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In 1964 an evening's entertainment for a group of American teenagers happened in somebody's house, arranged by the parents of that house, who stayed in the building the…
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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 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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Walk into an antique shop in almost any part of the United States and there is a decent chance of finding a tall wooden cabinet with pierced tin…
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There is one in a great many houses, usually under a plant or a lamp. Cast iron frame with a scrollwork pattern, a wide flat treadle plate at…