Originally Posted by mark shubert
3 cent stamps - whatever happened to the "cent" sign, BTW - the little "c" with the vertical line?
Post cards
The term "two bits"
Carbide lights, and kerosene road flares
Flour sifters
Citrus juicers
Dollar watches
"The Warden" suggested girdles and nylons with seams - "Is my seam straight?"

2 bits, 4 bits& 6 bits...I still use this term to explain the silver in my pocket. I also used a carbide lamp , I was taught to take this neccessity while hunting and fishing.
Amazing device, no matter how wet it got( the Carbide was kept dry separately until needed) you could create heat & light and without a match.

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