Sharps in the Milward (Redditch, England) needle wallet ^ that came in a plastic baggie along with an empty box that once held darning silks and a half-full bottle of corn remover: $1.98.
Thanks, Michael: Now I want to go to the needle museum in Redditch!
GZ: Yes, I wish I could use them, actually. But I like the way the rust speaks of the passing of time too, and reveals that these things are mutable, like us... There's kind of a sad, noble beauty to it.
One sharp, also from Redditch:
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sad to see them rusty
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michael: Now I want to go to the needle museum in Redditch!
ReplyDeleteGZ: Yes, I wish I could use them, actually. But I like the way the rust speaks of the passing of time too, and reveals that these things are mutable, like us... There's kind of a sad, noble beauty to it.