The Repair Shop

S06:E15 - Iron Rocking Chair, Bear With Ragged Staff and Cowbell

Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.Upholster Sonnaz Nooranvary and metal expert Dominic Chinea join forces to revive a Victorian iron rocking chair that has given great comfort to a family for generations. Current custodian Katie looked after her ailing father in the chair as her mother went out to work. When they return to the barn to be reunited with the precious chair, Katie and her mother Jacqui are utterly overwhelmed by its stunning transformation.Mechanically minded David Burville takes on the fix of a quirky mechanical bear ornament that's meant to move its head in time to music. Seized up and looking rather sorry for itself, it reminds owner Rose of her late mother, who bought it after taking out a home improvements loan from the bank. While David tackles the automaton, the Bear Ladies, Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, give the bear the brush up he so desperately needs.And leather expert Suzie Fletcher takes receipt of a broken and burned leather collar attached to an alpine cowbell, gifted to owner Maureen by a very special lifelong friend.