Ridgely decorating tools

Punch a traditional tag shape out of any kind of paper with the lever punch. Make a hole on the tag for ribbon with the hand punch. Place your wreath at the right height on any door with this adjustable hanger.

It comes in a variety of finishes, including matte black, brass, copper, and nickel, so you can match the hanger to your door hardware. Expect no holes and no damage on your house with outdoor Command strips and clips.

This set can hang up to 32 feet of lights. The adhesive works on smooth, finished surfaces and holds steady through rain, snow, and extreme temperatures. Be ready for the holidays—and every birthday and occasion after that—with an under-bed box long enough to hold rolls of wrapping paper.

Four smaller boxes are included for ribbons, bows, tags, tape, pens, and more. The telescoping pole means no need for a ladder when hanging and removing—and detangling—string lights. Use the 36 feet of reach year-round to pull debris off the roof.

Preset this thermometer according to the type of meat you're cooking and how well-done you like it. Real-time updates are sent to a handheld screen by radio so you know when it's ready. Cut your late-night holiday gift-wrapping in half with a special tool that clamps to the edge of a table and holds both ends of wrapping paper in place.

A non-skid surface protects the tabletop from scratches. It also includes a tape dispenser on one end. Roll perfectly-round pie crusts to the preferred size with this zipped silicone bag.

Simply place your dough inside, zip it closed, and use a rolling pin to roll out a circle from 6 to 12 inches. The food-safe silicone keeps your counters clean and won't stick to the dough. Artificial Christmas trees are an investment.

Protect them with plastic-coated polyester storage bags that have handles on ends and center for easy carrying. Double zippers make for painless packing and unpacking. Is there anything more frustrating than trying to find a bad bulb? This tool lights up a string set to help you find the dud fast. Whichever you choose, this weather-resistant digital timer saves time, money, and energy on outdoor lights. Take the stress out of the holidays with gadgets that make the job easier.

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Credit: Courtesy of Food All-Purpose Storage Bags. Credit: Courtesy of Michaels. Ridgely about Shortly after he had devised the invention, Mark Smith, a son of Mark Smith, who was a pioneer of Springfield, obtained an interest in it, and together these men made an exhibit of the trimmer at the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in Their trimmer was awarded the only prize given to any device of that kind.

This trimmer combined a straight edge and knife, and was used after the paste was applied. The softer the paper became the easier the machine worked and without danger of cutting the hand, chipping the straight edges or snagging the paper. A self -connecting gauge cuts the rotary blade against the straight edge and enables the operator to cut any weight paper without changing the gauge in the least.

It was in September, , that Mr. Jerry K. Williams acquired the ownership of the Ridgely patents and plant.

He organized a stock company known as the Ridgely Trimmer Company, and has been actively identified with the concern ever since and is its real directing head. When he took hold of the Ridgely Trimmer Company the output was one wall paper trimmer and one seam roller.

The trimmer, which was then the dominating feature of the business, is now obsolete, and subsequent improvements and patents have resulted in a marvelously accurate and efficient machine now known throughout the world.

Other devices have been incorporated in the manufacturing until the company now produces every tool known for the use of the decorator, painter or paper hanger. The company even employs experimental engineers whose sole business it is to devise or perfect tools that will relieve the hard work of the trade, produce more work with the same amount of labor and time, and add in general to the efficiency of an important branch of the constructive art.

The Ridgely Trimmer Company has a world-wide business. It owns a warehouse in England, and handles its business in Continental Europe, as it does in the United States, through its own salesmen and through jobbers. The company also has warehouses in Australia and South America. I have a Ridgely paint scraper 3. Please note Because of the lack of published trowel and masonry tool histories, the information here is based on other sources that may be less reliable and certainly are incomplete.

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