I know, I know. I has been ages since I've posted anything. As I mentioned recently, I'm at the bottom of the pile of wheels around here. This coffee and tea wheel isn't very old. I bought it at a Peet's in San Francisco about 15 years ago or so. This is made of a heavy, flexible plastic and measures 10.75 inches across.
Only someone who collects wheels would buy one of these things, I think. I'm sure all of this information is on their website. Or you could go to a Peet's and ask to see the house wheel. How I remember enjoying delicious Garuda and Major Dickason's blends! If you find yourself at a Peet's (they're, at least, in Northern California), you will be served a coffee so strong that you'll feel a brief buzzing right between the eyes on first sip. Starbucks would do well to learn from Peet's example. (For Austinites: I'm told that the founder of Anderson's here learned his trade from Mr. Peet.) You know, I'm surprised this beat-up thing isn't older than 1970, when it was printed. This wheel is 11 inches across and it pretty sorry shape. It's from the "Connoisseur Series". Fancy. This wheel has information on both sides.
So, you dial the pattern you see, I guess, and it tells you the colors it came in along with the name. I wish I knew what Clevco was and what happened to it. I googled "clevco northridge" and got The American Kennel Gazette and Stud Book. That would make a good wheel, wouldn't it? I don't know Peter Forsberg from an electric drill, but if you're a fan then maybe this is the wheel for you. It shows his "top 10 career totals vs NHL" as of at least 2000, which is the copyright date. He played for several teams, but this shows him as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.
This wheel measure 2.5 by 3.5 inches and is in like-new condition. You'd think they would have tried a little harder to make the disk look more like a hockey puck, wouldn't you? It's quite remarkable that he was able to have such a successful career without having any lower legs. This is the most horrible wheel we have. I can't imagine why John bought it. It's unbearably ugly and cheesy and isn't really worth keeping. I hate it.
This is 12 inches across and must have been included in one of the Reader's Digest record albums, a set of "30 happily varied programs, skillfully arranged to keep your home filled with melody and golden memories!" Please, no. Just imagine having to choose from one of the categories. How about "Golden Memories"? Or maybe "Gloom Chasers". I wonder how many barbershop quartets are on this thing? Imagine the torture. And that's not all! Check out the "we laughed at" and "everybody [everybody!] sang and danced to" categories. Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips! Down by the Old Mill Stream! And who can forget In My Merry Oldsmobile? In the early 1930s, "we" bought backgammon and Fletcher's Castoria. What times to be alive! Here's a charming wheel that features noted tax-cheat Spiro Agnew. It's dated 1970 and is 4.5 inches across. It's in pretty bad shape. I told you I was scraping the bottom of the barrel with wheels now that I've posted most of them. Here's your proof, you literalistic pablum eating-hypochondriacs.
"The world goes 'round, the seasons change, the answers come out here." This wheel has eight questions to test your knowledge of the Jewish calendar. It measures 8.5 by 11 inches and is in somewhat okay shape. It was copyrighted in 1947 by the Union of American Hebrew Congregation.
I think it's a nice looking wheel and I like the answer book that opens up when you lift the cover. I like to colors, too. This one is on the wall here and not in the big trunk where I keep most of the others until I feel like switching some out. This wheel is pretty short on information considering its size, which, as we have seen, is not uncommon. They could have made this double-sided for more questions. If they had gone to Petrograf Corp., this would have had a better design. Still, I do like the look of it. The thing that appeals to me about this wheel is the clear plastic arm that rotates around it. I don't know why I like it. One is allowed to entertain foolish fancies, isn't one?
This wheel is 6.75 inches across, exclusive of the arm. The copyright date was 1970. It's made of a sturdy plastic and is perfectly usable. What you use it for is beyond me. What do I look like -- an astronomer? This wheel is 8 inches in diameter. It has no date. It doesn't even have a title! It's another profit wheel. It's made of sturdy plastic, so it's ready to go.
And that's about it. This wheel is quite recent. It has a URL on it. This was produced by the Michigan State Board of Education. It's a guide to the expected childhood developmental milestones from one month to sixty months (otherwise known as 5 years, for Pete's sake). On the reverse is the recommended vaccination schedule, which is helpful.
This is, as you might expect, in excellent condition and measures 6.126 inches in diameter. This is a handy little cocktail recipe slide chart produced by -- you guessed it -- the folks at Slide-Chart Corp. and Petrograf Corp. The date on here is 1953. This is 2.625 by 6.5 inches and is in usable shape in spite of the one torn corner. It advertises General Electric water coolers, oddly enough.
I haven't heard of most of these concoctions: Addison, Five Star Final, Snag Tooth Nell, and others. I was disappointed to discover that Snag Tooth Nell has gin and two types of vermouth along with lime juice. Meh. A LOT of these involve gin and vermouth, which seems a bit unimaginative, but good if you're on a budget and don't want to buy rum and brandy and benedictine and scotch and "curacoa". One of my favorite drinks is the Side Car. But the recipe for it on this chart calls for an egg white, for cryin' out loud! They should rename that one the Abomination. Another is the Earthquake. I can't imagine drinking this one. It's equal parts gin, brandy and absinthe. Maybe the vomiting that comes later resembles an earthquake. The "prunell" listed on one side refers to a fruit-flavored liquor called either Prunella or Prunelle. It's flavor is described as "prune, raisin, and plum" by a cocktail website I found. It's used to make a Beau Brummel. Sounds pretty awful to me. |
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