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50 Of The Most Interesting And Beautiful Old Things That These People Have The Pleasure Of Owning
Many people like things that smell brand new and can be unwrapped from plastic, meaning in reality, they just add to pollution of our planet. But some people specifically prefer the items that have been touched by history and are commonly referred to as antiques.
Antique objects often bear an extra value thanks to their aesthetic or historical significance, and they can be defined as any object which is at least 100 years old. Meanwhile, vintage and collectibles are described as items that are “younger” than that.
And while some are born antique aficionados, real collectors spend their entire lives learning the subtleties of this miscellaneous profession. Below are some of the most incredible examples of antique objects and goods posted on the r/Antiques subreddit, where every member of the community is an antique dealer at heart.
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#1
My Dad Restored A 1929 Ford Model A After 40 Years Of Wait. We Helped Out Over The Course Of 3 Years, And I Edited This Photo To Make Us Looks Like 20s Gangsters
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#2
The Lenox Spice Village. My Grandmother Bought This For Me 30 Years Ago And It Has Been In My Parents Storage Shed Until Now....
Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
I don't know what the big dill is. I don't have the thyme to be remembering the address of the aunt Rosemary. It's easier to just think she lives nowhere near that nut meg.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
they sell for $300-400 on ebay with free shipping. One type of Lenox that has kept its value when most is pretty worthless now b/c it was over manufactured in the 80s.
Patricia Healton 4 years ago
I used to have one of these but all of my stuff was lost many years ago and now I have nothing important.
Kimberly Puchniarz 4 years ago
I'm not sure what the laws are on Bored Panda but I'm willing to sell mine and it looks exactly like the pictured one.
#3
300 Year Old Library Tool That Enabled A Researcher To Have Seven Book Open At Once
Kirsten Kerkhof 4 years ago
15 tabs open, 3 are frozen, and where on earth does that music come from?
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Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
could also be used when you can't decide which book you want to read next: spin it and read the one it chooses
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago
I've been there! That particular one is at the Palafoxiana Library in Puebla, Mexico...
Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Lori Verderame, the Ph.D. antiques appraiser who’s an internationally syndicated columnist and an author with 30 books to her credit. Dr. Lori specializes in helping people make money with buying and selling tips, as well as showing them how to spot valuables at thrift stores, charity shops, flea markets, estate sales, etc. and flip them for profit. She also runs a widely popular YouTube channel with 130k subscribers where she shares various tips about antiques.
Dr. Lori explained that “an antique is an object that is 100 years old or older. I determine antique status by looking at materials, condition, and design. I appraise an antique's value by comparing it with other similar items and using my decades of museum and appraisal experience to provide a value,” the antiques appraiser commented.
Turns out, Lori bases her values on actual sales records where similar items have sold recently. “I use my love of antiques to appraise value and value differs based on the type of object appraised. Many factors determine value depending on the type of object presented,” she explained and added that the most valuable categories of antiques typically include fine art, antique furniture, and antique and vintage fine and costume jewelry.
#4
Picked Up A Victorian Style Cathedral Birdcage Today. It’s 7’ Tall With The Base! Never Seen One Like It
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Probably a final work for a wood craftsmanship student, i don't know the name in English but it's a piece that you have to make to show your skills at the end of your learning journey.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago (edited)
Masterpiece. The word is so often used as a metaphor for any truly great work or crowning achievement, however, its true meaning is nearly lost on most modern people. In order to prevent confusion with its pop-culture meaning, sometimes "diploma work," or "reception piece" is used.
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spirit wolf 4 years ago
These sort are mostly decorational, I keep plants in my collection of bird cages.
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It’s Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris, and as crazy as this might sound I have one identical to this. Picked it up from a Belgian antique shop just over a year ago. I would never keep a bird in it but someone must have at one time as there were a few tiny feathers at the bottom.
A Jones 4 years ago
I probably use this for ornamental purposes only. It seems better to have a faux bird inside -- they won't make a mess, haha.
Stephanie IV 4 years ago
And they’ll be much happier than their live counterparts.
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#5
I Snagged This Edwardian Dress Yesterday. It’s Just Too Stunning Not To Share
denzoren 4 years ago
This could be in a horror film....or something by Jane Austen. Win win. Lol
Kchan 4 years ago
The only reason it's being called Edwardian is because of the original reddit poster; they bought it from strangevintagecustom on instagram who is selling antique clothes from the 1960's-1970's. Basically this dress is from the ~70's and not Edwardian. I'm a bit of a fashion history nerd so sorry for the rant.
#6
An Old, Metal, Pocket-Sized Grocery List!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I remember these! My mother used one, back in the day. She’d keep track of how much the groceries cost with one of those palm-sized red counters with the white buttons you clicked to count off the cost of an item in dollars and cents—-remember those? To jog your memory, or as a first look for you, here’s a link to a picture: il_570xN.4...9_r1nc.jpg 
Blackheart 4 years ago
It amazes me how in the past, we had ways to do things that naturally conserved resources. In this case paper. But then the trend went to ease and convenience, but at a cost environmentally.
Panda Kicki 4 years ago
In Sweden they also had a strorage for receipts as the store was owned by the customers and gave back if it was a profit at the end of the year, calculated via the receipts. Still does but now digitally.
When asked if people are getting more and more interested in antiques, Dr. Lori confirmed that it’s true and added that young adults are particularly interested. “Because we can buy all types of antiques with ease now online, people are enjoying the thrill of the treasure hunt for antiques as well as the excitement of selling them or keeping them.”
“I show many examples of how I find the money for people on my YouTube channel series called Real Bargains. Young adults—my fans—are interested in antiques and vintage items because they are well-made, unique and interesting, and are conversation pieces,” she said.
“Many realize that they can buy a vintage or antique object for very little money and use my tips to flip for profit or keep it for their own collection and enjoyment. Many people are interested in antiques because of the memories they spark or for the connection to a bygone era,” Dr. Lori concluded.
#7
There's Something About A Jet Black Cartonnage Binding Lit Up With Golden Gilt And Highlighted With Flowering Designs. Something Great. The Book Is Le Manuscrit Bleu, 1848
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I hope you keep this in some kind of see through box to protect it from anything getting on it and well away from sunlight. This is amazing.
Otter 4 years ago
I could never own a book that beautiful, because yeah. My books tend to suffer from a lot of coffee spills and unintentional hot baths.
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#8
A Pair Of Old Lamps I Found On Facebook Marketplace For Dirt Cheap. I Think They Look Pretty Neat In Our Victorian House, But My Fiancé Hates Em’ Lol.
Manuela Martins 4 years ago
You should re-evaluate your fiancé because those lamps add glamour and style! Gorgeous.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
A matter of reference, not taste. If in your lifetime you've never seen anything like them, you have no frame of reference.
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M O'Connell 4 years ago
I'd advise trying lower lumen-output lamps, with a warmer color spectrum. My mother has a chandelier in her dining room from the 1910s, and exposed-filament amber tint LED lamps made it look as it was intended to.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Don't let the fiancé influence this is part of who you are. Also it's fabulous
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
It's so surprising that many people don't realize what they have. They sell it dirt cheap because it's "ugly". Are they nuts? It may be ugly to some people, but is actually valuable.
Cathy Reynolds 4 years ago
I agree with the previous comment. These are gorgeous and so classy and unique. We have similar lamps.
#9
Check Out My Latest Acquisition! ~1910 Tiffany Desk Pieces. Bronze And Abalone.
#10
Photographed In 1974, Freshly Excavated 2000-Year-Old Terracotta Warriors Still Showing The Original Color Scheme Before Rapid Deterioration
MauKini 4 years ago
I never knew they used to be painted. Makes perfect sense, just never thought about it. Such beautiful colours!
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago
Buried for 3000 years...oxygen and light do not agree with them...
Spiros Chiotis 4 years ago (edited)
Terracotta warriors were, at least, influenced by Greeks https://www.history.com/news/greeks-may-have-influenced-chinas-terra-cotta-army
Seabeast 4 years ago
Did someone remove the paint since then? Contemporary photos show unpainted clay.
Lynne Stark 4 years ago
They said the paints deteriorated after excavation.
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europaleta 4 years ago
Environmental change, micro-organisms and soluble salt are what archeologists have identified as culprits to the discoloring of Terracotta Warriors. The temperature and humidity underground function as the shield of the figures' colors. Once unearthed, the surface quickly dehydrates and flakes off, which is truly regrettable.
#11
My Grandmother Unfortunately Passed This Year. This Is Her Copy Of Alice In Wonderland I Inherited
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
I am so sorry about your Grandmother, but what a precious, beautiful gift she gave you to remember her.
Hollysmom 4 years ago
I'm sorry for your loss. I love how old books. I have a lot from my grandparents.
deanna woods 4 years ago
That is amazing and your grandmother is resting peacefully knowing that her book is in good hands.
#12
I Typically Collect Contemporary Jewelry But Could Not Resist This Victorian Period Gilt Silver Brooch. It Was Made In Philadelphia And Dates To About 1880. The Detail And Construction Are Amazing To Me
Otter 4 years ago
I used to have a stylized lizard pin, that I'd wear on the lapel of my winter coat. I stopped wearing it after friends joked that I "... looked infested!".
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Sod them, just say well at least I don't have flies
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Stephanie IV 4 years ago
Serious question: how can it be Victorian when it was made in Philadelphia?
SoozeeQ 4 years ago
Victorian era = anything made during Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria
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Just Showing Off My Desk. It’s A Beautiful Hunk Of Hungarian Oak, Previously A Farm House Table. It’s Used On A Daily Basis And So Just Giving It A Fresh Coat Of Wax To Keep Up With Its Maintenance
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
That's because they eat raw onions for breakfast, it makes them stronger. (learned it from the previous post on hospital food)
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#14
Hand Holding An Orange Door Knocker
#15
My Great-Great Grandfather Started A Plumbing Business In St. Paul, Mn In The 1880’s. I Just Inherited His Desk.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago (edited)
I got mine, a mohagany secretier, for $50 after an elderly neighbor passed away. The family was in a rush to sell the apartment.
may explode without warning 4 years ago
old desks are great, mine is an antique and it has a lot of storage
skyfire the nightwing-seawing 4 years ago
I NEED that!!!! (Even tho i dont have a place for it)
#16
I Doubt This Has Any Real Value But I Thought It Was Fun And Cool And For .25 Cents It Was Worth It!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Puzzle game. Kinda like a flat Rubik’s Cube, you had to move the tiles to make the picture. Believe me, it’s not as easy as you think.
Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
I remember playing with these as a child. I think I actually had that one.
Mardie Mohamed 4 years ago
I used to play this puzzle when i was a kid. Different visuals of course
Stephen Wild 4 years ago
I Doubt This Has Any Real Value - I wouldn't be too sure about that and all... especially with the depiction of Sweet Pea as a boy instead of a baby...
#17
Found This Wonderful 17th Century Doodle Inside A Bible I'm Restoring
#18
1897-1898, First Edition, Edgar Allan Poe -Poems And Tales. Found It At A Used Book Store.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
A USED BOOKSTORE? As I said in an earlier post some people just don't realize what they have on their hands. You are so fortunate. I hope it has some info about what number printing this was for the first edition.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Sorry, sweetie. 1897-1898 would not be a first edition Poe. He died in 1849, and had already published several of his works—-though the very earliest were limited in number and sound a lot like self-publishing. Still, THOSE would be first editions, not a collection assembled together nearly 50 years later.
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
my good friend's father found a 1st edition, SIGNED To Kill a Mockingbird at a garage sale for 25 cents. Paid for his college.
#19
Roman Tigress Cart Decoration - Found Metal Detecting In Norfolk UK
Celeste Grant 4 years ago
Incredible to think someone owned that 2000 years ago! I wonder if they lost it and were really upset or whether it was grave goods that have been disturbed. I love that objects like this give us a direct link to another human being who lived so long ago.
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
You can tell she's a mama; I wonder if there were little matching kittens on the cart too?
Cathy Reynolds 4 years ago
What an amazing find. Would be so cool if it could tell of its history and travels.
#20
Art Deco Exit Sign
Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago (edited)
These are cool! I used to see these in the older movie theaters I used to work in (as a projectionist.)
Kevin Hickey 4 years ago
I love Art Deco but I think an "exit" sign should be a little more practical and easier to read in the event of an emergency.
#21
Anyone Have Any Info On This? It’s Been In My Family For A Very Long Time.
Ms. M 4 years ago (edited)
Try the Facebook group “weird second hand finds” there are lots of antique lovers who enjoy doing research on unique items.
#22
My Seltzer Bottle Collection
Amanita Virosa 4 years ago
My Grandfather used to get them delivered to the house once a week. I can remember squirting them into a glass, with chocolate syrup and milk, it was the best.
#23
I’m Moving Into My First House And Snagged This Couch Off Fb Marketplace For $60. Kitty Approves!
Kind Pegasus 95 4 years ago
I love the couch! And the kitty is so cute! She looks like my kitty too :)
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
A fainting couch! Now you’re covered if your corset gets too tight!
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
that's the real deal too. from the eastlake period of the victorian era
deanna woods 4 years ago
Kitty approves of the couch and I approve that the kitty approves the couch.
Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 4 years ago
That kitty may approve but may also scratch it to pieces! Be careful!
#24
1909 Wooden Koken Congress Restored
#25
This Silver Ww2 Naval Aviator Sweetheart Brooch I Found While I Was Metal Detecting A Few Months Ago Is Still My Favourite Piece
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
No bones. Who knows how it got to where it was found, but I believe this is a brooch worn by a woman to signify that her fiancé or husband serves in the RAF.
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Aeon Flux 4 years ago
Well, the OP has an entire Reddit identity built around metal detecting in Australia, so if it's a lie, it's a huge one.
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Vendo 44 Vending Machine From The 50s. The Smallest Machine That Vendo Ever Made. Found At An Estate Sale!
#27
Well I Got It Open And Here Are The Contents Of The Octagonal Sewing Box
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Obviously a treasure/jewelry box. Amazing pieces, especially the one in the blue velvet box. Maybe get these evaluated for value? Just so you know what you have there.
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
This was posted on Reddit months ago. They're not going to see your comment.
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Flexiegirl94 4 years ago
it looks tiny in the first photo but the objects are so big in the second photo...
Load More Replies... Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
Aww is there any way to trace the original owner or family of the owner rather I'm sure they would love to have the wedding band sets as a keepsake
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
This was posted on Reddit months ago. They won't see this comment.
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#28
I Guess We're Posting Our Uranium Glass Collections? Here's Mine!
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
When I was in high-school one science class visited a uranium mine!!! The man who gave them the tour (?!) Had worked there for many years and his voice sounded like Daffy Duck. When they left the mine they were given a little memento to take with them. A pill bottle size of uranium dust. Its yellow in color incase you were wondering. They brought it to class, and our science teacher's husband was a geologist who had a Geiger Counter. She brought it to school the next day and measured the stuff. 😵😲 Oh boy, was it radioactive ☢! Called her husband immediately. He came to the school immediately to confiscate it. He called the appropriate government department. Needless to say, no more souvenirs.
Lynne Stark 4 years ago
Many of my friends (I am older) recall playing with liquid mercury in their hands at school science class. I shudder a bit when I think of that now.
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago (edited)
My daughter collects uranium glass too. She even has some of these pieces. I collect jadeite kitchen glassware from the Great Depression...canisters, spice jars, pitchers, refrigerator dishes, etc.
COCO puff 4 years ago
Please dont keep them in your house, uranium it is not ok for anyones health. I still dont understand what genious used uranium for human dishes.
H G 4 years ago
Um, no. Uranium glass is pretty harmless. The amount of actual uranium in them is very low.
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"To Miss J.g.k., To Whom This Cabinet Is Cheerfully Given, Hoping That She May Enjoy It As I Have Making It For Her. G.j.c Sept 14, 1926," From A Note Written In Pencil On The Bottom Of This Cabinet I Brought Home Today (Ma/Nh)
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
My grandmother is 96, she have a lovely wooden chest made by my great grandfather for my great grandmother as an engagement gift (he was a carpenter). He engraved her initials on it, i have the same initials so my grandma said that it would be mine one day. The backstory of this beautiful piece is so cute, he put so much love in it.
Seabeast 4 years ago
Looks like one of the drawers at the bottom had to be replaced at some point.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
It does, not surprising though, it is nearly a century old, things happen
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The First Gift My Great Grandfather Purchased For My Great Grandmother Nearly 100 Years Ago. Thought I’d Share.
Noel Bovae 4 years ago
Impeccable condition for being 100 years old! Carpet beetles would have a field day with this, and would completely destroy it. If you haven't been already, I'd store this in an airtight container.
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
They posted this on Reddit months ago. They're not going to see this.
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#31
Found This Old Oak Ice Chest
#32
Medicine Cabinet In One Of My Grandmas Rarely Used Bathrooms
Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
i was expecting to see some Miracle Elixir* now with Real Cocaine and Opium!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
"Off!" Still makes the moist towelettes, I keep them in the car because a can of spray would explode in the summer.
Sarah Gershaw 4 years ago
I literally found Chloroform cough drops and other crazy old things in my in-laws old cabinets
Sarah Gershaw 4 years ago
Just be glad there's not DDT like in my in-law's shed. Along with a wide variety of crazy dangerous old stuff.
#33
In The Middle Of Unpacking Most Of My Library For The New Office Setup. 1481 To 2005, And Still Lots To Catalog. Thought I'd Share A Near Finished View.
MauKini 4 years ago
I found some in my parents library, about the same age. I thought theyd be worth a lot. Turns out books that old a fairly common and will not let me retire early.
Load More Replies... Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
Those white bookshelves don't look right with those books. I guess it's better than boxes though!
K. Anderson 4 years ago
Storage!! As I get older I realize why people have shelves with door made of wood or glass- dust will drive you insane & is never ending saga. Doors don’t eliminate but help. Also not buying doors or shelves with decor as more places for dust to hide. In the olden days many people had servants/someone was home & didn’t work so they could clean ALL the time
#34
Check Out How They Curved The Roof Of This Antique Barn. (Ohio)
David Beaulieu 4 years ago
Amazing! I wonder why though... purely aesthetic? Or is there a reason for an arched roof? Snow?
Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
Strength, arches are much stronger so you can have a wide beam free area i.e. more workable space.
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bonnyatlast 4 years ago
It could be an old ship. When they were no longer sea worthy they were flipped over and turned into barns.
bonnyatlast 4 years ago
I should have said old wooden ships were retired to make barns. Ones that leaked too much or generally in disrepair. They found the Mayflower a few years ago in a farmers field. It was identified by the hand carved Mayflowers in the railings.
#35
My Grandpa Just Gifted Me This 19th Century Mandolin
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
As with so many things on this post, I hope you will get something like a plexiglass box so you can admire and maybe display this as it is so beautiful. Away from sunlight.
Xan Maranya 4 years ago
It's a stringed musical instrument in the lute family used to play music with a folkish style.
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A 1920s Belgian Embroidery Folding Screen
Nicola Roberts 4 years ago
Wouldn't that look good as your background in your next Zoom/Teams call.
Otter 4 years ago
If I ever get a zoom job, I'm definitely buying a decorative screen.
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Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Amazing work. I hope more than one person worked on this because if it was only one I can't imagine they would be able to move their fingers ever again once it was finished.
#37
This Curio Is Known As A Curse Tablet. Curse Tablets Were Inscribed Strips Of Lead, With An Iron Nail Piercing It. They Are Typically Roman Or Grecian. This Piece Has Hair Clamped Between The Folds, Indicating That This May Be A Love Spell. Thinking To Contact A Museum On This One.
Jane Alexander 4 years ago (edited)
Go to this page and click on images, then scroll down to the 19th row and see this very same image right down to the same shadow patterns! Somebody's playing games here! https://www.google.com/search?q=curse+tablets&sxsrf=ALeKk02DJt6pkU8Oh1ZxZmiqEAG5XmJjAQ:1625718801905&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJoMS90tLxAhVSZ80KHaCoCPgQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1540&bih=754&dpr=1.25
Kerri Russ 4 years ago
RUN FAR AWAY FROM THE METAL AND PAPER! iT WILL KILL YOU!!! I'm shaking my head with mirth right now.
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Art Deco Butterfly Brooch, Norwegian Silver And Enamel, Marked For H C Østrem
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
If you don't like Art Deco, you're a demon who thinks Brutalism produces nice-looking anything.
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A guilloche butterfly. May not be Art Deco era, though. H C Ostrem was making these butterfly brooches in the 1950s. I have one just like it in blue and green.
#39
My Great-Great-Grandfather’s School Textbooks From The Late 1800’s. The Oldest One Is From 1860.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Indeed. I love old books and always found them in street free libraries. I found a school book from WWII with propaganda about "patriotism..." from the Petain pro nazi french administration. Last time i found a magazine from 1890 about child education and welfare, way ahead of it's time, comparing countries, talking about current programs over the world to keep streetchildren safe... I was amazed by the modernity of it.
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The Cute Cat 4 years ago
Make me remember when my doctor give me a medical dictionary that she inherited from her uncle. Its a 1960 book but still many content is relevant.
#40
Late Georgian 18ct Gold Emerald And Diamond Ring
MauKini 4 years ago
Its beautiful. If you have it professionally cleaned it will bring back life to the stones.
mamafrog 4 years ago
Those are probably old mine cut (a style), not as brilliant as more modern cuts. Still beautiful for it's age. And a nice little emerald!
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That is beautiful. Please take really good care of that ring and please please don't lose it.
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
I love the old rose-cut diamonds. That is a precious piece, considering that is a natural emerald.
Michael Violette 4 years ago
I'm guessing that once it's cleaned the glare can be seen from space.
Bear42212 4 years ago
It's not uncut diamonds, or it wouldn't be in a ring.
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This Is Kind Of Cool! Six Months Ago, I Bought The Photo On The Right From An Antique Mall. Yesterday, I Went Back And Purchased The Photo On The Left. Only After Getting Home Did I Realize That They’re The Same Kids, Just Taken A Few Years Apart!
SoozeeQ 4 years ago (edited)
My great-grandfather took photos like these. (They're actually postcards). We still have a picture of his daughter (my paternal grandmother) dressed up in a Statue of Liberty costume. (We're Australian of English heritage, so not sure why she was dressed up in an "American" costume, but still. That story has long disappeared - she died in 1987 and the picture was taken in the early 1910s - can't recall the exact year, but she was about 12).
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
For a scary second, I feared one of these photos was of posed, dead children.People did that, then, because otherwise, they wouldn't have any picture of their child. Specialist photographers took pics of deceased people, who were often 'naturally' posed via rigid supportng contraptions. Anyway, phew.
Nandina 4 years ago
It's so odd that people didn't smile in old pictures from that era. Not even children.
Véronique Casavant 4 years ago
There is a reason why they don't smile. They would have to stay in position for a long time for this type of pictures. Smiling for that amount of time would be too long, without changing the face position, that would be resulting in giving a ghost-like blurry effect to the pictures.
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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 4 years ago
They are the original photo recreation challenge people.
Grace and Lucy 4 years ago
The photo on the left has 3 children, the one on the right has four. Sadly, the family might have lost one.
KatHat 4 years ago
The children on the left are clearly younger. The photo with four kids is later, indicating another child was born.
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Handmade Jacquard Woven Coverlet From 1835. Saved It From An Estate Sale For $75 Now It’s One Of My Prized Possessions
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
No, not 1835. That’s 185 years ago, so this piece would be way too fragile to actually put on your bed. Even 1935 would be too old to use. It has to be a recent reproduction—-and most likely not handmade, unless from a craft kit. The design is too symmetrical and perfect. Looks machine printed/woven. Handmade would have imperfections. Sorry sweetie, the person at the estate sale who told you it’s from 1835 was a big liar.
#43
1870’s Victorian Mirror Meant To Sit Over A Mantel (It’s Difficult To Tell From The Picture But It’s About 6ft Y’all And 4.5ft Wide
Stephen Lyford 4 years ago
Did your autocorrect change "tall" to "Y'all" , because that's pretty funny. ;)
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
You can't speak to them here as they posted it on Reddit.
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About 1 smoot and 5 inches, since Oliver Smoot was 5'7" or so...fun to Google.
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
I hope it's attached to the wall, not just leaning. Too beautiful to have an accident.
#44
Wall Fell Apart Giving A Glimpse Into The Past.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
I love seeing the old wallpapers on walls in old houses. Gives me an idea of people’s interior design taste in the past decades.
Auntriarch 4 years ago
We've got a patch like that on the landing, and the many wallpaperings are over a door to the house next door.
#45
A Wall In My Grandpa's Small Library Room
M O'Connell 4 years ago
If you're interested in timepiece collecting, I recommend looking into the genre known as "Dollar Watches" which are pieces that were mass-produced, some historically selling for as little as $1, with plenty of them still around available for under $20 today. You can get the look without having to be afraid of actually wearing them because they aren't expensive.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Are the pictures of the birds, and one lone bat, from The Audubon Society? They used to do these prints.
#46
The Most Ironic Two Month Late Birthday Gift I’ve Ever Received.
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
I learned to type on one of these in high school. Decades later I spotted one in a antique shop while shopping with my 12 year old grandson. He didn’t have a clue what it was. They may look nice now, but they were a pain in the tuchas to work with, especially when using carbon paper to make copies.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Oh yes. Believe me, Microsoft Word, with all the corrections you can make—-adding or removing content, correcting spelling and grammar, and cut/copy and paste—-long before printing a document out are an absolute godsend for those of us who don’t have the greatest typing skills.
Load More Replies... Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
The ribbons were a nightmare to change, if you pressed 2 keys at once they would both move and you have to untangle them. Also, you had to have pretty strong fingers to press the keys and get the letters to flip up and print. When you pulled the handle over to move down a line a bell went off to let you know it was done. Corona was in business for a long time. The last typewriter I owned was a a little blue Corona with a cover that snapped over it so you could carry it. Maybe a whole lot of people already know how it works, but for a generation who has only typed on computers and cell phones it might help explain this old machine.
Davis the Greatest 4 years ago
Ooh I have a collection of typewriters, I would love to have this one! Jealous
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
And it was a muscle builder because you had to strike those keys HARD! No little touchy tappy like keyboards nowadays.
#47
Purchased This Beautiful Antique Cabinet Online. It Now Houses My Art Supplies :)
Marie Stanford 4 years ago
Best if kept in original finish according to Antiques Roadside
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marianne eliza 4 years ago
Original finish is always most desired. Watch Antiques Roadshow.
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#48
Top Hat That Belonged To My Great Great Great Grandfather (I Think) During The Late 19th Century From Ohio
JessG 4 years ago
Most likely. We also have one, complete with hat box, and it also belonged to my great grandfather
Load More Replies... Kate 4 years ago
Caution: they used to use mercury in hat-making. Unless you know that one's safe, you might not want to wear it or handle it too much.
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
It had lethal effects on the haberdasher's (hat maker) mental state and that's why they would say someone was "mad as a hatter."
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#49
Three Early 20th Century English Microscopes In My Collection. Not Much Practical Use Out Of Them, But They Do Look Good!
Okasan Willis 4 years ago
I have my Grandfather's microscope he got in med school. 1921 Bausch and Laumb. All ebony and brass. Still in original box
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Yes, these are awedome. High quaility lenses and steam punky, too.
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#50
Bought This Flag At Goodwill For $20 And Just Sold It At Auction For $4,200!! Thought It Was A Cool Wall Decoration, Turned Out To Be A Civil War Union General’s Flag!!
Randolph Croft 4 years ago
Colonel Fisk, actually. Not a general. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_B._Fisk#Civil_War
Alexandru Bucur 4 years ago
Well, he might have been a colonel when he signed that flag but he was a major general by the end of the war, so...
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Spring Fisk 4 years ago
I was told that I was distantly related to Jefferson Davis (the president of the South) so I may also be related to this CO Fisk. Sad legacy but interesting.
Lotus Flower 4 years ago
I would have kept that given who Col Fisk was. He was amazing for freedmen everywhere after the Civil War
#51
I Restored A 1920s Art Deco Lamp And Made A Black Art Design Silver Mica Shade W/ Silent Film Actress Dolores Costello's Eyes
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
Didn't they use that image on the cover of an edition of the Great Gatsby?
#52
It Took Me A Little While To Get This Many Cartonnage Bindings, But I Truly Do Love These 19th Century Books. Time To See How Fast Of A Speedrun I Can Do Photographing All Of These Today.
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
I'm glad I'm not the only that double-shelves books for lack of space!
#53
Here Is An Elevator Emergency Stop Switch That I Took Out Of A Building On Park Aveune In Manhattan, NY. Was Installed Around 1890. That Little Piece Of Glass Is 130 Years Old. I Had To Save It From The Trash Bin.
#54
Inherited Lamp
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Dunno really, but kind of looks Art Neuveau (spelling monitors. I dont remember how to spell it.)
#55
After Removing Old Floor Boards To Fix A Water Leak, I Found This Newspaper From 1953 Underneath One Of The Boards. Not As Cool As Most Of The Things Here, But I Think It Fits In.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago (edited)
Not as cool? Its the Coronation. And who knows, maybe the last one.
#56
1892 Bank Vault
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
I just see an ornate and beautiful embellishment, but it does kind of resemble a face.
#57
My 4x Great Grandmothers(1823-1916) Apron And Bonnet
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
It would be AWESOME to have that photo restored and/or colorized.
#58
My Collection Of Antique Phonographs
#59
The Biggest Victorian Glass Dome I’ve Ever Seen! Now To Find A Base For It.
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Too bad it's so hard nowadays to find a floating enchanted one.
Load More Replies... Spring Fisk 4 years ago
You could have a local Woodworking Guild make one for you. It will cost more than you think but hand made so that is priceless.
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
Maybe a large Lazy Susan would fit under it, especially if it was grooved around the edge.
#60
How Happy Am I With This Find Today? Victorian Bacchus God Of Wine Mirror!
#61
Been Working On This Old Gas Pump For 2 Years.. It Was NY Late Grandfather's.. Its About Done.. I Plan On Entering It In The Hildago County New Mexico Fair As Art
PeachPossum 4 years ago
For authenticity, you should have at least kept the same logo with the chevron falling through the bottom of the circle. Otherwise, it's very nice.
#62
French Map Of The Pacific. 1750
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
And before a Dutch renamed it "New Holland"(lol), it was called The great Jave (Java), it was named in my small corsair town in Normandy by a famous society of carthographers in the XVIth.
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#63
Early United Motors Service Auto Radio Workbench - One Of My Best Finds!
#64
Sewing Done By My Great Grandma 1920s. Hope You All Enjoy As Much As I Do!
#65
Found This Original Chesterfield, What Do You Guys Think?
Otter 4 years ago
But it looks long and deep enough to really stretch out on, and sleep on! If someone gave it to me, I could get rid of my bed and open up that much floor space! (Until Princess Fluffylint clawed the leather to shreds, anyway.)
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An 104 Year Old Copy Of ‘The Jungle Book’ By Rudyard Kipling.
Bill Anderson 4 years ago
The "Swastika" emblem is an ancient hindu good fortune icon and nothing to do with Nazi propaganda; that came later and was a perversion of it's true meaning. It is quite appropriate here.
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
Where I used to work they had very old Hindu tapestries. We freaked out when we first saw them because the hospital was owned by two Jewish families. The Nazis reversed the direction the symbol faced.
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#67
Hell! I’m 13 And Have Loved Antiques My Whole Life. I Decided To Show Off My Room, I Have Quite The Collection!
MauKini 4 years ago
I guess for some the gameboy colour counts as an antique... Makes me kinda feel old though :D
Craig Boddys 4 years ago
Not a gameboy colour, just an original gameboy with red casing. Can tell by the grey surrounding the screen.
Load More Replies... Gretchen Esquilin 4 years ago
We had that same bread box collection of boxes. I think we had flour, sugar, tea/coffee & the bread one. Haven't seen them again since we moved back in the late 80s. Very cool!
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Makes sense. I grew up in the 70s, so I've collected 70s clothing, I know it, I like it, and I'm in at the ground floor. Plus I can wear it ☺️
#68
Busy Month This Year, But Not Too Busy To Share A Bookcase Of Recent Arrivals I Finished Collating For Fall! Dates Range From 1518-1714.
#69
Found This In The Wall While Gutting My Bathroom. Still Sharp!
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 years ago
Most likely a practical one. Old bathrooms used to have cabinets hidden in the walls. Most have been forgotten in a renovation. And what kind of murderer would hide the weapon in its original case?
Load More Replies... Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago (edited)
Made in Solingen, Germany like the best of them. Best makes are from there, Sheffield or Olean, NY.
similarly 4 years ago
My uncle and grandfather were both builders. My grandfather was also an architect at one time, and designed and built houses. My uncle was a construction worker who worked on large buildings. Both of them were also Masons. They both said that a long time ago, it was a tradition for the workers to hide objects in the walls before sealing it up. It was supposed to be good luck.
Otter 4 years ago
Some bathroom cabinets used to have slots in them that you were supposed to use to dispose of used razor blades, the flat "safety razor" kind. Presumably, there was an empty space behind the cabinet, where the razors fell and stayed until they rusted away, or the wall was knocked down. Now I've never heard of a slot large enough to dispose of a huge straight razor like that, but maybe it was something similar.
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#71
Antiques Make My Knees Weak (Chinese Camphor Chest From The 1920s)
Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
Take the plants off it!!! Even with the saucers and the rug (hopefully) preventing direct spills, you are creating a microhumid climate which will do terrible things to the wood in the long run.
#72
An Antique Toupee And Toupee Plaster I Found Locked In The Drawer Of A Victorian Drop-Well Dresser.
#73
I Restore Old Lamps From The Late 1800s-1930s And Make Custom Mica Shades For Them
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
TIL that mica is used in artcrafts and not only for microwaves.
#74
Some Roman Coins My Mom Found When She Was A Child
#75
Mid 1800s Pharmacy Display Cases That Made Their Way Across The Pond.
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
i shall answer my own question. From Europe to US due to the presence of a Scientific Atlanta cable television receiver.
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My Great Grandfathers Only Toy Growing Up
Otter 4 years ago
It actually could be a lead zeppelin! They used to make little children's toys out of lead!
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Nicola Roberts 4 years ago
It may be true, but if you ask my (adult) daughter about toys growing up, she has a very selective memory!
#77
Garage Sale Find. Seems Super Neat. Cp-1 (Chicago Pile) Nuclear Reactor. 1942. Predates The Manhattan Project
#78
Got For $10 - The Plays Of William Shakespear 1839
#79
I'm In Love With This Victorian Eastlake Parlor Set I Scored For A Great Price At An Auction. I Like Anything With Figural Carved Heads.
#80
Beautiful Glass Negative From The Late 1800s, I Love Seeing The Photos In The Background
#81
Uranium Glass Cup And Plate
#82
Old Photo Found In House.. In The Wall?
Eithne Griffiths 4 years ago
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170213-the-iconic-photo-that-symbolises-love
#83
My Parents Got This As A Wedding Gift In 1957. Rewired It And New Shade.
#84
My Antique Art Collection
cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
It seems like everyone has their own definition of what is "antique".
#85
My Haul Of 1940s Papier Mache Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Candy Buckets.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Oh my. I covet these. Have loved them since I was a child. These ARE Halloween!
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Rubyjune 4 years ago
It may be Petty but all those beautiful old books on those super ugly white bookshelves. It doesn't make the books stand out. It's distracting.
Laana 4 years ago
For me it is that they are not preserved well- dust,sun,temperature,...
Load More Replies... Rubyjune 4 years ago
It may be Petty but all those beautiful old books on those super ugly white bookshelves. It doesn't make the books stand out. It's distracting.
Laana 4 years ago
For me it is that they are not preserved well- dust,sun,temperature,...
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