A bit of a weird prompt for a dull Saturday morning, and yet an intriguing question overall.
I thought it might be easy to quickly look around and see, “Yup this is old and we use it pretty much every day.” The reality is – not so easy.
Or so I thought. Often in life, the answer can be found right in front of your nose. All you have to do is look.
It seems that the oldest thing we have which we use every day or basically every day, is a lamp in our living room, made by Lynn’s father when he was in high school.
That’s high school anywhere from sixty-five to seventy years ago. We’re talking about the middle 1950s here.
It’s as tacky and kitschy an object as one might find. I do think this type of project was popular in the 1950s or early 1960s in high schools across Ontario. I remember my brother having done something similar as well.
When we got the lamp, it still had the original socket and wiring with it. It was, however, in what we shall say questionable condition. Much of the wiring was cracked and pretty much a safety hazard. I replaced the socket, wiring and plug to bring it into the twentieth century.
Nevertheless, it’s part of history and works just fine.
–as always with love–
— get outdoors; find inspiration; discover yourself —
justabitfurther 