I think she looks like an old apple doll. :)
Posted on 02/01/2021 4:43:53 PM PST by Daffynition
My how times have changed in our households. Modern appliances and other inventions have afforded us conveniences that our predecessors didn’t have. Don’t you sometimes wonder what things were like a century or two ago?
Explore the past by looking at these vintage wares and try to figure out what they were used for. Some of these objects were more common during certain historical periods, or in particular parts of the world. Though they all share the same status of being antiques, you may find one or two of these items still in use.
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What a treasure to have those scales, still!
I have a friend who has a lot of his granddad’s old carpentry tools. Still in great shape....years of taking good care.
If I ever figure out the way to post pictures... I’d post a picture of something from not all that long ago (mid to late 1970’s) that I bet no one on here would be able to guess. I showed it to people in my own industry/occupation, and none of them could guess what it was. That sure made me feel old though.
I have old mixing bowls that were my grandmothers.....from the 30s - 40s. I treasure them! What’s really fun....is mixing something up in them, with my own grands. I tell them that they’re the 5th generation to use them....not that they’re old enough (yet) to understand :-)
Aww....I LOVE that pic, of your grandma! Look at all of that food that (I bet) she prepared. Lotta love in that pic :-)
Reminds me of my Grandmother. She had one sort of like this, only maybe not quite so large and maybe a little older. Three room house(front room, bedroom & kitchen) back in the mountain, no electricity, no running water, no gas, outhouse... Memories.
My dad got an old oak desk at an auction in the 1970s, just got rid of it last fall, and I know exactly what you mean about the swing-up platform, and the springs. It would SOUND like garage door springs, too.
Classic!
The woodstove/range was the heart of the house.
To hear it *crackling* in the dead of the night, pouring out tons of heat. Talk about memories. :)
In today’s terms....I think they call it *living off the grid* ...quite a popular movement among some folks.
There’s a lot to be said to be self-sufficient.
One the MOST difficult parts of living like that is NOT having running water. Not only do you have to source your wood for heat, you have to drag water in.
Thank you. I’m kinda embarrassed at how rusty it looks.....when I took it out of the family homestead, it was nice and handsome...all polished with stove black. [now there’s a chore I don’t miss] ;)
To the far right of the range is a lid that lifts and a copper reservoir holds a couple of gallons of water....kept warm for washing dishes? I suppose.
The movers said it weighed 600 #. :)
I love old scales.
I know it’s used in/for a car; testing the timing/ignition performance.
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/car-projects/how-to-use-a-timing-light
I think she looks like an old apple doll. :)
Classic! Thanks darling!
He was quite a talent!
Those books are out of print....his illustrations are so wonderful.
Eric settled in Litchfield county Connecticut.
His incredible early tool collection is housed in a museum in Kent, CT The museum was initially started by the Stanley Works [Stanley Tools] to house Sloanes collection. Now the state runs it.
Besides being in a lovely location, to early tool lovers, like myself, consider it a shrine to Colonial tools.
I’m not sure what it would cost.
A sharp knife is the most important tool you can own! [sez me]
I regret selling my mom’s cookie cutter collection at an estate sale. Sometimes, you have to draw a line at how much stuff you are going to save.
I LOVE rolling pins!
Smarty pants!
It’s called a traveler, used by a wheelwright or blacksmith, to measure the length of a metal tire that would go on a wagon wheel.
I have one that has a manufacturer/patent mark; and 2 others that are hand forged and more primitive.
>:D
Lucky, otherwise you’d be kinda tongue tied.
Gracious....the pain sleeping on those!
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