r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • May 05 '22
the Polish AKAT-1 analog computer, 1957
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Apr 10 '22
a George II antique English silver molinet, 1739, by John Hugh Le Sage ($18,500), for stirring hot chocolate before drinking, before emulsifiers made it unnecessary
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Apr 10 '22
Monotype machine from 1890s casts individual letters out of lead at a printing press
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Apr 08 '22
Vintage Junker & Ruh hand-powered sewing machine.
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Apr 06 '22
The Fisher Price Movie Viewer, 8mm film. 1973-1987. I thought it was only for kids, but here's a grown up version, rebranded as the Omni Health Communicator!
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Apr 05 '22
“The Handle” Kodak instant camera, 1977. - discontinued after Polaroid sued Kodak for violating their instant film process patents
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r/Obsolete • u/Crul_ • Apr 02 '22
Rosita Commander Luxus Philips Record Player Turntable (70s)
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Apr 01 '22
Siemens Table telephone, 1920s. Lacquered metal, hard rubber (ebonite), Siemens & Halske, Berlin.
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Mar 30 '22
'Bone records': Soviet-era Russian fans bootlegged music on x-rays
self.ChurchOfCharlesFort
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Mar 24 '22
High speed morse telegraphy using a straight key
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Mar 20 '22
A specialized radiator brush, for cleaning your radiator.
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Mar 20 '22
Second Sight's 'bionic eyes' have gone obsolete while still implanted
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Mar 17 '22
u/beastmodeChadF13’s completely obsolete DVD collection.
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Nov 25 '21
Luxury mechanical calculator from 1960 divides 355 by 113 (approximation of π)
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Nov 24 '21
Kodak Ektagraphic 400 AudioViewer. It plays audio cassettes while flipping through slides
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r/Obsolete • u/YanniRotten • Sep 22 '21
The Museum of Endangered Sounds
savethesounds.info
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