It's time to share more finds from the pretty vintage box.
In a previous post, I shared one of the photos I found inside this box. It was a photo of Theodore Reinacher, husband of my maternal great-aunt, Crecenciana Aurora Matus Villatoro.
Today I'm sharing three curious items I found inside the box.
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| Photo Viewer Keychains Approximately 1-6/8 inch long |
Have you ever seen these types of items before? I didn't know what they were. But after looking at them and doing some research online I found out they are vintage photo viewer keychains. How fun is that!? They are small and measure about 1-6/8 inch long and about one inch at the widest area.
While holding them up to the light, and looking through the small end of the viewer, I saw pictures of Crecenciana.
There is a different picture of Crecenciana inside each one of them. I will be sharing these photos in upcoming posts.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jana
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Ooooh... I remember those! They had some at Expo '67 in Montreal.
ReplyDeleteBlast from the past!
Wow! That's so cool! Thanks for stopping by Dianne!
DeleteMy grandfather was the keeper of all trinkets and I remember him having these or at least something very similar. Fun stuff!
ReplyDeleteThat's so fun Debi! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteYES! When I was in elementary school, we got those with our school picture in it. Just a few weeks ago, I was wondering whatever became of mine.
ReplyDeleteWow! How cool is that?! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing that fun memory Wendy!
DeleteWell that must have been a surprise to look inside and find her! What a fun thing to discover. I've never heard of keychain viewers before.
ReplyDeleteIt really was a wonderful surprise Michelle! I'm not sure I'd ever heard of these either.
DeleteI don't know if they still offer this but when I was a teenager at least one of the So. California amusement parks would take your photo and put them in these viewers (which included a keychain). I had one that eventually broke because I used it as a keychain :). So it's often used by places as a souvenir but it's interesting that she had what seems to be a photo take at home or thereabouts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun souvenir Gena! I agree that it's interesting that these vintage photo viewers appear to have photos taken at home or at least not at a tourist spot.
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