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What does it say about me that the object I loved most at Sage Farm was . . . a vintage air compressor?

Posted: November 23, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Fun Finds, Sage Farm | Tags: , , |7 Comments

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Don’t even answer that, okay?

Because I already KNOW I’m weird, okay?

Seriously, how do I love this thing? Let me count the ways.

First of all, it’s RED.

Even its electrical cord is red. How can you not love that?!

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Second, it was sold by Montgomery Ward.

That means it was pictured in a mail-order catalog, and regular guys who wanted to outfit their woodshop or garage could just order it up and have it delivered.

“Hello? Montgomery Ward? I’d like to order a couple pairs of Levis and a red air compressor please!” Somebody actually said that sentence.

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Third, it’s heartbreakingly Streamline. Get a load of that grille.

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They say, “Deco.” I say, “Streamline.” But I’m certain we agree on “Wow!”

I double-dare you to find a modern shop tool with even a smidgen of the conscious design sensibility you see here.

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Fourth, it works! The cute young dealers who brought it down from Cape Neddick, Maine assured me that it ran just fine.

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Now if I could only come up with a compelling reason to actually own an air compressor. . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Comments on “What does it say about me that the object I loved most at Sage Farm was . . . a vintage air compressor?”

  1. janeray says:
    November 23, 2014 at 8:52 am

    Um….attach a paint sprayer for painting furniture?

    • luray says:
      November 24, 2014 at 3:39 pm

      But then I might accidentally spray some other color on that awesome Red-ness . . . . can’t bear to think of it!

  2. Cynthia Cunningham Shigo says:
    November 23, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    Joel gives these suggestions: dust your furniture (nail down the nicknacks first), Power a nail gun. Inflate your air mattresses or blow up balloons. Here’s mine: point it at your face and have your sister take glamour shots of you with the windblown look to paste here on the blog for our enlightenment and entertainment.

    • luray says:
      November 24, 2014 at 3:43 pm

      Love the dusting idea, because I totally HATE dusting and always have. Gee, I wonder why. 🙂 Don’t own a nail gun—YET. And I don’t think it would be so much the “windblown” look as the “hanging onto the nearest streetlamp in a raging hurricane” look, but that could be cool, too.

  3. yardsalepicker says:
    November 24, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    I love that! Soo cool!

  4. Uppity Women Antiques & Collectibles says:
    December 2, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    You needed that compressor ln case you ever have a flat tire! How about your cool retro bicycle? Ya gots to have air!

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