Yahoo Lifestyle 31 Fascinating-As-Hell Things From Decades Ago That No One Under The Age Of 30 Has Likely Seen
1.These antique glass perfume Nips (or ampules) that date back to the '30s through '50s:
Usually made of glass or plastic, to use them you'd simply break off the thin ends on either side and apply the perfume with your fingers.
2.This colorful 1957 GE Electric Kitchen, which came complete with a two-in-one washer and dryer as well as a dishwasher:
And yet...I am still here begging for in-unit laundry.
3.This very old bottle of cocaine someone found in their grandma's belongings:
The use of cocaine as medicine began to drop off in the late 1910s and more steadily declined in the '30s when it was replaced with amphetamines.
4.This Woodstock ticket, which — according to an inflation calculator — would have cost about $60 in today's money:
For reference, the price of a one-day ticket to a music festival like Coachella today is about $600.
5.These Orange Lily vaginal suppositories for "female diseases" used in the late 1800s and early 1900s:
According to the Museum of Menstruation, these were used for "all female diseases," which included the following: headaches, stomach illness, insomnia, depression, cancer, tumors, constipation, flatulence, fertility, menstruation, and hemorrhoids.
6.This metal purse that — surprise! — is actually a makeup compact:
Not a day goes by that I don't think about how cool it would be to bring these back with refills.
7.And there's this super convenient gun-shaped makeup compact from the '20s, too:
A whole new meaning to "drop dead gorgeous," am I right?
8.These baby cages popular in 1930s London that — yes, you saw that right! — suspended babies outside the window of residences without outdoor spaces to "air" them out:
9.This TV remote from the late '60s that really explains why some people still call it a "clicker":
10.And this late 1950s Philco Predicta TV set:
I am personally living for the green color, TBH. Bring back whimsical TVs!
11.This "civil defense preparedness" card someone found in a wallet from the '60s, explaining what to do in a nuclear crisis:
12.This wooden table from the 1890s with built-in bowls:
I guess you'd never have to set the table again!
13.This 1970s Electrohome Saturn record player that looks like it's straight out of outer space:
14.This cute as hell Lenox spice village from 1989:
Fun fact: they re-released the spice village last year, but — unfortunately — they're all sold out at the moment.
15.This evidently old school metal shopping list:
16.This bottle of cough medicine from 1919 that's so old, it was made with heroin:
According to Yale Medicine, chemists made a chemical modification to morphine to make it an easier-to-take cough medicine, which is how we ended up with heroin being used for diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia.
17.This wheelable dishwasher from the '70s that had to be rolled over to the sink and connected to the faucet to work:
18.This roll top writing desk that — according to OP — was made back in the 1880s and restored in the '70s:
My IKEA desk could never!
19.This neon salesman's sample case dating back to the '30s:
20.This “Welcome to Bell” telephone operator employee pamphlet that belonged to OP's grandma, dated May 30th, 1954:
For reference, the lowest weekly earnings — $38.75 — would be approximately $457.61 per week in today's money. The highest — $55.25 — would be $652.47 today.
21.These photos of various airplanes in the 1940s, which were generally a) more spacious and b) a place where you'd entertain yourself by talking to your seatmate:
22.These morphine vials from WWII:
23.This retro metallic wallpaper that I'd argue needs to make a comeback, TBH:
24.This mimeograph machine — invented in the 1870s and used throughout a good chunk of the 1900s — which made copies using a stencil:
While it was generally replaced by Xerox machines in the latter half of the 20th century, in some places, it was still used through the '70s.
25.This typewriter from the '50s made specifically for sheet music:
26.This Lucite purse from back in the '50s:
Lucite is similar to plexiglass or acrylic as we know it today.
27.These perhaps not-so-slightly phallic-looking telephones from Sweden in the '50s:
28.This 18th-century condom that was made from sheep's intestine:
29.This unopened bottle of whiskey from 1910:
30.This vintage Girl Scout uniform, which likely dates back to the mid-1900s:
31.And finally, these smallpox vaccine vials OP found in their grandmother's house:
According to the original poster, their grandmother was a teacher, and way back when, many vaccines were given out in school.
