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''A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical'' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK

''A paean to DIY'' - The Times

''Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish'' - Country Life

In 2018 Tom Fort''s daughter-in-law took over a century-old hardware shop. The family dreamed of developing the shop into one that would become the centre of village life; that much did come true, but not in the way they had expected.

Interweaving the evolution of the shop, its previous owners, the customers it serves and the items it sells, Rivets, Trivets & Galvanised Buckets offers a delightful study of community and shines a light on the eccentricities of ordinary people. Alongside, it presents a fascinating history of technological development; from who thought of screwdrivers to where the spirit level came from, who devised the process of galvanisation and what genius worked out that a sucti

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      Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2024
      ISBN13: 9781472291950, 978-1472291950
      ISBN10: 1472291956
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical'' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK

      ''A paean to DIY'' - The Times

      ''Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish'' - Country Life

      In 2018 Tom Fort''s daughter-in-law took over a century-old hardware shop. The family dreamed of developing the shop into one that would become the centre of village life; that much did come true, but not in the way they had expected.

      Interweaving the evolution of the shop, its previous owners, the customers it serves and the items it sells, Rivets, Trivets & Galvanised Buckets offers a delightful study of community and shines a light on the eccentricities of ordinary people. Alongside, it presents a fascinating history of technological development; from who thought of screwdrivers to where the spirit level came from, who devised the process of galvanisation and what genius worked out that a sucti

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