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amygonzalez•9h ago

My grandpa's 1954 Sears catalog listed a full bedroom set for $89.50, and I need everyone to sit with that number

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the_mason•23h ago

My grandmother's 1955 Betty Crocker cookbook says to sift flour 3 times, and I finally tried it last month

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wyatt_green•1d ago

Found a 1953 Sears catalog in my grandma's attic and had to pick between two ads to frame

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max449•2d ago

Found a 1954 Better Homes ad saying frozen orange juice would never beat fresh squeeze, and my grandma agreed with it until 1989

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hugo_jones2•3d ago

Unpopular opinion: my grandpa's 1955 Sears catalog kitchen pages beat every modern home design show I've watched

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eric_ramirez67•4d ago

Question about my grandma's 1953 Betty Crocker ad clipping, was she saving it for the recipe or the picture?

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grant_palmer•4d ago

Swore off 1950s housewares ads for good until a box of old Life magazines from a garage sale in Ames changed my mind

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ivan_hayes29•6d ago

Found 212 old car ads in my grandpa's garage last weekend and I'm only through half of them

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willow732•7d ago

My grandpa's 1953 Ford ad sat in a shoebox in Toledo for 60 years, and I almost sold it for $12 before I checked the back

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price.alice•10d ago

Grandma's recipe card says 'bake until done' and honestly that beats any app I've tried

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rowan_wells67•11d ago

Found a 1953 Sears catalog in my grandpa's attic in Ohio and the prices floored me

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felix_thomas73•11d ago

Found a 1953 diner menu tucked in my late uncle's toolbox in Amarillo, prices are wild

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theawest•11d ago

My grandfather's 1953 Buick ad collection got water damaged and I think the 'mint' ones people chase are overrated anyway

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lisa839•12d ago

Compared a Kodak Brownie to my grandpa's Polaroid for scanning his 1956 vacation slides, and the cheap one won

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noahchen•12d ago

Pro tip: My grandfather's 1957 ad for a $1.49 toaster was hiding a typo that changed the whole thing

1950s Time Capsule

c/1950s-time-capsule

A place to share and debate old photos, ads, and stories from the 1950s that you found or inherited.

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