Crewe Market

Crewe Market
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Two items found on Crewe Market a few weeks ago.
I picked up the wire one and aske the man on the stall how much it was.
He said
"do you know what it is?"
"No" says I.
to which he replied
"So why are you buying it then?"
I muttered something about collecting metal things back..
whatever I said would have sounded odd...
he said for 50 pence I could buy it and he would tell me what it was...
a Bargain..
"they are for cleaning out your nozzle on your gas torch."

Prodders

Prodders
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They come in two sizes..thick and thin..

Prodders (end detail)

Prodders
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At the end they have a rough area for filing out the dirt.

Tin Railway Signal

signal 1
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Michael gave me this for my birthday.(amongst other things)
He got it from a stall on the indoor market in Northwich, which sells toys and ephemera...I had seen it the week before and pondered if I should treat myself...luckily Michael knows me well.

Tin Railway Signal

signal 2
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View of the base.

Trevira's collection (back)

Trevira's collection
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Trevira sent us a lovely little package today.
I think they look great as a group and the one item has the longest PATENT information I have ever seen on such a small item..it says
"PATENTED IN GT BRITAIN AUSTRALIA CANADA NEW ZEALAND S.AFRICA U.S.A BELGIUM FRANCE GERMANY HOLLAND ITALY NORWAY SWEDEN DENMARK EIRE SWITZERLAND."
I think they almost have the planet covered!
Although we could get a factory at the North pole...and missing out China could be a mistake.

Trevira's collection (back)

Trevira's collection (back)
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The other side,

Plant Label

Plant Label
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The sun has finally come out and the rain has kept away, so I finally have had a tidy up in the garden.
Found a few little treasures (watch this space)
But this is my favourite.
the label must date back a good 20 years, but the writing is still on there, I can't read it though.
it seems to say..
N A E A
the first few letters as lost to decay...
(My grandad used to use this sort of label)

plant label(obverse)

plant label(obverse)
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There is someithing written on the back too..can't quite make it out though. Might be a J and an E.

Insulated Staples

staples 3
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We went to the Tabley Hall Steam Fair on Sunday.
Lots of stalls covered with things you would find in workshops and sheds all over England.
This packet of Insulated Staples was in a box that had lots of boxes of light bulbs too...but they were spares.
Cost....50 pence.

Insulated Staples

staples 4
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massed produced.
Simple design..

Insulated Staples

staples 2
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Bottom of the box.

pocket screwdriver

pocket screwdriver
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I found this on Weaverham boot sale on Sunday.
It was lurking in the bottom of a very oily, well used toolbox.
I didn't realise what it was until I bought it and cleaned off the grease.
"Terry's POCKET SCREWDIVER"
The holes are just large enough for a pen or pencil to go through, which will help the leverage.
A perfect design, nothing unnecessary.
and fits in you pocket.

pocket screwdriver (back)

pocket screwdriver2
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REGISTERED
TERRY"s
N2599540/12

Leg Nail File

leg file
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This was the only item I got from the Hartford boot sale. It was in one of those cases with silver looking items, so I thought it would be expensive.
It cost the amazing fee of 10 pence.
SOUVENIER
ISLE OF MAN
"ROGARK"
Regd

Leg Nail FIle

leg file 2
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Back view

tidy cupboard

tidy cupboard
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Found these whilst tidying out the landing cupboard today, (which has more boxes of interesting tat in it than I thought.)
The label from the "Bazoon" says
"HAVE FUN WITH THIS"
The Twist Bazoon.
SIMPLE INSTRUCTION AT BACK"

The Fuse wire
MADE IN ENGLAND
5 AMP LIGHTING
15 AMP POWER
"SWITCH OFF AT MAINS BEFORE INSERTING FUSE WIRE"

tidy cupboard (back)

tidy cupboard (back)
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Instructions..
"To play the TWIST BAZOON put your mouth to the mouth-piece of this Bazoon and say "Do, do,do, do" then sing or hum a tune through it.
For special effects move hand up and down over membrane holder."
MADE IN HONG KONG

Egg Decapitator

Egg decapitator
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I tidied out a cupboard as part of my Summer Spring clean project, and I found this.
I lent it to a student years ago and it still had the Thank you tag attached.
It is for taking the top off a boiled egg.

Egg Decapitator

Egg Decapitator
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Partially deployed.

Egg Decapitator

Egg Decapitator
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This perforates the top of the egg..which..in theory..lifts easily off.