Antiques Roadshow guest stunned as expert refuses to value item for very personal reason

ANTIQUES Roadshow expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan refused to value two hot combs his visitors presented him with on the latest episode of the BBC programme.

The popular show returned to BBC One on Sunday afternoon and it was filmed in Clissold Park, in London.

Viewers saw antiques expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan refuse to examine two hot combs used to straighten hair.

He then admitted his own personal reason which left his guests shocked.

Ronnie said: "It would be sacrilegious to value them" due to their cultural significance.

He added: "The Antiques Roadshow doesn't often provide me with real Déjà vu moments but this one is seriously a Déjà vu moment."

The expert was curious to find out the history of the combs.

The guest explained: "This is part of the Windrush Generation make of hot combs."

He then went into to talk about the history of the items saying his late cousin made two historical combs because when "West Indian ladies came over this country they were having difficulty getting their hair done".

The guest then explained his cousin decided to make the combs to help women.

The two combs that the guest presented to Ronnie were made by his late cousin for his wife to use. 

"They were heated up on the stove with a paraffin heater," the guest told viewers. 

Ronnie then confessed: "Well that is really fascinating to me because I used to use one of these in the 1950s. 

The antiques expert was fascinated by the items and described them as a "real cultural object" and said it would be sacrilegious to value them."

"The value is too great to our culture," he pointed out.

Providing them with no value, the father and son appreciated Ronnie's decision and thanked him for his time.

Antiques Roadshow episodes are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.