Workaid Always Needs:
SEWING MACHINES - manual, electric and treadles
All makes of Antique or Vintage machines.
We also need haberdashery items such as thread, wool, (particularly thin ply wool), hooks & eyes, press studs, scissors, measuring tapes,thimbles, books and lightweight fabrics which are packed with the sewing and knitting machines
KNITTING MACHINES - Any machine with a metal base. Ideally, the donated machines should have the instruction books and the basic parts as supplied by the manufacturers. Additional accessories are always welcome. Since spare parts are not readily available for older machines we cannot accept units manufactured before about 1960
TYPEWRITERS
- Manual:
- Desktop large
- Small Portable if less than 30 years old
- Electrical:
- Desktop - ideally less than 25 years old
- All machines must have instruction books
Plus ribbons, cartridges and manuals.
TRADESMEN'S TOOLS & CONSUMABLE STORES
We would like tools for the following trades:
- Carpentry tools and machinery
- Plumbing tools
- Motor mechanics tools
- Masonry & bricklaying tools
- Metalwork & engineering tools & machinery
- Electricians & power tools & machines
- Cobblers, leatherwork, upholstery tools
- Blacksmiths tools
- Welders (M/G & arc)
We are also happy to accept consumables stores such as:
Nails, screws, nuts & bolts, ironmongery, solder & flux.
MATERIALS HANDLING
- Trucks and trolleys
- Pallet collars
- Dock plates
HORTICULTURAL & LAND CULTIVATION TOOLS
- Crop growing tools with good handles
- Spades, shovels, forks,shears, hand trowels & forks, long handled hoes
- Lawn mowers, hedge trimmers and chain saws.
- Watering cans, sprayers, water pumps, (all kinds), and hosepipes.
BICYCLES
- Bicycles, children’s and adults
- Spare parts for bikes
YOUR UNWANTED TOOLS ARE SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFELINE!
THANK YOU FROM WORKAID