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Free: 2 IKEA rugs (Marchmont EH9) 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.

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Free: Electric convector heater (Marchmont EH9) 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

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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.

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

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Free: Kitchen chairs (Marchmont EH9) 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.

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

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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

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

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Free: Small case (Marchmont EH9) 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.

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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.

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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").

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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Free: Floppy discs (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn About 100 3.5" floppy disks, generally about 20 - 25 years old, about 80 HD (1.44MB), 20 DD (700 KB). The disks are formatted for use with MS-DOS or Windows. On about half of them, all user data has been deleted, so they can be used as blank disks. The rest contain software for Windows 95, but this can easily be deleted to allow their use as blank disks.

53d

Free: Hot air gun (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Electric blower for stripping paint. 1.2Kw. About 40 years old.

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Free: Assorted nails (and some washers) (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A mixed collection of small nails, staples and panel pins, sorted into containers (not full). A bag of washers (all one size) is included as a bonus item.

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Free: Assorted screws (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A fairly random collection of screws. Some are neatly in boxes (not full), but most are in an unsorted heap, in which can be found a few washers, bolts and nuts. See photos.

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Free: Old towels (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Assorted cotton towels, off-white. 5 are hand-towels, 1 is more of a small bath towel.

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Free: Glass jars (Marchmont EH9) Withdrawn 15 assorted glass jars with lids, mostly used nut-butter containers.

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Free: Plastic food containers (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A dozen miscellaneous plastic food storage boxes, with lids, some microwaveable. Most of them take-away containers.

72d

Free: Wok, with wooden handle (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Wok, 31cm diameter, with wooden handle (inscribed "Ken Hom"). Inside surface may need some care.

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