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RE: More finds and a "whatsit?" - DaveParkis - 06-06-2017
(06-06-2017, 03:06 PM)UpstateNYdude Wrote: That's not bad at all I would have gladly paid that. Were you the gentlemen downstairs in the dark long sleeve with the glasses, if so it was a pleasure to make your acquaintance as you were the guy helping me box up the stuff I got and were quite helpful. What were the carving chisels he had? I'd never heard of Honey Craft before even though I think you told me they were Swiss made.
That was me, although the word "gentleman" is rarely used to describe me.
Next time you see me at a sale, stop me and say "Hi". BTW- you're gonna hate seeing what I picked up today in Wilton 
RE: More finds and a "whatsit?" - DaveParkis - 06-06-2017
(06-06-2017, 04:13 PM)Bill_Houghton Wrote: Dave,
I think the "sad" may apply to the user, rather than the tool. Imagine picking that thing up, hot from the woodstove, to iron your clothes; and then picking up another one as soon as the one under your hand cooled off.
Bill
P.S.: got curious and looked it up. In 1738, when the first appearance of the word is recorded, "sad" meant compact and heavy. "Iron" meant what it means today.
Thanks!! I suspect you're right about the name. That job doesn't sound like fun at all.
RE: More finds and a "whatsit?" - Bibliophile 13 - 06-06-2017
You're absolutely right about the word "sad." It's undergone quite a change over the last 300 years or so.
RE: More finds and a "whatsit?" - Bill Wilson - 06-07-2017
(06-06-2017, 06:04 PM)Bibliophile 13 Wrote: You're absolutely right about the word "sad." It's undergone quite a change over the last 300 years or so.
My wife has one of those, that belonged to her grandmother. We use it for a doorstop. I've stubbed my toe on it more than once, so it's been called some other names in my house.
RE: More finds and a "whatsit?" - daddo - 06-07-2017
We rarely have to use an iron anymore as long as we remove the hot clothes and hang then directly from the sad dryer.