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Unicorn Hot Pants

Size 12 Adult Metallic Lycra Hot Pants with Rainbow and Unicorn design. Availiable at 'Skates' Cowick Street Exeter

VALUES: Total 30 | Total Times 4 | Average 8

Prosthetic Hand

Full mobility fingers, single motor gearbox opertation.

VALUES: Total 30 | Total Times 3 | Average 10

Biocouture Shoe

The BioCouture shoe speculates on an alternate future where, instead of relying on materials derived from unsustainable petrochemical industries or…

VALUES: Total 26 | Total Times 3 | Average 9

Soap

A bar of soap originating in the Palestinian town of Nablus

VALUES: Total 25 | Total Times 3 | Average 8

Bee house

A little wooden bee house. A house for bees, if you will.

VALUES: Total 24 | Total Times 3 | Average 8

IPA Oskar Blues Craft Beer

An Aluminium can of IPA sold ar Hops and Crafts Mc Coys Arcade Exeter

VALUES: Total 23 | Total Times 3 | Average 8

Espresso Cup

An espresso cup and saucer made from spent coffee grounds

VALUES: Total 22 | Total Times 3 | Average 7

Tampon

Soft cotton material designed to be inserted into the vagina during menstruation to absorb blood.

VALUES: Total 21 | Total Times 7 | Average 3

English National Ballet dancers

This ballet pointe shoe represents the dancers who wear it

VALUES: Total 20 | Total Times 2 | Average 10

Cocktail Silk Hat

Mini Button Beret with black and white silk flower and red ostrich quills

VALUES: Total 20 | Total Times 2 | Average 10

Basso Scout 1990's Italian steel bicycle frame, lugged

An Italian steel touring frame by Basso which I bought about 26 years ago to cycle all over Europe and…

VALUES: Total 17 | Total Times 2 | Average 9

Pink Children's Bicycle

A small Pink 'Sweetie' Bicycle complete with pink fluffy sadle cover, soft purple handle bar grips and shiny break cables.

VALUES: Total 17 | Total Times 3 | Average 6

Dolly the Sheep

The first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell (somatic being the name given to any…

VALUES: Total 15 | Total Times 2 | Average 8

Shell Button Necklaces

Handmade Paua Shell Buttons on cotton thread with a silver tag made in Australia exclusivly for Bunyip

VALUES: Total 15 | Total Times 2 | Average 8

Betting shop receipt

It's a scan of a betting slip for a £2 bet on a horse called Reach High in the 1.55…

VALUES: Total 15 | Total Times 4 | Average 2

Orient wristwatch

Japanese wristwratch (Orient) 60-70s retro sports design, hardened glass, waterproof 50m

VALUES: Total 15 | Total Times 3 | Average 5

red snips

Ingenious lever-action mechanism ensuring an extremely favourable lever ratio with very little friction. The cutting force is about 20 times…

VALUES: Total 15 | Total Times 3 | Average 5

Pom pom bag

This is a 'quirky' bag, made of raffia, with a python skin strap and it is covered with brightly coloured…

VALUES: Total 14 | Total Times 3 | Average 5

Trilby

Grey trilby size 58

VALUES: Total 14 | Total Times 2 | Average 7

pair of leather objects with tassles

About 30 cm long. double loops cut out of each end with buckles the other end.

VALUES: Total 14 | Total Times 2 | Average 7

Robin

It's a glass Robin from The House Of Marbles

VALUES: Total 14 | Total Times 2 | Average 7

chair .03

Designed by Martin van Severen and manufactured by Vitra this chair is the 2013 limited edition all black version of…

VALUES: Total 14 | Total Times 2 | Average 7

hand made leather sandals/boots

I had these made by a friend according to my specifications about 20 years ago. The design is based on…

VALUES: Total 13 | Total Times 2 | Average 7

Willowed ostrich plume c. 1900

This is a willowed ostrich plume that dates from the great 'plume boom' (1880-1914), when the head, wings, bodies and…

VALUES: Total 12 | Total Times 3 | Average 4

Scented Candle

I don't know why I fell for this ridiculously overpriced candle complete with glass cover. It smells like an old…

VALUES: Total 12 | Total Times 2 | Average 6

Fender guitar

I have wanted to learn to play for years.. My brother was always playing his guitar when we were little…

VALUES: Total 12 | Total Times 2 | Average 6

Ayaka Tea Cup

Handpainted Tea Cup by Anthropologie

VALUES: Total 11 | Total Times 2 | Average 6

floppy disk drive and disks

Internal drive plus disks for MS Office 4.3, Windows3.1 and Xerox DTP software.

VALUES: Total 11 | Total Times 2 | Average 6

British Movie Prop Coin from 1930s

It's possibly made of tin. It's approximately 1mm thick but otherwise the size of a 2p coin. It's greyish gold…

VALUES: Total 11 | Total Times 3 | Average 4

Suma-man

A smart brass lapel badge depicting Suma-man. He was a fun character created in the late 80s to add some…

VALUES: Total 11 | Total Times 7 | Average 1

Royal Albert Hall's unique selling point

The image : David Glimore performing at the Royal Albert Hall in 2015 taken by Christine Goodwin.

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 1 | Average 10

Nature

Trees, birds, bees. The natural world around us. Laced with intricate, individual meaning for all.

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 2 | Average 5

NHS

originally a national public service to provide healthcare for the whole population of the UK, now being increasingly privatised by…

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 8 | Average 1

Pencil Sharpener collection

These objects are antique finish, die-cast miniatures with pencil sharpeners hidden underneath. They represent items from a bygone era. Their…

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 2 | Average 5

Toms Shoes

The comfiest, most cheerful espadrille-style shoe.

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 2 | Average 5

Set of wooden acrobat toys

Batman, Popeye and Superman handmade wooden 'acrobat' toys - bought on a market stall in Spain last year.

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 2 | Average 5

Knited Kitty bottle cover

This item is a new, hand knitted cover for a bottle (eg wine or cordial bottle) It has been knitted…

VALUES: Total 10 | Total Times 1 | Average 10

Grayson Perry Exhibition Catalogue

Exhibition catalogue published on the occasion of Grayson Perry's solo exhibition, 'Grayson Perry: The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever! conceived…

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 1 | Average 9

'Crocodile Tears'

Velour liquid lipstick in dark green by Jeffree Star Cosmetics. A relatively new cosmetics brand fronted by Jeffree Star, American…

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 3 | Average 3

Child's Roller Boots

Size 11 hand painted one off Leather roller Boots.

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 2 | Average 5

Silicon rubber cartoon cow with popping, bulging eyes

Silicon rubber cartoon cow with popping, bulging eyes. 3 inches tall. Soft and squeezy, when you squeeze it the eyes…

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 3 | Average -1

ALbum, Jezabels, The Brink

music purschased on itunes

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 1 | Average 9

Contradictionary

A 320 pg book. "A compendium of conundrums, aphorisms and aperçus. A glossary of capitalist cant and anarchist argot. A…

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 1 | Average 9

Java Gender

A wood and metal instrument, half of a pair, made in Java and shipped to the UK

VALUES: Total 9 | Total Times 1 | Average 9

The Sardina Camera

A retro looking 35mm camera made by an Austrian company dedicated to experimental and 'off the cuff' photography. It shoots…

VALUES: Total 8 | Total Times 2 | Average 4

Mobile phone interface

This is the visual interface to my phone. This sits under the physical screen (which is currently smashed)

VALUES: Total 8 | Total Times 1 | Average 8

Charity Soap

A bar of soap that was given to me by a friend who knows a like to collect things.

VALUES: Total 8 | Total Times 1 | Average 8

Key ring pen knife

A small Swiss Army Knife with a key ring attachment.

VALUES: Total 8 | Total Times 5 | Average 2

Volumetric glassware

I am submitting a standardised system of laboratory glassware used for measuring volume. What is being sold here is a…

VALUES: Total 7 | Total Times 3 | Average 0

Blackberry Passport

A very unusual smart phone. Only 1 % of the smart phone commmunity have these!

VALUES: Total 7 | Total Times 1 | Average 7

Rezel Pomade Hair Grease

A round Metal tin of Oil Based Pomade Hair grease sold By The Sandy Man Chop Shop.

VALUES: Total 7 | Total Times 2 | Average 4

Copper Pans

A set of three vintage copper pans with a tin lining

VALUES: Total 7 | Total Times 4 | Average 2

Harris tweed wallet

This wallet is covered in Harris tweed and features the Harris tweed mark of authenticity on the front. Inside it…

VALUES: Total 7 | Total Times 2 | Average 4

Hultafors craftsman's-knife

Mass produced Swedish utility knife with plastic handle, plastic sheath and carbon steel blade

VALUES: Total 7 | Total Times 4 | Average 2

Tennis ball and coffee cup

A typical ball and coffee cup and saucer from Will to Win sports centre and cafe in Hyde Park

VALUES: Total 6 | Total Times 1 | Average 6

Reading glasses

My first pair of reading glasses, black plastic frame and lenses. No brand logo. No size info. Slightly worn, scratched…

VALUES: Total 6 | Total Times 3 | Average -1

White Paint

This White Paint is on 2 walls in the MoCC shop

VALUES: Total 6 | Total Times 3 | Average -1

Gus Honeybun

Gus Honeybun was a very popular bunny who used to read out children's birthdays on TV and was a celebrity…

VALUES: Total 6 | Total Times 4 | Average 2

Kokopelli

Kokopelli is a prehistoric deity depicted hundreds of times in rock art in the south-western United States.

VALUES: Total 6 | Total Times 1 | Average 6

Vic's Eggs

Six Extra Large Free Range Eggs in a recycled box.

VALUES: Total 6 | Total Times 3 | Average 2

99 Flake

A 99 Flake ice-cream sold by Osborne's of London ice cream van - Exhibition Road.

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 2 | Average 2

Dementia Tax

A phrase used by various advertisers on Google's AdWords platform.

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 1 | Average 5

Vinyl Sticker

Three lil kitties sandwiched in a chocolate eclair, about 3cm long and stuck to my laptop

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 1 | Average 5

The 'old' pound coin

Circular, flat piece of metal alloy

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 2 | Average 3

Foam Blanket for the Etching Press

This is a foam blanket, bought from Langans on Fore Street. You can see the date when it was purchased…

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 4 | Average 1

The United Kingdom Census

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_2011 for details Further information at ons.gov.uk and search for Census

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 1 | Average 5

Exeter Radio Exchange, which later became Rediffusion Company

It was a pioneering cable radio service formed by a Mr FD Newcombe. No outdoor ariel was required, it worked…

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 1 | Average 5

Tools for setting up Hi-Fi cassette decks

Allsopp head cleaner plus bottle of Allsopp3 cleaning fluid Audio alignment cassette Electronic demagnetiser

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 2 | Average 3

Duracell Batteries

Spent AA batteries x 3 bound with single rubber Band

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 3 | Average -2

Dartmoor Pony Skin Rucksack

Practical, stylish, comfortable, free range pony skin rucksack raised organically on Devon’s wild moorland. An ideal accessory for the environmentally…

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 1 | Average 5

Hutch

I am light and dark blue dinosaur. I am used both for show and to cuddle at night.

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 4 | Average 0

Denim cap

Denim cap, lost in Budleigh Salterton in 2010.

VALUES: Total 5 | Total Times 2 | Average 3

V&A Paper Cup - donated by Catherine Ince, senior curator, V&A East

Paper Cup from the new range launched in 2017

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 1 | Average 4

Swimming with swans

Swimming in the Serpentine Lido - in natural water, with swans, in a central London location.

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 2 | Average 1

Voice Banking

Stephen Hawking- renowned theoretical physicist, author of 'A brief History of Time', Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) user. Without a…

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 3 | Average 1

Museum of Contemporary Commodities

MoCC is neither a building nor a permanent collection of stuff – it’s an invitation. To consider every shop, online…

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 1 | Average 4

Lego Lost at Sea Dragon

Not just any old Lego dragon, but a real beachcombed Lego Lost at Sea one! This little fellow was one…

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 4 | Average -0

An empty Bryant and May match box

Another collectable item related to smoking was an empty matchbox. This had the manufacturer’s logo on the front, for example,…

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 2 | Average 2

My rabbit phone cover

A blue rabbit phone cover with pearl string

VALUES: Total 4 | Total Times 4 | Average 0

polystyrene cup and bowl with plastic spoon

white patterned dish with a small cup and a plastic spoon

VALUES: Total 3 | Total Times 3 | Average -1

BIG orange lighter

I got this lighter from a friend in Berlin and brought this here to Exeter in my bag. Its a…

VALUES: Total 3 | Total Times 2 | Average -4

Boris

Boris, friend

VALUES: Total 3 | Total Times 4 | Average -0

Celotex

A foam based, rigid insulation board that comes in various thicknesses. It is very light-weight for its volume and has…

VALUES: Total 3 | Total Times 2 | Average 2

Pebble Watch

The Pebble Watch is a digital watch that can be connected via bluetooth to a mobile phone. As well as…

VALUES: Total 3 | Total Times 2 | Average 0

Guinea Pig Salt and Pepper Set

Souvenir salt and pepper set bought in Scotland by a friend and given to me as I have a publicly…

VALUES: Total 3 | Total Times 3 | Average 1

My new pair of shoes

They are an as-yet unworn pair of shoes. I bought them on-line earlier this summer. They've sat at home, on…

VALUES: Total 2 | Total Times 2 | Average 1

Gay's Creamery clotted cream ice-cream.

Dawlish's finest ice-cream establishment- clotted cream ice-cream deliciousness, in a gluten free cone with extra clotted cream on top to…

VALUES: Total 2 | Total Times 2 | Average 1

A limited edition photograph of Bob Dylan

It is a limited edition print released by Sony, Dylan's record label. It features a previously unreleased photo of Dylan…

VALUES: Total 2 | Total Times 2 | Average 1

Gay Pride Souvenir T-shirts

T-shirt from 1994 celebrating 25 years of the Gay Rights movement. Vest from 6th July 1996 Both printed with full…

VALUES: Total 2 | Total Times 1 | Average 2

Stove-top Espresso Maker

The coffee maker is approx 8" high. Its body is aluminium and in 3 sections. It has a white rubber…

VALUES: Total 2 | Total Times 1 | Average 2

Man on Facebook Ad

I am unsure who is the commodity here, the man in the ad (is he really a single man on…

VALUES: Total 2 | Total Times 3 | Average 1

The Book of Mormon donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints

A book of scripture (to be used with the Holy Bible) written by the ancient prophets living in the Americas.…

VALUES: Total 1 | Total Times 1 | Average 1

"Curvy Barbie"

A Barbie Doll with normal proportions. Fuller hips, fuller thighs, normal sized waist - all sold with a notice dipicting…

VALUES: Total 1 | Total Times 4 | Average -2

Hand cream (Norwegian)

Norwegian formula Hand Cream Concentrated Instant relief of dry, chapped hands just a dab needed Neutrogena Dermatologist tested

VALUES: Total 1 | Total Times 2 | Average -5

Bendy "Macho Man" Randy Savage

A very good likeness of the wrestler depicted in bendy rubber painted with a fetching wrestling ensemble and standing nearly…

VALUES: Total 1 | Total Times 3 | Average -1

Small Model Cow

A small green decorative cow with orange and yellow butterflies. Given to me by a friend from Austria as part…

VALUES: Total 1 | Total Times 1 | Average 1