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Free: Shovel (vintage) (Purley on Thames RG31) Shovel dating back to the second war. It has a 1943 date stamp when it was manufactured. It's rather scruffy but could still be useful despite being 83 years old

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Free: G Clamps (Purley on Thames RG31) G clamps in various sizes - 8 in all. There is quite a lot of surface rust but they operate freely and would clean up well. They are perfectly serviceable. The largest opens to about 11 inches One opens to about 6.5 inches Three open to about 6 inches Two open to about 4 inches And the smallest opens to about 3.5 inches If you are interested you are welcome to take them all or just what you need.

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Free: Car tyre foot pump (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Scruffy but works OK. I haven't checked the accuracy of the gauge, but as a matter of course I would always use a separate gauge to check tyre pressures.

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Free: Lawn edging shears (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Lawn edging shears, no bending needed. Single handed operation. Lock to keep shears closed when not in use. Cutting head turns through 90 degrees. Used condition. Cuts reasonably well

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Free: small PANASONIC TV (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Small Panasonic TV. CRT TV in good working order. 14 inch screen, single SCART. Needs and analogue feed e.g. using a digital to analogue converter

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Free: Compact fluorescent lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Four compact fluorescent lamps. Two new 18 watts (packaging claims to be approx. 100 incandescent lamp equivalent) One used 18 watts (shows no sign of having been used) One used 20 watts All are working

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Free: Edison screw GLS bulbs (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Various wattages

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Free: Fireglow lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted 2 x fireglow lamps with a bayonet cap, 60W

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Free: Mini globe lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted These are incandescent bulbs so obsolete but if anybody has a use for them you are welcome to have them: 8 x with an Edison screw cap, 60W 1 x with small Edison screw cap, 40W

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Free: Spot lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted These are incandescent bulbs so obsolete but if anybody has a use for them you are welcome to have them: 2 x R50 mini spots 40W 1 x R63 spot 40W

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Free: Selection of candle bulbs (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted These are all incandescent bulbs so obsolete but if somebody has a use for any of them you are welcome to have them. Take just the ones you need or all of them. They are as follows: 4 x bayonet cap, clear, 60W 2 x bayonet cap, frosted 40W 7 x small bayonet cap, clear, 40W (2 of these are unused) 3 x small Edison screw cap, frosted, 25W (1 of these is unused) 1 x small Edison screw cap, clear, 40W (unused) 5 x small Edison screw cap, clear, 60W (all are new) 2 x small Edison screw cap, clear 42W halogen (54W equivalent)

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Free: Garden trellis (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Piece of garden trellis in good condition. Approximately 30cm x 183cm

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Free: Jeyes wooden garden furniture cleaner (Purley on Thames RG31) Expired Spray bottle, well over half full

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Free: Circular table in need of refurbishment (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Sturdy and stable circular table originally bought from Habitat. Will seat four or five comfortably. There is surface rust on the heavy steel base but it wouldn’t take very much work to clean and repaint it. There is also a small dent in the table top (see photo). It is easily dismantled for transport. Diameter: 43 1⁄4 inches (110 cm); height: 28 1⁄2 inches (72 cm)

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Free: Two halogen spotlamps with Edison Screw bases (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Two Sylvania 50 watt halogen spot lamps with Edison screw bases. These have a narrow beam (10 degrees). The diameter is 63mm so the dimensions are similar to an R63 spotlamp but they are not quite as long.

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Free: R80 incandescent spot lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted R80 incandescent 60 watt spot lamps – these are 80mm in diameter. I have 21 in total including one which is brand new. The others have been used but are all tested and working. Anyone who is interested is welcome to take them all or as many as you wish. I also have some R63 spot lamps (63mm diameter) advertised separately.

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Free: R63 incandescent spot lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted R63 incandescent spot lamps – these are 63mm in diameter and have an Edison screw base. I have 20 in total including three which are brand new. The others have been used but are all tested and working. Most are 60 watt but there are a few 40 watt lamps. Anyone who is interested is welcome to take them all or as many as you wish I also have some R80 spot lamps (80mm diameter) advertised separately.

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Free: R50 incandescent mini spot lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Four R50 incandescent (50mm diameter) 40 watt mini spot lamps with small Edison screw bases.

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Free: 1 metre long lighting track with three spots like new (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted 1 metre long Spotline track by Lumiance with three spotlights. This is a very high quality lighting track and is in excellent condition. The spotlights can be positioned anywhere on the track and are fully adjustable for direction and angle. The spotlights were originally designed for R80 spot/reflector lamps (80mm diameter) . The spotlights take lamps with Edison screw bases. They are suitable for led lamps, either those with an Edison screw base or those with a GU10 base used in conjunction with an Edison screw to GU10 adapter. Adapters are readily available. I also have an identical track with 4 spotlights - two for R80 and two for R63 lamps.

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Free: 1 metre long lighting track with four spots like new (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted 1 metre long Spotline track by Lumiance with four spotlights. This is a very high quality lighting track and is in excellent condition. The spotlights can be positioned anywhere on the track and are fully adjustable for direction and angle. Two of the spotlights were originally for R80 spot/reflector lamps (80mm diameter) and two of the spots are for R63 spot/reflector lamps (63mm diameter). The spotlights take lamps with Edison screw bases. They are suitable for led lamps, either those with an Edison screw base or those with a GU10 base used in conjunction with an Edison screw to GU10 adapter. Adapters are readily available. I also have an identical track with 3 spotlights for R80 lamps.

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Free: T4 6w Triphosphor fluorescent Tube 23 cm long (Purley on Thames RG31) Expired I don’t have a fluorescent fitting which I can test this in but I have no reason to think that it isn’t OK. There is no sign of blackening at the ends and the resistance of the filaments at both ends is approx. 14 ohms which indicates that the filaments are OK.

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Free: Tough plastic water bottle (Purley on Thames RG31) Expired Rather discoloured but very clean. Tough plastic. Maximum capacity is a little short of 1 litre

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Free: Print forceps (Purley on Thames RG31) Expired Two print forceps, originally intended for use in photographic printing, could these find another use instead of going into landfill? Approx. 13.5cm (5.5 inches) long.

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Free: Wavin OsmaSoil balloon grating 110mm grey (Purley on Thames RG31) Expired Manufacturer code 4S302G. To fit 110 mm diameter soil vent pipe. In good clean condition.

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Free: Concord lighting track and three spots (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Concord lighting track and spots in excellent condition. Comprises two sections of track which link together. Total length of the track when linked together is 1.95 metres (c. 77 inches). The track is single circuit and rated at 16 amp 240v. The three spots are fully adjustable for angle and rotation. The lamp fitting is Edison screw and suitable for CFL, LED lamps or R80 reflector lamps. Checked in fully working order and overall in excellent condition save for the plastic cover plate at one end which has yellowed slightly.

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Free: Pair of Philips 8W ultraviolet lamps (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Pair of Philips TUV 8W G8T5 UVC lamps. Originally purchased for water disinfection in a Fishmate pond filter which I no longer have. Working order. Length including pins approx. 30cm

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Free: Mini Disc storage boxes (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted 5 mini-disc storage boxes, approx 10cm long x 9cm wide x 8.5cm deep. The lid hinges like a mini filing box.

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Free: Insulated Glazing Panel from Velux roof window (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Originally taken from a Velux roof window. This is for the glazing panel alone, not the complete roof window. This panel has been previously installed. Also includes the sealing tape. Dimensions are: 594 mm x 397 mm x 23 mm

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Free: Lever arch files (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Six lever arch files. These have been used but a satisfactory condition for reuse. If you don’t need all six you are welcome to take just what you need.

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Free: Four hole A4 ring files (Purley on Thames RG31) Gifted Two A4 four hole ring files each with about a 4.5cm maximum capacity. These have been used but are in a satisfactory condition for reuse. If you don’t need both you are welcome to take just one.

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