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Type Designer Collected Stones from the Beach to Create a Stone Alphabet

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There are many odd trinkets and treasures you can find at the beach, from washed-up letter bottles to pretty shells and pebbles. If you look for them hard enough, you might be able to find something quite interesting.

Clotilde Olyff had been collecting stones from the beach with a specific purpose in mind: to find stones which resemble letters in the alphabet. And she has finished one of her collections which you can see above. She uses these as inspiration for her type designs. You may find some of them here.

-via Moss and Fog

(Image credit: Clotilde Olyff via Kottke)


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It looks like a device for cracking the shell of a breakfast egg..
the spikes perforate the shell to enable a straight cut,,

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it could be a set of bobble pliers, used in the bobble heas Industry,
for handling and combing the bobbles....

nrver grow up, black, ladies fit, xxl...
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A dust bunny handler, for catching and removing dust bunnies, ...
The first tool for fighting dust mite allergy, the dustyparasites of the common fluffy house dust bunny....

never grow up 2x, ladies fit, black
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Finally the perfect, little hostess gift, for handing your mistress,
with the words "I have been naugthy, i did`t bring you flowers, ..."

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It is a "tool" used by Fathers to insure their daughters are safe when a young man came to call. The Father would sit in the living room detroying zucchini with the tool while discussing the "date plans" the young man had for his daughter. While technically illegal, most fathers will support other fathers in the community with an alibi, should the need arise.
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Flea comb for Wookiees & Wampas. Just insert limb and drag down to get rid of those pesky critters. That is what Han & Chewie did during their down time for relaxation.
Make it Sew, L, Dark Grey
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This is a fine example of an early American grape peeler. In our country's infancy, only the well-to-do could afford someone to peel their grapes for them. This handy tool brought grape peeling to the masses.
Random shirt, Large.
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Looks like what is known as the Giant's Jar Opener. Jack brought one down the beanstalk with him ages ago. Mrs. Giant often had trouble opening the giant jars of fruit and vegetables that her husband would bring home so she created this little machine. Works every time.

Winter is Coming, black, 2XL
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It's a caber-tosser, for the ladies. Like a ladies golf tee, a bit closer to the green, this little tool grabs the cabers, to give the ladies a bit better chance in the 'toss.

Beakerful of Science
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It's a medieval orange-juicer. It did the same job as modern juicers, but the modern juicers looked too wimpy next to the iron maiden, so they used this bad boy.

Beakerful of Science.
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It's like a hot pad for wooden pails of boiling water. Handy during Halloween times, these worked wonders picking up the wooden precursors of the iron cauldron.

Beakerful of Science
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Jim Henson's first attempt at a minimalist Kermit, while a compelling smile it put the kids off and it was decided to add the felt and the ping pong ball eyes.

Look Out Schrodinger's Cat, It's a Trap! Black Large
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Rutabaga Juicer. Simply grasp the rutabaga, squeeze and shake, fresh delicous rutabaga juice, just like grandma made before she went to the home, after they found those bodies. The ones with no heads.

T shirt, Grey Med 'Don't Blink'
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It is indeed a: 'Dr. Frommer-Richtenstein-Smith's "Fiendishly Clever Nutcracker"'.......(okay, minds out of the gutters, now.....We all know what rhymes with Frommer!!!!).
1. Place a walnut, pecan, beezenberry nut, a.k.a. 'nut of choice', on a plate.......
2. Adopt a menacing look while approaching nut with this, (and maybe doing a little 'snick-snick')...
3. Voila ! The nut will completely jump out of its shell !
As The Institute likes to say: "Needs no crackin' ; sends the nut's clothes packin' ! "

Where the old gods are
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This is actually a religious icon on Dune, similar to, say, a crucifix, but signifying a sandworm. Can't think of anything funny to say about though, other than the fact that it probably works on vampires as well as a crucifix, but only because they see a certain usefulness in it (see ArcadianGrace's entry).

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