19 Fascinating Things People Found In Their Grandparent's Houses That Are Like Relics From Another World
1."My grandpa's blood alcohol calculator."
"They used to hand these out at my high school, lol."
2."My grandma still uses her mixer from the '70s."
"My mom had a similar one for years. I was at my sister's a few months back and found it in a cabinet. When I asked if it was the same one, they confirmed. Apparently, it was a wedding gift from my great-grandmother to my parents. I can only assume my nephew will pass it on to his grandchildren at this point."
3."I found an old dollar in my grandma’s stuff."
"In terms of inflation, a 1917 dollar is currently worth about $23.
If you had bought a dollar of gold in 1917 instead of this dollar, it'd be worth $83.
As a collector's item sold on eBay, this is worth $80-$250.
If you take it to a mint, treasury office, or bank, they'll give you $1."
4."I found one of my grandpa's old pay packets. It contained beans."
"He was born in the 1920s. I really can't tell what the decade is on the packet."
5."My friend was cleaning out her grandma's belongings and found this old-school cocaine kit from the '70s."
"Grandma called it the 'powder room' for a reason."
6."My grandpa has manual fire extinguishers in his house."
"Those are quite unique indeed. Interestingly, some of these fire grenades contained salt water while others contained carbon tetrachloride, which at high temperatures produces a gas called phosgene. So yeah, not really good to throw into a hot fire.
Very cool to see!!"
7."My Grandma kept and framed her Valentine's cards she got in second grade, around 1924."
"I love Sonic the Hedgehog telling me he wants me to be his valentine as much as the next person, but you have to admit that this would be a little bit more tacky with today’s valentines."
8."This telegram my grandpa sent my grandma."
"Grandpa would have been shocked to know that, 60 years later, random people would be reading this message. And, most of them would be reading it on the toilet."
9."My grandma kept our McDonald’s toys from the '80s and '90s."
"That's awesome. My wife saved all of the McDonalds toys that she could, and over the years, all the grandchildren have gotten to play with them. Hopefully, one day, the great-grandchildren will get to play with them as well."
10."Spotted some cool old-school stickers in my grandparent's basement."
"Once I saw those stickers, I could taste the gum that used to come in those packs."
11."My grandma saved her bill from a surgery and 6-day hospital stay in 1956."
"I had surgery in November and stayed in the hospital one night and was billed 90k dollars (before insurance)."
12."Late grandpa had kept a 1998 box of Kraft Dinner, still sealed."
"So who was on the hockey player card? I'm guessing Peter Forsberg..."
"Brent Hull."
13."My late grandma still had her TV operating guide from 1962."
"That is really cool! My grandfather used to work at Zenith for many years. He originally started with packaging and eventually moving to radio repairs, and at some point becoming an inspector for televisions."
14."This old Crayola box my grandma has."
"I can smell this picture."
15."Found a 30+-year-old bottle of Vodka from the USSR in grandparents' house."
"If there are any teens around, it is likely only water now."
16."This old Pringles can my grandma uses to hold her paint brushes."
"Looks like these cans are sold on auction sites and listed as from the late 1970s/early1980s."
17."A VHS tape I found at my grandma’s house."
"Today's kids wouldn't understand..."
18."Unopened beers from my grandpa's refrigerator."
"Grandpa: Yeah, I got those for camping last summ.... Oh fuck wow, it's been 35 years.
This is me any time I clean out my fridge."
19.And finally, "My grandma has a Rugrats bandaid from 1997 in her medicine cabinet."
"I would so purposely fall down the stairs just to put that bandaid on."
Have you ever found something fascinating from another era in a loved one's home? Tell us about it (and drop a pic if you have one) in the comments!
