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Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets

- Life in the village hardware shop
Af: Tom Fort Engelsk Paperback

Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets

- Life in the village hardware shop
Af: Tom Fort Engelsk Paperback
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''A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical'' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK

''A paean to DIY'' - The Times

''Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish'' - Country Life

In 2018 Tom Fort''s daughter-in-law took over a century-old hardware shop. The family dreamed of developing the shop into one that would become the centre of village life; that much did come true, but not in the way they had expected.

Interweaving the evolution of the shop, its previous owners, the customers it serves and the items it sells, Rivets, Trivets & Galvanised Buckets offers a delightful study of community and shines a light on the eccentricities of ordinary people. Alongside, it presents a fascinating history of technological development; from who thought of screwdrivers to where the spirit level came from, who devised the process of galvanisation and what genius worked out that a suction pad on the end of a piece of wood could unblock sinks.

As Tom recounts: ''A little girl came with her father into Heath and Watkins, looked around for a while and said "Daddy, this is the shop of EVERYTHING"''. This is the story of how that happened.

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''A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical'' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK

''A paean to DIY'' - The Times

''Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish'' - Country Life

In 2018 Tom Fort''s daughter-in-law took over a century-old hardware shop. The family dreamed of developing the shop into one that would become the centre of village life; that much did come true, but not in the way they had expected.

Interweaving the evolution of the shop, its previous owners, the customers it serves and the items it sells, Rivets, Trivets & Galvanised Buckets offers a delightful study of community and shines a light on the eccentricities of ordinary people. Alongside, it presents a fascinating history of technological development; from who thought of screwdrivers to where the spirit level came from, who devised the process of galvanisation and what genius worked out that a suction pad on the end of a piece of wood could unblock sinks.

As Tom recounts: ''A little girl came with her father into Heath and Watkins, looked around for a while and said "Daddy, this is the shop of EVERYTHING"''. This is the story of how that happened.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 352
ISBN-13: 9781472291950
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472291956
Udg. Dato: 9 maj 2024
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Headline Publishing Group
Oplagsdato: 9 maj 2024
Forfatter(e): Tom Fort
Forfatter(e) Tom Fort


Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie


ISBN-13 9781472291950


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 352


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 9 maj 2024


Oplagsdato 9 maj 2024


Forlag Headline Publishing Group

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