Antiques Roadshow guest is speechless after discovering the value of two ... trends now
The Beatles returned to the BBC on Sunday evening, at least in a manner of speaking, after the original pencil drawing of their first band logo made an appearance on Antiques Roadshow.
Expert Mark Hill was visibly stunned upon discovering the drawings had been created for one of Ringo Starr's drums in 1962, shortly before band became one the biggest and most successful groups of all time.
Filming Sunday's episode from Sefton Park House in Liverpool, the band's home city, Hill was given a potted history of the artwork from their owner, a retired signwriter who knew band-members John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison before they signed their first record deal.
'The Beatles approached me and wanted a logo for the drum,' he explained. 'I was quite close [to The Beatles] and they were all at my 21st. I'm a signwriter and shopfitter.'
Despite creating a distinctive logo, complete with two insect antenna atop a flourishing capital B, it was ultimately rejected by then-newly appointed drummer Starr in favour of what would become their definitive logo, with its famous dropped T, designed by Ivor Arbiter.
A retired signwriter was speechless on Sunday evening's Antiques Roadshow after discovering two 60-year old pencil drawing designs of The Beatles' original logo were worth £15,000
The drawings were been created for one of Ringo Starr 's drums in 1962, shortly before band became one the biggest and most successful groups of all time
The designs were ultimately rejected by then-newly appointed drummer Starr in favour of what would become their definitive logo, with its famous dropped T, designed by Ivor Arbiter
Noticing a series of doodles alongside the completed drawings, Hill remarked: 'It's interesting to note here, that by these little antennae of this bug logo... you've got little pencil drawings here, was this you?'
'No, that was either John or Paul,' their owner admitted. 'They had to do their bit, didn't they?'
While the logo would be turned down by Starr because he feared it would 'interfere with his recording,' their creator insisted he held no hard feelings towards the band as they began their ascent with the
