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Length of carpet (Nailsea BS21)
Gifted
5 metres long by 1.15 metres wide. Beige coloured with felt backing. Clean and in good condition. We were given this by our flooring people to use on our bare concrete floors while awaiting the arrival of the ‘proper’ flooring material. It’s reasonably thick, looks very respectable and it would be a pity to take it to the tip.
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Four panel 1920s internal door (Nailsea BS21)
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Size: 771⁄4” x 291⁄2” With knob and lock. Good condition, with no decay or damage, other than a hairline crack to one panel, which opens slightly in dry conditions.
2d
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Magazines for self-builders and home renovators (Nailsea BS21)
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Almost complete runs of: Homebuilding & Renovating (Dec 2019-Dec 2021) Self-Build & Design (Jan 2021-Jan 2023) Build It (Jan 2022-Jan 2024) Lots of useful articles on materials, techniques, planning, funding etc and many accounts of and illustrations of self-build projects.
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Glass jars with plastic tops for storage of dry ingredients (Nailsea BS21)
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Large quantity of jars (mostly coffee jars originally) of various sizes.
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Assorted glass jars with metal screw tops (Nailsea BS21)
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Large quantity of jars of various sizes, suitable for preserving fruit, jam etc. There are even more than those shown in the picture.
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Kilner Jars (Nailsea BS21)
Gifted
Be prepared for the preserving season! Quantity of genuine Kilner preserving jars, both large and small, with glass or metal lids and screw tops for securing the lids.
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Le Parfait Jars (Nailsea BS21)
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Be prepared for the preserving season! Quantity of Le Parfait preserving jars of various sizes.
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Books of fabric swatches (Nailsea BS21)
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Two books of Bulgarian fabric swatches from the 1980s, the swatches measuring roughly 9 ins by 7 ins. These were samples of materials produced for export. Might they be of interest to patchwork enthusiasts?
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Shaver light for bathroom (Nailsea BS21)
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Linolite CSL1 Shavolite from the late 1970s/early 1980s. It was in working order when removed from our old bathroom and looks presentable. Comes with installation instructions. Here's the manufacturer's description: 'This Shavolite is manufactured to BS3052 and complies with the IEE regulations for installation in bathrooms. The socket is supplied by an isolating transformer and protected against overloading by a self-resetting solid state device which cuts out automatically at 20VA. The rocker switch can be used to select the socket voltages at either 240V AC or 115V AC, making the CSL1 suitable for all shavers up to 20VA rating, including most rechargeable types. When not in use, the socket is automatically isolated by a shutter-operated switch, controlled simply by inserting and withdrawing the shaver plug. The lamp is controlled separately by the cord-pull switch.'
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Kitchen worktops (Nailsea BS21)
Two lengths of Duropal charcoal-coloured melamine-faced worktop, each 600mm deep and 38mm thick. One piece is 1220mm long, the other 600mm long. One length of B&Q speckled grey, black and white melamine-faced worktop, also 600mm deep and 38mm thick. Usable length 1 metre (excluding a chipped corner). All three have never been used and are in excellent condition.
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Traditional wooden ladder (Nailsea BS21)
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Solid wooden ladder which appears to be in sound condition, with no sign of rot or woodworm and with all the tie-rods present. There is, however, plenty of evidence that it was formerly used by a painter. It is 10ft 6ins long and has had the ends of the rails shortened at the bottom.
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Toner cartridge for Sharp Z-20 compact copier (Nailsea BS21)
This is for the type of copier illustrated on the front of the operation manual shown in the picture. New and still sealed in its plastic bag.
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Sculptor’s turntable (Nailsea BS21)
Gifted
Made of cast iron and very robust. Height 6.5 ins; Diameter 9 ins.
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Self-build magazines (Nailsea BS21)
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Almost complete runs of the following magazines for the periods shown: Homebuilding & Renovating (Dec 2019-Dec 2021) Self-Build & Design (Jan 2021-Jan 2023) Build It (Jan 2022-Jan 2024) Lots of useful articles on materials, techniques, planning, funding etc and many accounts of and illustrations of self-build projects.
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Bakelite telephones (Nailsea BS21)
Gifted
These are Bulgarian and were manufactured in 1962 and 1982 respectively. Look the part, if you enjoy a retro ambience, but unable to say whether they would actually work.
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Set of metal table legs (Nailsea BS21)
Gifted
Set of four sturdy metal table legs, 27 ins long, with adjustable plastic feet, complete with fixings. These were originally from an office table. Enable you to make a table of whatever size and shape you wish – you just have to provide the top.
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Venetian blind for tall, narrow window (Nailsea BS21)
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Good quality silver-coloured aluminium Venetian blind. Height 74ins (1880mm). Width 21 ins (550mm). With fixings and Perspex control rod.
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Snowcem Masonry Paint, White (Nailsea BS21)
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5kg drum of original Snowcem cement paint in dry powder form. Mixed with water the contents of this drum are supposed to be able to cover (with two coats) 8-15 sq metres of smooth render or 6-8 sq metres of rough/pebbledash render. Although probably dating from the 1980s it has been kept sealed and dry and appears to be OK.
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Draughtsman’s chair (Nailsea BS21)
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Height adjustable. Solidly constructed. Upholstery clean and intact.
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‘Sale’ banners (Nailsea BS21)
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Heavy canvas with eyelets, 36” high x 45” wide. Need a wash.
78d
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Unused B&Q cupboard doors and drawer-fronts (Nailsea BS21)
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B&Q ‘Stirling’ white and grey melamine-faced cupboard doors 400mm wide by 560mm tall (four of them) and two drawer fronts, one 495mm wide by 160mm tall and the other 300mm wide by 160mm tall. Never used – still with original packaging.
80d
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Three-bar electric fire (Nailsea BS21)
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Attractive example of a very effective1960s design. It works and the flex has been replaced. Can be switched between one, two or three bars.
81d
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Classic car parts (Nailsea BS21)
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12 boxes of parts, mainly for cars of the 1940s to1960s, mostly used, but some new: brake shoes, cables, carburettor gaskets, clutch plates, electrical parts, hub-caps, lights, dynamos, suspension parts etc.
81d
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Melamine-faced shelves (Nailsea BS21)
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These are each 470mm wide, by 275mm deep, by 16mm thick. There are four varieties: (a) Dark oak: 1 (b) Medium oak: 9 (c) Light oak: 3 (d) White: 2
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Useful bits of machined timber, mouldings, ply and mdf (Nailsea BS21)
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Accumulation of useful off-cuts and left-overs, including several boards, both hardwood and softwood, about 20 mouldings of various profiles, some biggish pieces of plywood of various thicknesses and some pieces of mdf.
81d