Old Stuffs

 As promised here are some old stuffs I have at home.

There’s a 1951 Webster’s New (now it’s old) vest-pocket (now it’s simply called compact) dictionary. A female doctor used to own this book. It was then given to my mother and then my mother gave it to me 6 years ago.

Then there are the old songbooks which are popularly known nowadays as songhits. The red one is my most prized songbook. It’s the Jingle Beatles Special. They compiled all Beatles songs in this one songbook. The others I only keep for the feature articles of Joey de Leon- his somewhat naughty jokes that can at least make me laugh when I need to.

That one is a bronze figure of the Virgin Mary carrying baby Jesus. I remember during our house blessing few years ago, the priest immediately noticed this figure when he entered one of the rooms in our house.

You could also see a Seth Thomas bronze clock. It’s made from Germany. I just wish there’s a shop that can fix some parts of this clock, it’s still working though. I think it’s from my great grandmother.

The last one is a lamp which really reminds me of a scene in El Filibusterismo. I wasn’t able to put the tall glass cover on because I’m afraid I might break it. We only used it once when our emergency light didn’t work during a blackout in the 1990’s. Once lighted, you’d just be drawn to it. As if you’re the moth being portrayed in one a popular story.

Oh…And before I forget! I also included a picture of my antique surgical scissors and forceps. I got these from my grandfather’s house. After Japanese soldiers left the house when the war ended the second floor was used as a clinic. That’s how I got these items. It’s just sad that my aunt threw away the squeaky hospital bed which she slept on for several years.