Monday, 26 December 2011

101 uses for many things.

This book has a number of ways to use everyday household items in all manner of useful ways. I have picked out some of the best ones, so you can imagine how bad some of these are. 1955 was a time of make do and mend and I am not laughing at the ingenuity shown then..I really admire it. A time when men in their sheds could solve any problem.

101 uses for a wooden ice-cream spoon.

101 uses for a hinge

101 uses for a cotton reel

101 uses for a biro

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

101 uses for a pencil


Pack of pencils found in a POUND shop in Manchester. Using a pencil as a ruler is fine so long as you don't want to use it as a pencil. Once your sharpen it you start losing inches...

Friday, 25 November 2011

101 uses for a wheel rim


These are two photos Archie took for me when we cycled to the local farm shop in the summer.(around June time..) Two metal wheel rims stacked on top of each other to form a stylish yet practical flower pot.