Day 173 – Tala Icing Tool
Tala Icing Tool. Made in England. I love baking. Lately I’m off wheat, which makes the thought of baking not as salacious….
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Day 103 – Curtain Hooks
Curtain Hooks. Possibly from this century, probably the late 20th. Wait, perhaps some of you might say, aren’t these “new”. Yes, sorta….
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Day 82 – Bates Standard Staples
Box of 5,000 Bates Standard Staples. About 4,200 staples left. Calculations based upon number of rows and columns and guesstimating the bits…
Read moreDay 72 – Boston 3 Hole Paper Punch
Modern Mechanix marks the debut of the 3 hole punch to 1940 via an old ad, but I noticed Wikipedia says the…
Read moreDay 46 – Green Thing in Honour Of St-Patrick
Green Rubber Wirey Thing. In honour of St-Patrick’s day (who drove out the snakes from Ireland) I present you with the green…
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