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A boyhood jar of nails…and racy S&P shakers – Ellyn’s entries

pam kueber - Updated: April 9, 2009

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

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Ellyn has two entries in our Found Objects Found Art contest.
ellyns-husbands-jar-of-nailsShe writes:

My husband’s vintage jar of nails.  He found it in his dad’s garage as a boy and it appealed to his eye.  It hangs out sweetly in our red and turquoise kitchen.

And…We like to call this Tits Magee.  I was in a particular funk when a girlfriend found these in Washington, D.C.’s historic Eastern Market, in a throwaway bin.  She knew they would cheer me and she was right.  They are probably my most bizarre set of S&P shakers in an increasingly weird collection.

Ellyn Kocher

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  1. lynngweeny says

    January 24, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Tits Magee…hmm. I wish I had thought of that name before I started using Lyngweeny. 🙂

    • Mid Mod Pam says

      January 24, 2009 at 8:07 pm

      Linguini. I get it. Haha

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