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    DEAN TAPE MEASURE

    Sep 09, 2022 1 minute
    By Robin Gates

    eather-bound with brass fittings gleaming, the wind-up measuring tape is as tactile and inviting of investigation as a vintage writing case. Your fingertips seem willed to explore the hand stitching as they would a cricket ball before

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