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Picked this up this morning, engine runs great, but trolley is rough, I will probably start a thread for advice on sorting the "wobbly wheels" out 
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Pete.
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Extra points for skip diving....
There were five but someone dropped a whole pallet of railway chairs on top of two of them so they were beyond salvaging.
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Its a flea market every Sunday in our town, usually full of tat, bongs and rizzlas, but this weekend I found something I wanted as the eldest daughter wants some letters carving on the top of an oak bookcase I built her recently. I have most of the carving chisels I need apart from a largish gouge, so I bagged these for £2 each. All good cast Sheffield steel, very little pitting and good hndles, I only really needed the largest but I was so surprised to see something good at the market I bought all four.
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Three look like Marples pattern handles, not sure of the other, could be a later pattern Marples or a Sorby
Two Marples and a Stormont. The stubby one is a Prestons & Sons
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Got given these. Wasn't going to complain - I almost never use spade bits but if they're free then I'm not one to complain. The Woden push pin is the real gem. They're a very useful thing.
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These, 99p from the 'Bay of Everything. Mostly imperial and [I think] a few duplicates, also a few made from cheese, but.....hey....
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Can we assume it was empty.....? 
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Yes not even an odd spanner fell down the back, nice bloke who just wanted a newer one really, my son will be using it.Can we assume it was empty.....?
The challenge is to find the matching roll cab for a similar price?
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@The_Yellow_Ardvark you will be jealous with what I found today... but first I have to clean my haul up
WHS Brades brick trowel, $3
Crescent Side nippers, $4
No-brand Sheffield made pliers, $4
Mystery Knife, $2 (wait for the after shots)
WHS Brades brick trowel, $3
Crescent Side nippers, $4
No-brand Sheffield made pliers, $4
Mystery Knife, $2 (wait for the after shots)
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The mystery knife is in fact a glaziers putty knife made by J. Cousin & Sons, Sheffield. Ebony handle, brass ferrule. Absolutely beautiful, one of my favourite rescues to date, a very fine tool
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Two shower booster pumps.
A salamander 1.5 bar twin port and a Stuart Turner 1.5 bar twin port. The salamander has a couple of broken legs but the Stuart Turner one works fine.
£8 at the boot sale! The Stuart Turner ones turn out to be V expensive!!!
I need one for a temp lash up shower for when/if we move house as the missus MUST have a proper shower!
A salamander 1.5 bar twin port and a Stuart Turner 1.5 bar twin port. The salamander has a couple of broken legs but the Stuart Turner one works fine.
£8 at the boot sale! The Stuart Turner ones turn out to be V expensive!!!
I need one for a temp lash up shower for when/if we move house as the missus MUST have a proper shower!
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Lovely old engine that mate.Picked this up this morning, engine runs great, but trolley is rough, I will probably start a thread for advice on sorting the "wobbly wheels" out
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I think they look better on a custom built 4 wheel pull trolley with the timber varnished up etc.
There was a guy not too far away selling 3 different engines a while back on ebay, I was so tempted just to get them to sit and look at.
