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Free: Hoover Junior (St Buryan TR19) Old Hoover Junior Turbopower. It must have come with tools, but I don't have them. It takes dust bags and comes with one already in it. They can be emptied and used more than once. They are still available to buy.

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Free: Hoover Floor Polisher (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Vintage Hoover floor polisher. It must date from the 1970s, but it still works. The flex is a little stiff with age.

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Free: Old Everyday Electronics magazines (St Buryan TR19) Expired Old Everyday Electronics magazines June, July 1972 March. September, October 1973 March 1974

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Free: Double duvet cover and four pillowcases (St Buryan TR19) Expired Beige/brown check pattern. Not sure if it's just polyester or polycotton with high poly content. Apologies the photo not very good. Will try to add better one later

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Free: Upright vacuum cleaner PROMISED (St Buryan TR19) Gifted This item has been promised to someone. Panasonic 1600w super lightweight vacuum cleaner. No dust bags, but they are available online. Tools on board

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Free: 6 rolls wallpaper (St Buryan TR19) Expired 6 rolls wallpaper as in photograph

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Free: 2 rolls wallpaper (St Buryan TR19) Expired Two rolls as in photograph

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Free: Gateleg table (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Small gateleg table. Approx 29" x 41" open and 29" x 16" folded down. 73 x 104 cm/73 x 40 cm. Needs TLC. Just the top has been revarnished but not very well. It's been stored in a shed, so needs a good clean. For collection only.

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Free: Garden barrier netting (St Buryan TR19) Expired Roll of black plastic garden barrier netting. Approx. 4 foot high.

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Free: Round glass top dining table (St Buryan TR19) Expired Round heavy duty glass top dining table approximately 3' 6" or 106 cm diameter. Consists of metal base (legs unscrew from top which supports glass) and separate glass top. Originally from Ikea. It has been used outside, so there is some rust on the base and some of the paint it coming off, so needs a little TLC.

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Free: Firescreen (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Old (probably home made) firescreen. Tapestry insert. About 70 years old. It needs glass in front of the tapestry and the old piece broke many years ago

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Free: Old rigid Revelation suitcase (St Buryan TR19) Expired This is about 50 years old and fairly scruffy. The photo makes it look smarter than it actually is. There are watermarks inside where something must have leaked a long time ago. It's ideal for storage. I used it to store old woollen blankets, but no longer have the blankets. If no-one wants it, it can go to the tip.

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Free: Old woollen blankets PROMISED (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Three old woollen blankets plus one car blanket. These are worn and car blanket has a hole in it. Suitable for pet bedding perhaps.

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Free: Old copies Practical Householder magazine (St Buryan TR19) Expired Practical Householder magazine: 1982 April, May, Sept, Nov 1983 Feb-June, Sept, Oct, Dec 1984 Jan-June, Aug - Oct 1985 Jan, June 1986 Feb-June, Aug - Nov 1987 Jan, Mar, Sept Plus March 1965 and October, November 1976

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Free: King size flannelette duvet covers and pillowcases (St Buryan TR19) Gifted THESE HAVE BEEN PROMISED TO SOMONE. 2 king size flannelette duvet covers, each with two matching pillowcases. They are quite thick and we find them too warm.

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Free: Barbecue skewers (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Barbecue skewers with wooden handles. The actual skewer is approx. 30 cm long. These have never been used and are in original packing, but it's scruffy as they have been stored for quite a number of years.

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Free: Bamboo steamer (St Buryan TR19) Expired Bamboo steamer, approximately 18 cm in diameter. I don't have the original instructions for it, but they can be found on the internet.

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Free: Wooden curtain pole and fittings (St Buryan TR19) Expired Mid brown wooden curtain pole with brackets, rings and finials. Approx 5 feet 6 inches (170 cm) long and 1 inch (2 cm) diameter.

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Free: Mirror (St Buryan TR19) Expired Mirror in wooden frame 11" x 15" / 28cm x 38 cm approx. It's a little scruffy and looks as if it was once on a stand that would stand on a dressing table. The frame needs a coat of varnish. There are a couple of very small scratches on the glass. Apologies for bad photo. It's difficult to photograph because of the reflection

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Free: Two tier cat basket PROMISED (St Buryan TR19) Gifted This has been promised to someone. Cat basket with two tiers. Suitable for a smaller cat. Ours has outgrown it.

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Free: Lectern style desk (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Old lectern style desk that needs to sit on a table top or stand. It's been well used and is fairly old. It needs a good sand down and varnishing to restore it

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Free: Popular Archaeology magazine (St Buryan TR19) Gifted 23 copies of Popular Archaeology magazine dating from June 1982 to April 1984

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Free: Vileda Viroba robotic duster (St Buryan TR19) Gifted I bought this in a B&Q closing down sale a few years ago as a jokey birthday present for a friend. I put it in the proverbial safe place and it's just come to light. The joke would be lost now. If anyone can use it, you are welcome to have it. It's never been out of its box.

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Free: King size duvet cover and 4 pillowcases (St Buryan TR19) Gifted King size duvet cover and four pillow cases. This has been stored for a time, but there's still life left in it.

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Free: Blankets (St Buryan TR19) Gifted These have been promised to someone Three old fashioned single woollen blankets. These are quite old and fairly worn. (One has my grandmother's laundry mark on it!) Not much good to put on the bed, but they might do for animal bedding

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Free: Digital kitchen scales (St Buryan TR19) Expired Small digital kitchen scales. These came from Lidl. They take a flat round battery. The last time I used them they told me the battery was low, but I haven't replaced it as I now have another set of scales. So it's possible the battery will need replacing to use them.

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Free: Silver plated candlestick (St Buryan TR19) Gifted This is promised to someone. Silver plated candlestick. Needs a good clean

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Free: Fairy lights (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Branch of "apple blossom" with low watt lights in flowers. Has a transformer. Will fit in an average size vase.

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Free: Heavy duty paper cover for sofa (St Buryan TR19) Expired Heavy duty paper cover as used by removal and storage firms to cover a sofa and keep the dust off it. Unused.

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Free: Bone china coffee set (St Buryan TR19) Gifted Royal Grafton "Golden Glory" bone china coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl, plus three cups and four saucers. These date from the late 1960s.

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