1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,360 Welcome to The Repair Shop, 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,720 where cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:08,600 This is the workshop of dreams. 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,560 Home to furniture restorer, Jay Blades. 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,440 Nowadays everybody spends a fortune on stuff that, once it's broken, 6 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:16,800 they just bin it. 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,880 But everybody has something that means too much to be thrown away, 8 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:21,240 and that's where we come in. 9 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:22,760 Working alongside Jay 10 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,240 will be some of the country's leading crafts people. 11 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:28,000 Every piece has its own story. 12 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,400 It's amazing to think that some of my work becomes part of that story. 13 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,040 I've always played with things, 14 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,960 I've always repaired things and I just love it. 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,280 There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces back to life again. 16 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,040 Each with their own unique set of skills.... 17 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,200 I can't wait to get started. 18 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,360 ...they will resurrect... 19 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,720 ..revive... I'm in awe, man. 20 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:50,760 ..and rejuvenate... 21 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:53,880 ..treasured possessions 22 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,920 and irreplaceable pieces of family history. 23 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,200 Wow! 24 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,880 Bringing both the objects... 25 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:01,480 She's fantastic. 26 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,640 That's just taken me back 50 years. 27 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,520 ..and the memories that they hold... 28 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,760 Ah! Oh, yes! 29 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,320 ..back to life. 30 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:10,440 Oh, my God! 31 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,400 In The Repair Shop today, 32 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,440 Suzie and Jay become rather attached to a leather writing case. 33 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,320 If you could hold it, that would be super. 34 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:35,640 Not there. Otherwise I'd be stuck to it, wouldn't I? 35 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,160 You'd be stuck to it forever. 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,600 You'll be carrying this case for the rest of your life. Yeah! 37 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,120 While a vintage music player 38 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,320 has Steve and Tim scratching their heads. 39 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:49,480 For the life of me, I can't see how it would ever have worked. 40 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,720 At the moment, it doesn't make sense. No. 41 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,280 First to arrive is Carol New from Dorset. 42 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,640 She has a fragile family heirloom needing the attention 43 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,280 of silversmith, Brenton West. Hi. 44 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,560 Hello, Brenton. 45 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,920 You must be Carol, nice to meet you. Yes, nice to meet, 46 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:13,560 Right, what have you brought me? 47 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,560 Well, I've brought in this mirror 48 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,120 which has been in our family for some time. 49 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,560 OK. It has a sad corner to it. 50 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,120 Oh, dear. It's got teeth missing. 51 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,360 It belonged to my great aunt. 52 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,960 How did she come across this mirror? 53 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,920 She was in service when she was a young girl, 54 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:35,080 it was part of the family she worked for. 55 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,440 OK. The Lady of the house it belonged to, sadly she passed away. 56 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:44,680 OK. And then her husband actually married my Aunt Emily. 57 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:49,360 OK. So therefore, when he passed away, it was all hers. 58 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:52,880 And the little piece of damage on that, do you know how that happened? 59 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,000 No idea, nobody seems to know. 60 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,560 It is a lot of work because it's very fancy. 61 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,000 Basically, I need to copy another corner, 62 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,040 make all of those little pieces and put them in the right place there. 63 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,960 That would be lovely. If I can. 64 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,680 Otherwise, I'll just paint that corner silver and it'll be all 65 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,920 right, won't it? No, it won't. 66 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:17,480 OK. Leave it with me and I'll see what I can do. 67 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,720 I really know it will be in safe hands with you. 68 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,440 Thank you. Thank you. 69 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,520 With so much intricate silver detail to repair and replace, 70 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,200 Brenton's got his work cut out 71 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,440 to get the mirror back to gold standard. 72 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,600 So tell me you have figured out how to fix Carol's mirror. 73 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:37,680 I have figured it out. 74 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,440 OK, good. I'm just working out how I'm going to make all these pieces 75 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,080 because I've got to copy that corner. 76 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,240 I'm going to throw a bit of a spanner in your works. 77 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,080 Go on, then. These are not identical are they? They're all different. 78 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,960 That helps me a lot, though, doesn't it? 79 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,040 As the corners are not the same... Yeah. 80 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,680 ..how are you going to do that? 81 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,600 Right. What I'm going to do, first of all, 82 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,200 this is a repeating pattern up here. 83 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,280 So I've got to work out exactly what part of that pattern it is. 84 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,400 I'm going to make, basically, two pieces that go into this corner 85 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,720 and pin it on to here. I'm going to use very thin silver 86 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,720 and I'm going to chase them. 87 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,120 Chase them? Chase them. 88 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,600 That means what? It doesn't mean running around, does it? 89 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,840 Let me show you how it works on a bit of copper. 90 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,480 Will that do? That will do, lovely. 91 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,400 So if you go and you tap it... 92 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,880 ..if you turn that over, you've got a raised bit, there. 93 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,440 You've done this before, ain't you? 94 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,160 I've got an award for doing this. That's what I like to hear. 95 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,880 Next to arrive is Michael Quirke and his daughter, Mary. 96 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,480 They have a treasured piece of family history that has sat silent 97 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,360 on a shelf for over 50 years. 98 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,160 Good afternoon to you, by the way. 99 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,680 How are you? I'm Tim. Well, I can guess it's a phonograph. 100 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,120 You've seen one before, haven't you, I dare say? 101 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,680 I have seen one before. One or two maybe, yeah? Yes. 102 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,600 Tim Weeks has dedicated many decades 103 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:08,560 to repairing all manner of music-making machines. 104 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,160 What's the story behind this? Have you had this for long? 105 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:15,320 I got it about 1967 or '68. 106 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,200 My mother's sister lived in a small town. 107 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,560 My aunt was very musical. 108 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:28,320 My mother was as well and the back end of the last century, I suppose, 109 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,400 this thing used to have that playing. 110 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:31,840 That was her music. 111 00:05:31,840 --> 00:05:37,600 This is an Edison Gem phonograph. The model started in about 1897. 112 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,160 Do you remember actually hearing this played? 113 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,560 I heard it once. I was very, very young, I'd say I was about seven 114 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,600 or eight years of age, something like that. 115 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,520 I heard it once, she had it working then. 116 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,920 I'd love to get her going to listen to it again. 117 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,400 I'll go as far as saying, if it's fixed again, 118 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,680 I wouldn't think much of walking back down here for it. 119 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,640 It means that much to me. Well, that is quite a challenge, 120 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,440 and I'll take the challenge. 121 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,560 So if you go home and polish your walking boots up, 122 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,240 I'll see what I can do with this. 123 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,960 All right? Thanks very much. 124 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,520 Lovely to meet you. See you later on. 125 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,200 Lovely to meet you. 126 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,160 Tell me you've got a tune out of this, have you? 127 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,440 We will get a tune out of it. 128 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:37,320 OK. We will get a tune out of it, but not immediately. 129 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:41,600 Right. Phonographs, which is what this is, an Edison phonograph. 130 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:45,520 Yeah. This is the first form of record player. 131 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,280 Oh, is it? Yes. 132 00:06:47,280 --> 00:06:51,440 There are a number of faults that Edison phonographs are prone to, 133 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,600 and this one has got just about all of them. 134 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,360 The major problem is, if you go to wind it up... 135 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:03,880 That's not moving, is it? The handle flies back and smacks you across the knuckles. 136 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,080 So we've got to take the motor out, sort out the spring. 137 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,120 This, which is the reproducer, should be sliding along that bar 138 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,880 up-and-down, up-and-down, up-and-down. 139 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,520 At the moment, you can't even... It don't move, no. 140 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,440 You can't even shift it. 141 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,160 So the reproducer actually plays the record, then? 142 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,960 The reproducer plays the record 143 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,120 by using a diamond stylus. 144 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:33,280 Can you see that, that thing there? That is the diamond stylus. 145 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,040 OK. So who was the first person that figured out to use a diamond? 146 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,880 Well, Edison. Oh, was he? 147 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,200 Thomas Edison, when he invented the whole process. 148 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,200 He's a clever guy. I'm impressed. 149 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,480 I'll be even more impressed when you get that done. 150 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,200 I'll leave you to it, but thank you for the history lesson. 151 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,480 Cheers, Jay. Right... 152 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,400 Another piece of history is being brought to The Repair Shop 153 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,040 by Sally and David Taylor. 154 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,640 Hello there. Hello. I'm Suzie. 155 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,960 They're hoping that leather expert, Suzie Fletcher, 156 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,400 can return a cherished possession to its former glory. 157 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,800 It looks like a briefcase. 158 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,640 It's a little writing case but, unfortunately, it's a bit worn. 159 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,560 It had all my papers and envelopes in 160 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:34,600 when I went away to boarding school, and it was given to me 161 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,320 by my grandfather as a sort of good luck present. 162 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,280 How long ago would that have been? That was 1962. 163 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,440 We weren't allowed to ring home 164 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,080 and so letters were the main form of communication. 165 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,640 It does mean a lot to me in that respect because I had 166 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:54,120 letters that my grandparents wrote to me, or my parents wrote to me. 167 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,400 It would just be lovely to use it again. 168 00:08:56,400 --> 00:09:00,640 I use e-mails, but it's also nice to receive a letter, isn't it? 169 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,680 It's lovely. It really is lovely to get a letter. 170 00:09:04,680 --> 00:09:07,600 But, no, I would definitely fill it up and, you know, use it again. 171 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:10,240 Well, I look forward to getting started on it. Thank you. 172 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,960 So I'll be in touch once it's ready for you to come and collect. 173 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,920 Thank you, wonderful. Thank you very much, Suzie. Thank you, Sally. 174 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,680 So lovely to meet you. And you. Bye. 175 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:28,560 It has a couple of things that really need major attention. 176 00:09:28,560 --> 00:09:32,080 The first being the underside panel, here. 177 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:36,560 The main area that's concerning me at the moment is this large bare 178 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:42,000 section here, but I do have the leather that's just peeled back. 179 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:47,000 I think I'll be able to piece it back and then cover this with a leather 180 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,800 corner that will glue over the three sides. 181 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,400 The first thing I need to do 182 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:58,800 is to glue down this panel, here. 183 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,520 MUSIC PLAYS 184 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,560 Out in the metal workshop, 185 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:16,320 Brenton is preparing the new metal for the silver mirror, 186 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,960 ready to start recreating the intricate pattern 187 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,680 using the ancient craft of chasing. 188 00:10:22,680 --> 00:10:26,920 So this is my pitch bowl. This is quite a specialised item. 189 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,400 It's used for chasing and repousse. 190 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,440 It holds the metal where you want it. 191 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:36,200 It's like a good glue, which is only held by heat and it has enough give 192 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,960 for the silver to become indented on it, but it doesn't crack. 193 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:48,560 So I've decided to stick my tracing on top of the piece of silver. 194 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:49,720 The most important thing, 195 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,920 I've got to be really, really accurate with this. 196 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,200 So there's a small selection of chasing tools I've got here. 197 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,400 That one there is for doing curves. 198 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,880 That one there is for doing the lines. 199 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,600 Basically, if you haven't got a tool that will make a particular profile 200 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,240 or a particular shape, then you make one. 201 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,760 It just takes time and patience. 202 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,360 People have been doing this sort of technique for thousands of years. 203 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,920 If you look at Inca gold and Colombian gold, this is a method 204 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,560 people have been doing 205 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:27,160 probably as long as there's been metal and people working on it. 206 00:11:30,560 --> 00:11:33,680 So you can see my marks on there. 207 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:38,520 So this is the back and these lines now give me a guide to where to 208 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:42,040 punch from behind. Quite simply, inside the lines. 209 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,760 It's a bit like painting by numbers, tapping by lines I like to call it. 210 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,600 MUSIC PLAYS 211 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:02,160 At Suzie's bench, she's getting to grips with one of the trickiest 212 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,440 parts of the writing case restoration. 213 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,080 She has to match the colour of the old leather 214 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,680 which, inside the workshop, has been proving problematic. 215 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:16,480 Indoor light can cast all sorts of different shadows and shades and as 216 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,920 time was going on, it was going from this blue down to more of a green 217 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,360 and then to a blacky blue. 218 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,160 So I decided, come outside, natural light, 219 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,720 I can see exactly the colour that it is. 220 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:34,800 I have been dyeing the discs to make the coverings for the corner. 221 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,960 It's a little frustrating because I've got one that's actually come 222 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,160 out a really close match to it, 223 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,520 but do you think I can emulate it on the others? 224 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:51,600 Not a chance. So I'm thinking that I shall apply some stain and just see 225 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:57,560 if that gives me the different depth of colour that I'm trying to achieve here. 226 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,520 That's so much better. 227 00:13:07,560 --> 00:13:08,600 Yes. 228 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,040 Really happy with that, the effect is so much better. 229 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,080 Fingers crossed, I think it's going to turn out quite nice. 230 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,160 MUSIC PLAYS 231 00:13:26,560 --> 00:13:29,720 Once back inside, Jay's checking on Suzie's progress. 232 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,880 Hello. So how is this writing case? 233 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:40,120 Where I'm at is the corners of the cases are worn out. 234 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:44,320 Yeah. I think it would be really nice to repair the corners 235 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,200 using the leather discs. 236 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:52,520 The first thing I do is to put a slit in it to allow me to 237 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,640 wrap around that corner. 238 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:59,080 So in upholstery, what we would do, is cut that that bit off. 239 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,920 Like cut a little triangle, so that sits a little bit better. 240 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,760 It is another way of doing it. 241 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:08,200 I like the fact that I've got some extra material to work with that's 242 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:13,000 going to strengthen the base to the sides because it's going to have 243 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,400 some weight on it. Yeah. 244 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,640 I've got this one that I think is going to be tacky enough. 245 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,440 If you could hold it, that would be super. 246 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,640 Not there. Otherwise I'd be stuck it, wouldn't I? 247 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,000 You'd be stuck to it forever. 248 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,280 You'll be carrying this case for the rest of your life. 249 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,720 She can't have me, it's not going to happen. 250 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:31,960 OK. So, here we go. 251 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,040 You've got a one-shot deal at this because it's compact cement. 252 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:36,240 Yeah. Ready? Yes. 253 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:37,760 Are you sure? I am. 254 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,440 OK. I'm just going to pull it down here. 255 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:43,520 That's lovely. 256 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:47,200 So now we have to wait for that to become tacky to do that side, 257 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,680 turn it over and then repeat the process eight times. 258 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,000 Eight times. Wow. 259 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,000 All right, I think I've got some e-mails to send. 260 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 I'll leave you to it. OK, thanks so much. 261 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:15,880 Gramophone specialist, Tim Weeks, has taken on an early phonograph 262 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,800 designed by Thomas Edison. 263 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:22,320 It hasn't made a sound for over 50 years and it's looking like this job 264 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,280 could be an uphill struggle. 265 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:29,240 We take the motor out and we can see more clearly... 266 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,440 ..what the actual problem is in here. 267 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,280 Well, there's the ratchet spring. 268 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:40,400 So we've got a broken end there and the other broken end of it there. 269 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,080 So I think that tells us quite a lot about what we need to know. 270 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:48,880 The whole function of this ratchet is to stop the spring, the handle, 271 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,120 just sort of flying back, 272 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,920 as you wind it up and smacking you across the knuckles. 273 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,840 Luckily, on hand for a second opinion, 274 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,640 is The Repair Shop clockwork expert. Steve! 275 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,040 You may have some views on this. 276 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,360 You see, it's meant to wind up 277 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,640 by turning that and then the ratchet goes in there. 278 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,480 Oh, right, OK. Obviously, this ratchet springs loose. 279 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,960 But for the life of me, I can't see how it would ever have worked. 280 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,440 Have you got any thoughts? 281 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,280 At the moment it doesn't make sense. 282 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,760 No. Oh, right. 283 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:31,960 Usually things just make immediate sense to me, and this one doesn't. 284 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,320 Do you think someone has had a look at this and played with it and tried 285 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,840 to get it going? Yeah, I think that's what's happened. 286 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,280 You see, look, somebody has had a bash at filing it. 287 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:44,400 Can you see there are some stripes across there? Yes. 288 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,240 Somebody's been in there. 289 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,080 OK, I'll wait until you've taken it apart 290 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:49,600 and then I'll have another look. 291 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,680 So a previous repair attempt may be the culprit. 292 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,360 It's not long before Tim lays his hands on a clue 293 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,680 which may solve the mystery of the malfunctioning ratchet. 294 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:04,760 Well... Have you got another one? Yes, I've got another one 295 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,320 from my commodious collection of spare parts. 296 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:08,880 Oh, it's the wrong way round. Yeah. 297 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,880 Someone's put it on backwards, haven't they? 298 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:13,640 But... 299 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:14,960 What is interesting, 300 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,480 why I've even bothered to bring it over and show it to you, 301 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,200 is you can see that little slit in the end 302 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,840 where there must have been a spring... 303 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:25,600 Oh, same as that one. ..fixed in there. 304 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,680 So that is meant to be there, 305 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,600 but not flapping around like that it isn't. 306 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,840 Can you hold that? Yep. And hold it tight on to the plate. 307 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,800 Yes. I'm going to turn that, so it would work like that. 308 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,120 Oh, yeah. 309 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,800 Do you want to push that and we'll get a centre pop. 310 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,040 OK. There we go. 311 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,160 That's made them up. 312 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,880 OK, so I'm going to drill in there and put a pin in. 313 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:54,920 You're a hero. 314 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:03,280 Across the workshop, Suzie is in sight of the finishing line 315 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,360 with the restoration of the 1960s writing case. 316 00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:10,080 After touching up the last few frayed edges with acrylic paint, 317 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:14,440 she's replacing the worn leather handle with a brand-new one. 318 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,680 So I'm now at the point where 319 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,320 I'm going to mount the handle onto the case. 320 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:25,880 The first thing I need to do is just to thread the 'D' through and the 321 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,520 loop that I made here. 322 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:32,200 I just need to get my pliers and squeeze the two ends together. 323 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,120 And there we have it. That's one handle mounted. 324 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:41,360 I'm very happy with it, 325 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:45,640 I'm hoping that Sally will be very happy with the overall effect. 326 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,600 Sally is back to see the case that holds so many memories 327 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,240 of her schooldays and of her grandfather. 328 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:55,720 Hello, Sally. 329 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,520 Hello. How are you doing? 330 00:18:57,520 --> 00:19:00,160 I'm very well thank you. It's good to see you again, Sally. 331 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,440 How are you doing, David? Hi, there. Are you all right? 332 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,440 Well, we won't hold you in suspense any longer. 333 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:05,480 Oh, good. 334 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,080 Wow! Oh, gosh. 335 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,840 Oh, Suzie, that's fantastic. 336 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:15,480 Thank you so much. 337 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,680 Brilliant. Look at the handle and everything. 338 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:20,800 Can I touch it? 339 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,400 Of course you can. Oh, wow. 340 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,520 I promised I wouldn't say, "Wow," but that is really amazing. 341 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,440 Oh, you're so clever. Thank you so much. 342 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,240 She is, isn't she? That's wonderful. 343 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,120 I managed to put your leather corners on because they were all, 344 00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:39,080 if you remember... Yes, they were dreadful. 345 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:40,640 They were completely blown out. 346 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,360 That's such a good idea, I never thought of that, corners. 347 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:48,720 So lovely. The other challenge that I had was the colour match. 348 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,160 Yes. Because this case, I swear, is a chameleon. 349 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:57,160 Every time I thought I got the colour match right, it changed. 350 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,160 Whether it's chameleon or not, it's perfect. 351 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,360 So this case now, what are you going to do with it? 352 00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:05,480 I'm going to take it home and fill it full of envelopes, 353 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,600 stamps and writing paper and a pen. 354 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,160 Maybe we might receive a letter? 355 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:11,560 Well, you might do. 356 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,360 If we're lucky. There's a good chance. 357 00:20:14,360 --> 00:20:17,360 We'll let you be on your travels then. 358 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:19,640 Oh, go out like Paddington Bear. 359 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,880 Yes, thank you very much indeed. 360 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,720 Thank you. Thank you so much, Suzie. 361 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,720 You're very welcome, Sally. 362 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,680 Really, really pleased, thank you very much. Thank you. 363 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,640 MUSIC PLAYS 364 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:45,480 Silversmith, Brenton, has spent many hours recreating the missing corner 365 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,200 for the silver mirror, but he's not finished yet. 366 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:54,200 Obviously this is a solid piece of silver and we need the holes so that 367 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:55,760 the blue velvet shows through. 368 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:04,120 So I'm just putting the blade through a hole in the silver, 369 00:21:04,120 --> 00:21:06,720 so I can cut this diamond shape hole 370 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,640 out of this little bit of lattice work. 371 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:14,400 I've got to do that with all of these holes and then I can fit that 372 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:15,440 onto the mirror. 373 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,160 OK. So I'm just going to try this piece in I've made. 374 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:25,920 It's slightly larger than it needs to be. 375 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,080 I'm going to put it underneath the original silver 376 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:29,960 which is quite firm on here. 377 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:35,440 It should just slip underneath and, like that, 378 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,000 and that's the new corner in. 379 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,000 I'd say that's pretty much indistinguishable from the original. 380 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,640 For decades the mirror had been 381 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,920 an ornate jigsaw puzzle with a missing piece. 382 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:52,280 Now it's whole again, this treasured looking glass 383 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,440 is ready to be returned to owner, Carol. 384 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,680 Hi, Carol. Nice to see you again. 385 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,440 How are you, all right? How did you get on? 386 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:03,880 It's been very challenging. 387 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,760 Was it? Very challenging. I'm not surprised. 388 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,320 Do you want to have a look? 389 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,520 I'm dying to have a look. OK. 390 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,360 Oh, my gosh! 391 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,280 That is absolutely marvellous, Brenton. 392 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:21,600 Well done. That's all right. 393 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,840 It's taken my breath away. 394 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,600 Do you know, this is like Christmas for me. 395 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,520 Brilliant. I'm glad that stirs that emotion in you. 396 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,080 Well, you know, it's whole again, isn't it? 397 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,720 You know, pardon the pun, you can't see the join, can you? 398 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,720 You're not meant to. It's amazing. 399 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,960 I really do appreciate it. 400 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,320 That's a great piece of history, isn't it? 401 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:49,680 I just can't wait to show my mother. 402 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,680 What do you think she'll think of it? 403 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,920 It will bring back so many memories, when she actually sees it again. 404 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,640 She really will be thrilled. 405 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,200 Tim and Steve have joined forces 406 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:16,480 to take on a phonograph that refuses to play a note. 407 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,480 Clock restorer, Steve, has been putting all his clockwork knowledge 408 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,000 to use on the troublesome ratchet. 409 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,320 Oh. 410 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:25,680 RATCHET CLICKS 411 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,680 Ah! Music to your ears? 412 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,200 Music, music. 413 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:33,840 There will be soon. You are a prince among antique restorers, 414 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,440 do you know that? Oh, that is beautiful. 415 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,080 Is that all right? Yes, that's what's supposed to be happening. 416 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:40,480 I'll listen out for the music. 417 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,720 Listen out for it and you'll hear it. 418 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,920 Thank you. Right, now, to business. 419 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,920 Now, Tim just needs to put the machine back together. 420 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,800 One of these jobs that basically needs... 421 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,560 ..three hands. 422 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:07,240 Hold on, what's going on there? 423 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,200 Ah! 424 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,400 Now, there. 425 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:15,960 Right. We've got the motor back in, 426 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,200 a bit of a fiddle, but we've done it. 427 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,360 We've wound it up and it's staying wound-up, 428 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:22,640 thanks to Steve's new ratchet. 429 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:29,520 So what remains is the acid test, put a cylinder on, see if it goes. 430 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,600 The moment of truth. 431 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,000 MACHINE: Edison record... Wow. 432 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,240 MUSIC PLAYS 433 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,800 Wow! That is great, isn't it? 434 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,560 It is. Really good. 435 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,640 This was entertainment in 19... 436 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,760 I was about to say, is this what music was like in the olden days? 437 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,240 HE LAUGHS 438 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,880 It's just a lovely, lovely piece of equipment. 439 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,160 Michael is going to be so happy with this. 440 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,040 He is going to be absolutely made up. 441 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,000 Well, there is a bit of fine tuning to do to it yet 442 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,160 before it goes back to him. 443 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,680 But if he's not heard this go since he was eight years old... 444 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,320 Yeah, well done you. 445 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,640 That is fantastic. What do we do now? 446 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,160 Go down the pub, I think. 447 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:14,680 Yeah. 448 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:16,720 Good. See you later. 449 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,720 Michael Quirke inherited the phonograph 450 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,320 from his aunt in the 1960s. 451 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,800 It evokes many memories of his boyhood back in rural Ireland. 452 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,240 Now his long wait to hear it play again is over. 453 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,200 Tim is personally delivering this labour of love. 454 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:48,760 Hello. I've been waiting for this minute for a long time. 455 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:53,400 When you left this with me at The Repair Shop... 456 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,960 Yes. ..you said if we could get it going again, 457 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,040 you'd walk all the way down there to get it. Yeah. 458 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,800 I've had a look at the weather forecast and I didn't think 459 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,200 I'd make you walk all that way. 460 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,840 There we are. That's great. 461 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,840 It takes a lot of winding, doesn't it? 462 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,240 Well, yeah, it's a brand-new spring in here now, of course. 463 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,400 Of course, the horn pops on there. 464 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,920 And the most important bit is to put a cylinder on. 465 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,960 We've tried to come up with an appropriate tune for you. 466 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,160 MUSIC PLAYS 467 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,560 What do you think? That's great, Tim. 468 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,600 Unbelievable, isn't it? 469 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,840 Feel free to join in. Yeah, it's lovely. 470 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,800 MUSIC PLAYS 471 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,200 God, I remember the sound, I never hear this. 472 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,960 # It's a long way to Tipperary 473 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,880 # It's a long way to go... # 474 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,480 Been a while. Yes, I know it now. 475 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:01,520 Yeah? 476 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:06,280 Well, I can nearly see you sitting on the table at home with my aunt. 477 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:09,960 No, it's beautiful. Lovely. 478 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,760 What's it like to hear that again after all these years? 479 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,640 To be honest with you, I didn't think it could be done. 480 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:21,000 Oh. It brings back some memories, Tim. 481 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,360 It does, yes. Everything can be done. 482 00:27:23,360 --> 00:27:26,440 Everything can be done with a little bit of thought 483 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,040 and a bit of elbow grease. 484 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:30,600 It's a family treasure. 485 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,400 It is, yes. There's a few cylinders there, 486 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,120 you can have a recital and invite your friends round. 487 00:27:36,120 --> 00:27:38,400 That's great, Tim. That's great is that. 488 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,240 I do appreciate how much you've done. 489 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,040 You'll never know what it means to me, Tim. 490 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,360 Oh, it's a pleasure. It's a pleasure, Michael. 491 00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:48,760 It's great. Mary. Thank you very much. 492 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,080 It means an awful lot to me, 493 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,920 to have that working and bring back memories of my family, 494 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:01,360 plus the fact that I can pass it on to my daughter, 495 00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:02,840 who I know will treasure it. 496 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:07,000 And hopefully, it'll be there for generations to come. 497 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,200 # But my heart's right there. # 498 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,680 Join us next time, as more precious pieces are rescued... 499 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,680 Wow, look at that. 500 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,680 ..and their cherished memories restored, in The Repair Shop. 501 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:23,960 Oh, that's brilliant.