Sunday 4 March 2012

A piece of history.

My own a wonderful solid wooden desk that used to belong to my Grandad in his dental surgery. He bought it using war tokens during the war and used it right up until he died. It was going to get thrown out but I couldn't bear to see a huge piece of history get lost in time....
I've often wondered about the history behind many things in the charity and vintage shops - who used to own it? How old is it and how did they come across it? What did people live through whilst they were in posession of it? Dubbed the 'paper hyperlink', this lovely use of QR codes would certainly answer those - and many more - questions. Read more here.

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