🤔 1923-1973 Do You Remember...

We had these way before we had power. Ever room had a mantle with a mirrow above it with one of these put in front of it at night. 

\I STILL MAKE MILKSHAKES  BUT WITH A SINGLE  HAMILTON BEACH MIXER

I still use one!

This is great, Dave!  I was a pretty good kid but bad this particular day:  We had little money, and now and then none for soda, that's for sure.  So, one dark night, my older sister and I took a big cup up to the machine on the corner - bottle opener in hand.

Together, we walked home slurping a Coke-a-Pepsi-Green Spot-Rootbeer-Cream Soda medley of sugary delight. 

More than 50 years later -- I still feel the guilt.  I'll have to apologize to Mr. Witco one day in the beyond.

Before this there were the "Number please" and party lines. Good thing about these phones they were made good, to hold up to the slamming. Also your and my phone were the same color. I thought I was rich when we got a colored phone that hung on the wall with a real long cord.