You know when you have this classic object from the past that you know is way older than you. It's amazing how this one object could have experienced more than you. Tell us about that here.

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My Grandfather's Clock, Circa 1770

My Grandfather's Clock, Circa 1770

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Me

Me

Because I am moving house and everything that I have that is older has been boxed.

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My Aunt At 2 Years Old, 100 Years Ago, 1922

My Aunt At 2 Years Old, 100 Years Ago, 1922

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Mum Just Turned 90 Today

Mum Just Turned 90 Today

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Mahogany Riveria Radio. Circa 1920. Still Works Great, Beautiful Sound

Mahogany Riveria Radio. Circa 1920. Still Works Great, Beautiful Sound

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I Have No Idea How Old It Is, But It Works Like A Charm And Can Sew Pretty Much Anything You Put Under It

I Have No Idea How Old It Is, But It Works Like A Charm And Can Sew Pretty Much Anything You Put Under It

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Egg Basket Made By My Great Grandfather Sometime Between 1896 And 1900

Egg Basket Made By My Great Grandfather Sometime Between 1896 And 1900

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A Portrait Of My Great-Great-Grandmother. It's Around 160 Years Old

A Portrait Of My Great-Great-Grandmother. It's Around 160 Years Old

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A Whole Shelf Of Vintage Things

A Whole Shelf Of Vintage Things

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Oldest Known Fossil: 3.48 Billion Year Old Stromatolite

Oldest Known Fossil: 3.48 Billion Year Old Stromatolite

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It's A Cast Iron Foo Dog Incense Burner, From The Late Qing Dynasty (China). Roughly 130 Years Old

It's A Cast Iron Foo Dog Incense Burner, From The Late Qing Dynasty (China). Roughly 130 Years Old

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My Doll, Given To Me When My Sister Was Born 1950

My Doll, Given To Me When My Sister Was Born 1950

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Trilobite I Found, South Africa. Approximately 250m Years Old

Trilobite I Found, South Africa. Approximately 250m Years Old

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This Photo I Found At A Flea-Market. The Back Says 05.09.1917

This Photo I Found At A Flea-Market. The Back Says 05.09.1917

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An Original Restored Pharmacy Now Used For Coffee Accessories

An Original Restored Pharmacy Now Used For Coffee Accessories

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The Lintel Of The Front Door 1678. Doubs France

The Lintel Of The Front Door 1678. Doubs France

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My Favorite Picture, Circa 1900

My Favorite Picture, Circa 1900

My great-grandmother and grandmother are in the crowd.

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Butter Mold

Butter Mold

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Handmade Vase From Italy WWII

Handmade Vase From Italy WWII

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Dutch And Hebrew Psalm Book From 1666. My Antique Dealer Friend Says It's Worth $20

Dutch And Hebrew Psalm Book From 1666. My Antique Dealer Friend Says It's Worth $20

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An Old Singer Sewing Machine From (Maybe) The 60s

An Old Singer Sewing Machine From (Maybe) The 60s

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Monique Reed
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely older, if it has a treadle---though many of those old machines were electrified later on. If it works, you have a real treasure. If it doesn't, it could probably be made to run. Those early Singers are darn near indestructible. (My own Singer is a baby by comparison--1949 and I wouldn't trade it for anything.)

Seabeast
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't know about Singer, but many companies still made treadle machines well into the 50s for people who lived in remote areas with no electricity. Janome made one called the 712T until relatively recently. Not sure when they stopped, but it's still on one of their websites. __ https://www.janome.com/machines/sewing/712t/

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FLUXUS DAKOTA
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 60s! Wow, some of you young folks don't have a clue. I bet if it was a car as old as this sewing machine you'd be able to judge its age better.

Joanne Lawrence
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude, it's probably 50 years older than that. I found photos of a damn near identical one from 1907. https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2012/12/05/identifying-vintage-sewing-machines

Vetus Vespertilio
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother had the same one. It was given to her as a wedding gift in 1948 by her godmother, who had used it all her life but felt too old for dressmaking. Mother made every stitch of our clothing, even her hats, my dad’s dress shirts and ties, and our overcoats until she passed in 1961. The first “store-bought” dress I ever owned was for her funeral.

Elizabeth Bass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have this table. Run the serial number on the machine. Mine was from 1918

Michalina Nowak
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents have the same thing! Well my mother has gotten it from my grandpa.. It's pretty cool tbh!

Viv Hart
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way before the '60s, those were my teenage years, and we considered these Singers old then.

Kathryn Henry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Older than the 1960's - this looks like the one my mother-in law had from her youth in the 1920's and she turns 100 this month.

Cynthia Amitrano
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would guess 1920s but likely older. 1960s and well before we’re electric. You must be quite young.

MadamGreenIce
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG. I just commented above about the sewing machine and this is exactly what my mum has. It's a great machine and definitely came before the 60s.

Shull GaRett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandma had one of those foot operated sawing machines. I loved to play with the mechanism

Glen MacLeod
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Much older than the 60s. This style was considered antique in the 60s, possibky 1920's.

Penny Carter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one almost identical to this, including the original attachments and instruction booklet. Mine was made in 1895.

Potato Puffin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have the bottom part of this in my garden with a planter on top :) we had the whole desk but the top was rotten.

Casey Mineer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you know that "Singer" is the company that invented "buy now pay later"? It's because the average household couldn't afford their expensive automatic sewing machines so they would let you make payments.

Andrea Favilla
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have one, considerably more ornate and with 6 drawers, and I was told that it's at least 110 years old.

Klelia Metaxitinou
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My godmother has exactly the same one! I think it's from 40s to 50s tho...

Maggie Mykle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My great grandmother sewed the family clothes on a Singer treadle which would be about 140 years old now.

Shehzadi Amal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a turn of the century machine. 1900 to 1920. I grew up with one in the house. Ours was from 1911, nearly identical to this.

Wendy Kester
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just the stand. These are a dime a dozen at any antique store.

Karl Baxter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Ma used one of these throughout my childhood (60s/70s) and it was well old then - likely 1910s. She still sews with it now.

grafxgal60073
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Certainly not the 1960s. I believe it's a Singer Sewing Machine circa 1900.

Cody
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mother-in-law has one that looks almost exactly like this.

Betsy Novack
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How nice to get a machine with drawers and an extended top level with you feed plate.

gellert grindlewald
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so, my great grandmother's box still works (spins and plays "Murmeres de la Forêt Bleu Danube") and is from around '60 (according to my mother). it is, most likely, the oldest thing in the room, but not the house (most likely have something older).

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KG324
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have one exactly like that it's from at least the 1930s if not a little older.

Candia Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely older. My dad electrified my mom's treadle Singer. Is the machine as old as the table? Picture!

Sandra Keith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have the same machine. It belonged to my Grandmother and she died in the 60's. Definitely much older

Patricia Stilwell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way older than the 60s. I was born in 1952 and my grandma had one that was old then.

Sue Lynn Chan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my god, I used to remember to go down there and played with the wheel like a steering wheel!The Roaring Twenties🤣🤣

Cat Palmer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to drink in a pub which used one of these as a table. Beautiful thing, but hurts like heck when you inevitably stub your toe on it!

Antony Aston
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's an early treadle - later ones had wooden legs. There's a serial number on the machine. Google Singer serial numbers to look up the date

Klaatu Verrata (Cough)
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like, based on the cabinet, the models put out somewhere between the 1900s to 1930s. My son restores these and sells them as a hobby. He just gave me one that is from the first series of electric singers. I think it's from the 1890s. I own 8 sewing machines and several sergers, but that machine is the only one that will sew through anything.

The Scout
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many professionals still use these old machines, as the foot-driven mechanism can be controlled more precisely than an electrical switch. If you are skilled, you can practically move the needle by tenths of a milimeter.

Nazda Pokmov
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 1860's that is. We had one just like this up in our attic that worked great that I used to sew on when I was a kid. The treadle part was fun. Lots of room in the long drawers, too.

Jp@nda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah i had one of those too, honestly I would just love it for the treasure it is to you. They were in every home and they were built to last, so there are a lot of them out there. It doesn't mean it's not beautiful though. I wish I had the ability to get mine to run, if I had I would still have it.

Katie Rangel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i have one! it was in my house when i moved in 2017 mine i think is from the 1920s mine looks exactly like that!

tjuyftutjyfudt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny coincidence, my house has a similar model, if not the exact same one!

Patti Singer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have three of the same vintage. Our last name is Singer, so we bought one for each of our grandkids. They are from the early 1900's, circa 1900-1930.

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My Grand Grandmother's Plant Pot, Circa 1896, Art Nouveau/Liberty

My Grand Grandmother's Plant Pot, Circa 1896, Art Nouveau/Liberty

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A 16th Century Woodcut

A 16th Century Woodcut

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66 Million

66 Million

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This Marble My Sister Found In Our Parents' Field 15 Years Ago. Unknown Date, Guessing Circa 1920

This Marble My Sister Found In Our Parents' Field 15 Years Ago. Unknown Date, Guessing Circa 1920

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I Have This Magazine From The 40s But Don’t Have A Pic Of It So Here’s My Vintage Protector From The Early 50s

I Have This Magazine From The 40s But Don’t Have A Pic Of It So Here’s My Vintage Protector From The Early 50s

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Dinosaur Coprolites Have Been Dated Back To The Cretaceous Period (146–66 Million Years Ago)

Dinosaur Coprolites Have Been Dated Back To The Cretaceous Period (146–66 Million Years Ago)

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I Recently Acquired This Ancient Item, Specifically For Its Age

I Recently Acquired This Ancient Item, Specifically For Its Age

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Metal Bowl And Spoon

Metal Bowl And Spoon

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This Vase Is From The '60s

This Vase Is From The '60s

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My Great Grandfather, Circa 1875

My Great Grandfather, Circa 1875

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1760s Ten Plate Stove

1760s Ten Plate Stove

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Wooden German Carving. Working Clock And Waterwheel

Wooden German Carving. Working Clock And Waterwheel

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Great Grandad George Who Is 90 In April!

Great Grandad George Who Is 90 In April!

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Hockey Stick 1972 Summit Series Signed By Players

Hockey Stick 1972 Summit Series Signed By Players

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A Brass Cigarette Lighter That Belonged To My Great Grandfather Who Served In WWI

A Brass Cigarette Lighter That Belonged To My Great Grandfather Who Served In WWI

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My Old Silver Collection. Some Items Are More Than A Century Old

My Old Silver Collection. Some Items Are More Than A Century Old

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My Mom, Who Turned 100 In February. Long May She Live

My Mom, Who Turned 100 In February. Long May She Live

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Ancient Kandarian Summoning Book

Ancient Kandarian Summoning Book

Bound in human flesh and inked in blood. It has the power to harness the Kandarian demon's ability to control both the dead and deadites, as well as summon the Kandarian demon itself.

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Flint Blades From Neolithic Egypt, Around 7000-5000 BCE

Flint Blades From Neolithic Egypt, Around 7000-5000 BCE

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The Printed Book Is From 1794, The Handwritten Text - 1741

The Printed Book Is From 1794, The Handwritten Text - 1741

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Late 1500s/Early 1600s Chest On Chest Passed Down In The Family

Late 1500s/Early 1600s Chest On Chest Passed Down In The Family

Brought over from England. May have been in Europe before that. Built like a beast.

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Winnie The Pooh. Had Him Since The Day I Was Born. I'm 40

Winnie The Pooh. Had Him Since The Day I Was Born. I'm 40

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My Great-Grandmother’s Sewing Machine, Circa 1920s/1930s

My Great-Grandmother’s Sewing Machine, Circa 1920s/1930s

Usually set into a wood table but removed during our recent move for ease of transport as this thing is heavy. Also planning on repairing and refinishing the table it folds into. I’m a professional seamstress so I love having this family heirloom. Was also used to make my great-aunt’s wedding dress in 1952, which I also have if anyone wants to see.

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Early 1950s Sewing Machine From Macy’s. Belonged To My Great-Aunt And Still Works Perfectly!

Early 1950s Sewing Machine From Macy’s. Belonged To My Great-Aunt And Still Works Perfectly!

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Front And Back Of A Framed Postcard Postmarked 1911, With A Benjamin Franklin 1 Cent Stamp

Front And Back Of A Framed Postcard Postmarked 1911, With A Benjamin Franklin 1 Cent Stamp

I found this while out thrifting for pictures but I didn't realize how old it was until I took it home.

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Photo Of My Great-Grandparents

Photo Of My Great-Grandparents

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My Coffee Pot

My Coffee Pot

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“Harry 1876”

“Harry 1876”

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Bought This At A Yard Sale. Notice Creepy Child Peeking!

Bought This At A Yard Sale. Notice Creepy Child Peeking!

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This Is My Grandma's Toy Flatiron. She Got It In 1909 When She Was Five Years Old

This Is My Grandma's Toy Flatiron. She Got It In 1909 When She Was Five Years Old

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Bible With 1889 Inscription

Bible With 1889 Inscription

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This Is My Great Grandma's Piano Stool

This Is My Great Grandma's Piano Stool

She even wrote her name on a piece of tape and stuck it on the bottom. I never got to meet her, but I feel connected to her based on what I've heard and this lovely piece she left behind.

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My Grandma's Cedar Robe From Around Late 50s

My Grandma's Cedar Robe From Around Late 50s

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Would Work If I Would Need It

Would Work If I Would Need It

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Binoculars From Circa 1917

Binoculars From Circa 1917

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No Idea How Old This Is

No Idea How Old This Is

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