r/mildlyinteresting • u/AshleytheTaguel • 6h ago

A 140 year old tennis ball from the Flavel House in Astoria, Oregon

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u/Raider_Scum 6h ago

who?

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u/Ok_Wall_8267 6h ago

Good ol Nellie and Katie of course

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u/RDCAIA 6h ago

They were the owner's favorite labradors.

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u/McTerra2 5h ago

Obviously you aren’t from the right class. Everyone knows Nellie and Kate.

(In fact they were the daughters of the millionaire owner of Flavel house and were big wig socialites. To the extent 19 century Oregon had a socialite class)

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u/Frequent_Science_145 6h ago

That label card is cracking me up. "Tennis Ball" like they had to clarify it wasn't some ancient potato or something.

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u/ultramarinehour 6h ago

Well it’s not super clear honestly

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u/Boring_Ghoul_451 6h ago

Okay but how did they print the clip art’s white background

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u/Son_of_Plato 2h ago

Maybe its a decal tattooed on

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u/AverageInfamous7050 6h ago

Can't fool me. That's a 25 year old large black walnut.

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u/camomike 5h ago

GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE!

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u/IcedCoffey 5h ago

This is how every tennis ball that’s hit with dirt and mud look after a few years.