The Way Back Co

06/14/2022

“…all of my senses became perverted. I still heard the “false voices”— which were doubly false, for Truth no longer existed. The tricks played upon me by my sense of taste, touch, smell, and sight were the great source of great mental anguish. None of my food had its usual flavor.”
[Image is a direct scan from an old photo found in Phoenix, AZ // ca. Unknown]
[Quote is from a book in my collection titled “An Outline of Abnormal Psychology” by The Modern Library, published in 1929]
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11/23/2021

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“The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook” by Suzanne Huntley (ca. 1965) ($15)
“The Cultivation of Christmas Trees” by T.S. Eliot (ca. 1956) ($60)
“Chips With Everything” by Arnold Wesker (ca. 1962) ($15)
Available at my booth No. 142 over at
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The Estate Marketplace, 5247 W. Ridge Rd, Spencerport, New York || ph. (585) 617-3386
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Hours of Operation:
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm

05/16/2021

About to put this album up in my Etsy shop tomorrow. There are a few creepy & odd snapshots that are just incredible. To be honest, I’m having a hard time letting go of this one, however I’d love to see it go into the hands of someone who will appreciate this as much as I do. I’m only able to include 10 images in this post, therefore I will include these in a story as well as the rest of them.
Asking $325 (or best offer).
Additional S&H will apply based on where you live, or you can pick this up in person in Buffalo, New York.
Paypal or Venmo accepted.
Please “like”, share, or tag anyone you think might be interested in owning this delightful and strange treasure.

09/07/2020

Deluxe Wheel of Fortune Board Game (ca. 1986)
Available at my booth (No. 142) over at Address is 5247 W. Ridge Rd in Spencerport, New York.
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Price: $18

10/29/2017

“It is perfectly certain that all human beings are capable of physical happiness.”
[Image is a direct scan from an old photo I found in Chicago, Illinois // age of photo unknown]
[Quote is from a book in my collection titled “The Story of my Heart” by Richard Jefferies, published in 1908]
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10/29/2017

“The girl stood on the edge of the cliff, and thus showing that she was not afraid.”
[Image is a direct scan from an old photo I found in Chicago, Illinois // age of photo unknown]
[Quote is from a book in my collection titled “The Century Handbook of Writing” by Garland Greever & Easley S. Jones, published in 1918]
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10/29/2017

“Your life’s a wreck; you’re tired of living,
Of lending, spending, borrowing, giving;
Of doubt and fear, of hope and question,
Of women, children and digestion;
There isn’t a single dream you cherish-
You simply pine and pray to perish.
You haven’t the nerve to take bichloride,
But you stay up nights till you’re gaunt and sore-eyed”
[Image is a direct scan from an old photo I found in Chicago, Illinois // age of photo unknown]
[Partial excerpt from “Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing” by Samuel Hoffenstein from a book in my collection titled “The Bathroom Reader” by William Penn Publishing Corp, published in 1946]
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10/29/2017

“Further years bringing much suffering, grinding the very life out; new troubles, renewed insults, loss of what hard labour had earned, the bitter question: Is it not better to leap into the sea?”
[Image is a direct scan from an old photo I found in Chicago, Illinois // age of photo unknown]
[Quote is from a book in my collection titled “The Story of my Heart” by Richard Jefferies, published in 1908]
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10/26/2017

“Another notice this morning to pay my fire insurance. See my table going up in flames, with my policy in the middle of it. I burn my hands trying to sn**ch the fire-insurance policy off the table. Table - Pay fire insurance."”
[image is a direct scan from an old photo I found in Seattle, Washington // age of photo unknown]
[quote is from a book in my collection titled “How to Remember Names and Faces” by Robert H. Nutt published in 1943]
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10/26/2017

“I felt a disinclination to mingle in society.”
[image is a direct scan from an old photo I found in Seattle, Washington // age of photo unknown]
[quote is from a book in my collection titled “An Outline of Abnormal Psychology” by The Modern Library published in 1929]
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10/19/2017

“sadder but wiser" //

10/17/2017