To-day is Show and Tell Friday.
This is hosted by the gracious Kelli over at There's No Place Like Home.
If you pop over there, you will see the guidelines for this little weekly fiesta.
Now you can see this item from both sides - above and below.Do you know what it is?
This is the only one that I have ever seen.
If you have one or have seen one, I would like to know.
It has a polished wood side for gripping.
It has a polished wood side for gripping.
The business side is corrugated or ridgy.
Down
Down
Down
HERE IS THE ANSWER
IT IS THE MAGIC DUST EXTRACTOR
I have photographed all four sides of the box.
Click on the photographs to enlarge so that you can read the print.
The photo above has the price on it - 29/6 (AUD equivalent $2.95 cents)
Decimal currency came to Australia on 14 February 1966 - 41 years ago.
This may be even older
When my aunt, Molly, died I cleared out her apartment.
This item was in it.
Don't you just love this statement -
UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED TO LAST A LIFETIME
It has outlasted Molly. Will it outlast me?
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POSTSCRIPT
Decided to do a Google search and came back with one entry - over at Ebay Australia.
19 comments:
Miss Eagle no I have never seen one before and does it do what it is said to do for you.
I love the charm of the time and place it comes from.
best to you Lee-ann
That is so fun. I have never seen one before. Just so very special that it is a memory of your aunt.
Take care,
Connie
Wherever did you find this? Did I miss that info on your entry? That is the most unusual and very unique and interesting show n tells ever.
Dear hootin' anni, I found it among my aunt's things when she died.
Very unusual. No, I have never seen or heard of one of these.
Susan
No, I have never seen one either, but how neat! ~Amy
That is hilarious. There's nothing magic about my dust except that it appears to quickly after I thought I wiped it away! Thanks for sharing this with us!
I would have never guessed what that was :)
The first thing I thought of when I saw it was our thing that we use to dust records. That is right ... records. I am sure it is about as old as your dust extractor, but it does not have the ridges.
That is amazing. So far, I am older than it is. We'll just have to see how long I last.
I have never seen anything like it. I can't quite make out the directions for use. I'm always amused when something says it will last a lifetime and wonder, "Whose lifetime?" But it appears this has lasted very long, indeed.
well you have stomped me!! The question is --does it work? ;-)
How interesting, Miss Eagle! No, I've never seen one either. Blessings! Q
I had no idea what that was until you told us! lol After that item came out 41 years ago, they're still trying to come up with something that will do the dusting for you! lol xo
I would love to know if it works for you. Great find.
wow! that's a pretty interesting item. i have never seen one before. and it sounds like it was just something that australia had. thanks for sharing.
and thanks for visiting my blog today and leaving a comment. hope you'll visit again. have a great weekend.
#blueIn reply to does it work, I think it does. However, I have other trusty pieces to do a good job and it is usually when I'm getting dressed to go out when I need a clothes brush (or magic dust extractor) so I don't want to waste time - or be disappointed. The once or twice I've used it, it seems to work.
I have never heard of this. Does it really work? I do like the lifetime waranty. Not many tools come with that now a days. ;-)
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it. :)
And thank you for visiting my blog.
That is so cool! I have never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing!
:0) Sharon
That is a really unique gadget you have there. I actually could use one of those.
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