Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets av Tom Fort

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<p><b>''A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical'' - <i>The Sunday Times</i>, BOOK OF THE WEEK</b><br><br><b>''A paean to DIY'' - <i>The Times</i><br><br></b><b>''Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say it, considerable polish'' - <i>Country Life</i></b><br><br>In 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.<br><br>Interweaving the evolution of the shop, its previous owners, the customers it serves and the items it sells, <i>Rivets, Trivets & Galvanised Buckets</i> 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 sucti