Injured for Life ~ Abandoned Home of an American Vietnam Veteran
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- Опубліковано 6 лис 2022
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This is a story of love, no matter what happens in life, they would always stick together.
Many decades ago Mike and Stella fell in love during their time in high school and decided that they wanted to spend their whole lives together. They settled down in a rural town somewhere in the state of Connecticut, where they remodeled a typical American house into their dream home. After the work on the house was done Mike was called to fight in the ongoing war in Vietnam, this didn’t go well for him and he got severely injured and traumatized but came home alive. After his return, he was unable to work, but Stella never let their love fade away, they went on to have a few children of their own, and while Stella went out to work, Mike cared for the children. They lived here all their lives until Stella passed away around the 1990s and this left mike to fend for his own in the last decade of his life, he stopped using the upstairs and only lived in a few rooms downstairs until he left planet earth behind in the early 2000s
Today we will have a look into the life of this loving couple, and bring you their story for one last time.
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We come in to this world with nothing, and we leave with nothing. The things we leave behind are mostly worthless except for the good we do and the memories we make for the ones we leave behind...
Ain't that the truth! All we can take is love, not material things, no matter what they are.
Вещи тоже важны, они часть тебя и семьи.
오!!!
정답입니다.
Amen well said
We do the best we can and make the best of things and it makes us good for GOD .
I see someone answered your Question about the Sunbeam Hair dryer. My name is Gary Marcum and I'm 73 years old and I love to see young people documenting history that has long passed. I love watching your videos because it brings back memories of my childhood. Just to let you know when I was little we had no running water in our home which was a garage not a house and it was heated with a oil stove in the center. I remember my dad opening the garage door to go to work. It took my dad over a year to get enough money to build on 2 bedrooms and a kitchen. This was in 1955 when we lived there and I was 6 years old.
It was a treat watching him explain how a rotary phone works. With regards to your childhood, you lived a spartan existence that sounds like it must've been difficult for your mom at times. As a child I hope you had fun and never noticed that you didn't have lots in the way of creature comforts. I'm sure your father was a very strong man with an equally strong work ethic. Yours is a very interesting story.
@@kathleenstanley6751 My childhood was good as we thought that was how everybody lived. My father worked 2 and sometimes 3 jobs to make sure we had food in our belly clothes on our back and shoes on our feet. Yes my mother showed us love and was there for us to make sure we had everything we needed.
I did a little bit of research and found out that Mike was actually a WWII Army veteran who was a prisoner of war and a Purple Heart recipient. He sadly passed away on 8/19/2001 at the age of 84.
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Awe 💜
I think maybe the people he asks give him the wrong information. I'm glad you found the right answer, it puts the real story together and the life he and his wife had there. Thanks.
Thank you. So many statements in these videos are so wrong.
I was wondering about that, that was a ww2 uniform w/the ruptured duck patch.
Such a sad story, the poor man! I wonder if anyone cared about him. It's sad because right now, I'm in his place, and also alone, my daughter died long ago, and my husband 3 years ago. I feel for what he went through.
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I share that. It's a lonely place. Stay as active as you can. Keep in touch with friends as long as you can. Don't isolate yourself. It's hard to do, but it's really helped me.
I am so sorry for your profound losses.
I hope that you have some friends looking in on you. We all got isolated during the pandemic. Please reach out to your favorite religious, civic or social groups in your town. I don't want you to be lonely, even if you live alone.
Sorry if you are lonely. Your riches are comming. You will be with the Lord soon. We will all be there befor long. I hope I see you there. God bless you.
I know this is probably not gonna matter because I’m a stranger but I want you to know that you are not alone. If anyone ever needs someone I’m here for you! I’m a university student I’m going to be a medical doctor some day and I would like to be able to make your last few years on earth a little more less lonely. You have a friend here! And I can also help with medical questions that you might have.
You make me smile at your attempts to identify objects in the home……
Hi, great place. In Canada we call the sauce dispenser a gravy boat and it usually has a dish under it to catch any drips. The chair with a hole looks like a homemade commode. 23:50 is a portable hair dryer. It should have a plastic cap that you attach to the hose then put on your head to dry your hair when it's in rollers.
For the ladies that was a hair dryer that comes with a cap and the hose goes into the cap. If a lady had curlers in her hair it would dry it. Sunbeam is a company that's still around.
I thought that's what it was, too...thanks for sharing
@@littleredhen2894 thanks 😊 I had one at one point. It's cute when done correctly and a nice big plant 🪴
I remember seeing those. Guess I'm old.
@@williebeamish5879 I'm old so ya know lol
@@littleredhen2894 oh geez the hair dryer lol maybe you thought what?? Lol sorry. I remember my aunt used one and my older sister.
What is a shame, is that the descendants are not caring for the property. What a beautiful story.
Lmfao the red bottle on the bed was not a foot warmer, Danny was close it was a medical device. It was a enema bag used to relieve constipation. That little black tube that you were twirling between your fingers, well it would get inserted let's just say in someone's bottom! Just be glad you had your gloves on😉!
He's like the Huell Howser of Belgium
I loved Huell ! Touring Southern Ca. ❤
on the bed upstairs, the bedding is hand made crochet squares that were sewn together. It looks like a hot water bottle (red). But this one has a tube and my guess it had a double purpose to be used for as an enema bag and/or douche. I remember seeing those in my grandparents home.
It was a enema bag/douche bag.
I remember seeing one of those hanging in my grandparents bathroom when I was a child, when I tried to touch it my Mother freaked out.
I live in Connecticut and this is a lovely part of the state. Thank you for sharing! It's so kind of you how you treat everything with respect.
Same here! It's great seeing all these awesome places in our state, I love learning about all these bits of history
Me too live in wauregan CT
That small brush is used for basting your food. Blue shoes were slippers! Stella crocheted and that is what was in the washer and on top of the bed. She did a beautiful job spending time making each square and then crocheting them altogether. She definitely was a talented women who took pride in her home with the amount of money they had.
God bless Mike for honoring the USA. We’re so proud of him and his service to our Country and the duties men/women promise to honor, serve and at all times stand guard wherever in need.
We are blessed that Mike survived during his services during Vietnam and are so grateful for his magnificent services. 🇺🇸❤
Hello from California! All those bed spreads seemed to be hand crocheted or knitted. Very time consuming and the wife must’ve been very talented ♥️
They were so so beautiful.
I think the car was from the 1960s if not it be early 70s
That white chair with the retractable steps were originally made for children to sit at the table. Later parents and families used them as extra step stools because they were made so sturdy!
The case Danny thought was a breathing machine was a hair dryer. The curtains in their kitchen are the same ones I used to have in mine. The fur on Stella's coats were probably not real. We stopped wearing real ones many years ago. Danny was right about what you found on the bed. It is to give enamas with. It looks like one of them had a very serious illness. I was so sorry to see how much vandalism there was. Thank you for sharing this.
Or constipation. Big issue when one ages.
That's what breaks my heart is the vandalism.
Many still own real fur, but its not worn
@@williebeamish5879 so that's what is happening to me lol. Aging can be a stinker! My mom really didn't warn me much about aging and she was a geriatric nurse. Maybe she didn't want to scare me. There are benefits to getting old I guess but not much. But that's me I guess 🤷
@@michelemcguire8995 exactly 💯. You can wear fake furs theses days that look very real and someone at some point will throw something on you in protest 🙄. I say to each his own. Let people just wear fur if they want. I love animals I really do but if it's already dead use the whole animal and don't waste it. Sounds cruel but it's not. People in Alaska have to stay warm. What has happened to society. Can't wear fur but oh they love their real leather loafers. Just saying. Sorry I'm a talker.
Hi there from Australia 🇦🇺 Great video thoroughly enjoyed & with it's
history. Poor soldier being wounded like that, then all the pain & disabilities afterwards. Vietnam was a horrible war, our country fought in this as well. Thanks for sharing, take care both of you.
You wondered why so many doors to the outside, I was told by my Grandma that their house was built with an extior door in every ground floor room in case of fire you could get out. The previous house had burnt. And the lady sunbeam was a hairdryer. Great exploring guys! Top knotch!
Thank you for exploring. 👀Abandoned houses are interesting because they are all quiet now and peaceful, no more strife, no more struggle; that's all over with now. 🕊️
The washing machine was in the kitchen. The clothes dryer was in the basement.
Well said
I don’t know how these guys do it, I’d be bawling my eyes out seeing places like this. Especially when he found the wedding photo? I’d be looking at the photo for 2 hours crying. Great channel btw❤
Such a wonderful channel, the respect and love you show for the people who owned these homes always warms my heart. Thanks for all you do to showcase these special places frozen in time.
You're like a loving museum curator, Leslie. One of my current PhD professors is named Leslie. So, easy to remember. Thank you so much. You are so wonderful to treat these places with such love, care and respect. I signed on to you all awhile back, but watched the show you did about your grandfather's place the same night as this one (early, during the late night). Youare soothing to watch. Thank you both for what you do.
The way that you articulate the life stories of people is simply beautiful.
@@JohnShinn1960 He constantly tells his audience that he tries not to give the addresses of his explorations. It was obviously an oversight. I love his "fluff'. In a time where people seem to be more harsh, its nice to hear kind words.
It is just awful that vandals have been through this house because it really looks as though it could be remodeled and make a nice home for a new family to enjoy and love. Thanks for always being so respectful. 😊
Hi Lori, I also got one of the
'winners package" messages. Do you know what this is? is it legit?
Leslie, The intro to this video had me in tears. Your videos portray the families in such a beautiful way and it feels like I’m watching a video that opens up a time capsule. Thanks again you and Danny for bringing us another touching video.
Wow, this might very well have been the home of me parents! From the Lady Sunbeam ladies hairdryer to the Regina electric broom! Even the beautiful wedding portraits of Mike and Stella could be a photo copy of my parent's bridal portrait. I am 66 years old and was born when my parents were in their 30's, rather a bit later than most new parents back in 1956. It would appear from the baby picture (looks just like mine) that they had at least one child. The religious card that you found, Lesley, is known as a 'perpetual prayer card's. Purchased in Stella's name, this card would insure that the local Catholic congregation would include her memory in their prayers each day. Very interesting that there were two 'console' tvs in the living room. Back in those days, having one would have been a very special thing. Having two would be quite a luxury for a home such as this one. The dryer was in a quite unusual spot. Can you only imagine Stella having to climb down those stairs and crawl through that basement carrying a load of laundry?? I suspect they only used it on the very rare occasion that she couldn't hang the clothes out to dry, which is what my mother did throughout most of the year, even though we lived in northern Massachusetts. Thank you for that delightful stroll down memory lane. Although both of my parents have long since passed, their memories remain near and very dear to my heart. You are both such respectful gentleman as you visit the homes of the dearly departed, bless you on your future explorations.
I remember those from my childhood in the 1970s.
Good points.
Maybe the dryer was moved down to the basement for storage keeping after it broke? That's what parents did when I was little.
What you identify as a storage space for vinyl records actually is sheet music cabinet, which some people used for records.
Most intriguing, on the floor underneath it are records that were home-made. They are the small ones, and are called lacquers. Mike (nickname for Michael) and Stella very well may be heard on them.
I just wanted to correct the pronunciation of the word Plymouth. It's not Ply' Mouth... it's Plim' ith... that is how you would say it even though it does appear to be Ply Mouth. Just in case you see another one in a different location. God Bless and thanks again for the wonderful video.
PS- I just wanted to also add that the reason that many of these houses deteriorate so quickly is because of what they are made of. Many modern homes built after the 1920s were built with just wood, with concrete bases and drywall... All were designed to be built quickly for a growing population after WWII. Many were prefabrication that you could buy a builders kit and put the house together yourself or hire someone to build it for you. Even the Sears department stores sold them along with Hardware stores. Now unless you are very wealthy homes are not built as sturdy as the ones in Europe. Most of the homes you tour in Europe are very old and were built with brick and mortar as well as stone so they will last a very long time. This is why there are castles nearly 800 years old still standing in Europe. But if you think about it you don't see a whole lot of homes that were built for the average people still standing either. We have very few old homes and buildings here that are more than a few hundred years old. We have old ghost towns with some buildings still standing because they're around 100 to 150 years old mostly built using strong oak wood treated to keep the insects from eating it and also because people have maintained them. . And we certainly don't have any castles that are anything like what's in Europe. Nothing is truly meant to last through the ages except the great ancient castles of Kings, Queens, Lords, and Ladies. All buildings whether built from brick and stone or wood and drywall will only last if someone maintains them.
Again... You're right : Why did people came to see this house, feel the urge to throw everything down and leave such a mess ?
Hi Bros, I know how you feel Lesly, I don't understand why the need to vandalize if you can't find anything to steal just walk away, Thanks for taking us with you. Love from N.Y.
Wonderful tour of this house. I think she was an amazing wife to stand by her husband and take care of the family. It couldn't have been easy for her. The ceiling in the living room is tin. Back in the 30s or 40s you would see them in some houses and diners. Some old diners still have them. It has become popular again to refurbish them.
Don't know why.. Abandoned places makes me sad.
Loved the old telephone.
Thank you.
Watching from Malaysia.
I was thinking with the age of the house, cars and furniture that this seemed as though he were a WW2 vet. That is very similar to all of the things that my grandparents had. My mom talked about her parents had the metal table and I think metal cabinets when she was a kid, which was the late 1940’s & all of the 1950’s. The thing that looked like a breathing machine was actually a hair dryer from the 1960’s. It had a shower cap type thing that the hose attached to. Women rolled their wet hair in curlers and then put on the shower cap with the hose in it and it blew hot air inside the cap while they sat and read magazines. I also wonder about the difference between how long things last in Europe as opposed to here in the US. Here in the south, we do not have many structures older than 1865 because William Sherman was sent by the government to burn it all down. And he did. So most structures here are 1866 or newer. Plus from the time they started using plywood and 2 x 4 stick frame construction houses have not stuck together like they did in the time of timber frame construction. I have a massive hatred for the American “Subdivision” and cookie cutter houses. I grew up in the country and I live in the country now. My parents built most of our house themselves when I was a kid and it was unlike any other house and it’s still like that even if they don’t live there anymore. I live in the country in a simple house that was crappily built by a modern builder. I’d love to be able to afford to make changes to it, or just moved farther out in the country with more land and even less neighbors than I have now and build a house exactly like I want that would last :). I REALLY enjoyed your video!! Thanks!!
You do an excellent job of taking us through time. Isn’t it sad that the family left behind didn’t come for the keepsakes.
That tiny brush you had at the end? Pastry brush. To glaze breads etc.
Thanks again. Hope Danny feels better soon ❤
What an interesting explore this was! I agree with you...thieves and vandals are the worst! I love exploring abandoned properties, and it really makes me angry when I come across one that has been trashed.
That car maker is pronounced Plimmuth, not Ply Mouth. 😁
23:45 is a portable hooded hair dryer. I don't know where it disappeared to, but somewhere around the house there should be a soft plastic hood with ventilation holes to allow the excess hot air to escape. This would be used when a woman had rollers in her hair.
40:15 that's an enema bag, not a foot warmer. That's why it has the rubber tube with the metal probe on the end of it.
42:28 that's actually a basting brush that belongs in the kitchen to paint your sauces over whatever meat or dish you have in the oven, or to paint melted butter into baking pans before making a cake or cookies.
The blue car is a 1964 or 1965 Studebaker Lark. They were very good cars.
That was a dryer in the basement not a washer. What looked like a cooktop was the lint trap. The round container with a hose was a ladies hair dryer. There would have been a cap to attach to the hose. Metal cabinets were common years ago. My first house was built in the late ‘40’s and my kitchen cabinets were metal. Loved them. The kitchen table and chairs were from the ‘50’s. The coverings are called afgans and are hand crocheted.
What a terrible mess, so sad. It is surprising that there is no one to gather the things.
Hello brother Lesley! That contraption in the basement is the dryer for clothes due to the top mini lid on top. Always great seeing your new videos and respect to these abandoned places. It is very odd for me to me why the kids would never come back especially "home"... Wauw and sad.
That lid on top was a lint trap you pulled out to clean had same dryer. Must have been rough to take wet clothes from kitchen to basement they would probably dry on outside clothes line using dryer only in bad weather.
I loved the video Leslie, a beautiful home from the 70’s mostly, I just love how you show and explain about the homes we’re seeing. Mike and Stella rip 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you for your service 🫡🫡🫡 😊
Hey Bros! It's great to see you on Monday! Good evening! Good luck in your new episode! 👏❤🇧🇷
The blue car is a Studebaker. Shame to see both cars like that. Every person, house, has a story. Thank-you for this channel, honouring those stories.
I laugh so much when you explore these places when you dont know what things are. I am in my 60s and these are all things that I used to have, cute to see that so much as changed that you would no know what these things are :).
Exactly ☺️
I think the piece in the sitting room is an old style hair dryer. Am glad the dead tree out the back didn't fall on the house!🦘😊
You are still the best! Thank you for a very touching moment. The Vietnam War was traumatic for Americans and even more for the Vietnamese. Because you leave politics alone I was able to find a heartwarming story even though what the American government did to returned service men was a crime.
Thanks again
Mark
It's 3:21 am and enjoyed this documentary of Mike and Stella. Thank you for letting us inside their home. Some of their things took me back in time. The red bag is used as a deuche. Rest in peace Mike and Stella. And thank you for serving your country Mike.
Thanks!
Thank you, Lesley,[ love, Rip.] soldaat..🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤🇱🇺🇱🇺for de video, from a dutchwoman….
Some chairs with a hole in it is a rustic way to put a plant in.
The chair with a hole in it.. It's called a bed side toilet .. The jars with food is called Mason jars or canning jars.. Glad you come to America 🇺🇸 to check out homes here.. Bless you.. Happy New Year to you and yours..
I believe you have the wrong era. His uniform is from WWII, not Vietnam. Enjoyed seeing the home. Thanks for sharing.
Leslie you are awesome!! I like your work tour to exploring to the abandoned and lonely and time capsule homes and places. You are so cool and hansome guy. God bless u. Thank u so much for the loving words for every of your homes exploration, i like your good attitude.😄🙏😘
I am totally hooked on these guys, Lesley, is absolutely gorgeous, and his talking and putting everything back, hes gold!! I love you Lesley !!!
Heartbreaking of this couple. RIP!
Beautiful house and video. You are a precious man.
His name was Michael Simal..they had no children..Stella died in 1986..Mike was a WW2 vet, purple heart and POW..when he passed in August 2001, he was survived only by 1 sister and a few nephews
Thank you Leslie and Danny for another fascinating adventure. I wish we could have seen the house when it was newer. It's such a special little place. So much of what you found reminded me of items my parents had in the house I grew up in like the kitchen table and chairs and the phone. When we had a phone like that we only had to dial 5 numbers to make a local call. The string of glass beads in the drawer upstairs were Christmas decorations. We still hang the exact same garland on our Christmas tree every year. I agree that Mike was likely a WW2 veteran as was my Dad. Thanks again for these wonderful videos. I can't wait till the next adventure.
Lol Lesley it didn’t take that long to dial a number with the rotary phone! True , a little longer then what we have now.
I love the fact that you guys take the time to show us the memories of how people lived. I had seen a video the other day and what I saw tripped me out. In the living room they had a chandelier just exactly like the one here and my dad's house plus, by the couch there was a stand up heater just like the one in our bathroom that my mother had. It was so awesome to see that. So thank you both for all you do and the love you show. Tonya A.
That 15.00 check you found were his american legion dues…
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States
It’s alive today..
The chair with the whole through it is called bedside commode simplier name for it is a potty chair.
That stamp was 3 cents stamps today are 60 cents
Looks like they had a nice and interesting life together :) The house was very charming.what a beautiful handmade afghan on that washing machine. Old timey-Christmas bulbs too, like from the 60s. I always envision the families busy lives together, breakfast and kids rushing off to school , and their love. And again, as always, thank you for sharing with us.
Hello from NJ 🇺🇸 love this exploration so enjoyed watching thank you and God Bless
I like the reverance you show for the people, their lives and their belongings. Well done.
"This is why we keep all locations secret. That's why the Explorer's Society is such a secretive society." You do realize that the exact address was on the fifteen dollar check you showed on camera? However I love all your videos, just mentioning that
That little brush was a basting brush. It was used for brushing on sauces or melted butter on food. Thank you. Love your tours!!
I always think of the people who lived there and the things they left behind.
Son tan bellos esos lugares y sus historias nos dan nostalgia!Gracias Leslie y Dany x tanto!!!💝💝
Me as mother of four sons three have served the military one is still in saddens me to know Mike who served this country well for his family just to leave his house like that thank you so much another great video💜
Whoa guys, not all people in the USA use paper plates and plastic ware, believe me ! This is so curious- the brand is from a supermarket chain called Shop-Rite and that label is only new in a few years- maybe 5?! I've shopped there my whole life- what an eerie feeling when I saw that flour bag! THank you both for finding these places and walking us through in such a kind way! Safe TRavels~
Me encanta la forma de dar vida a tus vídeos!!
Saludos desde España 🇪🇦
Hi there hope you’re safe from the Covid out there in Spain?
@27:00, someone's been baking in that kitchen recently. "Bowl and Basket" is Shoprite's re-branding that only began a couple years ago
23:47 Lady Sunbeam hairdryer from the 50s…they came with a cap to put over the hair. My mum had one 😂😂
What I love most about your videos is that you are encapsulating into history some of the lives of the majority of 'common' people who live on this planet along with those few who live in castles and mansions, the segment of society who usually make the history books. It is the the vast majority who are briefly mentioned as an addendum to the upper classes but without whom they would not have had their castles nor the lives they got to live. Then this majority falls through its cracks of human history.
OH ! the old vacuum cleaner !!! My grand-mother had the same ! You dismantled your shoulder wanting to vacuum with it !!! This remind me "I want to break free" Queen, where he handles this kind of vacuum... I adore this clip !!! I adore Queen ! Freddy was a very great artist and a man very generous and sensitive !
Vista is Women’s hair dryer unit. There is another part that is applied over the hair when the person has their curlers in their hair. It takes about 20-30 minutes to dry/set a woman’s hair.
A lot of abandoned places people here in the US unfortunately will use a places to dump items they don't want. Makes me sad 😔 most Americans are not like that at all.
Yes they are
You can pay taxes on them and get 13%return on your money when it goes up to auction . 😁
That's on a year , each year it's 13%
@@cxjeter not many compared to how many people live in the USA. It's definitely sad to see. I will say that depending on where you live has a factor and there are squatters and homeless people looking to get out of the weather if they can. It's just sad no matter what. 😞
@@wilmaburrgooch981 yes! The land would be worth it. Those old homes were usually on a bit of acreage.
I am sure that that he was in the Army Air Corp during WW2. The patch is a giveaway. It is not Milton, but Hamilton Standard. The made propellers for american planes in WW@
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_Standard
Sad story- the circular knitting apparatus is to make socks if I'm not mistaken. The toilet chair is usually called a Camode. Thank you for the video 🌻
Great visit of Michaels and Stellas abandoned home, so sad.
Also, you gave away the address, silly....
Very foolish judgement Leslie, intentionally giving Veteran Michael's address. 6:04
Now you're very likely responsible for whatever happens at that house at the hands of one of your viewers.
Maybe go back to your country and do that. Yes?
We show respect for our Vets here.
Bye and take your staging, fluffy false storytelling brain with you!
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I also recommend removing the video and reposting an edited version to keep peace with me.
Also can you stop staging (no one leaves checks on nightstand and elderly disabled men don't bake from scratch (you forgot the mixing bowl)). Also, attaching fiction to the past occupant/s of your explores?
I know you couldn't possibly know accurate details of an occupant since you weren't with them simultaneously.
Thanks.
Disclaimer:
I unsubscribed long ago and this video was suggested by utube, so I was curious to see if Leslie changed any, he hasn't.
The American flag at the window is in the nation in distress position.
That was a hair dryer, back in the day. There was a cap that on those, that hook to the end of that hose, you'd put on your head, plug it in, dry your hair. I'm 65, I remember those. When women use to use curlers to do Thier hair. They'd used these dryers to dry it.
The "sauce dispenser" is called a gravy boat. The "chamber pot is called a commode. The "record storage place" is called a record cabinet. That "ladies tool" is called a hair dryer...the long hose is used to push air from the machine to a plastic bonnet on your head. The long lamp is called a pole lamp. It is suspended by a spring which is inserted in the pole. "Oven gauntlets" are called oven mitts. The rubber "water bottle" is called a douchebag. Ladies used it to internally wash themselves.
Clearly some photographer came in and staged the baking scene, they wanted to photograph an old kitchen and set that up, which explains the new bag of flour.
That was the only conclusion I could come to also.
Ya know I wouldn't put it past Leslie to stage things, like the checks with Mike's address on the nightstand that he felt important to show us.
That had me upset enough to sprinkle the following comment throughout the comment section:
To Leslie:
Very foolish judgement, intentionally giving Veteran Michael's address Leslie. 6:04
Now you're very likely responsible for whatever happens at that house at the hands of one of your viewers.
Maybe go back to your country and do that. Yes?
We show respect for our Vets here.
Bye and take your fluffy, staging, false storytelling brain with you!
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I'd also recommend removing the video and reposting an edited version to keep peace.
Also can you stop attaching fiction to the past occupant/s of your explores?
I know you couldn't possibly know accurate details of an occupant since you weren't with them simultaneously.
Thanks.
That's a tin ceiling a lot of old houses in New England have them including my house up in Maine built in 1883
Hi Lesley and Danny its Linda here my daughter and I all ways look forward to watching ur explores the houses are amazing its hard to belive so much is left behind in them but we find it fascinating love Linda and jodie.x
An adult potty chair but chamber pot sounds better.
A lot of homes in America are not built very sturdy.
Wow amazing house i love that way you treat every single things with alot respect god always bless everyone thank you so much for sharing salute from Houston texas
And that room where the uniform jacket was, that other coat? Was back in the day, a army issued over coat.
Un grande abbraccio dall'Italia . Bellissime le coperte granny square ,una è esattamente come la mia , quella sulla lavatrice. Posto che sarebbe stato di Incredibile bellezza, casa nel bosco . Tutto si è fermato nel tempo ! 👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰
Hi Lesley & Danny, Stella & Michael what a lovely, but sad story about Michael coming home from Vietnam War!!
Cars outside had windows you rolled up by hand, but Vehicles today still have them, like Jeeps do!!
Entering house was Front Porch, the entering first room was probably not a living room, but Michael used it to not use upstairs with stairs!
Yes houses made in USA do decay more than they use to! Back in 1950`s & earlier...when they were made very good, people didn`t make them too fast to build! Looks like Michael needed a Chamber chair so he cut out the center & put a bowl there or bucket!
The roll up drape between the rooms was really made for windows, & the strings on it moved it up & down...you started it & then didn`t continue! Ok a Postage Stamp Costs 60 Cents Now! Rotary phone was used from 1950 to 1986! You said you don`t have air conditioning unit in the window, what do you have there? Lady Sunbeam was a Electrical Hair Dryer for women who curled up their hair with hair rollers & came with a cap & hose would dry it! Wood Cabinets Around TV`s sets 1950`s & 1960`s & last was 1970`s!
Flour will stay ok in the bag if dry, but sometimes bugs may enter it! Your in Kitchen that is Not Measuring Cups BUT Measuring Spoons!
Metal Cabinets in kitchen are usually painted white started 1926 till 1950`s & my first house I had...had metal cabinets in 1973-1976, but in 1960`s wood cabinets came out! No One had toothbrushes or razors in the kitchen, but Michael was making his life easier for the 10 yrs left of his life! The kitchen Chairs & Table Retro with the chrome, came out 1950`s- 1960`s! Chair in kitchen that had steps underneath was first for child to sit & eat at table, then later parents used it to reach things! The kitchen stove was electric with round heating coils! Lesley you call the Christmas Balls but it`s called Christmas Ornaments!! Now going into bedroom with Stella`s Wood Vanity dresser with mirror, women of that ERA Only Wore Lipstick!! The Beautiful Crochet Blankets, were made by hand & took a long time to make doing one square at a time & then sewing all the squares on, they make these today by women & sell them & cost over $100.00!!
I believe that is a Water Bottle you put Hot water in & keep feet warm in the winter under your blanket! The brush you found was for cooking, spreading icing on your dessert or for the drippings of your turkey! Last thing you showed us was what cloth was hanging on the Bed Frame...it was a Doily & was for tables either kitchen, living room, or table by bed called night stand...to avoid liquid to spill & ruin the wood!! I hope this helps in your Next Journey!! Hope you Feel Better, Danny & Great Lesley for all you have explained to us!
Take care & stay safe, Love You Both, from Central Illinois USA😉❤
Wow ! this trunk must cost a fortume ! the wood is luxuous and preserved and it's very original with compartiments in it !
You show a lot of respect for the people who had once lived in the houses...and that's much appreciated! I love when you aren't sure of what something is..or how it worked. The time on the clock was 20 minutes to 8 o'clock.
Another beautiful video.. appreciate so much you taking us with you, Lesley and your commentary is lovely! Just fyi.. the red bag on the bed was medicinal and used for enemas.. so you might not want to pick up or handle the end of this equipment in future...sorry to advise you but thought you would want to know. 🙂 with much love to you, Danny and Maureno.. from Texas, Nita♥️🥰🤠🇨🇱😘
It also can be used for a woman internal cleaning, i/e dousing. .
LMAO, "a breather" no, Please try again, lol, its a hair dryer. I love your content, so sweet. I wish you would have said "is this a breather for the vacuum cleaner". Lol. I also love how you say, 19 hundred, I have to check when I was born you make me think, what? I am that old? Lol..Someone was cooking something alright. Lol, I love this.
I looked Michael up and found his obituary. He wasn't a Vietnam Vet, he was a WWII Vet, and was a P.O.W. He also was awarded a Purple Heart for his service. He died at the age of 84 on Aug 19, 2001. He was a machine operator and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He was survived by a sister, a nephew, and some nieces. It doesn't appear that Mike and Stella had children. Mike's parents bought this property in 1927, when he would have been 10 years old. His nephew owns the property now. It was built in 1920. Stella was 6 years older than Mike and she died in 1986 at the age of 75.
Thankyou for doing the research and sharing, great to know some extra facts about this family and fills in the puzzle of their unique story.😊
Amazing place. So many feelings contained in an abandoned house. A beautiful journey into the past. Very good material. Best regards from Poland
thanks for sharing, from the Phillippines
Beautiful home and thank you for documenting this beautiful home.
7:25 is a small knitting machine for knitting socks, everything that goes in rounds.
Wow, you are in my State. Thanks for sharing this video
Hey dear Lesley, that sounds again like a very interesting and somehow dramatic background story, as I think after having read your
written introduction. - The photo is showing a very handsome young man in uniform. Is that this man you mentioned under the
name "Mike"? - However I am already very excited to see and hear you taking us viewers on tour through that location.
Many hugs, bro, - peace and kindest regards.
Very well done, Sir!
That uniform looks like one from WWII! Again, Lesley, you made an American home look beautiful. As an Alaskan, I feel like our American homes cannot compare to the abandoned French castles and manors, but you somehow found the beauty in this house :)
Hundreds of years from now the American McMansions of today will be cherished and revered as much as the French castles and manors that you speak of.
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Love in this place!!❤️
Same here. Hi Maria how are you doing with your family i do hope you’re safe from the Covid virus?