What are these darling little metal pieces? They are pencil sharpeners, of course! These were discovered while home visiting for the holidays. Each one is sturdy cast metal. The gold projectorfilm reels spin freely and the handles on the lantern and boom box can be moved. Pretty cool!
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Sparco Letter Opener
Awhile back I expounded on my love for an old plastic letter opener but bemoaned how hard it had been to found any new ones. Well, lookie what I found! It is from a company called Sparco and the cost for this little beauty was a mere $1.50 at the beloved Pieritz in Oak Park.…
Favorite Tools of 2012
I’ve reviewed, purchased and drooled over hundreds of products in 2012 so I thought I’d share with you my favorites of the year, in no specific order: Tie for Favorite Fountain Pen: Kaweco Guilloch 1930 EF Fountain Pen Tie for Favorite Fountain Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540 EF Demonstrator Favorite Highlighter: Pilot Preppy Highlighter Favorite Lefty-centric…
Mango Donut Tape Dispenser, seriously.
My lovely pen pal Bibliotiki sent me this darling 3M Scotch mango donut tape dispenser. It took me a month before it occurred to me that washi tape would fit in the dispenser making it THE PERFECT travel tape dispenser. Once I loaded it with polka dot tape, it required eyeballs because sometimes, I am…
The Secretary Knife
The Victorinox Secretary in all-metal finish is the perfect solution for on-the-go needs of the Well-Appointed reader whose work may be done on a coffee shop table, park bench, front seat of the car or other far-flung locales.Use it to “open envelopes, pry open staples, cut out crossword puzzles, clip articles/pictures” (a direct quote from…
My favorite tools: Letter Opener
While there are lots of elegant, distinguished letter openers in the world, but the trusty advertising letter opener made of plastic with a concealed blade is my favorite. I have two. This one came from an envelope company and I keep it at my desk. The other is a vintage opener that looks the same…
Tape Dispensers
(Clockwise from top left: Wooden Tape Holder £27.50 from Present + Correct, The Heavyweight from Black + Blum $50, Squirreled Away Tape Dispenser from Anthropologie $24 and Tape Cutter bookends $47.04)