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The one I miss the most it is not mentioned, it is the laundry chute.

my old house had the transom windows, screened in porches, knob and tube wiring, huge laundry/pantry and an attic fan, no a/c.. fireplace in every bedroom and living area. No phone line. Was built at the turn of the century.. Neat old place, I lived in it for 32 years and loved every minute.

Razor blade disposal slots in the medicine cabinet.

Thanks Hubert, that was interesting.

Cut a slot in the drywall in the garage or inconspicuous place and drop in.

kinda neat,see alot of those thing in homes today still

Ironing board that folded out of cabinet door on the wall.

Bread box with ventilation to the outside.

Half basement because the horse and scoop could not dig any deeper.

The whole front and back of the house were screened off porches.

Wood stove for cooking.

trail to the outhouse.

Mail slots in the front door.

Extra 22 shells under the floor boards. GASP

My house was built in ‘38…

of the things so far mentioned I have mail slot in front door, phone alcove, fold out ironing board and kitchen cabinets that vent to the outside

Back in the 40s my step sister used to always get her head stuck in the milk door

Dumbwaiter...now they all work at quaint little viking restaurants.

I never knew about milk doors, and am surprised we didn't have one in our house when I was a kid since, when our house was built, milk was still routinely delivered by a milkman (I don't even think you could get milk at the store back then). Instead of the milk door, we had an insulated milk box by the garage door that the milkman would put the milk in, and we'd have to go out and get it, and we'd put our empty milk bottles in there for him to pick up.

House has a sealed milk door on back porch, disconnected knob and tube in attic and basement, skeleton key doors and picture rails in all rooms and redwood lumber from sill plate to roof deck.

A basement closet for the Gimp

I remember my great grandmother's old house, probably built around 1920 or so. What I remember about it was the bathtub being so large and deep I could float around in it, and I remember all these alcoves and small sitting rooms that I would have a heck of a time finding a second time. The place was somewhat a maze.

All the doors to interior rooms and closets of my grandparents' house in Virginia had skeleton key locks, along with antique knobs, all original to the house. I always thought that was cool when I was a kid.

1 in 12 boomers were fathered by a milkman. I saw it on X

Stair dust corners and American Chestnut stairs, hand rail, Newel Post, 8 in. crown moldings, 10 panel beveled glass double French doors with heavy brass handles and hinges and stained glass windows. All in my grandmothers house that was built just before the Great Depression.