After a very late breakfast we looked in the local paper and saw that the village of Friedrichsfehn -about a 15 minute drive- were having their celebratory 'carnival' to celebrate 175 Years since the founding of the village. Not that we were particularly interested in the parade nor the deep fried cardiac arresting street food nor the liver bending drinking sessions BUT they also had a 'Flea Market Mile' and that sounded worth seeing.
Was indeed almost a mile long.
...and I found a dictaphone BNIB. Not quite the make or colour I wanted but , unlike the Sony, it does come with a USB connector.