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Rags and Bones 7/019

TRYING TO REMEMBER AND get some GOOD stuff up on this site!

Rag-and-Bone man is a British phrase referring to an individual who would travel the streets of a city with a horsedrawn cart, and would collect old rags (for converting into fabric and paper), bones for making glue, knife handles, toys and ornaments, and when treated, for chemistry. scrap iron and other items, often trading them for other items of limited value, or selling them to merchants. Traditionally this was a task performed on foot, with the scavenged materials(which included rags, bones and various metals)  kept in a small bag slung over the shoulder. In the 19th century, rag-and-bone men typically lived in extreme poverty, surviving on the proceeds of what they collected each day. Conditions improved following the Second World War, but the trade declined during the latter half of the 20th century. Lately (2007-2017), however, due in part to the soaring price of scrap metal, rag-and-bone men can once again be seen at work in many third world (as well as some first world ) countries.

Rags Make Paper - Paper Makes Money - Money Makes Banks - Banks  Make Loans -  Loans  Make Beggars - Beggars Make Rags-----Anon. English 19th C.

Update on Armadillope

   
UPDATE! I am sad to say Armadillope was lost forever in a devestating
fire in late April. He was truly one of a kind, and can never be replaced.


                                                                   ARMADILLOPE
                                                          Currently in the "CRITTERS"
                                                            show at Artless Bastard in
                                                                       De Pere, WI.