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If you know what this is then you love history.
The object in the image is a brace and bit cranial trephine, a type of early surgical drill used for…
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Help! I’m old and can’t remember what I am used for? Any ideas?!
The object in the photo is a vintage fluting iron, also commonly called a pleating iron. It was a household…
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Did you ever have a mood ring?
The item in the photo is a mood ring, a type of novelty jewelry known for its color-changing “stone.” At…
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Does anyone know what in the heck this thing is. I found it in my cabinet with auction tag still on it.
The item shown in the photos is a Vintage LF&C Universal Cast Aluminum Hand Press Juicer, also known as a…
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What is this thing on the outside of a recreation center?
Some of the best clues on old buildings are not grand or beautiful. They are small, rusty, and easy to…
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It’s too small for a regular towel or toilet paper. Any idea what it is?
In many older American homes, especially houses built from the early 1900s through the 1940s, homeowners sometimes notice a small…
