comicsssfan: We had a store like that, no big box either. You could go in with a bolt and say “I need a nut and lock washer to fit that.” They would open a couple of drawers, test to make sure they fit, and charge you a nickle. School children actually visited the place as a museum. It’s gone now; the owners wanted to retire after the store’s centennial and no one wanted to take over – too much to learn.
rshive: It was the only hardware store I ever saw that had, in stock, a choice of 45 or 65 pound anvils. I guess they figured you could make your own forge, smiths made their own tongs and chisels as part of their apprenticeship.
jimshari222 almost 9 years ago
Whether she did or not, if it works, that’s the point
hippogriff almost 9 years ago
comicsssfan: We had a store like that, no big box either. You could go in with a bolt and say “I need a nut and lock washer to fit that.” They would open a couple of drawers, test to make sure they fit, and charge you a nickle. School children actually visited the place as a museum. It’s gone now; the owners wanted to retire after the store’s centennial and no one wanted to take over – too much to learn.
hippogriff almost 9 years ago
rshive: It was the only hardware store I ever saw that had, in stock, a choice of 45 or 65 pound anvils. I guess they figured you could make your own forge, smiths made their own tongs and chisels as part of their apprenticeship.