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04-02-2016, 11:20 PM #21Senior Member
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Crazy collectibles continued
Here is another crazy collectible. When I was a young fellow I did carpenter work before I did ironwork. Used plumb bobs in both trades. So here is the finest plumb bob ever made AFAIC ....... The Starrett 87A, B, C which are mercury filled, and the 177C which is solid steel. The one on the right is a no name. You can't have too many plumb bobs. Now I've got a rotation ! ...........
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04-03-2016, 03:30 PM #22.
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I don't really consider myself a collector, but I pick up a Chess set if I like it.
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"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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04-04-2016, 04:51 PM #23Senior Member
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I'm still waiting for the Beany-Baby guy to show 3.5 million of them next to a straight...
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