Old Things

[Ole Joe Clark]

The photos below show a mailing container from the time when life was simpler. It is for a prescription that was mailed to my Wife's Grandmother many years ago. This is the only one I have ever seen. The top was missing when she found it, I left the name on it because she has been gone many years.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

 

[chief38]

I LOVE old Stuff!! I collect all sorts of old things I find, inherit, buy and that are just given to me. In fact, my Living Room in our home is done with antiques.

It just brings me back to a happier, simpler time when people appreciated hand craftsmanship, quality and people tool pride in what they did. Today, everything is disposable.

 

[S&WsRsweet]

Wow that is cool now I'm betting not many of those have survived .The wife and I visit the surrounding antique shops quite a bit and I have never seen one or if I did I didn't know what I was looking at .In the local post office they have a collection of old postal items on display and talking to the man that was the once a postmaster come to find out old postal items are very collectible .This is a picture of a glass snuff container my wife picked up at an estate sale ,not sure of exact age but they haven't sold snuff in glass jars for a few years .

 

[rubiranch]

Way cool.

I keep my oldest possession in my mirror. LOL

 

[chief38]

Here are a few old things I have in my Work Shop. All are full of their intended goods too!

 

[Old TexMex]

Stuff that works, stuff that holds up
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[walkin jack]

Now that I'm old myself I am better able to appreciate the quality and durability of all things old.

 

[Rustyt1953]

My mom (85) still carries this ID for nostalgia. Notice it's from the "War Department".

I redacted her name.

 

[shouldazagged]

I don't have a camera that will photograph it decently, but I have a cast iron skillet that has been in my family for at least a hundred years, and probably more. It has no maker's mark, but is a fine thin-cast piece that likely was fairly pricey in its day. I use it only for baking cornbread now, a job it performs beautifully.

When I die it will go to my sister, and then to my daughter. It should continue its usefulness for another hundred years or more.

 

[walkin jack]

I don't have a camera that will photograph it decently, but I have a cast iron skillet that has been in my family for at least a hundred years, and possibly more. It has no maker's mark, but is a fine thin-cast piece that probably fairly pricey in its day. I use it only for baking cornbread now, a job it performs beautifully.

When I die it will go to my sister, and then to my daughter. It should continue its usefulness for another hundred years,

Funny you should mention this. My parents were married in 1942. The SOMETHING OLD was my grandmother's black iron skillet. Not sure how old it was then but my dad said he can't remember when his mother didn't have it. He was born
n in '19. This would put it right up there at or near the 100 year mark.

When my mother passed away in '94 my dad gave this skillet to me.

Like you I mostly only use it to bake cornbread in and it slides right out every time. I don't actually fry chicken too often anymore but when I do I use this old skillet. I keep it seasoned and like new. It's The only thing I use it for except the cornbread. When I go my daughter will get it. You just can't wear these things out...

 

[Golddollar]

My avatar is of me browning my meat, onions and peppers in a #14 Griswold cast iron skillet. I always said if a missile ever hit my house they could still find the Pfaltzgraff dishes and cast iron skillets.

 

[pawngal]

The one really old thing I have that gets used is a big crock mixing bowl that was my Grandmother's, over 100 years old. I use it when I made bread. I can also sharpen old kitchen knives on the edge of it.

 

[Targets Guy]

We love old things. Especially each other.

 

[Targets Guy]

The one really old thing I have that gets used is a big crock mixing bowl that was my Grandmother's, over 100 years old. I use it when I made bread. I can also sharpen old kitchen knives on the edge of it.

Those shoulder bowls are wonderful. We have collected many of them over the years. They left the clay slip off of the top of the rim when they fired the stoneware for the very purpose of being able to put an edge on the knife. Just a small glimpse into how smart those folks were about utensils and cooking ware. It is amazing how many clay objects they made to help around the house and farm.

 

[Rustyt1953]

This is a silver dollar left to me by the uncle that I am named after. He was born in '22 and started carrying it as a young man. He used it like worry beads, constantly rolling it between his fingers. I have no clue as to its mint date as I don't own an electron microscope.

I just think it's cool that he wore it down like this:

 

[italiansport]

I picked up one of those old manual metal meatgrinders at a yard sale a couple of years ago. My wife asked what I was going to do with it. Well: I've lost track of the number of times I've used it to grind up leftover baked ham for ham salad sandwiches. It does an excellent job and is virtually unbreakable.
I've also used it to grind up steak in the "greatly reduced" area of our supermarket and made my own hamburger meat.
As far as old postal stuff goes I've seen letters written to S&W and other gunmakers that had nothing more than their name and city location on the envelope that apparently got there just fine.
Jim

 

[shouldazagged]

My avatar is of me browning my meat, onions and peppers in a #14 Griswold cast iron skillet. I always said if a missile ever hit my house they could still find the Pfaltzgraff dishes and cast iron skillets.

I have Pfaltzgraff dishes and serving pieces too, including a fine bean pot, a big soup tureen with lid and ladle, a coffee set, and a casserole in the shape of a hen on her nest. I've acquired the stuff over the years, since my late wife and I were given Pfaltzgraff dishes as wedding presents. It's old-style quality stuff, though not actually old. I can't resist old-style quality--dishes, cooking utensils, knives, guns, the works.

I have a heavyweight OD wool GI shirt that I was given in the early Seventies by a retired army colonel friend who had worn it in the Korean war. Except for a couple of tiny moth holes in the pocket it's as good as new and as warm as ever. I treasure it, and will pass it along to my son when I croak.

 

[misswired]

Remember the old single edge (disposable) razors? This is a precision razor strop.... sharpening the old blades... it sharpens both edges at the same time while flipping the blade to even the sharpening....mechanically amazing!!!!

I will reasonably price this contraption to a collector..... for preservation.....pm if interested.

 

[Golddollar]

Just stop and think, Dr. Richard Gatling invented the Gatling gun back in the 1860s. The Gatling gun became the basis of the Vulcan cannon used in modern fighter aircraft. The basic design of our Colt Government Model pistol was adopted by the Army over 105 years ago. John Browning invented the .50 caliber machine gun 95 years ago.

 

[britbike1]

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