{"product_id":"9781472291950","title":"Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets : Life in the village hardware shop","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Fort, Tom \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBerkshire\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 May 2024 by Headline Publishing Group (Headline Book Publishing) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 130 x 22 | 252g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK'A paean to DIY' - The Times'Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish' - Country LifeIn 2018 Tom Fort's daughter-in-law took over a century-old hardware shop. The family dreamed of developing the shop into one that would become the centre of village life; that much did come true, but not in the way they had expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving the evolution of the shop, its previous owners, the customers it serves and the items it sells, Rivets, Trivets \u0026amp; Galvanised Buckets offers a delightful study of community and shines a light on the eccentricities of ordinary people. Alongside, it presents a fascinating history of technological development; from who thought of screwdrivers to where the spirit level came from, who devised the process of galvanisation and what genius worked out that a suction pad on the end of a piece of wood could unblock sinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Tom recounts: 'A little girl came with her father into Heath and Watkins, looked around for a while and said 'Daddy, this is the shop of EVERYTHING''. This is the story of how that happened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45365686698243,"sku":"9781472291950","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781472291950.jpg?v=1731413090","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781472291950","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}