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In the British Isles, dead houses (also known as receiving vaults) became popular in the 1800s as a way to protect the deceased from body snatchers. In north America, they also served as temporary storage during the winter months, when frozen ground prevented the digging of graves.
Modern machinery solved the frozen ground problem and there isn't much demand for snatched bodies these days. So, dead houses have become obsolete and simply provide an architectural point of interest in old graveyards.
Someone was once asked if they wished to be buried or cremated. "Surprise me", was the response. That would be a very unpleasant surprise. But even worse is the thought of awaking in eternity without having made preparations to do so.
The Bible makes it clear: there is one life, one afterlife and one judgement.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
(Hebrews 9:27-28)
An old nuArc carbon-arc lamp for graphic arts use, such as screen printing and lithography. Before xenon and metal halide arc lamps were adopted for the purpose, the carbon arc was used not only for its brightness, but also because it was a good source of ultraviolet light needed for the exposure process.
Yes, this lamp still works, but it is now but a crazy curiosity piece acquired long ago for the heck of it. I suspect its former owner did not use it that much because it had to be used in a well-ventilated area.
A nice electronic device, but unfortunately obsolete - because the battery pack is not loading anymore. Now the bears use it for climbing and sliding before it is going to the recycling center. What a shame that the battery pack cannot be replaced - that's not environmentally-friendly and a real waste... In fact, I do not like those one-way items which cannot be repaired or partly be replaced.
Just to make it clear: ONLY THE SWEEPER IS OBSOLETE AND NOT THE BEARS !!!
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
Taken Oct 28, 2023 and uploaded for the group
CrAzY Tuesday #ObsoleteElectronics
😄HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday😄
Gigaset GS290
ƒ/2.0
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Do you remember the last time you rented a movie at the video store? No? Me neither!
Taken for the "Crazy Tuesday" theme of 5/6/2025: OBSOLETE.
IMG_8896 2025 05 04 001 file
test shot for Crazy Tuesday 05/06/2025 theme: Obsolete
....still useful as containers....
milk carton trimmed to be used as a 'clutter' holder on the desk,,,,,,items placed on a 1998 calendar
Do years die on December 31st? Or, do they become obsolete and end up in some wrecking yard? Or perhaps, they just wander off to a quiet place –like Thoreau– to contemplate?
Talking about contemplation, did you do any of that about this outgoing year? I haven’t. I won’t. I contemplate and reflect on my moments, not my years. Reflecting on a year brings out my personal potpourri of Rashomon effects… that is, depending on the dimness of the moment of contemplation, the bygone year appears anything from being productive to utterly asphyxiating. Such a wide spectrum of thoughts is useless to distill reflections. So, I reflect instead on moments. And in doing so, I realize that there were moments of all kinds, but only the purest and the kindest have schlepped me through the year like a flowing rivulet carries a fallen leaf. Many of those moments were right here on Flickr, in the august company of your trompe-l'œil creations that teleported me away from my mundane to your wonderland and/or your kindest and concinnate words that gave my wings a feather or two. For that, you my Flickr friends, have my solemn gratitude.
For the incoming new year, let me wish you googols of happiness and fulfilment. Also, I wish you more of sanity, tolerance, and empathy. And above all, let me wish you unwavering resilience. Like the little plant above, let us grow roots in our volcanic a'a lava and celebrate life in glorious colors despite all the surrounding shards and gloom.
Hello you, 2022!
While this antique iron (circa 1890) is certainly obsolete for its intended purpose, it still makes an excellent doorstop and a easily held 6 lb. exercise weight.
Focus stack (12 images) Shot with singe off-camera strobe (Godox AD200Pro/Godox XPro II L trigger), bare bulb, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella.
Looking close on Friday - theme - obsolete
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
― Richard Buckminster
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"See, this is the way."
"That road's not even there any more!"
"Huh? Since when?"
"Since about 20 years after your 1980s road map."
"Aw, I trust this road map. It's always helped me."
"So... shall I get directions on my phone?"
"Aw, come on. Can't we just do this the old way?"
"If you want to drive us off a nonexistent bridge, sure."
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
GI Joe
Classic Collection
US Army Infantry
1996, Hasbro
CY Girls
Ebony
2000, BBI
GI Joe
Hall of Fame
Rhino GPV
1993, Hasbro
Two obsolete creatures of industrial life - sensing their days have come to an end - bow their heads at the abyss of their time.
A Stylophone, a musical device that was popular in the late 60's and early 70's often as a Christmas present for children. It briefly found fame however when David Bowie used one in his "Space Oddity" recording.
How technology moves on....the cassette seemed like a great innovation when it was launched onto the market. Can you remember those times when the tape got caught up in the spools on the player (especially if the battery was going flat)?
Jimi Hendrix not obsolete but no longer with us....but his memory and legacy lives on.