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not the smartest tool in the shed

not the smartest tool in the shed

£65.00Price

Size -42 cms tall by 32 cms wide

Style of frame - vintage carved painted wooden frame

Fabric - mustard cotton velvet with an original leaf from  the Practical Man's Book of Things to Make and Do (1934) - a gem of a publication

Wording  -The phrase "not the sharpest tool in the shed" originated in American vernacular in the mid-to-late 20th century, with related phrases like "not the sharpest knife in the drawer" appearing in the 1960s and 1970s. The idiom's meaning stems from the idea that the sharpest tool is the most capable, so if someone isn't the sharpest tool, they are considered not very intelligent.

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