See Saw

    Two weeks ago I visited a collection of items from old country stores. These four saws were hanging high on the back wall. In the early half of this century two men would grab each end of the saw and cut a large tree. Notice how the teeth are a little different on each saw. 

    When I commented that it took a strong man to use those saws the owner of the collection told me that he and his brother had used one last year to cut a log in two, just to see if they could. It was then that I noticed that even though he was an older man his arms were quite muscular.

    In another area of the "store" I found an 1880 almanac. It had a checklist for modest women who might have trouble discussing feminine problems with their doctors. There was also an advertisement directed at men who might be suffering from decreased sexual energy. I would have loved to have spent more time reading each page but I was scared to handle something so fragile.

    Below is an almanac and a ledger book from 1935 in which we read that Mr. Hooks bought two cans of salmon for thirty cents and two gallons of gas for forty cents.

    In next week's blog I'll leave the past for a new take on fast food.