Machine & Tools Co.

Our shop, Machine & Tools Co., is located at 76, Kali Kundu Lane. If you’ve ever been down Kali Kundu Lane, you know it’s a narrow street and can get pretty crowded with people and handcarts moving back and forth. We’ve been at number 76 for a long time now. The building is old, and the front door squeaks every time someone walks in. Inside, it’s just rows and rows of tools and machine parts. We don't have much of a display; everything is just stacked on shelves or kept in bins behind the counter. It’s a bit dark inside because the lane is so narrow that the sun doesn't always reach the bottom floor. We use old tube lights that flicker sometimes, but we can see well enough to find the right wrenches or bits. The air smells like old metal and packing grease. We spend a lot of our time helping people find that one specific tool they can’t find anywhere else. We don’t use any fancy computers for our inventory; we just know where most things are by looking at the shelves. It’s a bit chaotic to an outsider, but it makes sense to us. Sometimes we sit out front on a stool when things are slow and watch the life of the lane go by. It’s a busy, noisy street, but we wouldn't want to be anywhere else because this is where we belong.