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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Here's a Sweet Dream for y'all! Say you can go back to the year 1902, downtown Toronto-Canada however with stipulations, what would you bring back? These are the conditions:>your time there is limited to exactly 24 hours, your arrival time will be Thursday morning at 09:00 hrs., you can bring back only ten items and all ten items combined must fit in the palm of one hand. What are your ten items going to be? Glenn  Edited by glenzy1
08/01/2011 06:56 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I'd go with my digital camera and spend the time taking the best photos of the period any person could possibly possess today. I'd have lunch and dinner and just enjoy the scenery. Sure, I'd get a few coins but they'll never be as valuable as these photographs, all locked in one item!
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Valued Member
United States
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Tamarin - Amazingly enough, there are pictures from that time that used cameras that produced pictures on-par with today's best digitals.
Personally, I'd take back a computer, set up a exhibition , charge people a nickel or some such to see it. Take profit and come back with the biggest gold bar I could see ;) Or put it in a safe deposit box , prepay 100 years or so in a bank I knew that'd still be around and keep it for my kids. This would thus circumvent the '10' rule ;)
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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First of all, I would not walk so fast as they do in those old black and white movies of 1902. I would walk around at 16 frames per second and not 12 frames per second!
Secondly, I would bring back the clothes I am wearing! Clothes are an important social and fashion statement of any particular era.
Thirdly, for something in hand, how about ten freshly minted 1902 blast white Canadian 50 Cents pieces?
Fourthly, it's a good thing this website doesn't do smellavision! Perfumes were more popular then.
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08/01/2011 08:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I think I'd buy a hat. Oh and 10 pounds of gold.(I can hold that in one hand ) Downtown Toronto in 1902:  Edited by ikandiggit
08/01/2011 09:40 am
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Canada
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As we are chatting here about Toronto, thought I would post this photo of a Lithographic picture I have from the Christmas Globe 1900. Is it worth anything? Glenzy, are you still a member of the other Canadian discussion site?This would be a good topic over there. You should put a limit of how much in 1902 dollars you can spend. An average months 1902 wages.  |
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United States
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Nice pic ikandiggit! Just think of all the coins in the pockets of these people. I often wish I was born in the 1860's so I could enjoy the roaring 1880's. If I could go back to 1902 and bring something back, I would bring back 10 gold coins of course.  |
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Canada
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A months wages would be about $30.
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New Member
Canada
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I know my answer doesn't fit the parameters of the question, but if I could go back to 1902 for a day, I would sooner spend it talking to my grandparents then acquiring something. There are just so many unanswered questions!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Wow! I'm really liking the images here! That crowded city street says more than a thousand words and nicely balanced with the idylic country road, good work ikandiggit and Zonad, no guesses on the value...priceless?
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Valued Member
Canada
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I still have no idea what I would bring back from this time traveling adventure. Maybe just walk up to each person on that busy street and ask "A Penny for your thoughts?" Or get one of those sweet looking guys with a bicycle to take me for a ride down a country road...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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10 mint state Victoria 50 cents of course, especially 1870 no lcw, 1872 A/V, 1888, 1890, 1892 and 1894 :).
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United States
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Going back would mean that I would need some money of the time to buy anything. Gold? Spend $1600 to get a $20 gold piece worth $20? Paper money? same situation I am sure. No thanks, I am sure that you might be able to break even.
But finding out where to buy these coins would be a different matter - all footwork or train. Think how much every meal would be costing you if you had to buy the coins today to make the purchase.
A pocket full of silver nickels would be your best bet. Cheap and light weight.
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