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trof

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25. We had a coal furnace.

Reply to Little Star (Reply #23)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:29 PM

Feb 2013

Grandpa would fill the hopper in the cellar with coal and a big spiral screw would slowly feed the coal into the furnace. That was called an Iron Fireman, IIRC.
We spread the clinkers (ashes) in the alley.
We had radiators with steam heat.

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Are you older than dirt? [View all] trof Jan 2013 OP

100%...and yes I am old ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #1

OMG, I'm older than dirt! Good memories, though. Laurian Jan 2013 #2

The very first fast food place I remember was in 1952 Suich Jan 2013 #3

14 - I was too poor for a cork popgun. fadedrose Jan 2013 #4

I think I remember savings bond stamps at school. trof Jan 2013 #6

Aw...don't get me started on radio. trof Jan 2013 #7

My big sisters listened to them while they were ironing...everything got ironed... fadedrose Jan 2013 #10

I'm older than dirt and... Little Star Jan 2013 #5

On 'two seater' outhouses... trof Jan 2013 #8

I had relatives on a farm that had them... fadedrose Jan 2013 #11

That's what we all took our baths in. Little Star Jan 2013 #13

Galvanized steel washtub trof Feb 2013 #24

When you were young those outhouse holes were very scary... Little Star Jan 2013 #12

My mom used big flowered flour sacks - and LIVE chickens fadedrose Jan 2013 #9

Sorry that it was hard for you to see that...... Little Star Jan 2013 #14

My parents had a farm in Europe and did that kind of stuff.. fadedrose Feb 2013 #16

My family didn't chop their heads off. Silver Gaia Feb 2013 #18

Ain't it a miracle there aren't more vegetarians? fadedrose Feb 2013 #19

Checker Cabs with the fold down seats. Downwinder Jan 2013 #15

One of my aunts had coal heat.... Little Star Feb 2013 #23

We had a coal furnace. trof Feb 2013 #25

We had coal heat at my house too and pipi_k Feb 2013 #26

We had one of those when we left the farm for what.. Little Star Feb 2013 #27

OMG yes!!! pipi_k Feb 2013 #28

Gads... yeah, I guess I'm older than dirt, too! Silver Gaia Feb 2013 #17

looking for a home, Downwinder Feb 2013 #20

Got 15 out of 15. Older than dirt! sinkingfeeling Feb 2013 #21

Well I had been wondering pipi_k Feb 2013 #22

I remember all 15. Guess I'm older than dirt. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #29

Older than dirt mainstreetonce Feb 2013 #30

I'm older than dirt!! haikugal Feb 2013 #31