Things you won't find anymore...

[hollydolly]

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these are still on sale here

 

[hollydolly]

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it's kinda sad isn't it ?

 

[debodun]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if @debodun has one of these

I have radios, but none with an analog clock.

 

[gruntlabor]

these are still on sale here

Hi Hollydolly. There's no hyperlink on your reply. I'd have thought any household product containing asbestos would be illegal.

 

[hollydolly]

Hi Hollydolly. There's no hyperlink on your reply. I'd have thought any household product containing asbestos would be illegal.

no... the link is in your reply which I quoted... and yes you're right I hadn't noticed the asbestos part.. I just saw the reflective heat pad for the ironing board, which is still on sale here..

 

[Della]

All the girls in my high school were called to a special assembly where a woman gave us a lesson on "good grooming" and make-up in which Ten-0-Six figured heavily as a cleanser, pore reducer, acne cure, and dry skin moisturizer. I remember it left a sticky film on your face and that I once mixed it up with the Listerine bottle and took a swig.

 

[debodun]

All the girls in my high school were called to a special assembly where a woman gave us a lesson on "good grooming" and make-up in which Ten-0-Six figured heavily as a cleanser, pore reducer, acne cure, and dry skin moisturizer. I remember it left a sticky film on your face and that I once mixed it up with the Listerine bottle and took a swig.

And you lived to tell about it.

 

[RadishRose]

 

[RadishRose]

 

[MarkinPhx]

 

[helenbacque]

Thank you.....I had no idea what they were. What era were they from?

I used them in the 1960s

 

[helenbacque]

Spray can of hose/stockings (ladies hosiery) Pre WW2, hose were made of beige or tan nylon and had visible seam down back of each leg. During war, nylon all used for parachutes so no stockings. No respectable lady went without stockings so they faked it with with spray-on and drew seam down back of each leg with eyebrow pencil.

 

[MarkinPhx]

 

[Pinky]

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aaah, this brings back old memories! Every pay-day, when my brother was around 10 yrs. old, I would take him to the hobby shop to choose a kit to put together with "airplane glue". He had model cars and airplanes galore.

 

[MarkinPhx]

aaah, this brings back old memories! Every pay-day, when my brother was around 10 yrs. old, I would take him to the hobby shop to choose a kit to put together with "airplane glue". He had model cars and airplanes galore.

It's tough being the youngest boy in a family so I am sure your younger brother appreciated it

 

[RadishRose]

 

[MarkinPhx]

Colored toilet paper

 

[RadishRose]

Cork lined soda caps

 

[Paco Dennis]

 

[helenbacque]

Cork lined soda caps

Sprinkle cotton clothes that have been starched before ironing them.

Iron: small device with flat bottom that gets hot when plugged in

 

[Mobilman44]

Pants stretchers were a must in the '50s and early '60s. Then perma press hit the stores and the stretchers were history. I still would use them for my jeans if I had a set.

Oh, when "perma press" first came out I bought a couple of slacks from Sears. After the first wash they stunk. I brought them back and they at first wouldn't take them. Then I had the guy smell them. I got a refund.

 

[gruntlabor]

It is used for sprinkling your ironing. Helped to steam the wrinkles out.

 

[Pappy]

 

[EmptyCup]

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I worked part-time at a restaurant during high school. Emptying these out after closing was one of my least favorite jobs. Cleaning the bathrooms was the worst though.

 

[RadishRose]