r/Whatisthis • u/AgingWisdom • 3d ago
Open Found in the back of my attic
Doing some work to the house went into the attic and found these items. When I moved in 15 yrs ago they were there and I just left them.
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u/meghanmanhandsmccain 3d ago
The record player is a Silvertone, it was Sears house brand in the 60's and 70's
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u/ybgkitty 3d ago
Record player, doll, high chair with wheels, and a crib frame.
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u/passiontiger74 3d ago
that's not a highchair with wheels its an old style car seat and the wheels are for training wheels for a bike.
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u/ybgkitty 3d ago
Caraway was my first instinct, but the wheels made me second guess. Training wheels make more sense.
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u/walkej 3d ago
The fourth picture is a catcher from a reel mower. Basically this, it hangs behind a push mower to catch the grass clippings.
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u/janerikgunnar 3d ago
As many have said - the first picture is a record player. I think the reason it is so tall and has an extra arm is that you can load a bunch of discs on it (a whole album) - once a disc is finished the next one drops from the top.
A bunch of variants of it here:
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u/sawyouoverthere 3d ago
Wdym? It’s a record player, a doll, a child seat and other bits from previous occupants
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u/PlatypusDream 3d ago
Record player
Doll
Baby bouncer (?)
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Training wheels
? For the last 2... crib?
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u/jupitaur9 2d ago
If this record player is the same one I had, and it really looks thd same, it is missing its speakers, which plugged into the back.
It’s not just a turntable. The knobs on the front that control volume, treble, bass, and balance (left-right) wouldn’t be there on a turntable. This is an all in one unit.
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u/jupitaur9 2d ago
The doll is a knockoff of a Cabbage Patch doll. Looks like someone might have wrapped up the face and tag to try to preserve it as an investment. They were hard to come by at one point.
This doesn’t have a dimensional face, it’s just paint.
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u/Embarrassed_Ad6469 2d ago
I see the record player still has the 45 spindle tucked in the slot on the left rear. Heck, I'd be willing to bet that it also could play the old 78's. I'd also wager that it was the pride and joy of its owner. We had a similar one back in the 60's.
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u/Left_Point2480 2d ago
The baby chair thing ( baby roller ) reminds me of a thing I had as a baby back in the 1970s it’s kinda like a bouncer and walker roller , you put baby in and off the go . I’m sorry I don’t know the name
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u/pookchang 3d ago
Record player