{"title":"Tools \u0026 Hardware","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"content\"\u003eTools are the father of all other antiques. Master paintings, the great statues, the finest pottery, the most decorative furniture, the most colourful tapestries all of these would have been nothing more than someone's momentary idea without the tools needed to create them. Every man-made object depends on the use of tools for its existence, and mankind's greatest creativity and intelligence is reserved for the creation of newer and better mousetraps to solve the production problems of the day. Tools were the first expression of human cognition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"content\"\u003eCollecting antique tools is a little like learning chess at first it is a bit confusing as the wide assortment of tools presents itself, then with a small amount of experience you gain confidence in your ability to make the right moves and collect interesting pieces, and as you become more and more the \"experienced collector\" you begin to realize that there is an ever richer and increasingly interesting realm of knowledge and speciality waiting to be discovered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"content\"\u003eTools Are Needed To Create All Sorts Of Hardware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sad-iron-cast-iron-comes-with-trivet-they-werent-called-sad-irons-because-women-who-used-them-were-sad-in-the-early-1800s-the-word-sad-meant-heavy-the-average-weight-of-these-cast-iron-tools-was-15-pounds","title":"Sad Iron, Cast Iron, Comes With Trivet.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSad Iron, Cast Iron, Comes With Trivet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey weren't called \"sad irons\" because the women who used them were depressed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe term was in reference to the weight of the iron, in the early 1800s, the word \"sad\" meant \"heavy.\" The average weight of these cast-iron tools was 15 pounds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this modern-day and age, permanent-press clothing has practically done away with the tedious task of ironing. But in days of old, before the steam iron was invented, ironing was a necessary chore that demanded that the user stand next to a hot stove and repeatedly heft heavy irons from stovetop to the ironing board.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tncms-region-article_instory_top\" class=\"tncms-region hidden-print\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the 1800s and early 1900s, everyday clothing and household linens were made from 100 per cent cotton or flax linen and, after laundering, both demanded heavy pressing with hot irons to remove wrinkles. 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It was in this year however that R. A. Lister and Company turned its 42 years of expertise in manufacturing agricultural equipment to sheep shears.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking with Australian shearer, Jim Davidson, Lister designed and developed the No 3 shear - a product superior to any other shearing tool available. This shear, which was renowned for its ability to cut closer to the skin than hand blades, was just the beginning of a revolution which would change the way sheep were shorn forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis success through engineering innovation is as much a hallmark of the company then, as it is today. It is this ethos that led to Lister Shearing rapidly developing into an internationally known and trusted brand and enables the company to continue leading the industry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToday, Lister products are still designed and manufactured in the UK with exports to over 60 countries. 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In 1939, the same musical phrase was used in a tune called “Shave and a Haircut – Shampoo” by Dan Shapiro, Lester Lee, and Milton Berle. Somewhere along the line the phrase permutated into “shave and a haircut, bay rum.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe six notes have remained the same, but over the years the phrase has become known as “shave and a haircut, two bits” (which would amount to 25 cents). 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Certain designs can be quite rare, and originally different shaped door knockers served different purposes depending on where in the world you would see them. Take a step back in time to see how these designs originated, and what their original purpose was.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe earlier designs of door knockers were based on statutes that would stand in front of ancient Greek houses. These statues were created with distorted, grotesque features, including exaggerated genitalia, and were thought to be used to ward off malignant spirits and witches. This is also true of gargoyles, which have similar caricatured faces, in order to prevent spirits and ghosts from entering the house. The exception to this rule was that a church did not have any disfigured statues outside, as the holy water stoup by the entrance of the main door of the church was enough to deter malignant spirits.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere were also ‘good luck’ door knockers, which were thought to have magical or healing properties and were used to encourage good luck into the home. These were door knockers in the shape of, or with a motif of good luck charms such as horseshoes, stars, suns, and flowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe popular ‘hand-shaped’ door knocker is often seen in Muslim countries and was thought to symbolize the Hand of Fatima which protected the house from evil and was also a way to show that the occupants of that house were followers of the Muslim faith. It was also assumed that there were different hand-knockers, one male, and one female, as it was considered inappropriate for the woman of the house to open the door to a man. Therefore visitors would use the knocker according to their gender. Each knocker would make a different sound, so the woman of the house would know whether or not she should open the door.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley Abercrombie said in 1990 “Our first encounter of any interior is the result of our entrance into it, a movement from outside to inside” meaning that first impressions have a lasting effect when entering one's home. Door knockers have been used to symbolize everything from hospitality to good luck to warding off bad spirits, so although intricate door knockers are popular nowadays, the origins of that knocker may be something far more regal than it simply ‘looking nice’ on the door.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHowever, with recent ironmongery technology, more iconic door knockers can be made by twisting the metal into intricate designs. With all these new design options available, you would think that people would flock to ironmongers to design a variety of different door knockers for their homes, however, most modern houses prefer the classical ring knocker or crescent moon knocker, perhaps because it doesn’t seem as garish or ‘in your face’ as the more traditional, elaborate knockers of times gone by. 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The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry even includes a scene of a craftsman attaching a rooster vane to the spire of the Westminster Abbey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is probably the banners which flew from medieval towers in Britain, Normandy, and Germany which are the precursors to our modern weather vanes. The word \"vane\" actually comes from the Anglo-Saxon word \"fane\", meaning \"flag\". Originally, fabric pennants would show the archers the direction of the wind. Later, the cloth flags were replaced by metal ones, decorated with the insignia or coat of arms of the lord or nobleman, and balanced to turn in the wind. From these antecedents come the banners which the early American colonists favoured for their meeting halls and public buildings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerica's first documented weathervane maker, Deacon Shem Drowne, created the famous grasshopper vane atop Boston's Faneuil Hall (1742), as well as the banner for Boston's Old North Church (1740), the rooster now on First Church in Cambridge (Orig. 1721), and the large copper Indian for Boston's Province House (1716). Thomas Jefferson attached the weather vane on Monticello to a pointer in the ceiling of the room directly below, so he could read the direction of the wind from inside his home. And George Washington commemorated the end of the Revolutionary War by commissioning a \"Dove of Peace\" weather vane from Joseph Rakestraw in 1787, for his estate at Mount Vernon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the early 1800s, Americans favoured weather vanes in patriotic designs, including the Goddess of Liberty, and of course, the Federal Eagle By the middle of the century, vanes of famous racing horses like \"Black Hawk,\" \"Smuggler,\" and \" George M. Patchen were being modelled after the popular Currier and Ives prints. In the 19th century, there were many weathervane manufacturers mass-producing vanes in dozens of designs. Some of the more famous makers were L. W. Cushing, J. W. Fiske, Harris \u0026amp; Co., A. L. Jewell \u0026amp; Co., and E. G. 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After 1900, the movement to a simpler style of architecture was reflected in the silhouette weathervane, which often depicted sporting scenes or figures of a humorous nature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8A428LAG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 24 1\/8\"  Height: 20 1\/8\"  Depth: 16\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 1.902 kg \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16814085761,"sku":"TOO8A428LAG","price":549.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/OCT08LOT4281.jpg?v=1592679315"},{"product_id":"chinese-portable-scale-with-original-leather-pouch-as-tradesmen-travelled-further-around-the-world-the-chinese-portable-scales-were-used-in-gold-mining-communities-where-gold-often-used-as-currency-for-supplies","title":"Chinese Portable Scale with Original Leather Pouch.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese Portable Scale with Original Leather Pouch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"History\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Tradesmen Travelled Further around The World, The Chinese Portable Scales They Were Used In Gold Mining Communities Where Gold Was Often Used as Currency For Supplies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn China, The Earliest Weighing Balance Excavated Was From a Tomb Of The State Of Chu Of The Chinese Warring States Period Dating Back To The 3rd To 4th Century BC In Mount Zuojiagong Near Changsha, Hunan. The Balance Was Made Of Wood and Used Bronze Masses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8E200FHAE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 5\"  Height Extended: 24\"  Depth: 1\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 327 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HAE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16830016449,"sku":"TOO8E200FHAE","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/vintage_Asian_portable_scale_in_leather_holder_1.jpg?v=1592868792"},{"product_id":"silk-thread-pulley-from-a-handloom-in-burma-hand-carved-teak-rooster-on-pedestal-mounted-on-base-chinese-legend-empress-hsi-ling-shi-discovered-silk-accidentally-sipping-tea-under-a-mulberry-tree-a-cocoon-fell-in-her-cup-and-began-to-unravel","title":"Silk Thread Pulley, Hand Carved Teak, Rooster Standing On a Pedestal.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSilk Thread Pulley, From a Handloom From Burma, Hand Carved Teak, Rooster Standing On a Two-Tier Pedestal, M\u003c\/strong\u003eounted On a Black Base, Late 19th, Early 20th Century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThis Antique Teak Wood Pulley Was Used To Raise and Lower The Heddle Bar On a Handloom From Burma. 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Each Hand Carved Pulley Is Created In Different Shapes, Some Animals and Other Architectural Elements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style2a\"\u003eThe Legend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccording to well-established Chinese legend, Empress Hsi Ling Shi, wife of Emperor Huang Ti,  was the first person to accidentally discover silk as weavable fibre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe empress was sipping tea under a mulberry tree a cocoon fell into her cup and began to unravel. The Empress became so enamoured with the shimmering threads, she discovered their source, the Bombyx mori silkworm found in the white mulberry. The empress soon developed the cultivation of silkworms and invented the reel and loom. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhether or not the legend is accurate, the earliest surviving references to silk history and production place it in China; and for nearly 3 millennia, the Chinese had a global monopoly on silk production.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca name=\"silk_road\" id=\"silk_road\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style2a\" style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eThe Silk Road\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThough first reserved for Chinese royalty, silk spread gradually through the Chinese culture both geographically and socially. Silken garments began to reach regions throughout Asia. Becoming a popular luxury fabric to Chinese merchants, because of its texture and lustre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemand for this exotic fabric eventually created the lucrative trade route now known as the Silk Road, taking silk westward and bringing gold, silver, and wool to the East. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Silk Road \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilk Road was some 4,000 miles long stretching from Eastern China to the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road followed the Great Wall of China to the northwest, bypassing the Takla Makan desert, climbing the Pamir mountain range, crossing modern-day Afghanistan and going on to the Levant, with a major trading market in Damascus. From there, the merchandise was shipped across the Mediterranean Sea. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca name=\"a_well_kept_secret\" id=\"a_well_kept_secret\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style2a\" style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eA Well-Kept Secret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chinese realized the value of the beautiful material they were producing and kept its secret safe from the rest of the world for more than 30 centuries. Travellers were searched thoroughly at border crossings, anyone caught trying to smuggle eggs, cocoons or silkworms out of the country was executed. The mystery of sericulture remained a well-kept secret for almost three thousand years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca name=\"sericulture_spreads\" id=\"sericulture_spreads\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style2a\" style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eSericulture Spreads into Asia and Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the mulberry silk moth native to China, the Chinese had a monopoly on the world's silk production until about BCE 200 when Korea saw the emergence of its own silk industry thanks to a handful of Chinese immigrants who had settled there. By about CE 300, sericulture had spread into India, Japan, and Persia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Roman Empire knew of and traded in silk. Despite its popularity, however, the secret of silk-making only reached Europe around CE 550, via the Byzantine Empire. According to a legend well enshrined in silk history, monks working for the emperor Justinian smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in hollow bamboo walking canes. The Byzantines were as secretive as the Chinese, and for many centuries the weaving and trading of silk fabric were a strict imperial monopoly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the seventh century, the Arabs conquered Persia, capturing their magnificent silks in the process. Sericulture and silk weaving thus spread through Africa, Sicily, and Spain as the Arabs swept through these lands. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy the 13th century, however, Italy had gained dominance and entered the hall of fame in silk history. Venetian merchants traded extensively in silk and encouraged silk growers to settle in Italy. By the 13th century, Italian silk was a significant source of trade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItalian silk was so popular in Europe that Francis I of France invited Italian silk makers to France to create a French silk industry, especially in Lyon. By the 17th century, France was challenging Italy's leadership, and the silk looms established in the Lyons area at that time is still famous today for the unique beauty of their weaving.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style2a\" style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eSericulture Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe nineteenth century and industrialization saw the downfall of the European silk industry. Cheaper Japanese silk, additionally, the advent of manmade fibre, such as nylon, started to dominate traditionally silk products.  The two world wars, which interrupted the supply of raw material from Japan, also stifled the European silk industry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the Second World War, Japan's silk production was restored, and with improved production, Japan remained the world's biggest producer of raw silk, and practically the only major exporter of raw silk, until the 1970s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina gradually re-captured its position as the world's biggest producer and exporter of raw silk and silk yarn. 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Used to handle dangerous material with safety, tongs are a useful addition to the workplace, in professional and commercial use. Its list of uses is almost as long as the history that surrounds it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe general function and usage of the tong are simple. The design of the tongs itself is that of oversized tweezers or pincers. The tongs are held and operated at the centre, where they are squeezed so that an object can be lifted and manipulated with precision. Tongs are commonly used as a cooking utensil when grilling, to turn whatever is being cooked without risking injury by using unprotected hands. They can also be used in many ways, from transporting anything too dangerous to handle (such as hot coal or ice) to reaching objects at a distance from the user.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInvention  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTongs are an ancient invention and given their long history, no one inventor can be named. It's possible that modern tongs have developed from pliers, the tool commonly used today in hardware to fasten and loosen screws, bolts, and pipes. The two are simple tools, and their usage can be traced to when a fire was being used for warmth and cooking. A safe and effective way to move around the fire and its implements were needed, and the first tongs may have been two sticks improvised together to latch on and grab objects. Eventually, wooden tongs would have been replaced by metal ones during the bronze age (3000 B.C.E.).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTypes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe basic type of tongs is those commonly used in cooking, where force is applied to the centre and a spring-loaded pivot is located at one end of the tongs. Other variations include \"fire tongs,\" in which force is applied to one end of the tool and a pivot is located at the centre, similar to a pair of scissors. As their name suggests, these are used primarily for transporting hot coals and logs. Another variation is a single strand of metal, bent in the centre with its ends decorated commonly as claws. These are usually used for picking up and serving sugar lumps or ice and are decorative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is also a form of tongs informally known as \"lazy tongs,\" in which a series of pivoted levers joined together as scissors end in the gripping area of the tongs. These are used to reach and manipulate objects far from the user.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eSize \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile different tongs come in many sizes, they are usually the size of a large chef's knife--or the length of a standard size of paper. This is for practical reasons in terms of usage and storage. There is no reason for the tool to be any larger, as they are essentially designed to be a short extension of the hand, used when a normal hand has a danger of being injured. As such, it must remain at a manageable size and weight for ease of use. Most tongs are also used and encountered when cooking and should be the same size as most other kitchen utensils for ease of storage. Decorative sugar and ice tings may be much smaller because their primary use is to handle smaller, delicate objects.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignificance \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTongs have helped us progress through time. From helping us cook and move our source of warmth when the fire was the primary source of our energy to its eventual use as pliers and the advancement that tool has helped us achieve, tongs played an early role in developing much of the technology we have today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8B762PHA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:  [Extended]  21 1\/8\"  [Retracted]  5 3\/4\"  Height: 22 3\/8\"  Depth: 1 3\/4\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 1.468 kg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PHA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16918671361,"sku":"TOO8B762PHA","price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/COL8B762PHA3.jpg?v=1593125084"},{"product_id":"sensible-string-holder-cast-iron-patent-marked-july-18-1899-string-holders-came-before-the-scotch-tape-before-paperclips-before-staplers-the-only-way-to-fasten-wrapped-packages-letters-documents-and-files-was-with-string-or-twine","title":"\"Sensible\" String Holder, Cast Iron, Patent Marked July 18, 1899.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sensible\" String Holder, Cast Iron, Patent Marked July 18, 1899.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"pagetitle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eString Holders \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore the scotch tape, before paperclips, and before desk staplers came about, the only way to fasten wrapped packages, letters, documents, and files was with string or twine. Early patents for cast iron string holders date back to the 1860s and by the turn-of-the-century string, holders were commonplace. Every general store and most retail stores had string holders (often called twine boxes) either sitting on or hanging near the checkout counters. Sometimes they were affixed directly to the wrapping paper holder but most often they were free-standing or hanging above the counter. They kept the string handy and helped to prevent it from tangling. Often a string-cutting device (such as a pair of scissors or a knife) would also be at hand while some string holders had a cutting device built-in or attached to the holder. Many string holders had a pocket or place to keep a pair of scissors. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the mid-19th century until around World War I, government offices generally used a special string or twine to wrap documents and to keep them together in their assigned files. The twine government used was a flat string similar to a thin ribbon and had a reddish color to it. Hence the term: \"red tape\" generally meant the more government string that was used for the heftier of the file and the greater the number of documents entwined therein. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometime during the Great Depression, chalk ware string holders started showing up at Kresge's stores and at Woolworth Dime Stores. They were an immediate success. During the 1940s most homes in America had a string holder of some sort. They remained a common household item until the early 1950s. Popular subjects included celebrities of the times, cartoon characters, cats, and other animals, and especially popular were black maids and black children. The latter is the most popular with collectors today and generally commands higher values.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrices can range from $50 to $250 for the cast-iron models depending on size, age condition and degree of uniqueness, etc. Chalkware pieces usually range from $25 to $150 depending on condition but are getting hard to find and are therefore likely to increase in value. The black-themed ceramic holders can command high prices and range from $100 to $1,000. String holders as part of advertising displays command the highest prices and can range to $2,000 and more depending on subject matter and condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO7C159CAC \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 3 3\/8\"  Height: 10 7\/8\"  Depth: 6 1\/4\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 629 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16929820481,"sku":"TOO7C159CAC","price":94.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/COL7C159CAC1.jpg?v=1592680066"},{"product_id":"door-stop","title":"Early Cast Iron Scottie Dog Door Stopper.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Cast Iron Scottie Dog Door Stopper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEver since the first door was created, it is likely that human beings have understood how to use an object or device to keep it open. Heavy stones or bricks or metal cans or chunks of wood all work to prevent a door from closing. It was Dec. 10, 1878, that a person was given credit as the inventor of what is commonly known as the \"doorstop\" or \"doorstopper.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mysterious Mr Dorsey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery little is known about Osburn Dorsey. Even his first name is generally reduced to \"O.\" by those who surrender after attempts to learn more about this hard-to-trace gentleman. What we do know is that Mr Dorsey was a 19th-century African-American inventor. The door stop was his most famous invention. On Dec. 10, 1878, Osburn, or O., Dorsey received patent number 210,764 for this invention.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrican-American Inventors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle information remains about African-American inventors who lived and worked in the 19th century, particularly those who were active prior to the Civil War. While we are fortunate to have a larger body of knowledge about some of the most famous inventors, such as Garrett Morgan (inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal) and Lewis H. Latimer (who worked on carbon filaments for light bulbs), inventors such as Osburn Dorsey remain somewhat obscure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePost-Civil War African American Inventors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Portia P. James points out in her book, The Real McCoy: African-American Invention and Innovation 1619-1930: \"Emancipation brought more recognition to black inventors, for after the Civil War significant numbers of black inventors began to patent their inventions.\" Osburn Dorsey was one such inventor and we are fortunate to have at least the official patent record for his doorstop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccessing Dorsey's Patent - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can be contacted and, provided you download an Apple Quicktime Plugin, you can view the image of Dorsey's patent. 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They are recognized simply as \"the finest tool chests built in America.\" In terms of quality, performance, materials, and workmanship, a Gerstner is in a class by itself. No other tool chest in the world has the reputation of a Gerstner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO7A175BAG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 18\"  Height: 14\"  Depth: 9\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 14.969 kg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BAG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16941749889,"sku":"TOO7A175BAG","price":394.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/COL7A175BAG1.jpg?v=1593277841"},{"product_id":"theodolite-solid-brass-housing-and-body-functional-compass-and-telescope-glass-optics-for-clear-viewing-modern-design-on-a-nautical-instrument","title":"Theodolite, Solid Brass Housing \u0026 Body, Functional Compass \u0026 Telescope","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheodolite, Solid Brass Housing and Body, Functional Compass and Telescope, Glass Optics For Clear Viewing, Modern Design On a Classic Nautical Instrument. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Hampton Nautical solid Brass Theodolite 10\" is beautifully detailed, functional, and calibrated. Theodolites are still used today for ultra-high precision optical alignment and measurement. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe azimuth and elevation axes can be read on a vernier scale with the aid of built-in magnifiers. Both axes have slow motion controls and the telescope can plunge and reverse to reduce bearing errors. With a magnetic compass mounted on top, the azimuth axis has a second spirit level mounted on the telescope with a mirror to assist in leveling while the telescope utilizes precision optics and has a brass lens cover. 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The Oldowan Culture 2.5 million years ago is the oldest known knife-like tool to be discovered as of today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are different uses of Cutting Knives, One Example is shown above, a \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrawknife is a traditional woodworking hand tool used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of a blade with a handle at each end. The blade is much longer than it is deep. It is pulled or \"drawn\" toward the user.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnives were originally made of flint, rock, bone, and obsidian. 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He started making transits, levels and surveyor's compasses in 1874.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMr Beckmann made three dividing engines. The first was built in 1878 and was hand-operated. The second engine was designed in 1900. This machine was automatic in action. His third and last was started in 1912. It took two years to build this dividing engine. Mr Beckmann stated in his 1914 catalogue that the greatest error was two seconds of arc.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter his death in 1914, the business was carried on by his son, Mr Louis Beckmann, Jr. until 1945 when the actual manufacture of Beckmann instruments was discontinued. Louis Jr. continued the instrument repair service until January 1951, when Mr R. J. Hoover and Mr C. G. Anderson acquired the L. 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Majestic hand-carved mahogany cabinets line the walls from floor to ceiling. They hold handblown apothecary jars, labelled in gold, filled with ancient chemicals, crude drugs, and herbs such as foxglove, belladonna, eyebright, feverfew, and opium poppy, from which the pharmacist compounded his preparations. Mortars and pestles of diverse sizes, shapes, and materials perch like pigeons on the lower shelves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNear the entrance stands a white, lidded ceramic jar labelled “Leeches” and beside it, a water-filled mason jar containing living leeches. The display underscores the gravity and prevalence of the old practice of bloodletting. Glass cabinets nearby hold pill rollers, suppository moulds, blue glass poison bottles, rice-flour wafers that were filled with medicines to make swallowing them easier, and thin sheets of gold and silver leaf to coat lozenges. Instruments include saws for amputating limbs, a tonsil guillotine, and a huge pewter hypodermic syringe. Lancets and shallow basins used to take blood, and antique scales in their original protective glass cases, once used to weigh out herbs and prescriptions, represent further facets of the pharmacist’s job.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA black marble pharmacist’s counter looks ready for customers. At hand above the counter are pharmacopeias, official registers describing the properties, preparation, and use of drugs and other medicines. By the nineteenth century, pharmacopeias had replaced the herbals that had provided both medical and gardening information since the Middle Ages. The first U.S. Pharmacopeia, drawn up by a convention of doctors and pharmacists in 1820, describes such “official” herbs as Salvia officinalis\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(garden sage) and Melissa officinalis\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(lemon balm) as well as drugs that were in use. In 1888, the American Pharmaceutical Association published the first National Formulary, establishing standards for the strength, quality, and purity of drugs. Individual pharmacists manufactured their own drugs, with most of the active principles coming from medicinal plants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO7E708DA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 10 5\/8\"  Height: 15 1\/8\"  Depth: 6 1\/2\"  Item \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 4 lbs  Item with Packaging: 5 lbs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18348175361,"sku":"TOO7E708DA","price":199.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/Set_Early_Indian_Brass_Apothecary_Scales._In_wood_case_incl._basins_7_we1.jpg?v=1592868225"},{"product_id":"griffon-pink-all-pinking-shears-ball-bearing-self-adjusting-all-chrome-plated-comes-with-the-original-box-griffon-cutlery-works-from-1920-to-about-1965","title":"Griffon Pinking Shears, Ball Bearing, Self Adjusting, Chrome Plated.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGriffon Pink All Pinking Shears, Ball Bearing, Self Adjusting, All Chrome Plated, Come With Original Box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGriffon Cutlery Works was located at 151 West 19th Street from 1920 to about 1965, and its large painted sign can still be made out from 7th Avenue between West 19th and 20th Streets, even though it has faded considerably in recent years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePinking shears are scissors, the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight. They leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge, used in cutting woven cloth. Cloth edges that are unfinished will easily fray, the weave becoming undone and threads pulling out easily. The sawtooth pattern does not prevent the fraying but limits the length of the frayed thread and thus minimizes damage.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e1 -\u003c\/span\u003e Consider whether you need them first. Pinking shears aren't an essential tool in the sewing basket but they are a nice one to have. Besides creating non-fray edges for both stored and used fabrics, and seamed edges for sewn items, they make great edgings for easy jam jar lid covers and other crafty items, as well as making cute edges to craft projects that benefit from a naive art touch, such as small cushions and sachets. On the downside, so if they are something you won't use all that often, so weigh up whether you want to own or a pair or whether you can borrow those of a friend or neighbour.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e2 - \u003c\/span\u003eTake care not to confuse pinking shears with scalloped edged scissors used for papercraft There are a lot of these available but they're absolutely no good for fabric because they're only made to cut paper. By all means, have some for your papercraft but don't mix them up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e3 - \u003c\/span\u003eLook in a dressmaker's supply store for pinking shears. Things to look for include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step_num\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e Quality manufacture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e Trustworthy brand name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e Stainless steel blades; lower blade extends for better control\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e Moulded handles fit neatly and are strong (usually plastic; check it's            quality plastic)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e Ambidextrous (either left or right hand); if not, be sure they are the correct hand for your needs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e Ability to try them in the store to see how they handle and feel.                                \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e4 -\u003c\/span\u003e Select a good weight for the pinking shears. Pinking shears come in lighter and heavier weights. The need will be dictated by the type of fabric you're cutting but lightweight is probably easiest for most people to work with.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display: inline !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"step\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e5 - \u003c\/span\u003eTake care of your pinking shears. 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Brown Mule moulds were placed in the bottom of a wooden frame and the sweetened scraps were poured into the frame and spread evenly. A blank tin was packaged on the top, placed under pressure and then sent to the curing room. After leaving the curing room the tobacco was sheared into plugs, wrapped and boxed for sale. The complete sheet measures 12\" square. 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Every plantation had its “plug” screw press, and even old in Madison (1818-1850) many backyards had plug mule-powered screw-downs for leafage brought in from plantations of the town dwellers, most of whom had town residences on acre lots.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe “plug” was treated for the “Down South” covered wagon trade. The big chew cakes were cut to fit sturdy oak plank small boxes and these were plugged tightly inside. So “plug” was a luxury and “quid” was home “chaw.” The licorice trade was foreign and most important. Planters experimented with flavours to get a tasty cake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR.J. Reynolds’ first absorption was in the plug trade and his “Brown’s Mule” every oldster recalls. 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Heavy stones or bricks or metal cans or chunks of wood all work to prevent a door from closing. It was Dec. 10, 1878, that a person was given credit as the inventor of what is commonly known as the \"doorstop\" or \"doorstopper.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"head headline2 mg-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mysterious Mr Dorsey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery little is known about Osburn Dorsey. Even his first name is generally reduced to \"O.\" by those who surrender after attempts to learn more about this hard-to-trace gentleman. What we do know is that Mr Dorsey was a 19th-century African-American inventor. The door stop was his most famous invention. 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Blue is by far the most commonly seen colour, but Coleman also made irons in many other colours that are much more desirable, turquoise, red, green, tan, etc. Other manufacturers made coloured enamel irons as well which are also eagerly sought after. The tan, or beige-coloured gas iron, was made by the American Machine Co. An enamelled gas iron called the Sunshine was produced in a beautiful burgundy colour. These irons range in value in good condition from as low as $60 or so for a blue Coleman in typical used condition to several hundred dollars for an unusual colour iron in pristine condition in its original box with accessories. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" data-mce-style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO7C2801CMA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\" data-mce-style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 10 1\/2\"  Height: 7\"  Depth: 4 1\/8\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 2.496 kg\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28206116417,"sku":"TOO7C2801CMA","price":59.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_1148.JPG?v=1594652813"},{"product_id":"carpenters-hand-held-moulding-plane-cast-iron-and-wood-a-moulding-plane-is-a-specialized-plane-used-for-making-the-complex-shapes-found-in-wooden-mouldings","title":"Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear-resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinet makers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. The late nineteenth century brought modern types which were all-metal affairs such as the American Stanley. No. 55 Universal Plane and the English Record No. 405 Multi plains with a wide variety of interchangeable cutters, integral fences, and \"nickers\", small cutting edges which score the grain fibres when working across the board.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or another worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley No. 55 Universal plane with a wide array of interchangeable cutters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stanley_55_01.jpg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile generally considered outdated, a modern furniture shop doing reproduction or restoration work might keep a collection of moulding planes to match original work, or to build in an authentic manner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe earliest known record of a moulding plane is a moulding plane iron of Roman origin unearthed in Cologne, Germany.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2261CAC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 9\"  Height: 5 3\/4\"  Depth: 1\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 423 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28292843585,"sku":"TOO8C2261CAC","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_1044.JPG?v=1593878908"},{"product_id":"wooden-wedge-handcrafted-by-william-bruckart-the-origin-of-the-wedge-is-unknown-because-it-has-been-in-use-as-early-as-the-stone-age","title":"Wooden Wedge Handcrafted By William Bruckart.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWooden Wedge Handcrafted By William Bruckart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe origin of the wedge is unknown because it has been in use as early as the Stone Age. Some Native American tribes used antler wedges as a means of splitting and working wood to make canoes, houses, and other wood objects.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2261CAC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 9 1\/2\"  Height: 5 3\/4\"  Depth: 1\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 423 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28391826497,"sku":"TOO8C2261CAC","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_1063.JPG?v=1594594185"},{"product_id":"w-jackson-carpenters-hand-held-molding-plane-cast-iron-and-wood-the-company-began-in-1827-manufacturers-of-locomotive-engines-railway-carriages-and-wagon-springs-files-tools-sawa-spades-picks-edge-tools-sheep-shears-sickles-and-general-railway-stores","title":"W. Jackson Carpenters Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW. Jackson Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWillaim Jackson \u0026amp; Co. 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During the following industrial revolution, the Peugeot's destiny was transformed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheir factories embodied the success and strength of the metalworking industry. Having factories in towns around Sochaux: Saus-Crater, Terre Blanche, Beaulieu, and Pont de Roide gave them much success. Expansion into many different domains followed in the decades to come.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorkers were taken care of both professionally and personally. Emergency funds for the staff, welfare aid for sickness, invalidity or death and allowance for old age were constituted. Peugeot strengthened the idea that working in a factory was not necessarily harder than working in the fields.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Pierre Peugeot and his brother Jean Frederic converted a grain mill into an iron factory and began producing saw blades, clock springs, umbrellas, coffee grinders and other tools.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1832 the company started to produce tools for carpenters and turners. But like a lot of families, a disagreement between the seven cousins caused the company to divide in 1842. 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They used wooden moulding planes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe earliest known record of a moulding plane is a moulding plane iron of Roman origin unearthed in Cologne, Germany.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2231HAE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 10\"  Height: 4 1\/4\"  Depth: 1 1\/4\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 261 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HAE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31874511757,"sku":"TOO8C2231HAE","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_1994.JPG?v=1594048084"},{"product_id":"carpenters-hand-held-molding-plane-cast-iron-and-wood-a-moulding-plane-is-a-specialized-plane-used-for-making-complex-shapes-found-in-wooden-mouldings","title":"Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear-resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinet makers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. The late nineteenth century brought modern types which were all-metal affairs such as the American Stanley. No. 55 Universal Plane and the English Record No. 405 Multi plains with a wide variety of interchangeable cutters, integral fences, and \"nickers\", small cutting edges which score the grain fibres when working across the board.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or another worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley No. 55 Universal plane with a wide array of interchangeable cutters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stanley_55_01.jpg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile generally considered outdated, a modern furniture shop doing reproduction or restoration work might keep a collection of moulding planes to match original work, or to build in an authentic manner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe earliest known record of a moulding plane is a moulding plane iron of Roman origin unearthed in Cologne, Germany.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2232HAE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 8\"  Height: 6 1\/2\"  Depth: 2\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 595 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HAE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31875063949,"sku":"TOO8C2232HAE","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_2000.JPG?v=1594049414"},{"product_id":"auburn-tool-co-auburn-n-y-carpenters-hand-held-molding-plane-no-125-cast-iron-and-wood-the-ohio-tool-company-was-prominent-making-a-wide-variety-of-tools-in-1893-they-acquired-auburn-tool-company-until-1907-they-produced-planes-using-the-ohio-tool-mark","title":"Auburn Tool Co, Auburn N.Y, Carpenters Molding Plane, Cast Iron \u0026 Wood","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuburn Tool Co, Auburn N.Y, Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane NO. 125, Cast Iron and Wood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca id=\"OH_OT\" name=\"OH_OT\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eOhio Tool Company of Columbus Ohio, and Auburn New York, the firm was prominent in the nineteenth century, making a wide variety of tools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1893, it acquired Auburn Tool Company, of Auburn NY, and until 1907 they produced (among other things) planes using the Ohio Tool mark.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2233HAE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 9 1\/2\"  Height: 5 5\/8\"  Depth: 2\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 730 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HAE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31876096141,"sku":"TOO8C2233HAE","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_2006.JPG?v=1593966822"},{"product_id":"a-c-bartletts-ohio-planes-92-carpenters-hand-held-molding-plane-cast-iron-and-wood-their-in-house-brand-of-planes-was-a-c-bartletts-ohio-planes-and-was-made-by-sandusky-probably-between-1882-and-1917","title":"A.C. Bartlett's Ohio Planes 92, Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.C. Bartlett's Ohio Planes 92, Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.C. Bartlett was a president and\/or partner of the hardware distributor, Hibbard, Spencer \u0026amp; Bartlett of Chicago. Their in-house brand of planes was A. C. Bartlett's Ohio Planes and were made for them by Sandusky, probably between 1882 and 1917.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccording to the Early American Industries Association (EAIA) Directory of American Toolmakers, \"Planes made by the Sandusky Tool Co. were marked as indicated for sale by Hibbard, Spencer \u0026amp; Bartlett Co., a hardware firm which Bartlett was president of 1904 -17. Bartlett was a salesman for Hibbard, Spencer \u0026amp; Co. before becoming an unnamed partner in 1872; his name was added in 1882.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHibbard, Spencer, Bartlett \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis leading hardware dealership was the descendant of a Chicago store called Tuttle, Hibbard \u0026amp; Co., which took that name in 1855 when William G. Hibbard became a partner. In 1865, Hibbard was joined by Franklin F. Spencer, and the enterprise was renamed, Hibbard \u0026amp; Spencer. By 1867, the company's annual sales of hardware had reached $1 million. When longtime company employee A. C. Bartlett became a partner in 1882, the company's name became Hibbard, Spencer \u0026amp; Bartlett \u0026amp; Co. When Spencer died in 1890, the company was already among the leading wholesalers of hardware in the United States. In 1903, the year Hibbard died, the company opened a 10-story warehouse next to State Street Bridge in downtown Chicago. In 1932, the company introduced a new line of hand tools under the brand name “True Value.” By 1948, Hibbard's annual sales reached nearly $30 million. Business slowed and profits were shrunk, however, as new hardware cooperatives began to bypass traditional wholesalers. In 1962, the company's owners, who wanted to move into the real-estate business, sold the hardware operations and the “True Value” brand to John Cotter for $2.5 million.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2234HAE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 9 3\/8\"  Height: 5 1\/4\"  Depth: 1\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 354 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HAE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31876483277,"sku":"TOO8C2234HAE","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_2016.JPG?v=1593965848"},{"product_id":"carpenters-hand-held-molding-plane-cast-iron-and-wood-a-moulding-plane-is-a-specialized-plane-used-for-making-the-complex-shapes-found-in-wooden-mouldings","title":"Carpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarpenters Hand-Held Molding Plane, Cast Iron and Wood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn woodworking, a moulding plane is a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden mouldings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraditionally, moulding planes were blocks of wear-resistant hardwood, often beech or maple, which were worked to the shape of the intended moulding. The blade or iron was likewise formed to the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. A traditional cabinet makers shop might have many, perhaps hundreds, of moulding planes for the full range of work to be performed. The late nineteenth century brought modern types which were all-metal affairs such as the American Stanley. No. 55 Universal Plane and the English Record No. 405 Multi plains with a wide variety of interchangeable cutters, integral fences, and \"nickers\", small cutting edges which score the grain fibres when working across the board.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge crown mouldings required planes of six or more inches in width, which demanded great strength to push and often had additional peg handles on the sides, allowing the craftsman's apprentice or another worker to pull the plane ahead of the master who guided it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley No. 55 Universal plane with a wide array of interchangeable cutters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Stanley_55_01.jpg\" class=\"internal\" title=\"Enlarge\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile generally considered outdated, a modern furniture shop doing reproduction or restoration work might keep a collection of moulding planes to match original work, or to build in an authentic manner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe earliest known record of a moulding plane is a moulding plane iron of Roman origin unearthed in Cologne, Germany.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8C2235HAE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 9 1\/2\"  Height: 5 3\/4\"  Depth: 1 1\/4\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 515 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HAE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31877890253,"sku":"TOO8C2235HAE","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/DSC_2027.JPG?v=1593964829"},{"product_id":"large-magnet-the-ancient-greeks-were-the-first-to-discover-magnetite-the-story-goes-a-shepherd-named-magnes-shoe-nails-stuck-to-a-rock-containing-magnetite","title":"Large Magnet.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Magnet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first magnets were not invented but rather were found from a naturally occurring mineral called magnetite. Traditionally, the ancient Greeks were the discoverers of magnetite. There is a story about a shepherd named Magnes whose shoe nails stuck to a rock containing magnetite.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8D1941CAC \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 2 1\/2\"  Height: 5 1\/4\"  Depth: 3\/4\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 396 g \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40413522253,"sku":"TOO8D1941CAC","price":48.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/ROADSHOW_PICTURES_025_cc50bd52-c9b5-4a88-ad53-9ff2436d99c7.JPG?v=1541077440"},{"product_id":"carborundum-brand-sharpening-stone-silicon-carbide-comes-with-original-box-sharpening-stones-water-stones-or-whetstones-are-used-to-sharpen-the-edges-of-steel-tools-and-implements-through-grinding-and-honing","title":"Carborundum Brand Sharpening Stone, Silicon Carbide, with Original Box","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarborundum Brand Sharpening Stone, Silicon Carbide, Comes with Original Box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharpening stones, water stones or whetstones are used to sharpen the edges of steel tools and implements through grinding and honing. Examples of items that can be sharpened with a sharpening stone include scissors, scythes, knives, razors, and tools such as chisels, hand scrapers, and plane blades.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSharpening stones come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and material compositions. Stones may be flat, for working flat edges or shaped for more complex edges, such as those associated with some woodcarving or woodturning, tools. They may be composed of a natural quarried material, or from man-made material. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStones are usually available in various grades, which refer to the grit size of the abrasive particles in the stone. Grit size is given as a number, which indicates the spatial density of the particles. A higher number denotes a higher density and therefore smaller particles, which leads to a finer finish of the surface of the polished object.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem Code - TOO8D1942CAC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth: 7 1\/4\"  Height: 1\"  Depth: 2\"  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: 464 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CAC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40413748493,"sku":"TOO8D1942CAC","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1191\/7728\/products\/ROADSHOW_PICTURES_020_585fdbda-622c-4d8d-9da0-3a8fc67f1aa9.JPG?v=1594744158"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.roadshowcollectibles.ca\/collections\/tools-hardware-antique-collection-roadshow-collectibles.oembed?page=3","provider":"Roadshow Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}