10 American Hardware Stores That Closed Forever and the Tools That Vanished With Them

Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLostHandyman?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Start Saving Money By Fixing Everything Yourself Ebook: https://forgottenhandymansecrets.netlify.app/ In 1962, in a hardware store in Seattle, a man in a canvas apron stood behind a wooden counter worn smooth by forty years of elbows. A customer came in holding a broken faucet stem. The man didn't sell him a new faucet — he opened a drawer of loose brass, found the one washer that fit, and showed him how to seat it so it wouldn't leak again. The repair cost 3 cents. The store was Ernst Hardware. It's gone now. This is a list of ten American hardware stores that closed forever, and the tools — and the knowledge — that vanished with them. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handy_Dan https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/arthur-blank-bernie-marcus-home-depot-winning-formula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard_Supply_Hardware