jermfab
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2013
- Location
- atlanta, ga
My grandmother passed over the weekend. She was close to her 104 birthday, but didn’t quite make it. My mother and I went to be with her in her final days and took some time when not at her bedside to start cleaning out the house. I found this gem:
One of the great downsides for the people of the Great Depression and my grandparents era is that too often they conflated “FRUGAL” and “CHEAP”... Despite my grandfather being an engineer and using tools like his slide-rule and drafting tools regularly, he didn’t seem to own the nicer level of items. Most of his remaining effects will likely be donated as the quality of them, despite being from mid-twentieth century is no better than current metrology/layout equipment available at Home Depot. This Lufkin tape (which I fully appreciate was never an expensive tool) was about the only thing I considered nice enough to save. Otherwise I will not be replacing the Starrett squares and rules in my toolbox with the crap granddad used. Anyhow I figured I’d share it here.
Jeremy
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One of the great downsides for the people of the Great Depression and my grandparents era is that too often they conflated “FRUGAL” and “CHEAP”... Despite my grandfather being an engineer and using tools like his slide-rule and drafting tools regularly, he didn’t seem to own the nicer level of items. Most of his remaining effects will likely be donated as the quality of them, despite being from mid-twentieth century is no better than current metrology/layout equipment available at Home Depot. This Lufkin tape (which I fully appreciate was never an expensive tool) was about the only thing I considered nice enough to save. Otherwise I will not be replacing the Starrett squares and rules in my toolbox with the crap granddad used. Anyhow I figured I’d share it here.
Jeremy
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