Man with a van : my story /
by Pritchard, Drew.
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BookPublisher: London : Ebury Press, 2021Description: 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781529106732 (hbk.) :; 1529106737 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 PRISubject(s): Pritchard, Drew | Antique dealers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Television personalities -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: Star of TV's Salvage Hunters, Drew Pritchard will go to the greatest lengths for the best deals. He discovered the casts Lord Elgin made of his infamous marbles in a school garage, and broke the bank to buy the tool box Malcolm Campbell used when he set the water speed record in 1934. He made a million. Lost it. And made it again. The face of the compulsively fascinating business of finding and restoring lost treasures, visionary Drew takes us up and down the country, into garages, factories, schools and pubs, digging out incredible items from that 'other time and place'. Then by lovingly restoring them, he brings our history back to life. A flat cap among silver spoons and old school ties, our favourite down-to-earth expert may be a one-off, but his story makes us all dream of that obscure piece of antiquity gathering dust in the garden shed.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 PRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003095140X |
Includes index.
Star of TV's Salvage Hunters, Drew Pritchard will go to the greatest lengths for the best deals. He discovered the casts Lord Elgin made of his infamous marbles in a school garage, and broke the bank to buy the tool box Malcolm Campbell used when he set the water speed record in 1934. He made a million. Lost it. And made it again. The face of the compulsively fascinating business of finding and restoring lost treasures, visionary Drew takes us up and down the country, into garages, factories, schools and pubs, digging out incredible items from that 'other time and place'. Then by lovingly restoring them, he brings our history back to life. A flat cap among silver spoons and old school ties, our favourite down-to-earth expert may be a one-off, but his story makes us all dream of that obscure piece of antiquity gathering dust in the garden shed.
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