In the 1920's Dewey (Poppa) Magee made a kitchen tool for
his wife Lee. It was a little tool with a hook on the end that she used for
almost everything imaginable; turning meat, taking toast out of the oven,
pickles out of the jar, etc.
Over the years, Poppa made a few more for his relatives and friends, and
that is how our little story really begins. He made one for his son, Milton, in
the 1950's. Well, Milton used that little hook for everything, and when he
maried, he brought it as part of his "dowry."
Milton's wife Nedra, loved it too. She used it for everything and as she
used it more and more, friends would watch and say, "I wish I had one of those,
too." Now about this time, Poppa was a cool 94 years young and spry as he could
be. He always wanted a project because he had to be busy (that was why he was
so spry)!
So Nedra said, "Why don't we set Poppa up to make some more hooks and we
could give them to friends and relatives and call it Poppa's
Hook?" Well, Poppa liked that idea real well and the production began.
They set him up in a corner of their sign shop and he went to town! The hooks
looked great and they proceeded to give them away, and give them away, and give
them away because Poppa was making 20 a day!
So Nedra said, "These hooks are coming out of our ears. We had better sell
them or something." So Milton started going to craft fairs and Poppa went
sometimes, too. They had great fun.
Well, our beloved Poppa continued to make his tools until he died at the
ripe old age of 99 in September of 1995. We even buried him with two of the
hooks. he was one super old man and we all loved him and miss him very much. He
taught us all a lot.
So today, Milton and his family are contunuing to make the hooks. They are
traveling around selling these neat hooks, -because you see, Milton promised
Poppa that he would make him famous. That is how you can buy the "Almost World
Famous Meat Turning Tool," the original Poppa Hook. We thank you
so much - we know you will enjoy it as much as we have. Just think of old Poppa
every time you use it, O.K.?
9" Small (right handed) .............$9.95
...........weight 2#
9" Small (left handed)
...............$9.95............weight 2#
14" Medium (right handed)
..........$12.95 ..........weight 2#
14" Medium (left handed)
............$12.95...........weight 2#
19" Large (right handed)
.............$24.95 ..........weight 3#
19" Large (left handed)
...............$24.95...........weight 3#
Get your Papa's Hook engraved
You can get your new hook engraved.
(allow an additional 10 days for engraving)
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Put the name or phrase you want engraved in the comment box,
while checking out.
9" Small (right handed)....................$19.95
............weight 2#
9" Small (left handed)......................$19.95
............weight 2#
14" Medium (right handed)...............$22.95
...........weight 12
14" Medium (left
handed).................$22.95............weight 2#
19" Large (right handed)...................$34.95
............weight 3#
19" Large (left handed).....................$34.95
............weight 3#
Or send in your old hook.
PHOOKE..............$10.00.........weight 1#
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