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A collection of household electronics, medical devices, and woodworking tools including Grundig, Boots, Paramo, and Surform examples. The group features a Grundig Music Boy 60 portable radio housed in a grey plastic case with a telescopic antenna and top carry handle. Medical items include a boxed Boots Pharmaceuticals automatic upper arm blood pressure monitor featuring Intelli Sense technology and a boxed digital thermometer in retail packaging.
The woodworking equipment comprises a Paramo Planemaster manufactured by F. Parramore & Sons (1924) Ltd of Sheffield, England, which is contained within its original retail box alongside an instruction leaflet. Also included is a blue hammertone finish Surform block plane in a red and white cardboard box. A wooden spirit level is fitted with a brass top plate bearing an oval label that reads H.E. FIRTH SHEFFIELD (TOOLS) LTD. The collection is completed by a vintage hand-cranked drill with a red-painted gear and dark wooden handle, accompanied by a yellow plastic case containing multiple drill bits.
Condition report:
The Grundig radio displays minor surface dust and light scratches to the plastic casing (photo 7). The Boots medical devices are in original retail packaging which shows slight shelf wear (photo 1). The Paramo Planemaster box has some discolouration and wear to the edges (photo 1), and the tool itself shows areas of surface oxidation (photo 3). The Surform box has small tears and creasing at the corners (photo 4). The brass plate on the spirit level exhibits significant tarnishing and surface pitting (photo 5). The hand drill shows loss of paint to the red gear and wear to the wooden handle finish (photo 2).
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