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34. Sisters, mice, fuel oil stoves, party line phones. Sisters still a treasure.

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Mon May 11, 2026, 10:42 PM

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for a while my morning job was go outside fill a can with fuel oil fill and light the heating stove in kitchen.

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Growing up, what are some things that could be found in your house, that are not in your house today. Me, black and [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Sears Roebuck catalogs UpInArms Monday #1

Thank you very much, UpinArms. I did that too. debm55 Monday #3

Montgomery wards catalog too BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #79

You are right about Sear's and Montgomery Ward's. We used to get J C Penney"s too. TY, BlueWaveNeverEnd. debm55 Tuesday #86

First thing to mind... buzzycrumbhunger Monday #2

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B&W TV PJMcK Monday #4

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Flashback Fathers day I get to pick recliner.. she hated it..oldest son goes to college with my recliner..LOL IA8IT Monday #37

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Rotary desk phones or rotary wall phones Niagara Monday #6

Yes to both, Niagara. I so remember the heavy console televisions. debm55 Monday #8

A phonograph, a wall phone with a long coiled cord, a bathtub with feet, Ocelot II Monday #9

Oh wow. I remember all of those. Especially the phone with the long coiled cord. Thank you, Ocelot II debm55 Monday #13

Radiator pipes that went floor to floor. woodsprite Monday #10

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We installed a door bell in the 1st floor coat closet Nittersing Tuesday #99

Ashtrays! Diamond_Dog Monday #11

On yes, ashtrays. Thank you Diamond_Dog debm55 Monday #15

Racist. Not in my house! Lochloosa Monday #12

Oh that is so wondertful. Thank you very much, Lochloosa. debm55 Monday #16

Those horrible clear plastic covers on the living room furniture. Talitha Monday #17

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHA. I remember them and I so disliked them Thank you, Talitha. debm55 Monday #19

My aunt had those!! Awful BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #83

a pressure cooker DBoon Monday #18

Thank you, very much for sharing, DBoon. I never had a pressure cooker. There were many horror stories about them. I'll debm55 Monday #21

my mom used to make stews in a pressure cooker without incident DBoon Monday #22

It 'rained' Chili in Mom's kitchen once. Talitha Monday #26

Thank you for sharing. Yes, you have to be careful. Something that I am not. debm55 Monday #29

Oh my, I hope she wasn't hurt. debm55 Monday #27

I have a pressure cooker (and an Insta-pot, incidentally). Morbius Tuesday #43

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAH. I remember all of your other choices. TY. Morbius. debm55 Tuesday #108

I have radiators in my apartment and I love them. applegrove Monday #20

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Do they click and clank? BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #85

Nope. They are very quiet. With the temperatures going up and down in Ottawa applegrove Tuesday #87

Slide rules and calculators. sinkingfeeling Monday #23

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My husband still has the slide rule he used at the Air Force Academy... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #42

Eviction notices True Dough Monday #28

Oh you. Thank you True Dough. debm55 Monday #30

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A rug beater. dem4decades Monday #32

Wow, Thank you for sharing with us, dem4decades. debm55 Monday #33

Sisters, mice, fuel oil stoves, party line phones. Sisters still a treasure. IA8IT Monday #34

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, Thank you very much for sharing with us, IA8IT debm55 Monday #35

Dial telephones, console TV's and radio's, manual meat grinders that clamped to a table. patphil Monday #36

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Fuses vs circuit breakers Bavorskoami Monday #38

My mother used to sprinkle clothes and then roll them up... 3catwoman3 Tuesday #41

Same here! I hated ironing, but got stuck with that job pretty often. Ocelot II Tuesday #60

I actually don't mind ironing - I like the aroma that wafts up from steam ironing a cotton shirt. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #64

My late mom once said behind my sister's back Tanuki Tuesday #127

Great list, Bavorskoami. The House I grew up in , had a coal cellar and this metal window to the outside. debm55 Tuesday #89

A Transistor radio, USAF Brat Monday #39

Great list of selections. USAF Brat. I remember them . Thank you for the memories. debm55 Tuesday #90

A typewriter - big, heavy sucker. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #40

Great list , 3catwoman3. I remember all except for the partyline. debm55 Tuesday #91

Player piano. DURHAM D Tuesday #44

Wow, What a list. Thank you very much for your selection, DURHAM D. debm55 Tuesday #92

Ice cube trays mobeau69 Tuesday #45

The metal ones with a handle to pull that released the cubes BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #84

Yep. Under the faucet to free them up when really frozen. mobeau69 Tuesday #103

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Beautiful wooden floors oberle Tuesday #46

That sounds beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us, oberle. debm55 Tuesday #94

An afternoon newspaper tossed on the front porch. LastDemocratInSC Tuesday #47

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Ungrounded electrical outlets Doc_Technical Tuesday #48

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Cod liver oil and Fletcher's Castoria MIButterfly Tuesday #49

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Paregoric ahnakneemoose Tuesday #50

OMG I had forgotten all about that. Katinfl Tuesday #58

I remember going to the Drug Store and buy a bottle for my sick brother. I remember it because when I got sick they gave debm55 Tuesday #121

Kodak camera WestMichRad Tuesday #51

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Doilies under lamps. Endlessmike56 Tuesday #52

My Wife Still Does That! ProfessorGAC Tuesday #112

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I looked and didn't see an item we had... mtairyguy Tuesday #53

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A percolator. Morbius Tuesday #54

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Hmm... OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #55

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Paper grocery bags samplegirl Tuesday #56

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A Racoon (Flack) Who Ran Around a Brick Ledge on the House and Jumped on the Backs of Visitors (did not bite). waterwatcher123 Tuesday #57

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An enormous plug in calculator that did the 4 basic math functions. Phoenix61 Tuesday #59

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A black and white TV Bristlecone Tuesday #61

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Kitchen taffy hook, milk box on porch, mangle, room steamer, electric fry pan, clip on sunglasses, barometer on wall. Nanuke Tuesday #62

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B & W TV and a radio with tubes, wringer washer, party line dial phone and radiators. TommieMommy Tuesday #63

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Rabbit ears on the tv, rotary phones lark Tuesday #65

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A mangle Iron thingy Brother Buzz Tuesday #74

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Antisceptics enid602 Tuesday #77

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An Ice delivery door on the back porch CanonRay Tuesday #78

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Magnavox Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #81

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Lived in the south with granny Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #109

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Bottles of ink for fountain pens northoftheborder Tuesday #82

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Most of the stuff mentioned. But my Dad also made his own beer and wine rurallib Tuesday #88

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It seemed we always had dlilafae Tuesday #106

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incandescent light bulbs. GP6971 Tuesday #110

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Asbestos Bluestocking Tuesday #111

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The coal chute and bin in cellar next to furnace Submariner Tuesday #115

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The Polaroid Swinger. You got instant photos debm55 Tuesday #126

A Suzie-bake oven. Jalousie windows. Underwood typewriter. Nt lostnfound Tuesday #128

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