TREASURES In the ATTIC
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Brian Howes unearths some nostalgic collectables that might be discarded as worthless junk but actually have a value to today's collectors. Can you estimate what each object might be worth and pick out which one is the big-money item?
Brian Howes
TREASURES In the ATTIC

1 Flower power

This bowl was designed by Clarice Cliff in her hugely popular "crocus pattern" range of wares which was first produced in 1928. All the pieces were hand decorated by a team of skilled women painters at the Newport Pottery Company in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

2 Fairground attraction

This miniature Fowler showman's engine was made by Lesney Products & Co Ltd of London as part of its Models of Yesteryear series. It first entered our toy shops in 1958 and is widely accepted as being the most attractive of all the Lesney Yesteryear models.

3 A majestic queen

This lovely old postcard shows the majestic ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth launched in 1939 by the Cunard-White Star Line. Built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire the ship operated between Southampton and New York until January 1972.

4 On the road

This driving licence, in the form of a small booklet, dates from 1949 and is a far cry from the licences we are issued with today. Driving licences, costing 20s each, were first introduced in Britain by the Motor Car Act of 1903 as a means of identifying vehicles and their drivers.

5 What a Pal

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