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Li'l Joe

Spilling the clothespins again. My dad grabbed a good shot.  This was probably 1959 or 1960, Ohio. View full size.

Spilling the clothespins again. My dad grabbed a good shot. This was probably 1959 or 1960, Ohio. View full size.

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Toys at Granny's house

The best toy at my granny's house was an aluminum flour sifter with a squeeze handle that made the vanes above the sifting-screen go back and forth. When visiting the old place a month or so ago, I was astonished to see that my uncle and his wife, who live there now, are still using that same old sifter. I hadn't thought of it in years, but I still wanted to play with it.

My Grandma's clothespins

When I was very young, way back in the 1940's, I too played with my Gram's old-fashioned clothespins like those. I don't think they are available any more since I only see the ones that are clip-ons. However, with these old-timey ones, you couldn't create much more than airplanes and eventually I got tired of just making airplanes all day. Some upscale communities have even outlawed clothes lines as they allegedly mar the view and look tacky. The only other toys at my grandma's house were pots and pans and yet, somehow I survived.

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