“Sleep is sweet to the laboring man: we may be refreshed if we take a nap.”
From The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published in 1678.
–Suzanne Ellison
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“Sleep is sweet to the laboring man: we may be refreshed if we take a nap.”
From The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published in 1678.
–Suzanne Ellison
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Thank you Susan. I would write more but I need to go take a nap.
Looks like my last Tabby, she was not allowed in the shop. A master at being in the wrong place at a bad time.
SO is this the point of the “leg vise” , to clamp your leg into it so you can nap at the bench without the shop master catching you?
Tha’ts a great photo from 1678
Haha, and they had Kodak kiosks to develope film too. 🤣
Best thing about this picture is the cat.
The bench is a foot too high. Geesh!
No it’s just a short round man next to it. ☺️
The bench has the perfect height for a nap (or a beer).
For working it should better be 150 mm below elbow height.
“Sleep is sweet to the laboring man and “puddy”.
Wish my bench was as tall!
The bench isn’t too high, he’s just too short!
He’s a Hobbit.
You might be on to something: one bench for working, one bench for napping and one bench to rule them all.
Susan you do great work. Keep the thought pics coming.
Can you say more about where this picture came from?
I’ve had this image for a few years and when it showed up during a search (for something else) it had no verifiable information attached. My guess is it is French and from the 1950s to early 1960s.
This wonderful image reminds me of the difficult working conditions of a not-too-distant past; life simpler, perhaps, but not easy.
Cat nap.
This is truly a dear picture. I am going to cherrish it. You are most probably right it being French. Chairmaking shops with these templates hanging on the wall where common in Paris in those days. From the features of the face I would also say French (look at the cartoons of Asterix an Obelix)
So this is whereBert Large, from “Doc Martin” has been hiding?
I find it reassuring that the bench is in the condition it is. Clearly, used well, finished on and slept against. I’m very wistful of spending my time like that.
My late grandfather’s favorite book… second favorite.
In the photo, is that likely a chain-driven double screw face vise? Wondering because the single handle is at one end.