5 June 23

Today (5 June) marks the birthday of my niece Kirsten Rae (Huizenga) Caminiti. She and Joseph have just moved from Pennsylvania to Louisville, KY -- which is home also to her brother and sister-in-law Nolan Huizenga and Aimee Moiso -- to explore new careers. Because of all the measuring they've had to do related to relocation, Kirsten asked me to wear my measuring-tape "tie"! Next month, on 14 July, we can all celebrate the 135th anniversary of the patenting of the "spring-click tape measure," by Alvin J. Fellows.

13 July 20

Tomorrow (14 July) marks the 132nd anniversary of the patenting of the "spring-click tape measure," by Alvin J. Fellows. It differed from earlier tape measures because it had a "spring-click" that allowed the user to lock the tape when it was extended, "so as to hold the tape at any desired position." My tape-tie (?) is locked at 13-1/4 inches, roughly equal to 34 centimeters.