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50 Cool Ancient Artifacts That Hold Secrets We’re Still Trying To Uncover
Interview With Expert
We’re not all lucky enough to have relatives that have held onto relics from the past for decades. My grandma did save me a few vintage dresses and some gorgeous pieces of jewelry, but I would give anything to take a peek into her home 50 years ago.
And if you’re interested in the past too, we’ve got the perfect list for you down below. Bored Panda has searched far and wide to find photos of fascinating antique and vintage objects that we just don’t see everyday anymore. From money that’s no longer in circulation to magazine clippings from the 1960s, you’re sure to find something new (yet simultaneously old!) on this list. Enjoy scrolling through these items that could be in museums, and keep reading to find a conversation with Karen Ratzlaff, owner of Lion & Lamb Vintage!
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#1
16th Century Ring That Unfolds Into An Astronomical Sphere
Quinn 9 months ago (edited)
This has the makings for a science-fantasy horror novel (or movie): A unique, multi-layered ring from the 16th century is found. It's learned that the ring and its inner rings unfold, and when all the rings are correctly snapped into place, they form an astronomical sphere. An interdimensional gateway is opened... and an imprisoned fallen angel steps out!
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#2
My 1959 Frigidaire Custom Imperial
My dream stove. I wanted a vintage stove for the longest time, and when this one popped up in my favorite color (for $400, no less) I made the four hour drive and shoved it in the back of my Honda Element and drove it right back home. She’s a dream. Works perfectly. Takes three grown men to move her, but she’s worth it.
#3
Scored A Space Age 1970s Electrohome Saturn Record Player While Thrifting - It's Got A Huge Bubble Dome, And It Works
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
Does this count as "ancient"? I mean, it's very cool, but hubby is from the 70s and I don't think he'd appreciate being called "ancient".
TiNaBoNiNa 9 months ago
If you're old enough to have grandkids, you are ancient to them! (PS, I'm ancient, too!)
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Marsha Hultberg 9 months ago
That's some dust cover! VERY cool indeed. Reminiscing now re: diamond stylus'.
There’s something about items from the past that just makes them so much more magical than what we have in stores today. The quality is often much better, there’s a charm that most antique items possess, and even simple objects like toasters seem to be artifacts when they look nothing like what we use nowadays.
Not to mention the fact that shopping vintage is much better for the environment. And you’re likely to take home high quality items that were made to last if you buy something that’s been around for decades. Unfortunately, we don’t all have access to amazing thrift stores and fabulous estate sales in our area. But with the internet at your disposal, I promise you can find amazing old items with just a little bit of digging!
#4
Came Across Old Correspondence Letters From A Soldier To My Grandma
Karen Mercury 9 months ago
That's just incredible. I would totally frame that. And will it to a museum
Christos Arvanitis 9 months ago
As a Greek American married to a Japanese American, that last line.... ooof. Not happy with Nick's racism.
Kaedyn Walsh 9 months ago
Unfortunately that was the word used back then in the war by many and of course it was also used in usa and other countries then, too. :( humanity will always find some derogatory name to call their enemies/Others etc. I wish it'd stop.
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Becky Samuel 9 months ago
I'm surprised that Censorshippanda didn't get all outraged by the last two words written on that page. Not a good look, even when it's historically accurate.
#5
Stair Dust Corners Introduced At The End Of The 19th Century To Make Sweeping Easier. They Keep Dust From Accumulating In The Corners
Pernille 9 months ago
They are remarkable difficult to get on mainland Europe, had to get mine from the UK, but they do make life easier. They keep the cat hair from accumulating.
Melinda Flick 9 months ago
I am IN. I have a Norwegian Forest cat with the most hair I have ever lived with. Endless clouds of car floof , as I'm not the worlds best house keeper.
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Bleau 9 months ago
You can still get them. Look up antique fixtures (knock offs) but still pretty
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#6
February 9, 1920, My Grandfather Wanted To Be A Cartoonist. He Worked For The Railroad Instead, Sending Home Many Letters
TiNaBoNiNa 9 months ago (edited)
I tried to find the address to see if the house still stands. Sadly, there is no Marguerite Ave in Portland, Oregon anymore. Neither in the surrounding areas that may have at one time been in the Portland delivery area at the time. I did find a reference to Marguerite Ave in a 1917 newspaper, so it did exist.
To learn more about why vintage items are so special, we reached out to Karen Ratzlaff, owner of Lion & Lamb Vintage. She was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and discuss some of the best vintage finds she's ever come across.
"While hunting for things for my Etsy store, Lion and Lamb Vintage, I often find items I want to keep. Most of the time I resist that urge, but not always!" the expert shared. "One of my favorites keepers came from a private estate sale and is something I’ve never found before nor will I ever again—a 10” painted fragment of an Egyptian mummy case. Is it authentic? I believe so given the source and construction. To me it’s priceless."
#7
113 Years Ago The Press Reported Climate Change
Corvus 9 months ago
Yes, we've known about this for a long time. No, we didn't do squat about it, and some people push for inaction to continue.
pfeils wife 9 months ago
To quote the great OrangeFuhrer "drill baby, drill" 🙄
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Todd 9 months ago
When I was in school back in the 70s they were warning us about a coming ice age.
Kevin Hickey 9 months ago
Not really. It was a theory that was around for a while and hyped by the media, then it was debunked.
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GB 9 months ago (edited)
To make one CO2 molecule you need twice as many oxygen atoms as carbon. Yet no one wants to talk about how we are also using up the oxygen on this planet. Which...um...we kinda need! Also that oxygen is not getting replaced since we keep cutting down forests for condos and mining to "build jobs" which then requires more immigration to buy/rent those condos and fill those jobs. Polititions should be elected on how they improved life and services to citizens, and not on how many jobs they created, which now need to be filled by immigration.
CatD 9 months ago
Most of the oxygen comes from the ocean, but we're messing that up too, so..
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B 9 months ago
In the 1960s, Martin Luther King made a speech including his concerns about the population explosion. Since then, the planet's population has more than *doubled*. This (and many more facts) are portrayed in a lot of literature from decades ago. Very worrying. I urge anyone who cares about their future, or is considering having children (but remain unsure) to read the thriller novel titled 10:59 by N. R. Baker. Check out reviews (Amazon, Goodreads) if you think I'm overplaying it.
Jane Hower 8 months ago
Hmmmm, don't green plants thrive on carbon dioxide and then MAKE oxygen???? just asking...
#8
The Bible That Saved My Great-Great Grandfather In WW I
Khall Khall 9 months ago
What did the Bible do that made god mad at it? Why didn't God just make it miss?
pfeils wife 9 months ago
I thought it was the ones that DO read it, that shoot at people. My bad.
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liam newton-harding 9 months ago
It stopped the bullet right above his heart…Wow, what a miracle…Yes, shame about the other dozen bullets.
#9
Today While Sorting Through My Grandma’s Attic, I Happened To Discover My Great-Great-Grandfather's Italian Passport And Ticket To America
Renay T 9 months ago
My grandma never needed or had a US passport. This is HER country, not white people. They killed her mom, for being a "dirty squaw".
Eugenia 🇮🇹🤌 9 months ago (edited)
The stamp in the left corner near the photo says Chieti and the other one on the right says Caramanico. Both are in central Italy, Abruzzo region. The description of the man says: Statura (height) 1.63m, Fronte (forehead) regular, Occhi (eyes) grey/blue, Nose (naso) regular, Bocca (mouth) /don't know this sign/ Hair (capelli) brown, Beard (barba) shaven, Mustaches (baffi) /don't know this sign/, Complexion (colorito) natural (!), Build (corporatura) regular
Linda Riebel 9 months ago
It's tragic that a century later we're blocking people from coming here. Let's block Repugnicans from ever holding office anywhere.
Marsha Hultberg 9 months ago
SO cool! Who needs 'Finding Your Roots'? A wonderful PBS broadcast created by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Haven't seen it? I recommend it. 👌🏼
Donna Crowe 9 months ago
There's a website connected to Ellis Island that let's you look up the actual records of an individuals entry into the US. https://www.statueofliberty.org/discover/passenger-ship-search/
CatD 9 months ago
Ethnic neighborhoods formed because WASPS, who came here from Europe too, didn't want "foreigners" in their neighborhood..
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#10
An Eerily Accurate Ad From 1996 I Found In An Advertising Book
Sue User 9 months ago
A dozen eggs is 7.12 and a pound if bacon of about 8.00. Shrimp was on sale for 5.98 a pound and stesk for 7.99 pound. Never thought i would see the day when shrimp and steak was cheaper option but here we are.
Val 9 months ago
It's funny you say that because I got a Porterhouse for $11 yesterday and a dozen eggs for 8.99. That's just crazy.
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Khall Khall 9 months ago
Good luck getting a burger and fries for $12. Try $17, $15 maybe if it's cheap.
#11
I Inherited This Toaster From The 1920s Around 10 Years Ago And It Has Worked Great Every Single Day
LittleJackal 9 months ago
These are great! I still have mine from my grandmother, and it still works perfectly
Ale Fab 9 months ago
It looks like it toasts one side at a time?!? .. not sure about the "great" part.
Nicole Weymann 9 months ago
British toaster for sure: 🎶🎵 I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear I like my toast done on one side 🎶🎵
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Bonnie Edwards 8 months ago
I had one of those from my grandfather. It was the best toaster ever. I can't remember why it broke - I think my ex-housemates GF happened to it.
Donna Crowe 9 months ago
I want the one my grandmother had. You stuck the toast in one side (not the top) a d rollers sent it out the other side. Plus it had glass sides so you could watch it roll thru.
Featherytoad 9 months ago
I wish all toaster were see thru. I don't trust them, especially the older they get, and I'm always popping up the toast to make sure it's not burning.
#12
Envelope Of My Old Concert Stubs From The 70s I Found Behind My Dresser Yesterday
Leg less In Minneapolis 9 months ago
I had a photo album with mine stuck in, all from 80s and 90s.
"For example, I often spot ashtrays when out sourcing for vintage items and it’s a stark reminder of how popular smoking once was in the U.S. With its heyday between the 1920s and 1970s, every home had at least one ashtray if not for themselves then for guests," Karen shared.
"And smoking was allowed everywhere, including on airplanes and in hospitals. Glamorous movie stars made it look so chic, and doctors recommended it to ease stress. Thankfully, times have changed, but surprisingly mid-century modern ashtrays remain popular collectibles."
#13
This Is The Forever Burning Light Bulb. A Single Light Bulb That Has Been Burning Almost Continuously Since 1901 In Livermore, California. It Will Soon Be 125 Years Old
Montanavanna 9 months ago
It can be done, we can stop consuming the planet. Our consumption of the world is killing us. Check out the documentary The Lost Civilization, its free on Tubi. Dr. Steven Greer outlines many technologies that are much better than our current models, what happened to their develoent and most importantly why they are suppressed and who would want to do such things. Although I am certain we all know the who. A big point he made was that they failed because in the stages where there were patents filed the inventors would leave out key components out of fear or worry the credit would not be given and others. This allowed the suppressors to shut it down easily, or steal and then deny access and hide it. In many instances these inventors and creators and engineers and builders met mysterious ends. Dr. Greer recommends this tech be open source and readily available so anyone can utilize them. Their hiding away of these innovations is criminal! No fooking more! We see you!
Jrog 9 months ago (edited)
FYI, this bulb to be kept alive is running at barely 10% of its rated power and is not making any remotely usable light. While rated for 60 W, it currently consumes only 4 kW/h. The overall energy-equivalent cost for manufacturing a brand new LED bulb nowadays ranges from 10 to 60 kW/h. This means you can replace this lamp EVERY DAY with a new 4W LED bulb, making 10 times more light **and still be more efficient than these old traditional bulbs are**.
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Marsha Hultberg 9 months ago
Ah... but not salable. Far too sustainable, with -0- profits. Nope, not in this country (US)
#14
Theodore Roosevelt's Diary Entry On The Day Both His Mother And His Wife Died, Both In The Same House 11 Hours Apart. His Wife Had Given Birth Two Days Earlier
Montanavanna 9 months ago
Aw man, the pain in those words. Ya know our historical figures have done some real shittay things. They have also done some good things. Teddy was instrumental in creating the national park system. The very one and its laws we can utilize today to keep em protected. He was also pretty ruthless with his Native removal policies. What we need, really really need, is some humility, accountability, empathy and serious honesty about where we have been, we we are and where everything is headed. Cut the spin. We see through it, it will not work on us anymore. We are stronger together. We are the people we have been waiting for.
Peter Bear 9 months ago
People are people, and usually the good mostly balances the bad, and most people end up a muddle in the middle. So, call out the good when you see it, and condemn the evil when you see it. People need to be held accountable for both.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
That reminds me of a hymn we sang at my old church that was written when the author lost his wife and daughter in a shipwreck. I can't remember the name of the hymn, just being told about the background.
Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
"It is Well with My Soul"? Sounds like the backstory to that one, and you are right it's a very powerful story.
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Ohhhh, man. My heart instantly sunk when I read that headline. That had to have been thee worst day ever for him. My condolences to him posthumously.
#15
I Got To Use A Mold-A-Matic Machine Today. It's A Machine From The 60s That Makes A Plastic Souvenir Toy On Demand
Kaedyn Walsh 9 months ago
I remember them also named Mold-a-Rama (1970s usa). These things were awesome
Lee Gilliland 9 months ago
Still have my brontosaur, as it was called back then, from the 1963 New York World s Fair at the Sinclair Pavilion. Cost 25¢.
"Going further back in time, well-heeled Victorians set a table like no other as a way to showcase their wealth and gentility," Karen added. "Serving pieces included unique sterling silver implements for tomatoes, fish, sardines, fried oysters, asparagus and even potato chips. Individual place settings would have separate forks and knives for salad, fish and meat. Crystal included nappy dishes, knife rests and separate goblets for every possible libation. A far cry from our more casual dining."
#16
This Old Kodak Film Container
Lee Gilliland 9 months ago
Save those for camping, you can put spice blends together and hag dump them into food when camping. Good for matches, toothpicks, and other small stuff dry.
Skip Reynolds 9 months ago
I still have several of these from the 60's. No color or embossing though.
Marsha Hultberg 9 months ago
Now THAT's a collectible. SO COOL. Have you had it appraised? NOT that you'd ever sell it.
Shari Farrar 9 months ago
I remember these, You had to take them to a store to get them developed.
#17
My Granddad's Identity Card From When He Was A Prisoner Of War In Guernsey During WW II
Marguerite Barnett 9 months ago
Thanks for explaining the translation above the line lol.
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A very interesting book about this area/time period: HITLER'S BRITISH ISLES by Duncan Barrett.
Robert T 9 months ago
He was then. He's either 103 or pushing up the daisies now.
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#18
Look What My Nana Found Going Through Her Old Bathroom Essentials
My Nana found these perfume nips going through an old box of bathroom essentials and I was absolutely fascinated! She says they have to be at least 50+ years old by now. I'm tempted to use one on my wedding day next year.
Kenneth Smith 9 months ago
Try one the week before just to be sure. Please. Coming from someone who sees how this could be either really, really awesome or really, really awful.
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Khall Khall 9 months ago
Hope she tests one for a day first. Wouldn't want 50 yo chemicals to decay into something nasty on your wedding day. I can just imagine it smells faintly like the perfume when you put it on still. But as soon as it gets enough oxygen, sunlight, or humidity it just smells like 50 year old rot.
Gracie Mae 9 months ago
just test it before the wedding--some older, cheap perfumes can smell awful!
While it's not possible to buy everything gently used, we asked Karen which items she would highly recommend we shop vintage for.
"If you adore costume jewelry, vintage and antique pieces offer a much better value than new items," she told Bored Panda. "Typically, the workmanship is finer, and you won’t risk exposing yourself to the toxic elements (such as lead and cadmium) often found in newer jewelry made overseas. Look for prong-set, clear stones, undamaged metal, and working closures."
#19
Bought A Dresser Off Marketplace And Found Some Vintage Goodies & “The Gloves I Wore To My Wedding 7-22-1949”
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I had a pair, that were my grandma's, but I have somehow lost one!
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Trisec Tebeakesse 9 months ago
I have a pair of gloves like that, too. Wore them to the Purple Rain tour back in '85!
#20
I Found My Mom’s Michael Jackson Ticket From 1984
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Man, makes my $15 ticket to see Elton John in 1979 (my first time, woohoo!) look like a real bargoon! Just to clarify, this was the Jackson Victory Tour, the only one with all six brothers, so it wasn't just Michael on his own. 1979-My-fi...f883d0.jpg 
Verfin22 9 months ago
Back when they ripped off one end and left the "stub". So glad that I have intact tickets to keep. I hate codes on phones.
Weltschmerz 9 months ago
Me too. I get reducing waste but I loved collecting my old tickets!
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Klaudia Goldstein 9 months ago (edited)
I still have mine from 1988, unfortunately no price printed on it, that was on the part that was torn off.But I think it was 40 - 50 DM (Germany) Michael-Ja...8afaab.jpg 
#21
My 1960s Sword Cocktail Stick (Penny For Scale)
LittleWombat 9 months ago
I have a collection of these! My parents got them when we went to Spain, as well as some swords we kept displayed. They make me think of when I was a kid and my sister and I played Tom & Jerry swordfighting w the little cocktail swords hahaha!
detective miller's hat 9 months ago
My friend found one of these in her grandmother's attic, but it has A LOT more swords. I love it.
"If you’re in the market for a piece of wood furniture, say a coffee table or dresser, back away from IKEA and head for an antique store or estate sale instead," Karen added. "Older pieces have the quality, craftsmanship and durability not found in flat-pack items and you’ll find some made of beautiful woods that are no longer used such as mahogany and rosewood. Prices may even be cheaper than new items. It’s a win-win."
#22
My Grandfather's Metal Social Security Card
Mike F 9 months ago
They were sold out of comic books or magazines. IIRC they were a whopping $2 plus postage. But that was 50 or so years ago.
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Ozymandias73 9 months ago
I hate how the gov't is like "here's a VERY important card you must have for your lifetime. BUT DO NOT LAMINATE IT TO KEEP IT SAFE! These would be so much easier to keep from fading, tearing, etc. I'm sure it costs hella more money to make them like that, but hey, a lifetime is a long time to keep something. I just had to get my original card replaced like 2 years ago (I'm 51 now). Still had my childhood signature,. It's changed since then. But that card looked like the "my dog ate my homework" type.
PetePanda 9 months ago
I'm 55 and my mom laminated my card when I was little and I still have that card. And of course, no one has ever asked to see it and the lamination is probably why I still have it in tact.
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Gracie Mae 9 months ago
you used to be able to order them from a company; I don't think it was govt issued. I think I still have mine somewhere
#23
This Vintage Sugar Bowl With Tongs Built In The Lid
Fiona Lawson 9 months ago
I imagine the lid comes completely off the bowl so that you can move it over to your cup
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Yet Another Stanley Insulated Jug. But This One Is About 100 Years Old
Display name here 9 months ago
I would totally stick a straw in it and carry it around with me all day and just be like, "Now who's in charge!?" Lol!
We hope you’re enjoying this list of items from the past, pandas! Keep upvoting all of your favorites, and let us know in the comments below what the best antique find you’ve ever taken home was. Then, if you’d like to check out another Bored Panda article featuring similar old objects, we’ve got another list for you right here!
#25
I Work In The Underground World And Dug Up This Really Old Lysol Bottle
Montanavanna 9 months ago
My husband works underground, driller. He brings me amazing crystals. That is cool. Old glass is hard to find intact in the wild. Before municipal trash collection people had a personal dump on their property. You can still find them out on larger pieces of land. But people would either bury the refuse or burn it. Often glass got broken up. Very cool.
Sue User 9 months ago
I live in a town in Pennsylvania. I decided to put a garden in. Found bottles, busted teacups.
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Chippy Chap 9 months ago
Did you know Lysol was advertised as a product for douching? Apparently it was subtly suggested to use as a disinfectant for birth control. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lysols-vintage-ads-subtly-pushed-women-to-use-its-disinfectant-as-birth-control-218734/
CatD 9 months ago
And the ads suggested that if you didn't use it, you couldn't get a date. Nasty people!
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Dragons Exist 9 months ago
I have a similar one from an antique store, also Lysol but a slightly different bottle
Warren Peece 9 months ago (edited)
I used to have more than 3,000 antique bottles. I had two or three bottles like this one.
#27
Our "Top-Off" Jar & Bottle Opener From The 1930's Still Gets Frequent Use
Deborah 9 months ago
I had one of those until fairly recently, I don't know what happened to it.
Marsha Hultberg 9 months ago
Just what I need! My senior hands are getting more challenged by day. A piece of rubber works wonders, but this/and that's its collectible (?!), I want! Very cool!
Melinda Flick 9 months ago
I have that. Was my grandmothers, and I've had it since she died in 1984. Hers was new in 1922 as far as I know. Still opening jars with it.
Christos Arvanitis 9 months ago
We had one growing up. With jars seemingly getting tighter and tighter, it may be time to go and find another!
#28
Worlds Oldest Pairs Of Levi's Jeans Found In A Goldmine 136 Years Later
Michael Largey 9 months ago
He's still playing lead guitar for the Rolling Stones.
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Christos Arvanitis 9 months ago
I love the familiarity of that pocket watch (I think) pocket within the pocket. And the fading. Timeless and iconic...
Warren Peece 9 months ago (edited)
Many miners used to keep an extra set of clothing in the mine. That is what I was told by older people when I was a child growing up near coal mines.
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#29
Doodles In 1878, By My Great Great Grandfather
TiNaBoNiNa 9 months ago
Horses and wagons. Just like little boys today draw cars and trucks.
Load More Replies... Eugenia 🇮🇹🤌 9 months ago (edited)
Not an italian cookbook but a collection of prayers and religious instructions. My guess is a catechism book for children... Quite boring and this explains the doodles!
#30
My Dad Worked On A Dam In Iraq In The 80s, He Received This Medal From Saddam Hussein Upon Completion
CrunChewy McSandybutt 9 months ago
Anybody able to read the writing? I'm curious what it says.
Cyril Sneer 9 months ago
One Arab Nation with an Eternal Message Unity, Freedom, Socialism The Republic of Iraq On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the July 17-30 Revolution
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The Scout 9 months ago
Yes, but back in the 80 he was a beloved ally of the United States, as they wanted to use him against Iran. He already had used poison gas and weapons of mass destruction in the first Gulf War, but hey, he was "one of our guys"... That only changed when he attacked Kuwait, as that put a damper on the oil trade.
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#31
Great, Great, Great, Grandfather's Civil War Draft Notice
Corvus 9 months ago
Feels a bit weird to give strict orders to someone, threaten them with penalty if they do not comply... and then finish off with "I am your obedient servant" :P
IORN 9 months ago
Well, going to war doesn't mean they weren't polite. "Sir, if you do not comply I will very respectfully hang you from the nearest tree."
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#32
My Grandma's Teacup Was Made In Occupied Japan
Skip Reynolds 9 months ago
Yep. Dishes, plates, etc. My friend's aunt had a very small (but real) upright piano with "Made in Occupied Japan" as the brand name on the inside.
Load More Replies... Raymond Core 9 months ago
Growing up in the 1950s I had a toy car that was made from a beer can and it was stamped with the same label.
ktdrnxc9cy 9 months ago
I have several pieces of occupied Japan. My dad was stationed in Japan following the war.
Rich Black 9 months ago
To distinguish it from imperial Japan, which attacked pearl harbor and enslaved thousands of "comfort girls"
#33
Found A Game From 1960 With All The Pieces
Sarah Suelzle 9 months ago
Me too but I completely forgot about it until just now. Major flashback !! LOL
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 9 months ago
Omg, I remember this game! I used to play it with my cousins. I wonder where it went.
Mia Black 9 months ago
This seems familiar to me. But I'm German. Was there something like this in Germany in like...1990?
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
Not sure about Germany but they had it in Australia in the 1990s. One of my favourite games.
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Cindy Brick 9 months ago
Been there, played it, too. When you find an old Uncle Wiggily or Candyland, let me know!
d4r4d6bkrn 9 months ago
I loved this as a kid. I collect old games, but I don’t have one... yet
#34
A Soldier's Diary Entry On The Day The War Ended
Maples Dad 9 months ago
That looks almost identical to my handwriting thanks to daily handwriting lessons every single day at school for nearly 7 years!
Load More Replies... Jackie Lulu 9 months ago
I have a diary belonging to my great grandfather. He was told to start writing a journal, so he complied. The entries went something like this "got up. Ate breakfast. Went to school." Then, I guess he was working to collect tree sap, maple, I guess, and then the entries were, "collected 2 gallons of sap". Riveting stuff......
Jane Hower 8 months ago
And sadly most American young people can't read cursive. Who the hell caused that to happen????
Russell Tilling 9 months ago
Wow. Don't understand how he got a 2:35 from London, Charing Cross and arrived in Boulogne in France at 5:20, unless it was the next day?
Nicole Weymann 9 months ago
I think it's 12:35 from Charing Cross (there seems to be a small vertical line for "1" before the 2). These days it takes about 5 hours by train plus: I'm not sure if he accorded for the one hour difference between GMT and CET.
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I Found Anti Nixon Propaganda From 1974
Jrog 9 months ago (edited)
Truth. The Nixon years had very high inflation rates, among the highest outside of wartime and global economic crises. His economic policies were so bad that led to widespread consequences into the Ford presidency, that was marred by massive stagflation (meaning rampant inflation along with no economic growth and steep loss of purchase power) as a consequence of the so-called "Nixon Shock", a set of idiotic and populist economic decisions that tanked the US Dollar on international markets in exchange for minor political gains and that is seen by some as one of the major drivers toward the creation of the Euro as an alternative international currency.
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LuisSD stuff 9 months ago
A dollar buys even less these days. Anyone seen the price of a dozen eggs lately?
Jrog 9 months ago
Let's delve into this idiotic and exquisitely american matter, shall we? The average production cost of a dozen eggs industry wide in the USA is about $1,80$ for a dozen "normal" eggs, and as high as $2.50 for a high quality, free range dozen. This make up for all the land and shelter costs, labor, feeding, poultry healthcare, maintenance, business expenses etc. Packaging and logistics has an impact of about $60c per dozen, from farm to wholesale. About $40c goes into marketing and overheads for the distributor. Wholesale markup is currently about $1,50 per dozen, plus about the same for retail markup. Out of $6 for a dozen eggs, HALF is commercial markup, less than 1/3rd is actual cost of goods.
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 9 months ago
I remember my younger days - "Don't change D***s in the middle of a screw - Vote for Nixon 72!"
#36
This Corner Piano
Upstaged75 9 months ago
I play and I seriously can't figure out how this would work. Especially the tiny ones in the middle.
#37
Here's The Actual First Image Of Coca Cola Back In The 1880's When It Was Dispensed By Chemist
Roshan Kassan 9 months ago
Coke SHOULD still be dispensed by doctors - given their sugar content
#38
This History Book Of World War 1 From Before There Was A Second War
Raymond Core 9 months ago
And more infamously, 'The War to End All Wars'. It was so horrible no one could ever contemplate a recurrance except the losers who wanted revenge.
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My College Dorm Room, 1985
d4r4d6bkrn 9 months ago
My husband had one as a kid and brags about it every chance he gets. That and he had his own phone line.I was a poor kid and we barely had heat.
Load More Replies... Christine Cameron 9 months ago
85? This is still on the back of a bedroom door in my house; I just took this moments ago. Eurythmics...6b73e7.jpg 
I love the 80’s 9 months ago
Sting. And the poster on the left is Oingo Boingo, Good ForYour Soul.
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#40
In 1962, An Italian Magazine Published A Story Previewing What The World Could Look Like In 2022
Montanavanna 9 months ago
Everyone walled off from each other and seemingly distracted? They are just missing screens. Or..or..softer footprint in our individual transportation methods that take up less space, OK perhaps part of the picture. Can anybody translate the text? I would love to know what the artists influences and perspectives were when they created this. Very fascinating. How about the cityscape appearing unchanged from how it looked then. Hints at optism perhaps?
Rick Murray 9 months ago
I can't help but imagine a little kid runs out into the road, they slam on their brakes and all start tumbling over like dominoes. Actually, standing up like that, it wouldn't take much to unbalance it. See the woman? She's looking off to the side. The old guy in front of her is doffing a top hat (what!?). Dominoes, I tell you, dominoes.
Mia Black 9 months ago
One person cars... That would be better in so many places than the big stupid ships we now have in old, narrow streets, sitting on the walkway most of the time... "But what if I have to go to the hardware store?" - yeah this happens not quite often and when, there are our skills be enough rent stations. I live in a part where we already have many rent stations in less than a kilometre around us. But there are still the big cars and hindering people from walking, pushing a stroller or walking aid or so, on the walkway. It's so frustrating. If it just be an own car, than please the smallest one
#41
A 58 Year Old Prediction Came True
Margaret H 9 months ago
I still have a flip phone. It's great for walking when you do not need an internet connection. You can contact someone in an emergency but it fits in any pocket, even those ridiculously small ones in women's pants.
Ozymandias73 9 months ago
I still remember when there was talk of video phones being the next new thing.
General Anaesthesia 9 months ago (edited)
Conspiracy, it's a conspiracy I tells ya! Or is it a Star Trek communicator?
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#42
My Grandma Still Has Her Yugoslav Passport
Corvus 9 months ago
Even though it was a communist state, Yugoslavia went against Stalin and the USSR and became closer to the west over time... so it quickly became something like an "enemy" to the rest of the Eastern Bloc.
Dariusz M. D. 9 months ago
I remember from my childhood in Poland that they tried to portray Yugoslavia as a rogue country that betrayed the rest of the Soviet bloc. We just laughed.
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#43
This 117+ Year Old Coffee Grinder From Peugeot (Yes The Car Maker)
Pernille 9 months ago
The still make those, and the only pepper grinders worth buying is from Peugeot too.
S Bow 9 months ago
My friend gave me a Peugeot pepper grinder, man that thing works so much more efficiently than any other one I've used. I love it.
Load More Replies... Jrog 9 months ago (edited)
"Peugeot (yes, the car maker)" started off as a division of a toolmaking company dating back to Napoleonic times. The car division was separated into its own brand in the 1890s. The company still exist, it's called "PEUGEOT Outillage" and still makes tools, including power tools and a very famous design of pepper mill.
#44
Still Using Grandma's 1940's Egg Poacher For My Morning Breakfast
#45
Found A Very Large Floppy Disk When Cleaning Out The Old IT Guy's Office
Gandalf the Pink 9 months ago
It's not a floppy but an encased laserdisc actually, that you can burn stuff to once. They were mostly used for corporate data storage.
Robert T 9 months ago
In all my years in IT, I have never seen one of those. The big disk packs like a stack of plates were just on their way out when I started. One of my colleagues (a few years older than me) remembers punched cards.
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#46
Still Going, 60’s Microwave Oven
Robert T 9 months ago
Just don't mix it up with the record player above. Or you have records going Iggy Pop and your food will Coldplay.
Corvus 9 months ago
To me, it looks like something from the Star Trek original series :P
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Martin Annau 9 months ago
If you use it near a radio-teleskop they will have another "wow"-Signal
#47
Hospital Bill From 1936 For Birth Of Baby (My Grandmother)
JoNo 9 months ago
This may be low according to US prices, but back in 1936 there was no cost for having a baby in most countries of the world (just like the present time).
Ace 9 months ago
TBF back in 1936 the UK's NHS hadn't yet been created, so most medical care would have been on a paid-for basis, and it was the same in many European countries.
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Dawn Marie 9 months ago
My mother, who was born in rural Oklahoma in 1932, cost only $25.00 according to the doctor's log.
Janice G 9 months ago
but that was a lot of money for someone living in rural Oklahoma in 1932, no?
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This is about $1300 in today's money, which is still quite the deal compared to what it costs today.
Maples Dad 9 months ago
Are you joking?! Please tell me you are. I know American healthcare costs a lot but surely it can't cost over $1300 to give birth surely?
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Mavis 9 months ago
Eleven days in hospital?! Yikes! Now days you go in, have the baby, and go home the next day if everything is fine.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 9 months ago (edited)
Out 6 hours after birth in the UK (at least it was 20 years ago) assuming all is well
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superfluous 9 months ago
My grandmother's first five children were born at home, in Toledo, Ohio. I have no idea what that cost. Only her youngest (born in 1945) was born in the hospital.
Dariusz M. D. 9 months ago
To put the charge in perspective, in 1936, the average annual salary in the United States was approximately $1,713 per year
#48
Memory Tickler Of Household Requirements (Circa 1930's)
Raymond Core 9 months ago
I have one of these but on my phone. I don't have 'Blanc Mange Powder' on any of my lists, though. I wonder what 'Black Lead' is. All the other items except Metal Polish and Matches are edible.
UKGrandad 9 months ago (edited)
Black lead is a polish for cast iron stoves and fire-grates. Also, I don't think that boot polish, candles, floor polish, soap or starch are edible, either. The starch is a laundry product for stiffening collars and shirts, etc.
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Sky Render 9 months ago
Candied fruit peels were a very popular topping for many desserts of the era, yes. Even cookbooks from as far forward as the early 80s occasionally have recipes that call for them.
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Alex Boyd 9 months ago
Blancmange powder, custard powder, and tapioca...I wonder if this was a "send in six box-tops" type giveaway from a pudding mix company!
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#49
World War Bayonet Under The Asphalt While At Work On A Football Ground
#50
In The 70s Car Hammocks For Babies Were A Thing
A girl 9 months ago
We didn't even have that. I don't even remember wearing a seatbelt until 1974. I was ten in 1974
Dawn Marie 9 months ago
I was 10 also in 1974. I remember riding in the back window!!
Load More Replies... Damned_Cat 9 months ago
When I was young, seat belts had metal buckles that would get really hot sitting in the car in summer. My mother solved the problem by just shoving the belts down under the seats so no one would touch them and get burned.
Aussi Panda 9 months ago
I burnt my leg on one once, jeepers it hurt so much. Had a scar for ages
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Robert Cosgrove 9 months ago
A sudden brake and you could just watch your baby spinning round and round
#51
My Grandpa Has Manual Fire Extinguishers In His House
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
There are modern variants of this still in use. They're called "fire grenades". The design intention was for a person to take these and throw either into the fire, or at the base of the fire. They shatter, and spread a mixture of water and fire retardant chemicals to stop the fire.
#52
Grandad's Cigarette Dispenser, Around A 100 Years Old And Still Works
Kiki Likes Sweets 9 months ago
My granddad had the donkey one. You pull the ears forward and the cigarette comes out of it's ärse!!
#54
John Steinbeck's Witty Letter To Marilyn Monroe
Bryn 9 months ago
This isn't proven that was actually written by him. Yes it was found in her processions but: https://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2021/06/john-steinbecks-letter-to-marilyn-monroe-was-it-a-fraud/
Cindy Brick 9 months ago
I guess it could be a fake...but why would someone do it??
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I Have A Old TV Remote From The Late 1960s
Montanavanna 9 months ago
People of a certain generation call this a clicker, now you know why. My father in law called and still calls it a twit he doesn't remember why he uses that term.
Glasofruix 9 months ago
Funny thing, this operates without any batteries and electronics. The buttons strike metal rods that emit ultrasounds which would be captured by a microphone built into the TV.
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
My dad's family didn't even have a tv in 1960! Even though tv came to Australia in the year he was born (1956, in time for the Melbourne Olympics) it was only available in the cities until well into the 1960s. Colour tv was even later and many families still couldn't afford any tv until the mid to late 1970s.
#57
Paper Found Among My Late Grandmother’s Belongings Talking About The Armistice Ending WW I
#58
I’m A Funeral Director And A Lady I Cared For Was A Seamstress For The Playboy Bunnies. She Had A Bunch Of Cool Old Playboy Memorabilia At The Wake, But This Was My Favorite
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
Not all funeral directors are embalmers, especially in larger chains. They might just be in charge of transporting the body and running the service.
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#59
Gillette - The Best A Man Can Get
The Scout 9 months ago
Yes, certainly, but open comb, wide plate? That one calls for blood... Not suitable for beginners.
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I Found A 1943-45 10 Peso Japanese "Invasion Note" From When The Japanese Invaded The Philippines
#62
$10,000 Bill & 3 Cent Bill
Carl Roberts 9 months ago (edited)
That is a series 1900 "Gold Certificate". The last $10,000 bills (Federal Reserve Note) were produced in 1934, along with the last $500, $1000, and $5000 bills. 1934 is also the only year the Federal Reserve printed a $100,000 bill, which is illegal to possess, as it was never intended for circulation (Was only used for transfers between banks).
Ace 9 months ago
We still have chf1000 notes in Switzerland. I once used one in a supermarket to pay for a sandwich and a oft drink.
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The House Of Representatives Votes 304-89 In Favor Of Approving The 19th Amendment, Which Granted Women The Right To Vote
Heir of Durin 9 months ago
I bet some of them are still part of Congress.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 9 months ago
Back then, the Republican Party was often the more progressive one. The 89 were undoubtable conservatives, though, of both parties.
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#64
I Found This Incredible Diary Of A Barnum & Bailey Worker From 1975- There’s Over 100 Pages Of Entries Detailing His Adventures- By Far The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Found
Lowrider 56 9 months ago
I traveled and worked for Clyde Beatty/ Cole Brothers Circus. I had a blast too. It was so awesome!!
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I have a diary my great grandmother wrote her nursing notes in when she volunteered (technically not a nurse but did some of the menial nursing work as well as cleaning) during the second world war. I finished transcribing it last year. It's only about 30 pages, over three years but I found it quite interesting. Even though it's only notes about patients and cleaning work I felt like I understood more about her personality and passions from reading it. Also I love medical stuff, especially how medical practices have changed. There was even a part where she mentions having taken two weeks off because one of my great uncles was sick with what I think must have been measles. She lists the care she gave him in the same way as her other patient notes. She loved looking after the babies most, and I mentioned this to my mum and she said this was a well known trait, though I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised since she had nine of her own!
#65
Very Old Potato Chip Packaging Claims They Are Healthy
#66
The 100,000 Dollar Bill. Although 42,000 Were Printed, Only 12 Remain In Existence And It’s Illegal To Own One
Janissary35680 9 months ago
And the the Fed owns one. Isn't that illegal? 🤷
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Vintage Needle Work Skills School Project
Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I found a embroidery sampler my mum did in school and framed it for her last Christmas.
#68
204 Year Old Miniature Bible
Passed down through the family and managed to survive moves through 2 continents 3 countries and a half dozen cities throughout those years.
#69
Found A Civil War Printing Block In The Garden Today
Scott mati 9 months ago
I don’t think this is a printing block otherwise the lettering would’ve been backwards to be pressed on the paper.
Janissary35680 9 months ago
Definitely not a printing block. Probably a plaque of some sort.
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#70
Graffiti By Prisoners In 1800s. Canterbury, England
#71
Grandpa Showed Me This $1000 Bill That He Owned For More Than 30 Years
Michael Largey 9 months ago
Assuming an average savings account rate of 3%, he could have had $2,427.26 after thirty years instead of $1,000. But any picture of the Grove Man is priceless.
Kabuki Kitsune 9 months ago
A 1000 dollar bill is the highest legal tender bill a person can own. Fun fact, if you had a stack of these that was 4 inches tall... you'd have 1 million dollars.
#72
A LEGO Brick From 1949 Can Still Connect With A Brand New LEGO Brick From 2025
Robert T 9 months ago
Well, looking at it, it has warped with time. It may also be worn. But it is testament to LEGO sticking to the same standard for over 75 years!
Load More Replies... Janissary35680 9 months ago
The Lego brick is a universal constant like the speed of light in a vacuum, the gravitational force, Planck's constant, and the elementary charge.
#73
Valentine's From 1956, Belonging To A Child Named Frances. There Were Over 50 Kept Inside The Crayon-Colored Envelope
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
I have several dozen of these from the 60s when I was in elementary school.
Dee Rutherford 9 months ago
My mom always threw mine out afterword. She never kept anything I every did.
#74
Vintage Post Office Box Coin Bank From The 50s. 6.99$ At A Local Thrift Store
#75
TWA Air Hostess Requirements From The Mid '40s
tracy black 9 months ago
i so wanted to do that when i graduated i had an interveiw but was too short im only 5ft lol and i still cant reach the overhead compartments in a plane lol
#76
This 100-Year-Old Perfume Bottle That Glows Under Blacklight
Montanavanna 9 months ago
Uranium glass. I have a neighbor who displays their entire collection in a bay window they have. It is amazing at night!
Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 9 months ago
Very safe. I've been collecting for years. The saying goes "collect all you want, just don't lick it". The uranium was used as green dye and only contains alpha particles. Alpha particles can only be harmful if ingested. So sip your tea from a uranium cup. Serve cookies on a green glowy platter. But don't cook up a steak and saw at it with a steak knife on a glowy plate. You'll undoubtedly loosen particles of glass and ingest them
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Let Me Present To You A 70 Year Old Washing Machine From 1954
What doesn't it do - heat water, pump water in or out, add detergent, end automatically, spin clothes.
What does it do - move clothes around, work after 70 years!
#78
World's First Automatic Coffee Machine. 1952. Been In The Family For 70 Years. Still Works Perfectly
#79
This 101 Year Old Copy Of National Geographic. Including An Article About How Amazing The Telephone Is, And Canadians Going Off To Fight In "The War"
General Anaesthesia 9 months ago
"March 1916 National Geographic - Lhasa Tibet World's Strangest Capital w foldout" - https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/march-1916-national-geographic-lhasa-1757237274
Load More Replies... Der Kommissar 9 months ago
Before Playboy and nudist mags, we had Nat Geo and the Sears Catalog (ladies' undergarments section)
Janissary35680 9 months ago
NatGeo was notorious for its photos of "native women".🤫 There was a huge stash of back issues in the attic of my grandparents' farmhouse that I discovered. My cousins, friends, and I spent a lot of time up there until someone blabbed.
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Tim Douglass 9 months ago
I had a full set of Nat. Geos from 1936 to around 2002. Lost virtually the entire collection in a fire. They take up so much space to display and I've never lived where they could be out. It's kind of sad that the collection died quietly in boxes in an attic storage room.
#80
Found A Very Old Photo Of A Computer When Clearing Out My Grandmother's House
Janissary35680 9 months ago
That was essentially a word processor, wasn't it? I remember it being used as one at least.
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The 1956 Hospital Bill From When My Mom Was Born. 6 Day Hospital Stay, $107.55 Total
Sarah Suelzle 9 months ago
Alright already...we (Americans) know...we know!!
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 9 months ago
But I'm sure with modern medical advances and shorter maternity stays, they charge far less that that today.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 9 months ago
Same year my dad was born. Doubt the paid anywhere near that though.
#82
Ad For A 4-Bedroom Home In 1958
Carl Roberts 9 months ago (edited)
That's $130,648 is 2024 dollars.Still pretty darn cheap for a house.
tracy black 9 months ago
my parents still live in the house they bought when they married in 1965 they paid 18,000 for the house and pymts were 68 a month
HardBoiledBlonde 9 months ago
These housing communities came to be known collectively as "Levittown's."
#83
This Is So Cool. 1937 Ss Cig Case With Smokes Still Inside
General Anaesthesia 9 months ago
From the original Reddit post: "Yoshwa1985 OP 2y ago - For clarification, SS means sterling silver. This isn’t Nazi memorabilia, but I understand the confusion. The item did come from the estate of a holocaust survivor though. Mostly jewelry, but this piece I kept"
#84
These Cooking Spoons Are 60 Years Old And Still In Use By My Mother
LuisSD stuff 9 months ago
I love using wooden utensils to cook with. It's the feel that makes cooking special.
Janissary35680 9 months ago
Wood is all I use. They don't scratch anything and they're easy and cheap to replace.
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A Book My Dad Was Issued When He Joined The Army In 1958
BarfyCat 9 months ago
My dad had some silk maps that pilots had sewn into their bomber jackets in case they survived a crash and had to make their way back to friendly territory.
Janissary35680 9 months ago
I've got one framed on the wall. It's a RAF "escape and evasion map" of the Aegean.
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My Mother Has A Magnet From Amazon 24 Years Ago When They Only Sold Books
Kim Kermes 9 months ago
Right after he stole the name from an independent bookstore in Minneapolis
ZuriLovesYou 9 months ago
And I assume that independent bookstore stole it from the rainforest.
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An Ad To Buy A Squirrel Monkey For Less Than $20 In A Comic Book From The 60s
StPaul9 9 months ago (edited)
Well that's a disappointment for little Timmy! black humour obviously
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Janissary35680 9 months ago
"In a plain, sealed envelope" to 🥾! This was also the era of "kick sand in the face" body-building ads in the back pages of comic books and magazines.😀
Load More Replies... DC 9 months ago
The only Monkeys that should be shipped are tiny motorcycles. I don't know if Honda still makes them (in germany, they're not currently available), but a few companies make and sell somewhat ... I wouldn't say decent, but ... decentifiable ... copies of these. Fun to ride, they all are. Sending those poor monkeys by mail, or having pet monkeys at all in the first place, is just needlessly cruel and shines a bitter shade of light onto our general relationship against other animals. Yes, against. Sadly so. We need to progress ... habits need to catch up to knowledge, ... oh my, I'm preaching again. Sorry.
#88
My Deceased Great Uncle’s (Secret) Undesirable Discharge From The Vietnam War
Hidalgo 9 months ago
Usually failure to meet standards, insubordination, or back then - sexual orientation
Deborah 9 months ago
My paternal grandfather got a dishonorable discharge from the Navy for gambling.
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UKGrandad 9 months ago (edited)
There are myriad reasons to be labelled 'undesirable' and discharged from the military, but it's usually for repeated minor infractions rather than serious offences that lead to a dishonourable discharge.
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Troy Parr 9 months ago
I remember an episode of Lou Grant dealing with this issue. Unlike the "class of 1946", those soldiers who returned from World War 2 and were discharged from service. Many soldiers returning from the Vietnam war were treated badly when they got back to US bases. Mostly because they still had time to serve and the military didn't quite know what to do with them. Many soldiers got kicked out on trumped-up charges just to get them out of the way. Just found the reference: It was Series 2 Episode 14 which is explained here: https://mbc1955.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/lou-grant-s02-14-vet/ and the episode can be seen on youTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeYJN8N9hdo Please do follow these links as this is an important aspect of social history.
Kim Kermes 9 months ago
Could be mentally unfit, or association with "anti government" groups, or homosexuality, or made someone really mad. I'm a Vietnam era vet.
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A Mastercard From The 70s
#90
My Great Grandmother's Diary. She Was Born In 1900 And Lived In New York City
#91
This 40s Magazine Advertising Cheese On Apple Pie
LuisSD stuff 9 months ago
I can never understand why people put cheese on an apple pie. I'd put ice cream!
PunchinelloTX 9 months ago
People think I’m batty, but I enjoy a slice of sharp cheddar on apple pie.
Ace 9 months ago
Cheese pairs very well with sweet things. s a kid we quite often haad cheese and jam sandwiches, these days a good farmhouse cheddar with a slice of fruit cake, or some Stilton on a sweet digestive biscuit... Mmmmm.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 9 months ago
The best thing to put on top of a slice of apple pie is another slice of apple pie.
#92
My Mom’s 49 Year Old Mixer
Upstaged75 9 months ago
My mom still has and uses that exact mixer. She got it as a wedding gift in 1970. I can recall my brother and I licking the beaters as kids.
DC 9 months ago
I still use the one my Ma got at her first wedding, which was not to my Dad, and kept after divorce. I don't remember the year they got married ... 1971 or so. Still works fine, and has contributed a great deal to about 50 kg of hazelnut cookies. That I'm out of again. Damned laziety...
#93
Came Across A Stack Of 1908 Congressional Records While Installing Insulation In The Attic Of Our Old House
#95
Hand-Drawn Ship's Route Map From Bremen, Germany, 1910. What Is It Called?
Don't listen to me 9 months ago (edited)
If you have an android phone the Google translate will do this for you. Just choose camera & it will translate in place ie over the original text. Can also choose Identify language. You can save the text & its translation. Absolute magic. Even works on jars & bottles.
#96
My Library Got Gifted A 160 Year Old Webster Dictionary
embi miller 9 months ago
Why is the typeface so small on old documents. I couldnt read this without a magnifying glass.
Janissary35680 9 months ago
Good paper (not the cheap kind that turns yellow and crumbles to dust) was expensive so they needed to cram as much on a page as possible. We had a huge Webster's that was sold WITH a magnifying glass for this very reason.
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Vintage Recycling: When The Spine Fell Off This 1878 Book, I Noticed That The Lining Appears To Be Part Of An Old Magazine Cover
#98
My 22-Year Old Kenesis Keyboard With The New One I Just Bought
Tiny Dancer 9 months ago
Average price looks to be between 400-500 bucks, so they're well out of my league! They look fantastic.
Load More Replies... A girl 9 months ago
My grandson barfed on my laptop a couple days ago. The keyboard above is "well used'. Mine is "gross"
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Bought A Book And Found A Bookmark
Clarf 9 months ago
This says Wisconsin State Fair. I think they mean chair seat as opposed to bleachers or standing.
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Vietnam War Draft Notice
DC 9 months ago
You know, the freedom to burn books you don't agree with is sort of a freedom, too. As is the freedom to oppress employees, as is the freedom to exclude people by criteria that don't hold up well in the light of rational scrutinization of theirs, ... but, I get the point you're making, and I'm unhappy to agree.
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My Great Aunt Had A Japanese Hunting License
Jrog 9 months ago (edited)
It's not part of anything. It's just a dumb novelty item, similar to current MAGA paraphernalia.
Load More Replies... Chippy Chap 9 months ago (edited)
I work with many Senior who are of Japanese descent and in internment camps as children. We recently visited a museum about Japanese American soldiers. They did a lot of important work during WWII that was not recognized. The unit, totaling about 18,000 men, received over 4,000 Purple Hearts, 4,000 Bronze Stars, 560 Silver Star Medals, 21 Medals of Honor, and seven Presidential Unit Citations. - https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/442nd-regimental-combat-team
Der Kommissar 9 months ago
The USA demonized the enemy. The enemies (Japan and Germany) demonized the USA, Canada, Australia, etc.
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Rick Murray 9 months ago
While tidying up the kitchen, I found a huge (5 litre?) glass bottle that my mother brought over from the UK. I thought it would make an interesting candle holder. Then I saw the old faded label - it's a bottle of medicinal æther!
Khall Khall 9 months ago
Downvote the subscription locked articles. This is nonsense. They make huge money from the ads. They don't need more money to read something they stole from reddit.
T'Mar of Vulcan 9 months ago
Looking through my parents' old things (my mother just kept everything jammed into a suitcase), I found my dad's army papers and a thank you from the government for serving in WW II.
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
Quit after the first five because only the first entry (the 16th century ring) could even remotely count as an "ancient artifact".
Ariom Dahl 9 months ago
They were still interesting, but yes, 'old' might have been a better description. Mind you, to some of today's young people anyone over thirty is ancient so maybe not so far off. :)
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 9 months ago
While tidying up the kitchen, I found a huge (5 litre?) glass bottle that my mother brought over from the UK. I thought it would make an interesting candle holder. Then I saw the old faded label - it's a bottle of medicinal æther!
Khall Khall 9 months ago
Downvote the subscription locked articles. This is nonsense. They make huge money from the ads. They don't need more money to read something they stole from reddit.
T'Mar of Vulcan 9 months ago
Looking through my parents' old things (my mother just kept everything jammed into a suitcase), I found my dad's army papers and a thank you from the government for serving in WW II.
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
Quit after the first five because only the first entry (the 16th century ring) could even remotely count as an "ancient artifact".
Ariom Dahl 9 months ago
They were still interesting, but yes, 'old' might have been a better description. Mind you, to some of today's young people anyone over thirty is ancient so maybe not so far off. :)
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