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Free: 2x large plastic trash cans (Hilldale area) - Clean, great condition. Barely used. They have small wheels on the handle side so they can be rolled.
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Free: Small pet kennel (Hilldale area) - Clean, good condition.
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Free: Firewood holder (Hilldale area) Promised - Large metal firewood holder for indoor use. Used but excellent condition, lots of life left. Too big for our space!
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Request: Snow Skis (Western Dubuque) - Looking for snow skis. Free: drawer handles; casters, hose guide (Dubuque) - *Set of four 1-5/8" black stem caster wheels. Clean and in good condition. *Two wooden drawer handles are 4.5 " wide, unfinished and never used. Include mounting screws. *Hose guide for holding/supporting drainage hose from washer to sink. Has a single hole for hanging. All clean nand in fine shape. You're welcome to any, soime, or all. Free: sheets/pillow cases king & standard (Dubuque) - *10 king pillow cases: Three cream with rose color trim. Pair cranberry. Pair ivory polyester with faint leaf pattern. One rose. One white percale Lady Pepperell. One white cotton/polyester. *4 standard pillow cases: One with a pattern of domestic cats; One with tiny pink/blue hears and flowers; one blue/green/lavender floral: one with white flowers on blue striped background *one small (12"x22") pillow case, pale green *two double-bed sheets: one 81x108" 100% cotton Mohawk percale--white with blue and lavender flowers; one yellow fitted. *4 king-flannel pillow cases: one pair white Orvis King 100% cotton, like new. One navy. One green. *flannel king-sized fitted sheet white with green cabbage rose print. Hole in one corner. Good for repurposing as lap blanket, etc. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: two new window screens (Dubuque) - For cold frame or tender seedling shade? Both screens are 18.5" X 36 13/16" custom-made by Zephyr aluminum w/Better View screen and gray frame. Perfect condition. Never used. Free: 4 square plastic buckets with lids (Dubuque) - These bright green buckets are 12" tall and 10" by 8" square. They have snug fitting blue lids and handles. Fine, clean condition. Free: misc. craft supplies (Dubuque) - *felt--eight uncut 12"x8" squares + several other pieces. Many colors *6 pairs of 1/2" googly eyes. Still in package. *large baggie of royal blue feathers, and some bright yellow. *partial pack of pipe cleaners, many colors. *Evergreen monogram "W" Garden stone insert. 4.5" in diameter *2015 Moon Calendar. *many small stickers "a dozen large corks You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: retro office and school (Dubuque) - *small gold colored pen and pencil: one 4" Space Pen by Fisher USA; one 4" slender pencil, ring on end. *Westcott Made in U.S.A. wooden ruler. *pencils, incl. 2 unsharpened: "Oglala Lakota College" + Chaffee Zoological Gardens SAVE RAINFOREST *Partial pack of retro copy paper+ carbon paper used in1970s to make copies. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: 3 old post cards. 2 maps, 1 FODORS (Dubuque) - *3 antique (1920s to 1940s) monochrome post-card-sized prints of Florence, Italy architecture. *2 folding maps from Philippines: "Discovering DAVAO"; "CEBU and BOHOL: A Traveller's Map." 1st ed. *"FODOR'S 89: Budget Europe: A Cost-Conscious Guide to 28 Countries." Based on "53 Years of Travel Experience," 577-page paperback in very good condition. Might be someone's trip down memory lane. You're welcome to any, some. or all. Free: "Home Sweet Home" framed stitchery (Dubuque) - 30s or 40s: printed background of the birthplace of Howard Payne, who wrote "Home Sweet Home." Hand embroidered--French knot blossoms and straight stitches for leaves, fence, and house outline. 8.5" x 10.5" black and gilt wood framed glass with 1.5" black and gold border. Nicely done, and in good shape. Free: Collectible 1990 LIFE Magazine (Dubuque) - *"The LIFE 100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century," from Jane Adams to Malcolm X. 1990 Life Magazine. Good condition. Free: Kitchen island/bar (Near west side) - Laminate top with wood drawers and cabinet underneath. In basement, need to move on own. All parts working.
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Photo of free Kitchen island/bar (Near west side)
Photo of free Kitchen island/bar (Near west side)
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Free: Clothesline set (Shorewood Hills WI) - This clothesline set has all of the pieces, including anchor for cement underground base. New clothesline just installed last year, heave snow broken piece, but very fixable.
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Free: 1939 Sunday newspaper (Dubuque) - Unique: 20-page Sunday Supplement from "This Week Magazine" February 19, 1939. Articles and ads from this "Indianapolis Star" Sunday magazine include: *"A Foreigner Looks at Our Flag." *an article on then movie star Nancy Kelly. *an illustrated short story by Hugh Austin, "The Way Girl Are". *an illustrated short story "The Mysterious Lodger," by E. Phillips Oppenheim. *an article on arm injuries in baseball training camp. *another short story, this one by Jane Abbott: "Undutiful Daughter." a full-page ads for Swift's Premium Bacon, another for Elgin watches. . . . and many other engaging historical curiosities. The supplement is whole. Pages are whole, with some edges curled. Looking for a curious, history-loving, appreciative home. Request: Plus size Maternity Clothes (Dubuque) - Anything that would be a size 1-3x or pants size 18 and up. Thank you! Free: assorted greeting cards/note cards (Dubuque) - *Assorted birthday and all-occasion cards. *6 Sorry-I-Missed-Your-Birthday cards 3 retro (unused). 3 new. All with matching envelopes. *Set of 6 blank: two teddy bears riding a swan. *4 post-it cards with stickers. *Note cards--3 Nature's Portrait floral. *12 2x3" "Wonderful wishes" note cards--for gift tuck-ins or other small greetings. *6 adhesive bookplates--idyllic swan scene in blues/greens. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: piano sheet music + harmonica (Dubuque) - *William Kratt Co. Brass Band Harmonica. Key of C. *"MICHAEL AARON PIANO PRIMER" (for the early-age beginner). In good shape. *20 ALL-TIME HIT PARADE Piano/Easy Organ Solos. 1965.*MUSIC OF TODAY No. 54. Arranged by John Brimhall. 1964. "A selected group of . . . favorite songs particularly arranged for the student of piano." *PLAYING THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE PIANO. 35 Original keyboard Compositions by Great Masters from "Harpsicord . . . to the present. 1959. Complete. Cover slightly worn. Inside fine. *EASY CLASSICS TO MODERNS: "Music for Millions Series." 142 easy piano pieces. 1956. *Guild Musicianship Book Part 1: Elementary - Intermediate. Summy-Birchard Co, Evanston, IL, 1964. *Sherwood Music School Piano Course: Grade Preparatory B: Lessons and Tests 21-40, 1958. In original envelope, good condition. Single works: *Czarda's Rhapsody. For Piano--Intermediate Grade. 1963. *Bach's "Arioso in G." No. 3417, pub. 1940. *L. van Beethoven: Two Easy Sonatas, Op. 49. For Piano, by G. Schirmer, Inc. New York. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: British Novels Joyce/D.H. Lawrence (Dubuque) - *James Joyce: Clothbound set of three: DUBLINERS, ULYSSES, FINNEGANS WAKE, PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST . . . . Good condition. *D.H. Lawrence: Set of two clothbound: SONS AND LOVERS and WOMEN IN LOVE. Good condition. Two paperbacks: THE FOX and THE RAINBOW. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: salt & peppers/coasters/loaf pan + (Dubuque) - *3" antique glass waffle-surface pepper shaker with red plastic lid. Fine condition. *3X5X2" red ceramic loaf pan--oven, dishwasher, microwave safe. Good for gifting baked loaf. Perfect. *brick red cache pot. 5.5" tall, 4.5" diameter. Perfect condition. *salt & pepper pair--3" tall square glass w/ discrete red/blue fireworks , stainless steel lids. Like new. *4" tall clear Glassnow maple syrup bottle, with dime-sized looped handle. Perfect. *coasters--3 sets: 1. four Pacific shore photo. Great condition. 2. four Ceramic French chef & goose 3. five "Genuine Leather" in case. Stamped: Charge It by Jay. *1984 Betty Crocker Coupon Catalog--31 pages, complete w/ order forms and envelopes. Good cond. *5 matching 1985 Schilling spice bottles: Arrowroot, Caraway, Cumin, Mint, Sage. Labels, all--good. *White 5.75" tall, 5" diameter large white ceramic "mse" teapot with embossed naturalized design around rim. No chips, cracks (or lid). *3.5" old lead glass, finely etched with flowers. Tiny crack in rim. Best for display or bouquet. *5" white plastic cheese shaker with blue flip-top. *3X4X7" storage container w/lids; two clear squeeze bottles with screw-on flip-top lids. You're welcome to any, some, or all Free: new shoe laces; vintage shoe trees (Dubuque) - *3 pair 45" white laces, pristine, in wrappers. *2 pair 27" white sport laces--"for most womens and youth sneakers." New in pack. *2 pair 18" vintage brown laces. One is Kiwi brand. *pair of Size L pink shoe trees--with foam toe, spring rod, pink plastic knobs. 60s or 70s era. *1 pair Trax 18" white laces. *1 pair 36" white laces, with wrapper. *1 pair "Diamond Brand" brown laces marked 10 cents. Several additional pairs shoe laces--navy, black, brown, yellow, tan, white in various lengths. All good. You're welcome to any, some or all. Free: Verdi's "Requiem" on lp records (Dubuque) - Two-record set of Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem." Conductor Igor Markevitch. Played by Moscow Philharmonic and the State Academic Chorus. 1969. Case, sleeves, and records themselves in very good condition. If they've been played, I can't tell it. Free: Spanish English Dictionary/workbook (Dubuque) - *New Century publishing English/Spanish; Spanish English Dictionary. 638-page handbook-sized hardback. Good condition. * Spanish Workbook for Master 3 on "Situaciones." 248 pages, including worksheet pages and complete answer key. You're welcome to either or both. Free: Writing by Women (Dubuque) - Novels and Stories: *Ursula Leguin: "The Left Hand of Darkness." *Flannery O'Connor: "Everything that Rises Must Converge" *Edith Wharton: "The Age of Innocence"; "Ethan Frome." *Carson McCullers: "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"; "The Member of the Wedding." *Joyce Carol Oates: "Do with Me What You Will." Fiction Collections: *"Classic American Women Writers: Jewett, Cather, Chopin, Wharton" Poetry *NO MORE MASKS--An Anthology of Poems by Women, 396-page paperback. *ANNE SEXTON--THE COMPLETE POEMS, 622 pages. Nonfiction Nonfiction: *Margaret Fuller--Woman in the 19th Century; *Gertrude Stein--*The Geographical History of America; *The Letters of Alice B. Toklas STAYING ON ALONE. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Books on Iowa History (Dubuque) - "WAS THIS HEAVEN." Pristine 255-page hardback on Iowa postcard images. By Lyell D. Henry, Jr. 1995. "IOWA--Portrait of the Land." Handsome 87-page paperback on Iowa heritage. Published Earth Day 2000. "The Annals of Iowa," Vol. 80, #3, Summer 2021. Quarterly journal on Iowa history. You're welcome to any, some, or all. Free: Pokemon birthday party supplies (Dubuque) - Unopened, still in packaging: paper plates, napkins, tablecloth, 2 banners. Free: Fra. Giovanni's 1513 prayer (Dubuque) - Fra Giovanni’s 1513 Christmas Prayer on 10"x 15" broadsheet presented in professional calligraphy. Preserved in very good condition. Here are the words: "I salute you! There is nothing I can give you which you have not; but there is much that, while I cannot give, you can take. No heaven can come to us unless our hearts find rest in it today. Take Heaven. No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in the present moment. Take Peace. The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach is joy. Take Joy!" *** For someone who will appreciate it. Request: gift box for antique quilt (Dubuque) - 15" x 18" x 4" are the dimensions. Something slightly bigger would be fine. Have an antique quilt to give to my niece--the oldest great-great granddaughter of the woman who pieced the quilt--for her wedding this spring. If anyone has a right-sized box in good condition, it would be much appreciated. Request: Booster seat belt positioning clip (Hawthorne/Near east side) - Looking for up to two "belt positioning clips" for Graco TurboBooster toddler car seats. This is the little black strap with a red oval clip on one end and a loop on the other. See picture. If you have one you're no longer using (such as from a car seat you no longer use or an expired car seat you disposed of), I'd love to pick it up anywhere on the east side of Madison and nearby. Thanks for looking.
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