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misforgotten2 · 4 months

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I wonder what part of a man a lady would measure with this.

Pocket sized measuring tape found in with some of my great grandmother's sewing notions.

#measuring tape #tools #vintage tools #sewing #notions #funny #humor #humour

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nieuwe-secession · 1 year

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My new 'Toys'

#original my work #vintage #vintage tools #tools #tool #carpenter tool #workshop #work #woodworking #wood cut #wood tool

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ezekiellsplayground · 1 year

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Scored this vintage german-made manual mitre saw on ebay for $50. I dissembled it and cleaned all the parts using mild soap mix applied with a toothbrush, rinsed off with clean water, toweled, and left to finish air drying. After all parts were bone dry, I went back in with fine steel wool and WD40 to clean off all the surface rust, then rag wiped on a light protective coat to prevent further rust damage. With the addition of a new blade, this tool is good as new & ready to be put to work.

#craft #crafts #workshop #vintage #vintage tools #tool care #tool #saw #mitre saw #workshop tools #german saw #manual mitre saw #vintage tool care

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jacqui-dennett · 1 year

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Painting with light, part of our recycle project

#photography student #studio #photosafari #painting with light #hncphotoblog #hncphotography2022 #old tools #hand drill #saw #cans #toolbox #diy #vintage tools #hand tools

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mbhfphotos · 2 years

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Old rusty equipment, probably from logging.

Western Washington, April 25, 2022 Mary Howerton (shop)

#rusty #rusty metal #logging #vintage tools #hooks #chains #rusty chains #industrial #rusty hooks #abandoned #forgotten #found #disintegrating #oxidized #original photography #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #hooks and chains

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schibborasso · 2 years

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camera lucida

#camera lucida #vintage tools #drawing

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whixsaplix · 2 years

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Found old tools in the garage, probably belonged to the original owner in the 50s to 70s around there.

#vintage #vintage tools

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susoriginals · 3 months

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SAlE 50% OFF Vintage STANLEY Model 0 Double Bubble Adjustable Woodworking Carpenters Level 28" USA Made Farmhouse Primitive Rustic on SALE for $4.99

#sale #vintage level #wood level #carpenters level #vintage wood level #USA made level #vintage tools #rustic tools #primitive tools #farmhouse #Stanley #STanley tools #Stanley level #double bubble level #etsy #etsy sale #vintage sale #sale vintage

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shootwithheart · 5 months

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dreamingofbabylon · 8 months

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every day I drag myself to the workplace and I root around to find another pumpkin full of meat rolling around my enclosure, in the form of strange industrial sewing artifacts. the other day at work I discovered this bizarre contraption

Kirsch is a company that still works with drapery and hardware today, but apparently the name has been around since the 1900s. I've been struggling to find much info about their other vintage tools and hardware. Their website is all sleek and modern like 'ohh look how classy you could be with our patented automatic traversal rods' etc.

well you can't hide this from me. I feel like a fucking archeologist. Like this is an animal to me. in the way that a radio tower is an animal do you know what I'm fucking talking about.

There really are some specific ass machines in this world. This is a tool to measure and mark pleats for drapery. If you've ever sewn something with pleats, you know it can be really finicky even if you got your math right.

This thing is insane. You lay out the drapery panel and hold it under the clamps. In between, there are a bunch of moving carriages, with numbered marks that correspond to a code chart. They're connected by a spring, so they automatically shift to be evenly distributed. It is SO cool to see it work. The carriages can lock in place to account for different numbers of pleats, or even to reposition for hiding seams.

This is starting to sound like an advertisement, but good luck tracking one down even if you want one. We haven't been able to find any mention of this online, except that the manual is in the library of congress.

It's just such a fascinating tool- I've never seen something quite like it. The handwritten note on the cover, dated 1996, seems to indicate that Kirsch stopped servicing it some time in the 20 years since it's production. My best guess is that by then they were shifting their focus more to consumers and installers than manufacturers who essentially would be competing with them. But I don't claim to be all that knowledgeable about the industry's history.

I have to wonder how many of these still exist, let alone see any use.

#very mysterious very beautiful #kirsch #kirsch pleat marker #vintage sewing #vintage tools #sewing history #commercial sewing #dear diary #they pay me in woims 🪱#alt text #described #image description in alt

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joeflanagantrading · 1 year

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