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Series 6: 29. Trunk, Cocktail Shaker, French Wheelchair

Nigel Havers welcomes five more sellers to the Bidding Room, where they try to sell items to professional dealers who are on the lookout for interesting pieces, with help from expert Simon Bower.\n\nFirst through the doors is auction enthusiast Ginny, with an item she hopes will go far. The 19th-century French travel trunk was designed in response to burgeoning rail travel, and the lightweight design paved the way for many similar products. Will the dealers go the distance to reach Simon’s valuation on the well-travelled trunk?\n\nNext in, and returning to the room, is Leon, a fan of all things on wheels. He has faced the dealers before with a pedal car, but this time he is pedalling a French wartime wheelchair designed for injured servicemen and polio sufferers. \n\nAntony is another familiar face to return to Edinburgh HQ. Today, he has brought something petite the dealers might want to pocket. His 19th-century pocket watch has a prominent engraving that’s got Simon and the Dealers pondering, but will it entice anyone enough to offer the right money for it?\n\nFourth into the room, and planning to leave the dealers shaken and stirred, is 12-year-old aspiring dealer Rowan and his mum Angela. Rowan is serving up a cocktail shaker bought at a flea market for just 50p in the hope of a strong return for his pocket money purchase. \n\nFinally, Robert hopes he is on the right track to make a pretty penny with his early-1900s railway telephone. It has been routinely polished in his parents' home for decades, but will the years of toil take the shine off Simon’s valuation?\n\nThe dealers today are Craig, Ian, JB, Jo and Melissa.

Source: BBC 1