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by JKCalhoun
1067 days ago
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I might not know what heirloom really means because it's hard for me to think of a purchased watch as an heirloom. (From the post though the Seiko is clearly the one that has the strongest familial connection.) A piece of furniture a grandfather made feels more like what I think of as an heirloom. Something one-off, made by the person you are remembering. But also a letter my mother wrote, her handwriting, is more valuable, more heirloomish than whatever the most valuable thing is that she owned. |
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It just occurs to me that I'm sitting in my grandfather's recliner chair right now, a very early model, from a local factory, of what would eventually become a fairly well-known piece of industrial design worldwide. I should probably have it repaired a little.