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Perfection Lightweight Ballpoint Pocket Pen in Dark Green (Made in Japan) $10.00
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Perfection Lightweight Ballpoint Pocket Pen in Blue (Made in Japan) $10.00
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Perfection Lightweight Ballpoint Pocket Pen in Khaki (Made in Japan) $10.00
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Puggy's Best Paperback Notebook - Large in Kraft with Black Ink. $15.00
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Puggy's Best Paperback Notebook/ Large in Kraft with Blue Ink. $15.00
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Puggy's Best Paperback Notebook/ Large in Kraft with Red Ink. $15.00
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Hammertone Tape Dispenser in Vintage Green $25.00
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Japanese Walnut Pen Holder $55.00
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Hammertone Stapler in Vintage Green $20.00
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Perfection Lightweight Ballpoint Pocket Pen in Red (Made in Japan) $10.00
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Perfection Lightweight Ballpoint Pocket Pen in Blue (Made in Japan) $10.00
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Perfection Lightweight Ballpoint Pocket Pen in Black (Made in Japan) $10.00

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Peter Powell Kite in Red/White $145.00
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Kingfisher 16" Pond Yacht in Natural Wood by Grove Pond $200.00
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Chich-Bich Backgammon Set in Blue Clay $215.00
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Peter Powell Kite in Red/Orange/Yellow/Blue $145.00
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Peter Powell Kite in White/Green/Blue $145.00
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Grove Pond Yachts
Kingfisher 16" Pond Yacht in Classic White by Grove Pond $200.00
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Chich-Bich Checkers in Blue $200.00
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Peter Powell
Peter Powell Kite in Blue/White/Blue $145.00
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Flayou
Chich-Bich Checkers Set in Black Clay $200.00
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Grove Pond Yachts
Kingfisher 16" Pond Yacht in Classic Blue by Grove Pond $200.00
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Flayou
Chich-Bich Backgammon Set in Black Clay $215.00
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Peter Powell
Peter Powell Kite in Light Blue/Black/White $145.00

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A Father's Day Gift Guide for Avoiding the Expected and Impersonal and Giving Something Lasting and Unique
A Father's Day Gift Guide for Avoiding the Expected and Impersonal and Giving Something Lasting and Unique

The classic joke for a bad Father’s Day gift was always the necktie. Safe, expected, and easy. Those days are long gone, but what is the modern-day version of a...

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Looking deeper at our model boats.
Looking deeper at our model boats.

The idea behind Slower Things began with model pond yachts Here in San Francisco, we have Spreckels Lake, where model boats sail every weekend. When I started Slower Things, finding...

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The official guide to unexpected, well crafted and analog gifts.
The official guide to unexpected, well crafted and analog gifts.

The internet is flooded with gift guides. Most of them suck, optimized to rank in Google search instead of being helpful.  This is not that type of guide. Here is...

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