#oldstuffday

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It's Old Stuff Day! Take a moment to enjoy the oldest item in our collection - a cuneiform tablet from about 2,000 BCE. It was excavated from Umma in Mesopotamia and is written in Sumerian. (Pre-1650 MS 0218) #specialcollections #rarebooks #cuneiform #mesopotamia #sumerian #oldstuffday https://www.instagram.com/p/Canhe3qJFW0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[patpaku]

Bg design for Littlest Pet Shop #oldstuffday #hasbro #littlestpetshop #bgdesign #visdev

[myfriendmandydoll]

Throw Back Thursday - My Friend Mandy wearing vintage Party Time Dress for Old Stuff Day.

[patpaku]

From the archives. Bday card I made for my wife #drwho #bdaycard #oldstuffday #drwhofanart (at ACF Burbank Youth Center)

[sarahhenao]

Old Stuff Day

Or you can reflect on the same old, and sometimes boring, things that you do every day and take the opportunity to change things up.

The holiday is also sometimes called National Old Stuff Day in the United States.

Increased Value

While people often see old things as something to be replaced by newer, shinier things, not all of them are useless. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older.

Many old items like maps, books, jewelry, furniture, clothes, and artifacts also gain value as they age. This is because they represent workmanship and aesthetics of a previous historical era, as well as technology that may not exist in present times.

Much more valuable than old inanimate items is the wisdom and knowledge we can get from old people. From old family members, one can learn their family history, their genealogy, and their origins. Old people can provide us a richer and more colorful account of the past than any history book can.

Antique Versus Vintage

Not all old things are created equal. Those who study history divide historical items into two groups based on their age. Antiques are items that are at least 100 years old, while vintage items usually have to be at least 30 years or more old.

How to Celebrate?

Sort out that crammed attic or basement, and throw away any old things you have no use for anymore.

Or, start a vintage collection. Visit thrift stores and flea markets - who knows what treasures you may come across?

Get together with your grandparents or someone older than you and ask them to tell you stories about their childhood and youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up.

Take a bit of time today to contemplate your life and to add a few new activities or hobbies to spice up your routine. Continuing on the theme of old things, perhaps you could pick up collecting old rocks?

Did You Know…

…that earliest known pieces of jewelry made by humans are thought to be about 100,000 years old? Found in a cave in Israel, the pieces were made from mollusk shells.

Old Stuff Day – Fun Holiday

Old Stuff Day is an unofficial holiday devoted to old and vintage things and memories.

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Here’s our contribution for National Old Stuff Day. 😁. Grumpy older sister will be turning 16 this December. Notice the background. For some reason she isn’t thrilled about her newest admirer. #nationaloldstuffday #nationaloldstuffday2023 #oldstuffday #oldstuffday2023 #oldstuff #olddog #olddogsrule #olddogs #frostybostie #bostonterrier #bostonterriers #ellie #elliemae #grumpydog #mooresvilleindiana #shegrewupinanindianatown #dogsofindy #indydog #indydogs #dogsofindiana #dogsofindy #dogsofindianapolis #indydogmom #dogmom #dogmomlife #dogmoments #olddogsarethebestdogs #olddogsrock #seniordog #seniordogs #seniordogsrock (at Mooresville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpS67P3OTvE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Old Stuff Day Messages, Quotes and Greetings

Celebrate this day the way you like it but make sure that you share with your family and friends National Old Stuff Day messages and wishes. Remind them about the old stuff in their house by sharing National Old Stuff Day quotes and sayings.

[ricardodahcor]

Old Stuff Day, on March 2, is the day when people across the country clean out their closets and garages, rediscover old treasures, and declutter their lives. Just in time for spring cleaning, Old Stuff Day is a great opportunity to devote a day to tend to your closet, garage, attic, and other cluttered spaces that don’t get a lot of attention. Second-hand shopping was popular in Elizabethan England, where desirable upper-class clothing could be purchased at one of hundreds of London’s resale shops. Fashion changed quickly, and those with means purchased tailor-made garments or hired servants to make clothes for them. Most Britons, however, couldn’t afford the luxury of new clothing. Because clothing was meant to last, purchasing an outfit was a big investment. Second-hand shops served the majority of Londoners, who could buy up the clothes cast off by the upper classes. Thrift stores quickly wised up to consumer tastes, using department-store-like displays to reduce the stigma around used goods and encourage middle-class shoppers to patronize the stores. Slowly, thrift stores became a fixture of American culture. As Americans gained increased access to mass-produced, disposable goods, thrift stores offered a way to assuage consumers’ guilt by justifying their purchases as charitable and frugal. Thanks to the environmental movement, increased awareness of mass consumption, and the elevated popularity of thrift store shopping in pop culture, thrifting has become a fashionable hobby. The stigma around used goods has largely dissolved as ‘vintage’ replaced ‘secondhand’ and shoppers increasingly seek to reduce their consumption of new goods. Today, there are over 25,000 second-hand stores in the United States. #OldStuffDay #RacketOfTheDay #CustomMade #TennisRacket #breakthetie (em DAHCOR) https://www.instagram.com/p/CamqQRPND3Q/?utm_medium=tumblr