whale sick is actually called ambergris. the dime spoon was originally for snuff

@lynemac2539

29 күн бұрын

There have always been alternative substances!

@philprice5712

29 күн бұрын

@@lynemac2539 gotta be a numbnut in every crowd

@lynemac2539

29 күн бұрын

Or a writer.

@russbilzing5348

21 күн бұрын

In the 1920s, that substance was entirely legal and was even being used to help morphine addicts kick the habit.

@user-uu4ug4lq1c

17 күн бұрын

Ambergris is actually worth much $$$$..😮..😅

The coocoo clock weights make wonderful outdoor tablecloth weights.

Make me feel old by posting things I used, like that immersion heater.

I enjoy these.

I got the ambergris, the coke spoon and the pigeon trolley, but missed the rest. I like it better when I don't know it all.

Wow, these were all "I'll be darned"! The only one I knew was the immersion heater, those were seen occasionally in college dorms in the late 60's (at least that I saw when I went!)

@alflyover4413

29 күн бұрын

I've seen them for sale in the past 10 or 15 years, but I can't remember where.

@ernsailor9041

20 күн бұрын

They are on ebay now, I used to buy them, still have one, mine are 12v for use in a car to make a hot drink, they don't last long, they burn out pretty fast.

8:35 I thought it was mailbox services for people on the go... 10:46 Wolverine's donut !

With reference to the gas streetlight the horizontal bar is for the lamp lighter to rest their ladder on. Love these old pieces of history, thanks for the compilation.

@JOKESANDJOYS68

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info!

5:39 . The substance the spoon was used for was snuff. Snuff was primarily tobacco but often had cocaine mixed in various proportions. Both snuff and cocaine were legal until the early 20th century.

@edie4321

24 күн бұрын

Yes, because these fools hadn't yet taken over making ridiculous rules with fines. We used to live by God's or Natures laws.

People not knowing immersion heater makes me feel really old._

The "anti-wolf collar" is probably a calf weaning collar !

5:13 The sulfur compounds, responsible for the odors in onion and garlic bind more strongly to the steel of steel soap and are lifted off your hands. The steel is not imparting any odors to mask the scent. Since there are no “suds” it’s difficult to determine if you rubbed enough of your skin for long enough to take care of the odors.

The Steel "soap" bar doesent adding a steel "odor" on top. It's got Something to do with "chemical reaction" .

@Arskanbooki

22 күн бұрын

Right. We use a wide variety of steel kitchen utensils and cutlery. They don't smell at all.

4:12 Given the types of names, wondered if this plaque could alternatively have been from a specimen rose garden? One of our local heritage parks has something similar for their rosebushes, showing the varietal name & the root stocks it was hybridized from? Although theirs also have the rose-breeders' names.

@Arskanbooki

22 күн бұрын

Gay Song and Clever Queen are horses. The name Crittenden is also associated with horses. I can't find roses with that name.

I didn’t ever think about the spoon pendant being used for illegal substances. My great aunt used it for her snuff. She held by the dime part and the small side she dip in the snuff.

Flying Cuisinart!

as a phone dial I simply used a pencil, there was no need to build a tool for the purpose

@Vincent_Beers

Күн бұрын

No one would walk off with it, more likely to always be with the phone. My aunt had one tied to her phone so she wouldn't risk breaking her nails when dialing.

The dime spoon may have been an ear cleaner...no drugs involved. Maybe.

Racing pigeons! Far out!

@rattus3102

29 күн бұрын

Poor animals.... They have a long way to go and many don't make it. 😢

@lynemac2539

29 күн бұрын

Where do they race?

Who moves into an apartment and wonders what's behind the door ( the last item ), I would have opened that within 5 minutes of moving in..

4:25 Doesn't look like a horse? 😁

At 11:38 . Are you sure that is not the route this piece of mail took to get here?

2:18 That is not a horse pick. It has the names and date of a wedding. Also, it's not solid at the pick end. I figure closer to something to open gifts.

@ashleysmith3106

13 күн бұрын

For opening ring-pull cans ?