Things you won't find anymore...

[oscash]

Heh, heh. Welk was as corny as they come, which he rode all the way to a fortune.
But at least the guy would make fun of himself, e.g. here on the "Jack Benny Show".

What about Sing Along with Mitch with Mitch Miller chorus and orchestra?. It was on every Saturday afternoon, and we would sing all the songs. We loved it.

 

[Paladin1950]

My sister had a yellow one, and mine was red and green.

 

[Flarbalard]

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Wait just one minute, you got a mat ???

 

[Murrmurr]

Cigarette holders.

I'm sure you can still find them somewhere, but there was a time when you could buy them at Rexall Drugs. Woolworth's, too, probly.

I've only seen one person use one. I was a tot, and the user was a lady who came to our house for dinner. She was probably a relative. It was a big family dinner.

Anyway, my Mom smoked for a short while before me and my siblings born. She hadn't been in the US for very long, so we're guessing she was trying to be a classy American lady and started smoking. And apparently, my Dad was okay with it until she paid $1.75 for a long, bejeweled cigarette holder. Then he "blew his top," according to my Aunt, and Mom stopped smoking. But she never really liked it anyway.


I just learned there were certain acceptable cigarette-holder lengths for certain occasions:

Opera length, 16 to 20 inches/40 to 50 cm
Theater length, 10 to 14 inches/25 to 35 cm
Dinner length, 4 to 6 inches/10 to 15 cm
Cocktail length, "stubbies"

Interestingly, men's cigarette holders were traditionally all stubbies all the time for all occasions.

 

[ChiroDoc]

I used a "TarGard' cigarette holder/tar filter for a few years. I enjoyed it, and it kept my teeth whiter. But I eventually drifted away from it because it was too much fuss.
https://targard.com/original/

 

[Murrmurr]

I used a "TarGard' cigarette holder/tar filter for a few years. I enjoyed it, and it kept my teeth whiter. But I eventually drifted away from it because it was too much fuss.
https://targard.com/original/

My sister sent me a pack of those. Yep, they were a hassle.

 

[Olivia]

Does anyone remember full-service shoe stores where fluoroscopes were present? You'd stick your feet into the device, and it would X-ray them to determine if your toes had enough room inside a shoe you were considering buying. Yes folks, get a free X-ray dosage just for coming in!

What other things once commonplace won't you see today?

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A boy named Jan.

 

[oscash]

I remember putting my feet into one of those devices to measure if the shoe would fit my feet. I wonder how much radiation
it gave out. ?

 

[ChiroDoc]

I remember putting my feet into one of those devices to measure if the shoe would fit my feet. I wonder how much radiation
it gave out. ?

Probably very little to the customer. But it was likely treacherous for the shoe salesmen.
That was before they invented the radiation badges-- to detect dangerous radiation exposure.

 

[squatting dog]

 

[RadishRose]

 

[RadishRose]

 

[MoBeans]

Round one to open the car door, square one to start it.

 

[ehanveyjr]

New Pennies

 

[squatting dog]

Round one to open the car door, square one to start it.

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Was the same in the 50's. My 57 keys... square top for ignition, round for door and glovebox.

 

[squatting dog]

 

[Sunkist]

I don't have pictures, but:

- centerpieces on tables

- "setting the table" for meals

- powdered laundry detergent boxes with free plates or glasses inside

 

[squatting dog]

 

[squatting dog]

 

[Niceguy]

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Never liked rattan. Not comfortable for me

 

[IrishEyes]

For most of us: Your Mother's teeth in the jar on the bathroom sink

 

[squatting dog]

Never liked rattan. Not comfortable for me

"I want a really uncomfortable chair, but it has to be very ugly as well"

 

[jimintoronto]

Re-capped used tires. Hollywood mufflers on low rider hot rods. Wide white wall Good Year power cushion tires. Eight track music tape players in cars. The Wonder Bar foot pedal station changer in GM cars in the 50's. Hurst 4 speed floor shifter conversion kits. Flame paint jobs on chopped and dropped Ford 3 window coupes. Ash trays in the back seat area. Copies of Car Caft and Hot Rod magazine on sale at corner stores. JIMB>

 

[Coconut]

Pagers
Technology and office items like typewriters, floppy discs, pagers,
and fax machines have largely been replaced by modern digital alternatives.
Typewriters were discontinued by major manufacturers like Brother in 2012,
while floppy discs saw production halt in 2010 due to the rise of USB drives
and cloud storage.

 

[hawkdon]

Regarding the White-wall tires...I have wondered lately why there are NOT any
colors but black for tires now days>>??!! I mean given modern tech stuff
the mfr's should be able to make any colored tire you want??!!