What’s in the Box? # 3

What’s in the Box? # 3

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I have a lot of boxes out in the garage, and in my closet that have been there for a long time. I thought it might be interesting to have a look inside, and post what all I find.

Some of these boxes are my stored away things, and some are boxes of saved stuff from my parents and grand-parents. It should be fun to see these long lost treasures.

I’ll be posting a new revelation as often as possible, with a few pictures, up until I either get tired of it, or run out of stuff. There are a lot of things to look through.

Hope you enjoy my ‘show & tell’ series! 🙂

Let’s have a look!

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This is a box of things my granny kept.

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~you can click on the picture to enlarge~

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This is still the first box…of many…

I took a look in the box again, last evening, and here’s some things I found.

A leather box, that says Handkerchiefs on it, and a flower. It measures 6 inches x 6 inches x 2 inches.

It has the names of my aunt & uncle written on the side (probably by my granny, and must have been a gift from them) Travis & Edna …Xmas 1943.

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I opened the box, and this was what was in there.

 

Straightening the jumbled stuff out there was…

• 2 small Christmas stockings
• 2 yarn dolls (girl & boy)
• Small bar of Lux soap
• Dried out cigar
• Powder puff
• 3 nuts
• Very small fingernail file
• Jewelry – ring, tie tack, small turtle w/turquoise bead
• Small blue bowler hat (plastic)
• Safety pin
• Red round plastic ring
• Transportation ticket (for bus?)
• Novelty Medal = Medal for Fibbing (China)
• Clear plastic heart w/newspaper clippings
• Plastic zipper container w/other items inside
• Very large safety pin
• Part of a keychain = World’s Greatest Grandpa
• 2 old pocket knives
• Watch (no band)
• Thimble
• 2 Jacks

 

Here’s a closer look at these…

Inside the plastic heart/locket? were yellowed newspaper clippings of marriage and birth announcements of some of our family.

Inside this round container was…

• Red plastic camel
• Sea shell
• Tarnished gold ring wrapped in paper. It says – To Zula from Ralston 1914.

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So, that’s what was in the big box this time.

I’ll be looking in there again pretty soon…or in another big box. 🙂

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Thanks for visiting! Peace ☮️

© 2018 BS

 

 

 

What’s in the Box? Show & Tell # 1

What’s in the Box? Show & Tell # 1

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I have a lot of boxes out in the garage, and in my closet that have been there for a long time. I thought it might be interesting to have a look inside, and post what all I find.  **note** I got this idea from another blogger, but can’t find their post, now. So, if you are that person, thank you!

Some of these boxes are my stored away things, and some are boxes of saved stuff from my parents and grand-parents. It should be fun to see these long lost treasures.

I’ll be posting a new revelation as often as possible, with a few pictures, up until I either get tired of it, or run out of stuff. There are a lot of things to look through.

Hope you enjoy my ‘show & tell’ series! 🙂

Let’s have a look!

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This is a box of things my granny kept.

First up, is a 1953 calendar. There were two of them. At the top you can add a 5 x 7 photo, and they had photos of two of my cousins. I removed them, because I don’t usually put photos of people on my blog (privacy reasons).

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This is a small photo album. It has a few photos of relatives…some I know, some I don’t know who they are.

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Now, we have a very cute little memory box? The writing on the box says it is a Dorothy Perkins Sachet and is called, “Memoirs”. It looks like it contained a sachet of some sort, but the box could be used to store a small memory later on. The box is a thin, pink plastic, or possibly celluloid? The items inside the box were a corner torn off a dollar bill, and a note, telling about the box. The note reads:

To Nina (my aunt)

From Mrs. Frances.

McCamey Texas

1930

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This is a giant crossword puzzle that says it’s 8 feet long! It’s squares are almost all filled in, I’m thinking by my granny. She was a dedicated crossword puzzle fan, and always had one going, either from books of them, or from the newspapers. She was serious about working them, and used a crossword dictionary all the time, too. She’d get her reading glasses on, and not stop until they were done, even if they were difficult.

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Thanks for visiting! Peace ☮️

© 2018 BS