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Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets: Life in the village hardware shop

By (author) Tom Fort

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'A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK '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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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Headline Publishing Group
Published date | 11 May 2023
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 336
Dimensions | 236 x 164 x 36mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 560g
ISBN | 978-1-4722-9196-7
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BISAC | house & home / hand tools


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