http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/ The past is a foreign country. This is your passport. Mon, 21 Nov 2024 06:53:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/#comment-82245 Iain Fri, 14 Oct 2024 22:41:16 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=10982#comment-82245 Amazing place, a true treasure trove of things that were made to last rather than the objects of todays throwaway society. It also reminds me of my grandfathers workshop of 40 years ago which to a 5 year old was the most awesome place ever. Amazing place, a true treasure trove of things that were made to last rather than the objects of todays throwaway society. It also reminds me of my grandfathers workshop of 40 years ago which to a 5 year old was the most awesome place ever.

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/#comment-71691 Jinx Thu, 29 Sep 2024 03:42:40 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=10982#comment-71691 What a grand place! I'd bet they have a steel chain pot scrubber, mantles for my Aladin, tube testers AND tubes! Also typewriter ribbon.... What a grand place! I’d bet they have a steel chain pot scrubber, mantles for my Aladin, tube testers AND tubes! Also typewriter ribbon….

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/#comment-49140 Chris Thu, 23 Jun 2024 12:52:35 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=10982#comment-49140 have you ever seen "the old curiosity shop" in holborn/clerkenwell in London????? have you ever seen “the old curiosity shop” in holborn/clerkenwell in London?????

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/#comment-41126 Ray Martin Thu, 03 Mar 2024 07:47:14 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=10982#comment-41126 Muzisa - canna is a truncated form of cannae ( can nae). It literally means "it can not be got', or 'you can't get it' Muzisa – canna is a truncated form of cannae ( can nae). It literally means “it can not be got’, or ‘you can’t get it’

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/#comment-39547 muzisa Tue, 22 Feb 2024 12:33:46 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=10982#comment-39547 What does "It Canna Be Got" mean? What does “It Canna Be Got” mean?

]]> http://www.retronaut.co/2011/02/the-shop-that-time-forgot/#comment-36914 K. Kelly Thu, 10 Feb 2024 23:43:21 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=10982#comment-36914 We have a shop in the American Midwest, Hedlund's Hardware, in Indianapolis, Indiana, that is a lot like "It Canna Be Got." However, it is not in a small town -- it sits at a busy intersection, in a congested part of a large city -- and has since the 1930's. Hedlund's only has on-site parking for a few cars, and carries some hardware parts that look almost as old as David's. Hedlund's also has serious competition from several large/medium-size chain hardware stores nearby -- Lowes and Sullivan's. Hedlund's survives because it provides quality personal service -- the folks at Hedlund's know how to grind a house key that fits your door locks, and so forth. I suspect that is also the secret behind "It Canna Be Got"'s longevity. We have a shop in the American Midwest, Hedlund’s Hardware, in Indianapolis, Indiana, that is a lot like “It Canna Be Got.” However, it is not in a small town — it sits at a busy intersection, in a congested part of a large city — and has since the 1930′s. Hedlund’s only has on-site parking for a few cars, and carries some hardware parts that look almost as old as David’s. Hedlund’s also has serious competition from several large/medium-size chain hardware stores nearby — Lowes and Sullivan’s. Hedlund’s survives because it provides quality personal service — the folks at Hedlund’s know how to grind a house key that fits your door locks, and so forth. I suspect that is also the secret behind “It Canna Be Got”‘s longevity.

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