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Free: Black & Decker Workmate 700 (Comiston EH10) A conveniently collapsible and adjustable workbench, a few decades old but still functioning. Top area about 70cm wide, adjustable front-back from 34cm to 44cm. Height: collapsed 22cm, upright 58cm. Weight about 12Kg.

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Free: Four kitchen chairs (Comiston EH10) Gifted Four kitchen chairs. Black leather over a lightweight steel frame, with lightly padded seats. 14 years old and showing signs of wear and tear, but structurally sound and comfortable.

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Free: Stainless steel cutlery (Comiston EH10) Gifted Collection of miscellaneous stainless steel cutlery. Extras included: plastic tray to hold the items, bundle of chopsticks.

9d

Free: Audio/hi-fi cables (Comiston EH10) Withdrawn About a dozen miscellaneous cables for connecting audio devices together. They mostly have phono plugs and/or 3.5mm jack plugs. In good condition.

15d

Free: Landline phone handset (Comiston EH10) Withdrawn BT Duet basic receiver & rest for a traditional landline phone. It requires no mains electricity, simply plugging into the wall socket (as all phones used to do in the old days), so it's handy to have around in case of a power cut, in spite of its limited range of features. Connecting cable included. The rest can be wall-mounted (screws not included).

15d

Free: Small (and old) laptop (Comiston EH10) Gifted Acer Aspire One "netbook", from 2008. Originally a miniature laptop running Windows XP, suitable for use when travelling, this computer still functions, but has certain limitations (see below). Size: 25cm x 17cm x 3cm. Weight: about 1 Kg RAM : 1 GB Disc storage: 14 GB Processor: Intel Atom, 1.6GHz WARNING: (1). The battery pack is completely dead, so the netbook has to be connected to the mains in order to operate. (2). The very limited processor, memory and disc space (see above) means that the computer cannot do anything very ambitious, but is fine for web browsing, reading email, etc. (3). The machine could not possibly support Windows 10 or 11. The operating system currently installed is a recent version of MX-Linux, a lightweight system derived from Debian GNU/Linux. Although this is a stable, up-to-date and flexible operating system with a very wide range of useful programs pre-installed, it will be unfamiliar to most people.

20d

Free: Stereo earphones (Comiston EH10) Withdrawn Stereo earpieces, black, with standard 3.5mm jack plug, in full working order.

24d

Free: Glass casserole (Comiston EH10) Withdrawn Glass casserole with lid. Diameters: at top, 22cm; inside base, 16cm.

24d

Free: In-drawer cutlery tray (Comiston EH10) Gifted A moulded plastic tray with separate sections for holding cutlery (or tools, or any small objects). It is intended to fit into a drawer, typically in a kitchen. The outer dimensions are 516mm x 462mm, so it might suit a drawer about 500mm wide. The small plastic bits are separators which can be wedged across the recessed areas to subdivide these longer sections into shorter areas as required.

49d

Free: Landline phone cables, connectors, etc. (Comiston EH10) Gifted An assortment of extension cables, connectors, splitter/filters (for putting phone and broadband in the same socket), all suitable for use with a traditional landline phone.

53d

Free: Microwave oven (Comiston EH10) Gifted Sharp R-209 microwave oven, white, 800W. 46cm x 36cm x 28cm. About 20 years old, but not used for the past 14 years, and still works. (Includes the glass plate turntable. )

98d

Free: Ironing board (Comiston EH10) Gifted Ironing board - old, but in good working order, patterned cloth cover.

98d

Free: White plastic shower curtain (Marchmont EH9) Expired Shower curtain, 180cm x 180cm, with some plastic rings/loops for hanging curtain on a rail.

221d

Free: Mop and bucket (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A mop (originally from John Lewis) with a replaceable sponge face, and a slide action on the handle for squeezing the sponge; blue plastic bucket.

221d

Free: Telephone (landline) extension cable (Marchmont EH9) Expired Extension lead so a landline headset can be connected to a phone socket some distance away. About 15 metres long, winds up into its own box so that only the length needed is available. Socket is on the top of the box. (ADSL filter/splitter included for free.)

222d

Free: Ronseal floor varnish (Marchmont EH9) Gifted Ronseal Diamond Hard satin clear floor varnish. A 2.5 litre tin, a bit over half full, opened last year but kept sealed since then.

224d

Free: Glass jars with lids (Marchmont EH9) Expired About 12 assorted glass jars with lids, 7 about 1 litre capacity, 3 about 600ml.

224d

Free: Wooden wardrobe, traditional style (Marchmont EH9) Expired Small wardrobe (W 93cm H 175cm D 54cm), 1960s style, light wood. Good condition. Collection from 3rd floor tenement in Marchmont, no lift.

229d

Free: Metal cookware (Marchmont EH9) Expired Two old cooking containers -- one casserole, one roasting tin (with domed lid to allow for a chicken!).

230d

Free: Metal shelving, self-assembly (Marchmont EH9) Expired IKEA Broder metal shelving: - 5 shelves @ 79 cm x 37cm - 10 shelves @ 120cm x 37cm - 6 uprights, 205 cm high - 30 shelf brackets - 6 adjustable width cross-braces - stabilising wall brackets - screws and bolts - IKEA leaflet Already dismantled, ready for transportation. Collection from a 3rd floor flat with no lift.

234d

Free: Small brown glass containers with lids (Marchmont EH9) Gifted About 18 assorted very small jars with lids, mostly Solgar pill containers. Suitable for holding spices, herbs, screws, washers, etc. Or pills.

235d

Free: Glass jars with lids (Marchmont EH9) Gifted About 18 assorted glass jars with lids, mostly used nut-butter containers. Smallest holds about 200ml, largest about 600ml.

235d

Free: Drinking glasses (Marchmont EH9) Gifted A mixed collection of odd tumblers, beer mugs, etc. (see photo)

244d

Free: King-size duvet cover & superking-size sheet (Marchmont EH9) Expired King-size duvet cover, white with pale grey edging, and flat white super-king sheet.

246d

Free: Mattress topper, king-size (Marchmont EH9) Expired A memory-foam "topper" (i.e. additional cushioning layer), 2.0m x 1.5m x 0.04m, to fit on top of a king-size mattress.

247d

Free: King-size duvet(s) (Marchmont EH9) Expired A pair of John Lewis "four seasons" duvets, i.e. two duvets of the same size (king) which can be used separately or clipped together to make an even thicker duvet. The slimmer one is 4.5 tog, heavier one is 9.5 tog. Filling is synthetic, not feathers. (Duvet cover and flat sheet may also be available - see other posting)

247d

Free: Learn Spanish course (Marchmont EH9) Expired A home study course for learning Spanish - see photo for details. (Note -- it uses reel-to-reel tapes, not CDs or cassettes.)

259d

Free: Rug (Marchmont EH9) Expired Hard-wearing short pile rug with rubber-ish backing, 1.88m x 1.34m.

262d

Free: Papier-mache trays (for eggs or for packing) (Marchmont EH9) Expired 25 papier-mache trays, 30cm x 30cm, suitable for holding eggs, but also useful as padding when packing something fragile.

268d

Free: Cardboard boxes (Marchmont EH9) Expired About 15 cardboard boxes, from quite small ( c. 25cm x 14cm x 14cm), via medium-sized (several around 30cm x 30cm x 20cm), to fairly large (c. 60cm x 45cm x 30cm). Available in flattened form (I don't have space for them otherwise... and it'll be easier for you to carry them.) (If they aren't taken very soon, they'll have to go into the recycling.)

268d