Old printers, or any similar machinery, ideal Christmas present for the children, there's nothing to beat pulling things apart, it's an advance over giving them a big cardboard box that can be a house, a ship, or anything they want it to be, meanwhile the toys get ignored, there by lasting about a week longer.
Now that a lot of old VHS tape machines are getting chucked, you got to get them before they get to the dump. Most dumps here are off limits, but garage sales are the place to find this stuff.
Ian S C