1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,640 Welcome to The Repair Shop, 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:05,520 where cherished family heirlooms 3 00:00:05,520 --> 00:00:06,920 are brought back to life. 4 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:09,080 This is the workshop of dreams. 5 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,840 Home to furniture restorer Jay Blades. 6 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,600 Nowadays, everybody spends a fortune on stuff that, once it's broken, 7 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,080 they just bin it. But everybody has something that means too much 8 00:00:19,080 --> 00:00:21,440 to be thrown away, and that's where we come in. 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,400 Working alongside Jay will be 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,400 some of the country's leading craftspeople. 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,200 Every piece has its own story. 12 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:29,520 It's amazing to think that 13 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,640 some of my work becomes part of that story. 14 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,120 I've always played with things, I've always repaired things. 15 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,320 And I just love it. 16 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,280 There is a real pleasure in bringing people's pieces back to life again. 17 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,280 Each with their own unique set of skills... 18 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,400 I can't wait to get started. 19 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,400 ..they will resurrect... 20 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,800 ..revive... Come on, man! ..and rejuvenate... 21 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,120 ..treasured possessions 22 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,200 and irreplaceable pieces of family history... 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,720 Wow! ..bringing both the objects... 24 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,600 She's fantastic! That's just taken me back 50 years. 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,400 ..and the memories that they hold... 26 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,920 THEY GASP Oh, yes! 27 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,040 ..back to life. 28 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,600 Oh, my God! 29 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,720 This place is filthy! 30 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,920 In The Repair Shop today... 31 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:41,280 When you paint any line, you basically just hold your breath. 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,520 Kirsten immerses herself in a complex repair. 33 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,480 And breathe! 34 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,720 While Brenton gets his hands on THE Victorian must-have gadget. 35 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,400 I'm going to have some fun with this. 36 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,920 Look at that! 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,680 These are brilliant. 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,840 But first to arrive at The Repair Shop, 39 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,360 Claire and Graham Rowe from County Down, in Northern Ireland. 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,760 Hello. Hi. How are we doing? Pleased to meet you. 41 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,040 How's it going? Hi there. Hi. 42 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:15,560 How do you do? Hi. 43 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,400 So, what have you got for us? We've got a rocking horse for you. 44 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:19,440 A rocking horse? Yes. 45 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,840 Yeah, I got it. Got it? 46 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,840 They've brought along a much-loved family heirloom 47 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:31,800 for furniture conservator Will Kirk to cast his expert eye over. 48 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,760 It's working. It's working, yeah, exactly. It's working. 49 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,960 It's a bit wrecked. It's rocking. It's rocking! 50 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,240 What's the history behind this one, then? 51 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,280 The rocking horse itself came into our family... 52 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,240 My nanny, she remarried - Grandad Wesley. 53 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,560 It belonged to him, so it's kind of known 54 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,200 as Grandad Wesley's horse. 55 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,520 Right. He sadly passed away shortly after, but the rocking horse 56 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,960 has been in our family ever... 57 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,520 ..ever since. I played on it as a kid. Right. 58 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,800 My brother did, my cousins, 59 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,480 and everybody from the street used to come round, and then 60 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,520 we would all play on it. But obviously, as the years have went 61 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:10,600 on and on, it's become a little bit more sort of battered. 62 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,240 And we've got our own children who play on it. 63 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,440 There's a lot of flaking, a lot of peeling off. 64 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,400 That's not... Yeah. ..really great for children, I would say. 65 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,680 Whenever the kids play on it, plaster starts to fall off. 66 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,040 So usually after they've played on it, you have to HOOVER. 67 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,520 It's not much fun holding a hoover. THEY LAUGH 68 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,400 I quite like it in the state it's in now. 69 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,280 Yeah? I think it's got a lot of age to it. 70 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,080 But what would you want us to do to this? 71 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,080 I just want to be able to keep it rocking. Oh, I like that! 72 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,800 Keep it rocking, we can do that. So, Will? 73 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,360 I really like it, and I like 74 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,120 the sort of natural patination over the years. 75 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:46,720 Yeah, we can get someone to have 76 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,840 a look at the leather-work and the flakes. 77 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,960 That's the only thing that concerns me, because I think it 78 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,400 could be the tip of the iceberg. 79 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,680 There's a chance there might be more paint that's actually 80 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:57,960 come away from the surface. 81 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,000 Yeah. But it's a functional piece, this is. Yeah. 82 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,800 Completely different to some of the pieces we do work on, 83 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,120 this one is going to get used by your children. 84 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,720 As much as the kids have got all-singing, all-dancing toys and 85 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,040 stuff, they still are drawn back... This is a proper toy. ..to this. 86 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,040 That's what this is. Yeah. 87 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,760 It would be a pleasure to work on. Oh, brilliant. 88 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,680 And I'm sure that we can get it to a state where you can still use it 89 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,960 and it still looks lovely. Brilliant. 90 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:24,200 Yeah, definitely. Cool. 91 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,040 Something that we don't have to hoover after. No, no, no. 92 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,120 Not at all. Course not. 93 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,560 Thank you. Thanks. Thank you. Bye. 94 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,760 Lovely horse, though. I know, I do like it. 95 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,320 A lot. 96 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,360 I always wonder how many children have played on it before it got 97 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,720 into your family. And to be able to keep it going for more children 98 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,000 to keep playing on it... It'd be lovely, wouldn't it? It'd be lovely. 99 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,680 I really like this horse, but I definitely 100 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,840 think before anything, this leather-work needs to come off, 101 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:56,280 and I think Suzie is the right person for that. 102 00:04:56,280 --> 00:04:57,680 Suzie. Yes? 103 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,400 Would you mind having a look at this horse, please? No. 104 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,840 Suzie Fletcher is a master saddler. 105 00:05:02,840 --> 00:05:05,080 What have we got going on, then? 106 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,840 It's a horse. Yeah, it's lovely, isn't it? Lovely. 107 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,240 It needs a bit of attention, doesn't it? 108 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,080 Well, you can see why I called you over. Yeah. 109 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:14,720 That doesn't look right. 110 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,880 That doesn't look right. No. 111 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:21,160 Obviously, the reins and the head strap, that needs to be replaced 112 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,440 cos the kids are going to pull on that. 113 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,640 We can re-use the rest of the saddle, I think. 114 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,680 If you can get the leather-work off, 115 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,440 then it will be easier for me to tackle the horse. 116 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,080 I can certainly do that. Yeah? Yep. 117 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,240 The first thing I'm going to start tackling is taking the studs out 118 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,000 that are holding the saddle on. 119 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,920 Hopefully, I'll be able to re-use them. 120 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,080 But it is interesting, as you start taking things apart, 121 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,160 what you find underneath. 122 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,960 I can see, actually, 123 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,840 looks like there's a little bit of damage up in here. 124 00:06:06,840 --> 00:06:11,760 And there is a crack running all the way along the horse here. 125 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,440 So as I reveal more about the horse, we'll be able to see how extensive 126 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,760 any damage underneath the saddle is. 127 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,400 Next to arrive is Janice Pinder with a set of precious keepsakes 128 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,920 from her childhood to show ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay. 129 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:38,480 Hello. Hi there. 130 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,760 Hi. I'm Kirsten. Oh, pleased to meet you. 131 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,360 Very carefully take these out. 132 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,640 Oh, gosh, that's beautiful! These are... That's one. 133 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:53,680 Gosh, aren't they stunning? 134 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,040 But sadly, not all of them are in such good shape. 135 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,200 And this is the culprit. 136 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:00,760 Oh! 137 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,880 So... OK. 138 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,480 Well, firstly, they're absolutely beautiful, aren't they? 139 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,040 They are, they are real treasures. 140 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,760 I absolutely love them. 141 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:16,720 The day I was born, my nana gave these to me. 142 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,640 I was the first grandchild, 143 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,360 and they hung on the wall above my cot. 144 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:22,560 Oh, really? Yes. 145 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,560 So is that one of your first memories, then? Yeah. Oh, wow. 146 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:30,640 And then in a house move, my mother took great care to wrap them up in 147 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:35,240 tea towels, and unfortunately, as she got out of the car to go in 148 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,640 the house... Oh, no! ..this one dropped on the floor. 149 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,000 And that was 57 years ago, when it got broken. 150 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,080 Goodness gracious me! 151 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,360 Have you had these ones on display and just kept this...? Yes. 152 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,840 Yes, you have. I've had the two. 153 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,160 They're on display in the hall. 154 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:54,840 And this has just gone in different drawers 155 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:56,680 over the years. Oh. 156 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,920 I would think this sort of around the 1890s, something like that. 157 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:01,280 Oh, right. 158 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,160 They're actually an earthenware. 159 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,120 And, you know, they've been glazed. 160 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,720 So that's what's so lovely about ceramics. 161 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,160 If they're well looked after 162 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,760 they can endure and keep that lovely colour. 163 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:16,920 So it looks to me like someone's had a go at repairing this. 164 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,120 SHE LAUGHS Guilty! 165 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:23,040 It's a shame it's broken through her face, actually. 166 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,880 I mean, it's... Couldn't be in a worse place, could it? 167 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,400 Well, it could, it could be through her eyes. 168 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,520 I always find that quite difficult. Oh, really? 169 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,360 I know there's bits chipped out the side here as well. Yeah. 170 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,000 I guess that's where it hit the ground. Yes, probably. 171 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,600 Tell me about your grandmother, then. 172 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,760 She didn't have very much at all, financially. 173 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,760 She lived in a little two-up, two-down terraced house, 174 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,560 but she used to like nice things. Right. 175 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:53,360 And she collected blue glass where I can remember that 176 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:56,320 being in the windowsill, all sparkly and polished. 177 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,880 I mean, I don't know how old they are. 178 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:02,960 I don't know whether my nana bought them second-hand 179 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,040 or she inherited them... 180 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,360 Yeah, I'm sure I can make something up for you. 181 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,720 If you'd like to leave them with me... Sure. 182 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,120 ..then I will see if I can get that back together for you. 183 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:18,200 That would be wonderful. I really appreciate that, thank you. 184 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,200 Thank you very much. Thank you. 185 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:29,640 I'm feeling quite excited at the thought that I might get 186 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,600 to see this plaque back together, in one piece. 187 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:35,920 I was really close to my nana. 188 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,040 She would be so pleased to think that it meant so much to me. 189 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,760 The plaques were made by Royal Doulton 190 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,520 and are commonly known 191 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:46,880 as the Blue Children series. 192 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:51,280 There are 24 different scenes in the series, which were reproduced 193 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:55,080 on a wide range of ceramics up until the 1930s. 194 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,440 Having the opportunity to have a really good look at Janice's 195 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,120 lovely Doulton plaque, 196 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,560 she's actually had a go at sticking this together, 197 00:10:03,560 --> 00:10:08,200 and that has left this residue of glue along the breakages. 198 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,000 So I'm hoping that, actually, I'm going to be able to pick 199 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,600 this adhesive off. 200 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,000 But hopefully I can 201 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,800 get this cleaned up, 202 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,120 get it stuck together 203 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:23,280 and hand paint in that little area there, and 204 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,240 put some of the gilding back on as well. 205 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,960 So I'm just initially going to see if I can just 206 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,480 mechanically pick this off 207 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,600 along the edge with a scalpel. 208 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,520 It's not until I remove all this adhesive 209 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:52,000 and I offer the two pieces together 210 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:56,240 that I can really see the full extent of the damage. 211 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,520 Because this is an earthenware plaque, 212 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,040 and earthenware is actually very soft, 213 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,720 I don't want to risk damaging it, so I'm just going to try a little 214 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,480 bit of acetone on a cotton-wool swab, 215 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,160 and see if that will just soften the adhesive for me. 216 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,720 That's coming off really nicely now. 217 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,200 We're going to make a start on the other side now. 218 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:34,600 And hopefully this will come off as easily. 219 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,200 Next to arrive at the workshop, 220 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,480 Ronnie and Rita Fell from Merseyside, 221 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,760 with a box of childhood memories for the attention 222 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:57,960 of antique photography expert Brenton West. 223 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,600 Hi. Hi there. Hi, how are you? I'm Brenton. 224 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:02,560 I'm Ronnie. Hi, Ronnie. Rita. Hi, Rita. 225 00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:05,040 So, what have you brought for me? 226 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:06,880 It's a stereoscopic viewer. 227 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:11,760 Wow, stereoscopic viewer. That makes me excited. Wow. 228 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,560 I love these. 229 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:17,280 So this is a Victorian item 230 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,960 that everybody had, and you had stereo pictures 231 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,760 that you could look at, and they became three dimensional 232 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:25,000 when you looked at them. 233 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,800 I mean, I remember as a child at school on a rainy games day, 234 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,280 the teacher brought one of these in, and I can remember that 235 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,680 from many years ago, vividly. 236 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:35,000 And I've had one for a little while myself. 237 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,280 So it's... And they're fantastic things. 238 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,040 Have you got any cards for it? Yeah. There's a few in the box here. 239 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:41,920 You've got some pictures? Oh, brilliant. 240 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,400 Well, let's have a look at those. 241 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:44,480 Oh, wow. 242 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,240 These are brilliant. I love these. 243 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:48,640 But some of them are a little 244 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,440 bit naughty, aren't they? They are. Oh, yep. That one there... 245 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:52,960 The butler... What the butler saw. 246 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,640 That one there's a little bit naughty. 247 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,520 That chap looks very guilty. These are brilliant. 248 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:03,880 Between the 1840s and 1930s, stereoscopes could be found 249 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:05,760 in most households. 250 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,000 The scenic pictures, or stereographs, 251 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:09,800 provided cheap entertainment 252 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,480 but also covered news events of the time, 253 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,680 such as parades, disasters and politics. 254 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:19,120 I believe Queen Victoria saw one 255 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,560 at the Great Exhibition in 1851, 256 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:25,040 and she approved of them. 257 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,960 Because she approved of them, everyone had to have one. Yeah. 258 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,680 So this particular one, what seems to be the problem? 259 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:33,680 We've had this a long time in the family, 260 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:35,440 and the handle's come off here. 261 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,160 And it was held on, I think, by a ring, 262 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:38,720 but that was lost some time ago. 263 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,480 There should be a brass ferrule on there, I reckon, don't you? 264 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:42,840 It has been well loved. 265 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,640 So you get these out and the kids are thrilled by it... 266 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,520 Yes, even in these computer days, 267 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,600 they still, "Wow, it's magic," and they look behind... 268 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,600 So how long have you had this? 269 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,960 My father, who died about 17 years ago, 270 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,720 he had it when he was a child. 271 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,280 This would have been quite old even then. Yes. 272 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,040 So this would have been probably his father's before that, 273 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:04,960 do you think? Yes. Yes, it was. It was. 274 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,160 Oh, you know it was his father's, OK. Yeah. 275 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,640 Brings back happy times with my grandparents and my father. 276 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,680 So this has been broken off it for... 277 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:14,240 We're not sure when it happened. 278 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,440 I don't know if when it came into my ownership, 279 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,240 but... Did you break it, or...? 280 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,880 No, we don't know. It came out of the box broken. 281 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,560 Honest, it came like that! 282 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,880 THEY LAUGH 283 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:28,800 Well, leave that with me, and I'll try and do my best with it, OK? 284 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,520 All right. Excellent. Thanks very much. 285 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,280 Pleasure to meet you. OK, I'll be in touch. OK. 286 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,320 Thank you, bye. Bye now. Bye-bye. 287 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:36,960 Oh... 288 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,080 Oh, I'm going to have some fun with this. Look at that. 289 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,680 I first remember these pictures, the stereographic pictures, 290 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,280 at Christmas time when I was about five, 291 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,240 and my grandparents would get 292 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,120 to the stereoscope out. 293 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,040 It was magical because of all these far-off places. 294 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,480 They sort of came alive on the stereoscope. 295 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:01,800 I hadn't seen one before until I met Ronnie, 296 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,000 and then when he got it out and showed me, 297 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,240 I've been in the love with it ever since. 298 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,960 It's such an old family heirloom 299 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,800 that we want to protect it so it doesn't get lost. 300 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,200 On closer inspection, 301 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,240 there's a fair bit to do to this stereoscope. 302 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,480 Brass ferrule is missing off the handle. 303 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,560 It needs the brass ferrule because it will give it some integrity 304 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,760 and some strength. 305 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:37,800 A ferrule is a metal band or ring that reinforces a joint or holds 306 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:39,600 a component in place. 307 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,720 On the bottom of the slider here... 308 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,240 ..someone's put what looks like a carpet tack in there. 309 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:52,400 That has split the wood, and it's not really done the job anyway. 310 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,240 These two things are meant to be bent down 311 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,440 to make a sort of spring 312 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,120 so that this is tighter on here, 313 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:00,840 so it doesn't sort of fall like that. 314 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,800 I've just got to be very careful of it because it's quite frail 315 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:04,840 in its old age. 316 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,760 So the first stage for me is to make the brass ring, 317 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,320 the ferrule, for the handle. 318 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,720 So what I've got is an old piece of brass 319 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,280 out of an old camera, so it will be quite appropriate 320 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,760 recycling it and 321 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,760 keeping it in photography for a little bit longer. 322 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:39,840 So I've cut my brass. 323 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,240 I'm just going to bend this into a ring. 324 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,560 Bending this one is a bit like making a wedding ring, 325 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:51,640 and...I made my own wedding ring and my wife's wedding ring. 326 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,480 And it's a really nice skill to have. 327 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,280 Nearly good enough, I've just got to make sure those two 328 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,240 are really close together for soldering. 329 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,120 The handle will be under control very shortly. 330 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,160 On the other side of the barn, Suzie has uncovered a problem 331 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,880 with the rocking horse. Hey, Will, are you busy? No. 332 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,760 Um, I've got the saddle off. Right. 333 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,560 And I'm taking the bridle off. What I'm finding is, 334 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:31,520 as I'm removing the leather, 335 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,120 we have a split in the wood down the horse's head here. 336 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:38,560 There's extensive damage around the chest of the horse here, 337 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,000 where it's all peeling away. Oh, my gosh. I am shocked 338 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,800 by the damage in the front. 339 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,680 Isn't that...? It's enormous, isn't it? 340 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,040 There's so many cracks, and it's peeling off. 341 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,440 How... How on earth are you going to do that? 342 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,960 I have no idea. I mean, it's a big job. 343 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,400 I didn't realise that there's so much damage. Yeah. 344 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:58,240 My feeling is, let's replace all of the leather. 345 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,680 It's... It's really dry and brittle. 346 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,440 The flaps of the saddle just disintegrated. 347 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,920 At least then it all matches, it's all even, and it's 348 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,160 going to last a lot longer rather than you try to get 349 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,320 something back on that isn't really good. Yeah. 350 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,160 Sounds great. Thanks, Will. 351 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,760 Whilst Will ponders how to repair the extensive damage, 352 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,880 Suzie makes a start on the new leather-work for the horse's tack. 353 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,880 At the moment, I'm cutting out the skirts for the saddle 354 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,240 from this soft leather, and then I'm going to line it. 355 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,440 I've started also cutting out all the strap work here 356 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,640 for the bridle work. 357 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:37,880 You can make the saddle and the bridle exact miniature replicas 358 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:42,680 of the real thing. In this instance, I'm just replicating 359 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,040 everything that was originally on there, 360 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:46,720 just to make sure that it's going 361 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,080 to last for many, many years for the children 362 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,200 that are going to use it in the future, 363 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,880 which I think is quite exciting, really. 364 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,560 Outside, Will is attempting to dismount the horse 365 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:01,200 from its rocker... 366 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,120 Ugh! There's always one, isn't there? 367 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:06,040 ..and take a closer look at the wood and plaster. 368 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,400 This rocking horse 369 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,560 is in such a sorry state of repair. 370 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,280 I think that the wood has actually shrunk on the inside, 371 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:13,400 and in doing so, 372 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:16,880 it sort of pulled the wood away from this finish on the surface, 373 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,760 and that's why it's started to crack. 374 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,880 It just needs a lot of love, a lot of TLC. 375 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,480 There we go. 376 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:27,920 It's coming off. 377 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:33,080 Will's come up with an ambitious plan to tackle the flaking paint 378 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:34,400 and plaster. 379 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,320 What I'm going to do is use some of this pearl glue 380 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,680 that I'm mixing up here. 381 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,280 It's a hot glue. 382 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,760 It's actually quite watery. 383 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:49,120 And the reason that I need it like that 384 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:53,280 is cos I'm going to apply it behind a lot of that loose paintwork, 385 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,600 and being watery, it can then seep behind into all the areas 386 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:01,800 that I couldn't get to just with a brush, and hopefully stick 387 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,160 what is loose back on to the surface. 388 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,640 That looks an absolute perfect consistency. 389 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,680 It's almost like honey - not too thick and not too watery. 390 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,960 Some of this will flake off and be lost, but if I can save 391 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,840 the majority of it, that'd be absolutely perfect. 392 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,360 The traditional wood, plaster and horsehair heirloom 393 00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:35,640 was manufactured by FH Ayres, 394 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,400 known as the Rolls-Royce of rocking-horse makers, 395 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,560 and they are highly sought after. 396 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,480 Now I'm really glad that I kept my rocking horse all of these years. 397 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,920 It's exactly like the one that we're working on here. 398 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,800 And no doubt it's in pristine condition. 399 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:54,920 It's not bad... 400 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,760 I'll be replacing the bridle and saddle at some point. 401 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,120 LAUGHS: Cos I like working on them. 402 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:03,240 Must be nice. Such a challenge! 403 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,680 I'm hand-stitching the skirts of the rocking horse, 404 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:15,400 and decided to do it double-hand hand stitching. 405 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,960 And in order to do that, 406 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,840 I need an awl which is very, very sharp, 407 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:25,040 and just angle the awl in, push it in, and you don't look 408 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,000 at the back, you're finding the awl with your left hand 409 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:33,080 and the needle, and hook the left needle through, 410 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:34,960 grab it with the right needle. 411 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,600 Push that through, pull the thread back with it. 412 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,800 And pull it up. And you'll notice as I'm doing it, 413 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,520 I never put the awl down. 414 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,480 You have to be a little bit ambidextrous for this job. 415 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,640 I'm really looking forward to this all being completed, 416 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,280 and more so when I can put it on the rocking horse, 417 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:55,480 but I have to wait. 418 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,600 I've got to be really patient till Will has finished 419 00:21:58,600 --> 00:21:59,840 with all that he has to do. 420 00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:02,320 He has a huge amount to do on that rocking horse. 421 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:05,880 The glue that I've used has now dried, 422 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:07,760 and I can actually feel that... 423 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,840 ..the paint feels more stable on the surface. 424 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:16,440 And it should be ready to be filled now. 425 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,640 Cos this needs to be more hard-wearing, 426 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,120 I'm going to use some wood filler. 427 00:22:22,120 --> 00:22:25,280 It dries quite quickly, so I need to work with a lot of haste. 428 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,000 I'm trying not to cover too much of the surrounding area 429 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,680 cos I dearly like to keep as much of the original paintwork 430 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,680 surrounding the cracks as I can. 431 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,320 That...is definitely starting to thicken, 432 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,160 so I'm actually going to leave that now, 433 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:51,200 wait for that to dry. 434 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,880 Once it's dried, I can then start sanding it down, making sure it's 435 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,680 flat with the surrounding area, 436 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,000 and hopefully be then ready for painting. 437 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:18,280 So that's going well. 438 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,160 It's really nice and smooth. 439 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:26,120 And...it feels durable enough that when this is used again, 440 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:28,440 it should be able to withstand a lot of... 441 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,160 ..children's feet kicking on the side and things. 442 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,560 Now, the next challenge is painting that to make it look 443 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,320 like the original horse. 444 00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:42,320 I'm really enjoying working with this horse because it's not just 445 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:46,120 my usual woodwork - the plaster work and shaping that back in, 446 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:48,960 and now with all the colouring, it is a challenge, 447 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,120 but a challenge that I'm actually really enjoying. 448 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,240 Ceramic expert Kirsten has been entrusted 449 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,400 with a cherished Royal Doulton plaque. 450 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,960 It has waited patiently in pieces for 57 years 451 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,480 for some specialist attention. 452 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:23,800 But it looks like mending it may not be as straightforward as hoped. 453 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,040 It does go together quite nicely. 454 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:31,400 But unfortunately, there do seem to be a few little chips 455 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,760 in the glaze, along the breakages. 456 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:39,480 Particularly bad across the shoulder of the young girl. And it's a shame 457 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,560 because it means that I'm actually going to have to fill those areas 458 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,040 and paint them. 459 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:46,800 But first things first - 460 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,480 the long-awaited moment where two become one. 461 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,640 I'm going to have some tape ready. 462 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,440 And this is sort of going to act 463 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,880 as a spare pair of hands, really, to pull the two sides together. 464 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,320 The adhesive that I use is air drying 465 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,160 so I have to work reasonably quickly. 466 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:23,640 I'm just trying to get a really nice tight join here, 467 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,440 and I'm balancing 468 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,800 one piece on top of the other, using gravity to hold these 469 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,240 two pieces together. 470 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,280 If the edges aren't held perfectly flush, 471 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,800 then the plaque's repair may not stand the test of time. 472 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,880 I'm actually applying quite a lot of pressure, 473 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,520 pulling these two breakages together, 474 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,880 just running my finger over the join, 475 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:51,160 just checking all the way along. 476 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,480 Feels absolutely fine. I'm happy with that. 477 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,760 So I'm just going to leave that now to cure. 478 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:05,520 That's it. 479 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,240 With the main fracture firmly fused, 480 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:13,120 Kirsten can begin the painstaking task of ensuring any trace 481 00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:15,360 of the fix completely vanishes. 482 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,480 So I'm going to add some hardener to this filler. 483 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,800 And, um... 484 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,080 It'll work relatively quickly. 485 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:29,520 And I'm just going to work that along the breakage. 486 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:35,120 So this filler is just going to fill in to any sort of tiny... 487 00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:39,520 ..chips, and it gives a really lovely sort of smooth surface 488 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,360 for me to paint. 489 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:46,120 I've got these large areas that are missing here as well. 490 00:26:46,120 --> 00:26:48,560 I'm just going to pop some filler in there. 491 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,640 Although the little girl depicted on the plaque may have been reunited 492 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,880 with her body, she is left with an unsightly scar. 493 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,640 And to rid her of that, 494 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:03,240 Kirsten is going to have to reach for her trusty palette. 495 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,840 It's always tricky when you've got a line going through someone's face 496 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,600 cos it's quite easy to make the painting look clumsy. 497 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,240 But actually, I think it's... It's going to be OK. 498 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,840 And it's not just the location of the break 499 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:19,640 that's going to be a challenge. 500 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,760 I do find that blue is actually the most difficult colour 501 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:23,880 to colour match. 502 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:29,360 It's just a question of trial and error, really, with this. 503 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,760 That's just straight ultramarine. 504 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:40,280 And that is looking fine, actually. 505 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:44,320 The next stage in Kirsten's repair vanishing act 506 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,880 is the precarious task of replicating the gilded trim, 507 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:49,600 which is tense - 508 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,960 even after decades of experience. 509 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,440 When you paint any line, you basically just hold your breath 510 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,600 and try and get as smooth a line as possible. 511 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,560 And breathe! 512 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,440 You basically get one go at that, really. 513 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,840 You have to get it right pretty much first time. 514 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:21,960 But I'm happy with that. 515 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,520 On the neighbouring bench, 516 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,640 Brenton is forging ahead with a new brass ferrule ring 517 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,520 for the stereoscopic viewer. 518 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:48,360 I'm mixing up some borax flux. 519 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,480 I just need to paint a little bit on the joint. 520 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:53,960 The borax flux stops the brass oxidating 521 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,760 and it helps the solder to run when it's hot. 522 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:01,160 Oh, that's a nice flame. 523 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,760 I have a little tiny bit of solder in there 524 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,040 that I've put on top of the flux. 525 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,680 As soon as that melts, then it just fills the gap up. 526 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,240 There it goes. Brilliant. 527 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:23,080 So the ring now has to be made round so it will fit on to the... 528 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:24,960 ..on to the wooden handle. 529 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,600 OK, so that's a really, really tight fit. 530 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,400 And now I know that that fits, 531 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:36,840 that's ready to be polished now 532 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:41,920 and...put on the handle. We can put the handle back on when we're ready. 533 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,840 There was, I think, millions of them sold. 534 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:49,280 Because people have looked after them, quite a few of them survive. 535 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:54,120 I know it's really important to Ronnie. It's been in his family 536 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,240 for probably a century now. 537 00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:00,960 Just a precious thing that's lasted a 140-odd years. 538 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,440 So it's important that we get this right for him. 539 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:07,960 But on an antique with 140-year-old moving parts, 540 00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:11,480 any repair needs to be tackled with caution. 541 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:15,040 There's a split here where this large carpet tack has been banged 542 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:16,440 in, and it's split the wood. 543 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:17,840 There you go. 544 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:22,080 A great big nasty, nasty carpet tack that someone's put in there. 545 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,920 So I'm going take this brass piece off. 546 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:26,080 There you go. That one's... 547 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:28,080 That's the size of nail that should be in there. 548 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,800 A little tiny baby nail. 549 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:34,040 I've got a little bit of glue now. I'm putting it in the hole there. 550 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:37,360 That's going to be where my little screw goes. 551 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:38,640 And... 552 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,240 Just leave that to dry. 553 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,400 And...that's that done! 554 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,520 Before Brenton can reassemble the repaired parts 555 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:48,040 of the stereoscope, 556 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:51,240 he needs to finish off the brass ferrule ring. 557 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,560 This has fit on here. 558 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,680 Look at that. That's absolutely spot on. 559 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,360 That's really good. That's how it would have been originally. 560 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,360 That'll never split, that piece of wood now, 561 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,400 with that ferrule on there. 562 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,880 I've got a little bit of glue now. I'm putting it in the handle. 563 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:14,120 And just pushing the handle into place. 564 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:19,040 And that will stay on there. 565 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,240 Tomorrow that will be solid as a rock. 566 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:25,080 That'll be good for another 140 years. 567 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:27,840 Job's a good 'un! 568 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:41,960 Kirsten is lovingly repairing a Royal Doulton earthenware plaque 569 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:45,600 that holds so many fond memories for the owner. 570 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:49,080 It is part of a series of three, but since the fateful day 571 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,400 it was smashed 57 years ago, 572 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,320 it's been kept in a drawer. 573 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:58,560 It'll be really nice to get this finished so that Janice can actually 574 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:01,560 display the three plaques together again, 575 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,840 after...after all these years. 576 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:11,760 These plaques are really important to me because I've got such a lot 577 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,840 of lovely memories that my nana gave to me. 578 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:20,400 My nana was the most lovely, 579 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,720 kind, caring, 580 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,320 selfless lady. 581 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:26,880 I just want to... 582 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,480 ..put these back together, 583 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,000 as they were as a group of three, 584 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:35,520 in her memory, really. 585 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:40,320 Hi, Janice. Hello. Nice to see you. 586 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:41,920 And you. How are you doing? 587 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:44,560 So, have I set you a challenge? 588 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,280 A bit, yes. I can't wait to see. 589 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:51,400 I can't wait to see. All right, well, I won't keep you in suspense. 590 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:59,440 Oh, my Lord! How have you done that?! 591 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,040 Oh, my goodness! 592 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:04,720 EMOTIONAL: Wow. 593 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,520 Aw... 594 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,400 Are you all right? 595 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,760 I didn't know I'd get that emotional. 596 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:24,200 Thank you. That's all right, you're very welcome. 597 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:29,480 I don't know how you've done that. 598 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:32,720 That's amazing. 599 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,520 I can put that up on display now. 600 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,080 Yeah, that's wonderful. You can, yes! 601 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:42,880 So, to have hung on to it for all those years, broken, 602 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:46,480 it's obviously something that's very precious. 603 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,600 Yeah, it's wrapped up in a lot of memories. 604 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,720 WHISPERS: I wish I wasn't crying! 605 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:53,680 Aw... 606 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,440 Yeah, just... Just so pleased. 607 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:01,320 Just wasn't expecting quite that emotional a reaction. 608 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,560 And yet, I don't know why cos she was very important to me, 609 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:08,800 so why would I not? Yeah. That's the thing about these pieces, 610 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:12,200 you know, we sort of invest a lot in them, really. 611 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:15,680 And also, they're a vehicle to sort of talk about family, 612 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,600 and we continue that family line so... Yeah. Yeah. 613 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,160 Anything's possible. 614 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,440 Well! We try. 615 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,280 Thank you. Thank you very much. You're very welcome. It's wonderful. 616 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,800 It's been a great pleasure. 617 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,840 OK. Well, I'm going to pop that in a box for you, 618 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:35,720 if that's OK. Yeah, that's lovely. 619 00:34:35,720 --> 00:34:39,200 And I shall take it away very carefully. OK. 620 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:40,760 Thank you. 621 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:49,320 I'm feeling quite emotional, actually, 622 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:53,040 because the plaque was broken 57 years ago. 623 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:57,280 Here it is, all in one piece and repaired and looking amazing. 624 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:00,720 Couldn't be happier. 625 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:14,160 Brenton is putting the finishing touches to the stereoscopic viewer. 626 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,520 I've straightened this brass spring. 627 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,280 That's ready to screw back on there. 628 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,080 I've got some old screws out of an old camera. 629 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,680 So it's not too new and shiny-looking. 630 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,040 See if that's all right. 631 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,680 Yeah, that's a nice action on there. 632 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:33,440 I'm going to try one of Ron's pictures, 633 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:34,720 see if it works. 634 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,640 Oh, brilliant. 635 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,240 Yeah, that's fantastic. That's absolutely amazing. 636 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:44,080 He's going to be made up by that. The handle works, the slider works. 637 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:47,680 I think that's...back to its old glory. 638 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:52,480 But before it's returned to its owners, someone else is keen 639 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,200 for a sneaky peek. 640 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:55,680 How we doing? Yeah, good, mate. 641 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,360 I've been dying to have a go on this, 642 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,560 but you haven't let me have a go. Well, it's fixed now. 643 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:03,640 Yeah. So what we do is we get one of Ron's pictures, 644 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:04,880 we hold it by the handle, 645 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:07,880 we move that backwards and forwards as you look through it. 646 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,680 And should see... 3D. 3D. 647 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:14,200 OK. 648 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:15,920 Wow. 649 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,920 Good, innit? That is unbelievable. 650 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,600 So this is because of the two pictures that are together... 651 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,760 Yep, and it fools your brain into thinking it's three dimensional. 652 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,880 Now, that is amazingly. Good, innit? It is very good. Yeah. 653 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,640 I need one of these in my life. You need one. 654 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,040 Everyone has to have a stereoscope. 655 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,560 Before Jay can get too attached, 656 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:38,840 Ronnie and Rita are back to claim their prized family heirloom. 657 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:40,960 Hello, Rita. How are we doing? 658 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:42,800 Fine, thank you. How are you doing, Ron? 659 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,800 Hi, Ron. 660 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:49,200 Right, well, I've been at it, hard at it, working on fixing it. 661 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:50,440 Good. 662 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,480 Rita, have a look. Oh! 663 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,000 Wow! 664 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,520 Look, all shiny. Yeah, yeah. 665 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:02,600 Yeah, and the handle's back on again. Yeah, yeah. 666 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:04,240 Oh. 667 00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:06,800 Oh, it's just like... 668 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:09,600 ..when we used to do it, when we were children, really. 669 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:15,000 I want to reach out and grab the boat. 670 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:16,440 Yeah, look at that. 671 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,640 You've not used that with the handle. No, no. 672 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,040 Even the lens is clean. 673 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:23,240 All right... Oh! 674 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:25,920 Yeah, it's one of my favourite photographs, this. 675 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:31,120 So that takes you back to your grandparents' house. 676 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:34,000 Can't remember if it was ever that shiny. 677 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,280 You can see the detail on there. It's nice, isn't it? Lovely, yeah. 678 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:40,080 How do you think your grandfather'd feel if... 679 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:43,520 I think he'd be proud, really, that we'd had it repaired, really. 680 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:44,960 We'll get it out again. 681 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,880 My boys, you know, 682 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,800 and future generations, now they'll be able to use it, really. Yeah. 683 00:37:51,720 --> 00:37:54,760 We've made a little picture for your collection. 684 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:57,720 Oh, right. An extra picture for you. 685 00:37:57,720 --> 00:38:01,400 Oh, my goodness. Of The Repair Shop team. 686 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,920 Yes. Oh, that's fantastic. 687 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,280 Wow. 688 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:08,880 Cor, that's really amazing. Honestly. 689 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:12,360 So you've got one more for your collection. Yeah. Look at that. 690 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,560 It was great getting the stereoscope back. 691 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,720 It was so bright and repaired, 692 00:38:16,720 --> 00:38:19,360 and that gives us the confidence to use it now. 693 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:22,800 We've not been able to do that for, what, 30, 40 years? 694 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,400 Which is amazing, really. 695 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:26,280 Thanks for all the hard work. 696 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:30,320 My grandparents would be really happy that I've had 697 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,440 this repaired, really. 698 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:35,600 You know, they saw the joy it brought to me as a child. 699 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:39,000 And I've seen the joy that my children have had with it. 700 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:41,640 And, you know, hopefully it'll go on for generations. 701 00:38:56,600 --> 00:39:00,080 Over on the leather-work bench, Suzie has taken back the reins 702 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:02,480 on the rocking-horse restoration. 703 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,520 Hello. Hello. What do you think of the horse? 704 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,160 I'm so impressed with what you've done. 705 00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:12,160 I have some horsehair. Oh, beautiful. 706 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:15,280 I was wondering if you'd like to do a hair transplant for me. 707 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,360 I'd... Well, not to me... 708 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:18,520 Actually... 709 00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:22,640 I knew you'd have to start a new look. 710 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:25,000 And that will really... 711 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:27,000 ..finish him off beautifully. Oh, yeah. 712 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:33,200 But before Suzie can start on the mane, she needs to refit 713 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,880 the blanket and the new leather tack. 714 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,320 So it's beginning to come to life now. 715 00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:54,280 Just need to remove this old mane here. 716 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:02,400 There we go. Just going to ease this off. 717 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:08,160 And there's the old mane. 718 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,280 We have a channel that 719 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:12,760 actually goes off to one side. 720 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:14,760 If I follow that channel, 721 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:19,440 it's going to encourage the mane to fall over to the one side. 722 00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:24,760 Beautiful. 723 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,360 It's like stroking a real horse's mane. 724 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,720 Just stay here the rest of the day and does this. 725 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:42,040 So here we have the final part - putting the... 726 00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:44,760 ..the last rosette into him. 727 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:56,960 When this tired old rocker arrived with flaking paintwork 728 00:40:56,960 --> 00:40:58,840 and crumbling plaster, 729 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:01,560 he was ready to be put out to pasture. 730 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:05,680 But with a sensitive restoration and a little grooming, 731 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:08,760 he is certain to win Best Turned Out. 732 00:41:13,040 --> 00:41:16,520 Now he's heading back to County Down, in Northern Ireland, 733 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:18,560 and owners Claire and Graham. 734 00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:22,640 CLAIRE: The horse, it was wrecked. 735 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:24,800 Graham: Yeah, it wasn't in a very good state at all. 736 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,680 It was played with by all the kids in the street, 737 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,600 all the kids in the family, so... And you could tell by looking 738 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:33,000 at it that it was well-cherished and well-loved. 739 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,000 I'm so excited! 740 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:38,560 Wow, look at this. This is well wrapped. Brilliant, brilliant. 741 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:42,840 Daughters Melissa and Alexandra are also keen to welcome 742 00:41:42,840 --> 00:41:44,760 back their treasured toy. Let's see! 743 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:46,800 I'm very excited to see the rocking horse. 744 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,840 It's very important because it's been through her family 745 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,880 and everything, so it's really important to us, too. 746 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:56,120 I can see a tail! Oh, my gosh, look at that. 747 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:58,080 I'm just excited to get on it, really. 748 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,960 CLAIRE GASPS Oh, my goodness! 749 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,280 Oh, look! Wow. GIRLS: Ooh! 750 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:11,240 Wow, look at that! Wow! 751 00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:13,280 Oh, my goodness! 752 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:15,480 It's all smooth, and it won't break! 753 00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:17,640 Oh, that is absolutely awesome. 754 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:21,360 Oh, that is just class. 755 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:24,240 I would never have imagined it to have hair that long. 756 00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:26,160 I know, I love it. 757 00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:28,480 I didn't think it would be... 758 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:29,720 ..that good. 759 00:42:29,720 --> 00:42:32,200 It's, like, really, really nice. I really like it. 760 00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:33,400 Go for it. 761 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:37,720 There you go. Hold on to this. 762 00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:43,120 It's absolutely brilliant. 763 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:46,440 It's exceeded everything that I thought it was going to be. 764 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:50,320 We just can't quite believe it's the same horse that went away. 765 00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:52,520 Yee-haw! 766 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:54,680 It looks absolutely awesome. 767 00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:56,120 I am thrilled. 768 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:57,760 I can't wait to show it off. 769 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:00,120 It sounds quite sad, but I really can't wait. 770 00:43:00,120 --> 00:43:01,720 Very, very, very proud of it. 771 00:43:01,720 --> 00:43:02,760 Brilliant. 772 00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:10,720 Join us next time as more precious pieces are rescued... 773 00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:11,760 Oh, blimey! 774 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:15,600 ..and their cherished memories restored in The Repair Shop. 775 00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:18,800 Oh, wow! Oh, gosh!