Try To Stump Us! Post A Photo Of Something You Remember From Your Past.

A car lighter.

R1 yes.

I remember these

R3 post office

Just because I can.

These.

Music cassette singles.

This one is easy, right?

used to see this in Long Island Sound.

no answers to r4 yet?

R12 I've thrown just about all of mine out. Kept the vinyl but tossed the cassettes.

*Spoiler*

This thing:

R4, tv channel knobs/dials

The dust was hard to clean off the front slats, so I took a chance and rinsed them in the shower. After 40 years the water ran black. After which, they were not just clean, but also sounded much better, perfect, even. I only got rid of them to clear the floor space.

R10, Sea monkeys

R19, A library card catalogue.

R18 is an adapter for 45s.

A mystery.

R23, soda can ring tab

R4 are VHF/UHF dials, I assume on an old TV, to switch to different frequencies.

R6 is an early cordless phone.

R9 is an 8-track player.

R10 are sea monkeys (I think).

R11 are old-school speakers, I assume for a home stereo system with a turntable.

R15 is white-out.

R17 is a master key, probably for an old haunted mansion.

R18 is the thingy you'd insert in a 45 record hole so you could play it on a regular turntable.

R19 is a card catalog entry.

R18 you beat me to it.

R25 coin slot for a pay phone.

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This goes back pretty far.

This is long before my time. I know what it is from old stories.

An instrument of harm and frustration.

Old timey device

R30 isn't that where the high beam switch was on some old cars? So you didn't have to use your hands to turn the beams on/off.

R34 pager.

Old school:

A memory from grade school.

R33, a tin can key

R38 A mimeograph machine.

R36 video cassette rewinder.

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R42, electric pencil sharpener.

A roller skate key, R32?

R43, my grandmother used to have one!

It's a hair dryer for women who like puffy hair.

Couldn't live without one

They were once everywhere.

r45: a cup to go into your athletic supporter to protect the family jewels.

Don’t we still use pencils? In Europe, they all use telepathy now and they make fun of us for using pencils.

Men actually had to pay for this.

I meant r46, not r45, about the cup.

Vintage accessory.

[r31] is that a shoe horn?

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A “key” to remove the potentially lethal razor-wire strip from the lid of a canned ham.

They still make them.

I’d really love to obtain some R53’s!!!!!

R50 is Cookie Puss, an ice cream cake from Carvel.

Lots of stars sat in these.

...or some R58’s!

R57, No, but you're close. It's a buttonhook, for those old-fashioned shoes.

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R66, An iron lung.

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I sang about this.

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I pray the little ones still know the joys of this:

R68, A spittoon!

R44/R45 yes.

R48 some kind of PDA?

R49 the proch box the milkman would leave your milk in.

R53 smelling salts.

R54 a really bad toupee?

R56 sanitary napkin belt.

R58 poppers! (I only know because it says Amyl Nitrite.)

R71 Those are throbbing erection Xmas lights.

r71: Christmas tree lights. Are those the bubbly ones?

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R79, Etch- a-Sketch

I had one of these when I was a kid growing up. It ran by batteries and had a brown leather casing something like the black one in the photo. Loved it!

Your mother will get very mad when your sister hands you this and it slides of the plate into your lap.

What is r8 ?

From my Geeky past

R82, transistor radio.

And this?

Hiding on the top shelf in the bathroom.

R75 is an absinthe spoon.

R85 is a planter made out of an old tire. Don't forget to spray paint it gold!

R88, enema kit.

R64 is SpinArt

what and brand

R75 isnt that a jelly slicer ?

Not video tape

R87 Davey Crockett hat. I had one.

This?

Grandpa had lots of these.

r95, typewriter ribbon.

And this?

R95 Ink ribbon for typewriter.

R94, no it's an absinthe spoon, you can tell by the ridge where you set it on top of the glass. You rest the sugar cube on the open spaces, pour the absinthe over the sugar into the water in the glass below.

R101 is Spyrograph.

R98, cigar bands.

This is fun, but a lot of these things still exist and are used today.

R102, water into the absinthe. Sorry.

I don't miss these:

R105, cigar store Indian.

R197, skank.

R109, car ash tray.

An airplane ashtray.

Hours of fun

R111, coin slot telescope

R117, ruggers doing the elephant walk.

bang, bang

WHAT IS R8 ? ? ? ?

R116, matriculating maidens

R121 cap gun tape!!! I still have my cap gun. It would get me shot today.

I've posted a third to a half of the replies and I'm not OP.

Good thread, OP.

R129 Pong

Pong R129

r128: typical display of 1970s "box"

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R127 😘

R133: Slinky.

Meant to say "box" or "basket."

R24 mushroom head emerging from Yeti pubes?

Man, what a great thread! I'm actually getting a little misty-eyed/nostalgic now.

My father used to bring tons of these home from work for some reason.

R89, Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.

Oh, mine did too, r140. IBM computer punch cards. My mother was still using them as scratch/note paper until she died recently.

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This is another vintage school item. It's a little tricky depending on how old you are.

This system

Is that an Intellivision, R145? I got one of those instead of an Atari for Christmas. No Space Invaders for me. 😢

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Vacuum tubes, r147.

Test pattern, r149?

R149, Parcheesi!

R149, Parcheesi

Numbers flipped every 60 seconds

No, not a test pattern at 149. A parcheesi board. How could I have forgotten my grandmother's?

R143: pre-LED digital clock?

My dad had one

My first pet.

Never had one of these but wish I had.

Ahhh....

1970s

R159, A rabbit's foot.

My parents still use theirs.

R160 A button maker?

^ Yup! :-)

Give that man a ....

What amazes me is how women, as well as men operated these, as a matter-of-fact, especially in vintage motion pictures, as well as real life . . .

I was quite an expert at this one:

R169 are standards so rare in the USA now? Pretty routine in Europe.

Flash bulb, R173?

Is R161 colored toilet paper? I remember pink TP before they stopped selling the dyed stuff.

r174 Partial credit. It's actually a flashCUBE, which replaced flashbulbs.

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It cost $500. I still have mine, but it needs belt change.

Wish I had kept my mom's:

R148, it's a ColecoVision console.

Heh heh

187 - cable channel changer

Hint: Sam Cooke did not know what this was for.

R190 Correct

Your sister Rose is dead....

The picture says what it is, but do you know what it means? Did you spend hours learning how to use this?

Every bank had em

Everyone had a station wagon

And helped with pickle jars, too

What might you find inside this door?

Every yuppie had one

Oops

Never mind....

Not so long ago these were perfectly acceptable to have.

R187, I still have one of those, same make and model, back in closet somewhere.

These used to be commonplace in bars and restaurants.

R199: Coal? or maybe ice?

A popular wedding gift in the 1950s

R206, not just bars and restaurants, but everywhere! Churches, school faculty rooms, grocery stores, movie theaters, everywhere! And they were only 25 cents a pack when I started bacl in North Carolina. In New York now, they're $17 a pack.

R191 a slide rule!

I love this thread.

Can’t find a pic of the earlier ones. The local police and fire dept numbers were pre- printed on the stickers. You put these on the phone receiver

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Lite Brite peg, R213

R198: Churchkey.

R204: Blackamoor lawn jockey. Did the 21 Club ever retire theirs?

R211: Drive-in car speaker.

I think they still make these.

The roar of the Chris*Craft!

Death Star inspiration?

R207, it's where the milkman leaves your order. Inside the door is a wheel with an arrow so you can place your next order: 1 qt milk, 1 pt cream, etc.

My favorite when I was a kid

What would you practice with this?

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R223 handwriting?

R223 Cursive handwriting

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Hammond B3; tubes, tonewheels, drawbars, leslie!

The Product Safety Commission needed to mind its own business.

R225, pet rocks

R231 Pick-up sticks!!

These were considered hip in the 70s

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R228’ abacus

These were also 70s fixtures in homes

R226/R227 yes.

And this?:

R230, A Thighmaster! R235, Jacks!

R238, An icebox?

R238 Ice box

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Thanks, R221.

R229, my great aunt had a very similar model. We were all in awe of it and she was so tickled pink (as she would have said) to have it.

R234, reel-to-reel home tape audio recorder/player.

R235: Jacks

R238: Icebox

R239: Candle snuffer

R239 Candle snuffer

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[R231] Pick-up sticks!!

Yes, but I used them mostly as Roman Legionnaire javelins.

Eventually the feds make them blunt the ends.

R240/R241 yes.

R239 isn't that to snuff candles?

This should be obvious:

R247 Shoe shine box

R243, R244, R247, Yes!

R249 yes.

This might be hard to guess while empty:

op, thats what mama put on my leg if i mayd a mistayk in 'i wish i was a cowboy sweethart'

ouch

R248 I don't know the name, but it's used to jettison paper in those air tube systems. A type of non-postal mail delivery.

R251 Cassette tape holder

Lawn Jarts, r245

My grandparents had one of these

251 cassette holder

Close but not quite R254, 8-track holder.

Science nerds, recognize this?:

Slightly OT, but I can recommend the r/whatisthisthing subreddit at reddit for those who really enjoy this.

Floor heater, r256

Another version of R256

R258. Early mainframe computer. If you want something more specific I can't add.

Oops

r183 Is a photo of Dr. Frances Horwitch, Miss Frances to us kiddies. Famous for being the host of "Ding Dong School," a widely watched TV program in the 1950's. Seen here using finger paints, a lovely messy thing we used to enjoy in kindergarten, and for the lucky few. at home. Just saw them yesterday at A.C.Moore(it's nice to know they are still being made and used)

r256 Old-fashioned heat register. The heat generated by the furnace located in the cellar would rise through those grates and eventually heat the room it was located in, and perhaps make it up to a second floor.

Floor furnace vent. In the winter I used to pull a blanket over me and sleep on top of one which pissed off my father because the heat didn't get out and circulate, so the furnace worked harder, which ran up the power bill.

R262, yes and that particular one was at NASA.

Yes. R260,It was the only source of heat in my grandparents house and it was in the dining room. The upstairs had 3 bedrooms and only a grate in the floor so the heat would rise from the dining room to the second floor. It didn’t work well, as my mother said she often awoke in her bedroom with icicles inside her window.

A toughie. My aunt had one in her home and as a kid I loved playing with it. Had it been a later decade mom would have had to answer to Protective Services

Bronze Age Gay, I grew up on Miss Frances and Ding Dong School until that upstart Romper Room came along.

We've talked before.

I had to crank one of those for my grandmother, r271, but the rewards were sweet.

The metal inside the floor heater used to turn red. I was fascinated by it. My mother said each kid would put a brick on the floor heater and when the brick was hot they would take it upstairs and rub it all over their bedsheets, then jump in bed when it was still warm.

Light show not included.

R268: Ink wells.

R271: Ice cream maker.

I had Edgar Allen Poe for mine:

It was fun for about 3 minutes:

They first made them out of glass, then out of plastic, but kids still hurt themselves:

I made my debut in 1959

R276 yes to both.

Speaking of home heaters, in my childhood home we had a huge gas stove with a side heating vent (not exactly the one in this photo, but close). It was the only source of heat in the house, which was luckily small. I'm not even that old, a late Gen Xer, we were just poor. In winter after taking a bath I would sit next to the stove with my towel hung around me like a tent.

A cheap Christmas present

R278, 3D ViewMaster.

R281, is that the original Barbie or the German doll she was based on?

When i was a little boy growing up in rural North Carolina centuries ago, these things *fascinated* me. My parents would take me to exhibitions and contests.

R283 I don't know what they were called but I remember having one. You would lift the top sheet to clear what you had drawn.

A cheap Easter present

I could never ride this fucking thing.

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R288 Mexican jumping beans

284, it's the original Barbie; here's Bild Lilli . . .

R217 is from a Racko game.

Do they still make these?

r270 A hand-operated bottle capper, for the people who used to brew beer or other carbonated beverages at home. The man who own Crown Cork & Seal made a mint making the bottle caps, since they could only be used once and more had to be purchased. He gave King Gillette the idea, who used it to HIS advantage when he invented the disposable, two-edged razor blade.

r278 I remember having a View-Master as a kid, there here seemingly hundreds of disks to buy. There was even one relating the sortie of "Little Black Sambo"(it was a simpler time)

r280 Klik-Klaks. You jiggled the balls until they began striking one another, and making the distinctive sound that was its name. A dangerous toy, you could really do some damage to things and people in your orbit.

r286 Silly Putty. I believe it was originally supposed to be a wallpaper cleaner? You can find knockoff versions at a dollar store.

r272 All the "Romper Room" teachers I ever saw were cute young women. I suppose one could be generous and say of Miss Frances that she was "striking"?

r288 The same neighborhood candy store that sold pea shooters, comic books and loosies, also sold Mexican Jumping Beans. The beans "jumped" because there was a moth larva inside.

.....relating the STORY of.....

Electronica

I am learning a lot!!!

Anyone guess R228?

R298, Yes, R228 got that one.

R298 yes, R236 did.

R300 that's a key to wind up clocks.

R296 Merlin! I loved mine.

R302, Yes, I still have a wind-up clock of onyx and bronze on my mantel, that I need to wind up regularly.

Rotary phone dialer, when a pencil just won’t do.

R308 is a tray for making Creepy Crawlers.

r299 A PACHINKO machine?

r306 Either a phone dialing stylus, or a stamp that's used with sealing wax.

R309, Didn't that go on a phone receiver, to make it easier to cradle it to your shoulder?

[quote]Either a phone dialing stylus

Stylus? Gurl, you is classy!

clue: 7"

. . .

R317 case for 45 rpm singles

R315 is a portable radio

R318, Fuses for a fusebox

I was able to read the data off of these.

R293 looks like a game called Mastermind (either Milton Bradley or Parker Bros).

Correct, r97!

At first I thought your challenge might have been a portable air conditioner but then I clicked to see the full image and saw the rollers.

Portable washing machine!

For all you pencilurinas.

A personal telephone book, R325.

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For attracting the sun to the face, R327 - God knows what they were called though.

It has an actual name, though, r326.

[quote]It has an actual name, though, [R326].

Was it you who called the telephone dialler a stylus?

What is this, and how did you get it?

[quote]This goes back pretty far.

Think that's a hook used to for old time lace up shoes and boots.

Here's a more posh type.

R336, that's a nut cracker. They're still available.

If not, exactly how do people open unshelled nuts?!

No, r332, I did not call the telephone dialer a "stylus."

The item at r325 is called a "Bates List Finder."

R314, that metal contraption held vinyl records.

What an incredibly stupid concept. You were supposed to remove the LPs from their sleeves, just plop them in the metal slats. Anyone who valued their vinyl would never do that! Audiophiles laughed at those things.

R334, That was the hard little slab of chewing gum that was included in packets of baseball cards (my brother collected them).

[quote]The item at [R325] is called a "Bates List Finder."

Of course! Everyone called them that!

r341, for finding bates numbered documents?

r340, pencil sharpener.

R340, A pencil sharpener. I still have one like that mounted on the side of my basement stairs.

These were once so common, all school children had them to store their school supplies.

Cigar box ^

This should be easy.

R345, Grandma called it "the Bates."

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r355 Colorforms

I had Rocky & Bullwinkle Colorforms.

R322, see r140 and r142.

R156, my mother kept her Brownie camera from when she was a girl in the 1930s.

R168 is the check register in a checkbook.

R182, I still have my Walkman Pro, too!

R184 is a manual push lawnmower.

R185 is a close up of the filament inside an incandescent light bulb.

R186 is a manual egg or batter beater.

r196 is an adding machine.

R237 is a home stereo console system.

R242 is a baseball card clothes pinned to a bicycle so that the wheel's spokes hit it as a you rode, giving a fast clicking sound.

R245 are some kind of darts. Was that answered?

r143 is an outhouse double seater.

Is r350 an old CD drive?

R360, shoe buffer?

Yes, R361

I still use my check register. I still pay for things out of my checking account, even if I don't write checks.

A home stereo console system, was more 1960s than 1970s.

In the 1970s, people were buying component systems with separate speakers, turntables and receivers.

R359, Yes, specifically Jarts, which are now banned in the US.

[quote]A home stereo console system, was more 1960s than 1970s.

Gurl, NO!

I never even saw them until the 70s. In the 60s we just had record players.

But a console system is what was pictured. They were still popular well into the 70s. My partner had one with a Fisher 500C receiver. Glorious sound.

r367 Gurl, YES.

[quote][R367] Gurl, YES.

Very few people had that fancy shit in the 60s.

We're talking about the '70s, r370.

[quote]We're talking about the '70s, [R370].

Oh, OK.

But :-

[quote]console system is what was pictured. They were still popular well into the 70s.

We're supposed to be talking about what was shown in the originally posted picture, r371. In this case a console system.

[quote]A home stereo console system

I've never even heard of some of these expressions. But I remember the sort of people who used them

Yes, r374; it was identified, and we moved on. Someone later asserted that consoles were less popular in the '70s than in the '60s, which is true. And then some "Gurl" argued that no, she had never even SEEN one until the '70s. Well, that didn't make them more '70s than '60s except in her memory.

Apparently, my 1972 stereo may stump some of you.

Still wanna know wtf R8 is!!!

[quote] And then some "Gurl" argued that no, she had never even SEEN one until the '70s. Well, that didn't make them more '70s than '60s except in her memory.

Yes, it does. I'm not the only "gurl" who had never seen one in the 60s.

Google "1960s stereo console"

[quote]Gurl, NO! I never even saw them until the 70s. In the 60s we just had record players.

I don't want to argue, but as a kid growing up in Brooklyn, my dad was very excited when he bought a Zenith console system from a neighborhood mom & pop store where he bought all his appliances. The owner gave him a great deal because it was a floor model.

Here's the exact one, they still own! It's used for display, my mom keeps he plants on it. My dad moved on to separate components around 1971-72. I remember some of the first ones he had, Sansui, a Technics turntable and speakers from the Great Britain. He was really into music, he always tried to buy the best within his budget.

R68 a shpitoon

I got a Scott receiver that looked like this in 1972, with speakers by Scott and a Dual turntable.

My grandfather dipped snuff so he needed a spittoon. But my grandmother would not have such a white trash thing in her home, so it was a cuspidor. Once when very young, barely more than a toddler, I accidentally stepped right in it, and trying to get my foot out, tipped it over. A very nasty scene in many ways and on many levels ensued.

R363 is an adhesive photo album. Perfect for destroying priceless family photos!

[quote]Google "1960s stereo console"

I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

I thought a stereo console was this >

[quote][R363] is an adhesive photo album. Perfect for destroying priceless family photos!

yes and yes

I took a Horticulture class, 'Woodies, 101' (trees and shrubs), and we had to submit albums of preserved specimens of various tree and shrub leaves and twigs. I compiled mine in albums like R363: they were very effective for that purpose.

Fuck off R359, you old twat

R372 is a stick shift, I guess.

You guess right.

You probably need to be English to get this one. So don't tear your hair out.

[quote]we had to submit albums of preserved specimens of various tree and shrub leaves and twigs.

Have you posted them anywhere online? It would be wonderful to see them.

R395 The thingamabobbie from an Austin Healy.

yes, it's an Austin logo.

What's this?

R399 That's easy. Off a Morris 1100, which I owned long ago.

R396, Unfortunately, no. They were rather bulky, and I think I eventually got rid of them during a move. And I took that class a long time ago, when I only had sporadic dial-up service. But I got an A+ in that class.

yes. R400. Excellent.

What's this?

[quote]and I think I eventually got rid of them during a move.

that's a shame.

SoCal nostalgia

Here you go

What could that be, r406? Hmmm.

sorry, I cannot find a photo of my virginity

R389 In general, a CONSOLE stereo system was one where the player and all the bells and whistles were inside a console - a permanent part of it, not just sitting on a shelf as we would with a shelf or credenza today.

Some companies may have billed other things as a console as a selling tool, but what you posted, we generally refer to as just the turntable.

These were old TV consoles. Same idea as stereo - the item itself (TV) was part of the larger piece of furniture (console).

I had one of these in my 5th floor Hell's Kitchen (back when it really was Hell's Kitchen) walk-up apartment. It was a bitch getting in up those stairs. But you should have seen me moving it in a Checker cab.

I didn’t see these answered. [74] was the game of four square. My favorite schoolyard game. [299] is a shoe horn.

Let’s try that again. [R74] was foursquare. [R299] was a shoe horn.

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Tetherball!

I have not seen, nor thought of, one those in at least 40 years. But the instant I saw it, the word flew up out of depths of my addled brain. How? Why???

R80 that is the box stitch for a lanyard made with gimp!

Did anyone get R351? I think that is a card shuffler.

Here you go, R417.

You had to have this

>>>>>

These were a real "bang"

R420 MIA bracelet. I wore one for years until they brought his remains back to the US.

R419 = mood ring.

In England we called these Music Centres.

^^ and that's quite a good one. Upmarket. I can tell.

R421, chalkboard eraser. You "cleaned" them by banging them together outside, raising a cloud of chalk dust.

I think 350 is a knife sharpener?

352 is a massaging vibrator.

353 is for carving a linoleum block. After you carve the design, you roll ink over it and then you press the inked block on paper.

hello, 427 - I'm the letter R.

R382, I swear my older sister had the same stereo when she got married. "Danish Modern ". It had a great sound.

A typewriter eraser r430

Not entirely from the past. These are still pulled tightly around the throats of many, many, many, of the regulars here at Data Lounge.

R211 is an intercom.

R411 is a twin tub washing machine. One of the vilest implements ever invented - worse than the antique with the wringer pictured earlier.

Is R404 an office intercom system?

For the punch card enthusiasts, someone showed me Steve Wozniak's business card. It's aluminium, and all the numbers in his address and phone number are punched instead of written. I'm not sure what a millennial would do with it.

R402 Chrysler Imperial emblem

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Has anyone found my lost dignity?

[quote]Is [R404] an office intercom system?

yes

[quote][R402] Chrysler Imperial emblem

no. close.

A kitchy coffee mug and a hand puppet.

Oh, Shari.

R269 - is that the little wand that would come in a bottle of that bubble stuff; you'd dip the wand in the bubble solution, then blow.

R287 is a Big Wheel - a riding vehicle for little kids.

Shari Lewis's "Lambchop" puppet.

I had Lamb Chop, Charley Horse, Hush Puppy, and the toucan, whose name I no longer remember.

[quote]A kitchy coffee mug and a hand puppet.

No. Yes.

R438 An egg cup? Who's the elf/character, though?

Isn't R333 a record player? You'd put a 45 LP in in and close the lid to play it. The sound came out of the tinny speaker holes on the top.

Helpful hint on record players (a slight tangent):

If you decide to consider collecting vinyl again, etc. - those old individual component pieces in thrift shops and the speakers are often as good now as they were then. You just have to make sure you have a needle/cartridge.

Older console stereos can be lovely, too, although they are harder to repair if there's an issue.

Whatever you do, don't buy the current brand named Crosley. It's basically a Fisher Price record player, it's not made well, and most records skip on them (even new ones). They make a lot of "all in one" units but they are just very cheaply made and end up being total shit.

If you are going to buy a new turntable, shop around and look at a reputable shop/dealer. We found ours for about $200 and used existing speakers.

R442 No. R269 is an accessory for something you wear that was popular in the 80s.

[quote][R438] An egg cup? Who's the elf/character, though?

yes

He's Big Ears.

this is his more famous friend, Noddy - with a golliwog.

A golliwog is in and of itself a relic. The name can be offensive to some, like sambo or darkie would be in the States.

(Not criticizing your use of it R451, you used it accurately, just saying.)

r444 Wing Ding was the Shari Lewis bird puppet. He was a crow.

Used to have a few when I was a kid. I wonder if kids still play with them.

I loved to play this and so did all of my friends.

It is what I used to brand the neck of car-tricks blowing me.

r269 Did the two buttons on a button-down shirt slide into opposite ends of that pink doohickey, thereby pulling the collar tighter, making the necktie front and center all the time?

R269 Might have been too tough so I'll reveal it. It was a guard for Swatch watches.

R402 this is a real stumper. all I can think is Ford Galaxie or Crown Vic.

A bottle of Helenesque?

[quote][R402] this is a real stumper. all I can think is Ford Galaxie or Crown Vic.

CLUE >

From the 1970s

I had a dentist who had speakers like those, r464.

They're not speakers, but close.

Just something that follows the beat of the music, r466?

Yes the lights synchronized to the sound.

I know what r469 and r470 are. Imma let someone else get them.

r454 is a yo-yo. R455 is pick-up sticks. The former is still used; the latter not so much. "You'll poke your eye out!"

I'm guessing that R470 is a napkin holder/rack.

R476, that has to be part of an internal phone system for a wealthy individual. So they can dial the butler with one button push; easier than ringing a bell.

R476 = intercom/internal phone.

[quote]I'm guessing that [R470] is a napkin holder/rack.

No, a toast rack. Have they disappeared from life?

^ Napkin ring

I know it's a tortoise, but what else is it?

I think they have, R481. I'm an elder gay and have never seen one. When I think of a toast rack, I'm usually thinking of one like this, that allows you to toast bread over a heat source.

Correct, R483.

R469 - a pencil organizer?

Hide roaches in it, R484.

Or a toothbrush holder?

^ Toaster.

[quote]I think they have, [R481]. I'm an elder gay and have never seen one.

Never seen one? Very common in England when I was growing up. Not sure about now.

We weren't all fortunate enough to grow up in England. :)

[quote]I know it's a tortoise, but what else is it?

"Well, I can make a hat. Or a brooch."

Could be a paperweight but I'm guessing that it's hollow and that it's designed to hold something small like cufflinks or earrings.

R493 - NO to all that.

R494, I hope that is not a chastity belt....

r463 How can we trust a map that doesn't know how to spell "Cotswolds?"

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[quote]353 is for carving a linoleum block. After you carve the design, you roll ink over it and then you press the inked block on paper.

I disagree. I think it's a tool one used to loop yarn into a latch hook rug.

Nana had one...

I don't know what r469 is called, but you put them in the bottom of a vase and then stick the flower stems in the holes. They keep the flowers evenly spaced and in place.

"LP" is NOT The answer.

R506

Polaroid camera

[quote]I disagree. I think it's a tool one used to loop yarn into a latch hook rug.

You're right. It's a rug hook.

yes, r508

R509

Fun place to be, potentially.

R509 Victorian urinals.

R495 Seafood forks

R499 Servant bell console

Ooops....R507here

"LP" is NOT The answer.

Technically, escargot forks, R515, but close enough.

R520 National Seashore (Cape Cod) dune shacks

Radio/Phonograph obviously, but its nickname?

[quote]Radio/Phonograph obviously, but its nickname?

Hi-Fi

R523 Douche nozzle

R524, not very. Hint: it's a literary allusion.

yes, r523

R519

Parker pen clip, once made in Janesville, Wisconsin before Paul Ryan drove all the industry away.

[quote][R499] Servant bell console

yes, but I knew as boards.

yes, r531.

Great thread OP (if you're still around)

[quote] R76: [R49] the porch box the milkman would leave your milk in.

This one stumped me, but eventually recognized. Aww.

^ pissoir

Still in use.

^ ink cartridges

R538 a "vespasienne" in you want to be accurate. I tried in vain to find a pic of the lovely one that was in Jardins du Lux even in the 90's when I walked across the jardin everyday.

[quote] I tried in vain to find a pic of the lovely one that was in Jardins du Lux even in the 90's when I walked across the jardin everyday.

I once went in there and someone had left a turd in the pissoir. NEVER AGAIN.

R544 - film splicer?

My grandparents were using this '50s version of a silly appliance well into the '80s, having had it rewired a few times.

tea maker

I you click on the image, R548, it says what it is in the url.

I have no idea, R551. Is it food related?

R107 is a drunk hooker. We still have those.

Oops. I didn't even notice the URL.

Specifically, it's a Teasmade; a bedside tea maker-alarm clock-light.

yes, R552

R551 is a yogurt maker.

R97 is an old timey washing machine with wringer.

I really thought R402 was the Chrysler Imperial Crown...or perhaps Frigidaire. If it's British I'm not going to know what it is.

OP.. That's a car cigarette lighter.. probably someone already answered, but not reading 500+ responses.

Some of you queens will know what this is.

That's a bobbin.

[quote]I really thought [R402] was the Chrysler Imperial Crown...or perhaps Frigidaire. If it's British I'm not going to know what it is.

The crown stands for Princess >

you can just see it on top of the grill.

The American version was called the Austin America.

Rocky Point! R564 In better times we had a house in Watch Hill

Americans are not going to know what a Vanden Plas Princess is. That's for sure.

Here's one for you all...

R571... Those are hair curlers... the kind you curl hair, then snap to hold.

Yes, R570! I've been craving clam cakes but they don't exist where I live now.

R572 Right ....but this particular kind have a specific name. Well known in the 60s. What was it?

I had salmon cakes for lunch yesterday but they weren't all that.

R574 is a home icee maker.

I was terrified of this.

I remember when these were used as curlers..

[quote]I had salmon cakes for lunch yesterday but they weren't all that.

I've stopped buying them.

Frickin' tag gave it away....

My brother had one.

a douche, R582?

I stll have a car cigarette lighter, OP and still use it.

Though I had to buy it. It was an extra.

Op, that’s what my asshole feels like after I eat lots of Mexican food. The inside of a car cigarette lighter.

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R502: Minox subminiature camera. Model B, I think.

R517

Barber comb for a flat-top, hence the spirit level.

R575 Spoolies!

I still use one of these and swear by it.

r591 Address book?

R463 well others got to it quicker but I have never even heard of it . Google is my friend and found it finally Vanden Plas Princess

Yes.. R590, spoolies.. thanks.

R591 is that a FiloFax?

R589, in the '70s, they were called "afro picks." They were for combing afros specifically and some people would actually wear them in their afros as an accessory.

Afro pick from google:

I've created a Part 2 of this thread...as this is almost full.

Here's the link >

Apparently you can still buy these at Walmart:

[quote][R280] Klik-Klaks. You jiggled the balls until they began striking one another, and making the distinctive sound that was its name. A dangerous toy, you could really do some damage to things and people in your orbit.

Yes, R294. I could not remember the name of the toy. Thank you.

[quote][R463] well others got to it quicker but I have never even heard of it . Google is my friend and found it finally Vanden Plas Princess

Vanden Plas had been around since the days of coach and horses I believe.

The Vanden Plas Princess was a luxury version of a very popular British car called the Austin 1100.

They were like miniature Rolls Royces - with leather seats and walnut dashboards. They even had little sandwich tables in the back.

R598 Washboard, metal

R589 is right. The level is there to ensure a truly flat flat-top.

[quote][R589], in the '70s, they were called "afro picks." They were for combing afros specifically and some people would actually wear them in their afros as an accessory.

My (white) mom has one. Apparently, it's good for additionally puffing up your hair after using hairspray.

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