At one time common items, not now.
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This one goes back to my grandparents' time:


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ddiiaanne wrote:A manual typewriter
How about this one?
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Captain Awesome wrote:This one goes back to my grandparents' time:
Used to carry items like water buckets over shoulders and back of the neck similar to this:

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What was this used for:
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Not sure what it is for but I know it's got something to do with electric poles ...
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SmokeOnTheWater wrote:Not sure what it is for but I know it's got something to do with electric poles ...
Close enough, your turn.

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What were these originally used for ?


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Hmmm, why didn't you guys wait for ddiiaanne to yay or nay to her post?
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SmokeOnTheWater wrote:What were these originally used for ?
To ward off conspiracy theories.
Nah, they're glass floats, used by fishermen to keep their nets up.
What are these...
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Coasters!
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glass milk bottle caps?
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gramma wins! Hard to find a picture of them without 'Homogonized Milk' written on them.
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LOL - so ya flipped 'em all over, eh?
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Here's one for ya ...
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