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Vintage DIY product- The Atomic Weather Strip

jack of all · 2020-04-21 11:29:12

I know it's hardly a collectible, but it's still an interesting piece of 1960s DIY building material, new and unused in it's original packaging. I present the "Atomic Weatherstrip"- this is a band of copper/ phosphor bronze strip which is tacked to the door or frame and creased using the attached seaming tools to form a…

21-04-2020 12:29pm

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I know it's hardly a collectible, but it's still an interesting piece of 1960s DIY building material, new and unused in it's original packaging. I present the "Atomic Weatherstrip"- this is a band of copper/ phosphor bronze strip which is tacked to the door or frame and creased using the attached seaming tools to form a weather strip that would (presumably) outlast any of the cheaper plastic or foam strips of the time. I never seen this type of product fitted to older doors but I imagine it would have been effective!

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