# My want list: what I’m hunting in Albuquerque

> What I’m hunting in Albuquerque: letterpress gear, flat files, mail sorters, industrial lights, old doorknobs, salvage, vintage furniture and more. Photo first.

Source: https://abqreclaimed.com/want-list · Abq Reclaimed, Albuquerque, NM · free pickup by request — text a photo to (505) 250-3804

The long list: the specific things I most want to hear about, from letterpress type and flat files to cage lights and crystal doorknobs. I pick them up free, by request. The honest catch: it’s a want list, not a price list — no cash, and every pickup is at my discretion.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) [Or use the request form](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule)

Text or call (505) 250-3804 · by request, at my discretion

I'm Josh, and I handle every pickup myself, from your photo to the [Reclaim Receipt](https://abqreclaimed.com/reclaim-receipt). [eBay seller since 2003 — currently an eBay Top Rated Seller, 99.8% positive feedback (1,800+ feedback score, 3,800+ items sold)](https://www.ebay.com/fdbk/feedback_profile/new-mexico-literacy-project); a trailer, and a forklift for suitable loads. [Text me a photo: (505) 250-3804](sms:+15052503804)

[Real things I've rehomed →](https://abqreclaimed.com/about#reclaimed)

### Send a photo

[Text a couple photos](sms:+15052503804) to (505) 250-3804 with your neighborhood, or use the [request form](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule). Under a minute.

### I confirm what I can take

I review every request myself and reply about what is a fit and whether I can make your date, if you have one. Nothing is promised until I confirm.

### Set it out

On the day we agree on, leave small items on the porch or driveway — you don't need to be home for those. Heavy items, appliances and anything inside need someone there to give me access.

### I haul it free

I pick it up at no cost and give it a second life through resale and reuse.

**How this list works** (checked September 2026). It’s what I’m hunting — the things I most want to hear about. It isn’t a price list and it isn’t an offer to buy: every pickup is free, by request, at my discretion, and I don’t pay cash (good books are the one exception — see [what I take](https://abqreclaimed.com/what-we-accept#books)). The most-wanted list on my homepage comes from what I’ve actually sold on eBay; this one is broader — what I’m looking for next. If you have one great piece and time to sell it, sell it yourself ([where to sell in Albuquerque](https://abqreclaimed.com/where-to-sell-used-gear-albuquerque)). I’m the call for the heavy, the many and the deadline.

## Printing presses, letterpress & print-shop gear

**Photo tip:** the press from the side, the maker’s name, a drawer of type pulled out, and the way out.

- Tabletop platen presses (Kelsey, C&P Pilot)
- Floor platen presses (Chandler & Price, Golding)
- Automatic platens (Heidelberg Windmill, Kluge)
- Proof presses (Vandercook, Challenge)
- Iron hand presses
- Type cabinets and California job cases (Hamilton)
- Lead type in fonts — even pied
- Wood type and ornaments
- Galleys, chases, quoins and furniture
- Composing sticks and gauges
- Brayers, ink knives and rollers
- Paper cutters and guillotines
- Bookbinding standing and nipping presses
- Etching and litho presses (Takach), litho stones

**Not this:** inks, solvents and chemicals; general paper; modern copiers.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on printing presses and letterpress gear →](https://abqreclaimed.com/printing-press-pickup-albuquerque)

## Flat files, map & drafting cabinets

**Photo tip:** one drawer pulled out, any maker’s label, and the width × depth.

- Oak flat files and blueprint cabinets (Hamilton)
- Steel flat files (Mayline, Safco, Stacor)
- Plan racks and vertical plan files (Plan Hold)
- Survey and oil-and-gas map cases
- Architects’ reference tables
- [Drafting tables](https://abqreclaimed.com/flat-file-map-cabinet-pickup-albuquerque#drafting)
- Drafting machines and parallel-rule boards (Vemco, K&E)
- Drafting stools (Toledo, Cramer)
- Instrument and lettering sets (K&E, Dietzgen)
- Planimeters and pantographs
- Transits and levels (Gurley, Berger)
- Old printed maps left in the drawers

**Not this:** particleboard office furniture, cubicle panels, diazo blueprint machines — and pull any confidential drawings first.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on flat files and drafting cabinets →](https://abqreclaimed.com/flat-file-map-cabinet-pickup-albuquerque)

## Mail sorters, post-office boxes & card catalogs

**Photo tip:** the whole piece, any maker’s label, and a count of the slots or drawers.

- Oak pigeonhole mail sorters
- Sorting desks and slant-top tables
- Mail-room cubby walls
- Brass and bronze PO-box doors
- Mailbox banks from renovated buildings (the carrier’s arrow lock is installed by USPS — ask your post office about it first)
- Brass mail-chute and lobby letter boxes
- Door mail slots and wall mailboxes
- Postal scales
- Desk letter sorters
- [Oak card catalogs (Library Bureau, Gaylord)](https://abqreclaimed.com/flat-file-map-cabinet-pickup-albuquerque#card-catalogs)
- Steel index-card and Kardex-style cabinets

**Not this:** anything marked USPS property (trays, tubs, hampers, carts, sacks, satchels, blue collection boxes) — it’s federal property; give it back to a post office or your mail carrier, or call USPS at 866-330-3404.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on mail sorters and card catalogs →](https://abqreclaimed.com/flat-file-map-cabinet-pickup-albuquerque#mail-sorters)

## Vintage & industrial lighting (new in the box too)

**Photo tip:** the fixture, any label (inside the canopy or on the box), glass close-ups, and the count.

- RLM porcelain-enamel shades
- Gooseneck barn and warehouse lights (Benjamin)
- Holophane prismatic glass
- Cage and guard lights
- Explosion-proof and vapor-tight globes (Crouse-Hinds, Appleton)
- Railroad and bulkhead lights
- Schoolhouse pendants and Art Deco slip-shades
- Marquee lights
- Stage and film lights (Kliegl, Mole-Richardson)
- Task lamps (O.C. White, Dazor, Luxo)
- Chandeliers and sconces
- Mid-century lamps and sputniks
- New Mexico punched-tin fixtures
- New-in-box LED high bays and commercial fixtures

**Not this:** big-box fixtures, used fluorescent troffers, fixtures still carrying a pre-1979 ballast, loose tubes, CFLs and HID bulbs, and anything still wired in.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on vintage and industrial lighting →](https://abqreclaimed.com/vintage-industrial-lighting-pickup-albuquerque)

## Vintage door, window & cabinet hardware

**Photo tip:** the back of one piece (a maker’s name or patent date lives there) and a count.

- Glass, crystal and porcelain knobs
- Brass, bronze and cast-iron knobs
- Eastlake, Victorian and Deco backplates
- Mortise locks and skeleton keys (Russwin, Sargent, Corbin)
- Ornamental hinges
- Door knockers and twist bells
- Mail slots and push plates
- Transom lifters
- Sash lifts and locks
- Hoosier and icebox latches
- Bin and cup pulls
- Barn-door track (Richards-Wilcox)
- New-in-box premium hardware (Baldwin, Emtek)

**Not this:** modern builder-grade knobs; anything still on a door you don’t own.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on old door hardware →](https://abqreclaimed.com/architectural-salvage-pickup-albuquerque#hardware)

## Architectural salvage (already out)

**Photo tip:** the whole piece, a rough size, and whether it’s out or still installed.

- Five-panel and Craftsman doors
- French, pocket and screen doors
- Carved Southwestern doors and corbels
- Stained, leaded and beveled glass and transom windows
- Mantels, balusters and newel posts
- Pressed-tin ceiling tiles
- Iron gates, grilles and heat registers
- Cast-iron radiators (photo first)
- Clawfoot tubs and pedestal sinks (photo first)
- Colored mid-century bath fixtures
- Brass faucets and valves
- [Vintage stoves (O’Keefe & Merritt, Wedgewood)](https://abqreclaimed.com/appliance-removal-albuquerque)
- Copper or enamel range hoods, intercoms and door chimes
- Church pews and slate chalkboards

**Not this:** builder-grade and hollow-core doors, vinyl windows and standard cabinets (Habitat ReStore takes those); drywall, lumber and debris; anything I’d have to tear out myself.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on architectural salvage →](https://abqreclaimed.com/architectural-salvage-pickup-albuquerque)

## Vintage & quality furniture

**Photo tip:** the whole piece, the maker’s mark (inside a drawer, on the back or underneath) and the stairs.

- Danish teak and walnut
- Broyhill Brasilia and Lane Acclaim
- Heywood-Wakefield
- Herman Miller and Knoll
- New Mexican carved pieces (Ernest Thompson)
- Mission oak
- Chrome dinettes
- Tanker desks and steel files
- Lockers
- Steamer trunks
- Vintage mirrors and lamps

**Not this:** ordinary, particleboard or worn upholstered furniture, hide-a-beds, mattresses, and anything with pests, smoke or pet damage. Everyday furniture in good shape: [GiveABQ or Habitat ReStore](https://abqreclaimed.com/where-to-donate-albuquerque#furniture) (call to confirm); mattresses, worn upholstery and particleboard: the City’s Large Item Pick-Up (311, residential) or a hauler; pests, smoke or pet damage: a paid hauler.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on vintage furniture →](https://abqreclaimed.com/vintage-furniture-pickup-albuquerque)

## Vintage shop & industrial equipment

**Photo tip:** the nameplate, the whole piece, and where it sits.

- Machinist chests (Gerstner, Kennedy)
- Anvils (Hay-Budden, Peter Wright)
- Swage blocks and forge blowers
- Post and bench vises (Wilton, Columbian)
- Factory carts (Lineberry, Nutting)
- Maple-top workbenches
- Drawer cabinets (Vidmar, Lista)
- Steel shelving and parts bins (Lyon, Equipto)
- Hardware-store bolt bins
- Shop stools (Toledo, Cramer)
- Gym and factory lockers
- Time clocks (Simplex)
- Lathes (South Bend, Atlas)
- Bridgeport mills

**Not this:** broken castings and flimsy particleboard benches. Anything with an engine: drain the fuel first.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on vintage shop equipment →](https://abqreclaimed.com/industrial-equipment-removal-albuquerque)

## Signs, advertising & Route 66

Route 66 turns 100 in 2026, and Central Avenue is Albuquerque’s 18-mile stretch of it ([City of Albuquerque](https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/news/celebrating-albuquerque2019s-story-along-route-66)).

**Photo tip:** the front, the back (a maker’s stamp or date), and a close-up of any chips. Neon: photo first — the glass is fragile.

- Porcelain gas, oil, feed and seed signs
- Tin tacker and embossed signs
- Advertising thermometers
- Neon business and beer signs (photo first)
- Lighted advertising clocks
- Marquee letters
- Oil cans and bottle racks
- Gas-pump globes
- Route 66 motel signs, keys and road maps
- Hand-lettered trade signs
- Store counter displays
- Vintage soda coolers (photo first)

**Not this:** reproductions; current street, highway or railroad signs that belong to someone else; anything represented as Native-made.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on signs and advertising →](https://abqreclaimed.com/collectibles-pickup-albuquerque)

## Vintage electrical & switchgear

**Photo tip:** the maker’s plate and a count — and nothing still connected.

- Push-button switches and plates
- Porcelain knob-and-tube insulators
- Glass and porcelain line insulators
- Knife switches and slate panels
- Glass-dome watt-hour meters (never one the utility still owns)
- Brass and porcelain sockets
- Bakelite switches and plugs
- New-old-stock cloth-covered wire
- Relays and contactors
- [Old panels and breakers (collectible, or copper scrap)](https://abqreclaimed.com/copper-pipe-wire-pickup-albuquerque)
- Telegraph keys and sounders
- Vintage telephones
- Tube testers

**Not this:** anything still live or connected; mercury thermostats.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on vintage electrical →](https://abqreclaimed.com/industrial-equipment-removal-albuquerque)

## Fans, lanterns, scales & old-store fixtures

**Photo tip:** the maker’s plate or stamp, and the whole piece.

- Brass-blade fans (Emerson, GE)
- Cast-iron ceiling fans
- Railroad lanterns (Dietz, Adlake)
- Carbide and miners’ lamps (Justrite)
- Kerosene lanterns
- Store and platform scales (Toledo, Fairbanks)
- Apothecary balance scales
- Brass cash registers (NCR, photo first)
- Flywheel slicers (Berkel)
- Coffee mills (Enterprise)
- Spool, seed and apothecary cabinets
- Barber chairs and poles (photo first)
- Soda-fountain stools

**Not this:** reproductions.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on fans, lanterns and scales →](https://abqreclaimed.com/collectibles-pickup-albuquerque)

## Sewing machines & the sewing room

**Photo tip:** the model badge, the serial number on the bed, and the whole machine in its case or cabinet.

- Singer Featherweights (221, 222)
- Vintage metal machines (Singer 301, Pfaff 130, Necchi)
- Bernina, Pfaff and Janome machines
- Sergers and coverstitch machines (Juki, Baby Lock)
- Embroidery machines with their hoops
- Industrial and walking-foot machines (Juki, Consew)
- Treadles, hand-cranks and sewing cabinets
- Long-arm quilting machines and frames
- Knitting machines, spinning wheels and looms (Brother, Ashford, Schacht)
- Presser feet, attachments, patterns and notions

**Not this:** fabric, scraps, yarn odds and ends, linens and everyday clothing (a charity drop-off takes those); cheap plastic machines that don’t run. Quality clothing and shoes are a yes — [quality clothing & shoes](https://abqreclaimed.com/quality-clothing-shoes-pickup-albuquerque).

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on sewing machines →](https://abqreclaimed.com/sewing-machine-pickup-albuquerque)

## Cameras, lenses & optics (working or not)

**Photo tip:** the name ring on each lens, the top plate of each body, and whether the digital ones power on.

- 35mm film SLRs (Nikon, Canon, Pentax)
- Rangefinders (Leica, Canonet)
- Medium-format cameras (Hasselblad, Mamiya, Rolleiflex)
- Polaroid SX-70 and Land cameras
- Lenses (Nikon, Zeiss, Takumar)
- DSLRs, mirrorless bodies and early digital point-and-shoots
- Super 8 and 16mm cameras and projectors
- Darkroom enlargers (Beseler, Omega — photo first)
- Binoculars and telescopes (Zeiss, Celestron)
- [Microscopes (Bausch & Lomb, American Optical)](https://abqreclaimed.com/camera-equipment-pickup-albuquerque#optics)

**Not this:** disposable and 110 cameras, VHS tapes, open darkroom chemicals — and family photos, slides and home movies (keep those).

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on cameras and lenses →](https://abqreclaimed.com/camera-equipment-pickup-albuquerque)

## Vintage stereo, hi-fi & pro audio (working or not)

**Photo tip:** the front panel and the back label, the speaker badges, and what it does (hums, one channel, nothing).

- Receivers and amps (Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui)
- Tube amps and boxed vacuum tubes (McIntosh, Fisher)
- Turntables (Technics, Dual, Thorens)
- Speakers (JBL, Klipsch, Altec — photo first)
- Reel-to-reel and cassette decks (TEAC, Akai, Nakamichi)
- Tube, Bakelite and shortwave radios (Zenith)
- [Mics, mixers and PA gear (Shure, Electro-Voice)](https://abqreclaimed.com/stereo-equipment-pickup-albuquerque#pro-audio)
- Headphones (Koss, Sennheiser, Stax)
- Console stereos and jukeboxes (photo first)
- Records, when they come with the stereo

**Not this:** giant CRT and console TVs, home-theater-in-a-box systems, and rained-on or moldy speakers.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on stereo and hi-fi gear →](https://abqreclaimed.com/stereo-equipment-pickup-albuquerque)

## Scientific, technical & office machines

**Photo tip:** the model plate, and whether the case and manual are there.

- [Microscopes and lab optics](https://abqreclaimed.com/camera-equipment-pickup-albuquerque#optics)
- Slide rules (K&E)
- HP calculators
- [Typewriters](https://abqreclaimed.com/collectibles-pickup-albuquerque#typewriters)
- Adding machines
- Ham radios and test gear
- Oscilloscopes
- Shop, service and aviation manuals

**Not this:** lab chemicals and anything with mercury in it.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on scientific and technical gear →](https://abqreclaimed.com/what-we-accept#technical)

## Tools

**Photo tip:** wide shots of the bench, the walls and the rollaway.

- Power tools (DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita)
- Hand tools, whole rollaways and tool chests (Snap-on)
- Woodworking and metalworking machines
- Generators, pressure washers and air compressors (fuel drained)
- Yard and garden tools

**Not this:** paint, chemicals and fuel (the City’s household hazardous-waste center).

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on tools →](https://abqreclaimed.com/used-tool-pickup-albuquerque)

## Electronics, working or not

**Photo tip:** the model label, and whether it powers on (either answer is fine).

- Synths and drum machines (Roland, Korg)
- Computers, Kindles and iPods
- Vintage computers (Apple, Commodore)
- Game consoles and games
- Drones and 3D printers

**Not this:** giant CRT and console TVs.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on electronics →](https://abqreclaimed.com/electronics-pickup-albuquerque)

## Outdoor gear, bikes & sporting goods

**Photo tip:** the brand label and the whole piece.

- Tents, packs and sleeping bags
- Climbing, ski and snowshoe gear
- [Road, mountain and gravel bikes](https://abqreclaimed.com/bike-pickup-albuquerque)
- [Golf clubs and fishing gear](https://abqreclaimed.com/sporting-goods-pickup-albuquerque)
- Kayaks and paddleboards
- Quality fitness gear

**Not this:** anything moldy, mouse-chewed or water-damaged; leaking fuel canisters; cracked helmets or hulls.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on outdoor gear and bikes →](https://abqreclaimed.com/camping-gear-pickup-albuquerque)

## Musical instruments

**Photo tip:** the headstock or nameplate, and the case.

- Guitars, basses and amps
- Keyboards and synths
- Drums and percussion
- Band and orchestra instruments
- Pedals, mics and recording gear

**Not this:** full-size pianos and organs.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on musical instruments →](https://abqreclaimed.com/musical-instrument-pickup-albuquerque)

## Quality clothing & shoes

**Photo tip:** the labels and the soles.

- Outdoor apparel (Patagonia, Arc’teryx)
- Workwear (Carhartt, Filson)
- Vintage and western wear
- Leather boots (Red Wing, Lucchese)
- Vintage wool camp blankets
- Brand-name athletic shoes in good shape

**Not this:** worn, stained or everyday basics, underwear and socks, linens.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on quality clothing and shoes →](https://abqreclaimed.com/quality-clothing-shoes-pickup-albuquerque)

## Good books

**Photo tip:** the spines, and the title page of anything signed.

- Rare, signed and fine-press books
- Leather-bound sets
- Folio Society and Easton Press
- Southwest art and history books

**Not this:** wet, moldy or water-damaged books.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on good books →](https://abqreclaimed.com/what-we-accept#books)

## Home medical & mobility parts

**Photo tip:** the part label and the equipment it came from.

- Power-chair controllers and joysticks
- Adjustable-bed motors, control boxes and remotes
- Lift-chair motors
- Wheelchair parts (Invacare)

**Not this:** CPAP and oxygen equipment, and medical supplies.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on medical and mobility parts →](https://abqreclaimed.com/medical-equipment-pickup-albuquerque)

## Scrap metal, copper & appliances

**Photo tip:** the pile, and anything heavy in it.

- [Copper pipe and wire](https://abqreclaimed.com/copper-pipe-wire-pickup-albuquerque)
- Brass valves and fittings
- Aluminum and steel
- Radiators and water heaters
- [Dead washers, dryers and stoves](https://abqreclaimed.com/appliance-removal-albuquerque)
- Swamp coolers already off the roof

**Not this:** a big, clean, sorted load you want paid for — [a scrap yard](https://abqreclaimed.com/where-to-sell-scrap-metal-albuquerque) pays.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) · [More on scrap metal and appliances →](https://abqreclaimed.com/scrap-metal-removal-albuquerque)

## Not on the list, ever

- Mattresses.
- Everyday or worn-out clothing, linens and rags.
- Trash and debris.
- Paint, chemicals, fuel, propane, mercury bulbs and thermostats.
- Anything represented as Native-made (art, jewelry, rugs, pottery) — authenticity and the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act are questions I won’t guess at.
- USPS property, and anything else that still belongs to a government agency, school, railroad or utility.
- Anything still installed that I’d have to tear out myself.

## When this stuff turns up

Most of this list surfaces when a place gets cleared: a [move](https://abqreclaimed.com/moving-cleanout-albuquerque), [downsizing](https://abqreclaimed.com/downsizing-pickup-albuquerque), [clearing out a parent’s house](https://abqreclaimed.com/clearing-out-a-parents-house-albuquerque), [a loved one’s home after a death](https://abqreclaimed.com/bereavement-house-cleanout-albuquerque), an [estate cleanout](https://abqreclaimed.com/estate-cleanout-albuquerque), [estate-sale leftovers](https://abqreclaimed.com/estate-sale-leftovers-pickup-albuquerque), a [storage unit](https://abqreclaimed.com/storage-unit-cleanout-albuquerque), a [garage or workshop](https://abqreclaimed.com/garage-cleanout-albuquerque) or a [business closing](https://abqreclaimed.com/business-closing-equipment-pickup-albuquerque) — any [clear-out](https://abqreclaimed.com/clear-out-albuquerque) with a deadline. Need it out of the way? [Text a photo](sms:+15052503804) — I come get the good stuff and tell you who takes the rest. Tell me your deadline and I’ll say honestly whether I can make it.

**Before you ask — the honest limits.** Abq Reclaimed is just me, and I run a couple of other small businesses. So free pickups are **limited and entirely at my discretion** — I can't take everything, and some weeks I can't do pickups at all. Send a photo and I'll tell you honestly whether I can fit it in; if I can't, I'll point you elsewhere. (Prefer to drop off? We can sometimes arrange that by appointment.) When I do collect, I send you a [Reclaim Receipt](https://abqreclaimed.com/reclaim-receipt) afterward telling you where your stuff went.

[Text me a photo →](sms:+15052503804) [Or use the request form](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule)

## Common questions

### Do you pay for things on your want list?

No — pickups are free and I don’t pay cash. Good books are the one exception; the [books section of what I take](https://abqreclaimed.com/what-we-accept#books) explains how that works.

### Is this a price list or an appraisal?

Neither. It’s the list of things I most want to hear about. If you have one valuable piece and time to sell it, sell it yourself — my [where-to-sell guide](https://abqreclaimed.com/where-to-sell-used-gear-albuquerque) covers who buys what in Albuquerque.

### My thing isn’t on the list — should I still text?

Yes, if it fits [what I take](https://abqreclaimed.com/what-we-accept). This list is the specific stuff I’m hunting, not everything I pick up.

### Is this the same as your most-wanted list?

No. The most-wanted list on my homepage comes from real eBay sales; this one is what I’m hunting next — broader, and not tied to past sales.

### Do you take things that are still installed?

Send a photo and ask. I pick up what’s already out or ready to go — I’m not a demolition contractor — and anything wired or plumbed in needs an electrician or plumber first.

### Is a pickup tax-deductible?

No. Abq Reclaimed is a for-profit business, so pickups aren’t tax-deductible. You get a Reclaim Receipt saying where things went, not a tax receipt.

## See something on the list? Text a photo.

Send a couple photos and I will tell you honestly if it is a fit. Free pickup across Albuquerque, by approval.

[Text me a photo](sms:+15052503804) [Request a pickup](https://abqreclaimed.com/#schedule)