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About This Quiz
When it comes to vintage items, you can enjoy a great nostalgic moment looking at all the images in this quiz. And, if you're lucky, you'll have kept or are buying the vintage items that will be treasured in the future. Just think about "Antiques Roadshow" where they value different kinds of antiques. Many times, an item was worth next to nothing until it aged and became scare. Then it was worth the big money.
Why is something "vintage"? It's usually not just old (over 20 years), but well made. Today, in our disposable society, we no longer expect anything to last more than a few years. And then it's usually time for an upgrade! When you look at the items on this quiz, many are obsolete. However, those that are well-made, or can be transformed into works of art, or re-purposed, are worth much more. Or with beautiful clothes, they can be redesigned or will come back into style soon enough.
Whether you're a collector of record albums, love vintage jewelry, or have a place in your heart for an old Walkman, you can forget the resale, consignment and thrift shops. Instead, take a stroll through the past as you look at photos of vintage items. It's worth a little browse time. Take the quiz now. Â
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Cigarette Receptacle
Mold-A-Rama Machine
Rotary phone
Slot Machine
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Chemistry Set
Megalethoscope
Midway's "Space Invaders" Arcade Game
TV Test Pattern
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Analog Clock
Car Window Crank
CB Radio
Vacuum Tube
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
8-Track Cartridge
Microcassette Recorder
Reel-to-reel Player
Telephone Answering Machine
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Magnetic Corset
Kellogg's Stomach Roller
Switchboard Operator
Washboard
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Encyclopedia
Merit Badge
Tea Bag Wrapper
Yellow Pages
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Coin-operated Cigarette Vending Machine
Easy-Bake Oven
Gumball Machine
Tube Amplifier
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
An Abacus
An Ashtray on an Airplane
A Mini CD Player
A Transistor
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
4-track Tape
8-track Tape
USB Flash Drive
VHS and Betamax Tapes
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Handheld Label Maker
Hand-Cranked Coffee Grinder
Electric Bun Warmer
Ice Cube Tray
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Street Gas Lamp
Coin-operated Parking Meter
Coin-operated Public Payphone
Ditch Witch
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Correction Tape
Printer Ink Cartridge
Typewriter Eraser, With Brush
Typewriter Ribbon
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Answering Machine
Atari 2600
Hamilton Pulsar P2 Digital Wristwatch
Teddy Ruxpin
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Audio Cassette Tape
Mini Disc
Music Box
Music Roll
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Portable CB Radio
CED VideoDisc Player
Pager
Walkman
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
CD-ROM
Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
Floppy Disc
Zip Disc
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Canned Ham Key
"Church Key" Can Opener
Opener, Can, Hand, Folding, Type I
Thimble
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Encyclopedia
The Gimbel Holiday Book
"Moby Dick," by Herman Melville
Penmanship Practice Book
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Drop Coffee Maker
Dot Matrix Printer
Fax Machine
Handheld Game Console
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Boston Baked Beans
Candy Corn
Tan M&Ms
Toasted Marshmallow Jelly Beans
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Multilayer Switch
DSL Router
Dial-Up Modem
Boom Box
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Wine Cabinet Rack
Library Card Catalog
Craft Cupboard
Apothecary Cabinet
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Amusement Arcade
Pneumatic Tool Rental Store
Soda Fountain
Video Rental Store
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
DVI to HDMI adapters
Rubber Hair Curlers
Skate Key
Snap-in 45 rpm Record Adapter
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Cross-Cut Paper Shredder
Hi-Fi Amplifier
Photo Lab Film Processing
Sending and Receiving Faxes
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Candle
Compact Fluorescent Coil
Incandescent Light Bulb
Rope Lighting
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
The Iceman
The Milkman
The Glimmerman
Switchboard Operator
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Business Card Holder
Phone Book
Rolodex
Slide Film and Projector
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Walkie Talkie
Tape Rewinder
"Rabbit Ears" TV Antenna
C:\ prompt
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Dictionary
Foldable Paper Road Map
Newspaper Classifieds
Polaroid Film
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Casiotone
Coin-operated Parking Meter
E-book Reader
Self-Service Tube Testing Machine
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Tailfins
Non-retractable Antenna
"No-Draft" Car Window
Parking Brake
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Rolodex
Phone Jack
IBM Punch Card
Buttonhook
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Slide Film and Projector
VCR
Cathode Ray Tube Television
Dot Matrix Printer
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
CD Burner
Manually-Operated Pencil Sharpener
Knife Sharpener
Sweater Stone
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Wired Cable TV "Remote" Control
Telegram
Short-Wave Radio
Interactive Pager
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Chronophotography
Piano Rolls
Handwritten Letters
Sugar Sachet
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Alarm Clock
Gramophone
Electric Popcorn Popper
Snow Globe
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Cursive Writing
Print Writing
Shorthand Notation
Speedwriting
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
A Spirograph
A Personal Check
A Library Card
A Bank Deposit Slip
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Buttonhook
Embroidery Hoop
Seam Ripper
Shoehorn
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Crock Pot
Fax Machine
Pressure Cooker
All-in-One Computer
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Ice Cream Man
Switchboard Operator
Telegraph Operator
Travel Agent
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Shorthand Notation
Signature
Block Letters
Calligraphy
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Man Cave Sign
No Horn Sign
Picnic Area Sign
Fallout Shelter Sign
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What is this vintage or now-obsolete thing?
Food Stamps
Green Stamps
Lickable U.S. Postage Stamps
War Savings Stamps
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