Amazing Old Things (27 pics)

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Old mini bottles from the hotel my mom used to work at (1994 estimated).

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Hated every minute of it.

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I found “Sexual Positions” on VHS, copyright 1985, hidden in basement rafters while repairing plumbing.

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This book from 1892 I found inside a hole in the wall in a rental flat.

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Found these glass goggles in the wall of our 100 year old home.

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Found in between the walls during renovations of my Grandparents new home.

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An antique toupee and toupee plaster I found locked in the drawer of a Victorian drop-well dresser.

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Swedish Warship Vasa, it sunk on 1628 and was recovered in ocean in 1961 almost completely intact.

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My Mom’s secret marriage. I didn’t find out about this until I was going through her personal photos about a year before she died. This was out of a little book used in the church ceremony.

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Found this glass Gatorade bottle out on a nature walk today! The top was sticking out of some deep mulchy ground. Glass bottles were discontinued in 1998!

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Old movie ticket in vintage jeans.

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It’s toasted.

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Seeds from 1973 (45 or more years old).

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This Victorian era bottle of horse cure all we just dug up from a customers garden.

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Found a 1947 newspaper behind boards in my attic.

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Found in my kitchen ceiling.

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Found this note book from 1861 in my basement buried under dirt. Also found a coin from 1905!

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This old McDonald’s coupon I found in my grandfathers things.

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Found 40 year old Doritos under my porch.

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50 years ago today.

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Found under a file cabinet.

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Contractors working in our basement found a package of letters hidden in the floorboards from in the 1920s.

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A 2000 year old green serpentine mask found at the base of a pyramid in Mexico.

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Meier & Frank dish found in dirt under 1910 house, Portland, OR.

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Cigarette holder gifted to my grandfather from his AF unit while they were stationed in the UK during the Korean War. “From the old gang, 8/7/1954.”