Sundries Too Numerous To Mention

30/07/2026

Here's some rare American stuff I've found recently in my shop storeroom!
A very scarce and quite ingenious 1880s American Songbird Warbling Bird Whistle! When blowing the whistle, water in the little bulb gives the sound a bird-like warble and a small pushrod moves up and down to make the bird's tail wag and the beak open and close!!
The other is a hard-to-find genuine 1940s Kings Ranch (Texas) heavy Leather Briefcase/Attache Case. These leather items are renowned high-end products from a very historic American Company and seldom found in Australia.

23/07/2026

I've found quite a stash of these NOS Clipsal black enamel conduit couplings in the shop storeroom - so let's see if I can find new homes for them! I would think there would be renovators doing up old houses somewhere, who would want to try and keep the original electrical conduit for authenticity!
These are 3/4" size and I've listed them on eBay and on Facebook Marketplace at $30 for a 1/2 dozen.
Check out my YouTube channel (The Ultimate Recycler) to see some of the incredible stuff I am currently unboxing!

22/07/2026

I have lots of New-Old-Stock vintage electrical stuff to move on (after finding mountains of it in my shop storeroom!!).
I'm listing things on eBay & on various facebook buy, swap & sell groups. Here's the first lot...
New Old Stock (NOS) Ring-Grip brand, Australian-made Bakelite Ceiling Roses - priced at $10 each.

Check out my YouTube channel (The Ultimate Recycler) to see some of the incredible stuff I am currently unboxing!

12/07/2026

As the shop is slowly winding down (could be 12 months or more yet!), I thought I should use this page to show some of the stock I'm digging out of my storerooms and being featured on YouTube. Here's just some of a massive collection of old car service manuals found so far...

10/06/2026

There's still plenty of new stock going into the shop every weekend as I keep working on this big clean-out challenge!

It has taken 175 episodes (weeks) to get this far unpacking my emergency storage shed - that's like well over 3 years! I reckon there's at

28/03/2026

Clearing out some cheap lamps from the shop at the moment - all work well, include globes and have been safety tested. Just $5 each!
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28/02/2026

The Big News is finally revealed. 🚨 We didn't see this turn of events coming, but sometimes decisions in life are made for you and we’re officially starting the wind-down. It’s a lot to process, but we’re taking you through every step—starting with the mess in storage!
Watch the reveal here: https://youtu.be/7nvfZTbJoVs?si=bwtFH-RYr9j5g48Y

15/01/2026

The shop piano has been upgraded!!
Of course, the old girl didn't get carted off to the tip - or burnt! As "the ultimate recycler" I had to carefully dismantle the 125 year old instrument and salvage everything I could! 😀

The time has come to retire our old, clapped-out community piano - but it's not going to be dumped! No way! Let's respectfully dismantle the old girl and see...

27/12/2025

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and my best wishes to you all for a wonderful, safe & happy 2026.
We had a chaotic but very enjoyable Christmas day and now have come back to work for a rest! 🤣🤣
The shop will be open each day right through to Sunday 4th of January 👌😀