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.

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...

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.

You make me smile at your attempts to identify objects in the home……

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.

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.

What is a shame, is that the descendants are not caring for the property. What a beautiful story.

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.

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.

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.

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. 🇺🇸❤

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!

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.

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 ♥️

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.

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❤

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'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.

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.

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.

Again... You're right : Why did people came to see this house, feel the urge to throw everything down and leave such a mess ?

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!

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.

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. 😊

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.

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.

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 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!!

The blue car is a 1964 or 1965 Studebaker Lark. They were very good cars.

Don't know why.. Abandoned places makes me sad. Loved the old telephone. Thank you. Watching from Malaysia.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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 ❤

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

Heartbreaking of this couple. RIP!

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 🫡🫡🫡 😊

Thanks!

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 :).

I believe you have the wrong era. His uniform is from WWII, not Vietnam. Enjoyed seeing the home. Thanks for sharing.

Some chairs with a hole in it is a rustic way to put a plant in.

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.

I am totally hooked on these guys, Lesley, is absolutely gorgeous, and his talking and putting everything back, hes gold!! I love you Lesley !!!

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!🦘😊

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.

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.

Thank you, Lesley,[ love, Rip.] soldaat..🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤🇱🇺🇱🇺for de video, from a dutchwoman….

I like the reverance you show for the people, their lives and their belongings. Well done.

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..

Hey Bros! It's great to see you on Monday! Good evening! Good luck in your new episode! 👏❤🇧🇷

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.

That little brush was a basting brush. It was used for brushing on sauces or melted butter on food. Thank you. Love your tours!!

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 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.

"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

Beautiful house and video. You are a precious man.

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.

The American flag at the window is in the nation in distress position.

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.

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.

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.😄🙏😘

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 :)

Hello from NJ 🇺🇸 love this exploration so enjoyed watching thank you and God Bless

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💜

I always think of the people who lived there and the things they left behind.

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.

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

Son tan bellos esos lugares y sus historias nos dan nostalgia!Gracias Leslie y Dany x tanto!!!💝💝

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 !

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.

Beautiful home and thank you for documenting this beautiful home.

Awesome video 👏thank you for sharing 😊

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.

I love how you recreate the history of these places and take me back in time

@Lesie, thank you for a beautiful video, appreciate it. You guys are great.

Beautiful walk through thank you guys 😊

I love how you tell the story of these houses !!!

Awesome video thanks i enjoyed watching

That was a fantastic video so much stuff to see stay safe guy's xx

Fantastic documentary, Lesley ❤️! Loved the vintage kitchen table and chairs, records, and handmade crochet blankets. Keep them coming! Sorry I missed your livestream. Something happened. Watching this helped me.

So glad you made it to Connecticut. I love the video. It's so sad that houses get that way. Will you be doing more videos in Connecticut? You are so respectful of every place you go. Take care. 💖🕊️

Me encanta la forma de dar vida a tus vídeos!! Saludos desde España 🇪🇦

You two do an amazing job! Very respectful. Thank you so much.

@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

That's a tin ceiling a lot of old houses in New England have them including my house up in Maine built in 1883

My sister has recommended you and I'm thoroughly enjoying your videos. I appreciate the respect you show for these properties and your kind disposition. I look forward to seeing more!

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😉❤

Great job again boys I love how you tell the story of the house 🏠 👏

Thank you so much .🤗❣️

Very beautiful and emotional video. You should do more naval videos like this it’s excellent

Thank you for sharing this beautiful old house full of lifetime memories of the people who lived there really quite sad when nobody takes the pictures and personal things that's if there was anyone to take them another great video guys ❤

Amazing place. So many feelings contained in an abandoned house. A beautiful journey into the past. Very good material. Best regards from Poland

Oh, the history of their lives. Touches me.