And that its in excellent condition. And more importantly, the regional quality of it. So it is a West Virginia painting of a specific scene. I would put it in the category of around 20,000 range, which is double, could see a gallery a treat tsee. Y v which is double, rst e brmyotheld see a gallery oh good. Goodgood, od. Thanu much. Thank you. Id like to welcome you to chesapeake collectibles. What can you tell me about what youve brought in for us today . Well, my grandparents were teachers and in the 1930s and 40s they were employed by our u. S. Government and they were assigned to bethel, alaska where their mission was to educate the inuit indians, the native indians up there. And these are a couple pieces from their stay there. This was my grandfathers hunting helmet. As you would expect from most teachers and other people in the community, they assimilate with the local people and would go out on hunts. And these are dolls made by the inuit people for probably my mom and her sisters to play with. And this was his class from about 1938, i believe is when that was shot. Now, you mentioned that this is actually only pt of gar of items. What else did you have . Wei ha , ndfaths pka th dayat in t pto and some tools and ivory forks that were utilized in probably everyday life and such, so. This is a very interesting and i find a very Amazing Group of material. The photographs, they had an artistic bent, a quality perspective when they were making the images of what they were documenting their experience there, documenting the culture of the inuits. 12,000 to 15,000 item in itself, really something. But then when you put in the connection, the whole story with your family, this is what artifacts and connections with interpreting history is all about. You have an incredible story here without specifically examining all the other parts. Sure. Or all the other components. I almost hate to place a dollar value on Something Like that. But you figure, 15,000, 20,000, 25,000 with wow the parkas, with the photographs, with the potential there, and really it goes up. If you get two people who are passionate about the inuit culture, i see people advertising to buy these kind of things quite often. This is the kind of thing that might very well be considered are oudi weit, e pr mel and im just happy to hear that there is a history and value to them. Hi, there. What did you bring here today . Its a silver tray. Okay, tell me a little bit about it. Its a silver tray that we inherited from a first cousin when she died. Her name was Fannie Friedman and she was married to Joseph Friedman. And whats interesting about the tray is that her husband Joseph Friedman was the president of columbia pictures in europe. In fact, it says right here, to chief and leader. Yes. I think he was the president of columbia pictures in berlin in the 20s and 30s. And then went to other european cities and then ultimately went to london and then los angeles. And i guess these are all employees of the company. Our understanding was when he retired they presented him with this tray. And the people who signed it, i dont know if those are people he worked with, friends, just a lot of signatures as you can see. You did a lot of research on this yourself. You came well prepared. I didnt have to do any work. So how did you find out about the tray itself. The hallmarks . The hallmarks are right here. I do know that the british hallmarks are very informative. And i was hoping it might be british because they lived in london. And so i got a few hallmark books, and also used the internet. I saw that there was a little hallmark of a walking lion, lion passant, and that suggested that it was sterling. That i know that theres normally a hallmark for the city. So the second hallmark was a crown, which was sheffield, england. And from that i was then able to look at the maker under sheffield, which were the registered makers in sheffield. And so who made it . James dixon and sons. James dixon, a big company in england that made a lot of silver. This is unusual. This size tray often times is silverplated, but in this particular case its solid silver. A tray like this would go for maybe 2,500 to 3,000. But the fact that it has, you know, hollywood and hollywoods always big bucks and its an important dedication. This tray could easily bring 5,000 to 6,000 at auction. Its a nice tray. And im really happy that you did all the work because that really shows that people can do this on the internet today. You can find out all the info in a couple of books, couple of good magnifying glasses, good eyes. You found most of the information yourself. So thank you for bringing it in. Thank you. Tell me about the bowl and how you acquired it . The bowl has been in my family. My aunt had it, and a friend of my aunt, it was in her home, and they were into gardening and all that sort of thing, and they had a plant in it forever and ever. Oh my goodness. Okay. A plant was a bad idea. Im surprised that theres no damage on the inside. Its an 18th century chinese export bowl, and unfortunately it has a crack. If it didnt have the crack, probably good times 4,500, with the crack, 1,500 to 1,800. But its absolutely gorgeous for the condition, other than the crack, the colors are fabulous. So this sits at the front door of my house. I throw my keys in it. Dont do that. Oh my gosh, dont do that. Go to walmart and get a 2 bowl. But that is very nice. You dont see a lot of 18th century porcelain around. Thank you very much for coming. Thats gorgeous. Thank you very much. And i would have it repaired. Okay. Thanks a lot. Would you give me a little background about this lovely piece were looking at right now . Well, i know that my mother was very fond of her. And i believe that she arrived through a long line of family on her side. And she just loved her, thought she was special, and thought everyone needed to have a little girl. Did you know about when she acquired it . No, i dont. I really dont. I just know shes had a place of prominence on the mantel. Okay. Well, what we have is a piece of german porcelain bearing the cross sword mark of the meissen factory. Probably dates from the late 1790 through 1810 period. Meissen made lovely porcelain and was the forerunner of many english porcelain factories who copied their work, such as bow and chelsea. This was a little piece, is in perfect condition, has no restorations, no chips or cracks. Very lovely work, quite beautifully executed, and the color is lovely. Do you know what its worth . No, i dont. Thats why i brought her here for you to tell me. Well, having not actually seen this piece before but similar pieces from the meissen factory, i would put a value on it of between 1,250 and 1,500. Thank you. It certainly is a lovely piece and im glad that you were able to show it to us. Thank you very much for looking at her. There are so many dazzling collections in our area. I visited this one and it literally sparkled before my eyes. Rhea i have never, ellen, in my life seen so many incredible purses. How many do you have in your collection . Ellen thank you. Hundreds of them. Ive been collecting for quite a while. Rhea well, i know im going to ask you a lot of hard questions. Like, what is one of the oldest bags here . Ellen truly, the oldest ones were made in the late 1800s, and beaded not as elaborately as those, and its a leather purse. Theyre called pocketbooks. And they would put things in them, mostly change, and put them in their pocket. Rhea so thats how the name came. Yes. Rhea this is probably really unfair but i want to ask you if you have some that are ones that you particularly love . Ellen this is one of my favorites. Its extraordinary beaded. It looks to me like venetian glass. The colors alone on this are incredible, but the workmanship. And theyre always lined very beautifully with silk. Rhea and how old would you think this is . Ellen this is also late 1800s, early 1900s. One of my favorites. Rhea you talked about the fact that they were glass beads. Are there some that are made of a different kind of material, besides glass . Ellen well, theres metal beaded bag, like this. This is in the early 1900s. And the fringe is exquisite on this. This one is a beautiful metal mesh bag. Its done with elaborate embroidered mesh metal. It has a beautiful sapphire gem clasp. Rhea and its really important to us for another reason because it was owned by clarice mechanic, a wonderful lady, and a great friend of mpts. Ellen thats another thing that makes bags valuable, the owners themselves. Who they are makes them valuable. Rhea now, ellen, there are a lot of people who are watching who own one beaded purse or two beaded purses. I think people would like to know what is the range of what these purses are worth . Ellen thats very interesting. One thing, it depends on where you buy them. If you go into antique stores in certain places you learn to get them for better prices. And the criterion on a bags value is basically the condition of the bag, age of the bag, what the frame is like, and the colors have a lot to do with it. People like certain designs. Rhea ive been noticing this bag. And if you dont mind, im going to pick it up. You were talking about what makes a bag expensive. This is certainly an elaborate frame. So does that make this bag expensive . Ellen yes, the gemstones and the exquisite frame and the catch make it all worth more money because of the elaborate work on it. Rhea so, ellen, is there any modern bag that you think might be a collectible someday . Ellen well, i just recently got this beautiful suede bag, and the reason i believe it will be a collectible one day is the way it was made, the way it opens, sculptural, very amazing, beautifully done, artistic. So bags like this i think are going to end up in museums. Rhea you obviously enjoy looking at them. Ellen well, theyre artworks, and since they were mostly done by one person at a time, thats an artist. And they are forever beautiful, so i really enjoy collecting them. Rhea well, i appreciate your letting us come and look at this incredible collection. Ellen my pleasure. Its from the 1930s. Its a beaded. Its a beaded silk, and its in excellent condition. Women wore their dresses about tea length, so it would come to about mid calf. Its not going to be a garment that would come above the knee. I did not observe any fading, no tears, absent a few beads here and there that arent quite in place. But, you know, given the age, thats not unusual. Its well constructed. I would say at auction youre looking at a dress that could range from about 250 to about 350 at auction. And when you think about the cost of a beautiful going out of town dress today, thats a bargain. I found this rifle in an antique shop. And the rifle belonged to john hart who played the lone ranger after Clayton Moore had played the lone ranger for a couple of episodes. When i walked out of there and didnt have it i said to my wife, i have to go back the next day and buy it because its a oneofakind and i have the documentation to prove it. Okay, well, its a marlin 1889 in 4440 caliber, which is a very desirable caliber for this model with the highgrade wood and all, and probably a special order rifle. And the fact that it belonged to john hart, and is documented, adds a good deal to the overall appeal and also to the value of it. I would say that at auction 4,000 to 6,000, maybe more. You can never tell what the market will do because you dont know whos out there that cant live without something that belonged to john hart. I couldnt that day. Okay, well, you did well. Thank you, sir. I picked this up in 1962 in paris. I went to a small watchmakers shop. He sold me this for 80 and assured me that this was very worthwhile. Well, what he did for you was a great favor. This was made by a wellknown english maker. This was called a foosie verge escapement. Judging by the construction, the internal construction, it was made right about 1700. This maker happened to be at his peak right at 1700, between 1680 and 1700. And internally, its like the day it was made. Your 60 or 70 investment is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of about 5,200. I think you did well. Its a magnificent piece. I love it. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Were looking at a bible right here. Can you tell me a little bit about whats in this bible . Well, this bible was handed down to me and my dad from my grandfather. And its in pretty bad shape. I see, i see. But the information in it dates back to 1758. And it tells of accounts where relatives of mine in chancellorsville, virginia had slaves and they were selling slaves. I dont open this bible that often. And its the first time weve opened it to this page that has this information. I just didnt want it to get anymore damaged than it was. This obviously warrants additional research. If we took the time, there might be other data on some of the other pages connected to some more slave history as well. So if you look closely, theres a name, mol, and its a female slaves name, and i see that in a lot of different documents. And you saw that in here . Oh yeah, i saw that in there. And i also love the fact that one of your descendants is named original. Mmhuh. I thought that was cool. Thats original, huh . Yup. I loved that so. Its very difficult to find primarysource material that actually gives you a clue as to when a slave was born, what their names were, and who owned them. So this is just a wonderful example on many levels. Wow. And right here it states that the actual date were saying, december 31, 1760. Right. Look how early that is in the history of america with slavery and with freedom and important people. Now, is your family in any way wellrecognized . Could you tell me a little bit about how this bible is very important not just from the slavery component . From what i understand, inside this bible is also accounts of president monroe in here, and it says something about Jerome Bonaparte in here. And who was Jerome Bonaparte, may i ask . He married betsy patterson, and his brother, napoleon, had it annulled. Is that exciting . I mean, i know its your Family History . To me, i think its exciting to know it. This is important to the genealogical person. This is important to the person that collects books, and important to the person that is into africanamerican history. Well, im very, very excited. Years ago, i sold a smaller bible with much less significant slave history, for 4,000. Im going to fall off a stool. No, please dont fall off a stool. But heres the story. If i sold one maybe seven years ago for 4,000 that had a smidgeon of slave history from the 1830s, not connected to any prominent families, just take a guess of what Something Like this would be worth . 8,000 . Lets go up to 10. 10 yes, yes. And keep in mind, you have the last will and testament and other slave papers and photographs tied into this magnificent story. I do. And as soon as we get home, were going to start looking for them. Okay. My wife knows where most of them are, but wow thank you very much. I am shocked. Thank you so much, phil. Youre shocked and im happy, phil. Well, thats it for this weeks trip down memory lane as we explore our history through our heirlooms. Now, heres a peek at precious treasures youre going to see on our next show. All in all, it contributes to making this book probably one of the most important pieces of americana ever done. It makes nice action, and it jingles yes, you can be heard coming. So you wouldnt take it hunting. You wouldnt take it hunting, no, youd scare away the squirrels for sure. Whats interesting is that on the front of the case is a brass inset coat of arms, and this coat of arms is indeed the coat of arms of the marquis de lafayette. Im rhea feikin, and ill see you next time on chesapeake collectibles. Announcer chesapeake collectibles is made possible in part by the mpt new Initiative Fund founded by irene and edward h. Kaplan. Additional funding for chesapeake collectibles provided by preston scheffenacker properties, a real estate tradition since 1867. Closed captioning provided by Maryland Public Television and made possible in part by the hearing and speech agency, committed to better communication for all in maryland. Www. Hasa. Org. Opening jingle miss brahms yes i know, captain peacock, im late. Not good enough miss brahm. You are fifteen minutes late. Peacock what would happen if everybody else was fifteen minutes late. The store would open at quarter past. Dont be cheeky miss brahms. Captain peacock is quite within his rights to dress you down. Have you an explanation . Yes, its friday and i hadnt got any money and i couldnt afford the bus fare. Had to hitch hike. Then you should have left home earlier. I did. And i stood on the corner, i lifted my skirt, showed a bit of stocking like Marilyn Monroe did in bus stop. And what happened . A bus crashed and i had to make a statement. The same thing happened to me once with a centurian tank. Were you trying to stop it, mrs. Slocombe, or were you driving it . I think mr. Grainger is trying to attract your attention, captain peacock. Er. Captain peacock, are you free. Yes im free mr. Grainger. I hope you wont mind my mentioning it but i left my purse behind on the wireless in the kitchen this morning. No, dont mind you mentioning it at all. No i wondered if you could let me have the pound back which i lent you yesterday. Of course mr. Grainger, i. Oh dear, i too seem to have left my notecase in the study, on top of the Colour Television set. Oh have you, i seem to remember that you did the same last friday, stephen. Yes ernest . Yes it seems im getting rather forgetful. Yes, thats why i reminded you about the pound. Dont worry mr. Grainger, our pay will be down in a moment, and as soon as i get change for one of my larger notes you shall have it. You know you really should try to make your money last out the week, miss brahms. I cant even make it last the whole weekend. But what do you spend it on . Clothes. Clothes . Yes, clothes so the boys will ask me out to dinner. Yes but if you didnt spend it on clothes you could stay at home and cook something for yourself. I cant afford to buy food for myself, its too expensive. Yes but you could afford it if you didnt spend your money on clothes. Yes but if i spent my money on food i couldnt afford to spend it on the clothes so the boys would ask me out to dinner. I just dont understand young people now a days. I dont understand what youre talking about. Well i just like going out thats all. My dear girl, i could be wined and dined every night if i wanted to, if it wasnt for that awful wrestling match in the car when you get home. Those roving hands and the slpy kisses and the fight to get the door open to escape. Didnt any of them get away, mrs. Slocombe . Go and check the till, miss brahms. Well so anyway i couldnt take her home to my place cos it was thursday night and thats the night my mum does her feet. Yes well i suppose that would take the romance out of it, so what did you do . Well i took her back to hers. It was a disaster, her old man came back early and insisted on watching the telly with us, then her aunt came back, then her mum came home from bingo. Then her sister came downstairs with the baby cos it wouldnt stop crying. Three hours later her old man asked me what my intentions were so i told him, with all you lot here nothing at all. So he kicked me out. What did you do . I had an old friend round for dinner but it wasnt a very successful evening. I mean youve got to be in the mood for cooking havent you . I got a bit cross, and slammed the oven door and well me yorkshires wouldnt rise. Do you know i didnt know which way to turn which is very unusual for me. Yes. So what did you do . I got my rolling pin out, i flattened it all down, i threw a tin of fruit salad on it and served it as a surprise pancake. It made the evening. Yes it would. Hello. Whats this. Do you mind, thats a friend of mine. You left in such a hurry, i forgot to give you the keys of the flat. Thank you for a lovely evening. Eeeee. ill phone you when im free. Whats all that about then . Weve know each other for ages. We see a lot of each other. What you. And that gorgeous thing. Shes a very good friend of mine. Look at those legs. Mmm. That is a very lovely person. Youre telling me. And ill tell you something else. Hes much more settled since he had his operation. knock. Knock come in. You sent for me mr. Rumbold . Oh yes captain peacock, come in. Its friday once again. It is indeed sir. Would you be good enough to take round these pay packets. Yes sir. Well thats what all the workers have all been waiting for. I dont know how they manage, some of them. Yes, by friday morning half of them are borrowing money for coff. Wheres mine . Oh some mistake in accounts. They say itll be through this afternoon. Oh see you for lunch as usual . Er. No. Im putting it on a bit round the old tum. Is that about it, mrs. Slocombe . Perfect, miss brahms. There you see, madam, with the shorter hem and the alterations to the sleeves and the bit taken out at the back and the shoulders adjusted, and the buttons moved, itll fit you like a glove. Wouldnt it be easier to get one in my size . But its an unrepeatable offer. Yes, its last years stock. Thatll do miss brahms. If madam would like to go into the fittingroom and take it off, well get it sent away for alterations. When will it be back . Oh, much less then a month and ill have the two pounds alteration fee put on madams account. Two pounds well it does have to go to edinburg, madam all our alterations go to edinburgh i mean if you have them done in london you never know wholl be handling the garment, do you. Very well then. Only a woman with your persuasive tongue mrs. Slocombe could unload a fortyfour long on to a thirtysix short. We have to get our commission somehow. The receipt slips are inside as usual. Here theyve taken four pounds sixtytwo in tax. And you owe me a pound dont forget. Well with all this kneeling we have to do they ought to give us something for our tights. Look at my knees. Look at them, theyre all baggy. Pull them up, miss brahms. Is that where they end . I have to get long ones on account of the fact that ive got big feet. It might solve your problem miss brahms if you wore braces. Very funny or alternatively you could sew suspenders on your brassier. Will that be all, captain peacock . What size is your fiancee, madam . Round the chest i mean. Well he can get into my sweater quite easily. Who couldnt. You cant go wrong with a fluffy fairisle. Its difficult to say, hes about your build and hes ginger. That goes with a fluffy fairisle all right. Hes got a beard. How about that . His eyes are a different colour. Would it be easier if you brought him in. Well that would spoil the surprise and he loves a surprise. Ah well you bring him in, then madam. Mr. Humphries will find a way of surprising him. Ill do that. Thank you. Not at all, good morning, madam. Mr. Humphries, mr. Lucas, are you free. Both yes, were free. Would you check these please. Mr. Grainger, are you free. At the moment, thank you. Blimey, eleven pounds, forty seven p. Im supposed to get nineteen quid a week. Well theres probably some deductions. Check your slip. Tax. Six pounds twelve. Oh well you see the concorde is expensive, then theres the coal board, the iron and steel board, the railways. Not to mention the upkeep of our stall in the Common Market youve got yourself a bargain there if you did but know it. National health. One pound twentyone i havent been near a doctor for five years. Oh well when you get pregnant you get your maternity grant. 10p for grace brothers social club. Social club. A converted scout hut on the edges of romney marshes, a cracked ping pong ball and three darts with foul pest. Its worth it for the annual outing alone. Now where else could you see captain peacock in a funny hat and mrs. Slocombe going home, kalied on the bus. 20p for grace brothers staff home now that i dont mind. I mean what a way to end your days when you are too old to bend down and take an inside leg, you can sit all day in the drizzle in a wheelchair waiting for that voice to come crying out of the sky are you free, mr. Lucas, then five minutes later youve got grainger measuring you for your wings telling you theyll ride up with wear. Hell measure you for an asbestos suit. There you are then. Theres your alterations. Oh, blimey, is that all they give you you want to join the workingclass, mate. Look at that. Where dyou get all that . Well it was the strike you see. When we come back we had to do overtime to catch up with the backlog. For the sake of wearing a cardboard collar and calling yourself middleclass, youre doing yourself out of all the readys. We do have one advantage. Oh yes, whats that then . Take this to the dustbin, mash. Capitalist. Mr. Mash. Sorry, constable. Was i speeding . Mr. Mash, you are not supposed to appear on this floor after ten oclock in your working clothes. How am i supposed to deliver this lot then. Starkers . You will leave it in the staff entrance and attract mrs. Slocombes attention. Now look here. Ive been here. Stop arguing mr. Mash, and do as youre told by your superiors. I bet you didnt get sixty quid in your pay packet this week did you aye, aye. mash laughs heartily oh, id like a pair of gloves for my husband, he has such cold hands. Just over there, madam. Mr. Mash do handle those with a little delicacy, theyre fortyfive pounds each. Well ill tell you something, i get more for pushing them about than you do for selling them. You just cant get the right sort of people for this job now a days. Yes and hes worked here for thirtyfive years, ive told him in future to attract your attention from the staff passage. makes obscene noise thank you, captain peacock. Now do bring the gloves back if they dont fit madam, and well change them with pleasure. The fingers do seem a bit long. Dont worry madam, theyll ride up with wear, everything does. What about a nice tie to go with them. Yes, or a brief case to keep them in. Or one of our latest novelty. An automatic umbrella. We live in the south of france it hardly ever rains. They make very good sun shades as well. Oh no. Whats the matter, madam. Oh the centre stone has gone. Look. Well i shouldnt worry madam. I dont think it will notice among all those others. But it was three carats, worth over a thousand pounds, and it was so pretty. They usually are. Are you sure you had it when you came in, i mean you sure you didnt leave it trapped in your rolls royce. Well i did try on a mink at alastair solomons, perhaps its there. Well, i should pop back before alstair sweeps up. In the meantime well look here. I was also at the hairdressers first thing. Then i bought a pair of shoes. I tell you what madam, you retrace your steps and well take care of everything at this end. Youre very sweet. So ive been told. Im sorry to give you so much trouble. Humphries its no trouble at all madam. Thank you. My husband will be furious if he finds out. Ill give a hundred pounds to the person who finds it. Hundred pounds. That is very generous of madam. Now dont worry if its here well find it. Mr. Lucas where are you. Get up you fool. Look there is a hundred quid lying around here somewhere. We dont want the rest of the shop looking for it. Otherwise we wont get the reward. Im not just a pretty face. Ill tell you what, well both look and if we find it well split it fiftyfifty. Well it was my customer. Sixtyforty. Ah , yes well if i spot it first. Sixtyforty to me. And if i spot it first seventythirty to me. A straight fiftyfifty. A straight sixty forty. Straight fiftyfifty is my last offer. Give me one good reason. Ive just spotted it. A straight fiftyfifty. Where have you spotted it . Between peacocks legs. How did it get there. Oh i see what you mean. Oh its just by his heel, and shining like beachy head lighthouse. And if he looks down between his legs now you and me have got fifty percent of sweet fanny. Ill go over there and hide it and you try and get him away. Why are you standing like that mr. Lucas . Why am i standing like this captain peacock. That is what i asked. Its your lumbago mr. Lucas. Its my lumbago mr. Lucas. Eh, captain peacock. Why do you suddenly get it behind my back. No, no its behind my back. Come here mr. Lucas. Is that the best you can do. At the moment sir, yes, i usually have to massage it for him captain peacock. Oh the relief. Why are you massaging his ankle mr. Humphries, thats not where you get lumbago. If i was to massage him where you get lumbago wed both be thrown out. frantically its gone. Its in my pocket. Back to your places both of you. Just a moment captain peacock, id like a word with everybody. Would all the staff Pay Attention please, mr. Rumbold would like a word with everybody. Captain peacock would you like us to go back to our places while mr. Rumbold has his word with everyone or stay here . Dont be juvenile mr. Lucas. Ive just had a message from a lady who has lost a valuable diamond somewhere in this department. Now she is offering a substantial reward for its recovery, so i suggest you all have a very good search and whoever finds it should bring it straight to me and i will divide the reward equally among you all. How much is the reward . I beg your pardon. How much is the reward . How much is the reward . . Er. Seventyfive pounds how does that sound . Very convincing sir. The old chiseler, is trying to do us out of 25 quid. Its his ears. You know when theyre low set down like that, it means theyve got a criminal instinct. Well, carry on and good luck, thank you sir. Pretend to be looking. Seventyfive pounds. Thats three in this department, and two in the ladies. Thats five. Five into 75. dividing out loud thatll be l15 each. Divided among six mr. Grainger. Captain peacock, as you are neither a member of my department, nor mrs. Slocombes, i dont see how you possibly have any claim on the reward. I on the other hard have no difficulty whatsoever in seeing how i might have a claim on it. And have a claim on it i will. Well i think, whoevers department its found in should get the lions share. Well i think whoever finds it should get the lions share. No, no, no, no. No, theres not doubt that mr. Lucas has the best suggestion. Are we all agreed to cut captain peacock in. Believe me mr. Grainger, i am very much in. So now lets all start looking for it shall we. It must be very small. Captain peacock. What is the reason for your proximity . This is my area. I. I shall look here, you look over there. Hummmm. Humphries captain peacock. Are you free captain peacock. Mmmmm. Should we discover the diamond wouldnt it be better to take it to the young lady direct. impaired nasal speech should you discover the diamond that might be the sensible thing to do. Yes. To whom am i speaking. Oh madams butler, well would you tell madam when she returns that weve located her stone. No this is not the doctors we are grace brothers yes i have the diamond here in my hand, and the message is. knock. Knock not now im busy with my secretary. The message is for her to come directly to my office and to make the hundred pounds reward payable personally to me Cuthbert Rumbold and ill see that it gets to those who deserve it. Goodbye. Come in. Have you finished your call to m. I. 5 sir . What. Oh, oh yes. Dont tell anybody else. You couldnt hear through the door could you. No sir. Good. Pretend youre looking. Ought we to take it to rumbold. Use your loaf. If we take it to him shell make out the cheque for a hundred to him. Hell pocket twentyfive and six of us have to share whats left. Dyou follow me. Well im trying but its going to give me housemaids knee. Both are you being served sir. Both good. What weve got to do is to get this woman to make out the cheque for hundred to us. Well pocket the twentyfive, and then take our share as well. Of course rumbold cant complain because he was trying to fiddle us in the first place. Yes but how are we going to get hold of this womans telephone number so we can ring her tell her weve got it and that shes got to come and see us. One of us will bravely sneak into rumbolds office when hes at lurch and get it. Which one. A toss of the coin will decide. Heads. Good luck. Youve got low set ears as well havent you. knock. Knock outside door mr. Rumbold. . Mr. Rumbold. Blue white, flawless, three carats or more, fiftyeight facets. Woa. What a careless lady. Now wheres her number. Now then, mr. Rumbold is going to make a telephone call. imitating rumbold operator, rumbold here. Would you get me 9650721. Is that you captain peacoc no, its only me. Ive found it. Put it out of sight and follow me. Now that weve found it. Im going to see that we get the bigger share. But i found it. It was found in my department, and i gave you permission to look. All right then but how can we get a bigger share when weve all agreed. Because well hide it, and if they dont divvie up, well say we cant find it. Hand it over. Right. Oh. It must have slipped through, i cant find it. You wouldnt double cross me miss brahms. No honest mrs. Slocomb. Oooh yes ive found it. Its g0ne down the inside of my tights. They take ages to get off. Well shake it down your leg and well cut the toe off. Has rumbold gone to lunch . Yes, about ten minutes ago. And im going to get mine now. Quite true. whistles ohhhh. Now i suggest madam, that you meet me by the lifts on the ground floor. Oh thats quite easy i shall be wearing a red carnation, im tall. Slightly greying at the sides. Yes thats right. Rather distinguished. Now if you could make the check payable to captain s. Peacock and i will see that the l75 gets to the one who deserves it. It was a hundred pounds i see madam , that is very generous. Some people have no integrity