Old Everyday Things that Don't Exist Anymore.......

lwien

lwien

Well-Known Member
So........we have an old candy thread and old toy thread. How 'bout an old miscellaneous thread, those everyday things or places that just aren't around anymore?

How 'bout this? :

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Caligula

Caligula

Maximus
lwien said:
So........we have an old candy thread and old toy thread. How 'bout an old miscellaneous thread, those everyday things or places that just aren't around anymore?

How 'bout this? :

su8YUeB.jpg
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My grandfather would tell me stories about how he bought one of the first TVs with a remote control (I'm assuming my Dad was alive then since hes now in his late 60s). Just like any man, he seemed pretty proud of being an early adopter of technology (cant wait to tell my daughter about the first HDTV I bought)!

Anyway, he swore that when the dog scratched its head and hit his collar a certain way, it would change the channel. IIRC those things actually ran off of audible tones (like a tuning fork), so its plausible.


edit: I was going to post this... but HOLY CRAP, they still exist!

http://www.farrellsusa.com/
 
RUDE BOY

RUDE BOY

Space is the Place
Caligula said:
My grandfather would tell me stories about how he bought one of the first TVs with a remote control (I'm assuming my Dad was alive then since hes now in his late 60s). Just like any man, he seemed pretty proud of being an early adopter of technology (cant wait to tell my daughter about the first HDTV I bought)!

Anyway, he swore that when the dog scratched its head and hit his collar a certain way, it would change the channel. IIRC those things actually ran off of audible tones (like a tuning fork), so its plausible.


edit: I was going to post this... but HOLY CRAP, they still exist!

http://www.farrellsusa.com/
Click to expand...
Used to love to sit in a Bar and shake my keys to change the channel on the TV most of the people had no idea what was going on. Oh yes, Good times.
 
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Tweek

Well-Known Member
We had an old console TV with remote at the family home, up until 7 or 8 years ago. My Dad holds onto things, until he can't repair them anymore. Then they sit in the basement collecting dust, because he is afraid to throw anything out, just in case it becomes valuable again.
 
Enchantre

Enchantre

Oil Painter
I'm not going to post a pic... but I used, for several years, a wringer washer. Oh, and how about a clothesline? not a folding one, but a real one, with big steel T-posts.

Quickly leaving items, like Facsimile machines, pagers, telephones with cords, incandescent light bulbs, and white out. :)
 
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