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31 Interesting-As-Hell Old School Things Most Young People Haven't Seen Before


31 Interesting Vintage Things Young People Haven’t Seen

1.

These antique glass perfume Nips (or ampules) that date back to the ’30s through ’50s:

2.

This colorful 1957 GE Electric Kitchen, which came complete with a two-in-one washer and dryer as well as a dishwasher:

3.

This very old bottle of cocaine someone found in their grandma’s belongings:

4.

This Woodstock ticket, which — according to an inflation calculator — would have cost about $60 in today’s money:

5.

These Orange Lily vaginal suppositories for “female diseases” used in the late 1800s and early 1900s:

6.

This metal purse that — surprise! — is actually a makeup compact:

7.

And there’s this super convenient gun-shaped makeup compact from the ’20s, too:

8.

These baby cages popular in 1930s London that — yes, you saw that right! — suspended babies outside the window of residences without outdoor spaces to “air” them out:

9.

This TV remote from the late ’60s that really explains why some people still call it a “clicker”:

10.

And this late 1950s Philco Predicta TV set:

11.

This “civil defense preparedness” card someone found in a wallet from the ’60s, explaining what to do in a nuclear crisis:

12.

This wooden table from the 1890s with built-in bowls:

13.

This 1970s Electrohome Saturn record player that looks like it’s straight out of outer space:

14.

This cute as hell Lenox spice village from 1989:

15.

This evidently old school metal shopping list:

16.

This bottle of cough medicine from 1919 that’s so old, it was made with heroin:

17.

This wheelable dishwasher from the ’70s that had to be rolled over to the sink and connected to the faucet to work:

18.

This roll top writing desk that — according to OP — was made back in the 1880s and restored in the ’70s:

19.

This neon salesman’s sample case dating back to the ’30s:

20.

This “Welcome to Bell” telephone operator employee pamphlet that belonged to OP’s grandma, dated May 30th, 1954:

21.

These photos of various airplanes in the 1940s, which were generally a) more spacious and b) a place where you’d entertain yourself by talking to your seatmate:

22.

These morphine vials from WWII:

23.

This retro metallic wallpaper that I’d argue needs to make a comeback, TBH:

24.

This mimeograph machine — invented in the 1870s and used throughout a good chunk of the 1900s — which made copies using a stencil:

25.

This typewriter from the ’50s made specifically for sheet music:

26.

This Lucite purse from back in the ’50s:

27.

These perhaps not-so-slightly phallic-looking telephones from Sweden in the ’50s:

28.

This 18th-century condom that was made from sheep’s intestine:

29.

This unopened bottle of whiskey from 1910:

31.

And finally, these smallpox vaccine vials OP found in their grandmother’s house:

Angelica Martinez

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