One of our top three trade items is scrap metal.

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Items for sale include antique metal fans, record players, watches and rusty metal signs.

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There were hundreds of items in the containers: metal racks, wood shelving, brackets, fabrics, signs, posters, mirrors, computers, stationery and even candy.

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At Gadget Camp, sponsored in part by a foundation affiliated with the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, girls learned how to make a lamp, a candy dispenser, and other useful items out of various materials including wood, metal, fiberglass and PVC pipe.

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Kiltow often accompanied his father, helping him with the lightweight items, such as cardboard boxes, and collecting scrap metal and rags for recycling.

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The Brunel statue is one of a string of items to have gone missing as rising commodity prices make metal objects in public places attractive to thieves.

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In the modern world, we make most of our pots out of metal and plastic, but we still use plain-old pottery for everyday items, from coffee mugs to dinner plates.

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