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In 1964 an American schoolchild owned a small blank bound book and carried it around, handing it to classmates, teachers, relatives and people met once on a visit.…
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In 1964 an American household gave a full working day every week to ironing - the day after washing, because the clothes had to be dry and because…
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In 1974 a great many American households kept two separate pieces of ground. The garden fed the family. The truck patch - an acre or two - was…
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In 1964 interior walls in a great many American houses were papered rather than painted, and redecorating a room meant new paper rather than a new colour out…
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The object is instantly recognisable and almost nobody knows how it works. A pair of wheels, a wooden-gripped handle, and between the wheels a cylinder of curved steel…
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In 1964, when a rural American household needed a well, the question of where to dig was frequently answered by a neighbour with a forked branch.
He held…