A1Scrapmetal

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Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom

Older than I think I am.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Tokens


tokens 3
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1.GOOD FOR $1 IN TRADE ..THE VIRGINIA
2.GOOD FOR MERCHENDISE DEL'D AT WOODWARDS VANCOUVER
3.VALUE 1D
4.AL
5."picture of a telephone"
6.Archie's coin..he struck it with a hammer and was told he could be an apprentice coin maker..

Tokens


tokens 2
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Found a wonderful collectors shop in Llandudno.
big boxes of coins to sort through, where I found 5 tokens.
1. SANDON BC. INC 1896
2.WOODWARDS CHILDREN PROFIT SHARING TOKEN
3.VALUE 1D
4.20p EURO TOKEN
5.GETTONE TELEFONICO 7701
6. A coin Archie made in Conway Castle

Bent wire


bent wire
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I found this on Llandudno beach on my holidays.
It looked like it was meant to be something.
It has been suggested that it is an improvised fishing hook made by someone on a raft.....

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Assorted ironmongery


screws
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All these were also in the tin..

Repair outfit


repair outfit
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Halfords REPAIR OUTFIT
Branches all over Great Britain
I found this on Crewe Market.
There are instructions inside on how to mend a tyre.
1. THOROUGHLY CLEAN AND ROUGHEN TUBE AROUND THE PUNCTURE AREA WITH GLASS PAPER.
2.SMEAR THIN FILM OF SOLUTION ON TUBE AND ALLOW TO BECOME TACKY.
3.CHOOSE CORRECT SIZE PATCH AND REMOVE LINEN - PRESS DOWN FIRMLY ON TUBE.
4.TO PREVENT ADHESION TO COVER DUST REPAIRED PART WITH CHALK PROVIDED.

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

found in the shed (yesterday)


found in shed
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The sun came out yesterday and I saw this a a cue to empty the shed.
The best thing I found were these wire ties..
41 of them all linked together by one of their own..
Very neat. The perfect design.

found in the shed


found in shed2
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End view.

found in the shed


found in shed3
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Two examples of the 41 wire ties.
Almost identical.