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View from the Rostrum - Will Alexander: "The next lot was a silk nightie. 'Model it, Will,' they shouted"

Auctioneer at Bentham Auction Mart, Will Alexander discusses the state of current trade

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View from the Rostrum - Will Alexander: "The next lot was a silk nightie. 'Model it, Will,' they shouted"

January can be a tedious month; the buzz of the Christmas prime stock shows has passed, and the weather seems to be against us, with wind and rain in abundance here on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border....

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