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Title: Laundry tool?
Post by: glassygirl77 on October 22, 2011, 06:51:42 pm: Hello, I'm new here :) I hope some one can help me with sort of a mystery. My boyfriend and I like to visit thrift stores to pick up household stuff on the cheap. While looking through some kitchenware, I found what I thought was a spatula, but was marked with Star Laundry Co. Dial 6179.

Just curious if anyone knows what it may be? There was a Star Laundry in Savannah GA, I'm guessing it came from there. No pictures yet but if needed I will find a way of posting one.

Hope someone can clue me in! :)

Kelly
Title: Re: Laundry tool?
Post by: snowflake on October 22, 2011, 06:57:15 pm: Hi kelly! Welcome to the forum. A picture would be a big help. To add one look below your post when you reply or add them, you'll see "additional options in red text. You can add photos from there. Hope that helps. :)
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Post by: mart on October 22, 2011, 06:59:56 pm: 4 digit phone number would date it 40`s or before !! Really need to see it !!
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Post by: lindasguy on October 22, 2011, 08:07:05 pm: Got our interest, now we gotta see this thing!
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Post by: glassygirl77 on October 23, 2011, 05:14:03 am: I have to work this morning, I will put up a pic this afternoon! :) I can't wait to find out what it is...

Kelly
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Post by: talesofthesevenseas on October 23, 2011, 01:06:26 pm: It might very well be a spatula, with advertising for the laundry imprinted on it. Back in the day local businesses did giveaways to encourage business. These are quite cool and collectable, looking forward to seeing it. I love kitchen gadgets, just ask these guys!
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Post by: glassygirl77 on October 23, 2011, 01:07:37 pm: Ok, I hope this works, here is the object I described.

(http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad244/gatorgrrl09/IMAG0364.jpg)

(http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad244/gatorgrrl09/IMAG0365.jpg)

Thanks for looking! :)

Kelly
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Post by: snowflake on October 23, 2011, 01:24:08 pm: My Mom has knives made like that, might even have the spatula. That's definitely what it is.
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Post by: sapphire on October 23, 2011, 01:28:16 pm: I have a spatula like that.....well the 'working' part that is. My handle is plastic/bakelite? Used to be my mother's. Good marketing approach! Give her something she'll likely use several times a week and slap your business name right in the palm of her hand ;)

Does yours have a flexible 'blade' or is it quite firm? New ones I find terribly stiff but my old one will bend and curve making removal of fresh baked items easier.
Title: Re: Laundry tool?
Post by: glassygirl77 on October 23, 2011, 01:41:42 pm: Cool :) thanks for the replies! I picked it up thinking it was a spatula, only the laundry name confused me, lol. I thought it was a neat little trinket for 99 cents. It's found a place hanging
on kitchen wall. Thanks again to all who took a look :)

Kelly
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Post by: snowflake on October 23, 2011, 01:42:43 pm: It works great to ice the sides of a double layer cake!
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Post by: sapphire on October 23, 2011, 01:50:56 pm: Quote from: snowflake on October 23, 2011, 01:42:43 pm
It works great to ice the sides of a double layer cake!

Totally forgot about that! It certainly does, without the gouging and pulling of the firm ones.
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Post by: mart on October 23, 2011, 01:53:48 pm: I was thinking the same thing !!
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Post by: KC on October 23, 2011, 08:31:06 pm: Nice!
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Post by: talesofthesevenseas on October 24, 2011, 01:07:23 am: That's great that you know the laundry too! Nice bit of local history!