Trying to get an old iPhone working

I recently found my old model iPhone while cleaning out and wanted to clean it up to give to my stepson. I did a reset to delete all my data which it seemed to have done successfully then it appeared to be restarting,with the apple symbol and that circle symbol that indicates some process is progress. This is where it stops because the screen is stuck there! Since yesterday!! Ever so often the circle symbol comes off, leaving just the apple symbol, but t comes back after a minute or so. Is there anything I can do to get it working again (it was working before the reset) or is it a lost cause? Thanks for any help you can give me.

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