
particularly with the internet, he’s going hurry
up, hurry up, no fine, bang, knocking it down.
At £130, after 40 anywhere, at 130, there you
go sir.
10:39:54 Sequence industrial coat rail at auction, set
up for auctioning it 39:55 Commentary
Next up is the industrial coat rail.
R W Bamforth and Co Ltd, unusual rare mid-
20th century hallway stand. You’ll not see many
of these, as rare as hen’s teeth. Stunning as
well. you’ll have seen it as you came in.
40:09 Drew IV
10:40:10 Drew interview with cutaways of coat rack And it’s a porter’s rack or just a clothes rail for
say a restaurant or office building, something
like that. it’s just got that look. It’s free standing,
it’s not too big, it’s complete and it’s in really
good condition, but not perfect, which is what I
want. It does show its age but it’s just a very
cool thing.
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10:40:29 CS’s Bamforth coat rail

40:30 Commentary
Raised on a triangulated steel base with
powder coated hangers below a case rack,
this free-standing lobby rail was made in
1960 by well-known West Yorkshire metal
goods manufacturer R W Bamforth. In good
condition, the attractive retro item would
suit a large house, restaurant or club and
could be worth around £900.
Caption in 40:51
CLOAKROOM RACK
Out 40:55
10:40:55 Sequence Evan auctions off the coat rack, 40:55 Evan McPherson
Drew wins it at £420 Is there any love at £400. Best is going to be
420. Thank you very much sir. At 420 in the
room standing, looking for 40 anywhere. Well
bought. It is stunning though. It’s absolutely
gorgeous.
10:41:12 Drew interview with cutaways of coat rack 41:12 Drew IV
Gonna be honest, we’re gonna make a lot of
money on that one cos that’s what we’re here to
do. Now that I’ve paid that much for it, I can let
it go at 700 or 800 quid. I’ve got to be honest, I
think it will go for more, I really do. It’s a
desirable object, that.
10:41:24 Sequence Evan with glass vases set up for 41:24 Evan McPherson
sale Spatter glass, there you go, three of these.
These are stunning, again.
41:29 Commentary
As the sale draws to a close, Drew spots
one last must-have lot.
41:34 Drew IV
10:41:35 Drew interview with cutaway of glass vases Now I don’t often buy vases but these are really
good. There’s three, they’re really colourful,
highly unusual, small but very, very bright.
10:41:44 CS’s 1920s spatter vases
41:46 Commentary
These three vases were made by Bohemian
factory Kralik using spatter, an ancient
glass-making techniquefirst seen in Roman
times, in which molten glass is rolled over
small chips of crushed coloured glass.
These collectible 1920’s examples could
each be worth around £80.
Caption in 42:04
SPATTER VASES
Out 42:08
10:42:08 Sequence Evan auctions vases, Drew wins 42:08 Evan McPherson
them for £44 In the room, in the room, 30 if you will and 2, sir,
in the room at 2, in the room at 2. 34, 36, 38
madam. In the room at £38. After 40, anywhere
else? 40 in the room, standing, 2 madam if you
wish. In the room, 4 sir, with you sir at £44,
looking for 6 anywhere else. At £44, well bought
sir. Buyer 18, thank you very much, sir.
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42:33 Drew IV
10:42:34 Drew interview with cutaways of the glass Three little Bohemian glass flower vases, really
vases unusual, fiery colours, happy days, and d’you
know what, it’s selling like billy oh. So I will start
buying as much of that as I possibly can.
10:42:47 MS Evan, bangs gavel – GVs buyers at
auction 42:49 Evan McPherson
42:50 Drew IV
First visit down to East Bristol Auctions. It’s
10:42:55 Drew interview – Bamforth coat rack on very, very good, things were going through at
back of van – Drew interview the sort of money that I can’t ignore. You know
antique dealing is a fantastic, fun and
Caption in 42:59 interesting job which allows you to vent
CLOAKROOM RACK artistically and all these different things, but also
BOUGHT: £ 420
PROFIT: £ 480
Out 43:04
10:43:08 Ice cream cone on back of van – Drew it’s buying and selling to make money and that’s
interview what we’ve done today. We’ve done really well
and we’ve made money.
Caption in 43:08
ICE CREAM CONE
BOUGHT: £ 130
PROFIT: £ 270
Out 43:13
10:43:14 Sequence Drew and Tee travel away from
auction and chat 43:19 Drew
That was good. That’s one to watch, that is. It’s
a good sale that was. Yeah, I enjoyed that.
10:43:33 Establishing shots Conwy – Bay, boats and
Castle
43:36 Commentary
10:43:37 Sequence at Drew’s shop – Laughing clown Back home in Conwy, Drew reflects on his
sideshow, Ice cream cone considerable West Country haul.
43:42 Drew IV
10:43:43 Drew interview The West Country may be a long way from
North Wales but it’s always worth the trip.
Called on some great dealers, bought some
amazing stock, really good auction and I just
like being down there. I could quite happily
move to the West Country.
10:43:54 Round up shots of items bought in this
programme – Welsh blanket – Laughing
Clown sideshow – Windsor Chair – Ice
Cream cone with flake, fade to black
Credits roll 43:56

10:44:16 End of programme
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Snap in 1
(No clock)
10:00:05 Sequence Drew finds and examines confit 00:05 Drew
pot How much are the confits?
00:06 Dealer
I could do you 60 each.
00:09 Drew IV
We’re wandering around outside and we see a
10:00:13 Drew interview with cutaways of confit pots guy who’s got some confit pots. Now these are
French and they would have, just put things in it
and preserved them by sealing the top with
wax. But they’re extremely decorative.
10:00:21 Sequence Drew buys a confit pot for £50 00:21 Drew
50, cash, now?
00:24 Dealer
Go on alright then.
00:26 Tee
So you just bought that one?
00:27 Drew
Yeah, just that one.
00:28 Dealer
That’s the nicer one.
10:00:29 Drew interview with cutaway of confit pot 00:29 Drew IV
Straightforward, it’s not chipped, it’s not
cracked, it’s got all the handles, there’s no holes
in it, it’s a good colour. 50 quid, it’s the right
price, happy days. We will have that they‘re
usually a lot more.
10:00:40 End of snap in 1
Snap in 2
DUR 00:56:01
TC INTO PROG 10:18:35:14
10:00:50 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee examine 00:50 Drew
truck and discuss it Wow, so that’s an original (Guy – Yeah, that’s)
truck built…
00:53 Guy Belshaw
We don’t think there's many of those. 1940’s bit
of British engineering. Scammell of Watford.
00:59 Drew
God.
01:00 Tee
There’s just the generator in the back.
01:01 Guy Belshaw
Which was on use in the fairgrounds until about
10 years ago and they was used for winching
loads off fairgrounds, winch that generator. But
Scammell show truck, only 18 were made. This
belongs to one of our good showmen friends,
George DeVey of Anderton & Rowlands.
01:16 Drew
What a thing. What a thing.
01:17 Guy Belshaw
Still very much drivable.
01:19 Drew
10:01:20 Sequence Drew, Guy and Tee look at Oh, look at that. I’ve never seen that one
monkey and discuss before, the monkey.
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01:22 Guy Belshaw

That’s off a 1930s Noah’s Ark ride.
01:25 Drew
Never seen the monkey before.
01:26 Guy Belshaw
No, the monkey’s very unusual, very rare.
Mostly they were horses and motorcycles and
eventually they all went over to motorcycles
(Drew – Yeah) because speedway became a
thing, you know. So that’s (Drew – I’ve never
seen that one) nicely distressed.
01:38 Drew
Is that for sale?
01:40 Guy Belshaw
I don’t think so, no I don’t.
01:41 Drew
I don’t know why I was asking.
01:43 Guy Belshaw
Because I tell you why.
01:43 Tee
This is going to be a running theme today.
10:01:46 End of snap in
Snap in 3
DUR 01:17:00
10:01:57 Sequence Drew finds and discusses Bombe 01:57 Jon Tredant
Dutch Press with Jon That sort of thing’s really undervalued.
01:59 Drew
Yes, I know.
02:00 Jon Tredant
18th century, Bombe Dutch press. It needs a bit
of work but you know, for what it is, it is
phenomenal value.
02:06 Drew
Oh God. Look at the doors.
02:08 Jon Tredant
That is.
02:10 Drew
God, look at that, it’s absolutely dead on, isn't
it?
02:13 Jon Tredant
If you like, I could sort of offer one of the doors
out, so you can see what it looks like.
02:17 Drew
Where did you get that, Jon?
02:18 Jon Tredant
I did buy it in Holland. But it’s been stacked in
here for a little while.
02:24 Tee
That’s it.
02:26 Jon Tredant
The casting on that was quite complicated,
wasn’t it?
02:28 Drew
Yeah, so what date would you put on it? 17?
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02:30 Jon Tredant

60? 1750? 1770?
10:02:33 Drew interview with cutaway of Bombe
Dutch cupboard 02:34 Drew IV
I’m looking around and there’s quality
everywhere and then something strikes me and
it’s this wonderful bombe walnut Dutch
cupboard. The colour and the quality and the
scale is just fab. It’s got it all.
10:02:52 Sequence Drew buys the Bombe press for
£750, they shake hands 02:53 Drew
How much is it?
02:54 Jon Tredant
It’s 750. Thank you very much.
02:56 Drew
Just for the sake it’s cos it’s just it is. Cos it’s
just good.
03:01 Jon Tredant
Yeah.
03:01 Drew
Really good. I’m basing it on just that patina.
Look at it.
03:04 Jon Tredant
Yeah.
03:05 Drew
Look at that.
Jon Tredant
Yeah.
10:03:06 Drew interview with cutaway of bombe 03:06 Drew IV
press doors It’s just a wonderful thing, a really wonderful
thing. I’d have paid 300 quid for the doors. The
doors are just wonderful and make it.
Snap in 4
DUR 01:12:00
10:03:24 Exterior and interior Jon’s outhouses
03:28 Drew
10:03:30 Sequence Drew, Jon and Tee look at and OK, next room. Great top on that.
discuss marble topped console table
03:32 Jon Tredant
It’s a great top but it’s also, again it’s that really
nice timber. It’s like a sort of figured ash, very
nice colour.
03:38 Drew
That’s a tricky seller, isn't it? Is it about 1880?
03:41 Jon Tredant
I’d say it’s earlier than that. I would say it’s
1850.
03:44 Drew
Really? OK.
Jon Tredant
Yeah.
03:46 Drew
Mm. I think that might be leaving me out of the
running, then. What do you reckon, Bubbles?
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03:50 Drew IV
10:03:52 Drew interview with marble topped console There is a console table there with a wonderful
table marble top. The base is nice, the whole thing
stands very well. It’s in ash, could be used as a
server but it’s more console. Great size.
Unusual.
10:04:05 Sequence continues as Drew buys the 04:05 Jon Tredant
console table for £900, they shake hands I tell you what, as we’re having a bit of a deal I
will sell it if you want it for 900.
04:09 Drew
900 quid?
04:11 Jon Tredant
900 quid to you. Done. Thank you.
10:04:14 Drew interview with cutaways of the console 04:14 Drew IV
table Paid £900 for it, just a very good piece of
furniture. Now consoles of that type, if it was an
18th century one or an Irish one would cost you
an arm and a leg. That one isn't going to cos it’s
second half of the 19th century, couldn't be
more English, which really sort of knocks the
value of it as a proper proper thing but you still
get all of the look.
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10:03:33 Establishing shots Shepton Mallet – market

10:10:00 Drew interview with cutaway of welsh 10:00 Drew IV

10:11:39 Recap shots Drew in the West Country and

10:12:47 Sequence Drew and Tee travel in van after

15:51 Guy Belshaw

19:30 Guy Belshaw

10:20:53 Drew interview – Signs – Drew interview 20:53 Drew IV

10:22:23 Sequence Drew starts to negotiate to buy 22:23 Drew

26:27 Jon Tredant

10:31:33 Drew interview with cutaway of Windsor 31:33 Drew IV

35:24 Evan McPherson IV

10:36:39 Drew interview with cutaways of Drew 36:39 Drew IV

10:38:35 CS’s fibreglass ice cream cone and flake

10:40:29 CS’s Bamforth coat rail

Credits roll 43:56

01:22 Guy Belshaw

02:30 Jon Tredant

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