tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post2494968527255716338..comments2024-03-28T15:02:05.645-07:00Comments on I Have Three Cats: Hanging Around with HistoryJohn Bellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-23017406107770974072021-07-11T09:22:01.534-07:002021-07-11T09:22:01.534-07:00What an interesting memory!What an interesting memory!ANGEL ABBYGRACEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777233381092226583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-3581346325347787932021-07-10T22:51:12.915-07:002021-07-10T22:51:12.915-07:00Loved the hanger story. I have a towel from a &qu...Loved the hanger story. I have a towel from a "fancy" hotel I was lucky to stay in for a week on paid travel. Of course, I deny any knowledge of how it happened to end up in my suitcase. I only discovered it when I got home. Coff, coff!<br /><br />I will say that the heavy-duty plastic hangers available today (cheap at Walmart) are very sturdy. What I don't understand is the semi-circles under the top. Must be a "Lady Clothes" thing. They make it awkward to hang pants. I cut them off...<br /><br />But I appreciate the reminder of when even simple things were made well and with pride. I had the maternal grandfather who was a tailor at a high-end men's store and he treated every button as a piece of skill.<br /><br />I learned to do the same. And then, one year, for Christmas, my paternal grandparents sent me one of those plastic Buttoneer-shooter devices. It was embarrassing, but I thanked them anyway. I gave it to a friend who liked the idea, LOL!Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11135668126649348317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-71658137169545474232021-07-10T18:28:08.611-07:002021-07-10T18:28:08.611-07:00Thanks for that little slice of history!
I have s...Thanks for that little slice of history!<br /><br />I have several wooden hangers with 'advertising' on them...some from Canadian venues and most of them from Dutch places. I use them still, but maybe I need to pamper them?? LOL! The most precious one to me is a Dutch one, on which my dad signed his name...not sure why?? Oh yes, I have a couple from the Washington DC area, where hubby hails from.Meezer's Mews & Terrieristical Woofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474970770415529999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-14551194541456191272021-07-09T05:52:45.435-07:002021-07-09T05:52:45.435-07:00This was an interesting read! I love history and w...This was an interesting read! I love history and was fascinated by the story of a simple hanger. Imagine the stories that hanger could tell!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807487427206982481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-41811359011046888922021-07-09T01:09:53.436-07:002021-07-09T01:09:53.436-07:00Goodness! Goes without saying that
ALL my hangers...Goodness! Goes without saying that <br />ALL my hangers are 'pink'..HeHe! :).<br />50 in one wardrobe and 40 in another..! <br />But! But! Couple years ago l bought <br />a wooden hanger in a charity shop for <br />one pound..£1..on it was the name <br />Austin Reed..next best thing to Harrods..<br />I check it out on line for value..and <br />found it was worth £30..(51 Canadian dollars)...<br />In fact l found one on eBay for £34..<br />And..you can still buy wooden ones though they<br />cost a lot of money these day! <br />WILLIE...! =(^..^)=https://www.blogger.com/profile/14862273578655424772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-58550642752714432282021-07-08T16:54:08.734-07:002021-07-08T16:54:08.734-07:00That is a cool thing with a cool history!That is a cool thing with a cool history!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-6290934022900309492021-07-08T16:06:44.870-07:002021-07-08T16:06:44.870-07:00That’s true. I hadn’t thought of that. On a vaguel...That’s true. I hadn’t thought of that. On a vaguely similar line, though, I have looked at movies that take place in the past and have been filmed in houses built in the time period of the movie and have wondered why a house built, for instance, in the eighteenth century, looks three hundred years old - in a story set the eighteenth century.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-677442785420507872021-07-08T14:48:47.238-07:002021-07-08T14:48:47.238-07:00I really enjoyed hearing the history behind the cl...I really enjoyed hearing the history behind the clothes hanger.Memories of Eric and Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895995542393169845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-39439258755783219492021-07-08T13:10:26.234-07:002021-07-08T13:10:26.234-07:00What a wonderful piece of history, and it's a ...What a wonderful piece of history, and it's a fantastic reminder of your parents. I don't have many physical remembrances of my parents, but <br />my favorite childhood memories are the times I spent with my father listening to his stories about when he was in the navy during World War II. Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993528390901569340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-19455663956169230582021-07-08T12:56:22.055-07:002021-07-08T12:56:22.055-07:00On Twitter a while ago, I got into an interesting ...On Twitter a while ago, I got into an interesting discussion about how, if historical movies and TV shows wanted to be completely accurate, they would show people using household items from 20, 50, even 100 years before their time, because in the old days, things were built to be handed down generations. We today are so used to a "disposable" lifestyle that this would be jarring to watch for most people.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-54239736429955996572021-07-08T10:55:34.981-07:002021-07-08T10:55:34.981-07:00It’s the ordinary, common things of yesterday that...It’s the ordinary, common things of yesterday that are the pricey antiques of today. Even this coat-hanger would probably go for $10 now, maybe more, if there’s story attached to it. Yet the people who used it would think, “It’s just a coat-hanger…” I can’t see as many items of our present being valued in the future.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-23823043954365744162021-07-08T10:39:43.526-07:002021-07-08T10:39:43.526-07:00this is cool...guaranteed you won't find a woo...this is cool...guaranteed you won't find a wooden hanger anywhere<br />to purchase { accept maybe one of the online "shopping" sites and they want...... 23,450.75 for it } <br /><br />I'm curious now as to the name on the couple I have; dad's coat from the fire station hangs on one, because of the weight of the<br />actual coat <br /><br />thanx for sharing this story :) ☺☺♥♥ da tabbies o trout townehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716543768517442543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-60302322860225990502021-07-08T10:38:40.614-07:002021-07-08T10:38:40.614-07:00I enjoyed the hanger story and a bit about your pa...I enjoyed the hanger story and a bit about your parents life during<br />the war. I have a few things left from grandparents and parents, as they<br />would all be well into their 100's by now. Sometimes these things end<br />up being treasures.Lynn and Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667620426688527712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-80055391066735318552021-07-08T10:08:14.035-07:002021-07-08T10:08:14.035-07:00I, too, love the history of the hanger as well as ...I, too, love the history of the hanger as well as the mention of your parents. The hanger also is a precious small tie to them as well, regardless of whether they're living or have passed.<br /><br />Not as old -- I still have a few hangers from my days of working in retail in my 20s, while in Halifax. I kept a few of the extra pant hangers (I'm sure we all did, I can't imagine I would have stolen them, good church-going, choir-singing person that I was then.)Keahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809655107065918944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-90397779611417952812021-07-08T10:00:50.136-07:002021-07-08T10:00:50.136-07:00What a neat piece of history to own! Obviously it...What a neat piece of history to own! Obviously it was made to last.Sakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508656442667275102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-89151778743522105972021-07-08T09:02:29.320-07:002021-07-08T09:02:29.320-07:00History can be found anywhere. Even in something ...History can be found anywhere. Even in something as seemingly mundane as a clothes hanger. Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-91353891261816532602021-07-08T07:45:40.792-07:002021-07-08T07:45:40.792-07:00Love the history of the hanger and I have the same...Love the history of the hanger and I have the same feeling about things made then. We could blog many a story about them.Katie Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298277081648176277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508973452758369679.post-4694319394931361202021-07-08T07:14:34.781-07:002021-07-08T07:14:34.781-07:00A slice of history!A slice of history!Eastside Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707701446222007049noreply@blogger.com