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Lost Templesā„¢@LostTemple7 Ā· Aug 1, 2025

Beautiful Things from the time gone by šŸ§µ 1. This is a Westinghouse gyro ceiling fan copper oxide finish from 1920

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A nostalgic collection of beautiful and fascinating vintage items and inventions from the 1780s through 1960s, including antique safes, ceiling fans, refrigerators, furniture, World War era equipment, and curious contraptions like the baby cage and monowheel that showcase the ingenuity and design aesthetics of past centuries.

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    Beautiful Things from the time gone by šŸ§µ 1. This is a Westinghouse gyro ceiling fan copper oxide finish from 1920

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    2. Antique safe made in France around ~1780 / 1810. With three keys and a combination of ordered switches

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    3. A refrigerator from the 1960s.

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    4. Over 100 years old table created by Josef Sailer.

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    5. Around 175 year old fan made by the East India Company when there was no electricity!

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    6. Invention in Past

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    7. Old inventions 1920-1960

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    8. Railway Curiosities 1935

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    9. Handbags 1950

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    10. Vampire KišŸ˜Žing kit

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    11. Reusable grocery list from the 1950s

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    12. The birth of Rollerblading

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    13. Built in the 1880s, this table would have been the center point in the home after the big meal.

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    14. Awesome antique safes from the 19th century to secure your valuables ā€¦

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    15. Soldiers carried these portable saws during WW1. šŸŖš

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    17. This desk was built for Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon's brother) in the early 1800s.

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    18. A candle snuffer

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    19. Folding lantern from the early 1900's.

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    20. Mechanical lighter from the 1800s

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    21. Armor from a cavalryman directly hit by a cannonball while in the Napoleonic army.

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    22. A 100 year old vintage clothes dryer.

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    23. 1920s toaster

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    24. The wildest of them all: the baby cage, 1922

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    25. The 1930 Monowheel, an invention that just never made it

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    26. Londonā€“Calcutta(now Kolkata) bus service ~The voyage was 32,700 km for the round trip, was considered to be the longest bus route in the world.

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    27. Bunk beds on a plane āœˆļø 1960s.