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Here is pliers that are double ended

thank you for sharing the pictures Ian
I should have realized the double ended sifter was for lh and rh threads
you have some unusual old tools

This one that you don't see to often for drilling holes up against a wall or in a corner
Ian

This one as yet no one has explained, why was a margarine company was giving away/selling a bottle opener
Ian

What a fascinating question, Ian.
What a great piece of memorabilia too!

Bottle Openers were, even back then, standard give-aways.
My interest was more with associating the promo piece with
cricket.

The TROVE database offers no answer.
But general searches show why history is so fascinating.

I mean, today's 'Samboy' chips have a connection ...
http://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/colvan-chips/

And the beautiful Art Deco factory is significant:-
http://fitzroyalty.net/2010/01/19/f...ine-factory-to-aboriginal-housing-board/

The explanation of the bottle opener is probably lost.
But the evidence suggests the founder was sports mad.

Cheers
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Jack

How about restoring Very old stringed instruments.

They are truly beautiful!

I'd be interested to hear more about them, exactly what they are and what you do in the restoration etc.

I saw the second photo and had an almost irresistible urge chant ooouuudddd at the top of my voice! Bill Bailey fans will get this

And for some reason I was also reminded of the time he did duelling banjos with a bloke with a sitar

Cheers,

ooooouuuuuddddd

Saw him live a couple of years ago. Absolutely hilarious. That ooouuuddd bit had me in stitches for about an hour the first time I saw that show.

And yes they are absolutely amazing!!!

Pete

G'day Wetsocks,

Was fortunate enough to see his show when he was in country last month. Best Father's Day present the kids have ever given me!

The only thing I was a little disappointed about is that he didn't bring his 'horn piano' contraption.

V funny and talented man.

I collect hubodometers which is a device that is attached to the hub of a truck or bus to give an accurate reading of distance travelled.
May have noticed them as that of looking device that appears to stay upright while the wheel is spinning.
I have always had a fascination with looking at them and working out how they are attached to the wheel.a

Here's are few of my machines.I have 8 at the moment

Hi Alwil,Lovely instruments,Are the upright 5 banjo ukuleles?The one in the foreground a Mandolin.Some of the players in my Ukulele group have the banjo version,they sound great

Hi sb
Four are banjo ukuleles , the centre one standing upright is a banjo mandolin which normally has eight strings but I have strung this as a uke ,GCEA, sounds great.
I do not have any of these anymore , they are very popular and sought after in a few uke groups that I belong to so have been sold along with another five that I restored .
Most of them I have imported from USA.

Is that drum like body what gives them their unique sound and where were they invented?
Do they sound like a drum if you strike them?

Here are my collection of Bus, Truck, Coach and trailer hubbos. I even attached one to my 1989 Laser Ghia.

I collect shaving mugs:-



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Jack

Hi mowerfreak and all ,
Yes the vellum , (goat skin that I get from Pakistan ), sounds like a drum when it is stretched properly.
I have never searched for where or when they were invented.
Cheers
Al .

G'day all
What a complex and eclectic mix of interests?

I wish SB30inch had a lawn bowls pinball machine...

I have a question for Mowerfreak.
The Hubodometers are fantastic. I guess their function is really for tyre
or axle maintenance? Do they still use these today?

Bill Bailey - what an amazing character!
Musical instruments as an art form!
Old tools reveal how much the human mind thinks about 'doing things easier'.
Petrol products memorabilia and bottles!

I wonder how much more diversity will come out of this post?

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Jack

G'day all
Jack , a question,
Does anyone use a shaving mug nowadays ?

In answer to Cyberjack, hubodometers used to be a common sight on the rear wheel of private bus fleets and many trucks and trailers as a low cost reliable method to track distance for maintenance purposes, be it mechanical or for tyres.
A lot of buses I used to catch had non functioning speedometers, so I presume they were fitted to over come that as well.
Nowadays they are still used a lot on truck trailers but not so much on vehicles themselves as they now employ sophisticated computerised dashes that have a reliable odometer in them.
Great memories setting them mounted on the old Leyland and Bedford buses and many trucks when Is little.
Glass you appreciated my collection. Of only I had some trucks and buses to mount them on!!