This 3 part series had us saving nails, string, wood boxes, feed sacks, rubber bands and aluminum foil in Part 1. In Part 2 we saved goose wings, plastic rings, syrup buckets, license plates, used crank case oil, paraffin wax and lard. Now for Part 3, the finale. Corncobs were used primarily for starting a …
Continued from Part 1 which talked about saving nails, string, wood boxes, feed sacks, rubber bands and aluminum foil. Part 2: Goose wings were used for dusting and cleaning the way we use small vacuums today. Goose feathers were saved and used for pillows and for comforters. The large feathers were stripped from the stem …
Ben Scholl’s Moment Saving String and Other Things In spring 2001, the Griffin House, the largest building on the Tomball Museum property, was repainted. The painter had to replace some of the boards and the new boards had to be special-milled to match the existing boards. Since cypress siding is no longer available we replaced …
Ben Scholl’s Moment A Time When It Seemed to Be Quiet Several times a week we get in the mail advertisements that say in large letters, “Absolutely free, No obligation,” etc. If the ad also reads “Free hearing check,” my wife hands it to me, saying, “You don’t hear a thing I say, you need …
