Vintage Things From The Past (25 pics)

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"So... I Got A Gothic Victorian Era 4 Post Bed!"

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"Hello, This Is My Late Grandparents Ivory Chess Set"

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"Anyone Able To Tell Me Anything About My Grandparents’ Antique Bar?"

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"I Just Purchased A 1910 General Store!! I Plan On Returning It To Its Former Glory"

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"Was Given This Kaidan-Tonsu. I Live In America, Piece Was Brought Over From Japan In The 40s"

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"Found Some Victorian Transferware Tiles Hidden Behind Several Layers Of Paint On An Old Fireplace (Scotland)"

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"My Mom Bought This Beautiful Piece Of Furniture In Mexico"

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"Found Buried By A Tree In Germany"

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"My Dad Died, This Is What I Found In His House And I Have No Idea What It As"

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"These were kinda like wallets back then. The early form was a series of small oval trays suspened on coards, each oval had a hole in each end and the trays threaded over the cord, with it loop across the bottom of the last tray. There was also a oval lid on top. By loosening the top knot/slider/bead the trays could be separated. At the very end of the cord would be the netsuke, a very large bead. The inro cord was not tied around the sash/belt, but simply tucked under it, with the netsuke pulled through and sitting on top. Its size prevented the inro cord from simply falling out.

Inside a man might put medication, powders, snuff, pills, flint and tinder for fire starting, whatever he might need.

This one is possibly post the time Japan was opened up to the west, and instead of trays it has drawers. This was probably worn by a fairly well off man who at the time would be wearing a blend of western ( Often a hat and cane) and Japanese dress."

"Recently Acquired This Late 1800s Hardware Store Cabinet For My Garage. Houses All Of My Good Hot Rod Parts!!!"

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"Thanks Be To The Fb Marketplace Gods For This Bench (USA)"

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"I could not have dreamt of a more perfect piece of furniture to put on this weird ledge in my entryway. I’ve lived in this house my entire 32 years and I think this was meant to be. Timed perfectly with getting that incredible uncanny dog portrait I posted a few days ago

Daisy actually REALLY approves of this purchase."

"Found This In An Elevator Shaft In An Old Hotel In Ireland. These Worth Anything?"

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"Hi OP! I restore these cash registers as a hobby! What you've got is a National Cash Register from around the 1910s. They're worth a couple hundred bucks in that condition, mostly because they can still be restored despite how bad it looks. There are collectors who make their own replacement key labels, cut new marble for the coin shelf, and source replacement original parts for the bits and bobs that have gone missing. A fully restored register like that one generally sells for between $700-900 depending on how well they're cleaned up. In all honesty, the brass is dirty but it looks like it's in great condition. Something you can do is pull the drawer completely out (there's a release rod in the back of the paper bill compartment) and flip it over. Oftentimes the receipt is still pasted to the underside, since this was a standard NCR practice. It will tell you the date it was purchased as well as the business or person who paid for it. Great bit of history!"

"Left Behind (By Previous Owners, Deceased With No Family)"

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"Mom brought it to a jeweler who said it’s gold with diamonds. The two big ones are a karat each. Mom originally thought it was fake and was going to give it to the grand-babies for dress-up. California, United States"

"Coworker Gave Me A Lamp, The Shade Is Uranium Glass!"

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"Beautiful Bed Frame Bought In Madrid Circa 1930"

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"Small Walnut Shaped Sewing Kit USA"

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"The only info I have is that my uncle (65m) gave it to my dad (75m) and stated it was with their mothers things when they cleaned the house after her passing and they believe it was her mothers. Chapstick for size."

"UK - We Found These In The Attic Of Our New House Told To Post Here"

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"Apparently they belonged to a admiral William Christopher Pakenham, but are these worth anything and were would you sell these?"

"UK - My Wife Thinks It’s Worthless. My Father Thinks It’s A Valuable Antique. I Have No Idea How To Identify It Properly. Please Help!"

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"Edwardian fiddleback mahogany occasional table, c.1905."

"What Did I Just Find On The Side Of The Road? United States"

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"Very Large Apothecary From Putnam, Connecticut"

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"Anyone Know Anything About This Box I Inherited?"

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"I Found This In The Creek A While Back. Almost Didn’t Even Pick It Up"

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"This is my first one of these Warner’s Safe bottles. I heard that they had to stop embossing “cure” on it and instead embossed “remedy” in 1906 (USA)."

"Found In A Dumpster In Spain"

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"Someone Was Throwing This Teapot Out - United States"