[MUSIC PLAYING] TIM WONNACOTT: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

Yeah, it's a good weight.

And it smells.

TIM WONNACOTT: Steady.

Behind the wheel of a classic car.

Good morning, my lady.

Good morning, Parker.

TIM WONNACOTT: And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Whoopsie.

- Come on.

TIM WONNACOTT: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

They'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

Will it be the high road to glory-- It's about winning.

TIM WONNACOTT: --or the low road to disaster?

Pop, pop.

TIM WONNACOTT: This is the "Antiques Road Trip."

[MUSIC PLAYING] Oh, yes.

[MUSIC - PAOLO NUTINI, "NEW SHOES"] (SINGING) Hey, I put some new shoes on, and suddenly, everything is right.

Welcome back to glorious Scotland, where Stephanie Connell and Philip Serrell are continuing their crusade for profitable collectibles.

You're looking very Audrey Hepburn this morning.

Am I?

"Breakfast at Tiffany's."

Well, breakfast in Scotland, though.

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT: They're cruising Caledonia in an equally glamorous 1966 Jaguar Mark 2.

They have square sausages down there.

Do they?

Well, while we're in Scotland-- - Big-- big square sausages.

- --you've got to try one.

Absolutely right.

TIM WONNACOTT: Food is one way to Philip's heart.

The other is antiques.

What I think it's interesting is we're in Scotland.

I tried to buy with a bit of a Scottishy theme, and so did you.

Yes.

Do you think it worked, or it didn't work?

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Well, it definitely work for you, to some degree.

TIM WONNACOTT: Indeed, it did.

Steph started with 200 pounds, and after the last leg, has 198 pounds and 44 pence.

While Phil, who started with the same sum, now has a respectable 378 pounds and 10 pence to spend.

I had a bit of luck didn't I, really?

I think it's good taste rather than luck.

Well, I don't know about that.

What did you just say?

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Good taste.

What, I've-- I've got good taste?

Yeah.

The girl is deluded.

Really?

Yeah, I think so.

Can you say that again?

Just so-- so the nation hears it because I'm sure they'll write in and dispute it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Yes, not your usual fan mail, Phil.

This pair kicked off in Cumbria and ventured through the Lake District before crossing into Caledonia.

They'll be exploring more of Scotland before swinging back south to their journey's end in County Durham.

Later, they'll traverse the Scottish borders to reach an auction showdown in Hamilton on the outskirts of Glasgow.

But the first stop for our two trippers is the town of Inverkeithing, to be found on the Firth of forth in Fife.

Try saying that after a cheeky dram.

Fleming's Furniture and Antique Center has been a family business for 40 years.

What treats are in store here?

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Ready for a shop?

PHILIP SERRELL: Absolutely right.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Hello?

TIM WONNACOTT: Hello?

Yeah.

No, I told you before.

Please don't call me when I'm at work.

TIM WONNACOTT: Did he just hang up on me?

Jolly rude.

Cumbria Fire Service.

We were in Cumbria last night.

It's a Cumbrian Fire Service helmet.

Very cool.

I like this.

I might wear it for shopping.

TIM WONNACOTT: Are either of you taking this seriously?

Chop, chop.

There are antiques to buy.

[MUSIC PLAYING] I think these are lovely.

This is a load of letters, correspondence, the Second World War.

Look at that date there, the 27th of August, 1941.

And you're kind of holding someone's life here.

This person might have gone on to win a VC or, you know, become famous in politics or who knows.

But what is in these envelopes is going to tell a story.

It's all about someone's life.

And actually, there's nothing in any of them.

All it is is a load of empty envelopes.

How bizarre.

Do you know what?

There's only the antique trade could sell you empty envelopes.

But nonetheless, they're from the Second World War.

And someone who collects that sort of thing might just have an interest for them.

TIM WONNACOTT: But not one for you today, eh?

What I like about coming to different antique shops in different parts of the UK is that you always find things that relate to that particular area.

Now in this case, it's Wemyss Ware.

Wemyss is made or traditionally was not very far away from here, and it's a Fife-based item.

Very collectible.

Often with these large roses and floral patterns on.

Wemyss are famous for their cats, their pigs.

They're humorous pieces.

Produced since the late 19th century.

I really like Wemyss.

Very, very collectible, but because it's so collectible, often quite pricey.

This piece here, for example, is 750.

This one here is 280.

So they're all out of my budget, but I really like it when you see something that's local, that's collectible, and that is really nice.

TIM WONNACOTT: Meanwhile, on the other side of the shop, Phil's found a cafe.

Hi.

How are you?

WOMAN: Hi there.

How are you?

Now, I've heard all about Scottish square sausages.

You-- you've got some?

- Yes, I've got them.

Can I have one?

How much are they?

One pound 95, please.

Five p change.

Look at that.

Thank you.

One last question.

It's really important.

Yeah?

Brown sauce or red sauce?

- Always brown with a Lorne.

- Really?

Yeah.

Lorne?

Yeah, Lorne sausage.

- OK, let's go for it, then.

- That's fine.

Brown sauce.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Look at that with brown sauce on it.

So this is my square sausage.

That's your Lorne sausage roll.

Enjoy.

I'm gonna have a look at it.

Well, I'm gonna give that a go.

Thank you.

WOMAN: Bye.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Well, I might not have got an antique.

But I have got a square sausage.

It's time to see what they taste like.

They're really good.

Actually, I really should have bought two.

TIM WONNACOTT: And off he goes.

Easily distracted by sausages is our Phil, leaving Steph full reign of the menu of antiques.

I thought I'd have a snoop somewhere where is not really their antique center, that's more the furniture part.

And here we go.

So what this is is a very art nouveau style piece of glass.

In the late 19th century, there was a fashion for the glass that had been recently discovered, ancient Roman glass, which had a sheen to it.

So they kind of tried to replicate this effect with modern glass production at that time.

The green is a very typical color for this iridescent glass and the shape with this crackle.

Very decorative.

Very art nouveau.

It has a little mark on the base there.

It might be made by a company called Loetz.

TIM WONNACOTT: Loetz was one of the most prolific producers of European art glass in the 19th century.

Not all of its products were marked, so it's not easy always to identify.

So what's the ticket price?

It is 15 pounds.

So I think at 15 pounds, you probably can't go wrong.

I'm going to buy it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Time to find Gail.

Gail?

- Hello again.

Hi.

I've seen this.

GAIL: OK. STEPHANIE CONNELL: I found it on a shelf, and it is 15 pounds.

And I would like to buy it if that's OK. - No problem.

- Yeah?

TIM WONNACOTT: Deal done, and a cheap one at that.

One shop down, a Loetz style bowl for Steph and a square sausage for Mr. Serrell.

Speaking of Phil, he's come down the road to the Edinburgh College of Art to see how a century's old local craft continues today.

Glass making began in Scotland in 1610 when King James VI granted the first patent.

In the late 17th century, it was discovered that adding lead to glass made it exceptionally clear and allowed it to be cut with elaborate designs.

This so-called crystal glass became synonymous with this part of Scotland.

Like generations of cutters before him, cutter Danny Fair was part of the team responsible for making Edinburgh Crystal's world-renowned glassware.

This is how we start making glass.

This is our gather of glass.

So the glassmaker goes into the furnace, blows the bubble, and then he drops the bubble into a mold.

When you became a cutter, that's a skill that evolved through the years for you?

Yes.

When I was an apprentice, I became very adept at doing the cutting.

And I used to make designs myself.

And I became quite good at it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Thistle, which represented the flower of Scotland, was introduced in 1896 and became the most famous of Edinburgh Crystal's designs.

Star of Edinburgh was also one of their best sellers.

After it was sent to the-- the glasswares and said they wanted to make these-- these Star of Edinburgh goblets.

It would take 20 minutes to make that.

PHILIP SERRELL: Is that all?

- Yep.

PHILIP SERRELL: Yeah?

Now, how long would it take you to cut that?

DANNY FAIR: Five minutes.

PHILIP SERRELL: You're joking.

Five minutes, maybe five and a half.

PHILIP SERRELL: So how many of these would you make in a day or cut in a day?

30, 35, 40.

Depends.

If you walked into an auction room now, would you recognize your own work?

No, but I-- I could tell you if I didn't cut it.

PHILIP SERRELL: Because it wouldn't be as good as the one you did.

Because there would be some flaws in it.

Really, that's true.

PHILIP SERRELL: I can believe that.

I could tell-- PHILIP SERRELL: You're the man.

TIM WONNACOTT: By the late 20th century, Edinburgh Crystal was producing engraved wine glasses, bowls, and decanters for prestigious clients like Harrods.

[MUSIC PLAYING] So revered was the artistry of the glassmakers that in more recent times, they were commissioned to blow and cut the crystal lamps for the Diamond Jubilee State Coach.

So is that the cutting wheel?

It is indeed.

PHILIP SERRELL: How does that cut glass then?

The speed that it goes.

Whenever you travel at a speed something like 2,000 revolutions per minute.

Now, it's diamond, and diamond will cut anything.

PHILIP SERRELL: Yeah.

So here we go.

I'm gonna put a cut there.

PHILIP SERRELL: Yeah.

Through the first one.

Then I'm going to-- see, cut.

Another, I'll say cut.

Am I gonna have a go now?

Right.

I'm a bit nervous now.

Don't be nervous.

Press harder.

PHILIP SERRELL: Oh.

Yours is really, really lovely.

And mine, I mean, I just think that you can see there that I do have a future as a cutter.

What do you think I'd get for that?

4.2, I think.

4.2.

What, pence or-- Pennies.

Yeah, thanks for that.

I knew that was coming.

Listen, you've been a star.

You've taught me-- you've taught me an old craft, and I've thoroughly enjoyed your company.

Good.

TIM WONNACOTT: Sadly, fashions changed, and the Edinburgh Crystal factory was forced to close in 2006.

But Scotland's proud glass making heritage is still reflected in its famous products found in homes and auction houses around the world and the craft practiced at the college today.

Steph is also headed to the royal city of Edinburgh.

I'm trying to find things that are a bit of a bargain to make some money on.

Phil was very successful in the last auction and managed to buy some great things very cheaply.

TIM WONNACOTT: Well, he hasn't bought anything today.

So I am trying to buy some things that I think there's a guaranteed profit in.

TIM WONNACOTT: She's a woman on a mission and pulling up alongside the Edinburgh Antique Center.

There is a smorgasbord of sellers at this emporium and time to get stuck in.

[MUSIC PLAYING] STEPHANIE CONNELL: It's a heck of a rolling pin.

TIM WONNACOTT: Certainly is.

Wow.

MAN: Hi.

How are you doing?

Hello.

You must be Campbell.

- Yes.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Hi.

I'm Steph.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, Steph.

How are you doing?

- I'm all right.

I'm having a look at this extra large wooden rolling pin.

That's a heck of a rolling pin, isn't it?

It's a beauty, but I actually think it's actually for holding scrolls.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Oh, OK. That makes sense.

CAMPBELL: It's quite a substantial piece.

I like that.

I'm going to think about that.

CAMPBELL: Definitely have a think, and then you can just give me a shout when you're ready.

Yeah, I'll go and have a look around, and then I'll come find you.

- Yeah, yeah, no problem.

Thanks so much.

I like that.

It's OK. TIM WONNACOTT: So the scroll holder that's not in fact a rolling pin is on the table.

What else?

An original World War II ink drawing of a town class cruiser.

Now, I like that straightaway, and I think it's because it's World War II related.

But it looks like an amateur drawing.

I'm assuming from a sailor under the boat, drawing a boat he can see or the vessel that he's on.

TIM WONNACOTT: Town class cruisers were built in Great Britain and operated by the Royal Navy during World War II.

[MUSIC PLAYING] STEPHANIE CONNELL: So it isn't signed.

I don't know who it's by.

It looks to be a pen and ink drawing.

I think at 30 pounds, I think that's something that I would consider buying just because it's nice, and it's really charming.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's another possible.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Well, that's nice as well.

[MUSIC PLAYING] I like early photography, and I like early cine cameras.

And this is what this is.

The early 20th century with the original case.

Pretty much good to go.

I like that.

I wonder how much it is.

TIM WONNACOTT: Well, we all want to be in the movies, don't we?

Cue Campbell.

Can I talk to you about this cine camera?

CAMPBELL: Certainly.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: It's really nice.

I like it.

It's in good coloration, isn't it?

CAMPBELL: It's beautiful.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Maybe what, '20s, '30s?

CAMPBELL: In and around that, yeah.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: How much is it?

The best price I could do for you would be 50 pounds on that.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: OK. And that would be the best price.

Okey doke.

So there's three items that I'm interested in.

I'm definitely interested in this.

I've seen this-- CAMPBELL: Perfect.

--which was up on the wall at 30.

CAMPBELL: Mm-hmm.

And I do like the scroll holder that we talked about before-- CAMPBELL: Mm-hmm.

--the kind of rolling pin style scroll order.

CAMPBELL: Yep.

Could you do a deal for all three?

We could probably do a deal at around about 100 pounds.

Oh, amazing.

I'm gonna shake your hand there.

No problem.

Amazing.

TIM WONNACOTT: That's quite a haul, Steph.

The scroll holder came in at 30 pounds.

The cruiser drawing, 20.

And the lovely cine camera, 50 pounds.

That leaves our girl with just over 80 pounds left to spend tomorrow.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Time for a confab in the country.

PHILIP SERRELL: It is fabulous countryside.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: It's really pretty.

Have you ever thought about doing poetry, Steph?

Me?

Yeah.

No.

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and sky.

I left my vest and pants there.

I wonder if they're dry.

The next poet laureate, I can see that.

A lot of people have told me a poet.

At least I think that's what they said.

TIM WONNACOTT: Let's leave it there, shall we?

Nighty, night, you two.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Morning.

The cloud has descended on Caledonia, and there's a chill in the air.

We haven't seen a single other car.

I'm rather disconcerted that there's only you and I here.

Yeah.

You're not a mad ax woman, are you, Steph?

Well, what day is it?

No, not today.

Thank the lord for that.

Not today.

Only at the weekend.

TIM WONNACOTT: Thank your lucky stars it's not, Phillip.

Steph had a shopping spree yesterday, buying a Loetz style glass bowl, scroll holder, cine camera, and drawing of a cruiser, leaving her with just over 80 pounds.

I like this.

I might wear it for shopping.

TIM WONNACOTT: Phil didn't buy a sausage in his first shop.

Actually, that's all he did buy.

That means he still got just under 380 pounds.

They're really good.

I'd never had a square sausage before.

I think they're an acquired taste, mind.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Are they?

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT: Time to get back to business.

Phil's got some work to do.

So where are we-- You can do some "baa-rgaining."

Steph, that's not funny.

TIM WONNACOTT: She's got quite the repertoire, hasn't she?

Having dropped Steph off, our man behind the wheel is headed to North Berwick.

The harbor here, built in the 12th century, was originally a ferry port for pilgrims traveling to St. Andrews.

Philip's here to take a voyage into Charles Brattisani Antiques, which specializes in continental furniture and decorative arts.

[MUSIC PLAYING] These are quite cool things.

They're-- they're salt glazed.

When they're in the kiln, basically someone threw some salt in, and you get this kind of glazed treacly finish here.

I think originally, a lot of them were used as strawberry planters.

So you'd have strawberry plants growing out of these various truncated branches.

And they would cascade down the trunk of the body.

You can tell they're not a pair because they're obviously different sizes.

But what's key to these things is condition.

If you look down here, this one appears to have half the bark taken off it.

And I think that's just quite naturalistic.

I think they're quite fun things.

I'm going to bear those in mind.

TIM WONNACOTT: Ooh, lovely.

Perhaps when I get to the counter, see if I can find something else and put a bit of a package together.

But those are quite cool.

TIM WONNACOTT: You could do with a few finds in here, Philip.

Anything else?

What on Earth is that?

So it's Triumph.

It's come from Leeds.

What I love-- oh, that's just-- it's like a waffle maker, isn't it?

TIM WONNACOTT: Whatever it is, it's a nice sturdy piece of British engineering.

Where's the man in charge?

PHILIP SERRELL: Charles?

Yes, Philip?

What is that?

It's actually for making chips.

TIM WONNACOTT: So it's not a Triumph chopper.

It's a chipper.

PHILIP SERRELL: How did you know that?

I used to use one of those when I was 12 years old-- Really?

--at school holidays because my parents had a chip shop.

Really?

Yes.

PHILIP SERRELL: Well, how many spuds would you have to do in a day?

An awful lot of spuds, yes.

It was one at a time.

One at a time?

One at a time, yes, and they went down like that and up.

So you'd get a 30 bag in those days.

A 30 bag?

Yes.

- And the batter bits.

- Yes.

We're giving our age away here, aren't we?

We won't go there.

Charles, how much is that?

CHARLES: 80 pounds.

And are you averse to offers on things, Charles?

Hmm.

I'm known for my generosity.

- I know that.

- Yeah, yeah.

Yes.

Make me-- make me an offer, and then we'll decide.

OK, well, what I'd like to-- you know, those two sort of tree trunks over there?

CHARLES: Yes.

PHILIP SERRELL: What's the ticket price on those two?

CHARLES: It's 150.

I'd quite like to buy both of those and this-- CHARLES: Yes.

PHILIP SERRELL: --at a price.

Right.

I'd like you to give me 130.

Go on then.

You're a gentlemen.

Thank you very much.

There's one thing, though.

I'm not going to carry those out to the car.

TIM WONNACOTT: Hooray!

Mr. Serrell finally made a deal, thanks to kindly Charles.

It's 40 for the potato chipper and 90 for the strawberry planters.

That's cheap.

Take care.

I will.

You do, too.

TIM WONNACOTT: And after that, it seems the seaside air has given our man renewed vigor.

He's making another stop just around the corner at Second Time 'Round.

Today, there's no stopping him.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Ooh, is that one of Danny's?

Do you know, it really is a case of how the mighty fallen.

That's a long case clock or a grandfather clock.

I would think that's about 1820, something like that.

If we open the case up, we've got two big heavy lead weights.

Just look at that pendulum swinging.

And the pendulum is actually painted, which is lovely.

Just listen to it now.

See, yesterday, these things were worth between 500 and 1,500 pounds.

And now, people just don't want them.

So why am I thinking of buying it?

Well, I think there's still a place for them.

It's a Glasgow maker.

So it's quite nice to buy a Scottish clock.

But I don't know how much the price is.

There's no price ticket on there.

TIM WONNACOTT: You need to make a profit, remember, Phil.

What's the damage, Keith?

Can that be bought for about 110 or 20 quid?

No.

I'd need a wee bit more than that.

PHILIP SERRELL: If I bid you 130, would you take that for it?

Can you come nearer 150 now?

I'll do you 1-3-5 and shake your hand.

Well, it has been there a while.

They're not easy to sell.

Time flies, doesn't it?

KEITH: OK. PHILIP SERRELL: You're a gentleman.

135, done.

KEITH: OK. You can have it for that, yes.

You can have it for that.

TIM WONNACOTT: Phil's taking a risk on the beautiful grandfather clock.

Let's hope it pays off.

He's just got to get it to the auction in Hamilton one way or the other.

[MUSIC PLAYING] With Phil playing catch-up, Steph's traveled an hour southwest to Biggar and to visit a special theater to find out how the ancient art of puppetry endures today.

What fun.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Hello there.

Yes.

Hello there, Steph.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Hello, Nessie.

Would you like to come backstage?

I would love to.

TIM WONNACOTT: Ian Purvis and his family have toured the globe as puppeteers for 40 years.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Wow.

Welcome to our special puppet museum.

There are puppets here from all over the world.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: The history of puppetry, though, is ancient, isn't it?

It is indeed.

It goes right back to the cavemen and women because they discovered that they could make shadow puppets with their own hands, or, at a later stage, they cut them out of leather.

TIM WONNACOTT: Over the centuries, puppetry has evolved into four forms, shadow, rod, glove, and marionette or string puppets.

Although today, we know him as a glove puppet, Punch began life as a marionette in 16th century Italy.

The strolling players in Italy, they didn't have any permanent theater.

But they wandered around with companies of actors, and, of course, the costumes, and portable black cloths, and things.

And they set up wherever they could, in a castle, or sometimes in church buildings, or in the town square.

TIM WONNACOTT: Punch made his first recorded appearance on these shores in London's Covent Garden in 1662.

Later that year, he performed for King Charles II.

By the 18th century, puppet theater was at peak popularity.

An Irish puppet master, Martin Powell, brought Punch to a sophisticated audience in elaborate theater performances.

By the Victorian era, many successful productions staged in London's West End theaters were reproduced in miniature.

And toy theaters became a feature of family homes.

Is this a marionette theater?

It is indeed.

It's a marionette.

That is a string puppet theater.

And we could show you how it works, too.

I'll just open the curtains.

There we go.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Oh, wow.

This little theater is an exact replica of the Victorian marionette theaters.

Now, are we going to see somebody on the stage?

Yes, there she is.

A cancan dancer.

Yes.

The original of the cancer dancer.

(SINGING) Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da.

De, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de.

Is she original?

She's original to the Victorian period?

IAN: Yes, yes, that is an original Victorian puppet.

She's been kept in that condition very well.

She's better preserved than a lot of our Victorian puppets.

Right.

Now, Steph, it's your turn.

Up you go.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: OK.

This is exciting.

Hello, there, master puppeteer.

There we are.

That's your girl.

IAN: Right, OK.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

IAN: Keep her toes just on the ground.

Then you want to raise one leg, so you go ba-da.

[HUMMING] Up and down a bit more.

TIM WONNACOTT: In the 20th century, marionettes enjoyed a revival in children's television shows like "Thunderbirds" and "Sesame Street."

And the traditional art form is still used in theater and film today.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Meanwhile, Phil's hoping to pull some strings and find an antique or two in the exotic sounding Lamancha near West Linton.

He's visiting a farm that's also home to Junk Shop Antiques.

And it's only been open for five weeks.

Hi.

I'm Phil.

How are you?

BECKY: I'm fine.

How are you?

- Yeah, good.

You are?

Becky.

This is a very cool shop, isn't it?

BECKY: Thank you.

Well, I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna go and start by the front door and work my way around, if that's all right.

TIM WONNACOTT: Sounds like a plan.

I think this looks like Steph, doesn't it?

Don't you think it looks like Steph?

TIM WONNACOTT: Not really.

Do you know what?

If Steph wanted to learn about puppets, she should have come and seen me.

I could have taught her all there is.

TIM WONNACOTT: Back to business, please, Phil.

[MUSIC PLAYING] That's quite a cool thing, isn't it?

Don't know how old it is.

There's a bit of damage.

I think that's quite a cool thing.

Do you know, this could be a first here.

Philip Serrell is looking at textiles.

It's not rusty.

It hasn't got wood worm.

It is slightly moth eaten, though.

TIM WONNACOTT: Whilst he ponders that, let's catch up with Steph.

She's headed back up to Edinburgh.

This time, she's off to Courtyard Antiques, which specializes in military and boys' toys.

She's got just over 80 pounds in her kit bag.

Attention.

But will there be anything here to tempt entertainment memorabilia fan Steph?

Now, this I really like.

It's obviously from a cinema or a theater around about 1920s, 1930s.

It looks like it hasn't been messed around with.

It's in completely original condition.

Now, at the minute, it's hugely fashionable to have furniture from cinemas, pieces from cinemas because in the 1920s and '30s, cinema was where it was at.

Huge investment on luxury interiors to make them the most glamorous places that you could go to see the icons of the silver screen.

So when you get things like this, unfortunately, it's got little bits of condition problems.

But you can see the quality and the style that would have gone into a cinema of that time.

But I don't see a price.

Is there a price?

No, there's not one.

So I will ask.

But yeah, unless it's sort of 60 or 80 pounds, I'd probably leave it, but very, very nice.

[MUSIC PLAYING] It's my last shop before the auction.

So I've got a little bit of money left.

But it's-- there's a lot going on in this shop, a lot of items.

I've seen a lot of things that I like.

And everything that I've looked at has been out of my price by quite a long way.

So I'm going to carry on looking, have a look upstairs.

I haven't been up there yet and see what's up there.

TIM WONNACOTT: You do that.

And half an hour down the road.

So this is poker work, a poker work chest simply because it's done with a red hot poker.

I'm not sure I like that.

That's interesting, though.

So you've got a chandelier that's very, very glitzy, isn't it?

It's not all glass.

Some of this is actually perspex.

So it's probably not as fragile as it looks.

And you've got the flex up there, which someone is going to need to cut and rewire it all so that it does conform to the relevant safety statutes.

You know, I can see that being the finishing touch to someone's apartment, or perhaps a cafe, or a wine bar.

TIM WONNACOTT: Time to find Vicky.

VICKY: Have you seen anything you fancy?

Yeah, I have.

Yeah, yeah.

OK, good.

I mean, I'm so far out of my comfort zone here-- Uh-huh.

--because I quite like your chandelier.

And I think that-- I keep saying that you don't sell antiques anymore.

You sell a look.

- It's-- Don't you?

--certainly got a look.

Yeah, it has got a look.

And what's the-- what's the best you can do that for?

You got your eye on anything else, Phil?

PHILIP SERRELL: I quite like that shawl thingamajig what's it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Throw.

If I bought-- Uh-huh.

--the chandelier and the quilty thing or whatever it is-- Yeah.

--what can you do those for?

80 quid the pair.

And that's a deal.

You're an angel.

Thank you very much.

No problem.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's the final shop for Phil and his final two buys in the old bag.

He's just got to get past young gatekeeper, Lottie.

Are you the purse holder?

Go on then.

Look at that look, eh?

Count it.

PHILIP SERRELL: Hey!

TIM WONNACOTT: The regency style chandelier for 60 pounds and 20 for the Indian style throw.

Good job.

Back in Edinburgh, Steph should have had a good rummage by now.

That's quite nice.

It's a vintage sign.

Looks continental.

This kind of colorway is normally French, but are not British.

More sort of continental.

Might be French.

Might be Belgian.

I like vintage signs because they evoke a place.

And they bring you to that place at that time.

If you look at old British street signs, the font was slightly different.

The shell was slightly different.

Good thing to check with signs is condition.

So with the signs, once the enamel goes, they can start to go rusty.

And then once they're really rusty, they can get holes in.

And you want to get them in as good a condition as you can.

If the sign is particularly rare, that might not bother you.

But I think with a sign like this, you want to make sure it's in good condition as you can.

If they're in too good condition, beware because it might be that they're replica, not genuine.

And there are lots of fake signs on the market.

TIM WONNACOTT: The ticket price is 55 pounds.

Where is owner Lewis hiding?

Ah, there he is.

LEWIS: Hi.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Hi.

How are you doing?

- I'm good.

How are you?

- Yeah, good.

Thank you.

I've been all around your lovely shop.

You've got lots and lots of things to see.

It's difficult to even see what's here.

There's so much stuff.

I've seen two things I like.

The first thing was the theater board that's over on the other side of the room.

But I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to afford it.

There wasn't a price on it.

Could you give me an idea how much it is?

Yeah, 180.

Yeah, I was right.

I can't afford it.

- Yeah.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: The other thing I've seen is this sign here, which I like.

What could be your best price on it?

LEWIS: 25.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: 25?

Deal.

That's brilliant.

Thank you very much.

TIM WONNACOTT: And with that, Steph has made her final purchase of the day and of this leg.

Time for a rendezvous.

PHILIP SERRELL: If you can be any puppet person, who would you have been?

Lady Penelope.

I could be Parker.

Yes, my lady.

Couldn't I?

Where to now, my lady?

I don't know where we're going, Parker.

So you'll have to find the correct direction.

Yes, my lady.

TIM WONNACOTT: As our players bid the borders bye-bye, it's time for some shut eye.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Good morning, folks.

It's crunch time.

Phil and Steph started this trip in Inverkeithing and made their way through the Scottish borders with a couple of pit stops in Edinburgh before hot footing it to Hamilton.

Now, they've revved up for the auction at LS Smellie and Sons.

- You excited?

- Yeah.

Are you?

I'm really excited to see what my chandelier makes.

Are you?

PHILIP SERRELL: Why?

STEPHANIE CONNELL: It's an acquired taste.

TIM WONNACOTT: One woman's trash is another's treasure.

Steph shelled out 140 pounds on five lots.

Amongst them, this cruiser drawing.

But can it make waves here, Phil?

I really like this.

A little sketch of a warship.

Do you know what?

It's not signed.

That might just hold it back.

I'd give 20 to 40 pounds for it.

But without that signature, it could make it a tenner.

TIM WONNACOTT: After a slow start, Philip has also ended up with five lots that cost him 345 pounds.

I think Phil's been really clever here.

He's bought a long case clock, entirely Scottish themed with a Glasgow maker.

And we're in the Glasgow area.

He only paid 130 pounds.

So it was a bargain.

And there's definitely a profit in it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Time will tell.

Ha ha.

Auctioneer James Henderson is holding court today.

Any standout pieces, James?

The potato chipper, I think it's quite a quirky kind of lot.

You've got that industrial look, which people are looking for just never find.

Could easily make, you know, 40, 50 pounds all day long.

The Loetz and the manner of Loetz bowl, the Loetz items do quite well.

You know, art glass and, you know, art nouveau kind of items do well here at Hamilton.

I would imagine it could possibly 60 to 80 pounds, something like that.

TIM WONNACOTT: Let's find out, shall we?

We've got a bustling room today, as well as bids on the phone and the internet.

This is a proper, proper auction room.

It's like being in-- in the cattle market, isn't it?

Yeah, I love it.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's time to get down to business.

We're starting with Steph's cruiser drawing.

10 on bid.

I had 10 on bid.

10.

12 now.

I had 12.

I had 14.

I had 14, 16.

At 16, 18.

PHILIP SERRELL: We're off to the races now.

JAMES HENDERSON: At 20 but two.

At 22.

- Go on.

It's worth it.

JAMES HENDERSON: Two pounds.

At 22.

In advance in that?

At 22.

By two, by 22, by two.

All done at 22 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's a modest profit, but a profit nevertheless.

Oh, well.

It hasn't completely sunk you.

No.

Nearly.

It's sinking.

The boat is sinking.

Yeah, I get it.

I get it.

I just chose to ignore it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Now, the moment of truth for Phil's regency style chandelier.

At 20 pounds.

Thank you.

20 on bid.

At 22, four.

At 24.

Six.

At 26.

Eight.

This is so unfair.

Oh, he's going still.

JAMES HENDERSON: Five now.

At 55.

40 now.

At 40 bid.

At 40 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: Ouch.

Steph was right about that one.

So I've just burnt about 25 quid there, haven't I?

Yeah, but, you know, you have plenty to burn.

So it's all right.

TIM WONNACOTT: Now, any fans of classic cinema in the room?

30 pounds.

30 better.

30.

And five.

At 35.

At 35, 40.

At 40.

Bid five.

50 now.

At 50.

Bid 50.

Bid 50.

All done at 50 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: Maybe just a little too niche to really take off.

Hmm.

Disappointed for you, really.

Yes, it washed its face.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's Philip's Indian style throw next.

12 pound online.

At 12 on bid.

12 online.

At 14.

At 14, 16.

At 16, 18.

Oh.

JAMES HENDERSON: At 18 and 20.

At 20 bid.

Two now.

At 22.

Four now online.

Ooh.

At 24.

Six now.

At 26.

At 28.

Fresh bidder.

30 now.

At 30 on bid.

At 30 bid.

30, 30, all done.

At 30 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: That's nice little profit.

Well done.

Should have dropped it off at the launderette first.

TIM WONNACOTT: Up next, has anyone got any scrolls lying around?

Bid of 10.

10 on bid.

10 on bid.

At 10 on bid.

10.

At 12.

14, 16, 18, 20 and out.

At 20 bid.

20.

At 20.

Bid two.

At 22.

At 22.

Four.

At 24.

Six.

At 26.

At 26 bid.

At 26.

At eight now.

At 28.

30 now.

At 30 bid.

At 30 bid.

30.

All done at 30 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: Oh, Steph, you're not going to catch up at this rate, girl.

I think you were unlucky there, you know.

It washed its face.

Yeah, do you know, I think it probably was a scroll holder, although I teased you.

Yeah.

Yeah, I think it was, too.

I think they must have overheard me, and they think it's a rolling pin, too.

TIM WONNACOTT: Ha, ha, ha.

Now, anyone with high ceilings, time fulfills grandfather clock 60.

60 bind online.

At 60.

70.

Five.

80.

At 85.

95.

At 95.

Online at 95.

110 now.

At 110.

120 in the saleroom.

At 120.

130.

140 online.

150 now.

At 150.

160.

At 160.

Ooh.

That makes me feel a bit better.

At 170.

At 170.

At 170.

At 170.

At 170.

All done at 1-7-0.

TIM WONNACOTT: Well, there's life in the old dog yet.

The clock, that is.

A little bit of profit.

But it is, and it's bonkers really, isn't it?

Because it is a little bit of profit.

It's a little bit of profit.

Which is better than a little bit of loss.

It is.

TIM WONNACOTT: Come on, Steph.

Let's see what your continental street sign can do.

18 online.

At 18 bid.

At 18 bid.

At 18, 20.

20 bid.

At 24 on the sign.

And two.

At 22.

Four.

At 24.

26.

JAMES HENDERSON: At 26.

Eight.

At 28.

Oh.

It's making a little bit.

It's profit, profit, profit.

JAMES HENDERSON: 30 online.

At 30.

Bid 30.

Bid 35 now.

Fresh bidder.

At 35.

40 now.

At 40 bid for the street sign.

At 40.

Do you think they know what it stands for or what it is?

I hope so.

40 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: That's a nice little earner.

Yay!

A little bit of profit.

That's good.

- Yeah.

I'm happy.

TIM WONNACOTT: Now, anyway feeling chipper?

Phil's potato cutter is next.

20 pounds.

20 on bid now.

At 20 pounds.

At 20.

Bid two.

At 22.

Four.

At 24.

Six.

At 28.

At 28, 30, and five, and 40.

At 40.

Ooh.

Got my money back.

You've already got your money back.

Well, less commission.

45 now online.

At 45.

50 bid.

At 50 bid.

Chips are getting dearer, aren't they?

JAMES HENDERSON: At 55.

- Inflation.

At 55.

At 60 now.

At 60 on bid.

At 65.

70 now.

At 70.

70 pounds?

At 70 on bid.

75 online.

At 75 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: Blimey, that's put him firmly in the lead.

My flabber is absolutely gasted.

I can't believe that.

I think that was awesome.

Well done, you.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's Steph's last chance to secure a profit, a Loetz style bowl.

20 pound for it now.

20 a bid.

- 20?

- That will do, won't it?

Yeah, it will.

20 on bid.

Two now.

At 22.

At 22.

That's better.

JAMES HENDERSON: At 24.

Six.

At 26.

28 online.

At 28.

30.

At 30 on bid.

Online again.

Five now.

At 35.

40.

At 40 on bid.

Five now online.

At 45.

50 now.

At 50 in the saleroom.

55.

At 55 online.

That's making jolly good money, isn't it?

- Yeah.

- 55.

60 now.

At 60 in the saleroom.

At 60.

At 60 bid.

65 now.

At 65.

70 now.

At 70 bid.

A 70 bid now.

In the saleroom at 70.

75.

Yeah.

A 75 bid.

Bid 75.

All done at 75 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: The auctioneer predicted that would do well.

Good work, Steph.

- Yay, I'm happy.

- Top dollar, yeah.

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT: Now, can Phil further extend his lead with his final lot, the Scottish strawberry planters?

At 50 bid for them.

At 50.

- Ouch.

At 50 bid.

Five.

60.

Five.

70.

Five.

80.

Five.

At 90.

And five.

At 95.

100 online.

At 100.

- 100.

There we go.

You're in profit.

JAMES HENDERSON: 100 online.

At 100.

110.

- 110.

120.

The internet is taking them.

130.

At 130 now.

140 online.

At 140.

At 140 bid.

At 140.

150 now.

That's a bit of a relief, really.

160.

At 160.

Any advance at 160?

At 160 pound online.

TIM WONNACOTT: Well, they're keen on strawberries in Scotland.

It's another big win for our road trip veteran.

What a brilliant auctioneer.

He's done a really good job, hasn't he?

Yeah.

Time to go?

Let's hit the road.

TIM WONNACOTT: Time for some sums, actually.

Steph started this leg of the trip with just under 200 pounds to her name.

After auction fees, she's made a profit of nearly 38 pounds today.

So her stash stands at 236 pounds and change.

Phil is our winner for the third time in a row.

He began this leg with almost 380 pounds and with auction costs taken into account, made nearly 45 pounds profit, which means he's got a healthy balance of around 420 pounds for the penultimate leg.

Well done.

These road trips, it just flies past you, the time, doesn't it?

Yeah, it really does.

Which must mean we're having a good time.

Yeah, I think so.

I'm sure so.

Now, we're off to the coast next.

Have you get your trunks?

I wouldn't wish that on the British public.

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