The Repair Shop expert blown away by life-changing item he's 'never seen before'

Dominic Chinea was left almost speechless during the latest instalment of the show. On Wednesday night, viewers were introduced to Lynda Brook and her daughter Jemma who were hoping the team could fix an important item for them.

Jemma explained to Dominic that they had a Braille typewriter with them which her mum used while at school. She explained they were the first mass-produced Braille typewriters, which enabled thousands of children to be literate to the same level as sighted people.

She added: "That was something really new for at the time. For me, I feel like it's a really important piece of our cultural history."

In awe, Dominic commented: "This machine really changed thousands of people's lives. I've never seen one of these before. I can only really relate it to a typewriter."

Jemma explained how it worked as her mother told the BBC star you have to use different combinations of the six keys to create certain letters. Dom added: "It sounds like, I mean, even more complicated than learning another language."

Viewers discovered the mother and daughter duo wanted the item to get fixed as Jemma was losing her sight.

Although she was always partially sighted, she was told at the age of 21 her sight would eventually go completely.

She said: "There's a lot of things in my life that I'm kind of future-proofing and I wanted to still be able to read because I'm a total book nerd."

Jemma shared that the typewriter needs to be working so she can practise Braille in her own time.

The guest added: "I'd also really love to be able to write mum Mother's Day cards and Christmas Day cards and all of those things."

Handing it over to husband and wife duo Walid and Joujou Saad, the pair had an important task on their hands.

After inspecting the machine, they realised it kept jamming in multiple parts.

In the end, the pair managed to get the machine in working condition for Jemma and Lynda once again.

When it came down to the reveal, Jemma explained some of the visible changes made, including the case it came in being fixed.

She told her mum: "It looks brand new! I've never seen it so shiny."

Putting some paper into the machine, Lynda set about using it for the first time and was thrilled with how it no longer jammed.

Surprising the pair, they added an extra touch to the case by putting a label of Jemma's name alongside her mum's in Braille.

The pair thanked Walid and Joujou for restoring the special item for them both to be able to use.

The Repair Shop is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.