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🤔 1923-1973 Do You Remember...

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May 25, 2023
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👍Tell us about YOUR "good old days"......

BORN: Age 50 - 1973, Age 60 - 1963, Age 70 - 1953, Age 80 - 1943, Age 90 - 1933, Age 100 - 1923.

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Does anyone else still have something like this in their home? Remember when, whether it was a wedding, a nightclub, a restaurant or a bar, you always picked up a matchbook ?

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LeeS4949

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Do they even make book matches anymore or have they done away with those as well?

LisaS961881

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Since the Pandemic, I haven’t seen them in restaurants, but I did attend a wedding last June where there were matchbooks as part of the table favors.

I suppose that there is no longer such a demand for them.

Smoking was certainly ingrained in mid-century culture though.
I remember that our circa 1965 living room set had heavy glass ashtrays that matched the marble pattern of the end tables - and neither of my parents smoked. They were sold as a necessary part of the ensemble. 🥴

I never smoked, but I always nabbed one of these wherever I went as a souvenir.

I believe you’re right though. They are no longer necessary, and in another few years they’ll be gone too!

LisaS961881

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LeeS4949

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Oh yes,the twice a year shoe trip.. Once in the fall for a new pair of "clod hopper" boots for winter,and another trip in spring for sneakers..

GailL1

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TALK ABOUT DANGEROUS - Who defied death and road one of these - ? My Cousin did - down a big hill - paved road - IT STOPPED and HE DIDN’T - lost at least 1st layer of skin from head to toes. Amazingly, no scars.

IT‘S ALWAYS SOMETHING . . . . .. . . . Roseanne Roseannadanna

MsStretch

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Gawd, we were fearless! 😃

LisaS961881

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LeeS4949

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Sooooo??? Something to do with the old CB radio craze of yesteryear? I'm actually somewhat pleased that I don't know this one.. Could it be that I'm not the creaky neanderthal that I appear to be? ( nooo.. That cant be it ) 😎

MsStretch

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@LeeS4949 , they look familiar to me. OH MY! I guess that makes me a creaky neanderthal! 🤦‍♀️😃

DaveMcK

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Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

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LeeS4949

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Looks like one of the drop down models,predecessor to the old roll top style i liked so much

DaveMcK

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Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

LisaS961881

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I still have the Flexible Flyer that gave me hours of delight as a child.

Due to how lovingly padded and bundled up I was by my Mom before being sent out to conquer snowbanks and hills, I don't remember any bumps, bruises or mishaps from sledding. (Roller skating, ice skating, bike riding, horseback riding - yes! 🤭 - but sledding - nope!)

I do remember being forced to come back indoors to “warm up” despite my doggedly insisting, through chattering teeth, that I wasn’t cold at all!

🛷 ⛄️ 🧤🌨️

DaveMcK

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Did your grandmother have one of these on her dresser?

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LeeS4949

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Oh yes,possibly not quite as ornate but still reminded me of her and that's ALWAYS a great thing... 👵

DaveMcK

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Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

Vexed

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Kinda looks like a toaster that I have seen.

papawofboo

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I think you are right. Think I saw something like it at an old soda fountain where they toasted bread for their sandwiched.

Papaw of Boo

DaveMcK

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Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

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LeeS4949

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Looks alot like mine only mine isnt nearly as organized

LisaS961881

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Lee, I was just about to write, “Remember it? I still have it!” when I saw your post.

I was gifted with a new wrench and socket set a few years ago, but I usually use the one that was my Dad’s which is very similar to the one Dave posted.

Thanks Dave!