tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post3498503826295831881..comments2024-03-28T09:21:45.528-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: "Kirsch" mystery toolMister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-72777040416635508332022-08-16T11:32:20.925-04:002022-08-16T11:32:20.925-04:00Sorry, long gone....Sorry, long gone....Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-16927272263912643482022-08-15T20:59:42.602-04:002022-08-15T20:59:42.602-04:00Do you still have this tool ?Do you still have this tool ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-91232425898682572312015-10-17T09:34:14.332-04:002015-10-17T09:34:14.332-04:00Thanks for this! Another mystery solved.Thanks for this! Another mystery solved.The Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482698067925791608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-306591226072738632015-10-16T22:35:59.829-04:002015-10-16T22:35:59.829-04:00Your Kirsch piece is indeed a Curtain Rod Cutter. ...Your Kirsch piece is indeed a Curtain Rod Cutter. There were different guages of rod sold in straight pieces of 12', these could be sleeved for longer windows, and angle could be added (very similar to aluminum downspouts that you would buy today). I used the identical cutter well into the late 70's at Belleair Fabrics here in Clearwater, Florida.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-86378968161857320462015-06-28T09:27:52.642-04:002015-06-28T09:27:52.642-04:00There is a style of cheap, adjustable curtain rod ...There is a style of cheap, adjustable curtain rod made of light-gauge sheet metal bent into a C-channel - it looks like the rod slides over the unpainted portion (in the appropriate size), which keeps it from collapsing under the shear. Toss in an extension handle and you're good to go!Byardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746810185751375430noreply@blogger.com