The things you forgot you loved.
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◆ Did you have this?
👍 I had this💔 I wanted this1950s · school supplies
A handheld lens used in science class for close-up observation, from inspecting leaves to catching sunlight in a very inadvisable way.
“A frame of sliding beads on rods used to teach basic arithmetic, one of the oldest counting tools still found in classrooms.”
“A hard wooden ruler with metal edge and inked measurement lines, used for drawing straight lines, measuring, and -- unofficially -- flicking rubber bands across the room.”
“A hand-crank pencil sharpener bolted to the classroom wall, cranked by hand until a perfect point (or a very short pencil) came out the other side.”
“Three-hole-punched sheets of wide-ruled paper sold in reams, the backbone of every school binder and the source of endless paper-cut memories.”