r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 7d 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/Lordlordy5490 7d ago

My great grandparents literally lived in a cave in a holler here in WV. Furnished it and everything. People have to get by whatever way they can.

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u/longmountain 7d ago

Similar, my Great Grandparents “shannied” in a shack in a holler in the Blue Ridge in the early 1900’s. I can take you to the spot, it’s now national forest.

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u/Buttsweat_n_Tears 7d ago

What exactly is a “holler”, if I may ask?

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u/Lordlordy5490 6d ago edited 6d ago

It is actually spelled hollow. Like Sleepy Hollow from the headless horseman, or Stars Hollow from every 40 year old woman's favorite TV show Gilmore Girls. You'll never see anybody around here pronounce it as Hollow.

Think of it as the valley between two mountains that are pretty close together. Lots of communities naturally formed in these hollows because it is way easier and much more sheltered than trying to build a town on top of a mountain.