DESK SPIKE

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Digging through some old boxes yesterday.

Impaled my hand on this.

















Just kidding :P
(almost did)

I call it a desk spike, not sure that is correct.





Thanks for looking.

all have a good un.........
SHERMANVILLE

 

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[tymcmurray]

I have one of these with a different design.
Mine is from the 1920s.
Yours looks about the same era.

 

[crazyjarhead]

I knew that wasn't true when I saw it Nice try. I'd hate to though. Then maybe we would have an idea of what Jesus went through

 

[Burdie]

Glad it wasn't real Sherm. Whats the base made of?

Burdie

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

tymcmurray,
agree, somewhere around there;
up until the 40 early 50's I would think.

(SO OLD ) Sort of remember seeing these
in use.

crazyjarhead,
good season to be thinking about Jesus.
Merry CHRISTmas

just-geese,
thanks;
receipt holder works for me.

Burdie,
"Glad it wasn't real"
You and I both.
Slow morning
Not sure what the composition is.
Need a good cleaning.
Something on the bottom but very faint,
needs to be cleaned.

Thanks all

all have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I have a couple of those also...I remember an old corner grocery store that I went to as a kid had those on the counter and would put the bills that they wrote for charge items...I always thought they were pretty cool.

 

[savant365]

Funny story Sherm, unfortunately I actually did that. I worked at Dairy Queen when I was 16 and they still used these. I was washing the window where customers walked up and ordered from outside and the reciept spike was sitting on the ledge. When I was wiping downward it ran right through the meaty part of my forearm just missing the bone and going all the way through. It was really gross but amazingly it really didn't hurt. I covered it with the towel I had in my hand and went up to the owner and told her I had a little problem. She gave me a sharp, annoyed response that she was busy right now. So I moved the towel and stuck my arm in front of her face and told her it was kind of important. I will never forget the look of horror on her face.

Charlie

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Gypsy Heart,
"old corner grocery store."

Those were the days.

savant365,
ouch!


all have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[allen]

i think just geese is right...

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is a real blast from the past.

The insurance companies and attorneys have done away with the desk spike, along with everything else that was useful, pure, and true.

yes, and music has done away with the "custos" as well.

 

[starwarsblazer]

My mom used to have one and stabbed all of her receipts on it to keep them.

 

[nebstater]

Nice receipt holder.

Glad that you didn't impale youself. Those tetnus shots are a real pain!

 

[HolyDiver]

I stabbed myself many of time with one of these, it sucks.

 

[tinpan]

Nice find sherm,Could stick the spike in the ground and sit your beer-can on it.


tinpan

 

[kdismuke1]

INTERESTNG.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

At first I was thinking "and he took the time to take a picture of it!?? "

Have a good un......

rtde3,
take photos of all my wounds, allergies, infections, diseases. things
that don't work, parts that fall off.............................

nebstater,
thanks.

HolyDiver ,
ouch!

tinpan,
a cool one.

kdismuke1,
so many interesting things in that big old round world.

all have a good un......
SHERMANVILLE

 

[John Deere Digger]

Those things look wicked.
JDD