Old memory lane

[scrollerpete]

You are old if you remember these!!!!!!!!!

You're Officially Old .pdf

[meflick]

I’m in my late 50s, and I recognize all but 2 I believe so guess I’m old.

[preprius]

yep i have them all.   

washboard has multiple uses.

classroom picture took me a while.  

But I can't remember when i got old?   So thanks for the remimder.

 

[rjweb]

sorry to say, i seen them all, I am 75 bought back alot of good memiors, RJ

[Gonzo]

Damn! I didn’t think I was old, but I guess I am. Smiled at them all

[spirithorse]

They still make a few of the appliances but, yes, I have seen all of these except the
holder for the chalk.  Our little school probably couldn't afford such a luxury item! LOL

Thanks for sharing and God Bless1 Spirithorse

[John B]

Most I have seen and used. A few I have never seen, but I think that is probably because they where not in Australia.

[Fab4]

Washboard, makes a great musical instrument

[dansnow]

I must be ancient. The only one I didn't recognize was the food stuff in the carboard box. Cheese of some sort?

 

[Dan]

Only one I don't have a clue about is the box of ?cheese? We still have that exact flour sifter, but never use it. And, wow, an address book that didn't require a battery. We had smart technology. 

[Gonzo]

12 hours ago, dansnow said:

I must be ancient. The only one I didn't recognize was the food stuff in the carboard box. Cheese of some sort?

 

If my memory serves me correctly, it is USDA Gov’t issued surplus cheese. It was given, at no charge, to lower income families.  

[bandaideman]

you really know how to hurt a guy near his birthday but I did not miss any and several I knew before looking at more than the top

[barb.j.enders]

I didn't get the blue light one!  I own a set of the medieval torture devices....granted they came from my parents place.  Velveeta cheese came in a box like that.  I guess I am old as well.

[meflick]

@barb.j.enders The blue light is from the Kmart and maybe some other “mart” type stores (we had S-marts and I think they did them too.) They used to do a “blue light special” sales at random times and on random things in the store during the day. It would be only for a short period of time. You had to be in the store and go to the blue light (which would be on shining blue and twirling and flashing” to know about the special and get it during that short period of time. 

The two I missed were the ones from cars. I didn’t remember seeing a car with that kind of push buttons for shifting gears (understood what it was, just don’t recall having ever seen one) or the push button on the floor next to the peddle. I think I had. Seen that before, but, wasn’t sure what it was for.  DH did explain it. He’s my same age.

Edited March 13, 2022 by meflick

[John B]

12 hours ago, meflick said:

The blue light is from the Kmart and maybe some other “mart” type stores

I never got that either. We had Red Light specials here and that light was the place you stayed away from because it turned women into monsters

 

[barb.j.enders]

20 hours ago, meflick said:

@barb.j.enders The blue light is from the Kmart and maybe some other “mart” type stores (we had S-marts and I think they did them too.) They used to do a “blue light special” sales at random times and on random things in the store during the day. It would be only for a short period of time. You had to be in the store and go to the blue light (which would be on shining blue and twirling and flashing” to know about the special and get it during that short period of time. 

The two I missed were the ones from cars. I didn’t remember seeing a car with that kind of push buttons for shifting gears (understood what it was, just don’t recall having ever seen one) or the push button on the floor next to the peddle. I think I had. Seen that before, but, wasn’t sure what it was for.  DH did explain it. He’s my same age.

I had a friend's parent that had a push button shift system.  I was too young to drive at the time but I do remember seeing it.  The button on the floor was for switching to high beams.  Again, didn't drive but we were on the highway al ot heading out camping with the family, so I remember my dad using it.

[Bill WIlson]

I remember just about all of those.....

As for the boxed cheese, Velveeta came from the grocery store like that.  Ate a lot of that as a kid.  It was why these things were made.