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I was cleaning out a guest lounge and found a weird note from 1998
It was tucked in a sofa cushion and said the room's original wallpaper cost $12 a roll, which seemed crazy cheap. Where else do people find random history about their spaces?
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kelly.robin13d agoTop Commenter
Oh wow, that's a cool find... I love stuff like that. My old apartment had names scratched into the basement concrete from like the 1940s... it makes you wonder about all the little stories a place holds. Finding a price note from back then is a real snapshot in time.
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margaret9913d ago
Totally get what you mean about the little stories. I read this article once about a guy who found shopping lists from the 1950s tucked in a wall during a reno. It was all stuff like lard and coffee for 30 cents. Felt like a message from another world. You're right, @kelly.robin, it's that snapshot feeling. Makes the past feel real, not just in a book. Those everyday things people left behind are the best history.
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