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Free: Vintage manual meat grinder (Near Christie Pits) Made in Czechoslovakia probably in the 1930s or '40s. Cast iron. No idea when it was last used, and I'm not sure it's usable now (it may be missing a part).

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Free: Vintage manual ricer (Near Christie Pits) No markings, but probably dates from the 1940s. No idea when it was last used, but I would not recommend it for food prep now. :)

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Free: Women's suede dress boots (Near Christie Pits) LL Bean black suede boots, size 9M. In reasonably good shape -- there's some wear on the soles, but they weren't worn terribly often.

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Request: Wooden darning egg (Near Christie Pits) Expired Anyone have an old darning egg or mushroom they no longer want?

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Free: Unused old postcards (Near Christie Pits) Gifted 1. Shouldice Hospital, Toronto 2. Roma, Via Conciliazone, S. Pietro 3. Hotel Bellevue au Lac, Lugano 4. Rockefeller Center, New York City 5. Town Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon, England 6. Lu Biscuites 7. Hotel Bellevue au Lac, Lugano (again!) 8. Altaussee, Germany 9. Copenhagen, Rosenborg Castle 10. The Midway at the CNE, Toronto

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Request: 15 lb weights (Near Christie Pits) Expired I'd love to get a pair of 15 lb weights, preferably ones that don't roll around and are coated like the ones in the picture.

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Free: Light switches (Near Christie Pits) Gifted Anyone want these five light switches?

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Free: Book about Rio (Near Christie Pits) Gifted Tourism book about Rio de Janeiro, with magnificent photos. Text in Portuguese and English. Softcover, 223 pages. Distributed at the G20 summit in Rio in November 2024.

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Free: Vintage lipsticks (Near Christie Pits) Gifted At least 40 years old, likely older. The lipstick is pretty much gone, or not really usable. The long one has tubes at each end. The little middle one says "Classic Beauty" on the cap, but the colour label is illegible. The top one has a plastic cover, and its label says Just Pink but the brand name is indecipherable.

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Free: Vintage earrings (clip on) (Near Christie Pits) Gifted At least 50 if not more years old. Some are silver. There are pairs that have a matching brooch. All are clip on or have a screw back; none is for pierced ears. Inexplicably, there's one set of three identical earrings.

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Free: Vintage bracelets (Near Christie Pits) Gifted At least 40 years old, probably older. No hallmarks. Show signs of wear. 1. Not actually a bracelet -- this was used to fasten a cardigan. Some kind of metal 2. Maybe this isn't a bracelet :) 3. Bone of some kind 4. Metal 5. Heavy metal 6. Metal 7. May be copper 8. Metal

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Free: Vintage necklaces (Near Christie Pits) Gifted At least 40 years old if not more. May show signs of wear. 1. Stone of some kind 2. Metal (no hallmarks) 3. Plastic -- also three of them are long enough to loop at least twice around your neck 4. Fake pearl-like necklace

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Free: Broken KitchenAid food processor (Near Christie Pits) Gifted Food processor with all its parts but one day the motor stopped and never started again. Also the bit that holds the lid in place broke off but the lid fits snugly.

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Free: Computer speakers (Near Christie Pits) Gifted Two little wired speakers that plug into a computer. About 4" square. Each speaker is in a cardboard blue and purple box but they could easily be repurposed.

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Free: Clean, unused envelopes (Near Christie Pits) Gifted Unused envelopes! 23 cream-coloured #10 envelopes 62 #10 envelopes that have a printed return address (of a business in Germany that no longer exists!), some of which are slightly damaged, and the adhesive may have dried up :) 19 white greeting card sized envelopes -- these are not all identical, so some are a few millimetres smaller than others

231d

Free: JVC FS-S57 radio and CD player (Near Christie Pits) Gifted If I recall correctly, this functions well but I haven't used it in about five years. Two wired speakers. Can play multiple CDs. AM/FM radio. Remote control (battery cover falls off, though). Wood details (looks like this: )

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Free: Name badges on string (Near Christie Pits) Gifted About 70 name badges with card -- printed on one side! Plus about a dozen badges with no card.

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Free: Decorative glasses (Near Christie Pits) Gifted Three pretty champagne flutes.

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Free: Longchamps baggage tag (Near Christie Pits) Gifted New, unused with original box.

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