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Name of the object

El peluche Antonio

 

Diego Gonzalez Miguéns · 10 noviembre 2022 16:14


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Date, historical event and historical period
El peluche es del 1940 aproximadamente

Explanation of the object
Este peluche, era de mi abuela, por parte de madre. Ella lo tiene desde que nació, ya que fue un regalo de sus tíos, para mi ellos son personas muy lejanas, aunque los tengo visto en alguna foto familiar, ya que eran muy cercanos a la familia de mi
tatarabuela. Este se compró en Londres en el año 1940, que es el año en que los tíos de mi abuela viajaron a Londres. El viaje no lo pagaron ellos, sino que fue un regalo de boda. Actualmente el peluche lo tiene guardado mi abuela y no se quiere desprender de el

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(no especificado)


Name of the object

A candlestick telephone.

 

Sara Morán Alonso · 18 diciembre 2020 17:14


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Date, historical event and historical period
My historical object is from 1997 specifically, a wedding gift from my parents. But it is an imitation of the classic phones of the 20s- 40s.

Explanation of the object
It was invented in 1890 by Stromberg Carlson and Almon Stowger been the 2nd oldest phone in the world. The candlestick telephones featured a mouth piece (transmitter) mounted at the top of the stand, and a receiver (ear phone) that was held by the user to the ear during a call. When the telephone was not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the switch hook protruding to the side of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the telephone network.

Secondary sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlestick_telephone
https://www.oldest.org/technology/phones/#:~:text=Candlestick%20Telephone&text=This%20phone%20model%20was%20popular,the%20ear%20during%20a%20call.


Name of the object

Elderly Vintage Wireless Telegraph

 

Brais Lago Romero · 10 noviembre 2022 19:51


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Date, historical event and historical period
This object is related to the last century. It belonged to my grandfather until a few years ago, just when we made it part of the decoration of our home. Radio was invented in the late 1990s. It could be said that this wireless telegraph belonged to those first few that came out to the public. It is this historical time together with the creation of the first wireless devices, such as this one, when the World Wide Web took off.

Explanation of the object
These types of devices became very common, especially in highly developed countries, just when they were launched. My grandfather was one of the first lucky ones of his generation to be able to afford the telegraph. From a very young age he and his siblings grew up in Esteiro, a small coastal town in Galicia, with almost no entertainment. It was much later, when they were independent adults, when these tools that would make our lives easier and more satisfying today, were released.

My grandfather is today a person very used to new technologies. In fact, he is able to handle social networks fluently, something that not all elders can boast of.

Focusing a little more on the content of the radio, as I have already said, it is a tool that in its time managed to satisfy those who bought it, since it was one of the very few reasons to be entertained.

Traditional games used to be those who committed this compliment, but little by little this changes and new technologies are the ones that are implemented in our society, reaching what we know today as the information secular.

My grandfather explains that he used this object a lot and that it should continue to be used. However, comparing this opinion with many other networks (yahoo, social poll networks, or google), we can see that not everyone shares it. Many prefer new technologies to new ways, and of course, it is completely normal because, after all, each generation gets used to what they got used to when they were little.

On the other hand, my mother and father, with little knowledge of this, believe that these objects should also continue to be used, because they are things that will be unrecoverable in the future.

Finally, I am going to tell you a little about what functions this device had. As you may already suspect, it was a device that could not be moved, that is, it was not portable - this was one of the main causes that led to its replacement. The main functions were the change of channels or tunes, with a manageable wheel, without remote control, the change of functions through another small wheel that allowed you to vary the fm to other functions, and raise and lower the volume. As you can see, it didn't have many features and it was heavy, but it was still enough for people because it was the only thing they had.

Secondary sources
Wikipedia. 21st century. Unknown Author. Published by en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century

Wikipedia. Wireless telegraphy. Unknown Author. Published by en.wikipedia.org.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_telegraphy

Peremarqués.21st century. Dr. Pere Marquès. Published by Dim.
http://www.peremarques.net/si.htm#:~:text=La%20cambiante%20sociedad%20actual%2C%20a,pensamiento%20%C3%BAnico%20neoliberal%2C%20apogeo%20tecnol%C3%B3gico%2C

Photopea for photo edition and crop.


Name of the object

Reloxo antigo

 

Tania Méndez Sebe · 28 noviembre 2021 23:21


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Date, historical event and historical period
O reloxo é do 1871, de hai 150 anos. Corresponde ca idade contemporánea e o 2 de xaneiro de 1871, en España, o rei Amadeo de Saboya xura solemnemente a Constitución e accede ao trono.

Explanation of the object
Este reloxo leva na casa dos meus avós paternos dende o ano 1871. Tróuxoo o avó materno de Evaristo, de Brasil, é dicir, o meu tataravó, xa que el traballaba alí de albañil cando era mozo e ao regresar, mercouno de recordo. El era daquí, concretamente de Figueiras, en Santiago de Compostela.
Despois de moitos anos funcionando á perfección, a caixa de madeira do reloxo estropeouse e meu avó Evaristo levouno a restaurarlle o exterior. A maquinaria consérvase intacta.
Este reloxo de parede ten dúas agullas, un péndulo e os números son romanos. Cada hora avísanos cun sonido agradable aos oídos.
É un reloxo mecánico; si queres cambiar a hora, debes mover as agullas. Non pode ser eléctrico, xa que nese ano aínda non se descubrira o cuarzo.
Descoñezo a marca e o fabricante do reloxo, posto que o meu tataravó o mercara de recordo na Avenida de Raimundo González, en Brasil.

Secondary sources
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portales/reyes_y_reinas_espana_contemporanea/amadeo_i_biografia/: accedín por derradeira vez o 28 de novembro.

https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Años_1870: accedín por derradeira vez o 28 de novembro.


Name of the object

Medalla Heredada

 

Rosalía Monasterio Cuesta · 10 noviembre 2022 14:22


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Date, historical event and historical period
Esta medalla es del año 1940 aproximadamente, siglo XX

Explanation of the object
Esta medalla de oro me la regaló mi abuela paterna Mercedes en 2017 por mi décimo cumpleaños.
La heredó de su madre, mi bisabuela Milagros. Mi abuela me lo dio a mi y yo se lo daré a mis hijos en un futuro para poder seguir la “tradición”.
Mi bisabuela vivía en Lugo y tenía una joyería allí, donde trabajaba 12h semanales para poder llevar dinero a casa.
En el año 1946 le cerraron la joyería porque iban a demoler el edificio que tenía encima. Tuvo que vender todas las joyas pero se quedó con una de recuerdo, así que decidió dársela a su hija (mi abuela).
La medalla está hecha de oro, valorada en 998.316 pesetas y tiene grabado un caballero encima de un caballo.

Secondary sources
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peseta. 8 de noviembre 2022