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Some people collect trading cards. Some collect old coins; 50ps with rare patterns, worth more than their original value. Product designer Staf\u00a0Schmool collects rare, unusual objects which belong to an earlier time. The\u00a0fascinating element of the project, fittingly titled \u2018Queer Tools\u2019, is the story behind the item\u2019s acquisition, as much as the item itself.<\/p>\n

\"Queer0057\"<\/a>Along with the photographs of the items, Schmool describes different and separate journeys of how each thing found its way into his hands. The acquisition of the glove (above), for example, was arbitrary and unplanned, Schmool discovering its use only after purchasing it. The orange plastic winder\/grinder (below), he describes as a cross between a torture weapon and a kid’s toy.<\/p>\n

\"Queer0009\"<\/a>His uniting of such products give them an essence. It\u2019s the professional organisation and unpredictable selection of items as a unit which actually make them something<\/i>.<\/p>\n

To find out more about Schmool, and for a taste of the other peculiar objects that have been in\u00a0his collection, see the piece in our latest issue, Real Life and Role Play: Staf\u2019s Stash.<\/a> They get stranger.<\/p>\n

To see\u00a0Schmool\u2019s current archive, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Photographer: Nigel Haynes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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