Telephone history, plus see 50 old phones, like early rotary-dial ...
Sep 14, 2021 · Telephone history: Antique phones from 1920-1930. These six images were part of a series of photographs by Theodor Horydczak, all featuring the rotary-dial telephones in use at the time. Based on the technology shown, the pictures were apparently taken sometime between 1920 and 1930.
Can you imagine cooking on one of these gorgeous antique …
Oct 3, 2024 · Antique kitchen ranges were once the heartbeat of American kitchens, filling homes with the sounds and smells of family meals, but also bringing families together around the warmth of a hot stove. From wood-burning models to early gas stoves, these vintage appliances offer a fascinating window into everyday life in the 1920s and 1930s.
These 12 antique Christmas decorations that will transport you to ...
Dec 23, 2019 · Categories: 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Vintage Christmas, Vintage homes & gardens By The Click Americana Team Added or last updated December 23, 2019
Vintage payphones: When phone booths, walk-up & drive-up …
Jun 15, 2020 · Lighted outdoor telephone booths are multiplying along America’s highways. They and half a million other public telephones — in stores, stations, hotels, motels, airports and other places — make telephone service more useful and convenient day or night. Public telephones get things done wherever you are. They save you time and trouble.
1920s house plans: 74 charming vintage designs that shaped …
Sep 12, 2023 · Below, we’ve gathered a remarkable collection of original 1920s house plans for you to explore. These gorgeous vintage home designs and their floor plans from the 1920s are as authentic as they get. They’re not redrawn, re-envisioned, renovated or remodeled — they are the original house designs from the mid-twenties, as they were ...
Retro refrigerators like these were the cutting-edge in the 1920s
May 30, 2023 · But by the late 1920s and early 1930s, electricity was transforming every corner of the home, and the kitchen was not spared. In came the first electric retro refrigerators, with the likes of General Electric and Frigidaire pioneering the …
How old toys from the 1930s and earlier are still treasured by ...
Nov 4, 2023 · One of the most active areas of collecting is the windup comic-character toys that were all the rage in the 1920s and 1930s. Robert Lesser, a New York collector who owns hundreds of these tin windups, recently purchased for $3,000 one of the rarest of them, a Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a motorcycle, made in Germany by Tipp around 1930.
Antique iceboxes: What they were & how they worked their magic …
May 30, 2023 · Kids in St Louis gathering to get any extra ice from the iceman (1920s) However, as all good things must come to an end, so did the reign of the icebox. With the introduction of the electric refrigerator in the 1930s, iceboxes gradually became a thing of the past, marking the end of the iceman’s route but leaving behind a cool legacy.
30 fantastic & timeless vintage fireplaces from the first half of the ...
Nov 13, 2021 · Be inspired by these photos of vintage fireplaces and antique mantels from mansions, plantation homes, and other classic houses! From the humble bedroom fireplace to spectacular showstoppers that dominate a room, we have photos — taken during the first half of the 20th century — of 30 completely different antique fireplaces for your viewing ...
These popular 1930s home styles & floor plans had classic and …
May 30, 2023 · With a wave of innovation sparked by the progress of the Industrial Revolution, home styles in the 1930s became a blend of traditional aesthetics and modern conveniences. Let’s take a peek into the architectural diversity of the decade with some actual 1930s house plans. You will find everything from the popular Tudor Revival and the many ...