Did You Hear About The Time My Sister & I Needed Some Spending Money?

It was the first week of October, 1957. Archie Brown and his sister, Cathy, had no spending money. That was a big problem because the county fair was always held the second week of October. Archie and Cathy really loved the county fair. They loved riding the rides and eating the funnel cakes and other fair fare.

The two Brown kids had recently been given a little loom and some loops that enabled them to make pot holders. They loved the craft. They had come up with some nice patterns and could produce a quality pot holder in fifteen or twenty minutes. Archie suggested that he and Cathy go from house to house offering to sell their creations. Cathy loved the idea.

They took the pot holders they already had made to the houses in the neighborhood and were pleased to find a market! They sold the holders for twenty five cents for one or five for a dollar. They took a couple of dollars of their income to buy more loops and make a bigger inventory. When they finished, they went all over their small hometown, selling potholders! It was a great success and they had plenty of money for the county fair!