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UK Antiques Roadshow 26th March 2017

23 Mar, 2017
2017-3-23 11:27:17 AM UTC

For anyone in the UK, make sure that you watch this weekend's episode, and in particular "the flimsy booklet".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08k45z9

Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow team head to Burton Constable Hall near Hull, a property filled with family legends and treasures, including a remarkable cabinet of curiosities. Objects brought in by visitors are just as diverse, including a ship's anchor found in a garden pond and a medal given for heroism to a local sailor who helped break Captain Scott's ship out of Antarctic ice in 1901. There is also a rare example of early flat-pack furniture dating back to the 17th century. And for anyone interested in the wisdom of investing in antiques and collectibles, there is a revelation about how a decision to purchase a flimsy booklet proved a much better investment 30 years ago than buying a second-hand car.
23 Mar, 2017
2017-3-23 4:45:38 PM UTC
On what planet was buying a second-hand car ever a decent investment?

BH
23 Mar, 2017
2017-3-23 8:55:50 PM UTC

Khamûl wrote:
On what planet was buying a second-hand car ever a decent investment?

BH

Depends on the car. Classic (or rare) sportscars have skyrocketed in recent years. A few years back, you could get a McLaren F1 for a million quid, now you would get 15-20 million for the same car.

Even low-end supercars like the Gallardo are rising at the moment. 5 years ago, you could pick up an early one for £50,000, and you would be lookinh at closer to £75,000 now. You lose a GIANT amount of money buying one new, though...
26 Mar, 2017
2017-3-26 10:26:31 PM UTC
You can watch this on the iPlayer if you are in the UK, starts at approx 55 mins

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/ ... -39-15-burton-constable-1

Songs for the Philologists valued at about £12,000, looks to be a very looked after edition of a very scarce item.

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26 Mar, 2017
2017-3-26 11:25:52 PM UTC
Looks like quite a heavy weight of paper, which is very useful to know for my facsimile.

Also good to see the level of roughness on the paper edges. Will need to do a similar rough job.

So annoying that I will have to use much whiter paper, but can't have everything, I guess.
28 Mar, 2017
2017-3-28 7:09:07 PM UTC
Interesting to hear you're making a facsimile, Stu, I'm eager to see the result!
29 Mar, 2017
2017-3-29 3:24:38 AM UTC

Onónion wrote:
Interesting to hear you're making a facsimile, Stu, I'm eager to see the result!

I actually did all the work a while back and got stymied in terms of A3 paper that was off-white, so I put it on the backburner. I'm just going to go ahead and accept that the paper will be a bit bright and get it printed. The A3 card I have for the cover looks like a good match, based on the video.

I can see that "*Feower: twa" on SYX MYNET needs to be a fraction bolder than I currently have it. My original scan of that page was a bit rough, so the bolding wasn't that obvious. Will sort that and get the damn thing printed.

Pictures from an early prototype.

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31 Mar, 2017
2017-3-31 5:58:44 PM UTC
Looks wonderful!
4 Apr, 2017
2017-4-4 6:19:23 AM UTC
Another item was on this weekend, 2 Tolkien letters from 1956, about 14:30 minutes into the episode.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/ ... 9-16-bbc-caversham-park-1

The 5th November 1956 letter is in Hammond & Scull Chronology (page 496) but the 11th November 1956 is not listed as yet.

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4 Apr, 2017 (edited)
2017-4-4 10:31:57 PM UTC
Here's a link to the clip with the letter for those outside the UK:

[JEREMY EDIT] - had to delete the link due to copyright. Sorry!
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