SHOW & TELL '08 - #9 - H.E. Stand

Hard to believe 2 months of 2008 are already gone. Another week flown by and it's Friday and time to head to Kelli's for Show & Tell.

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What I am showing today isn't very fancy but it is one of my treasures.

It is a very plain stand that was made for my father many years ago by one of his friends.

I'm not sure exactly when my father received this gift.

It's just something that was always in our home.

My fathers name was Henry Errett.....hence the H.E. are his initials carved in the front.

You can also see that all the edges are sort of chiseled out.

All this work and detail was done by hand and not with power equipment.

As a very young child I remember being confused by the HE thinking it stood for

"he" and not understanding about initials.

This little stand sits in my entry hall. During the 4 years Mickey and I traveled in our 5th wheel we even had it with us there!!!

You can see it holds a few books. The part behind the door has one shelf and we keep a few often needed household tools there: hammer, screw drivers, picture hooks, measuring tape, etc.

I acquired this little stand in 1971 after my fathers death and my mother had moved from New Mexico here to Oklahoma to be with us.

Thanks for letting me share a very precious item of mine. It is special because of the great love I had for my father and it was his.