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Aunt Marg said:
Good guess. :)

They were crib blanket holders.

You pulled the rings around the crib railing, where baby's blanket typically laid, and then fastened the pins to the blanket, keeping it in place. No more kicking the blanket off at naptime/nighttime.
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That certainly sounds convenient. I wonder why they're no longer popular.
 

Aunt Marg said:
You don't know how good it makes me feel to read your post.

Just knowing other families were doing and did the same. I remember checking the water and sugar level in the cup under the Christmas tree. Keeping a balance of sugar-water helped keep the needles on the tree supple, lessening the chance of those old-fashioned (hot Christmas lights) from catching the tree on fire.

Gosh, bagged lunches... I'm gathering, yes, they are still a big part of life for school kids, but even towards the tail-end of my own kids school days I recall them talking about school kids visiting the cafeteria daily, or running to the nearby supermarket for a deli sandwich. I honestly don't know how in the world any family could afford that.

With my own children, I always tried so hard to provide them with a balanced lunch... a sandwich (often tuna or salmon), fruit of some kind (sometimes chopped/sliced in a reusable container), and something small in the way of dessert, such as one of my homemade cookies, a square, whatever I had on-hand.
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"Just knowing other families were doing and did the same. I remember checking the water and sugar level in the cup under the Christmas tree. Keeping a balance of sugar-water helped keep the needles on the tree supple, lessening the chance of those old-fashioned (hot Christmas lights) from catching the tree on fire. "


My sister took care of all that.....I swear she make a tree last till the 4th of July.......

OK, that's a stretch .........But she did keep them fresh for a long time ;)
 

A GREAT THREAD.
Remember all these great things of the past.......except, not being around little ones very much, and not having kids, the baby things are pretty much a blank......after i married, friends had kids, but all had used disposable diapers.
Had and been around so many of the things posted......sadly, i rely on my memory, no pictures.

Thanks for the BLAST from the PAST.......GREAT PICTURES.
 
rgp said:
"Just knowing other families were doing and did the same. I remember checking the water and sugar level in the cup under the Christmas tree. Keeping a balance of sugar-water helped keep the needles on the tree supple, lessening the chance of those old-fashioned (hot Christmas lights) from catching the tree on fire. "


My sister took care of all that.....I swear she make a tree last till the 4th of July.......

OK, that's a stretch .........But she did keep them fresh for a long time ;)
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ROFLMAO! Sounds like your sister was born with a green-thumb! :)

My mom and I always took care of the checking/filling, and most years I remember the tree was still holding onto it's needles when we took it down the week after New Years.

I remember there was a special time when the city would collect everyone's Christmas trees, but not for a few months after, so our tree always sat between the garage and back alleyway until then, that is until dad bought himself a work truck, and then he's take the tree away with other yard waste.
 
Pepper said:
Blankets and other things in cribs, like stuffed toys are not recommended. Think choking, smothering.
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Very true, Pepper, but how things have changed.

I remember the when my siblings were babies, recommendations were, don't put babies on their backs to sleep, then don't put them on their tummies to sleep, and don't allow them to sleep on their sides, and wet, ammonia soaked diapers, particularly cloth diapers, caused SIDS.

Now, drop-sided baby cribs are banned that's all I ever used/remember was crop-sided cribs), next it will be highchairs, and on and on it goes. I never bought into a lot of the hype, and regardless of how I put my kids down when they were little ones, I could tuck them into their cribs on their heads (figuratively speaking), and 20 minutes later upon going in to check up on them, I'd find them with their legs poking out of the crib railing, with them on their tummies.
 
peramangkelder said:
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@Aunt Marg maybe it was California Poppy which from memory did not smell so good
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Or maybe 1808 After Shave?
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Love the old vintage ads, Peram!

I can't say I remember California Poppy, and I've been racking my brain all afternoon trying to remember the name of the hair tonic I remember my dad using. Smelled like an unwashed head of hair! LOL!

If I remember correctly, it came in a clear, see-through glass bottle, and the tonic oil itself was clear as well.
 
MickaC said:
A GREAT THREAD.
Remember all these great things of the past.......except, not being around little ones very much, and not having kids, the baby things are pretty much a blank......after i married, friends had kids, but all had used disposable diapers.
Had and been around so many of the things posted......sadly, i rely on my memory, no pictures.

Thanks for the BLAST from the PAST.......GREAT PICTURES.
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You've got a great memory, Micka! :)

I find I occasionally forget about certain things, and then someone will post something in a thread topic and bam, it's hits me all of a sudden! How fast we forget about some things.
 
Gone but not forgotten... the old treadle sewing machine.

I remember mom sewing lots when my siblings and I were younger. There was always something needing done, and I can still remember the sound of the foot-pedal moving back and forth and mom stitched her talent.

Hemmed cuffs on pants, Halloween costumes, alterations, repairs, she did it all manually until she got her electric sewing machine, which wasn't until well into the 70's.

Your place to buy and sell all things handmade | Singer sewing machine, Treadle sewing machines, Old sewing machines
 
Aunt Marg said:
Gone but not forgotten... the old treadle sewing machine.

I remember mom sewing lots when my siblings and I were younger. There was always something needing done, and I can still remember the sound of the foot-pedal moving back and forth and mom stitched her talent.

Hemmed cuffs on pants, Halloween costumes, alterations, repairs, she did it all manually until she got her electric sewing machine, which wasn't until well into the 70's.

Your place to buy and sell all things handmade | Singer sewing machine, Treadle sewing machines, Old sewing machines
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I learned to sew on one of these!
 
Butterfly said:
I learned to sew on one of these!
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I remember how my mom (at times) would slow her foot right down when doing delicate things, or items where the risk of snapping the needle was real, and then whenever she'd finish a run of stitches, she'd take her foot off the pedal and manually operate the wheel on the end of the sewing machine by-hand, to get the needle exactly where she wanted it.
 
Aunt Marg said:
Love the old vintage ads, Peram!

I can't say I remember California Poppy, and I've been racking my brain all afternoon trying to remember the name of the hair tonic I remember my dad using. Smelled like an unwashed head of hair! LOL!

If I remember correctly, it came in a clear, see-through glass bottle, and the tonic oil itself was clear as well.
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The only other one I can think of is 'Brilliantine' which did not smell real good
Imagine how greasy the pillowcases would have been :(

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peramangkelder said:
The only other one I can think of is 'Brilliantine' which did not smell real good
Imagine how greasy the pillowcases would have been :(

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Since replying to you earlier as to a possible name brand of hair oil my dad used, I have searched, brainstormed, and everything in-between, and still, I am at a loss as to what the name was. It's driving me mad. :)

Not Brilliantine, which leads me to believe, possibly, my dad used to get the brand he used through a local barbershop.

But, yes, the pillowcases, clothing, shirt colors, and whatever else rubbed-up against ones oiled-down hair, not to mention the uncomfortable feeling of a greasy, oily scalp/hair.
 
Aunt Marg said:
Gone but not forgotten... the old treadle sewing machine.

I remember mom sewing lots when my siblings and I were younger. There was always something needing done, and I can still remember the sound of the foot-pedal moving back and forth and mom stitched her talent.

Hemmed cuffs on pants, Halloween costumes, alterations, repairs, she did it all manually until she got her electric sewing machine, which wasn't until well into the 70's.

Your place to buy and sell all things handmade | Singer sewing machine, Treadle sewing machines, Old sewing machines
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I remember the hours my Mom and Gramma spent with their treadle machines, was always on the go.
Mom tried to teach me with the treadle machine, but i just couldn't get it.
Endless quilt tops, aprons, pillow cases from the flour bags, clothes, it never collected dust.
 
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