"Under the Counter" Sales

This small winch is suitable for boat, trailer or truck use. Originally it was off the foredeck of an old wooden cruiser and was used for raising the anchor. Notably, the side plates are also made of wood and the bearings for the gears are set in metal sleeves in the wooden sides. In its original form, the anchor chain passed over the chain pulley, in the foreground, and then through the deck pipe to the chain locker below. There is a built in ratchet/lock (visible). The gear train is all metal (as you would expect) except the chain pulley is also made of wood. Depending on your needs, you might want to replace this - or maybe make new metal sides and have a completely metal job?

I have no idea of its capacity but gut feeling is that you would expect the anchor on this boat to have been in the 25-30 Kg region - but this is not a statement of fact. Indeed, I am sure the gear train is capable of much heavier work than this. However, if you are unsure of anything please ask before committing yourself. Inspection invited. Size is about 14" high by 9" wide by 11" deep. The windlass square is ~3/4" across. £20.00

One pint miniature tinplate water can (Buckby can). Not galvanised - decorative item only. New and painted as in photo. Good condition with roses and castles style narrowboat decoration on a tiny version of a traditional item that is not easily obtainable these days. £20.00

Half gallon galvanised water can (Buckby can). New, unused, as in photo. Good condition. Perfect for roses and castles style narrowboat decoration on a traditional style item that is not easily obtainable these days. Height overall 12.5 inches, body height 8 inches, base diameter 7 inches - approximate dimensions. £22.00

Feuerhand Hurricane Paraffin Lamp. Traditional style paraffin hurricane lamp - complete with original labels and instructions. (NB original brown paper wrapper in photo background is NOT included with this item as ths is our last one.) Unused. Overall height 15", body 9 1/2".

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Standard matchboarding approx 3 1/2" by 3/8". Aprrox 65 lengths all around 7 - 8 ft long (2.4m - 2.7m). All good stuff, nails removed (carefull!) £20.00 to clear.

Danforth-type anchor to suite cruiser or other small boat. Approx 10kg weight would suit vessel up to about 25ft-ish. Very good condition - just 'shop-soiled'. £20.00

Approx 1gallon capacity oil can. Has flexible spout for filling those awkward spaces! £10.00

Pair of solid-tyred wheels on solid steel axle. The wheels are approx 6" (150mm) diameter and the axle is approx 1" (25mm) diameter and about 20" (0.6m) long. They are similar to what you might expect from a wheelie bin - but rather sturdier. Axle easily shortened if required. £10.00

Solid brass opening porthole (=scuttle). Approx 12" (300mm) diameter overall (Detailed measurements on request). All brass except closing screw which is operated by a large steel nut. Price shown is way below what you would expect to pay for a new item of similar standard. Unfortunately the photo doesn't do it justice - it really does polish up readily to nice shiny brass!

Cabin Crochet of the Inland Waterways by Janet M Reeve. A short history of crochet work relating to the tradtional english narrow boat. Includes ten traditional patterns. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 portrait size, 26 pages. Copyright 1989. £3.50

Claytons of Oldbury by Alan H Faulkner. A short history of a west midland canal carrying fleet. Contains fleet listings. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. First published 1978. £3.50

FMC by Alan H Faulkner. A short history of Fellows Morton and Clayton Ltd, canal carriers. Contains fleet listing. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. First published 1975. £3.50

On the Canal by John Hollingshead. A narrative of a voyage from London to Birmingham by canal in 1858. Reprinted from "Household Words" edited by Charles Dickens. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. Published 1973. £5.00

Roses and Castles by Robert J Wilson. A small but detailed history of traditional narrow boat decoration with many fine photographic examples and illustrations. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. Published 1976. £3.50

Severn & Canal and Cadburys by Alan H Faulkner. A short history of two canal carrying fleets. Contains fleet listings for both companies. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. First published 1981. £4.00

A Short History of the Narrow Boat by Tom Chaplin. Title describes book content. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 46 pages. This is the 1990 imprint of the 1974 (2nd) edition. £3.50

Too Many Boats by Robert Wilson. A short history of British Waterways' narrow boat carrying fleets. Contains fleet listings. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 48 pages. Copyright 1980. £3.50

Waterways' Heraldry by Dennis Hadley. Photographs and information about canal and river navigation authority's and company's seals and tokens relating to time period between 1760 and 1830. Brand new copy, ex-shop stock. A5 landscape size, 32 pages. Published 1977. £3.50

Speedometer cable - believed for Yamaha XS650. Bought in error - will confirm model later... £5.00

I am selling this drum kit for a friend's son. Surplus to requirements as he no longer wishes to play. This is a Dragon kit and I know very little about it except that it is barely used! One of the tom-toms has a missing bottom skin but other than that it is complete - so far as I am aware - and in full 'working order'. Just add drummer! Note I have only 'airbrushed' out of the photo sundry domestic stuff like a dyson, a tesco shopping bag etc! All the drum kit shown is included (including pedals, stool etc) but not the two black stands which are from something else! Inspection invited.

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Aluminium jam pan. Great big traditional pan for home made jam/preserves or for mechanics to wash oily bits in :-) £20.00

Traditional glass sweetie jar (with plastic screw lid) - as used in sweet shops before they all turned plastic! Stands approx 14-15" high. Weighs 1.8Kg. Several available. £4.00 each.

BOOKCASE /CD/DVD/Video rack. Solid timber, believed hardwood, book shelf or rack. Also suitable for DVDs CDs etc Width approx 29" Height approx 34". Dates from 1950s. £20.00?

Approx. 1 gallon Bells Whisky bottle. Ideal for displaying stones, coloured glass, beads etc (spirits?). Offers?

Folding side chair/seat. Was in crew van previously. Very good condition - minor scuffs on corners but otherwise no splits or cuts. Discoloration on seat in photo is only cosmetic and should clean off readily. £20.00 o.n.o.

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Acer Extensa 712TE laptop. Fully working EXCEPT display (15"?) which is currently dead - but display adaptor is fine and so an external monitor can be used - as in photo. (NB. The actual display may be ok and it may just be a problem with an internal connection - a common problem with laptops!) Currently running windows XP SP1 and Microsoft Office 2000. 6GB hard disk, CD drive (Matshita UJDA150), PCMIA slot, 3 1/2" floppy drive (which seems to work although its fascia is missing), printer port, serial port and SVGA monitor port. Also has connector for external keyboard/mouse - but the mouse touchpad and built in keyboard function perfectly. Also has network connector, a small round connector I don't recognise (ext keypad?) and one USB port. Sound seems fine and there are line-in and line-out 3.5mm jacks. Battery condition unknown but performs perfectly with power supply (included). I haven't tested all functionality and the item is sold on the basis of 'sold as seen' (ie no guarantees) but I will happily check out any particular queries before purchase. Currently relisted as ebay item 160735417328

'Tiny Computers' N24 laptop model 8399. This item is NOT WORKING and for spares/repair only. The original problem was hard disk/software issue, but after being taken to a 'professional' repairer it came back without hard disk, one small rear cover and various screw etc missing. :-( Previously however the display was fine - and is probably the most valuable part of this machine remaining - except possibly the keyboard, which may be of interest to careless coffee drinkers :-) The DVD drive is known to have been working as it was swapped out with my drive because this is DVD-ROM only but CD-RW. (ie you can 'record' CDs but you can only 'play' DVDs). It has an XP licence - but I don't know what other software was with it as I never saw it running. £10-00 Currently relisted as ebay item 160735420768

HP 5550 photo-quality printer. Excellent condition and fully working *except* likes to jump half a line about 3/4 way down a page. Maybe just dirty cog? Or maybe software compatibility issue with my old PC. Either way, £5.00 to anyone who can use it - or bits of it!

A pair of Corsair 1Gb xtreme XMS2 DDR2 memory modules. THREE pairs available. Fully working when removed from machine for an upgrade. First pair listed as ebay item 160735476548 For others see 'other items from this seller'.

Radeon ICEQ4 HIS 512Mb graphics card. Immaculate condition. Fully working when removed from machine for an upgrade. On ebay shortly. (500+g) Currently listed as ebay item 160735486236

Intel Core2 Duo processor. 2.13 GHz. Excellent condition. Fully working when removed from machine for an upgrade. On ebay shortly. (400+g) Currently listed as ebay item 160735493659