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A beautifully reinforced grommet from the 19th century.

 
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Here's a picture of a grommet at the corner of a sail from the 1800's for your educational pleasure:
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Grommet on sail
Grommet on sail

And he said, "I want to live as an honest man, to get all I deserve, and to give all I can, and to love a young woman whom I don't understand. Your Highness, your ways are very strange."

 
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Such beautiful and yet practical handcrafting of the eyelets and stitching.

The sail has been sewn with such craftsmanship.

How many sails made this century will still be around in 200 years.
 
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