Back in the day

Some of the household equipment in my neighbor Sharon’s antiques collection is stuff I’ve seen over the course of my life, some is unfamiliar. The old Coca Cola menu was a fixture in many a cafe over the years.

Sharon’s laundry room is bright and beautiful, filled with signs and products that are part of the American heritage. (Note the sign that says “There’s a wealth of health in Karo,” corn syrup sweetener. I’m sure there are more than a few nutritionists who might contend otherwise.)

12 thoughts on “Back in the day”

    1. Kate, they were dealers for over 30 years — part time, in addition to their full time jobs. It’s a true labor of love.

  1. I remember most of those things. The wall phone looks identical to one my grandmother had in her farm house in northern Minnesota. And it was an open line. I recall she would often tell people to get off the line while she was talking to someone else! Those were the days – when apples were apples!

  2. Oh yes indeed Kay, there would be many yesteryear products that modern day nutritionist would be shocked by. Is that an old clothes press there in the first shot?

    1. Yes, Grace, I think it is. And that’s some sort of vacuum or floor sweeper on the lower left.

  3. Seeing an antiques collection is making me twitch. I have a rather specialized collection and I am really worried about how to dispose of it.

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