Jefferson’s Multitool
Thomas Jefferson owned a multitool, purchased between 1767 and 1819.
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Not your Father’s Multitool
One never really knows what will happen jumping down the research rabbit hole. Sometimes you expect to end up in one era and you end up very far away!
Continue reading →Blue Dyes
Unlike blue pigments, blue indigo dye was far more accessible in the ancient world and to the common man.
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The earliest blue pigments generally began with a mineral that are blue to the naked eye. But modern blue pigments like Prussian blue have sometimes been discovered by pure luck.
Continue reading →Inspiring A Writer—The Mordiford Dragon
When a myth comes along and hands you your heroine, who am I to argue? Meet the Mordiford Dragon.
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