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Was working in a "side" attic and found a bunch of old Nabob vanilla extract bottles. I mentioned it to my dad (who's in his 80's) and he remembered when he was a kid in the 30's that the guy that owned the house was an alcoholic. Never did get to take any of the bottles as the owner I was working for peered into the attic to see how I was doing and spotted them.....and never offered me even one of them

I was re-insulating my own attic and saw 2 boxes in the corner. I was hoping it was money! No luck. One box contained a bunch of old receipts from the 30's, the other box contained a bunch of little girl's "treasures" from the 40's. Cut outs from magazines, valentine cards, etc. This little girl is now in her 60's and still in the area and I've been meaning to give them to her....this thread just reminded me.