Pure nostalgia! You pick up an object, and suddenly intense feelings and memories emerge, allowing you to "grasp" history. How differently a telephone worked, whether you dialed on a rotary dial or used buttons on a device that was connected to the wall by a cord and had its receiver linked to the device as well. A means of communication that a family or household had to agree upon for use. This entertaining picture book gathers an album of German objects from the late 1970s that no longer exist. It brings to life items that tell their own sentimental, cheerful, and perhaps even completely absurd stories. Surprising memories arise, moods, atmospheres, and special tales are conveyed in this vivid history of things that no longer exist - or perhaps still do.