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Free: Green buttons (5 x 3cm) (Harrogate HG1) 5 green vintage buttons. From a coat, I think.

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Free: Earphones (Harrogate HG1) Earphones. Two options for connecting plugs as you can see in the photo - the one with the phones and a compatible adaptor. Offering on behalf of a friend following the clearance of the original family home. I haven't been able to test these. Worth a whirl if you are handy for collection. Not worth a long trek. I am in town, close to Asda.

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Free: Lightweight Foldable Shopping Bag/Tote (Harrogate HG1) Very Lightweight Foldable Shopping Bag/Tote. N.B. Needs a small repair. See close-up photo. Very easy to fix. Quick machine stitch will do the trick. Definitely worth taking a few minutes to repair. A very handy and pretty bag. Also a little bag to pack it away in when not in use. Offering on behalf of a friend following the clearance of the original family home. Recently laundered.

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Free: Gasket for Pressure Cooker (Harrogate HG1) Rubber (plastic?) gasket for use with all Prestige Aluminium Pressure Cookers. Not suitable for stainless steel pressure cookers.

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Free: Buttons, Set of 3 Large Pale Blue (Harrogate HG1) 3 matching large, pale blue buttons. Width: 5cm. Very good condition.

3d

Free: Elastic, Silver-Coloured (Harrogate HG1) Length: 102cm

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Free: Metal cooling/steaming rack? (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Metal rack. Could be used for cooling down baking or for steaming veg etc in a large cooking pot while something else cooks below. Not familiar with these myself, but apparently this is from a microwave oven.

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Free: Metal storage drawer (Harrogate HG1) Offering on behalf of a friend. They stored CDs in this. They said the disk cases slotted into the bits you can see in the photo, which kept the disks upright. Perhaps good for some other uses, too. Google Gemini says it's a floppy disk storage drawer....

6d

Free: Pepper Grinder (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Pepper grinder.

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Free: Limescale & Grease Remover for Dishwashers (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Limescale & Grease Remover for Dishwashers. (Well, I am assuming it is for dishwashers...) Brand: Whirlpool Recommended by Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Bauknecht, Indesit, Kitchen Aid. Lots of sachets of this. Offering on behalf of a friend.

9d

Free: Fitted Cover for Single Bed/Day Bed (Harrogate HG1) Fitted single bed or day bed cover. Fitted at the two bottom corners. Flat at the top. 39" / 100cm wide, so it will fit a standard single bed, over the top of the bedding, duvet, etc. 3 matching pillow cases. Keeps the ready made-up bed dust-free and looking neat and tidy when not in use. Good for a guest bed or for a bed in a living space, to make it look more like a seat than a bed. Very good quality cotton fabric.

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Free: Tiny beads (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Tiny white and coloured beads.

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Free: Double Airbed (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Double airbed. Brushed velour on sleeping surface. N.B. Offering on behalf of a friend following a family house clearance. I have not blown it up to test it. It looks okay. Worth collecting if you are close by.

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Free: Rack Storage Shelf (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Rack shelf to create extra storage e.g. in a kitchen cupboard or on a worktop.

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Free: IKEA mini chest of drawers (Harrogate HG1) Gifted MOPPE mini chest of drawers from Ikea. Width: 42cm Height: 28.5cm Depth: 20.5cm N.B. I have just discovered 5 woodworm holes in the unpainted real timber frame on the back. This will need treating before you take it into your home. I emptied it of my sewing stuff, which I have given away, in order to give the drawers away as well, not having any idea about the infestation!! Apparently this is specifically the vintage or older 6-drawer layout version of the MOPPE unit, according to t'Internet. Very useful for storing office supplies, sewing paraphenalia, craft 'stuff', etc.

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Request: Book: 'The devil wears Prada' (Harrogate HG1) Withdrawn Does anyone have a copy of the book, 'The devil wears Prada' by Lauren Weisberger that they would be happy to pass on, please? Thank you.

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Free: Long-Handled Brush (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Sweeping-up brush which I think originally will have had a long-handled dustpan to go with it. Scrubbed clean, ready for its new owner. Offering on behalf of a friend.

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Free: Cotton Seersucker Fabric (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Cotton Seersucker Curtain/Fabric & Curtain Wire. Colour: bright coral. Curtain/fabric dimensions: Width: 116cm Drop/Length: 109cm Hemmed along 'top' edge for a curtain wire. Hemming has come undone a bit at one end. Quick repair job to use as a curtain, or if course can be completely unpicked if desired. Would make a cheerful tablecloth. Curtain wire with end hooks available. Wire length including hooks: 94cm / 37".

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Free: Patchwork pieces (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Patchwork pieces, cut out and tacked. Paper template.

21d

Free: Patchwork + Fabric Bits (Harrogate HG1) Gifted A piece of patchwork, begun by one of my sisters, but never completed. Some pieces still have the paper template behind, still to be removed. Tacking is still in - also waiting to be removed. A couple of scraps of fabric which I believe it was the plan to incorporate into the wider design. Anyone out there fancy using this/these perhaps on a cushion cover or bedspread centrepiece, or other?

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21d

Free: Curtains - One Pair (Harrogate HG1) Withdrawn Pair of cheerful,100% cotton curtains. One curtain is lined. Maybe the lining project was interrupted - I can't remember! Good quality fabric. Drop: 135cm Width: 168cm Hem: 7cm (a little bit of potential for lengthening them slightly) Pair of matching tie-backs. Laundered but there is a slight, barely detectable mark along part of the very bottom of one curtain. This could be ignored or should come out with a soak, in my view. See photo.

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22d

Free: Demi-John Stoppers (x 2) (Harrogate HG1) Gifted 2 stoppers for demi-johns. Old but look okay to me.

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Free: Vintage Cake Pillars (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Brand: 'Art for Eating'. Bought in the 80s or 90s. Made of plaster/gypsum, hand-finished with a marbleised colour wash (according to Google Gemini). They are not washable. The marks on the pillars are probably grease/oil stains absorbed into the porous plaster over time. They shouldn't be used in contact with food but if they were to be used in a cake display, a food-safe layer, e.g. foil-covered cake board or a plastic separator disk) should be placed between the pillar surfaces and the cake itself. Attractive vintage items which could be used in other ways, e.g. photo props, or they could be re-painted and/or sealed for craft projects.

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Free: Duvet Set (no.2) (Harrogate HG1) Withdrawn DORMA brand duvet cover and 2 matching pillow cases. 50% Terylene polyester / 50% cotton. Width: 220cm (it might be 224cm, according to my measuring). Length: 220cm. Fresh light design, natural white background with soft pink floral design. Very good condition.

27d

Free: Quarry Tiles (Harrogate HG1) Withdrawn Red quarry tiles.

27d

Free: Quilted Vinyl (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Quilted vinyl.

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Free: Small Shelving Unit (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Small set of shelves. Acquired quite a long time ago via freecycle, before the advent of Freegle. No longer needed. I am going to scrub them clean and then post a new photo! They were in a cramped corner in a conservatory-type part of the house through two winters, hence the damp stain on the back. Dimensions: Height: 62cm Width: 51cm Depth: 11cm

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Free: Duffel Coat Toggles x 4 (Harrogate HG1) Gifted 4 duffel coat toggles.

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Free: Cool Bag (Harrogate HG1) Gifted Large Cool Bag. Zip fastener works fine. There is a small split in the plastic lining - see photo. Would be a good idea to tape this up with some suitable tape. Fine to use for sealed plastic lunch boxes etc.

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Free: Fabric Napkins x 5 (Harrogate HG1) Gifted 5 dark(ish) turquoise napkins. Either cotton or a cotton blend, I would say. All in great condition, no stains, etc. Dimensions: 32cm x 31cm

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