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Free: Learn Spanish course (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn A home study course for learning Spanish - see photo for details. (Note -- it uses reel-to-reel tapes, not CDs or cassettes.)

6d

Free: Rug (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn Hard-wearing short pile rug with rubber-ish backing, 1.88m x 1.34m.

10d

Free: Papier-mache trays (for eggs or for packing) (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn 25 papier-mache trays, 30cm x 30cm, suitable for holding eggs, but also useful as padding when packing something fragile.

15d

Free: Cardboard boxes (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn About 15 cardboard boxes, from quite small ( c. 25cm x 14cm x 14cm), via medium-sized (several around 30cm x 30cm x 20cm), to fairly large (c. 60cm x 45cm x 30cm). Available in flattened form (I don't have space for them otherwise... and it'll be easier for you to carry them.) (If they aren't taken very soon, they'll have to go into the recycling.)

15d

Free: Stereo cassette player... with a catch (Marchmont EH9) Gifted AIWA AD R707E stereo cassette deck, with lots of features. BUT... it has developed a fault. If you feeling like trying to get it working again, you are welcome to have it. Otherwise, it goes to the rubbish collectors. Soon. (With a cassette loaded, pressing PLAY gives a few clunks as if the cassette had reached the end of the tape - which it hasn't - and refuses to play. No other symptoms.)

20d

Free: CD/DVD boxes (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn 20 plastic cases for holding CDs/DVDs. Assorted colours and styles.

22d

Free: 2Kw electric heater (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn Electric convector heater: very old but still working well. 2.0 Kilowatts, rotating knob to adjust heat level, no on/off switch (have to switch at the mains socket, or plug it into a plug-in timer). Has detachable feet, with sockets at the back to allow it to be wall-mounted instead. 62cm W x 50cm H x 18cm D

22d

Free: Microwave oven (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn Sharp 209 microwave oven, 800 W, in working order, with instruction booklet.

23d

Free: 2 IKEA rugs (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn Two hard-wearing IKEA "EGEBY" rugs, each 140cm x 80cm, both as in the photo. Some of the corners are curling up, but that should be fixable. Otherwise, they should have a several years to go.

24d

Free: Electric convector heater (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn Electric heater: very old but is still working well. 1.5 Kilowatts, three settings (low, medium, high), no on/off switch (have to switch at the mains plug, or plug into a plug-in timer). 68cm W x 51cm H x 20cm D

24d

Free: Dimplex electric heater (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Electric convector heater, 5 years old, 2.0 Kilowatts (with boost to 3Kw), programmable to 3 slots during the day. Has detachable feet, with sockets at the back to allow it to be wall-mounted instead. (Some of the digital facilities listed for this model are no longer working.) 74cm W x 45cm H x 15cm D

25d

Free: 1960s albums on reel-to-reel tape (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Five 1960s albums on 2-track quarter-inch audio tape (*not* audio cassettes), in their original boxes as purchased. That is, these were sold as professionally-taped counterparts to vinyl LPs -- they are not home recordings. "Please Please Me" : The Beatles "Stay" : The Hollies "In The Hollies Style" : The Hollies "Dance With The Shadows" : The Shadows "Goon But Not Forgotten" : The Goons (two episodes of the 1950s radio show) They have not been played for about 40 years, so the sound quality cannot be guaranteed.

29d

Free: Co-axial TV cables (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn A few lengths of co-axial cable suitable for connecting/extending TV aerials.

29d

Free: Kitchen chairs (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn A set of 4 kitchen chairs. Each has a metal skeleton, with a thinly padded seat and an overall skin of tough black leather. The top edges of the backs are frayed, and the bottoms of some of the legs have become worn and have been patched, but the rest of the leather is intact, and the chairs are structurally sound.

29d

Free: Odd bits of wood (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Chipboard: 2 planks, 44cm x 15cm x 1.2cm Pale wood, not sure what, most of them probably pine: 1 plank, 190cm x 11.5cm x 1.5cm 1 length, 185cm x 2cm x 2cm 3 lengths, with one edge bevelled, 209cm x 4.3cm (unbevelled side) x 3cm (to start of bevel) x 1.5cm 1 length of curved beading, 178cm x 1.5cm (curved side) x 3 facets of 0.5cm (other side) Dowel, 119cm x 2.5cm (diameter), seems to have been varnished

32d

Free: Glass jars (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn 18 assorted glass jars with lids, mostly used nut-butter containers.

34d

Free: Small case (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn This case was originally intended as storage for audio cassettes, but the internal separators have fallen apart, so it is now just a lightweight attache-style case. No lock. 37.5cm x 24.5cm x 8cm.

34d

Free: Indoor TV aerial (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A standard plug-in TV aerial, for indoor use. It has been working well for many years in Marchmont, getting all the Freeview channels.

35d

Free: Cans of old housepaint (Marchmont EH9) Gifted I have a dozen or so cans, of varying sizes, part-full of housepaint. There's about 11 litres in total, in various types (emulsion, oil-based, etc.), and in a variety of colours (mainly pastel shades); some colours have more than 2 litres. The paint is old - much of it dates back to 2011 - but I recently used some of the oldest cans for retouching ceilings and woodwork, and, after a vigorous stir, they worked well, giving an exact match to the original. (No guarantees, though.) They could also possibly be suitable for some sort of artwork (web search "Steve Camps whale painting").

36d

Free: Miscellaneous electrical stuff (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A collection of cables, switches, sockets, etc., possibly handy if you do your own electrical work.

41d

Free: Beard trimmer (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn Remington MB-320C rechargeable beard trimmer, with 9 length settings. (I suppose it could trim the scalp, too.) Charger and instruction booklet included.

49d

Free: High wooden stool - needs some work (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A wooden high stool, height 75cm, top diameter 37cm. The wicker seat is badly damaged and needs to be replaced, but all the structure is in good shape. See photo.

53d

Free: Mincer (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Genuine old-fashioned hand-cranked food mincer, with choice of output grills. Create minced anything, in the style of bygone eras, even with no electricity!

58d

Free: Two miniature shelf units (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Wooden storage units, originally intended to hold CDs, with outer basketweave finish. 43cm x 15cm x 15cm

59d

Free: Misc fittings for DIY (Marchmont EH9) Gifted An assortment of odd hooks, door handles, and other bits and bobs (see photo).

59d

Free: Old tools (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A mixed collection of old tools, including a saw, a wooden mallet, a rubber-headed mallet, a lump/club hammer, some chisels, etc. -- see photo.

60d

Free: Extremely large plastic bag (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A large (75cm x 215cm), heavy-duty, bright orange, plastic bag. This was acquired many years ago as an emergency survival bag for winter hill-walking. Modern outdoor technology has more sophisticated solutions for that problem, but maybe such a huge bag could have other uses.

61d

Free: Socket set (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A serious set of spanners - see photo. About 50 years old.

65d

Free: Pillows (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Two pillows, feather-free (i.e. with completely synthetic fillings), washable. One is labelled as anti-allergy.

78d

Free: Water filter jug (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Brita plastic jug, 1.75 litres, for filtering water. One filter cartridge (still sealed in packet) included. It has been lying in a cupboard for many years, but this model of cartridge is still obtainable.

79d