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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Highway haul

©2016 Barry Smith - Quite a lovely lineup go worn blowtorches
I went for a one full day road trip with Fiona's dad. yesterday. She is away for friends and business so I thought it was a good opportunity to go to a market and a few country towns in our region to check out and buy stuff for lamps and silver-plate. There was about 5.5hours driving involved; but as you can see from the photos below the road trip was worth it.

©2016 Barry Smith - Hand pumps used in the past for pumping fuel out of 200litre fuel drums
©2016 Barry Smith - Stirrup pumps - already partially disassembled
©2016 Barry Smith - Very slender hand pumps
©2016 Barry Smith - Vintage gas welding piece
©2016 Barry Smith - Brass hand pumped fire extinguisher
©2016 Barry Smith - Pair of geared hand drills
©2016 Barry Smith - Slender solid fuel sobering iron
©2016 Barry Smith - Different view of those blowtorches
Quite a few lamps in that lot; and shiny stuff from the seven trays below.

©2016 Barry Smith - Some very l;argue sit;ver-plated trays in this stash
I think I now have enough blow torches for the moment; and my silver-plate bank is maintained.
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4 comments:

  1. Jo MurrayAugust 29, 2016 at 8:27 AM

    Great haul...I look forward to seeing these bits in their new lives.

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  2. Velma BolyardAugust 29, 2016 at 10:06 PM

    love those stirrups and the long skinny hand pumps...and the fire extinguisher is superb. i know you will make them even more interesting!

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  3. CarolAugust 31, 2016 at 4:45 PM

    Fabulous collection, Barry! Now for the making!

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  4. BarrySeptember 3, 2016 at 10:50 AM

    JM, V and C - obviously we are all overs of those interesting recyclable objects. JM - hope that some might show up in lamps soon. V - The stirrups did not look like having a lot of potential when they were attached to the pumps - but they got an identity of their own when they were separated. C - as you know the collecting is fun; but so iOS the making. Peace. B

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