Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agoWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?message-squaremessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1112file-text
arrow-up1112message-squareWhat devices or equipment you own or had that doesn't have much use in the modern world anymore?Mister Neon@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agomessage-square127fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-26 days agoNot mine personally, but my town still has some hitching posts and mounting blocks
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 days agoReminds me of another thing: you see these boot scrapers all across european cities (1) They’re usually victorian era, and were used to clean horse shit from your shoes before entering a house.
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoYou’re right :( This is another picture of the same idea
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoThere are those kind of things everywhere where I live, took me some time to find out what it was for:
minus-squarechunkystyles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoIn Amish country, you’ll see horses hitched up at Costco.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoMy hometown did, too! Even Chicago still has a couple.
Not mine personally, but my town still has some hitching posts and mounting blocks
Reminds me of another thing: you see these boot scrapers all across european cities (1) They’re usually victorian era, and were used to clean horse shit from your shoes before entering a house.
Owie the photo contains errors :-(
You’re right :(
This is another picture of the same idea
There are those kind of things everywhere where I live, took me some time to find out what it was for:
In Amish country, you’ll see horses hitched up at Costco.
My hometown did, too! Even Chicago still has a couple.