tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post7036167125665535013..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Boxes by E. AyersCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-50900839303688444352017-04-11T23:22:41.196-05:002017-04-11T23:22:41.196-05:00I'd probably have to live in the library! I lo...I'd probably have to live in the library! I look so much stuff up and not just things. It's even harder to research attitudes. The information is there but taking the time to locate it means wandering down a lot of paths before the truth can be found. <br /><br />I love being part of this group because I know how much everyone here strives for accuracy. There's a lot more to it than just how high the bustle was in Paris at the time. E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-91596958203274744722017-04-11T18:50:56.667-05:002017-04-11T18:50:56.667-05:00Information like this is fascinating, Elizabeth. I...Information like this is fascinating, Elizabeth. I may mess up occasionally, but I strive to be 100% accurate in details--as I know you do. Isn't Google a wonderful tool? Imagine having to trudge to the library each time we needed such information. Thanks for sharing.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-20259010473573157122017-04-11T14:41:36.412-05:002017-04-11T14:41:36.412-05:00Not my tins, but still adorable. Over the years, w...Not my tins, but still adorable. Over the years, what I had slowly went away. But manufacturers figured out they could sell wares in pretty tins. They kept things dry and vermin free. Anyone who has ever had a mouse in the kitchen knows the destruction and chaos the tiny creature creates! E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-16142899596254849372017-04-11T14:27:55.453-05:002017-04-11T14:27:55.453-05:00Thank you, Sarah.
If they ever make shoe boxes see...Thank you, Sarah.<br />If they ever make shoe boxes see-thru I will be in heaven! :-)E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-75617574816660119662017-04-11T10:00:07.122-05:002017-04-11T10:00:07.122-05:00Enjoyed your post, E. It's amazing what has be...Enjoyed your post, E. It's amazing what has been around for a long time in history, items we believed invented much later. Love the picture of your tin boxes. I have some of those too.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-48996088326457042472017-04-11T05:32:58.581-05:002017-04-11T05:32:58.581-05:00When it comes to cardboard boxes I am a particular...When it comes to cardboard boxes I am a particular fan of shoe boxes. They are just the right size for a myriad of uses.<br />This was a very well written piece, E.. <br />I want to wish you great success with A Rancher's Woman. I see you have put a great deal of thought and research into it.<br />All good things to your corner...Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-65708306274120148252017-04-10T22:11:56.909-05:002017-04-10T22:11:56.909-05:00Oh, I agree. Who would have thought that "ple...Oh, I agree. Who would have thought that "pleated paper" the center of corrugated cardboard came form the fashion industry and men's top hats? When Gair started cutting cardboard boxes by machine... That means someone stood there, hand cut, and folded them. And probably glued them together prior to Gair's machine. Can you imagine folding paper into tiny pleats all day? Innovation changes jobs! But it also changed things for our heroes and heroines.E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-56803320800437406002017-04-10T21:57:18.455-05:002017-04-10T21:57:18.455-05:00Thank you for reading, Nancy. It never really goes...Thank you for reading, Nancy. It never really goes to waste because we remember and usually have to look it up again. (I can never remember dates!) But the appreciation we gain from these excursions into the past is worth every minute we spend. And it really does make our writing better.E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83515934336609178032017-04-10T21:53:15.718-05:002017-04-10T21:53:15.718-05:00I almost added that tidbit about the toy museum. A...I almost added that tidbit about the toy museum. And a box from a major appliance could become almost anything!<br /><br />I'm so glad they brought recycling to our city. It's done on trash day. All recycle materials go into a special bin. Still too many thing must go to the trash. Several plastics cannot be recycled in our area.E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-78126193011676048822017-04-10T17:35:40.007-05:002017-04-10T17:35:40.007-05:00I loved this. Who would have thought cardboard box...I loved this. Who would have thought cardboard boxes would have such an interesting and impressive beginning. Thank you for sharing.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-69228396183511699322017-04-10T15:11:31.297-05:002017-04-10T15:11:31.297-05:00Such fun information. I appreciate what you said a...Such fun information. I appreciate what you said about even if the research is just one line in a story, the time wasn't wasted -- we learned something doing the research :-) So many things that we take for granted were innovative at one time. Finding out about them helps me appreciate them all the more.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />NancyChill'Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841822885857202783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-35771565493354707352017-04-10T14:49:44.665-05:002017-04-10T14:49:44.665-05:00As an author, I spend a lot of time on Google--and...As an author, I spend a lot of time on Google--and even as a regular female, I do, too.<br />The cardboard box..we never throw one away until it's been used and reused enough to justify recycling...we recycle everything thing possible.<br />And The Cardboard Box was inducted into THE TOY HALL OF FAME MUSEUM, as was THE STICK, a few years back. How many babies have used boxes to play in? I imagine maybe every baby in America--vouch for foreign countries.<br />Thanks..I learned from this good post.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-1301465082472210492017-04-10T14:29:14.839-05:002017-04-10T14:29:14.839-05:00Oh but the interesting stuff we learn doing it.
...Oh but the interesting stuff we learn doing it. <br /><br />Yes, must get back to my writing.E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-67214243360528698962017-04-10T14:20:56.079-05:002017-04-10T14:20:56.079-05:00Too much fun! I sometimes have to force myself to ...Too much fun! I sometimes have to force myself to get back to the business of writing my book! LOL Cheri Kay Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02880562780953746133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-27823582713239992782017-04-10T12:50:11.608-05:002017-04-10T12:50:11.608-05:00So true! But sources can also be wrong, which is w...So true! But sources can also be wrong, which is why we check multiple sites and their sources. I love when I can go straight to the company or search things such as the patent offices. But go to the library and they often will point to the computer! But a few librarians are fabulous on the computer when it comes to references.<br /><br />A friend is writing a non-fiction book and winds up searching boxes at various historical societies. There is so much information that has not yet been digitized. And some of what has been done is difficult to search.<br /><br />But exploring those rabbit holes of history can be so much fun!<br /><br />E.Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338305018025847649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-7999494427913086352017-04-10T12:16:45.917-05:002017-04-10T12:16:45.917-05:00Yes, E, it's true that authors of historicals ...Yes, E, it's true that authors of historicals find themselves confronted with all kinds of questions on "stuff and things" we now take for granted like those boxes. But unlike when I first started writing and had to make a trip to the library's reference department, we can now find out more than we ever need to know by the click of one finger on google! Talk about life made a little simpler!Cheri Kay Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035609961825622472noreply@blogger.com