Industrial Connoisseur Gifts

'Haverford Steel' 'Temporarily closed - Mr. Haverford is taking some medication, and was told not to operate heavy machinery.'

Instructional guide to scribbling

Men's business romper.

Schubert's Unfinished Basement

"We're having one heck of a time building that trapezoidal thing of yours..."

Motivation to work

"Some day, son, all this will be yours. ... Actually, you know what? You can have it now."

Sundar Pichai's first doodle.

Origami horse leaping out of a book about origami

"He's an abstract artist."

Atlas with the earth, says: 'So then I thought, Why not just roll the damn thing?'

Once again overbudget and past dealine, the predatory boa constractor adroitly squeezes the life from its victim's wallet.

Dave cut costs and now realizes that in order to pass inspection, he may have to arrange a marriage between his daughter and the building inspector's son.

"It's a mixed-use facility: retail space, low-rent housing, luxury apartments, and an area set aside for making steel."

Jackson Pollock as a child

'I think this is deep enough for the foundations!'

Crane fishing

Man-made vs dog-made

U.S. Manufacturing - Good News & Bad News

Man frozen in portrait pose.

'Toys?! Good heavens, no! I made my fortune through commercial endorsements.'

About the potter.

Tata: Goodbuy or Goodbye?

"We interrupt this advertisement to bring you another advertisement that has just been rushed to the studio."

'I wish you wouldn't bring your work home with you!'

"It's called 'Sold'."

"No, we're looking for a roofer, not a woofer."

Satis Factory Tour

"Our 'Invest in American' program is saving money by buying orange safety cones from China."

Moliere

'Once we switch to information processing, just imagine how much data this baby will handle.'

Bleak House

"Who's the artist?"

'Sander's a bit high isn't it?'