For example it didn’t hit me till I thought about it, but the HHG towel has a real provenance in a primal widget. Handkerchiefs and neck-kerchiefs in the west and actual towels or turban towels (hence towelhead as a slur) in Asia.
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Left out firearms because they were/are everyday carry only in very specific times/places unlike bladed weapons which were much more common. Also, the American tacticool mall ninja EDC culture built around firearms annoys me as poisoning a generally fun aspect of human life
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Combs and small mirrors were once common but I think they were not very universal, and rarely the most versatile tech on someone. More vanity tech.
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Was that ever a common thing to carry around anywhere?
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