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Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 10 Dec 20

I was tidying up my jewelry box this morning and came across the Rosary that had belonged to my Great Grandmother. Psst... It is amazing what will given to you when you are the only one in the family who works on the family tree...

inheritance

heirlooms

jewerly

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Things that bring memories. My mother´s silverware.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 25 Jul 19

A week ago, I invited my brother for dinner. I remember I wrote here about what I served, but I didn´t tell you how happy he was to be served in some dishes that were my mother´s. She gave them to me when I got married (over 55...

heirlooms

memories

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Grandma's Treasures...

RedBurnet @redurnet (1796) • United Kingdom 29 Mar 18

I recently went through some of my grandmother's old things and found what looked like an old embroidered table cloth. It is marked with a company called 'The International Navigation Company' which, according to what I've...

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A Cut-Throat Razor

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Oct 17

While cleaning out my mother’s house, I came across two of these, almost identical, items. Have you seen one before? It is a cut-throat razor which folds away to fit in its own little case. Men would lather up with a bristle...

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Another natty gadget

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Oct 17

My last discussion was about a button-hook that was found among my mother’s belongings. Here is another item that may have you guessing. It’s called a ‘mushroom’ or at least that’s we called it. I don’t know if it has another...

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A natty gadget

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382325) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Oct 17

My sister and I have been cleaning out my parents’ old home and various interesting items have come to light. This is one of them. It isn’t good to assume anything but I’m assuming some of you may not know what this is. It’s a...

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Would you give away something that was special to you?

Sandy @velvet53 (24417) • Palisade, Colorado 13 Aug 17

I replied to a discussion with @OneOMany about giving someone a rock. It is a very good discussion and it brought back a memory when I gave my oldest grandson a rock. This made me start thinking about giving away things. I figure...

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Live With What You Love

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 1 Aug 16

This is part of my challenge on things to write about. It’s all about furniture and antiques and heirlooms and filling your house with the things you love, whether it’s furniture or rugs or pictures you have on the wall. It’s...

furniture

heirlooms

antiques

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What is the value of an antique?

2004cqui @2004cqui (2812) • United States 25 Apr 13

I've inherited another piece of family history. It's interesting to find the value of a family antique but this time what I realized the story behind this piece was of more value than it's financial value. It was given to my...

antiques

heirlooms

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Heirlooms

Always smiling @allknowing (153529) • India 8 Apr 13

For me heirlooms are not some expensive jewellery or some such things but items used by generations that are no more. I have a whole lot of those items in my house which could easily be over hundred years old. Most of them belong...

heirlooms

life

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Family treasures

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 14 Jan 13

Have you been passed down any great family treasures. I got a few antique pieces from my great grandmother. My favorite is a Hoosier cupboard. Would you ever sell a passed down piece. I watch pawn stars and people sell off their...

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The Derelict

DanielZim @DanielZim (1) • Philippines 17 Oct 11

"The Derelict" is a poem concerning a Franklin stove that faithfully served a family only to be disgarded when new technology came along. When I wrote this poem, I had not yet tussled with computers, so it is not intended as a...

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No more antiques, heirlooms

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 14 Oct 11

No more antiques, heirlooms if you think about it! right now we have old movies or cds/tapes/records etc from the past when currently everything is electronic mp3's etc and face it years from now (and even now) you cant get things...

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How old are your Chirstmas decorations?

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 18 Dec 10

While decorating the tree, I am taken back to memories of Chirstmas past. I have saved all the decorations that my children have made throughout the years and even the ones my crafty grandmother made us before she passed. These...

christmas ornaments

heirlooms

memories

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How would you feel if.....

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 2 Jan 10

You gave a family member some of your beautiful expensive jewelry, which meant a lot to you, but since retiring most of it just sat in your jewelry box only to find out yesterday that most of it had been sold on EBay!! When I...

gifts

heirlooms

sold on ebay

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Who Should It Go To...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 25 Jul 09

Most families have family heirlooms that get passed down from parent to child. Sometimes though you have one heirloom and two kids so how do you decide who gets it. A friend of mine has two older kids and one antique china cabinet...

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family heirlooms,do you have any treasured heirlooms

suehan1 @suehan1 (4344) • Australia 14 Apr 08

i just found my grandmothers necklace with the ceramic beads,it is probably 80 years + old,it was in my jewelry box and it would have to be the most treasured heirloom i have. it made me think what will i give my children when i...

heirlooms

treasures

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Mom's Homemade Christmas Decorations

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 10 Oct 07

My mom passed away over 10 years ago. I miss her the most near this time of year with the 2 big Holidays nearing. She made a lot of things craft wise. The attatched photo is one of I think 9 different houses etc that she made many...

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What is the oldest piece of memorabilia of your family do you have?

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 5 May 07

I was just wondering if some of you are fortunate to have old keepsakes belonging to past members of your family...your grandparents, great-grandparents, or...even older. There were so many keepsakes an items of my family that...

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Do you have family heirlooms?

seamonkey @seamonkey (1976) • Ireland 2 Mar 07

What sort of things does your family collect and pass on? We have many old photos, and our most interesting item is a spinning wheel.

antiques

collecting

heirlooms

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