What is this thing?

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by DRAKE343

it's for drying dish towels...
ya know, back when people dried them by hand.

I figured that's what they used it for, but it seems awfully complex for that. Not sure why there is so much adjustability in the length when there are only 3 inserts - it will double in size when fully telescoped.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Gary,
There was a hamper like this a while ago. The frame held three mesh bags so that you could pre sort when you took you clothes off. If you only had two or one bag then the frame could be adjusted for your needs or closet size.
Al

[DonRotolo]

Are those slots about the size of a piece of printer paper? Maybe the bags beneath are missing, but it was a recycling bin for three different kinds of paper? (white, color, and I dunno, greenbar)?

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

Are those slots about the size of a piece of printer paper? Maybe the bags beneath are missing, but it was a recycling bin for three different kinds of paper? (white, color, and I dunno, greenbar)?

Or a recycling bin for other items...aluminum, plastic, paper, glass, etc. I can see where something like that would come in handy.

I'd go with the 'the bags are just missing' assumption. Find some bags, get them on there, and use it to sort whatever you please [:

[NorviewsVeteran]

We have one too, and some of the ideas posted made me lol, but now I guess I should sereos.

Its a shelf for under your sink, and its quite handy, especially in older homes where the space under the sink is rather nasty. It can telescope because not everyone has the same size gap under their sink, and the panels are removable to make room for the drain pipes, and the frame has all those holes so you can adjust the height if the shelves. The only problem is if those three are the only shelf pieces you have, it won't do a whole lot of good. You could probably make your own shelf pieces with scrap metal, wood, or whatever.

But you could make it a recycling bin too, I guess.

[Gary Dillard]

Thanks Richard - that makes alot of sense for the adjustability. There were only the 3 pieces with it; not sure how many it started with.

I guess I can get rid of it now; I couldn't bare to part with it until I learned what it was.

Now that I know what to search for ("under sink shelf", duh!), I've found them all over the place. Target.com has one (I had looked in the local store but not online) that looks just like mine.