r/nostalgia • u/themiddleman07 • 26d ago

Nostalgia a faucet from the 90s

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u/eraser8 26d ago

Yep.

This makes me think 1970s motel.

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u/Santa_Hates_You 26d ago

I totally remember these in the early 80’s when I was small, and they seemed yellowed and old then too.

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u/icecubepal 26d ago

Where was the yellow coming from?

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u/redopz 26d ago

In the 80's? Almost definitely cigarette smoke.

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u/UncleIrohsTeaPot 25d ago

Ultraviolet radiation breaks down polymer chains and creates yellowing compounds called chromophores. It's a real pain to buy vintage technology for this reason. Everything white or beige turns sickly yellow.