Police line do not cross

The Gas Man is a genius at re purposing and he's often on the hunt for items most people would throw away. He recently headed off to an estate clear out and when he arrived home he explained to Big Boy that 'a man died and now we have some of his things.' Big Boy's reply 'Dad! Are you a suspect?!'

 Set of three Tip Top bread tins. No idea what to do with them- any ideas?

 Original cheese mould. Now holding my bits and pieces on the kitchen bench.

And the best score of all- enough timber to fix our rotten verandah.