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Ilona Baliūnaitė

50 Vintage Things That Were Cool Back In The Day, But Now Look Odd

While it’s true that most of the things we have now are very technologically impressive, there is just something downright cool about how stuff was made in the past. All those design tendencies that never took off, wood and leather. It can be fun to appreciate the sensibilities of designers from back in the day.

The “Little Slice of Vintage Life” Facebook group is dedicated to sharing pictures of cool, old things. We also got in touch with the page's creator and admin to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, dust off a typewriter and be sure to add your own thoughts to the comments below.

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#1 Spirograph Was Something I Could Play With For Hours

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#2 Sometimes The Best Ideas Don't Need To Change

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#3 This Was The Jungle Gym We Had At My Elementary School

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Bored Panda got in touch with the creator and administrator of “A Little Slice of Vintage Life” and she was kind enough to share some more details with us. Since its creation in 2010, it’s amassed hundreds of thousands of followers, but we were curious to hear why she decided to create a group in the first place.

“I started my page over 13 years ago as a fun pastime because I loved vintage stuff. I grew up in Hollywood and my parents were make up artists but they also owned an antique store and that fostered my love for old stuff.”

#4 I Suddenly Feel The Need To Practice My Printing

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#5 The Frigidaire Flair Range By General Motors In Aqua With Matching Fridge

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#6 1975 Chrysler Imperial Front Seat. When Cars Came With A Living Room Couch

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Given the size of its viewership, we wanted to know more about how she manages to select what content to post. “My main focus for the page is to not post things that can be controversial (I follow enough other pages to see what gets people into a lather) and nothing political, even though I am very passionate about my political views, I don't want it on my page.”

#7 In The Products We Don't Use Much Anymore Category, Gummed Reinforcements To Fix Ripped Holes In Notebook Paper

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#8 The Pokey Little Puppy Golden Book A Childhood Staple

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#9 Teeter Totters Were Great Until Your Friend Jumped Off And You Slammed Your Rear Into The Ground

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We were also curious to hear her thoughts on why the page ended up gathering so many followers. “I just want people to enjoy a walk down memory lane and give them some joy in remembering fun things about the past. I also work very hard on keeping the spammers and trolls (people who want my followers to send them friend requests) off my page by blocking certain words so their comments never get seen.”

#10 Scholl Exercise Sandals. They Always Hurt My Feet But I Know A Lot Of Ladies Loved Them

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#11 Tupperware 2 Quart Drink Container, I Know My Grandma Always Had One In The Fridge

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#12 We Had The Exact Ice Cube As The One On Top. You Had To Be A Body Builder To Crack It Open If It Was Really Full

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#13 Just A Basic Tricycle, But It Brings Back Memories!

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#14 Easy Bake Oven. One Of The Toys I Wanted So Badly But Never Got As A Kid

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#15 I Had No Idea There Were So Many Different Types Of 45 Record Adapters

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#16 Chinese Checkers Were A Weekend Favorite

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#17 Pull Down Maps Used To Be In All The Classrooms

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#18 1930sapartment Size Jadeite Enamel Kitchen Electric Stove And Oven

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#19 Diving Lady Neon Sign For The Starlite Motel Mesa Az. I Imagine This Must Have Looked Cool Lit Up At Night

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#20 If You Had A Crock Pot Back In The 70s, It Was Very Likely This Rival In Avocado Green

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#21 Frosted Bar Glasses With Gold Accents

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#22 Back When Fast Food Places Had Ashtrays

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#23 The Barbie Camper That Used To Take Road Trips In The Backyard

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#24 Trouble I Can Still Feel What It Was Like Pushing Down The Dice Dome

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#25 The Lunch Counter At Woolworths

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#26 Until I Found This Picture, I Didn't Realize Other People Had The Same Measuring Spoon Set That I Grew Up With

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#27 Mousetrap! I Loved Playing This!

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#28 These Made Eating Corn On The Cob Even More Fun

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#29 Play Wigs. I Always Wondered What They Looked Like On, And Then I Found These Little Girls Wearing Them

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#30 Did Anyone Ever Live A House With These Antique Light Switches?

Apparently they were first introduced before 1900 but some stayed in use until the 40s. I seem to remember having a set in some house but can't remember where

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#31 Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo. This Was Some Of The Best Smelling Stuff!

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#32 Late 1970s Grocery Store Checkout With The "Scan Master". Nothing But Brown Paper Bags

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#33 We Had A Dustpan Like This. It Fit On The End Of The Broom

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#34 Mastermind

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#35 Green Stamps And The Machine That Spit Them Out

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#36 My Mom Was Not A Fan Of Me Stomping Around The House On These

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#37 1976 Saturday Morning TV Guide

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#38 Mister Merry's Play Lighter. Perfect Of Baby's First Cigarette!

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#39 An Amc Gremlin Was A Prize On The Price Is Right In 1974

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#40 Everything Back In The 80s Needed A Ruffle Even A Denim Skirt

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#41 I Still Have A Box Of My Childhood Marbles (I Haven't Lost All Of Them Yet)

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#42 I Didn't Realize Twiggy Had So Many Different Products

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#43 Gentlemen. Are You Going Out Tonight? Jcpenney Has Just The Fashions To Attract Those Ladies You Are Wanting To Impress And Don't Forget To Top It Off With A Jaunty, Single Feather Hat

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#44 I Had The Can Of Tinkertoys On The Left

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#45 GE Giant Screen TV With Integrated VCR From 1978 These Weighed In At Over 350 Pounds

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#46 I Had A Little Metal Cash Register Just Like This

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#47 Tupperware Mix-N-Stor

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#48 There Was A Park That My Dad Used To Take Me To That Had This Slide

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#49 I Remember Having A Pair Of These And Not Liking How Many Buttons I Had To Fool With Every Time I Used The Bathroom

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#50 The 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Motorama Car With An In-Dash TV

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