Vintage Manly Tools Archives - Vintage Man Stuff

18 Jan

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Great vintage collection: miniature oil cans

October 28, 2022
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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
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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
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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

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Vintage manly tools: the coffee grinder

June 3, 2021
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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
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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...

30 Aug

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Great vintage collection: slide rules

January 30, 2021
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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...

21 May

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Vintage Timeless design: Parva Stapler by Romeo Maestri

May 31, 2020
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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
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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...

01 Sep

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Vintage Movie Stuff: Tom Cruise – Amercian Made

December 30, 2017
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Vintage is everywhere in 2017. Even Tom Cruise goes back to 1980, in his new move American Made. It is all about a manly man and his stuff. In this case planes, dope and guns. Not only does Tom work f...

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