Things that are nearly gone forever... Days Gone by Items...
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Yes, I totally remember old-fashioned treadle sewing machines!
My mom had one. She used hers right up until the early 70's.
This one really brings back memories!
Old-fashioned baby carriages, prams, or what I have always called them... "baby buggies".
The one my mom used for us was nearly identical to the one shown in the picture, and it sat in the garage for several years after baby brother was past his baby buggy days, and one day (with the help of my dad), dear baby brother and dad took the wheels off the buggy to make a go-cart.
Mom was furious!
Old-fashioned baby carriages, prams, or what I have always called them... "baby buggies".
The one my mom used for us was nearly identical to the one shown in the picture, and it sat in the garage for several years after baby brother was past his baby buggy days, and one day (with the help of my dad), dear baby brother and dad took the wheels off the buggy to make a go-cart.
Mom was furious!
Retro baby bottle sterilizing pots!
Never used one of these with my kids, and never had one in our home when my baby siblings were little.
Bottles were washed in hot water and dish soap in the kitchen sink, rinsed, then stood upside-down on the kitchen counter on a towel to dry.
Never used one of these with my kids, and never had one in our home when my baby siblings were little.
Bottles were washed in hot water and dish soap in the kitchen sink, rinsed, then stood upside-down on the kitchen counter on a towel to dry.
What about firecrackers?
Is there anyone who grew up that didn't get to enjoy setting off firecrackers?
I remember baby brother had a cork gun (a rifle), and under dads supervision, we'd set a firecracker in each barrel of baby brothers side-by-side cork gun, light them, then point the gun in the air and pull both triggers! POW! We used to have a ball!
Is there anyone who grew up that didn't get to enjoy setting off firecrackers?
I remember baby brother had a cork gun (a rifle), and under dads supervision, we'd set a firecracker in each barrel of baby brothers side-by-side cork gun, light them, then point the gun in the air and pull both triggers! POW! We used to have a ball!
OneEyedDiva
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Yessss! To all of what you posted @Aunt Marg! 
I saw a similar car with furry stuff in this movie: (it was a pimp's car)Who could forget these old-timey numbers! LOL!
Tish
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- Rural N.S.W. Australia
Camper6
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- Northwestern Ontario Canada
I still have an 8 track radio. Great sound. I can't find the tapes anymore. The last one I had was Simon and Garfunkel. It's a clock radio from Sears. It has AM, FM, and MPX. I have no idea what MPX is. There are no longer any AM stations in my area. It's all FM now.
Camper6
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- Northwestern Ontario Canada
I remember those dynamos. They made pumping a lot harder.Remember bicycle generators?
I wanted a light on my bike so bad as a kid, but never had the money for one or the generator. So envious I was of other kids that had one.
My guess is nowadays bicyclists have moved to LED lighting on their bikes.
Yes, and I remember the whirring or buzzing sound they made when up against the tire.
peramangkelder
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- Fleurieu Peninsula South Australia
I remember those @Aunt Marg and also like your avatar most of the women in our neighbourhood wore curlers
all day every day and often with a flimsy scarf to cover them
I never figured out why they never seemed to take their curlers out
all day every day and often with a flimsy scarf to cover them
I never figured out why they never seemed to take their curlers out
Thank you, Peram!I remember those @Aunt Marg and also like your avatar most of the women in our neighbourhood wore curlers
all day every day and often with a flimsy scarf to cover them
I never figured out why they never seemed to take their curlers out
Going out shopping or running around town in curlers, was just another standard day out for a typical housewife back in the day! LOL!
I had an aunt that would roll-up her hair, and if she didn't have a plastic shower cap to pull on over her head, she'd steal a pair of rubber pants from the baby's room and wear those!
It looked so utterly odd you just couldn't help but laugh, because the rollers would be sticking out of the elastic leg holes of the rubber baby pants! LOL!
I miss her so much, she was the goofiest aunt I ever had, but she was the most fun. I used to babysit for her every Wednesday night, her Bingo night! Apparently she was a hoot in the Bingo hall and the laugh of the party.
grahamg
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- South of Manchester, UK
I remember wearing clogs as a child, they had a red leather strap over your foot, but the wooden soles wore pretty quick!
My father's work boots used to have metal studs nailed into the bottoms of them, and when they wore down my father would replace them with new studs, or extra metal studs.
My father's work boots used to have metal studs nailed into the bottoms of them, and when they wore down my father would replace them with new studs, or extra metal studs.
I went to elementary school with a boy and girl who moved to Canada from Holland back in the 70's, and I remember they had wooden shoes.I remember wearing clogs as a child, they had a red leather strap over your foot, but the wooden soles wore pretty quick!
My father's work boots used to have metal studs nailed into the bottoms of them, and when they wore down my father would replace them with new studs, or extra metal studs.
They never wore them for long, but have to say they were a spectacle among all of the kids in school. Both the accent of the kids and their shoes, and they struggled for a long time with many words in the English language.
Mat
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Give me a clothes pin and a piece of cardboard and I was good with my bike. Today there are digital speedometers, solar celled night lights and more. My 72 year old knees have a violent reaction to bicycles. Today I call fun A NAP, had one at 2 today but the LSU game came on and I never got to sleep until it was over. What a game, it rained like mad 40 miles from at the stadium. I wish I could can that rain so I could rerun it when I turn in.
Pappy
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Here’s one:
Damaged Goods
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- Maryland
Color this table yellow and it was my parents' kitchen table in the 50s and 60s. Our chairs were heftier though.
