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Free: Slide Rule (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Real old school - 12” long Faber Castell scale rule with instructions for those who remember the days before calculators!!

13h

Free: Scale Rulers (Cheadle Hulme SK8) A mix of imperial and metric scale rulers, including a triangular one, from the days when I was draughtsman.

13h

Free: Music stand (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Originally brass finish but painted over with emulsion to match my daughter’s bedroom, a good going over with wire wool or scouring pad would easily restore it.

21h

Free: RAF Belt (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Genuine 1940’s webbing RAF belt, 2.1/4” wide, brass clasp and adjusters. Currently set for a 31” waist but will adjust either way.

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Free: Suitcases (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Two large pull along cases in nice clean condition. Both are roughly the same size, 29x17x10 inches. Please say if you’d like one or both when responding.

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Free: Vintage Suitcases (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Probably 1940’s non-leather, scuffed but should clean up and latches need to be cleaned up and lubricated. Sizes in inches : 26x15x8 and 22x12x6.5

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Free: Lever Arch Files (Cheadle Hulme SK8) A4 size, 7 are 2 hole, 1 is 4 hole. Used but perfectly usable. Will split but would prefer to go in one lot.

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Free: Handheld Spotlight (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted As pictured, 12v sealed lead acid battery, includes charger and instructions. Trigger on/off can be a little temperamental but otherwise works fine.

9d

Free: DVDs + CD (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Withdrawn DVD’s are Rush, The African Queen and The Killing Fields, the latter two were freebies from The Times newspaper. CD is Paul McKenna’s Deep Relaxation, also a Times freebie. Will split but please state clearly what you’re requesting.

20d

Free: Plastic Sheeting (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Six lots of clean plastic sheeting ideal for covering furniture, flooring, etc. when decorating or putting things into storage. Mainly wrapping from mattresses we’ve had delivered over the years, some from double mattresses so quite large when opened up. Would prefer to go in one lot but will split so please state your preference when responding.

46d

Free: Party Decorations (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Two packs of paper garlands used once but carefully repacked. Each pack contains 2 x 1.9m lengths giving a total of 3.8m per pack.

55d

Free: Headboard (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Withdrawn Upholstered headboard for a double bed so 54” wide, height is 20”, slotted supports enable vertical positioning above mattress. Recovered in green fabric, nice clean condition, with fixings. No fire safe label.

70d

Free: Bookshelves (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Sturdy bamboo three shelf unit, size is 27.5” wide x 32” high x 9.5” deep but folds flat as shown. Nice clean condition.

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Free: Drinks Bottles (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted These were freebie’s from a travel company so they bear their logo. Never used, metal, about 400ml each (3/4 pint), screw top.

81d

Free: Hedge Trimmer (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Mains powered hedge trimmer with cable, 18” blade, weights 3.4kg.

136d

Free: Stair Gates (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted A pair of homemade wooden (stained) stair gates, photos show how they were fitted at our house between the wall and newel posts. Pin hinges allow easy removal. Stair gap is 32.5” but the gates could be adjusted if you’re a DIY’er, and they are 27” high.

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141d

Free: Bird Feeder (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Nyjer seed feeder with part bag of seed, finches don’t seem to like our garden anymore!

152d

Free: Easel (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Children’s blackboard/whiteboard easel made by my dad over 35 years ago. Approximately 42” high x 17” wide, folds flat for storage. Slight damage to the white board. .

166d

Free: Draught Excluder (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Never used aluminium with “rubber” insert, 2 x 83” long and 1 x 41” long so enough for a standard door, exterior use I’d suggest.

171d

Free: Dolls House (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Built by my father for our daughters over 35 years ago but still in nice, clean condition. Size in cm 65 wide x 56 high x 38 deep. Includes a box of totally unmatched furniture, kitchen items, and random oddments, some made by our daughters which are very small so not suitable for the very young. Now it’s time to pass this much loved and played with house to someone that can give it a good home.

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Free: Bike Stand (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Rusty but sound. I’ve added a picture showing how this works for my bike. Needs fixing to the floor, not self-supporting.

201d

Request: Scooter (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Expired Looking for a larger wheel type scooter for our grandson when he visits us. Many thanks.

219d

Free: Containers (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Expired Seven 35mm film containers with snap on caps.

220d

Free: Garden blower/vac (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Black & Decker GW3000 garden blower/vacuum, made up of three pieces :- Motor assembly Blower tube Vacuum tube/bag. Mains powered and quite heavy, blower is 4.2kg Please note :- I had to strip the motor a while ago to fit new brushes and whilst it runs okay it’s a bit noisy.

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224d

Free: Strimmer (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Mains powered Flymo 500XT. Quite a large item having a 250mm diameter cutting head that swivels 180 degrees, weights 3.6kg. Uses 1.5mm line, not blades. Well used but in good working order.

232d

Free: Lawn Sprinkler (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Expired Basic sprinkler.

261d

Free: Heads (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Polystyrene mannequin heads, male, 23.5” head circumference. Please say how many you’d like when responding and when you can collect.

263d

Free: Rope (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Two lengths of 10mm diameter natural fibre rope, possibly hemp, jute or sisal. Each approximately 4.5m in length .

276d

Free: Laminate Floor Underlay (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Gifted Approximately 12 square metres left on the role, details as per photo.

282d

Free: Door Threshold Plates (Cheadle Hulme SK8) Expired Pair of carpet to carpet threshold plates, 720mm long. Brass coloured, used, and therefore slightly scuffed.

282d