Antique Victorian Tape Dispenser Restoration - Made in USA

[@g.l.swartz3157]

Very nicely done. It always amazes me how people used to make quality items years ago and if it broke an effort was made to fix it. Nowadays people spend as little as possible to make something and when it breaks the consumer just throws it away and buys another one.

[@eimichoi]

Victorians especially suddenly had money and light in their houses, so an emphasis was put on acquiring Beautiful Things.

[@yzenynot]

To see the reflection of your workspace in your tools shows you take as much care of them as you do your restorations, the mark of a true craftsman. Wonderful video.

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

I like when it shines 😁

[@eimichoi]

I genuinely love that you take the time to find and repair even the labels. Thank you for your efforts~ you are my favourite restoration channel.

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you very much ! ☺️

[@HelenT-xv6zm]

Thank you so much for another episode. I don’t watch any of the other restorers after seeing your videos because they always leave me disappointed. Your attention to detail is as incredible as your workmanship. This isn’t about $$, this is about restoring the beauty and function of items. ❤️

[@HelenMaffin]

This is the best one I've seen I think! I kept just saying wow! Every time you showed a new shiny piece, and the label recreation is perfect!

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Yes the new label was the icing on the cake, thank you ! 😊

[@truthreigns7]

You are a man of great detail. I do appreciate you taking the time to share this work with us. Thank you. Vous êtes un homme de grand détail. Je vous remercie d'avoir pris le temps de partager ce travail avec nous. Merci.

[@varkboys9999]

I never knew you could powder coat on a varnish. I have learned something new today

[@xwiick]

Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you 😊

[@ecofreak_official]

This is so cool! I had no idea there were old tape dispensers like this!!

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Same, until I find it 😲

[@mbexplo8679]

Superbe travail comme d'habitude . On se régal à chacune de tes restaurations .

[@ryanvegntech]

A beautiful tape dispenser just in time for wrapping presents 😊🎁

[@Write_0ff]

amazing work, its stuff like taking the time to remake the label design yourself that i love to see

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

The most difficult part but it was worth it 😊

[@falcore91]

That is one sexy tape dispenser. …well that’s a phrase I never expected to utter.

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

😂😂

[@georgebrown8312]

Beautiful restoration job you did on the tape dispenser. It looks much better and it works like a charm too. Excellent work as usual.

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you Georges ! 😉

[@starykov]

красивая вещь , прекрасная реставрация

[@joelboutier1736]

What a beautiful dispenser! Why can our modern dispensers be this beautiful?!

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Because something like this would cost 300€ at least 😅

[@Fruity_lexia]

That is one beautiful machine!

[@brycecrousore1985]

Just brilliant! Happy holidays from frigid Minnesota.

[@forfoxsake7972]

I always look forward to your videos. You never disappoint. 😍 Joyeux Noël!

[@thaisstone5192]

VERY flash!!! I could see some snooty, high-end Dept. store like Macy's or Harrods having one of these at their wrapping station just for the "dig us" vibe.

[@Runescope]

This would be a great thing to get every separate part scanned and make a 3D model to print!

[@ghoulgoil5029]

Beautiful! Pretty work.

[@mullerpotgieter]

3:20 honestly reminded me of stop motion. Especially with your hand seeming quite static in the time lapse

[@DistinctlyAverageRepairs]

Lovely job, well done. 👍

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you !

[@raziel3726]

Amazing Craftsmanship and Restoration 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@saul7279]

Je saute toujours sur la notification, sûrement celle que je préfère voir ! Incroyable votre travail vous avez de l'or dans les mains. Fier que l'on parle la même langue 😁

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Merci beaucoup pour le commentaire, ravi que mon travail vous plaise 😉

[@christopherprince3250]

Great job. I think they originally had a decal on both sides.

[@simonmuschamp4582]

Once upon a time before everything was plastic...great job!

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

And repairable... 😌

[@geo2cv6tron14]

Comme quoi, à l’époque on se donnait du mal pour fabriquer de beaux objets bien conçu et de qualité, great job 🤩👍

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Ouais ça avait de la gueule ! Merci pour le commentaire 😉

[@anatoliy3323]

Nice job and the thing as well! Thank you, sir!💯👍🎄Merry Christmas!

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you, Merry Christmas ! 🎅

[@MsrKSDisque]

Freaking cool man! Thank you for sharing

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Thank you ☺️

[@jamesrasp2713]

Beautiful work, I however would have loved to see it in a brass finish with black inlay around the filigree on the base

[@MCsCreations]

Truly amazing work, dude! It turned out amazing!!! 😃 I used this kind of tape, back when I painted! We used it after fixing the canvas to the frame... 😂 Merry Christmas! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Merry Christmas and thank you for your loyalty ! 😊

[@nathalieartuso3098]

Super petit objet 😳 très classe,je connaissais pas jamais vu se genre de choses en France et comme je parle pas anglais😞 j'ai du attendre la fin mais c'est pas grave , bravo pour se petit sauvetage 👍 bonne fête de fin d'année bye bye 👋. Nathalie 🇫🇷 Normandie

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Merci beaucoup Nathalie, ravi que ça vous ai plu. Bonne fêtes à vous aussi, à bientôt 🙂

[@BoJanglesGaming]

My jewelry store that was opened in 1950 has a tape dispenser like this. Not near as fancy but the same concept. Not used anymore but we have it on a shelf for "vintage" tools! 😅

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Yes it would be perfect in a curiosity cabinet

[@Oo-IIII-oO]

From the days the USA was actually manufacturing stuff!

[@cecilgore495]

How do you find these amazing items, your restoration of them is outstanding, Thank you for the education ❤

[@cuteswan]

For a moment I thought you were going to use all that tape to spell out SUBSCRIBE ;)

[@TheJManOrRiot]

I never knew that tape dispensers live that even existed

[@phonotical]

Did you wash it before blasting it, might save on needing to filter your blasting media

[@xltrt]

My only complaint with this fellow is he should use properly sized screwdrivers so they don't damage the screws when he's unscrewing and tightening them.

[@mikemichaud5048]

👍

[@Blue_phoenixLover]

One thing to ask, what was the longest time to restore an item?

[@netashio]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@coutinho640]

Show de bola 🎉🎉🎉

[@fab231242]

Deux questions me viennent : depuis quand existe t'il des dérouleurs? Il y a un marché pour vendre ce genre d'article ?

[@thrashmetaldave]

Cellophane tape was invented in 1930, the dispenser 1932

[@enestaskn7472]

What is the liquid that you put in the box

[@vasilisarris6717]

Excellent work. I loved the part with the baking of the powder coat in the oven where it looked like slow motion. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

My favourite part too

[@blacknight1003]

I’m not taking anything away from you over your restoration work, but just a question for you: was tape (as we know it) invented in “Victorian” times?

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

I think gummed tape was invented at the beginning of the 19th century 🧐

[@hootie017]

…how old is the concept of tape?

[@madmax82988]

42

[@TempAccount358]

69

[@thrashmetaldave]

Sticky tape was invented by Richard Drew in 1925 working at 3M. The first tape dispenser was created in 1932

[@pauljohansson288]

It's feet not feets. 4:24

[@fresasconcrema2224]

¿For sale?

[@ericalbany]

I would think nickel plating - too old for chrome.

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Maybe 🧐

[@lkdjlkdj]

Why are your gloves made of avocado skin ? 🤣

[@SlendisFi_Universe]

Hmmm. I doubt it is Victorian era... Hex nuts started to see day light in the 20th century due to how difficult they were to manufacture. Unless someone changed the more common rectangular nuts to hex nuts along the way at some point, that should be called "Victorian era styled". Also. Tape that thing can cut becme more common in 20th century as well. In Victorian era the tape would have been mainly cloth strips with glue of some sort.

[@bamereg]

If it was made in the US I doubt its Victorian-ness even more ;)

[@mgenigma5]

@@bameregthumbs down. Ugh. The Victorian era was 100 percent live and well in the 19th century. The influence was extremely strong. What are you even talking about.

[@mgenigma5]

Wrong. Hex nuts were absolutely used during the 19th century. Especially on factory manufacture items.

[@SlendisFi_Universe]

@@mgenigma5 Read again. Did not say they weren't a thing back then. What I said was that they were not a huge thing yet. Not to mention the cap nuts.

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

I'm not a Victorian expert, so I'll let you debate 😅

[@thrashmetaldave]

Sticky tape wasn't invented until 1925, by Richard Drew, who then created the first clear waterproof cellophane tape in 1930. The first dispenser came along in 1932, by John Borden. This was for dispensing gummed labels, like stamps, on a roll.

[@eonbree8593]

thank you! its so interesting how things evolved

[@RandomRoger]

That thing seems extremely over-engineered. 😂

[@OldThingsNeverDie-]

Absolutely true 😅

[@ВольныйРомантик]

Что это было. Что за бесполезный аппарат?

[@صقرالشمال-ر3د]

شكرا جزيلا لك ترميم مذهل يستحق الاعجاب 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Belzediel]

OK, so, Victorian in the sense of being absolutely and definitively NOT Victorian... Little bit more research needed on this one. Lovely job, though, as expected.

[@JadonSchintu]

First

[@RonaldoSilvaOliveira-m1k]

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗮 😉