I'm no fan of golf but I guess this a nice enough wheel. Actually, if you're a golfer, this might be a handy thing to have. Somehow, it's no surprise to me that this came from a Lincoln-Mercury dealer. This one measures 6 and a quarter inches and has two sides. God, I really hate golf.
Here's another first aid wheel. What kind of first aid? At a glance, of course!
We have a few of these, but this one is my favorite because it has its own little storage sleeve. This one was provided by the helping hands at Haack Ambulance Service in Milwaukee. It's 4.24 inches square, very sturdy and in excellent shape (aside from the stain at the top). And, of course, I LOVE the little wavy wheel. Check out the shoes on the guy giving artificial respiration. Snazzy! I think the part I like best is the poor body being groped by the giant, disembodied hands. I didn't know that yawning and giddiness are signs of gas poisoning. I have those symptoms every morning! What do you know? It's another subject "at a glance"! This time it's time. If you find yourself in Formosa and need to place a call to Rhodesia, then this wheel is the key to helping you make sure you aren't waking someone up at 4:30 in the morning. It's a bit large, though: 10.75 inches. But it's a sturdy wheel with an intriguing design. Only the tiny, lovingly-perforated disc in the center moves.
A gentleman in Bombay inscribed his name to this wheel on May 1, 1934. Don't you love his handwriting? Perhaps he was glad that it includes St. Helena. After a few cool and lovely days out of town, I'm back to enjoy some 90+ degree humidity. Come inside and let's get down to business!
Here we have another topic offered "at a glance" in wheel form! I can't imagine today's Daily Mail ever putting out a product like a gardening wheel. Maybe "Misbehaving Pop Stars At-a-Glance" instead. Times have changed. This is a smidge over ten inches across and is made of a nice, sturdy cardboard. And it's double-sided. I like the charming illustrations of smartly-dressed pre-WW2(?) Brits enjoying their gardens. It's a pretty nice reference for the English gardener, don't you think? It tells you when to plant, in what type of soil, etc. It has flowers on one side and vegetables on the other. NOTE: You should be able to click on each image to enlarge it. Let me know if that's not working and I'll ask the folks at Weebly what's up. If the copyright date is anything to go by, this is a very old wheel --1915, back when macaroni and rice were vegetables. Too bad this doesn't include recipes. I could really go for some boiled mutton.
You can tell it's a bit warped, but still in decent shape after all these years. It measures 5.25 by 7 inches. I'll be on wheel hiatus for three days. See you soon! If you'd like to know how to care for all of your Space Age fabrics, then this is the wheel for you! This one's kind of flimsy and it's just over 7.5 inches. But it's still a nice design. How can you not love the pinked edge and the soft colors?
I've noticed something about a lot of our wheels: they come with instructions. Now, some really need instructions (just wait until you see the nuclear fallout wheels!) but, honestly, most are pretty self-explanatory. This Maytag wheel most definitely does not require any guidance to operate. If you head on over to the Helloise page here, you'll find the kinds of people Maytag must have had in mind. This 9+ inch wheel appears to be from the 1930s and is in pretty good shape. It belonged to Mrs. Irwin Lindblom, who actually wrote her name on it. I wonder if she made any of the recipes -- like delicious sardine savories? I include the recipe for your reference.
This is a small (6 inches or so) and flimsy wheel put out by Bell Telephone no earlier than 1959, which is the copyright date.
Have you noticed that a lot of these wheels say they have a patent pending? What? What on earth is patentable about this phone dialing wheel? I wonder if they ever got it? Here's a wheel that actually says it's handy!
Isn't this magnificent? There is something about the graphic design of this wheel that reminds me of the old 1920s Russian movie posters. Maybe it's the steely optimism of a mass of tangled nails tumbling out of the inky blackness of an impossibly small barrel that screams, "Industry! Productivity! Work!" that does it for me. This wheel measures just 9.5 inches (10.5 if you count the extension) and has a greasy film on it. I wonder what kind of workers' paradise this was used in? Here's a snappy item courtesy of Ed Miller's Chevron Service, located somewhere in Los Angeles. It's the same size as yesterday's wheel and in near-perfect shape. As a bonus, it has household hints!
I had this displayed with the phone side showing and had completely forgotten how much better the other side is. I mean: it's ORANGE! But even the phone side has its merits. The color is bright -- I like the yellow and black, not to mention the nice phone illustration. There is just something "old L.A." about it that I can't describe. Good thing you didn't need area codes back then for local calls. There's not much room, there. The Household Hints side is clearly the superior side. The inner disc of a deep red-orange paired with the outer yellow and black really make it zing! I like the two women pointing to the words "Household Hints", too. The illustration could be a bit bigger, though. It has the usual hints about stain removal and cooking shortcuts, but here are a couple I haven't heard of before: Soak oranges in boiling water for five minutes before peeling. Peel and all white pulp will come off perfectly. To to avoid cabbage odors, drop a whole walnut in the boiling water. Here's a hint: To avoid cabbage odors, simply avoid boiling cabbage. |
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