St Patrick's Day

I hope everyone had a nice St. Patrick's Day and didn't get pinched! But why pinch? I was thinking about it the other day how every March 17, we break out every piece of green clothing and jewelry, don shamrock-shaped pins and glasses, and dye our bagels and beverages that are green. But was it really the way people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in the 7th century. Not quite!

So what is St. Patrick’s Day? Back then it was a religious holiday celebrated only in Ireland, and green wasn’t even part of the equation. The original color associated with St. Patrick’s Day was actually blue, one of many little know facts about St. Patrick's Day. Early depictions of St. Patrick show him wearing blue, and the official color of the Order of St. Patrick, part of Ireland’s chivalry, was a sky blue known as “St. Patrick’s Blue.” So how did the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland get this obsession with green?

One of the reasons green replaced blue was because of Ireland’s nickname, The Emerald Isle. The green stripe in the Irish flag also played a role. Traditionally, the green represents the Catholics of Ireland, the orange represents the Protestant population, and the white in the middle symbolizes the peace between the two religions.

The religious symbolism doesn’t stop there. St. Patrick used green shamrocks to teach people about the Holy Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit), another justification for greenifying everything.

Of course, we can’t talk about St. Patrick’s Day without mentioning leprechauns. Back in the day, these mischievous little guys were said to wear red and gold jackets with pointy red hats. Now they’re rarely seen wearing anything other than green. And, legend has it, they pinch anyone not wearing their favorite color.

And isn’t that reason enough to wear green? :-)

For the Ladies!

In honor of No Women's Day last Wednesday,  I'm offering a free tweezer with any order. All you have to do is e-mail me your order and I will send you a Paypal invoice. Or, you can order on my website and e-mail me that you want a free tweezer: kjslivergripper@gmail.com. This is good for both men and women, but acknowledging the women!

Little tip involving tweezers and books!

Did you know that Uncle Bill's Tweezers can pick up a dollar bill by the fuzz on the paper? Talk about precision! They can also help you peel apart pages of a book that are stuck together. I had just the issue the other night. It was a library book and someone must have spilled something on it. I used my tweezers to separate the pages as much as I could and then pull slowly. There was no ripping and the book (minus the stain) was like new! Just thought that I would share!

Black Oxide Tweezers

Another option for the tweezers (not on my site, but can still be ordered through me) is oxide tweezers are great for the army. The surface is not shiny like the original keeping one hidden and protected. Here are just some of the reasons to buy them:

·  Precision-ground points provide pin-point gripping

·  Spring-tempered stainless steel with black oxide coating keeps perfect alignment

·  Easier, more precise handling and control just like the original

·  Complete with convenient holder

·  Made in USA

For ordering you can e-mail: kjslivergripper@gmail.com

Uncle Bill's Tweezers have gone Titanium!

Uncle Bill's Tweezers have gone Titanium! They are called: Ti Sliver Gripper Tweezers. I will not be offering them on my website, but you can buy them through our main company by e-mailing me: kjslivergripper@g-mail.com or from a variety of suppliers on Amazon.

They are made to the same high standards of the original sliver gripper tweezers with the added benefits of Titanium!

*Exceptional strength, toughness, and durability.

*Low density.

*Ability to withstand extremes of both high and low temperatures.

*Extremely corrosion resistant.

*Non-magnetic.

*Considered to be the most biologically compatible and environmentally friendly of all metals.

 Both the Tweezers and the Clip-holder are made of Grade 1 Titanium!

 The Sliver Grippers are the Tweezers many have called a "necessity"!

Simple design keeps a perfect alignment.

Precision-Ground points that provide pin-point gripping.

Easier, more precise handling and control.

Complete with convenient holder.

For questions or ordering please contact me!

First Aid Kit

Short and sweet today. Do you own a first aid kit? Tweezers are an important tool to have in any first aid kit regardless of how basic your kit is. Tweezers can be used to remove debris such as glass, dirt, or splinters from a wound. They can also be used to remove stingers left behind by bees. With putting a tweezer on your keychain clip you have your own personal first aid kit with you at all times!

Other Ways To Store The Tweezers

A very cleaver customer who decided not to use the clip for the keychain decided to come up with her own way of storing the tweezers. She used an old chapstick tube. She screwed the "wax" all the way out, pulled carefully and easily removed most of it in one full piece. Then she removed the little piece that holds the "wax" that helps it move up and down in the tube. With a little extra effort with toothpicks, a pointy-chopstick, and a paper towel, she removed the remaining bits of leftover "wax," washed the tube out, and let it air-dry. She left in the center "spindle" that the little piece moves on to bring the "wax" up and down in the tube, using the little "screw cap" on outer bottom of the tube. The “spindle” doesn’t interfere at all and the tweezer fit perfectly. I thought that it was a really neat idea and wanted to share it!

Another Special?!

Just when you thought that the holiday special was over another holiday approaches! In honor of Martin Luther King Day I will give you one free tweezer with any order no matter how many you order. You can either place your order and then e-mail me with the headline "MLK Special," or e-mail me and I will send you a Paypal invoice. This is good for today and tomorrow 1/15/17 to 1/16/17!

Last Day Special

I hope that everyone's holidays have been nice and relaxing, or none stop in the best way possible! For the last day of the special that I have on my homepage, I will add to it. For those who want to order less than 5, you will get one free with any order. Just e-mail me at kjslivergripper@gmail.com with the headline "Last Day Special" and I will send you an invoice. Happy Holidays!

Last few days of holiday special

Don't forget about the holiday special! It ends on Sunday

For every five tweezers bought, you get one for free! This special starts November 15th and goes through January 8th.

Upon checkout the free tweezer(s) will not show, but worry not! The extra tweezer(s) will be shown on the invoice in the package and in the order.

There is also a bonus for orders over 20. That would normally be four free tweezers, but for every 20 I will add an extra two into that order. So if you order twenty, you will receive 26. If you order 40 you will receive 52, and so on!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope however you rang in the new year it was just what you wanted. I decided to look up the exact origin of New Years and what it meant for many around the world. What I found was very interesting.

New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. The New Year of the Gregorian Calendar, today mostly in use, falls on 1 January (New Year's Day), as was the case both in the old Roman calendar (at least after about 713 BCE) and in the Julian calendar that succeeded it. The order of months was January to December in the Old Roman calendar during the reign of King Numa Pompilius in about 700 BCE, according to Plutarch and Macrobius, and has been in continuous use since that time. Many countries, such as the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the United States, mark 1 January as a national holiday.

During the Middle Ages in western Europe, while the Julian calendar was still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day variously, depending upon locale, to one of several other days, among them: 1 March, 25 March, Easter, 1 September, and 25 December. These New Year's Day changes generally reverted to using January 1 before or during the various local adoptions of the Gregorian calendar, beginning in 1582. The change from March 25 – Lady Day, one of the four quarter days – to January 1 took place in Scotland in 1600, before the ascension of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England in 1603 and well before the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. In England and Wales (and in all British dominions, including Britain's American colonies), 1751 began on March 25 and lasted only for 282 days because of the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, with 1752 beginning on January 1. For more information about the changeover from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar and the effect on the dating of historical events etc.

A great many other calendars have seen use historically in different parts of the world; some such calendars count years numerically, while others do not. The expansion of Western culture during recent centuries has seen such widespread official adoption of the Gregorian calendar that its recognition and that of January 1 as the New Year has become virtually global. (Note for example the New Year celebrations held in Dubai to mark the start of 2014, which broke the world record for the most fireworks set off in a single display, lasting for six minutes and including the use of over 500,000 fireworks.)

Nevertheless, regional or local use of other calendars persists, along with the cultural and religious practices that accompany them. Many places (such as Israel, China, and India) also celebrate New Year at the times determined by these other calendars. In Latin America the observation of traditions belonging to various native cultures continues according to their own calendars, despite the domination of recently arrived cultures. The most common dates of modern New Year's celebrations are listed below, ordered and grouped by their alignment relative to the Gregorian calendar.

Happy Holidays

I had another post planned, but since today is Christmas and Hanukkah, I thought that I would pause and wish everyone a happy holiday. I love this time of year because it brings people together. I have so many great holiday memories of my grandparents (Uncle Bill) that I will cherish forever. Whether you are with family, friends, or whomever, I hope that today treats you well and the holiday cheer follows you into the new year! Happy holidays!