Hobo/Gypsy Pins! [ Easy 1930s DIY ]
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- čas přidán 11. 02. 2024
- Discover the art of creating Hobo/Gypsy Pins with our easy DIY tutorial, a 1930s-inspired project perfect for hanging items to dry. Learn how to craft these practical pins using minimal tools and materials, offering a cost-effective solution for on-the-go needs. Ideal for beginners, this guide not only teaches you a historical craft but also explores how these pins were made and sold to local stores, providing a unique way to support the travels of the hobo community.
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The word g*psy is s vile racial slur, thought you should know
-a friendly Rom
Hey just incase you aren't aware the word g*psy is actually a vile racial slur. Just thought someone should let you know.
Show you use them! Please
50 years a hobo. This is something that even today some hobos do. That is making little trinkets to sell. We used to call it dinging. Selling these trinkets with a story behind it so more folks would buy them. I used to make decorative " rosaries ". with a small saint medal. I used lightweight fishing line and beads. Lots of Mexicans loved to buy them in the shelters I stayed at. They would use for gifts to girlfriends and kin.
Excellent! Thanks for watching and for the information!
Did you make/carve your beads or source them from somewhere?🤔
Plain old Walmart beads. @@fookingsog
Beautiful
Thank you. @@sandracrandall4561
I know this is a bushcrafting channel, but I enjoy the Hobo series. It's a look into an often misunderstood history that was once the world my grandpa live when he was younger. In 2023, he passed on, but seeing this series, for me, makes it feel like he's still here. Thank you.
I really enjoyed watching that, thank you.
Thanks so much for watching!
It's interesting how folks see things out of nothing. Pretty ingenious. Great job.
Thanks, brother!
Necessity was the mother of invention.
Indeed!
And sadly, nowadays: Invention is the Mother of Necessity
My grandmother (born 1901 in Kansas & moved to Oklahoma before Mom was born) used clothes pins shaped just like that! She called them clothes pegs, but the concept is the same. Mom also used clothes lines during most of my childhood, but I remember the pins (most of them anyway) being the current, spring operated, wooden (not plastic) style. Mom also always wiped the clotheslines with a damp rag before hanging the clothes and sheets to remove dust and soot (we lived "near" a couple of Carbon Black production plants)!
You're looking pretty dapper in that suit, James! Thanks for the continued videos and cool history insight / lessons ... _and for the memory-lane trigger!_
You're very welcome and thanks so much for watching!
I remember them well. Even after getting a clothes dryer my mom would hang clothes on the line. No need to starch Levis...they came out stiff as a board.
@@WayneTheSeine True!! But the sheets smelled wonderful!
@@randy-9842 Indeed they did.
This video brought back a memory for me of my grandparents cottage. They had clothes pegs like these! Probably made by a hobo in the Great Depression. The amazing thing is, these pegs outlast the modern ones. The spring mechanism will always fall apart eventually.
I really love little projects like this, especially using just simple cheap materials, things that can be harvested or upcycled. Thank you
You're welcome!
Hey James…awesome. ✊ Sad to say, cans are practically a “natural resource” because you can find them everywhere. But viewed as raw materials for crafting, they’re pennies from heaven…Thanks for keeping this humble & ingenious tradition alive. 🤔🍷🎩🎩🎩✌️
You're welcome!
I've often scavenged cans on an impromptu day hike.
I always wondered what a hobo pin was, my grandmother would mention these when I was young. Thanks for solving this old mystery for me!
My pleasure!
they'd also be useful for hanging tobacco, or herbs to dry out
True!
My grandmother would use similar style pins back when she'd hang clothes out on a line in NYC back in the 80s (when I was a child). They sold them new in boxes even at that point. She grew up in the great depression era, so maybe she had fond memories of that type. 😄
Very interesting. Thanks for watching!
The sheer resourcefulness of those yesteryear hobos is something so very wholesome and gratifying. Thank you James.
Indeed it was! Thanks for watching!
These old time gypsies definitely sold this item here in England when l was a kid in the 60s around the villages.
Excellent! Thanks for watching!
Made in China put a stop to that .
@@coryparni3620 to be honest,lifestyle changes and demise of the old ways.
I knew a farmer’s wife who still had a few gypsies calling in the early 2000s.
I remember seeing these shown in very old cartoons on clotheslines, etc. Thanks for the history-- always interesting content here.🏆
Thanks so much!
I think its great that you are keeping this alive
Thanks!
Well I need to make some with my kids thanks again I have a old gas mask bag with my old can opener snips pliers screwdriver we go to fleamarkets and goodwill we now have a hobo kit to do all the cool projects my son actually had a school project were he has to make something in 10 mins an he mad a hobo tin can cup lol with the insulated handle he got 100 on it ❤❤❤❤❤
Very cool! Tell him congratulations from me please!
I’m really enjoying your hobo series .. great history teachings that have purpose .
Thanks!
Amazing! Keep it up. Don’t get discouraged we are still learning from you & appreciate your guidance.
I appreciate that!
Has anyone ever told you that you are a walking talking Google dictionary. I know you do your research and that obviously is the best way to learn and to find out how it was back in the day and. I really appreciate that because there's just so much that people don't know about. Like all your DIYs projects and how you pack your packs and. Your loadouts and you are wealth of information is truly educational and sometimes a lot to take in Another words for what it's worth it is very much appreciated. And trust me it takes a lot to capture my interest especially when it comes to videos to make me want to watch them from start to end. Thanks.
Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it!
Looking dapper in your outfit!
Thanks!
For Sure!!!🤗
My thought too.
Looks like he's been slimming down
MacGyver's Hobo Cousin HAHAHAHAHA 🤟😜🤟
Lol. Thanks!
Thanks James. Love the repurposing of materials. It isn't just craft but it's also art. No wonder they were sold a penny a piece.
Thanks!
Excellent video on an excellent channel. Mr. James, if you do nothing else with this channel, you definitely show how dignified people can be in bad situations. People dressed better in the old days whittling out Hobo Pegs than most people look going out for a dinner date! Thanks for all the great information :)
You're most welcome!
Mom told of hobos dropping off our freight line near the house. They NEVER asked for money, but instead asked for work to do. Granny would either offer coffee, or meager food( Depression hit everyone hard ). Mom said 98% were good men, with 2% mostly just too talkative for her. Never scared of them. Most very proud and wanted work.
Yes. Those were the true hobos!
What a terrific, useful household project!!
Thanks!
Thank you for thinking outside the box on these topics it keeps it interesting. The same survival topics can get stale after a while
I'm glad that you're enjoying the series!
🇺🇸🙋♀️🐴🍃 I remember both types of clothes pins. Use to have the tree clothes line in the backyard until we finally got a dryer.
Excellent!
Pretty darn neat. Amazing how resourceful they were. They were the original bushcrafters.
Just remember that their parents and grandparents grew up in the middle and late 1800s! They were pioneers and had to make stuff themselves.
@@WayPointSurvival So true. My great-grandfather, who I loved dearly, was born in 1867. He was an orphaned boy from France and settled in Louisiana with the Cajuns. He could barely speak English. He was a carpenter by trade. I inherited his wooden handplanes, saws, and chisels. Back in the day he and a cousin hunted ducks with a Spanish cannon (legal back then) and provided ducks to a local high-class Hotel. The Hotel is still in business and is a historical landmark. They were all such strong and resilient people.
@WayneTheSeine You might find it interesting that the pants that I was wearing in this video were actually purchased on eBay from France and dates from the 1930s.
Seems like a good thing to teach children to build in a little bush craft workshop or something like that.
Indeed!
Hey James! I have really enjoyed watching your series about the Hobo Era of the United States. Especially I have appreciated the distinction you make between the various groups of nomadic groups of men in the United States during the depression. I believe, at that time, the less nomadic people, perhaps the wives and families of the “hobo” men lived in areas called “Hoovervilles.” It would be interesting to compare the Hoovervilles of the 30s with the present pig sties found in municipalities of the United States now. There is in area in Seattle where the filth and theft is growing so fast, if it were a virus in a human host, the life expectancy would be serious challenged.
Thank you again, James. I always appreciate all of WayPoint Survival CZcamss.
Thanks so much for watching and for the suggestion!
Another great show... Grandpa hunted, fished and whittled to 1965, those being the days by his side.
Thanks!
Right on James, fun little project to take you back to hobo times. I’m a whittler for sure so I’ll likely try this out. Thanks for sharing man. Always learning neat stuff from you!
You're welcome!
these look very useful. i bought some wooden "retro" pin a while ago, but they were machine made and they did not work AT ALL, cause they were simply wood cyllinders sawed in the middle, with no space for the cloth to go. your model looks much more actually useful. might try making these.
Thanks for watching!
Those are really cool. That'd make a nice unique hand crafted gift for presents. My mom would have loved receiving those.
Thanks for watching!
That’s really neat man! Thank you for passing and keeping this knowledge alive!
You're welcome!
In the film industry a clothespin is called a C47 (it’s the reorder number and has been for generations; they’re used to keep color gels on lights) So naturally in set dressing we called the old fashioned clothespins C46’s.
Maybe these would be C46.5’s?
Catching up on this series and it’s a winner. 👍🏼
Thanks for the info, that's really cool!
Spectacular brother I have made Sewing needles out of honey Lucas thorns. If you use them as a close pen, you might want to dull the point. Or put it into a Cork To keep from getting stabbed. God Bless brother.
Good idea, God bless you too!
That was cool, my great grandfather always made those and hand fans out of wood.
Excellent!
With a little ingenuity, you could construct a basic foot/bow powered lathe in camp and really polish them up with a nice end on it to help them catch the eye of potential buyers, and give some texture to grasp it by.
Indeed!
Thanks James; I have no doubt these would work just fine.
I appreciate that!
I really enjoy all your tips and tricks, you are a good person, have a great day my friend, Brian.
Thanks, you too!
Nice how-to! It was a good beginner bushcraft project. I sharpened up an old Hawksbill carpet knife it worked great. Had a lot of fun making them. Thanks
Excellent!
Really enjoy his post traveler well done
Thanks!
i was taught how to make these by my dad when i was a kid, mum is still using the ones he made
Wonderful!
You can also wrap them wih twine instead of using the nails and metal. It works just as well and can be tightened when it gets stretched. Also, sanding or filing the insides smooth helps in preventing snags and the pins getting hung up and splintered.
Good points!
Nice skill to have!! love the idea of self-sustaining travels!!
Indeed!
Awesome vid as usual! Thanks for all the vids you do!
Glad you like them!
So many fun and educational projects from this Hobo series. Thanks, James!
You're welcome!
Thanks for your time and a great instructional video🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
You are very welcome!
God Bless and Thanks Again for the History Lesson James! You're the Best.
Thanks, you're welcome and God bless you too!
Looks like a fun project while camping😊
Indeed!
Good project/skill. Thanks for vid!
Glad you liked it!
Awesome content James!! This was very neat! Ot would most definitely be of help in the survival and bushcraft area. This is definitely going into my toolbox!!! God bless and take care my friend!!!!!
I'm glad that you enjoyed it and God bless you too, my friend!
Awesome and epic video as always you are amazing please keep up the great work ❤
Thank you! Will do!
Know how fun is, I truly think I'm going to try to make some of these this summer, gratitude for sharing
You're welcome!
One of the most interesting, not seen before projects. Thank you James.
Kind regards
Alain
You're welcome!
This is one aspect of Hobo life hwich is new to me! Thanks. May God bless you.
You're welcome and may God bless you too!
Really interesting, thank you. I love this series. Thanks, sir!
Glad you enjoy it!!
I always enjoy your hobo videos. Human ingenuity, it's a beautiful thing.
Thanks!
Thank you, so much of our past has been forgotten, thank you for reliving these times👍
You're welcome!
Cool project. I like that. Keep up the good work and God bless
Thanks, you too!
Hi James ! Nice project with some cool bit of history !
Thanks!
New video, ALL RIGHT!! Cant wait to watch!!
Thanks!
Wow I am going to make them ASAP thanks for the video
You're welcome!
this was great close pin to dry my close in the field ill have to keep this one in my back pocket
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
Another great idea. Thanks.
You are so welcome!
Cool little project !
Thanks!
Well done. That’s just great advice.
Thanks!
Clever idea. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Great video, thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
This is one of my favorite series in bushcraft/survival youtube.
Thanks so much!
Brilliant - thanks for this interesting video
You're welcome!
Really interesting, thanks for teaching me something new. Well new to me.
Glad you enjoyed it!
James, great info, ty sir
You're very welcome!
Awesome! When my kid is a bit older, I'll make these with them.
Very cool!
Fascinating. This would not have been a viable trade goods in the 18th century then because nails were an expensive goods back then. The long hunters rationed their use of metal nails when making their cabins (typically intended as a temporary structure) in the 18th century.
Thanks for watching.
Tin cans weren't too common either ,400 years ago.
That's a nice little project.
Thanks!
Cool info , weekend project
Indeed!
That is very awesome good tip thank you
You're welcome!
Sir I love your diy videos! 👍
Thanks!
I LOVE this 1930s series!
Thanks!
I like your style dude!
Thanks!
Thanks James
You're welcome!
what an interesting video and subject
Thank you!
Again a good video, thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Enjoyed, very resourceful
Thanks!
Great Video! You have been an inspiration to me.
Awesome! Thank you!
Very interesting, well presented, Subscribed!👍
Awesome, thank you and welcome aboard!
Good video James , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !
Glad you enjoyed it, my friend!
Oh!My, so many people really need to watch your channel and see ,how time can be better spent.(Good on you James),"ole" in the present."Education"we could all be better,just applying even some of what your teaching,to every day life.(where ever did the days go?)
Thank you so very much and I'm glad that you are enjoying the channel!
Thanks for the Info!
Thank you so very much! I really appreciate the support!
In North-East England (at least the part my family are from) right up to the early 1980's gypsies would sometimes sell these door to door also "lucky heather" I remember sometimes seeing them on mainly older folks washing lines when I was a young kid!
Very cool!
@@WayPointSurvival Good and bad sometimes. I ended up living for a while in a couple of villages alongside these folk. Although mostly good people, you wouldn't want to be in the pub when it's a wedding or especially a funeral. FYI the weddings are good if you know how to behave haha.
Looks great!
Thanks!
Veryi Interesting. Thanks James!
You're welcome!
Wow that’s a great idea
Well I know what I’m doing tomarrow to add to my hobo kit
Excellent! Thanks for watching!
Another Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Skip the metal bits and use twine/cordage that is also made from local plants. You can also use wooden rings cut from the thicker parts of the branches and hollowed out.
Sure, you can do that but I was copying the one that I have from the old days.
@@WayPointSurvival I understand and thank you for the replica style creation. You have a pretty nice clothes peg then. I am just presenting options, not only for you but for whoever might be reading. Making simple devices like this, or others such as with barbed tent spikes can be very useful for securing much more than just tents.
Very interesting.
Thanks!
Very useful and one of the ways that measuring tape would come in handy like from one of your other videos.
Indeed!
Enjoyed that, many thanks
You're welcome!
@@WayPointSurvival greetings from Nelson, New Zealand the land of fix everything with a bit of number 8 wire haha, lovin ya vids, cheers again