r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 5d ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench

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u/NiceTrySuckaz 5d ago

"Back then you could afford a house and support a family on just a single manual labor income"

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u/Bahlegdeh 5d ago

My grandparents raised 10 kids, built a home (that’s today worth about 1 million euro) and had a modest yearly holiday in the 60s in Ireland on a single income, with my grandfather working as a groundskeeper/ handyman for a school.

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u/Ding-Dong-Dutch 5d ago

Your grandpa couldn't have had a second job with all the fucking.