Down with the new, give the old! An American collects nostalgic trivia from the era of socialism
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By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/down-with-the-new-give-the-old-an-american-collects-nostalgic-trivia-from-the-era-of-socialism.htmlPhotographer, illustrator and designer Troy Litten lives in San Francisco. Although it is almost impossible to find him at home, because he constantly travels around the world. And Troy is also a passionate collector of things from the time of socialism. When he gets to the former socialist country, he will definitely find a flea market to replenish the collection with a new exhibit.
Sometimes an American manages to buy real treasures for a song. Considering the collection of curiosities, many users will remember that in their past there were also such little things.
So, we present a selection of unusual finds of a tireless collector from San Francisco. Recall that some of the countries in which the "trophies" of the American collector were produced have not been on the world map for a long time.
A baby rattle purchased at a flea market in Chisinau, Moldova
A collection of badges bought at a thrift store in Tallinn, Estonia
Funny alarm clock with marking
The egg container is another treasure acquired at the Tallinn flea market in Estonia
Troy Litten acquired crayons during a trip to Romania. They date back to about 1996
In 1991, these toothbrushes were sold in the central department store in Prague
A bright selection of switches and buttons from flea markets in Ukraine and Moldova
Disk phone from the Kiev flea market
The collector returned from a trip to the territory of the former Yugoslavia with a typewriter, which was produced under the license of a German brand
Soviet children were fond of burning wood. Troy Litten found a device for children's creativity at the Vilnius flea market in Lithuania
The strange device is nothing more than a plastic abacus that an American found at a flea market in Zagreb, Croatia
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