Vintage Manly Tools Archives - Vintage Man Stuff

21 Oct

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World famous slide rules

April 15, 2024
By K@VMS
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How does a slide rule makes this list of world famous slide rules? Read on and find out! Most people heard about the slide rule as a predecessor to the hand held electronic calculator. But besides the...

30 Apr

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Great vintage collection: slide rules

November 4, 2024
By K@VMS
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This article is looking into collecting slide rules, the calculating aid that was widely used before the electronic pocket calculator (different field of collecting). From as early as the 17th century...

02 Apr

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Vintage camp stove collecting information

April 25, 2023
By K@VMS
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Vintage camp stove collecting can be a fun and rewarding hobby for outdoor enthusiasts, historians, and collectors. Collecting vintage camp stoves allows you to appreciate the history and evolution of...

18 Jan

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Great vintage collection: miniature oil cans

October 28, 2022
By K@VMS
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They are small, can be carried in your hand or pocket and were an important part of the industrial revolution: miniature oil cans! Often made of tin measuring about 2 - 3 inches or 5 - 7 cm and quite ...

20 Oct

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Collecting vintage diver equipment

December 13, 2022
By K@VMS
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Vintage diver equipment When look for quality, this is often found with items that have to reliable in their use. For instance watches have to be very precise in their timekeeping and carpenter hand ...

16 Sep

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Great vintage collection: the electronic calculator

November 17, 2020
By K@VMS
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When doing your math homework you were happy with every tool dat could make your calculations quicker. In the 1970's you could choose between learning to operate the slide rule (see vintage collection...

15 Sep

Vintage Manly Tools, Vintage style

Vintage manly tools: the coffee grinder

June 3, 2021
By K@VMS
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Grinding roasted coffee beans is hard work when doing it by hand. So let's call it a manly job! I like to share some information here on the art of coffee grinding for a great cup of coffee....vintag...

04 Sep

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Vintage collection: ALRO circular slide rules from Holland

December 15, 2022
By K@VMS
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This article focusses on Also circular slide rules. Slide rules are a field of collecting in their own right, read the article Great vintage collection : slide rules, for general information on this c...

21 May

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Vintage Timeless design: Parva Stapler by Romeo Maestri

May 31, 2020
By K@VMS
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The Maestri Company Founded in Milano, Italy by Romeo Maestri in 1919 the Company first manufactured various kinds of seals like string safety seals, seals for mills and post parcels. Maestri’s wife ...

16 Jan

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Vintage Stuff Manmade: Toy soldiers different molds

January 16, 2018
By K@VMS
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Different types of molds / casting moulds Around the 1970’s there were only a handful of mold makers, producing starter kits and series of molds. We will look into them more closely below: Zinnbriga...