Vintage shots from days gone by!

1940...

 

i think their is one of those in my grandmas shed
can you imagine the safety warnings that would be on that now?
but i bet the gov. would never let that be sold nowadays

 

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this was my grandfather in around 1911 if anyone can tell me what car this is i would really appreciate it.
JJ

 

Go to this site for help on the ID of the race car
HG

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=380814&page=79

 

Kinda OT but heres some shots from the 1800's of my little town of Whitehall Mt.

 

You know showing pictures of people smoking is not suitable for children these days...I'm not joking, I wish I were.

 

Cool! I had a bugeye Sprite once but sadly I never had anything that sweet looking sitting on it.

 

I'm the youngest of 6. I remember my mom cooking on a wood stove, making clothes, slaughtering chickens for dinner, churning butter from cows she milked, and making lie soap to name a few. Was life really simpler?...YES!

 

Who was worried about safety back then:
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This was the most elaborate Atomic Energy educational set ever produced, but it was only only available from 1951 to 1952. Its relatively high price for the time ($50.00) and its sophistication were the explanation Gilbert gave for the set's short lifespan. Today, it is so highly prized by collectors that a complete set can go for more than 100 times the original price.​

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Note the Yellow Japanese tin Corvair Rampside in the picture.
It is the Coca Cola version of that toy.
worth about $600 now..............

Original Aluminum trees like that are worth a few bucks too!
Got any in your attic?

 

Gee, I still have that yellow dash board toy, and in the lower right that is a motorized Japanese Tin Thunderbird convertible, has a wire and controller with a steering wheel on the controller. Pull out the tailpipe and the convertible top will go up and down. I still have mine!

 

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When we lived in Indiana there was a period when my mom didn't work. She sewed all my clothes. I can remember how excited I was when I got my first shirt with a label in it!!
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I'm the youngest of 6. I remember my mom cooking on a wood stove, making clothes, slaughtering chickens for dinner, churning butter from cows she milked, and making lie soap to name a few. Was life really simpler?...YES!



LUXURY!!!!

we had 8 kids living in a shoebox in the middle of the road.
My dad woke up every morning 20 minutes before he went to bed so he could work his three jobs.
Of the 8 kids only 4 of us could go out at a time because thats all the clothes we had.

Man those were good times.
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Jim
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