Of all the “old stock” I had sitting on my shelves for years, all that’s left is one little box that fits under my bed. It’s mostly old photos and paper ephemera, which I find extra hard to document. I figured it might be a little less overwhelming if I dealt with in in small batches, so here’s some random bits that stood out.
I’m thinking these photos date from the 20s to 30s. I’ve found a lot of x-rays over the years, but these four dental shots are probably the oldest I’ve seen.
Otherwise, we have a car that looks to have belonged to a 1920s eccentric …
… a 23 year old begonia tuber (is that old for a begonia?);
… and a photo of a solar eclipse dated August 31 1932. Photos of eclipses from this era aren’t particularly common, so they seem to hold a bit of value. I think I’ll keep it in my collection though.
And then we have a few old paper things, like this Cox Gelatin(e) recipe book and Egyptian dream book …
… a piece of “Ozone Paper,” which looks to be some late 1800s quackery;
… a grocery flyer (apparently Montreal used “four letter two digit” phone numbers from 1925 to 1958 – I’d guess that this one is from the 40s);
… and for those who like potty humour, a stool sample summary from 1948. I am a fan myself, and plan on sticking this in an 8×10 frame once I find one that suits it. This would be great to put on the wall in a bathroom.
Winter has come early this year, or it at least feels that way. Trash picking is a bit less fun, but I still go out fairly regularly. It’s also a bit less bountiful, but I’ve had one particularly good run each of the last two weeks, which helped to make up for the other meh days. Otherwise I’m feeling inspired to write more often, so that bodes well for a potential book.
In business news, I decided to end my eBay store subscription. It just wasn’t worth the extra expense with sales so far down. The new link is here. With all the regulatory drama I’m not listing as much stuff now as I did in the past, but I still prefer to use it for certain items.