OBJECTS THAT HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE, OR DISAPPEARED, SINCE I WAS BORN (1946)

• THE FRESQUERA (ICE BOX) THE HUGE BLOCKS OF ICE AND THE CLAMPS THAT THE ICE DEALER USED (AND THAT EVEN THAT PROFESSION).
• THE “PRIMUS” OF QUEROSENE, THE ECONOMIC KITCHEN … COAL OVEN AND COOKING
• THE HUGE ALUMINUM MILK CONTAINERS AND THE MILKMAN WHO USED TO CARRY THEM DOOR TO DOOR.
• THE “SINGER” SEWING MACHINES WITH PEDALS AND THE PROFESSION OF SEAMSTRESS
• TYPE WRITING MACHINES, DRAWING PLANS BY HAND (DRAFTSMAN) WITH CHINA INK
• THE GRAMOPHONE, THE PICK-UP RECORD PLAYER, THE CASSETTE, TAPES (GRUNDIG)
• TELEX, FAX, TELEGRAPH … PUNCHED CARDS. THE ANALOG PHONE
• THE FORMATS OF MOVIE 8mm, SUPER 8, LARGE VIDEO, VHS, BETA,
• “NORMAL” PICTURE CAMERAS
• MOVIE CAMARAS, AND FILMING IN BLACK AND WHITE
• THE MUSICAL RECORDS ON VINYLS OF 78 RPM, 33 RPM, 45 RPM (THE SMALL ONES)
• “FAT” TELEVISIONS WITH RAYS TUBE, ANALOGUE RADIOS
• THE MANUAL CALCULATORS, THE RECORDERS (THE SMART PHONE DOES IT ALL)
• THE PRINT WITH TYPOGRAPHY (LETTER TO LETTER). THE TBOs (except Comics)
• COMPUTERS WITH VALVES. THE FIRST SPECTRUM, ETC.
• THE SODA WATER OF SELTZ, THE SYPHON
• MANY OF THE OUTDOOR CHILDREN’S GAMES (SOME NOT: COMBA, RAYUELA …)
• THE ELEVATORS, SERENOS, THE PULLEYS OF RAISING THINGS TO THE HIGH HOUSES,
• THE FEET WARMERS WITH REAL FIRE
AND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE IN THEIR LATE LIFE … SO IT SEEMS WILL DISAPPEAR SOON
• THE CDS AND BLU RAY
• NEWSPAPERS ON PAPER
• I HOPE NOT BOOKS ON PAPER
• THE FILAMENT BULBS AND THE HALOGEN, NEON NO LED / LOW CONSUMPTION
• THE PHOSPHORUS AND MATCHES
• CUSTOMIZED GARMENTS (EXCEPT HAUTE COUTURE)