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When this craggy container showed up in salvage we were all stumped. The heavy cylinder is pitted with age and wear. After a little research, we found out what it is. Can you?
Ready for another round of Three Guesses? I sure am. Can you guess? What was the intended use of this handsome turn-of-the-century device? I bet you guys will get this one right quick.
Every time I wander through the salvage department to go get coffee, I have to remind myself that I don’t need these lovely concrete animals. This awesome stone kitty took up residence at the store a few weeks ago and the folks in our salvage department named him Steve and gave him this posh set ...
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What do we have here? That’s the question everyone has asked when they first encounter this strange little silver hand. Any guesses ideas? Don’t worry if you don’t know… I’ll post the answer later.
If you have old doors in your home, chances are they’re filled with mortise locks. We often just use them as a latch, like a modern tube latch, but the intent behind them was that you could lock the individual doors of your home, usually with a skeleton key. Most folks want a locking door ...
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