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		<title>Undefeated Denim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Undefeated, one of my all-time favorite shoe shops is releasing some beautiful denim today. Crisp raw selvage denim with a nice slim leg- and at $98.00. How can you beat that? That $98.00 price tag implies that they might actually want to SELL some of these! Thanks Undefeated for always putting out quality, stylish, attainable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eric Scheib</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smoke Stack One thing you can honestly say about Eric Scheib is that the man loves to create. While he has certainly explored some areas of art more deeply than others, there is nothing that seems to sway him from delving into new interests. You would remember Eric from an earlier post on The First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whale Friendly Mats From The Briny Deep</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daily Grommet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my new favorite sites to visit is Daily Grommet. The site was created by a small group of savvy entrepreneurs who recognized there was a missing link between inventive worthwhile product and the buying public. They positioned Daily Grommet as the vehicle by which small product-based companies can reach their market. But more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Makr Carry Goods</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/08/makr-carry-goods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefirstfew.com/?p=3988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately, I&#8217;ve been a bit obsessed with finding new bags. Maybe its the coming of the new Fall season? Packing for trips and lugging things around during the Summer? Either way, there are a lot of great-looking bags out there and choosing the right one is an important process. A great place that my obsession [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vintage Levi&#8217;s Labels</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very small collection of some vintage labels I photographed while out at the Levi Strauss archives in San Francisco. Please accept my apologies for the quality of some of the photos- the security guard was getting suspicious (actually, just my shoddy photography work). Part of Levi&#8217;s rodeo heritage labels. I LOVE this one. Super [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antique Folding Ruler Design &#124; Upson Nut Co. and Lufkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No.68 UPSON NUT CO. 24 inch folding ruler Before the invention of the ubiquitous modern retractable tape measure, tradesmen nonetheless needed to make accurate measurements in the field with a convenient and portable measuring device. The above folding ruler has been in use by one person or another for the past hundred plus years. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whit McLeod Furniture</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/08/whit-mcleod-furniture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s difficult to categorize a piece of furniture that&#8217;s modern in design, vintage in composition, utilizes recycled materials and looks appropriate both inside and out. Nonetheless, I want one of these and I&#8217;ll just have to figure out the details later&#8230; Reclaimed wine barrels from the Northern California wineries. Whit McLeod furniture is very much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge Towers &#124; The Watchful Eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/08/bridge-towers-the-watchful-eyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/08/bridge-towers-the-watchful-eyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thefirstfew.com/?p=3882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At either end of the 38 bridges that span the Chicago River are these beautiful bridge towers. While many have been decommissioned, the towers remain landmarks to a city that still relies heavily on the functioning of the bridge and waterway systems. The towers have certainly served a valuable service over the many years by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Structure</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/07/chicago-structure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bertrand Goldberg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was my first visit to the windy city of Chicago. To say the least, I am looking forward to going back &#8211; beautifully clean city, pleasant people, great food, and amazing architecture. No complaints from yours truly. Clean? Yes, check out those rivets and seams on this bridge and railing over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Fiber Farm &#124; Juniper Moon</title>
		<link>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/07/marthas-vineyard-fiber-farm-juniper-moon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefirstfew.com/2010/07/marthas-vineyard-fiber-farm-juniper-moon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Payne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Susie Gibbs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For an island of only 87.48 square miles in size and already holding a population of 15,000 year-round residents (75,000 during the summer), it actually had room for a successful working livestock farm. Well, from 2001 to 2009, the island played host to The Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Fiber Farm (now called Juniper Moon Farm since expanding [...]]]></description>
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