At one time common items, not now.

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At one time common items, not now.

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Here's a game provide a picture of item that at one time commonly used, which is no longer commonly used. First to tell what item was correctly than provide their own item to be guessed.

I will start with this item:

What was this used for?

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Record adapter so 45's could be played.
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oneh2obabe wrote:To play 45's on the record player.


Yes, what do you have for us.
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Butter paddles ?
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That they are ... thank god we don't use them any longer.
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Rotary Dial Telephone - and I still use mine. I'd like that nice red one, though.


Do you know what these are?

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Baby bottles ?
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It's not my turn but I'm going to post
a weird item no one will know what it is.

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SmokeOnTheWater wrote:Baby bottles ?


YES! These were called "Infant Feeders". Some had rubber hoses with rubber nipples attached and some just had the nipples attached to the bottles.

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Thinktank wrote:It's not my turn but I'm going to post
a weird item no one will know what it is.

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Yeah, riiiight ... I still use those. <insert laughing smiley>
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OK ... am starting to feel downright ancient here now. I still have one of those and I use it, too, when I have printed forms to fill out. Oh dear <insert rolling eyes smiley>
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A manual typewriter

How about this one?
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