The Repair Shop
Season 5 Episode 4 - Sea Serpent Pen Holder
Master saddler Susie Fletcher has her work cut out with a treasured leather satchel that’s been through the wars. Owner John’s grandfather bought it in a Cairo market while serving in the Second World War. The market was bombed, but the lucky soldier escaped with just a shrapnel wound. The satchel itself bears the blood stain. Horologist Steve Fletcher brings all his expertise to the repair of a Victorian clock that is that is linked to an incredible wartime story that made national headlines. The clock has been in owner Wendy’s family for over 100 years, for most of its life sitting proudly on the mantle of her grandparents’ pub in Kent. In the last few years it has become increasingly unreliable and has not chimed in decades. And silversmith Brenton works his magic on a mythical creature. The bronze sea serpent pen holder was made by owner Alan’s great-grandfather, who had a passion for making such curiosities.
Episodes in Season 5
Ornate Wooden Piano Stool
43 min
RAF Mascot Teddy Bear
44 min
Military Drum
43 min
Sea Serpent Pen Holder
44 min
Boxing Gloves
43 min
Wind-Up Panda
43 min
Wind-Up Train
43 min
Flexiwhirl Seesaw
43 min
WWII Lucky Mascot
43 min
Ship's Wheel
43 min
Ted the Teddy Bear
43 min
Antique Bridle
43 min
Vintage Bottle Stopper
43 min
Smuggler's Telescope
43 min
Antique Toy Cannon
43 min
Homemade Telescope
43 min
Iraqi Samovar
43 min
200-Year-Old Fire Bucket
43 min
Homemade Gramophone
43 min
Tape-Recording Machine
43 min
Grocer's Scales
43 min
Victorian Automaton
43 min
Ploughing World Championship Trophies
43 min
Art Deco Chiming Clock
43 min
Air-Powered Toy Car
43 min
1940s Toy Gyroscope
43 min
Victorian Sewing Machine
43 min
Marionette Theatre
43 min
100-Year-Old Surveyor's Theodolite
43 min
World War II Mascot Doll
43 min
Incident Room 'Murder Box'
43 min
Dad's Old Saxophone
43 min
Semi-Acoustic Guitar
43 min
Fire-Damaged Silver Vanity Set
43 min
Brass Shop Till
44 min
Beloved Banjo
44 min
18th Century French Clock
44 min
Railway Shunter's Lamp
44 min
Junior Drum Kit
44 min
Battered Old Trumpet
44 min
