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A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in …

WEBNagle’s recent book, “ Picking Up ,” chronicles a decade working with the New York City Department of Sanitation, years spent in their offices, transfer stations, …

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restored Health-O-Meter weight scale Collectors Weekly

WEBVictor Cast Iron Kitchen Scale from $210. Very Nice Rare Boxed Antique Brass $99. VINTAGE DOUBLE SIDED CHATILLON HANG $59. kerry10456, 10 years ago. …

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Health-o-meter antique scale to weigh yourself on

WEBComments. Printsid, 10 years ago thank you AGH & KERRY for looking at this scale, I appreciate your loving it kerry10456, 10 years ago You're welcome :-) Printsid, 10 …

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Odd Fellows Ribbons, Medallions & Celluloid Pins

WEBSDCameraFan. (6 items) Vintage Turn of the Century International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F) Celluloid Pins, Medallions & Memorial Ribbons. These are two-sided memorial …

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Straight Razors and Social Justice: The Empowering …

WEBBut after the Civil War, barbers in both the North and South were targeted by black communities for refusing to shave black men. In 1875, Congress passed a civil …

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Bloodletting, Bone Brushes, and Tooth Keys: White …

WEBTop: Various dental extraction methods from J.M. Bourgery’s “Complete Treatise of Human Anatomy,” circa 1870. Above: Toothbrushes at the National Museum …

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Our Pungent History: Sweat, Perfume, and the Scent of …

WEBOur Pungent History: Sweat, Perfume, and the Scent of Death. By Hunter Oatman-Stanford — March 8th, 2016. Consider the sweet, intoxicating smell of a rose: …

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Vintage Beer Cans Collectors Weekly

WEBThe practice of selling beer by the can coincided with the end of Prohibition in 1933. Anticipating, perhaps, a change in the political climate, American Can Company had a …

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Vintage Continental Scale Works Medical Office Scale

WEBaustinado16. (1 item) Found on Craigslist in Santa Barbara, CA in Feb. 2017 for $50, still in the care of a family who'd owned it for decades. It had a decal on it from Santa Barbara County Weights & Measures, certifying it for use in 1959. All of the white painted parts had been brush painted in a cream color, and the base was a haze of rust.

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Too Lazy To Work Out

WEBZander’s horse-simulation concept made a comeback with this 1931 Mechanical Wondercycle Exercisulator (below), a “hobbyhorse for adults.”. Text in …

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Vintage Blankets Collectors Weekly

WEBThe first time any piece of cloth or bedding was called a “blanket” was in 1340, when Thomas Blanquette, a Flemish weaver living in England, developed a heavily napped …

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War and Prosthetics: How Veterans Fought for the Perfect …

WEBThough amputation was one of the first recorded surgeries, mentioned in the Hippocratic treatise “On Joints” around the 4 th century BC, the procedure really became …

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The World's First Hunk: Why We're Obsessed with Muscle Men

WEBCollectors Weekly: How did we develop the notion of exercise as a leisure activity? David L. Chapman: There’s always been a three-pronged reason for working …

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Like a Fine Tobacco, the Pipe Smoking Revival Has Been a Slow Burn

WEBLike a Fine Tobacco, the Pipe Smoking Revival Has Been a Slow Burn. By Kevin Smokler — December 7th, 2018. Kaz Walters, a 28-year-old pipe specialist at SmokingPipes.com, and his wife, 25-year-old pipe photographer Mary Walters, are among the Millennials who’ve embraced the hobby. (Photo by Mary Walters of Walters …

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Healing Spas and Ugly Clubs: How Victorians Taught Us to Treat …

WEBBefore industrialization, British scholar Lennard J. Davis asserts in his book, Enforcing Normalcy: Disability, Deafness, and the Body, people with disabilities were an …

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Treasures of the Corner Drugstore and Soda Fountain

WEBIn this interview, Bill Soderlund talks about the history of pharmacies and about collecting drugstore antiques including show globes, bottles, and soda fountain …

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How the Military Waged a Graphic-Design War on Venereal Disease

WEBHeading into World War II, America’s young military recruits weren’t very clear on the details either. In order to prevent a repeat of the venereal disease (VD) …

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1939 Babe Ruth / Red Rock Cola advertisment Collectors Weekly

WEB1932 U.S. US Caramel #32 Babe Ruth $10,000. AD. I found this at a garage sale. It sure looks old, if it's original it would be from 1939, the only reproductions I could find are tin …

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Medicinal Soft Drinks and Coca-Cola Fiends: The Toxic History of …

WEBPharmacists were soon making soda mixtures with stronger drugs known as “nervines,” a category that included strychnine, cannabis, morphine, opium, heroin, and …

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Antique and Vintage Fire Extinguishers Collectors Weekly

WEBThe first patent for a glass fire grenade was granted in 1863 to Alanson Crane, and the use of these extinguishers quickly spread throughout public and private buildings alike. …

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Guts and Gumption: Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Wore Their …

WEBConway: Doug Buchanan, who recently passed away, killed a poisonous snake in Vietnam, and then he tanned the skin and glued it to his helmet. Larry, the man who had the helmet with the tombstones, he also had an all-black helmet with a cav insignia and his unit patches on it.

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These People Love to Collect Radioactive Glass. Are They Nuts

WEBBy Ben Marks — July 30th, 2014. For many glass collectors, the only color that matters is Vaseline. That’s the catch-all word describing pressed, pattern, and blown glass in …

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