Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Ingenuity at work

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This is a Canadian-made Connor wringer washer , popular in the 1940s and 50s, outfitted with a smaller tub and a wooden paddle arrangement t...

Museum display

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  William George Barker was Canada's fourth highest scoring ace in WW1 at 50 victories. This entry was found in a catalog of the Canadia...

One of my vices is vises, a Grizzly?

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Thanks, Arthur!  Not sure of the pedigree of this heavily used bench vise, I suspect it's an older Taiwanese import, just doing what it ...
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Creative shingling

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Just a nice little small town church.. but whoever designed it (probably a local carpenter) thought he would add a nice complicated curved b...
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Sunday, October 4, 2026

Sidecar? Sunday

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  Not sure what’s going on here, She might be in some sort of “sociable” or maybe a car chassis. Anyways, she’s looking out at the camera wi...
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Sidecar Sunday

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Saturday, October 3, 2026

Business opportunity

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  Seen along the north shore of the StLawrence river. past Tadoussac.   Just the thing for a firewood business!  More than just for work, un...
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Friday, October 2, 2026

The Driver Line Drill press

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    Nice old drill press seen at Liberty Tool in Maine. The "Driver Line" logo refers to a popular, lower-priced line of shop mach...
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Thursday, October 1, 2026

Victor wrench

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Thanks, Kevan!     Another name new to me.  This wrench isn’t old, it’s manufactured by Victor Tools in Punjab, India, a global hand tool ma...

Drouin supercharger

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  Want to supercharge your Norton twin?  Here's an interesting project and period piece for someone.  Drouin Mfg. of Massachusetts made ...
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