As a kid, I remember our parents always having a galvanized bin sitting in the home office! Dad would fill it with coal & bring it in at evening, so every one of us could keep the home office fire going. He said that galvanized buckets last longer because they are pretty much moisture proof. […]

Had it been made with PVC forming wire, there would have been no problem, & it would entirely still be in perfect condition. I was at an auction a couple of months ago. I quote on an seasoned wire form that was used by seamstresses in the early 1900s. The wire form was still perfectly […]

As a kid, I remember our parents always having a galvanized bin resting in the dining room, but dad would fill it with coal and bring it in at night, so both of us could keep the dining room fire going. He said that galvanized buckets last longer because they are pretty much moisture proof. […]