Wiki
says: "Plaste and Elaste from Schkopau is an advertising slogan from
the GDR that referred to plastic products from VEB Chemische Werke Buna,
based in Schkopau in Saxony-Anhalt...
Plaste was a brand name for thermoplastics and Elaste a brand name for elastomers, which had been developed by the Buna works in the early 1930s and had made Germany largely independent of imports of plastics and natural rubber...
In West Germany, as in other countries, the terms 'plastic' or 'synthetic' were used for synthetic materials..." (translation by DeepL)
Plaste was a brand name for thermoplastics and Elaste a brand name for elastomers, which had been developed by the Buna works in the early 1930s and had made Germany largely independent of imports of plastics and natural rubber...
In West Germany, as in other countries, the terms 'plastic' or 'synthetic' were used for synthetic materials..." (translation by DeepL)
And from that material these beauties were made:
Ingo has a white one... shoot, must look where that is - must be as old!!!
The 70´s were such HAPPY times (for me).
Some things I took to Braunschweig for safe living:
My Brother was born late 1977 and let me have it all as it does not mean much to him.
By the lamp was a telephone, in white, this was in another place:
I could barely sit. Dad´d taught me what a telephone was for.
Left me by myself for a couple of minutes.
Was
proud I "fake-used" it until.... I "spoke" Japanese. He´d by chance
(via selling many SEIKO-watches) been to Japan hence heard...
Woooohhhh, expensive call I did.
Did he learn?
Nope. Taught me to drive the BMW when I was 14. Go figure.
More:
I didn´t let the clock get repaired to keep the price-tag Dad wrote by hand...
Boy that clock was expensive - no wonder he didn´t sell it in our little town!
Same here:
The PHILIPS also had a radio!!!
Mom had some cosmetics in this:
In the bedroom:
These I found rotten in the attic too late, very, very sadly...
Dad teaching me how to "read". Glasses were fake but, notice: Thongs on from early on!
Not necessarily an "Aussie-thing" - how about you - flip-flops forever?
Certainly it does not stop!!!!
Just like that - in the street! Also this beaut:
What were or are your fav times of your life?
I mean... I´d never want to miss any of our journeys, either!!
I think I can be very, VERY thankful.
Despite having a chronically sick partner I was lucky and happy most of my life so far!
"33 retro dishes that are rarely served today
Kaszanka
Sausages
are an art form in their own right – from bratwurst to currywurst to
grützwurst. The latter originates from the former GDR and is a type of
black pudding with grain groats. This traditional dish is also known as
'Dead Grandma,' served with boiled potatoes and sauerkraut. The dish
owes its macabre name to the red color of the grützwurst.
In the past, this delicacy was a must-have in every restaurant, and
today, with a bit of luck, you can still find it in traditional beer
halls in some regions."
I think I skip, "Dead Grandma" sound not really yummy...
Henry 🦁
Henry 🦁
Btw.... My Dad´s hand.... mine looks the same now.
24 comments:
Hi dear Iris, Henry looks great. I loved the 60s and 70s. I was a teenager in the 70s and disco was quite popular. I still love ❤️ disco music 🎶 🎵 now. Get up and Boogie. LOL!!! I like all the items in your photos. Love and hugs, dear friend.
Dear Linda, those were the times huh!!! The clothes, the hair.... the music!
Let´s DANCE (if only I could, or Ingo... four left feet here). In my dreams... > 💃🕺
I liked it back then and still like it today. And todays Henry is fantastic
...Iris, thanks for this pose of mid century modern, I'm glad that you rescued those pieces!
All of those items are so cool. I can see why you rescued them, and were lucky your brother didn't want them. Orange was a popular color then too. I think I like it better now. I really like that photo of you too. Would you still fit in the chair if you had it? Have a great rest of your weekend. hugs-Erika
Dear Erika... post to come! Hugs and thank you fore the memory!!
Lovely vintage collection!
Henry is magnificent!
I love all of your 70s treasures, Iris.
You're Right , Cool 70's And So Much Of It Stands In The Landfill
Stay Strong ,
Cheers
A nice look back at what was popular in the 70s. Henry looks fabulous.
I really like the lamp, it's so hard to find lamp shades like that now and I like the pattern on the top. I do remember using telephones like that, the one my family had was red in the hallway at the top of the stairs. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
I liked the 1960s. I was in elementary school. Loved the music my brother (6 years older than me) on the radio. WMEX The Good Guys with DJ Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg. My Auntie Olga listened to the same radio station and would sing along - CJ
I like a lot today, but not all.... Henry says thank you!
Tom, now I feel like really old! ;-)
I would definitely pass on "Dead Grandma" it looks awful. You had thongs in Germany! I am really surprised to see that. I have only one thing from my mother: her big wooden rolling pin. From my Dad's place I had the big metal soup ladle, which broke a few years later, the solder at the handle broke apart. Some of Dad's furniture went to "no-one" which was handy as much of hers was damaged in a house fire while she wasn't home, my sister got Dad's almost new fridge and TV and my brother took the rest of the furniture. I actually don't like a lot of the 70s "space age" styled things, like your chair that you love, I would never have that in my home.
Vintage... I live with it now! ;-) And with Henry....
RedPat, thank you. So sad I have two big items I could not save...
I keep it, dear Padre - apart from two biggies.... wish I was rich and had space.... aw, well, to now, cheers!
Bill, I have still trousers in that style. And t-shirts!
Years ago (10+????) IKEA had such lamps again, here. I live in memory lane, it seems...
I am sorry, this says sadly nothing to me. But I am happy I made you think of all this!
Guess we leave the dead one then!
Yes, I grew up inn thongs! Mine now are of cinnamon.
I still use each day my Mum´s pin, too!
A house fire?!
I have also "modern" things and really would love to invite you to swing on my "Hollywood"-Swing. Oh gosh. That is from 2011. That is modern, right? It is fun.
What amazing things you rescued from your parents' home! Wow!
Favorite time of my life? Hmmm...probably when I was in my early to mid 20s, which would have been the 70s. My first 4 sons were little, I was learning to garden, learning about nature, learning...so many things. It was all exciting and challenging and anything seems possible. Good memories.
House fire: the wiring in the wall behind the clothes dryer caught fire, it was old and faulty, she heard the fire trucks sirens while she was shopping one block away and walked home to find the men hosing out her home. She grabbed what she could and came to my house. It was night time and when I opened my door her first words were "I'm okay!" then she said about the fire.
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