This forgotten child gives you the outside diameter of a pipeline in both inches
The Black Sheep of Pipe Diameter Tape Measures
and centimeters. It is valuable to both Americans (using the inch system) and those who use the Metric system of measurements. It goes up to 38″ diameter (955 millimeters diameter). The only thing it doesn’t offer is the ability to measure straight objects. You would have to have a regular tape for that.
Who would use this tape? Inspectors who travel and deal with both systems. Any drilling companies that use both metric and imperial systems of measurement.
Let’s distract ourselves from politics and coronavirus– today is International Left Handers Day!
Here are some fun facts that you can spread around today:
About 13% of the world’s population is left-handed
In the Stone Age it seems as though the left hand was preferred
Sun worship in the northern hemisphere may have started a preference for the right hand (following the sun in the sky from left (east) to right (west))
Personalized pens do not seem to have a preference between right-handers and left-handers!
Every year on August 7th the United States celebrates recipients of the Purple Heart. The Armed Forces give this award to members of the military who have been wounded, killed, or died from wounds caused by an enemy attack. Let us all honor those recipients and be grateful for the freedoms and liberties for which they fight.
The K3A is the most economically-priced of all the promotional Maglights. Sometimes they are on sale for only $7.94. That fits into most budgets for appreciation gifts. It does come with an alkaline battery and a carry strap. There’s no need to wrap this one up as a present. It already comes with a permanent hard plastic hinged gift box.
The other popular one has an LED bulb and 2 AA batteries. It puts out an extreme amount of light for its size. LED flashlights are often requested by business owners who want to give a high quality gift to their employees.
The first flashlight was invented in 1899 by David Misell. It contained 3 D cells
Engraved Flashlights For the Future
and an incandescent light bulb. In 120 years, we have come a long way. LED’s have replaced the bulb. Electronic circuits now provide different light levels and a strobe effect and power conservation. Recharging has become a valuable option. And now the COB (chip on board) bulbs are super bright.
The history of promotional flashlights involves different types of imprinting. Pad printing changed into laser engraving. Today engraved flashlights with your corporate logo are ubiquitous.
What can we hope for in the future? Here are some of my ideas. Do you have more? Please let me know in the comment section.
Your logo lights up when the flashlight is turned on.
Part of your logo imprint changes when you turn on the torch. This could be done with the help of liquid crystals or special circuitry.
Add this to the imprint: “If found, please return to….”
The barrel changes color depending on the temperature. LCD technology could do this.
A keylight that firmly holds your house key so it lights up the key hole as you insert your key. The original keylights would point in the opposite direction of what you wanted.
A flashlight that has a built-in battery tester. Wouldn’t it be nice to see how close you are to having to replace batteries?
A built-in beeper that allows your cell phone to find it. This would be great, as long as you know where your phone is.
Today may seem like a regular old Tuesday in July, but did you know that today is the one day a year we can officially celebrate the diameter tape measure? Today is Tape Measure Day!
Some fun facts:
William H. Bangs received the first patent in 1864 for a spring return pocket tape measure
1920s: the concave-convex tape measure was invented (the current standard design of tapes); these become mass-produced
1956: longest tape measure made- 600’ long!
Any of these retractable tape measures & diameter tape measures can be imprinted with your logo:
Promotional Calendars for #CollectorCarAppreciationDay
Sure, everyone loves a clean, sparkling new car but there is a select group of people who love to restore antique cars. Seeing beautifully restored cars driving down the street is an amazing sight to see. Today is Collector Car Appreciation Day, a fun day for everyone to celebrate.
Are you a cat person or a dog person? Dog are known to be affectionate, reliable companions, while cats tend to be more solitary creatures. Nonetheless, statistics show that more Americans own cats than dogs!
Today is National Kitten Day- a day to celebrate those cute little cat babies with a puppies & kittens calendar like this one:
