The entertainer was one of the most familiar faces on British TV for several decades before he died of prostate cancer in 2003 at the age of 75.
His joke books span 25 years, and have already seen some drama after being stolen in 1995. Monkhouse offered a £10,000 reward before they were returned 18 months later.
Monkhouse bequeathed his joke book collection to his writing partner in his will.
He inserted a clause which stated: “I give all my gag books, specifically the two loose-leaf handwritten files and the eight loose-leaf typewritten files in their pilot cases, and all the copyright therein, free of inheritance tax, to Colin Edmonds.”
Edmonds and Monkhouse’s daughter Abigail Williams declined to comment on the Repair Shop decision. Legends Management, which represents the comedian’s estate, also declined to comment.
Previous episodes of The Repair Shop have seen the team fix celebrity-related items including Roald Dahl’s garden gate, a dress that belonged to Danny LaRue, and the original black chair from TV show Mastermind.